Leaving Dance Team and Google to Launch a Dance Platform

Guest: Peter Lee
Former Director of Project D Dance Company | Dancer | Ex-Google Engineer | Dance Tech Founder

Episode Summary:
In this episode, Peter shares his journey from joining a high school dance show to directing one of NYC’s well-known teams, Project D — and eventually stepping away to rebuild his relationship with dance. We talk about:

• Why he started dancing and why he left the team

• The shift in choreography culture: from diversity to competition-optimized routines

• The gap between freestyle and choreography — and how to bridge it

• Community pressures, validation traps, and mentorship in dance

• Building tech solutions for dance studios (rentals, class platforms)

• The real question: are you having fun?

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