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SUMMARY:Valorie Kondos Field\, "Life is Short\, Don't Wait to Dance"
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an inspirational afternoon with Valorie Kondos Field\, the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion\, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010\, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was recently named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. \nAffectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val\,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members have come through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams have committed to UCLA. Valorie’s coaching success is due to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes\, and the way in which she uses gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons\, while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden\, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time\, who was one of her biggest inspirations\, as well as a close mentor and friend. \nValorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the Washington DC and Sacramento Ballet Companies. Although never a gymnast herself\, she’s transferred to her student-athletes all she learned in the world of classical dance. The result of which has been nearly three decades of coaching one of the premiere athletic programs in any sport\, mentoring hundreds of elite athletes\, including Olympic champions Simone Biles\, Jordan Wieber\, Kyla Ross\, Madison Kocian\, Laurie Hernandez and Nastia Liukin. \nAlso known as the nation’s foremost gymnastics choreographer\, Miss Val’s many credits include choreographing and directing a myriad of live variety shows\, such as the NCAA Opening Ceremonies for Women’s Basketball\, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar roast\, CBS’s “Jump\, Jive & Thrive” Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit\, and 26 years of cirque-type shows for SeaWorld’s Summer Nights and Choreographer and Director for multiple shows for the San Diego Zoo from 2015-Present featuring larger-than-life puppets\, dancers\, still walkers\, musicians and acrobats.  Works include The Journey\, JAMBO!\, and Call of the Night. Current projects include additional live stage shows\, TV specials\, events and the development of a theatrical musical.  She is also a dynamic and charismatic speaker with an extensive schedule of “Corporate Coaching” events for national companies including JP Morgan Chase. \nAs a recent breast cancer survivor\, Valorie’s positive outlook and hope filled message is impactful. She empowers her athletes to use their voices\, to celebrate themselves\, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to share motivating and inspirational messages with the world\, with her book\, “LIFE IS SHORT\, DON’T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams\,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don’t wait to see what life is going to hand you\, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.”
URL:https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/valorie-kondos-field-life-is-short-dont-wait-to-dance/
LOCATION:The Fowler Museum at UCLA\, 308 Charles E Young Drive North\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States
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