Mallory Jatzlau

Cancer tried to keep me from dancing when I was 12. I danced through chemo & want to inspire others you can do hard things in hard times.

Placed 9th

in the Semi-Finals

Thank you for supporting me in this competition. Your donations and participation will benefit the Why Not You Foundation in their mission to fight poverty through education initiatives that empower youth to lead with a why not you attitude.

 

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Tell us about your dance style or inspiration:

I love hip hop and jazz funk and always have since I was very young! Dancing allows my mind & heart to find a way to release all the emotions. To wake up everyday is a gift. To be able to move & dance is an even greater gift. You don't know how much so until your life or ability to dance is at risk due to illness. I'm thankful to be a cancer survivor. I dance to raise awareness about childhood cancer. I dance everyday in honor the fighters or in memory of those who lost their lives to c

How would being in Ciara's music video impact your life?

I want to show the world you can over come life's most difficult moments. Life can be hard & we are all survivors in some way. I want to continue to share my story through dance. I hope to inspire anyone going through something hard. A year ago I was faced with not making it, but I'm here, thriving & never gave up hope. I've always wanted to dance in the industry, so to be on Ciara's video lets me get my message out to so many more to not stop fighting, have hope & keep living for yo

What would you do with the $20,000?

I would give it to my parents to pay my medical bills. With the rest, I would donate it to children's cancer research or to help a cancer child's family in need. So little money is allocated to researching and treating childhood cancer! I am lucky I survived but I want to help more kids survive by finding a cure. We need better and safer treatments for kids so they have higher chances of surviving and they don't have so many lifelong complications.

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