Meet Zuce Morales

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Zuce Morales. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Zuce, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?
I grew up with really hardworking parents. My dad moved from working in the fields of Veracruz, Mexico to study his bachelors in my hometown, along with my mom, they both started a business that’s it’s more than 25 years old. Since I was a little kid I’ve always watch them hustle while doing their best to raise me and my sister.
So I’m proud to have them as my prime example of hard work, discipline, consistency and humility.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
My name is Zuce Morales, born and raised in Puebla Mexico,I’m a dancer and professional teacher. At the age of 19 I decided to pursue my dreams in the most challenging city for the entertainment industry: Los Angeles, California.
With a suitcase full of dreams, without friends or family, I faced a hard process of adaptation; a mixture of different cultures and traditions, which, over time, I learned to use as a catalyst to communicate and transmit my art and inspiration. Thanks to the passion and effort that the people around me infect me with every day, I managed to join the faculty of iconic dance studios such as Movement Lifestyle, Debbie Reynolds Legacy and Millennium Dance Complex.
Today, I am the only woman of my generation teaching “Locking”, a ‘street dance’ that has influenced the entertainment industry since the 1970s, sharing my knowledge at the Millennium Dance Complex, the most influential artistic preparation center in the United States and Los Angeles at the time.
I continue to prepare myself to continue obtaining opportunities in the industry of entertainment and work to find ways of communication that allow me to motivate and inspire young people and Mexicans to pursue and not give up on their dreams. I would like to be a channel that creates opportunities for the new generations and opens up possibilities for Street Dance dancers.

“I AM AN ARTIST, EDUCATOR AND A COMMUNITY CULTIVATOR WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PAYING RESPECT TO ANY DANCE ART FORM AND CULTURE. I AM COMMITTED TO CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO PURSUE DANCE WITH DETERMINATION, PATIENCE, CONSISTENCY, EXPRESSION, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO PROVIDING SPACES WHERE ALL GENERATIONS OF DANCERS CAN FIND THEIR OWN FREEDOM AND SPREAD THEIR PASSION TO THE WORLD.”

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
First one is definitely consistency, not intensity. It’s best to stay consistent day by day with whatever goal you want to reach instead of giving your all for 1 day and then stop for other 3. Second one is patience. Everything is a process and we need to trust that the result that you want is on your way.
Third one is gratitude. To be grateful for what we already have and for what’s coming our way. Gratitude for the resilience on the hard days, and for the discipline on those days where you want to give up.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
The way of integrity by Martha Beck.

It definitely came into my life when I needed it the most and it reminded me of the fact that we need to life our lives in whatever way makes us happy. No matter what societal rules say, no matter what we think it’s “correct”. Just align with yourself and follow what your soul says.

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