Dancers React To "LISA Becomes Tough Mentor LISA"

Join Brandon, Emeroy, and Lauren as they react to the video "Lisa Becoming Tough Mentor Lisa" and share their experiences as both dancers and directors. As professional dancers, they all know firsthand what it's like to train under strict mentors and the pressure to deliver a polished performance.
The trio digs deep into the challenges of being in Lisa's trainees' shoes, from the nerves of being called out individually to the exhaustion of drilling the choreography for hours. They also empathize with Lisa's perspective as a mentor and choreographer putting her name and reputation on the line.
Key discussion points include:
Overcoming mental hurdles and fighting for your spot even when you feel like giving up
The importance of not just doing your best, but doing what is required to be at a top professional level
Pushing through brutally long rehearsal hours to clean and perfect the details
The pressure choreographers face to deliver a flawless product that meets the artist's and director's visions
Learning to get out of your head, have fun and connect with the audience even when you make mistakes
Brandon, Emeroy and Lauren open up about their own dance journeys and what it takes to survive and thrive in the industry. From 3am cleaning sessions to going straight from overnight rehearsals to day jobs, they share some of the unglamorous realities behind the scenes.
The group also touches on the differences between the perfectionism expected in the community dance world versus the commercial industry. They discuss how to adapt to each environment and find the right balance of discipline and nurturing when directing others.
This ended up being a much more personal and in-depth conversation than expected, but that's because the "Lisa Becoming Tough Mentor Lisa" video brought up so many relatable moments! Hopefully there are some valuable insights for fellow dancers, choreographers and anyone curious about the training process.
Let us know your thoughts and experiences in the comments! And be sure to like and subscribe for more reactions and dance discussions.
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Comments from:
Emeroy (@emeroyb)
Lauren (@lauuuurren_josie)
Brandon (@dbl0brandon)
About Emeroy
Emeroy Bernardo, the CEO and founder of Temper Tantrum, is a professional dancer and entrepreneur with an extensive background in the dance industry. Dancing since the age of 8 and teaching since 2004, Emeroy has co-founded the competitive dance company Family Bizness and has danced and toured with international companies such as Culture Shock, Antics, and Movin' On Up Productions. His choreography and performances have been featured in the Los Angeles Rose Parade, LA Sparks, LA Clippers, World of Dance, and Maxt Out. Emeroy's accolades include being a two-time City of Alhambra B-Boy Champion, a 2017 Prelude Las Vegas Champion, and a 2021 MAXT OUT Freestyle Champion, showcasing his talent, dedication, and influence within the dance community.
About Brandon
Brandon Burciaga, the Artistic Director and a dancer for Temper Tantrum, has been captivating audiences with his charisma and talent for over 15 years. He has shared stages with renowned artists like Kylie Minogue and Kool & the Gang, and has been a headliner for Stan Lee's Comic Con. Brandon's experience spans live events at Knott's Berry Farm, Universal City Walk, and the Staples Center, as well as featuring as a dancer/actor in commercials and a published model. His firsthand experience and deep understanding of the entertainment industry make him an invaluable asset to Temper Tantrum, where he continues to showcase his expertise in directing and choreographing.
About Lauren
Lauren Jose, the Assistant Artistic Director of Temper Tantrum, is a highly skilled dancer with 19 years of experience in the industry. She has worked with renowned crews such as Common Ground, The Corps Dance Crew, Prototypes, and INSA, consistently delivering captivating performances. Lauren's versatility shines through her numerous stage productions at Anime Expo, San Diego Comic Con, World of Dance, Hip Hop International, Choreographers Carnival, and The Roxy Theatre. With extensive training in Commercial Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, and Combat Choreography, Lauren brings a wealth of skills and experience to every performance, making her an invaluable asset to the dance community.

[@barchieriverdale6940]

Lisa said in an interview she waited for so long but it’s worth it. Hardword and passion really will be paid off.

[@lazerx1828]

...the girl at 7:52 kept missing a beat. Lisa didn't tell her what was wrong, she wanted her to be able to see it herself, which is why she had her repeat the move over and over. She finally explained what she was doing wrong and she corrected it.

[@iagreewithyou3478]

At the end of the day, these girls are not teenagers who know nothing and have no experience in the industry. They're all already trainees in big companies or performers who have been at it for a while. Many of them already have a following before joining. They're all just using this show to get popular in mainstream. Only a few of them have real passion for dancing, singing, and performing, and it shows. The girls are lovely and supportive of each other, that's why I enjoyed the show. And the way they fangirl over Lisa is cute.

[@TemperTantrumm]

🙌🙌🙌

[@carolinamar0601]

24:24 Lisa meant “If they can do it; they can go home” as in they should keep practicing until they got it or they can’t go home and have to keep practicing.

[@miaow0706]

The hardest thing I had to learn while dancing was that criticism is never personal, or at least should never be personal 😅

[@TemperTantrumm]

Oh yeah.

[@TEAM__POSEID0N]

One thing to keep in mind is that the video is a compilation of "strict moments". It can give the impression that Lisa was just coldly hammering them for their faults all the time. Actually, it's the opposite. MOST of the time she was smiling with them, praising them, cheering for them and often even hugging them to congratulate them when they did well. One short but fun instance that shows more of that side is the video with Yvonne Wang, where Yvonne was doing so badly forgetting the choreo that Lisa just got up herself, with a big smile, and started dancing with Yvonne to get her back into the choreo. Yvonne quickly got back on track in the dance. Lisa often would seem to tailor her approach to what she thought would work the best. The unsmiling girl ("NineOne") in this video had a background as a rapper who always presented with a serious, tough and cold demeanor. Lisa recognized that the kind of "loveliness" that this particular choreo needed was not something NineOne was used to. But there were several rounds of group performances up ahead in the show that would require her to do happy, smiling performances and she needed a wake-up call to realize how important the facial expressions are...so Lisa gave her that wake-up call. NineOne showed huge improvement in her expressions in subsequent performances and ended up being one of the top-10 in the show.

[@iluhvme]

I love hearing other dancers comentary on things

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyy

[@gordowg1wg145]

Yes, Lisa had a very tough trainer, even though she was already a very skilled dancer - these trainees know how good Lisa is, that she's been through exactly this process (while trying to also learn the Korean language), that she's strict but fair, and that she wants them to be the best they can be. When they do well, Lisa also makes sure she lets the trainees KNOW they did well, and they love and respect her for it! There's a clip of one of the Korean shows, where Lisa is shown two choreographies she's never seen before, just once, and she nailed them - the young woman is VERY impressive in SO many ways

[@TemperTantrumm]

Ty for sharing

[@milkyuuu6170]

Honestly as a dancer myself part of a group, I learned to definitely not take criticism to heart. With criticism, it can drive you to improve yourself more to your satisfaction. That’s why I feel like as a dancers it’s good to also be surrounded by other fellow dancers to grow your skill. Lisa is definitely a good trainer as she wants everyone to do it perfect from the start to prevent loops of wrongs from happening. I DEFINITELY do not miss cleaning up choreo’s and also conditioning before hand 😭

[@janefabiosa4087]

I enjoy watching your reactions to Lisa as a dance mentor. More reaction to dance mentor Lisa please

[@TemperTantrumm]

Ty

[@barchieriverdale6940]

Yes so true, it’s the one who also persevere and at the end we will be rewarded. like Lisa said she waited for so long but it’s worth it.

[@barchieriverdale6940]

Watch more of Mentor Lisa pls 😊 also her dance collabs with the trainees on season 2 & 3

[@JennieGummy-lz1cl]

Having serious mentor is the best because they want you to be the best version of yourself so…. Lisa is a hella good mentor!

[@roza6672]

She is the worst mentor I've ever seen

[@TemperTantrumm]

She is

[@ab-ab1126]

It's also a show based on audience voting, she said before that they only have one chance to stand out when performing, so they need to make an impression, which naturally means they have to be near perfect

[@taraponkongjampee5621]

This is so entertaining and educational as well. I really enjoy your guys comments.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyyy

[@american7662]

❤Lisa

[@TemperTantrumm]

🙌🙌🙌

[@veryferal1970]

Really love hearing all your perspectives! Awesome video - gives you a lot to think about and there’s so much that goes into dancing that a simple viewer may not realize.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@franciscacuevas6010]

lisa is such a good dancer

[@TemperTantrumm]

👌👌👌

[@Jiggy_eats]

I’m surprised you haven’t checked out Lisa yet. Would love to see more stuff of Lisa’s solo dance stage from you guys. Plz react to lilifilm 1-4 it really shows her versatility 🫶🏻

[@inessosa6259]

Y'all need to see the girl that actually won this show, she's something out of this world, this was in 2020, and in 2022 she was already the first female judge in "Street dance of China" wich is the biggest dance show from China. Her name is Liu Yuxin btw.

[@peachesnsht]

12:15 Yes, I agree with the statement. Something tht peopledon't realize is that YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE BIG PICTURE. There's even a musical about it (Chorus line). Even if you are the main performer, the artist bla bla bla, the idea of a performance is to portray an image. Yes, there's people that stands out for their abilities on scene, there are lots of dancers fan cams, but something that people do no't realize is that, they do not stand out for being "better" than the artist but because they are doing their part to the best of their capabiities and, when you see the image as a whole, they are not doing something that they are not suposed to, they are just doing their job. What I'm trying to say is, do your best as a performer for the overall image and you'll get praised for the part that you took part of. For me, that's what professionalism is about.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Yesss. 🙌🙌🙌

[@amaraw9893]

I love your commentary! Im not a dancer but your advice applies for every industry. Your experiences are very validating as well.🥰

[@TemperTantrumm]

You are so welcome!

[@LizieLee-fq5mm]

LISA DID AMAZING AS A MENTOR, IF SHE WASNT STRICT THEN THEY WONT LEARN ANYTHING. You have to be firm because Lisa wants them to succeed that’s why she was strict with them.

[@TemperTantrumm]

👌👌👌

[@nitabsw33t]

I'd love to see more reactions to her mentorship! We love our tough Maknae Lisa ❤

[@yessaninagarsain9282]

Saw you guys, and I was like "Oh my ghad! Corps Dance Crew!" Love you guys so much💖

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyy

[@user-pk4xn4yg3j]

❤, Lisa

[@nrmnnk4057]

for a better understanding of this series, there are over 100 girls from different Agencies in Asia showing their dance and singing skills. Lisa was only doing the dance portion. All the girls were given a letter grade after a quick dance performance and initial reaction, (A - F), And the girls in the initial clip made it to the A group initially. Lisa comment was, your skills should be better than you are showing as this is the A group. and there are many girls who are in the lower groups who want your spot. This is my interpretation and not Lisa actual words as she spoke in either Thai or Chinese. and after each performance, the girls get an updated letter grade. and many girls in the F range moved up quickly while some of the A group members went down. and finally, which was not in this clip, the numbers were dwindled down to the top 9 members which formed the first group to perform After looking at the Wiki page of the results, of the top 9 girls, 3 girls never made it to the A group at all. And 5 started in the A group but fell out. two never recovered, fell to F and stayed in F, and fell to D and stayed in D, while one Fell to F and climbed to C, while one fell to D climbed back to A and final slot was #20 and the last fell to C and then B group. she made the final 9. And Two girl stayed in the A group through all 3 phases, and they made the Final 9. so many girls, I can not list them all; lol So I liked what you were saying about sometimes dancers get into there head, and if you can not pull yourself out, you will not get the part, while others like you said, get mad at yourself and try harder, and in the end make it work. and it showed in the three girls mentioned above, with the different levels achieved

[@TemperTantrumm]

Ty for sharing

[@cutelena13]

Suscribed because of this video, really enjoyed it ❤

[@TemperTantrumm]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Roodil]

I know nothing about dancing but i actually enjoyed this

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyyy

[@ninanaka786]

Thank you from thailand

[@veronicadelfino31]

Nossa que react bom, é diferente quando as pessoas realmente conhecem aquilo do que estão falando, eles fizeram comentários que não tinha visto em nenhum dos reacts sobre a Lisa mentora. Espero que façam mais.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyy

[@suevv5958]

Rockstar dance practice of Lisa is out. Not sure whether you check it out

[@SweetnlowGames]

05:11 I can do this because I have no b00bies?! 😭🤣 This was a good video. The details, it's scary.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Lolol

[@gordowg1wg145]

It's interesting the emphasis you put on smiling, and I'd add eye contact. If you look at the early BLACKPINK M/Vs, Lisa is always smiling and looking at the camera - except when she make a point of looking away like in Boombayah - with the other girls making less eye contact and focusing on their dancing rather than the whole presentation. After the first couple, or three, they made a lot more effort on the facial side, as well as the dance.

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyy for sharing

[@AlterEgo-z3b]

More reaction to Lisa mentor plsss

[@TemperTantrumm]

👌👌👌

[@Aesthxeal]

New subscriber

[@dizzyartz3074]

omd corps alumni! gagged

[@TemperTantrumm]

Tyyyy

[@sympathy5359]

also the directors told her to act tough and mean as a prank

[@JennieGummy-lz1cl]

How is taht mean? 😭 it just being a teacher

[@lismon6995]

Reaction yes ok song dance practice video Lisa in youth with you pls. 🙏

[@erzahikari3290]

Omg please id absolutely love if you dancers could react to straykids „Thunderous“ or hyunjin`s „Artist of the month, Motley crew dancer cover„

[@ploynawisa8664]

Please reaction Shut down dance practice from Blackpink 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MargeliamayaestevesEsteves]

Please reaction to secret number

[@MargeliamayaestevesEsteves]

Please reaction to secret number doxa and doomchita Please

[@MargeliamayaestevesEsteves]

Please reaction to secret number doxa

[@niyah4535]

can y'all react to ay yo dance practice by nct 127 pls?☺️love ur vids

[@mahabubajannathashi1199]

I can’t believe you guys haven’t done a reaction of NewJeans

[@TemperTantrumm]

We've done at least 2. Check the rest of the channel

[@ariananaves]

React j-hope

[@HunterXHunter-xw5zo]

I think judges are gay..

[@TemperTantrumm]

Good for you. 🙌🙌🙌