# Episode 164: Janette Manrara

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Podcast: [Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor-301678)
Published: 2025-10-06T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Janette Manrara is a dancer and choreographer who we first got to know as one of the professional dancers in the UK on Strictly Come Dancing, and who now presents its sister show ‘It Takes Two’.  Janette is married to fellow dancer Aljaz Skorjanec and together they have a 2 year old Lyra. Janette and I talked about her start in life as daughter of a young Cuban immigrant couple in Miami, and about her first job in a bank before she took a risk to pursue her dreams as a dancer.  Janette told me that the enforced career break that Covid brought, made her realise she did want to be a mum. She also shared that she believes her time performing on stage and TV makes her a better mum to Lyra because she is fulfilled, and in a 'complete flow state' when she’s performing. I know that feeling well myself! Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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