Episode 12 - Courtney Watts

Welcome to another episode of The Blind Side Podcast, I’m your host Nath Smith and today I have chat with a girl who confronted serious health issues in her early life and overcame them to fulfill her dreams of being a professional dancer. My guest today is Courtney Watts.

Court began dancing a very young age and was in a dangerous circle of image culture and body weight sensitivity, which led to her battling anorexia for most of her early to late teens. 

With the support of her family she fought her way through it and got back to doing what she loved… dancing. 

Court became a cheerleader and danced for major Australian sporting teams like the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels, Cronulla Sharks and the Sydney Kings. 

Even with the success of decade long career cheerleading in Australia, she still felt she still had a further calling and went to the USA to pursue her dreams, where she successfully auditioned for the Los Angeles Clippers cheer squad.

During her time at the Clippers she danced at 2 All star games and rubbed shoulders with NBA royalty such as Chris Paul, Michael Jordan & Lebron James. 

During her time with the Clippers she also had flashes with celebrities and appeared in a skit with Kevin Hart and also danced in Justin Bieber’s film video, “The One” featuring DJ Khaled.

Court’s story of overcoming a crippling condition and chasing her dreams is not only a really interesting one but also very inspirational for young girls battling the same health issues.

I really enjoyed my chat with Court and if you do to.