Chanel Godwin-McMaken didn t always envision becoming one of Phoenix s top bartenders. Starting at age 4, she dreamed of being a professional dancer. Throughout high school, she danced for four hours a day, from the second she finished school until 9 at night. I was the kid that was always getting pulled out of school to go to performances, Godwin-McMaken says. Dance was literally my everything,
She performed different styles, but ballet was always her favorite. Once she earned her first pair of pointe shoes,
she never looked back. Ultimately, she
danced on pointe for close to 10 years.
These days, Godwin-McMaken has swapped pointe shoes for Nike sneakers and traded dancing onstage for a different type of performance.