Rising Stars: Meet Arielle Bodenhausen

Today we’d like to introduce you to Arielle Bodenhausen.

Hi Arielle, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I am an Actress and Pilates instructor. I moved out to LA to follow my childhood dream of becoming a professional dancer. Although dance will always be a part of my life, my days are primarily made up of Acting and Pilates.

My favorite way to tell stories and express myself used to be through movement. That was until I audited my first acting class at 21. I experienced vulnerability at its peak, and I was hooked. When I began acting I was awful; I couldn’t hold my eyeline, I paced, and was generally a bundle of nerves. Although this new hurdle was high, I felt empowered by expressing myself through another person’s words. I stuck with it, took more classes, practiced the craft endlessly, and finally found myself as a working Actress.

Pilates came into my life while I was overcoming injuries due to dance. I’ve always geeked out on learning how the body works, and with my dance background, Pilates just made sense. Shortly after discovering it, I made the jump and became a certified Pilates Instructor. In my six years of teaching, I focus on promoting longevity, increasing strength and balance, and challenging my clients in all the fun ways I can think of. I also have a dancer-focused class where we focus on preventing dance-related injuries, preparing for performance, and being attentive to recovery.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Has it been a smooth road? No. But is anything? Not in my experience. There’s a quote from “Art & Fear” which resonates with me – “In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive”. One of my most consistent struggles I face is trusting myself creatively. It’s easy to want to mimic others’ success, but what I have found most rewarding is building the strength to blindly trust myself.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m thrilled for some of my most recent work. This year I’ve had the opportunity to land the leading role in the feature film “Roswell Delirium” and a supporting role in the film “Disappearing Boy”. Both of which will be released this year! To take a look into some of my previous work, you can check out my IMDB page. Lastly, I have begun building my new pilates/wellness company, REBELLE, which will launch in 2024.

Can you talk to us about how you think about risk?
I think risk-taking is necessary as a self-employed woman. Sometimes you have to live in another state than your family. Sometimes, you have to quit a job while trusting another will take off. Sometimes, you have to end a romantic relationship that doesn’t value your acting career. So yes, I’d call myself a risk-taker!

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @_arie_b
• Other: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5233625?s=74c5b9ce-e280-6181-a762-666fe416c11e&site_preference=normal

Image Credits
Group photo. Photo cred: Ethan Sigmon