My story
What he was
For years Michael danced at the back of small stages, behind bands who were happy to have him and rarely said his name. He is forty, fit, quick on his feet and slow to give up, with a tracksuit, a thin gold chain, a tweed flat cap and the accent of a man who learned his English from his Italian uncles in New York. His dream was never small: films, maybe singing. He just had no idea where to start.
What changed with AI
He started with the only things he had: a phone, an empty dance floor after closing time and AI tools as training partners. AI cuts his long club recordings into short reels, reads the other lines when he rehearses a scene and helps him practise his pronunciation. One rule never changes: AI helps him prepare, but the dancing, the acting and the voice are always his.
How he earns now
He earns as a dancer in stage shows and, between engagements, from online dance lessons he records himself. Film roles are the next step on his list. He counts his attempts on purpose, because he has decided how the story ends: eight times down, nine times up.
What goes up on Kailiniai.com
His episodes follow the road from the back of a small club to bigger stages, one attempt at a time: the video nobody watched, the showreel nobody answered, the party that changed the plan. Every episode names the AI tool he really used, and what it did not do for him.
“Eight times down. Nine times up. AI can cut the reel, but the moves were always mine.”
