Robin Ijsseldijk • Beyond The Dream

The Free Spirit

A wildcard street conversation with Jane, a Ukrainian pianist and dancer based in Cyprus. A spontaneous exchange about fear, freedom, and the courage to do what you truly want.

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Jane, pianist and dancer, in a wildcard street interview with Robin Ijsseldijk
Vienna • July 2026
A short, spontaneous wildcard interview. © 2026 Robin Ijsseldijk. All rights reserved.

Robin Ijsseldijk

You know, just tell me when you're recording. Are we recording? Hey guys, what's going on? Welcome back to the channel. We just discussed the interview with David, but we got to meet an incredible human being that I wanted to show you. This is Jane. Jane, could you introduce yourself for a little moment?

Jane

Yes. Hi. I'm a pianist and a dancer. I'm a free spirit. I love life, I love people, feeling myself in different conditions.

Robin Ijsseldijk

The reason I wanted to show you Jane is because we literally came out of the store and she was just playing this piano, and she's also a dancer, as you might have known. I'll drop a video in the comments down below, and also in the stories, so you can see what she's doing. But the bottom line is, Jane actually showed you that being afraid of others who have opinions about you does not really matter. Jane was literally the example of that, and I would love to inspire you guys to take the same path. You cannot grow without disturbing anybody, but you also limit yourself if you do. So Jane, I would love to ask you one question: how did you get so free in that spirit, and why do you not care so much about people's opinions?

Jane

Well, first question. Probably it's just my connection to music, and my growth into music and dancing. Dancing is what opened me, from being a very quiet girl to a very open-minded, free-spirited, danceable person. And it showed in the music in the end. So, why don't I care? I mean, life is so complicated. People just make it so complicated with limits, rules, and constraints, with what they should or shouldn't do, or everything the mind says. But if you just feel your spirit, if you just connect to your soul, to your body, and to yourself, you just do what you want. You know what you want, you just need to remind yourself, and feel it, and do it.

Robin Ijsseldijk

One thing I truly noticed is that I think Jane found something more important than her fear. What we're doing now, there are literally hundreds of people walking next to us, looking at us weirdly, strangely, but at a certain point you also should stop caring. And I think Jane is a wonderful example of why you should chase your dreams. So I'll show you the video in the comments, and let me know what you're thinking and how you're going to actually implement that in your own life. Jane, thank you so much for this short and amazing interview.

Jane

Oh, thank you.

Robin Ijsseldijk

I love it. Thank you. Cool.

Jane

Wow.