The Cosplayer Who Dances as Animated Characters On TikTok
June 25, 2026 · 41 min
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A dancer and cosplayer explains how she built a career by leaning into what makes her weird.
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In this episode
- How professional dance training shapes a signature cosplay style
- Why discomfort is a reliable sign that you are actually growing as an artist
- How to teach yourself makeup, mask-making, and costume design from scratch
- Why predicting what goes viral is impossible and what to do instead
About this episode
Content creator, dancer, and cosplayer Sabrina Mae joins Tawny Platis to make friendship bracelets while talking about cosplay, creativity, dance, storytelling, and building a career by embracing what makes you different.
Sabrina talks about:
• How a lifelong love of Halloween costumes evolved into a full-time cosplay career• Combining professional dance training with cosplay to create her signature videos• Why she prefers bringing her own personality and flair to beloved characters• Growing up in Michigan and adjusting to life in Los Angeles• The creative process behind transforming animated characters and even inanimate objects into cosplay• Learning new skills like makeup, mask-making, and costume design through trial and error• Why artistic growth often means being uncomfortable and trying things that scare you• Finding inspiration in movies like Avatar, Elemental, Moana, and A Bug's Life• The reality of creating content online and why predicting what will go viral is impossible• How modern dance taught her to trust her instincts and create her own rules
Plus, Sabrina and Tawny discuss favorite movies, theater, improv, friendship bracelets, work-life balance, and the joy of making art that's uniquely your own.
Every bracelet made during this episode is available for purchase, with 100% of proceeds going to the Animal Welfare Institute.
Remember, every bracelet has a story, and every story helps a cause.
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About String and Tell with Tawny and Kristen
Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed.
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