LUST LIST 2023: Jacob Attaway

What neighborhood do you live in?

Midtown

How long have you lived in Atlanta?

Homegrown baby!! (25 years)

How long are you planning to live in Atlanta? (Choices) Never Moving, ATL is temporary, or Determined to move at some point

Determined to move at some point

Where are you from originally?

Atlanta

What do you do to pay the bills (occupation)?

Professional Freelance Dancer

What are your passions in life?

My life passions include Dance in all it’s glories. With a specific passion in Contemporary Ballet, I love to teach dance, perform dance, learn new form of dance! I truly believe that everyone needs to take a dance class. Dance connects the mind to the spirit to the body! Dance WILL heal the world.

What are your hobbies?

Crazy enough, I LOVE to hula hoop… especially when it’s lit on fire lol. ALSO.. music is a huge hobby of mine. I love exploring new music, revisiting nostalgic turns, or sometimes even creating music. Camping and being active outdoors in also a hobby of mine!

Who is your celebrity crush?

Aubrey Plaza! Her personality/sense of humor is a 10/10!

What is your ideal first date?

A pinball date at Joystick or some sort of immersive experience. Drinks and dinner is over rated, I want to see if you can have FUN! Let’s go to a three day camping music festival and see if you can hang! :P

What is your favorite quality about yourself?

I would say my kindness. I genuinely feel as if we are all pieces of the same jigsaw puzzle, therefor, your happiness is my happiness, your frustrations are my frustrations, and so on. I strive to make sure that everyone’s spirits are high, light, and positive!

What is the most important quality in a partner, in your opinion?

The most important quality that I look for in a partner is someone who knows that peace is within them and not outside of them. How do you handle stress? How do you handle adversity? If you’re someone who can approach the craziness of daily life with a peaceful energy then *chefs kiss* … you got it going on!

What is your favorite thing to do in Atlanta?

My favorite thing to do in ATL is currently getting to experience Kit Modus’s contemporary ballet classes Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays!

Which do you prefer? (Choices)Going out. I’m a social butterfly; Staying in. The Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) is my life.; or Depends on my mood.

Going out. I’m a social butterfly.

Spirituality (Choices) Religion; Astrology; Both; None; Other

Astrology/Agnostic

How do you prefer to flirt? (Choices) Call; Text; Email; DM; In Person; Other

Call, Text, Email, DM, in person!

What are your guilty pleasures?

.. Takis…, Paris Hilton, Espresso Martinis, and TOO much coffee.

What are your favorite bars and restaurants in ATL?

Bon Ton, The Waiting Room, Pullman Yards, The Eagle, Clooney Square, Pho King, Bar Vegan

What’s your least favorite food?

Burgers lol

What’s your favorite food?

PHO. I lovvveeee Soup!

Which is more your speed? (Choices) Run a family 5K on Thanksgiving morning; Make 5 mimosas for friends and fam on Thanksgiving morning; All of the above

Make 5 mimosas for friends and fam on Thanksgiving morning

What 3 things would you want on a deserted island?

Some sort of music playing device with all of my favorite downloaded music (I’ll make a speaker out of coconuts), my hula hoops, and a GOOD friend that it would be easy and fun to Kiki with.

Exercise is... (Choices) Extremely important and takes priority over my schedule; Important, working out at least 3-5 days a week; I get my steps, but I’m not hitting the gym; What is exercise?

Extremely important and takes priority over my schedule

How do you prefer to travel? (Choices) Road trip; Fly

Road trip

Where is your dream vacation destination?

It changes every week. Right now I want to spend some time in Paris!

What are your top 3 Bucket List items?

Attend Burning Man, Dance for a prestigious dance company, and own a renovated bus turned RV!

How do you meet people in Atlanta? (Choices) At a bar; At work; Dating Apps; Social Media; Other

At a bar, At work, Social Media

My ideal person...

I don’t have an ideal person. I take people for who they are and how they present themselves. It would be selfish of me to have an IDEAL person!

What is one thing you’ve always wanted to do, but probably won’t?

This isn’t an appropriate question because I make it a mission to accomplish/do anything I want to.

Sports... (Choices) Hell yeah!; Hell no!; Indifferent

Indifferent