Travis turns down Celine
Nice pic with Martha! Shes luurvely.. And Travis is totally rocking those speccies. I'm digging the intelligent smartypants look.
Ahhhh...HE TURNED DOWN CELINE. Good on you Trav!-- Oh, and the "small little person" quote is too cute.
Article by DEBORAH HIRSCH
How does dancing for the tour compare to dancing on the televised show?
"It's more wearing on the body but it's stress-free." Donyelle Jones, 27, of Studio City, Calif.
"On the stage you are a small little person in front of 5,000 people. You have to bring 10 times as much to the stage." Travis Wall, 19, of Virginia Beach, Vir.
The dancers said they were still getting used to the "rockstar treatment." Wall said fans were surprised to see them come out to sign autographs after the show.
"You put dance on TV, which was never possible - yeah, we're going to sign your autograph, absolutely," Wall said. "You're the reason why we have this fame and dancers do not get this at all. We soak this up as much as we can because in two months it could all be gone."
"Normally as a dancer we're background for somebody singing.," added Martha Nichols, 19, of Raleigh, N.C.
"It's more wearing on the body but it's stress-free." Donyelle Jones, 27, of Studio City, Calif.
"On the stage you are a small little person in front of 5,000 people. You have to bring 10 times as much to the stage." Travis Wall, 19, of Virginia Beach, Vir.
The dancers said they were still getting used to the "rockstar treatment." Wall said fans were surprised to see them come out to sign autographs after the show.
"You put dance on TV, which was never possible - yeah, we're going to sign your autograph, absolutely," Wall said. "You're the reason why we have this fame and dancers do not get this at all. We soak this up as much as we can because in two months it could all be gone."
"Normally as a dancer we're background for somebody singing.," added Martha Nichols, 19, of Raleigh, N.C.
What did fans not see in the T.V. show's behind-the-scenes clips?
Disappointingly, the dancers said there was no major drama or dancers dating each other.
"We were always dancing. We didn't have one day off, not one." TW
" Every single person was injured," at one point. DJ
What did you learn from being on the show?
"Being in the show has made me realize my dance limits because you're under so much scrutiny." Benji Schwimmer, 22, of Redlands, Calif.
"I was a lot stronger than I thought I was. When you're forced to do something no matter how you're feeling, you'll do it." DJ
"I found a new respect for ballroom." TW
"Being in the show has made me realize my dance limits because you're under so much scrutiny." Benji Schwimmer, 22, of Redlands, Calif.
"I was a lot stronger than I thought I was. When you're forced to do something no matter how you're feeling, you'll do it." DJ
"I found a new respect for ballroom." TW
What would you be doing right now if you hadn't been on this show?
Surprise, surprise -- dancing, or choreographing or teaching dance.
"Studying in school -- cosmetology -- and still working three jobs. I worked at two different dance studios and a restaurant." DJ
"I'd be working at my studio and possibly in L.A." MN What do you plan to do once the tour is over?
"Promoting myself more as a dancer and a teacher. Your life as a dancer, it's very short." DJ
"Dancing, that's my career. I'll be teaching and choreographing and taking classes and doing conventions." BS
Schwimmer turned down part of his prize, which was a year-long contract to dance in Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, in hopes of finding something better.
Wall, the runner-up, also turned it down.
"I thought about it for a while. I would waste my TV exposure by moving to Vegas for a year. You always have to be out there and keep your face fresh."
How has this whole experience affected your dance aspirations?
"It's completely motivated me to learn even more about other genres and other things. I'm kind of amazed I was able to be pushed by my fellow partners and coaches.... I want to learn more dances and train in ballet and tap." BS
"Doing the show made me realize I'm better than I thought I was. It kind of confirmed that I was put on this earth by God to dance." Next? Maybe T.V., music videos, Broadway. MN
"I'm back dancing again. I planned on going back to school and I wanted to have my own beauty salon. I didn't realize how much I'd touched people. Every show I have girls crying to me about how much of an inspiration I've been to them. I feel like they're watching every step I take now. I'm under a lot of pressure to be as successful as I can because I have a lot more people watching me now." DJ
"I always just wanted to be a concert dancer. I've turned a lot more to television and movies now. I like fame. Not many people push the contemporary card and I think I can onto movies and TV." TW
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