WEBVTT - Jenna Johnson (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Jojossua Now with me Jojo Siua and

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<v Speaker 1>iHeartRadio podcast. Oh boy, welcome back to Jojasa Now my podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wanna say, first of all, thank you so

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<v Speaker 2>much for all of.

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<v Speaker 1>The love on Jojo Sea Now. It has been insane.

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is new.

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<v Speaker 2>It's new for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I've done a billion people's podcasts, but to

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<v Speaker 1>now have my own and for it to just be

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<v Speaker 1>getting so much love and support means the absolute world

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<v Speaker 1>to me.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyways, if you're new here, I am Jojo Sia and

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<v Speaker 1>about two years ago I got to meet one of

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<v Speaker 1>my best friends in the entire world.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to meet her.

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<v Speaker 1>Because we were the first ever same sex couple to

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<v Speaker 1>be on Dancing with the Stars. It was pretty cool

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<v Speaker 1>and normally, you know, there's a guy pro and a

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<v Speaker 1>girl star or a girl pro and a guy star,

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<v Speaker 1>but we were the first female female duo.

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<v Speaker 2>And so today I am joined by one of.

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<v Speaker 1>My favorite people in the world, Miss Jenna Johnson. We

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<v Speaker 1>are about to go down memory lane. It's so hard

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm so excited.

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<v Speaker 2>Jannah, how are you. I'm good, I'm great. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>just became a mom, I guess not just he's nine

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<v Speaker 2>and a half months, which is wild crazy, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a new mommy. I'm on Dancing with the Stars

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<v Speaker 2>right now, so I feel like there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>chaos going on while I'm adjusting to this new life.

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<v Speaker 2>But I love every second of it. It's amazing. Has

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<v Speaker 2>it been strange having a season being a mom. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a little strange because I usually know what to expect

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<v Speaker 2>during the season when it's just by myself and with Val,

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<v Speaker 2>but trying to manage being a good mom and not

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<v Speaker 2>feeling guilty being away from him, like all of those

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<v Speaker 2>things are hard, which I knew I would feel some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of way being away from him, But but it's

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<v Speaker 2>been really good for me to be back, and I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like then when I come home, I'm so much

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<v Speaker 2>more present and I'm more productive with my time, and

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<v Speaker 2>he just makes any bad rehearsal a good night, a

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<v Speaker 2>great day, you know. So, oh my, your baby is

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<v Speaker 2>just the cutest. I'm obsesseding.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll talk about Rome a bunch more, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>anyone who doesn't know Dancing with the Stars, the pros

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<v Speaker 1>on the show are, I mean, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Committed y'all are in. I remember.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember it was the first week of my season,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I actually like abused this a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to call you after rehearsals and like ask

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<v Speaker 1>something or be be curious about something, and I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>like'm sorry for about you after, like we're working, and

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<v Speaker 1>you always said you were like no, like because I

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<v Speaker 1>used to say, like, I know you're with your husband

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<v Speaker 1>right now, like I'm I'm sorry, I don't interrupt her

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<v Speaker 1>on a date or whatever. But you used to be like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the season, Like you worem up. My partner is

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<v Speaker 1>my priority, like everything else aside.

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<v Speaker 2>But now with a baby, it's like that's I sip, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you still have that, and again it is. It is weird.

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<v Speaker 2>You felt it when you're in the season of Dancing

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<v Speaker 2>with the Stars. You're in this bubble. There is nothing

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<v Speaker 2>like it. They're like, truly, nothing can burst that bubble

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<v Speaker 2>because you're so focused, so committed, and especially when you're

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<v Speaker 2>having a season like we did time committed. Yes, we're

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<v Speaker 2>spending a ton of time together and it's all we're

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about. We have to prep for the next week.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're worrying about this week's Dance with the

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<v Speaker 2>cost Like, and I always laugh because I signed up

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<v Speaker 2>to be a professional dancer on the show, but I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know I was going to eventually become like a therapist,

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<v Speaker 2>a best friend in an arranged marriage for a couple

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<v Speaker 2>months with somebody. Like there's so many different roles that

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<v Speaker 2>you play with your new partner. And it's a weird

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<v Speaker 2>thing too, because you're immediately forced into this relationship. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and you have to connect or else it just looks crazy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's wild. But yeah, that's why. Like when you're

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<v Speaker 2>texting me videos and asking me about your frame or something,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, yes, this is great. Let me get you

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<v Speaker 2>some notes real quick. While we're not in the studio.

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<v Speaker 2>We are gonna Di'm.

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<v Speaker 1>So deep into Dancing with the Stars Memories and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so excited about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually I made this little game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not really a game, but it's something that we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about where I'm just calling it Memories Unlocked because

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, there's so many things that I deeply

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<v Speaker 1>remember that I'm so curious if you do, and they'll

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<v Speaker 1>just they they'll flourish stories and we'll just we'll talk.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk before we get into dancing with the stars.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to talk to people because this podcast Jojosuwan

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<v Speaker 1>now is all about who you are now, but how

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<v Speaker 1>your past got you to where you are now. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I want to go back to little baby Jenna

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson living in Utah, dancing, going to school. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I know, because I mean I spent every

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five days in a.

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<v Speaker 2>Row with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I die that you counted, yeah, obviously, And also we

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<v Speaker 1>need to talk about the end of the seventy five days,

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<v Speaker 1>the melt down.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you, you burst your bubble and you're just

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<v Speaker 2>like devastated the melt down.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember when I came up to your house

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<v Speaker 1>with the banana muffins and I plucked your hair and.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, I'm just tears in your eyes and

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<v Speaker 2>like we live down the street from each other. It's okay,

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<v Speaker 2>so devastating.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyways, take me back to Jenna in Utah growing up.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your early like ten and underlife?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, Yeah, I had an amazing childhood. I'm one of

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<v Speaker 2>six kids, and so I grew up in a really

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<v Speaker 2>big family and I just always remember being happy, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and I love that for my childhood, but I yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think like ten and under, I always had best

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<v Speaker 2>friends around with my siblings and lots of cousins around,

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<v Speaker 2>which was so great. And then when I was three,

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<v Speaker 2>I have two older sisters and they were both involved

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<v Speaker 2>in dance, and my mom would take me to their

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<v Speaker 2>practices or whatever, and I guess I would like always

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<v Speaker 2>try to sneak into the baby class and I just

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<v Speaker 2>like wanted to be there.

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<v Speaker 3>So I know, wild no one loves dance like Jenna No,

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<v Speaker 3>So I my mom eventually put me into dance, and

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<v Speaker 3>I just never remember wanting to do anything else, Like

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<v Speaker 3>I loved being athletic and everything, but I think just

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<v Speaker 3>there was nothing in my mind that excited me like

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<v Speaker 3>danced it.

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<v Speaker 2>So from a very young age, I just always remember

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<v Speaker 2>that being a priority. And then, you know, start those

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<v Speaker 2>teenage years, I started realizing that this was a real

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<v Speaker 2>passion and that I really learned a lot of hard

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<v Speaker 2>work from dance. And I loved that mentality of like

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<v Speaker 2>it was on me to show up and I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and I loved that I'm like maybe a psychopathist a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit, because yeah, I love a challenge, and I

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<v Speaker 2>loved when someone was like no, you can't do this.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to do it better. I wanted to do more.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think for this like little girl from Utah,

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<v Speaker 2>I was able to accomplish a lot, which was really exciting,

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<v Speaker 2>both in the contemporary world for people that don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I grew up dancing in contemporary jazz, ballet, hip hop,

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<v Speaker 2>all of that, but then I also cross trained and

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<v Speaker 2>I started doing ballroom when I was about ten years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Funny enough, one of my first teachers was Julianna Huff.

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<v Speaker 2>She used to teach me. Yeah, we used to do privates.

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<v Speaker 2>She'd moved back to Utah from England for her high

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<v Speaker 2>school year or one of the high school years that

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<v Speaker 2>she was doing, and she would like, she was the

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<v Speaker 2>cutest thing in the world. How much older than you

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<v Speaker 2>is she? Oh, I don't want to hate her. I

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<v Speaker 2>think she's around VAL's age, so I think she's thirties,

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<v Speaker 2>mid thirties. Yeah, but yeah, she would teach me these

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<v Speaker 2>little lessons and I just remember watching her do ballroom

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<v Speaker 2>and I was infatuated, like the way that she was

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<v Speaker 2>able to move her body. I'd never seen anything so

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<v Speaker 2>like feminis or sexy, but like in such a sophisticated way.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was crazy about ballroom. Is it is so hot, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but so sleek like it just because you don't take

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<v Speaker 2>it to that like raunchy level. It's it's hot. But yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So I remember, like when I was probably about like ten,

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, I love this style. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to do this. So then until I was eighteen, I

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<v Speaker 2>cross trained in all of those different styles and it

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<v Speaker 2>was really exhausting. I didn't have a personal life. Looking

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<v Speaker 2>back now, I wish I would have enjoyed school a

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<v Speaker 2>bit more, but I think I was so focused on

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<v Speaker 2>what my future was and what I wanted to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was get out of Utah and become a

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<v Speaker 2>professional dancer. So looking back now, and I think now

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<v Speaker 2>raising a child, I really want I wish I would

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<v Speaker 2>have been a kid a little bit more, because I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, dance really matures you. It requires a level

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<v Speaker 2>of discipline and maturity that how many kids have. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I think high school Jenna, middle school, high school

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<v Speaker 2>Jenna became a bit more of a recluse, and I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't feel like I really fit in with other kids

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<v Speaker 2>my age or had much to relate to. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>you can relate to that, but I just feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I just was on a different path, you know. And

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't care about going to high school football games

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<v Speaker 2>because I had rehearsal and I need it was important. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And I needed to schedule more lessons and more privates,

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<v Speaker 2>and I need to work on my solo harder. And

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<v Speaker 2>I needed to practice with my ballroom partner, like would

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<v Speaker 2>you like more ballroom or the other side of the

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<v Speaker 2>dance world. It always, it always switched. I think when

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to conventions and things like, I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what I want to do. And I really

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<v Speaker 2>attribute Mandy Moore. She was on convention when I was

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<v Speaker 2>when I was growing up, and I remember taking her

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<v Speaker 2>class and being like, I want to do this, like

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be her. I want to inspire kids,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to teach, and I want to do that

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<v Speaker 2>like she really, I think has influenced me the most

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<v Speaker 2>as a teacher or a mentor. But then I'd go

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<v Speaker 2>to these ballroom competitions or the World Championships that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>only two people from your country get to represent, and

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<v Speaker 2>I qualified for that, and so then I went and

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<v Speaker 2>I was in China representing the United States of America

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, what is this, Like this is

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<v Speaker 2>the closest thing to the Olympics that ballroom has and

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<v Speaker 2>I was there, yeah, you know. So it was this

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<v Speaker 2>constant like poll of which one do I love more?

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<v Speaker 2>And I could never choose.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So then cut to I was eighteen and my ballroom

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<v Speaker 2>partner and I had just broken up. It was like

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<v Speaker 2>really dramatic before one of our biggest competitions, and I

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<v Speaker 2>kind of just felt.

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<v Speaker 1>Broken up, like y'all were like in a relationship, broken up,

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<v Speaker 1>just like damn dinners.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's funny because you're, yeah, you break up like

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<v Speaker 2>a relationship, it's just your partnership. But so, yeah, we

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<v Speaker 2>had a very dramatic breakup, and I remember being so

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<v Speaker 2>stuck and I was like, well, now what do I do?

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<v Speaker 2>Because at that point I had really told myself I'm

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<v Speaker 2>to be a ballroom dancer, Like I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>a world champion, That's what I want to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>so when we broke up, I was kind of stuck.

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<v Speaker 2>I had just graduated high school. I was still living

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<v Speaker 2>at my parents' house and my mom, I love her,

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<v Speaker 2>she was like, you know what, I just looked it

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<v Speaker 2>up and so you think you can dance. Auditions are

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<v Speaker 2>next week. It's in Memphis, Tennessee. It's like the last

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<v Speaker 2>one left. We should go. Yeah, I was like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>what am I going to audition? As Like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if that's for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I loved the show, but I just didn't know if I, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if I would do well anyway, since I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think you were smart enough to know that, like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more goes into something like that than just your talent.

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<v Speaker 2>Well time, I had seen both of my older sister's

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<v Speaker 2>audition for it, and funny enough, they'd both made it

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<v Speaker 2>to the top twenty and then we're eliminated right before

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<v Speaker 2>you make it to the show, you know. So they

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<v Speaker 2>were like, it's called Green Mile. It used to be

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<v Speaker 2>called the Green Mile back in our day, but I

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<v Speaker 2>call it that, but then it was it wasn't that,

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<v Speaker 2>but we called it out. We judged. Yeah, So when

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<v Speaker 2>I knew how amazing they were, so I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if they're getting cut, there's no way I'm

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<v Speaker 2>making this because they trained me my whole life. So anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>my mom she really like had a huge impression that

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<v Speaker 2>we should go to these auditions in Tennessee, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, this is so weird. I called up

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<v Speaker 2>my old ballroom partner Landon Anderson and we flew out.

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<v Speaker 2>We practiced like literally one time, and as most do,

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<v Speaker 2>like it's so wild.

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<v Speaker 1>When you think about like the really good, great dancers,

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<v Speaker 1>they're the ones that are like, yeah, one rehearsal, make

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<v Speaker 1>sure we have it together, and then we'll call it

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<v Speaker 1>the Like.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the best way to do it, because

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<v Speaker 2>I think the more pressure I would have put on myself,

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<v Speaker 2>the worse I would have done. Yeah, and that's actually

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<v Speaker 2>what happened to me on the live show. I'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to that. But we went to the audition. I ended

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<v Speaker 2>up getting a ticket, went to the vagas you should.

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<v Speaker 2>I made it all the way through and it just

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<v Speaker 2>like not was easy, but I was like making it

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<v Speaker 2>through when there were any weird doing hurdles. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>I made it onto the live show. Then comes the

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<v Speaker 2>live show and I was nowhere near Jenna Johnson like

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<v Speaker 2>it just I guess I'd never learned how to be

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<v Speaker 2>on camera, and no one really teaches you that in

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<v Speaker 2>the studio life, you know what I mean, Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>always ready to pan the same thing. Producers are very

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<v Speaker 2>good at putting pressure on. Yeah. I guess I just

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<v Speaker 2>didn't understand the concept because I felt like I was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the better dancers there, but I wasn't connecting

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<v Speaker 2>to the audience at home. Yeah, And so then I

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<v Speaker 2>felt like I was forcing. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like not in the bottom every week, and

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<v Speaker 1>the judges just kept saving you.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in the bottom. I think I myself and

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<v Speaker 2>Robert roll Dan are the most. Are the two people

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<v Speaker 2>that were in the bottom three the most. I was

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<v Speaker 2>in the bottom three five times, five times. The judges

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<v Speaker 2>and then the choreographers. Back in the day, they would

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<v Speaker 2>like mingle, the choreographers and the judges would mingle and

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<v Speaker 2>save somebody, and they would always save you, and they

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<v Speaker 2>kept saving me, and I like time three, I was

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<v Speaker 2>like just send me home, like please the model anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you look back at the group numbers and

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of like in the center or how

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<v Speaker 2>to part every time. And it's because they knew me

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<v Speaker 2>from the convention world. They knew like what I was

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<v Speaker 2>capable of. I just wasn't coming across and on camera

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<v Speaker 2>to the audience. I don't know how you were to

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<v Speaker 2>work with it as a kid, but I know as

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<v Speaker 2>a as a teacher, how you are as an adult,

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<v Speaker 2>so I can only imagine how good of a student

0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:31.640
<v Speaker 2>you were to them. I loved being a student. I

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<v Speaker 2>loved it. I love I love rules, I love following direction.

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<v Speaker 2>I like this.

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<v Speaker 1>This is love special forces because you are just like

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<v Speaker 1>give me something, give me a task.

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<v Speaker 2>It goes back to like that psycho thing of like

0:14:44.480 --> 0:14:48.080
<v Speaker 2>a challenge the root. The harder you are, the more

0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:50.920
<v Speaker 2>I want to prove you wrong or like show up anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>So I did like my time on Say You Think

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<v Speaker 2>You Can Dance? I didn't love it because I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like that was also the first time I ever experienced

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<v Speaker 2>maybe like some depression or anxiety or like some mental

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<v Speaker 2>health stuff and really question It was the first time

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<v Speaker 2>that I ever questioned myself, is like am I good enough? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, or like had doubts about myself because other

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<v Speaker 2>people were telling me them. And so I think that

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<v Speaker 2>was like the first time that I ever came across

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<v Speaker 2>like some mental health situation, which was weird to be

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<v Speaker 2>experiencing in front of a massive audience on a TV

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<v Speaker 2>show live.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it weird to experience that feeling as you were

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<v Speaker 1>old enough to comprehend it? Because I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>experienced that, but I was nine, you know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>And it was probably my first time was on Abby's Ultimate,

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<v Speaker 1>where I was like, am I good enough to be hearing?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not as good as everybody else? Like what's like?

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<v Speaker 2>What can I do?

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<v Speaker 1>But at nine you can't you can't really understand what

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<v Speaker 1>that means, Like you go, didn't you find a cutie orange?

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<v Speaker 1>And you're like, oh, I'm happy now, But like at eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that's gonna affect you a lot more.

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<v Speaker 2>It was also very drastic for my brain to process

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<v Speaker 2>because again I don't want to sound concede it or anything,

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<v Speaker 2>but just facts. I had been winning everything both in

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<v Speaker 2>the jazz world and in the ballroom work, dance, well

0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:11.000
<v Speaker 2>you know you can your jazz titles. I had accomplished

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<v Speaker 2>all of these things, and so then to constantly be

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<v Speaker 2>like put in the bottom and not as good it

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<v Speaker 2>was like a first time for me of like wait

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<v Speaker 2>a minute, but I'm doing everything right, or I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to like why is this not happening for me? So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was really weird. And then I think another part

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<v Speaker 2>is usually my family is my go to circle for

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<v Speaker 2>anything for advice, you know, help, And none of them

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<v Speaker 2>knew how to communicate with me or talk to me

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<v Speaker 2>about what I was feeling or going through because they

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<v Speaker 2>weren't experiencing it. So they were there for me for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>but like, I didn't have anybody to relate to, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>what do I do in this situation? How do I

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<v Speaker 2>not feel this way?

0:16:48.640 --> 0:16:48.840
<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that was a little bit weird. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's crazy how much being around your family can help, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>And you don't realize it until you're away from them,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you're like, oh yeah. And it was the

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<v Speaker 2>first time. Also, I was eighteen. It was the first

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<v Speaker 2>time I ever lived away from my family but cut too.

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<v Speaker 2>So then after that experience, I did make it to

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<v Speaker 2>the top eight, which was pretty pretty awesome. But then

0:17:15.240 --> 0:17:17.159
<v Speaker 2>they brought me back as an All Star and they

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<v Speaker 2>kept bringing me back as an All Star, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just like, I feel like that was the time I

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<v Speaker 2>really learned how to be on camera.

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<v Speaker 1>To.

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<v Speaker 2>Showcase myself and not have to be somebody else but

0:17:30.359 --> 0:17:33.280
<v Speaker 2>just to be Jenna and that was enough. And I

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<v Speaker 2>really learned a lot from the choreographers there, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like that really then prepared me to then

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<v Speaker 2>get into Dancing with the Stars, and you know what

0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:44.119
<v Speaker 2>we film, so you think the dance and Dancing with

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<v Speaker 2>the Stars at CBS. It's at the same lot and

0:17:46.359 --> 0:17:48.760
<v Speaker 2>they're across from the hall from each other. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of how I was found.

0:17:50.320 --> 0:17:52.520
<v Speaker 1>I was gonna ask you, what was your how did

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<v Speaker 1>you get on Stars?

0:17:53.640 --> 0:17:56.199
<v Speaker 2>How did you start Stars? It was so wild. I

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<v Speaker 2>just got a phone call one day. I had just

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<v Speaker 2>gone on the So you think you could Dance Tour

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<v Speaker 2>and I got a phone call from a producer saying, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we'd love for you to come audition for Dancing with

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<v Speaker 2>the Stars. And I was like, you've got to be

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<v Speaker 2>kidding me, because that's like the ultimate for dancers. The

0:18:10.760 --> 0:18:11.680
<v Speaker 2>industry is like.

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<v Speaker 1>Especially too, Like anyone who doesn't know the dance world

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<v Speaker 1>would would not know this, But there is like I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know how to explain it. Utah and

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<v Speaker 1>ballroom dancers and.

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<v Speaker 2>Dancing with the Stars.

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<v Speaker 1>There is just a thing something in the water. Then

0:18:28.119 --> 0:18:31.479
<v Speaker 1>there's something in the water there. But almost every freaking

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<v Speaker 1>pro from Dancing with the Stars has come from Utah

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<v Speaker 1>and all of the ones that will be upcoming, Like

0:18:37.119 --> 0:18:38.800
<v Speaker 1>you can see it happening. All the all the kids

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<v Speaker 1>that were on Dancing with the Stars juniors as pros,

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<v Speaker 1>all from Utah, like they're just.

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<v Speaker 2>Something in the water. I'm telling it might be the

0:18:45.320 --> 0:18:48.040
<v Speaker 2>discipline thing. I'm not sure, but yeah, we yeah, we

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<v Speaker 2>all just And so then there's that laway here reputation.

0:18:51.200 --> 0:18:53.960
<v Speaker 1>There like everyone wants to be on Stars because all

0:18:54.000 --> 0:18:56.600
<v Speaker 1>the people before you went, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>And so again there's no, we don't have any contacts

0:18:59.680 --> 0:19:02.720
<v Speaker 2>at the time. How is that possible? Yeah? And so

0:19:02.920 --> 0:19:06.400
<v Speaker 2>I got called, I auditioned, and I got picked up,

0:19:06.520 --> 0:19:09.080
<v Speaker 2>which was incredible. Did you go straight to pro or

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<v Speaker 2>did you do true? I was on Troop. Yeah, I

0:19:11.080 --> 0:19:14.880
<v Speaker 2>was on Troope for about five seasons. And for those

0:19:14.920 --> 0:19:17.760
<v Speaker 2>that don't know what troop is, it's you're hired as

0:19:17.760 --> 0:19:20.399
<v Speaker 2>a professional. You just don't have a partner. And again,

0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:22.080
<v Speaker 2>that was I feel like I've had a lot of

0:19:22.119 --> 0:19:25.080
<v Speaker 2>like learning experiences in my career. That was also hard

0:19:25.119 --> 0:19:28.280
<v Speaker 2>because I'm looking at people that you know, my peers

0:19:28.840 --> 0:19:30.560
<v Speaker 2>and wondering why do they have a partner and why

0:19:30.600 --> 0:19:33.280
<v Speaker 2>don't I have a partner? Right, But I will say

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<v Speaker 2>now being able to look back, I'm so grateful that

0:19:36.480 --> 0:19:40.720
<v Speaker 2>I had that time because that's when I was rehearsing

0:19:40.720 --> 0:19:44.240
<v Speaker 2>with Mark Ballast, Derekuff val Max. They were all asking

0:19:44.280 --> 0:19:46.399
<v Speaker 2>me to come help them prep their routines, you know,

0:19:46.480 --> 0:19:49.600
<v Speaker 2>and work with them. And you guys have learned instead

0:19:49.640 --> 0:19:51.920
<v Speaker 2>of being thrown to the wolves. Yes, And I learned

0:19:52.240 --> 0:19:54.200
<v Speaker 2>what looks good on camera. At the time as well,

0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:56.320
<v Speaker 2>Mandy Moore was doing a lot of our group opening

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<v Speaker 2>numbers and she's just she's the one for me and

0:20:00.760 --> 0:20:03.480
<v Speaker 2>life like she's really I just want to be I

0:20:03.520 --> 0:20:06.080
<v Speaker 2>want to follow her example. But she was doing these

0:20:06.119 --> 0:20:08.600
<v Speaker 2>massive numbers and that's when I really feel like I

0:20:08.720 --> 0:20:13.000
<v Speaker 2>learned what orchestrating a number looks like, and how to choreograph,

0:20:13.200 --> 0:20:16.280
<v Speaker 2>how to space transitions, all of that stuff and TV

0:20:16.760 --> 0:20:20.320
<v Speaker 2>it's way the TV cameras. She was teaching me about

0:20:20.320 --> 0:20:22.880
<v Speaker 2>two shots study like white shots, all of this stuff

0:20:22.920 --> 0:20:25.719
<v Speaker 2>I've never heard of before. And the best way you

0:20:25.760 --> 0:20:29.359
<v Speaker 2>can learn that type of stuff is just experience experiencing it.

0:20:29.400 --> 0:20:31.960
<v Speaker 1>There's no book. There's no book on how to do TV.

0:20:32.000 --> 0:20:33.720
<v Speaker 1>There's no book on how to make a number for TV.

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<v Speaker 1>You just have to watch and learn.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And so I'm grateful that if I did have

0:20:38.240 --> 0:20:39.879
<v Speaker 2>a pro partner, I wouldn't have had that time to

0:20:40.000 --> 0:20:43.720
<v Speaker 2>really be invested in experience this. So again, it all happens.

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<v Speaker 2>It was your first bro, Oh, your first star yea.

0:20:48.160 --> 0:20:50.800
<v Speaker 2>His name was Jake t Austin. He's the girl on

0:20:50.920 --> 0:20:52.760
<v Speaker 2>Max Max Max on Wizards.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh I did. I just saw that. I did just

0:20:55.960 --> 0:20:57.680
<v Speaker 1>see that, Cliff I knew this. Yeah, I just saw

0:20:57.680 --> 0:21:00.960
<v Speaker 1>that cliff on TikTok and I was like, no.

0:21:00.920 --> 0:21:03.480
<v Speaker 2>Way, she was with Max Brusso. I think they wanted

0:21:03.560 --> 0:21:08.400
<v Speaker 2>us to be like that young in love. It wasn't happening. No, No,

0:21:08.600 --> 0:21:11.960
<v Speaker 2>I was in love with a pro a bro. Were

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<v Speaker 2>you alone? It's crazy His name starts with the and

0:21:15.400 --> 0:21:18.720
<v Speaker 2>that's with al Nope.

0:21:18.440 --> 0:21:23.080
<v Speaker 1>Not ringing about not ringout Max. Yeah, Max is Bell's brother.

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<v Speaker 1>Valan Jenna. I wish everyone in the world could see

0:21:35.040 --> 0:21:38.679
<v Speaker 1>you guys, Like the way that Valan Jenna are with

0:21:38.720 --> 0:21:41.840
<v Speaker 1>each other is like the relationship I want, but not

0:21:41.880 --> 0:21:42.480
<v Speaker 1>with a man.

0:21:42.480 --> 0:21:44.840
<v Speaker 2>Like I just I see you to it. I'm just

0:21:44.840 --> 0:21:48.320
<v Speaker 2>like I want that. I want that. Me and Ezra

0:21:48.400 --> 0:21:49.520
<v Speaker 2>talk about that all the time.

0:21:49.680 --> 0:21:53.240
<v Speaker 1>Ezra, who is my best friend who John actually introduced us,

0:21:53.720 --> 0:21:55.320
<v Speaker 1>even though when we she introduced us.

0:21:55.359 --> 0:21:58.719
<v Speaker 2>She introduced him as his brother. Do you remember that, oh,

0:21:58.760 --> 0:21:59.399
<v Speaker 2>as my brother?

0:21:59.560 --> 0:22:05.560
<v Speaker 1>No brother, You were like, this is Tristan and I'm fired.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 1>We and az a door you We we we make

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<v Speaker 1>the joke all the time, but it's not a joke.

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<v Speaker 1>We're like the whole bane of our friendship is based

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<v Speaker 1>around our love for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's why we.

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<v Speaker 1>Became friends, because we were both mutually obsessed with Dancing

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<v Speaker 1>with the Stars and have the same love for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it's it's great. We also he told me as

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<v Speaker 1>a shocker, who is also I mean, he's a he's

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<v Speaker 1>a He's not a pro on Dancing with the Stars.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not fair to call him that yet, but he

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<v Speaker 1>is well, he will be a pro and dancing with

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<v Speaker 1>the Stars. He filled in this season as a pro

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<v Speaker 1>for Ardam. When Ardam was sick.

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<v Speaker 2>He did troop.

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<v Speaker 1>He did he's been, he's in the he's in the

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<v Speaker 1>bubble and he he will be a pro. Were putting

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<v Speaker 1>that out there, but anyways, we him and I were

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<v Speaker 1>just talking and he was like, Oh, I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>to Utah, shocker.

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<v Speaker 2>He's from Utah. And I was.

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<v Speaker 1>Like, I'm gonna go to Utah and then I can

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<v Speaker 1>like see all like the like famous things as see

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<v Speaker 1>ce like whatever you want to see there, and he goes,

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you where Jenna grew up. That was

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<v Speaker 1>my I was like, I was like thinking, maybe like

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<v Speaker 1>your house. I was in the studio your house. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go to Jenna Johnson's house. I was like, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>are welcome. My mom would love us, Like, okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to go hang out with all your little nieces

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<v Speaker 1>and I love your mom. Your family's just the best.

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<v Speaker 1>All let's let's let's transition. So you do you do

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<v Speaker 1>Dancing with the Stars?

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<v Speaker 2>You have you?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you've had some incredible partners. I truthfully, before

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<v Speaker 1>before I did the show, I knew about the show,

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<v Speaker 1>but it didn't follow along as much as I should have,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, I didn't really understand the like,

0:23:46.280 --> 0:23:48.880
<v Speaker 1>but I do remember like hearing about you and your pros.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember when Adam did it, I remember when Neve

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<v Speaker 2>did it. Like I didn't even like I didn't, but

0:23:53.400 --> 0:23:55.280
<v Speaker 2>I just like you were you. You were always kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the talk of the town.

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<v Speaker 1>What okay, I want to do like a little rapid

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<v Speaker 1>fire because I feel like I feel like I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to like get these out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot use me.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I would be any of these answers,

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<v Speaker 1>but because I'm sitting right here, you cannot use me

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<v Speaker 1>because I will either get bruly offended or my ego

0:24:11.920 --> 0:24:13.560
<v Speaker 1>will get boosted, and I don't want either.

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<v Speaker 2>Sons Jojo.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, But just like rapid Fire, your stars that you've

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<v Speaker 1>been partnered with, who was the most fun to rehearse with?

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<v Speaker 1>Not necessarily the best, but the most fun, Like you

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<v Speaker 1>just knew you're gonna have a good time.

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Adam Rippon. We just connected so quickly and easily,

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<v Speaker 2>and when I tell you that, we laughed from beginning

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<v Speaker 2>to the end of the rehearsal. If anybody knows him

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<v Speaker 2>or follows him, he is probably one of the funniest

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<v Speaker 2>people I've ever met. But he was just so down

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<v Speaker 2>to earth. I had no ego, wanted just to be

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<v Speaker 2>there and have a good time, and we just vibed.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Who was your your underdog story? Who were you like,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh God, oh God, go But then you're like, you

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<v Speaker 1>got there.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh. I don't know if we ever got there, but

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<v Speaker 2>we did make it to the semifinals. No, he's one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite people, Joe Mobley, and I also had

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<v Speaker 2>such a great time rehearsing with him. He was so bad,

0:25:16.480 --> 0:25:18.639
<v Speaker 2>so bad at dancing, and he knows that, he knows that,

0:25:19.880 --> 0:25:23.320
<v Speaker 2>but he never give up. Yeah, first of all, and

0:25:23.840 --> 0:25:27.199
<v Speaker 2>night one forgot all of his routine. No premiere night

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<v Speaker 2>forgot all of the routine. I think we got threes

0:25:30.040 --> 0:25:33.240
<v Speaker 2>or four no, which I'd never seen on my time

0:25:33.240 --> 0:25:36.119
<v Speaker 2>in Dancing with the Stars. And then no joke, we

0:25:36.160 --> 0:25:39.679
<v Speaker 2>made it to the semifinals, and it was because he

0:25:39.800 --> 0:25:43.359
<v Speaker 2>was so likable. No ego, would just take it and

0:25:43.400 --> 0:25:45.840
<v Speaker 2>he would try his bed and that's all you can

0:25:46.160 --> 0:25:48.360
<v Speaker 2>that's all you can ask for, and was so kind

0:25:48.400 --> 0:25:50.280
<v Speaker 2>and sweet to me. We actually have the same birthday.

0:25:50.280 --> 0:25:52.720
<v Speaker 2>Shout out, Joe Mathley, I love you so much. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so I that was like kind of my underdog story.

0:25:55.240 --> 0:25:58.680
<v Speaker 2>But also I guess I could kind of putne even there.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say he was an underdog because I think

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<v Speaker 2>that he he did have a little bit of dance experience,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't think anyone was expecting him to go far,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think anyone was expecting us to create

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<v Speaker 2>what we did and we ended up getting second.

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<v Speaker 1>So did incredible you have a sermed at residence yet

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<v Speaker 1>that second place spot get.

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<v Speaker 2>Me out of there on the left side as well

0:26:20.520 --> 0:26:23.600
<v Speaker 2>on the stairs and that next season if.

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<v Speaker 1>You are, if you are that pit real quick semale

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<v Speaker 1>fun So oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, okay?

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<v Speaker 1>Who who was your Like you knew you could just

0:26:34.359 --> 0:26:36.720
<v Speaker 1>make a bomb dance with like either they can stand

0:26:36.720 --> 0:26:38.880
<v Speaker 1>there and like chuck you and throw you and catch you.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's not the stuff you just did a

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<v Speaker 1>Tyson what? I was like, No, that was fun because.

0:26:45.680 --> 0:26:48.000
<v Speaker 2>I haven't had somebody that I could be like, can

0:26:48.040 --> 0:26:50.040
<v Speaker 2>you just chuck me above your head? And he was

0:26:50.080 --> 0:26:52.159
<v Speaker 2>like sure, what do you mean the eighteen year old female?

0:26:52.200 --> 0:26:56.439
<v Speaker 2>Wasn't that you were down to attempt? Whether it happened

0:26:56.560 --> 0:26:59.200
<v Speaker 2>or not, was now I could now I could now

0:26:59.240 --> 0:27:02.359
<v Speaker 2>it would be sick. So Tyson Beckford was fun because

0:27:02.400 --> 0:27:04.800
<v Speaker 2>I really felt like I could be He was a

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:06.480
<v Speaker 2>jungle gym. I was just like, can you let me

0:27:06.520 --> 0:27:07.840
<v Speaker 2>move over end? And he was like yeah, I was

0:27:07.840 --> 0:27:09.040
<v Speaker 2>like can you hold me upside down?

0:27:09.240 --> 0:27:09.600
<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>He was. He was so sweet and fun about it,

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<v Speaker 2>But obviously I would say you like that was the

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<v Speaker 2>first time where I I always came prepared. But if

0:27:21.600 --> 0:27:24.760
<v Speaker 2>I didn't come prepared with choreography, I knew that we

0:27:24.840 --> 0:27:27.600
<v Speaker 2>could fumble around and make something worse. I don't think

0:27:27.640 --> 0:27:31.679
<v Speaker 2>you came prepared when we did feedback. No, that was

0:27:31.760 --> 0:27:36.159
<v Speaker 2>definitely in the room. No, it was just a lift.

0:27:36.400 --> 0:27:38.280
<v Speaker 2>It was because again I didn't know what we could

0:27:38.359 --> 0:27:40.399
<v Speaker 2>do and salsa, and I knew that we needed to

0:27:40.440 --> 0:27:43.280
<v Speaker 2>throw something crazy, so we attempted some headstack. You did

0:27:43.320 --> 0:27:44.960
<v Speaker 2>you did wrap feedback.

0:27:44.560 --> 0:27:49.359
<v Speaker 1>Because I remember you prepped feedback with Ezra and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so Jenna, Jenna came into one of our rehearsals and

0:27:52.400 --> 0:27:54.719
<v Speaker 1>and we did we did this actually is gonna lead

0:27:54.760 --> 0:27:57.960
<v Speaker 1>me pretty pretty solidly into my memories Unlocked game. But

0:27:58.040 --> 0:28:00.680
<v Speaker 1>she came into our rehearsals and she was like, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get the mad out. And anytime the mad out it

0:28:02.760 --> 0:28:05.800
<v Speaker 1>was like, oh dear gosh, here we go, thinking we're gonna.

0:28:05.600 --> 0:28:10.159
<v Speaker 2>Do some left drive. She's like, can you do a headstand? Yeah, okay,

0:28:10.320 --> 0:28:14.359
<v Speaker 2>preps this. I'm an artist. Artists should make mistakes. This

0:28:14.520 --> 0:28:16.399
<v Speaker 2>was a big mistake on my head. This is a

0:28:16.480 --> 0:28:17.320
<v Speaker 2>very big mistake.

0:28:17.400 --> 0:28:20.480
<v Speaker 1>The concept was there because kids now in the convention, Well,

0:28:20.520 --> 0:28:23.400
<v Speaker 1>do do these really cool headstand tricks where they headstand spin,

0:28:23.520 --> 0:28:27.119
<v Speaker 1>split straddle flip like they do these, But me and

0:28:27.200 --> 0:28:28.760
<v Speaker 1>Jenna we like it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just it wasn't about to happen. We're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>share this video so everyone can just witness absolutely.

0:28:33.520 --> 0:28:36.840
<v Speaker 1>Jenna was like, all right, we're gonna go headstand, straddle

0:28:37.320 --> 0:28:43.360
<v Speaker 1>through laid back. I was like, Okay, we look absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>so stupid.

0:28:44.640 --> 0:28:47.520
<v Speaker 2>We look like we're mini's like trying to do We

0:28:47.520 --> 0:28:48.920
<v Speaker 2>look like in.

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<v Speaker 1>The back of the convention around like that's what we

0:28:51.880 --> 0:28:53.160
<v Speaker 1>looked like so bad?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, here was the thing. I was like, we hadn't

0:28:57.360 --> 0:28:59.880
<v Speaker 2>really done the lifts yet. Yeah, and I knew that

0:28:59.880 --> 0:29:03.200
<v Speaker 2>we needed to like have really shut out or whatever.

0:29:03.280 --> 0:29:04.920
<v Speaker 2>So I was like, okay, well if we can't lift

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:09.680
<v Speaker 2>each other, like we can probably do headstans together. Bad idea.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't happen, and you did lift me that routine

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<v Speaker 2>that week. I lifted upside down, cross side down, you knowdle,

0:29:18.200 --> 0:29:20.680
<v Speaker 2>We did the opening lift. Yes, there was a lot

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<v Speaker 2>that week.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, we're gonna get into the lists because

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<v Speaker 1>I have a lot of lift memories, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>lift thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>We got a lot more to talk about. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like we're gonna have to do part two to this.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh so I'm gonna I'm gonna pause this round of

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast here and uh you and I are gonna

0:29:35.040 --> 0:29:37.800
<v Speaker 1>start chatting some more. But everybody listening, you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to go check out Part two to hear the rest.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for listening, everybody. Be sure to

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