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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Jo Just Sea Now with me Jojo

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<v Speaker 1>Seua and iHeartRadio podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, welcome back to Jojo Say you on now. You

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<v Speaker 2>know my friend actually yesterday was like, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>have different voices and I was.

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<v Speaker 3>Like, what do you mean?

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<v Speaker 2>And she was like, well, you have like your and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh wait, actually before you answer that,

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<v Speaker 2>I know what you mean. And I was like, I

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<v Speaker 2>have my like excited voice, my quiet voice, my scared voice,

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<v Speaker 2>but then I also have my random British accent that

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<v Speaker 2>comes out occasionally. And she was like, yes, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>made me think of it as your random British accent

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<v Speaker 2>that you do occasionally. I don't know why it comes out.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's I think it's like when I'm nervous,

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<v Speaker 2>but like right now, I'm not nervous at all, so

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<v Speaker 2>I don't I don't know. I have not quite put

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<v Speaker 2>my finger on what it is. No, do you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I wonder if it is. I'm gonna start thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about this and see if I consciously do it like this.

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<v Speaker 2>But one of my best best best friends is English,

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<v Speaker 2>and so when I think of like if I say

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<v Speaker 2>something that like I hear her say, like when I

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<v Speaker 2>just said, put my finger on it. She has this

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<v Speaker 2>funny saying which she's like, not not doing it, put

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<v Speaker 2>my foot down, put my foot down, not doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Might that's how like, that's one of her saying. So

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<v Speaker 2>when I say put it makes me think of Kuz.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know anyways, not the point point is welcome

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<v Speaker 2>back to Joe, just do it now today. I am

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<v Speaker 2>so excited to talk about this. I just had the

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<v Speaker 2>best freaking week of my life. Actually the best and

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<v Speaker 2>the hardest mentally physically, but it was so freaking rewarding.

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<v Speaker 2>I just got off done doing my first live performance

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<v Speaker 2>as an adult, as an adult artist in Miami at

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Beach Pride, and holy how was it amazing?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was beyond what I ever expected it to be.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know, like going into it, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have any expectation. I'm I'm about to so basically the

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<v Speaker 2>only concept of Pride that I have in my head

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<v Speaker 2>right is I did the weeho Pride Braide. I did

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<v Speaker 2>it two years ago. It was awesome, such a fun day.

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<v Speaker 2>But I that's very different than like a performance right

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<v Speaker 2>at like Pride, and then the only like concept of

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<v Speaker 2>performance that I have is back in the day when

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<v Speaker 2>Asia and when I had a TV show called Raising Asia,

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<v Speaker 2>she performed at Long Beach Pride and so I remember

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<v Speaker 2>seeing that, and so for me that was kind of

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<v Speaker 2>my expectation of what it was gonna be, like a

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<v Speaker 2>couple hundred people fun. I thought it was gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>during the day. I thought it was just gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>like a chill, little shindig.

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<v Speaker 3>Like mainly, I was like, I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Also doing it for like the video to have on

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<v Speaker 2>social media, Like there might not be a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people there, but then like, but I'll have the good

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<v Speaker 2>video for social media. That was like my concept and

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<v Speaker 2>thought of like how I was getting myself to do

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<v Speaker 2>it on a big level.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyways, So I got the offer to do Miami Bride,

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<v Speaker 2>I said yes, And when I got there, I got

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<v Speaker 2>to the stage, I did soundcheck and it was empty

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<v Speaker 2>doing soundcheck, and I was like, oh wow, this is

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<v Speaker 2>actually like a really big area of land that this

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<v Speaker 2>could be. But I was like still even then, like

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<v Speaker 2>I bet like two thousand people are going to be here,

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<v Speaker 2>and like out of those two thousand people that are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be here, like maybe fifteen hundred I'll watch the

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<v Speaker 2>performance like that's like that was the goal that I

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<v Speaker 2>was achieving. I thought I was gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 2>like see the end of people and like that would

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<v Speaker 2>be that and it would be like mingly. But freakin'

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<v Speaker 2>heck was I wrong. I was so wrong. I got

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<v Speaker 2>on stage and it is just a sea of people,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm gonna go back and go talk about rehearsals

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<v Speaker 2>and talk about the performance and backstage in Miami. But

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<v Speaker 2>I got to start off this podcast by saying, to

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<v Speaker 2>the fifty five thousand people that showed up.

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<v Speaker 3>One thank you. I love you.

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<v Speaker 2>You were the best freaking audience for my first performance.

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<v Speaker 2>You were the best audience ever. But I that is

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<v Speaker 2>triple the size of my biggest crowd in my past.

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<v Speaker 2>That is I mean, it blew my mind. Not only

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't my biggest crowd, but it was also my performance

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<v Speaker 2>broke the record for Miami Pride attendance. The president of

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Pride came up to me after. That's a tongue twister.

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Pride president. He came up to me after and

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<v Speaker 2>he was just telling me, he was like, we have

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<v Speaker 2>never had an energy like this in the audience, and

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<v Speaker 2>he said, And you broke the record by a landslide,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, And I was like, really, how many people

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<v Speaker 2>were there when he told me? Fifty five thousand. When

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you, I took a lap, I literally ran

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<v Speaker 2>away came back sobbing.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know what to say, I didn't know how

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<v Speaker 3>to feel. It was. It was the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Magical feeling, literally ever. And then I was talking to

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<v Speaker 2>one of my dancers because she had lived in Miami

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<v Speaker 2>for a while, and she was like, yeah, normally there's

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<v Speaker 2>like thirty thousand people, Like I kind of expected there

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<v Speaker 2>to be like twenty thirty. And I was like, no

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<v Speaker 2>one felt like telling me this beforehand, Like I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know it was going to be that big, and then

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<v Speaker 2>for it to be that big already and then to

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<v Speaker 2>have my performance in me being there break the record that,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, blew my mind. I'm so excited because now

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<v Speaker 2>I get to do it again at Chicago Pride, and

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<v Speaker 2>I get to do it again at Pittsburgh Pride. It

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be so much freaking fun. Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 2>go back, let's no reverse to rehearsals. So I started

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<v Speaker 2>off doing Miami Pride rehearsals. We started we had. It

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<v Speaker 2>was actually pretty chaotic because we didn't have that much

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<v Speaker 2>time to rehearse. It was actually really stressful. We were

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to shoot a music video the day before rehearsals,

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<v Speaker 2>but then I was like, you know what, put the

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<v Speaker 2>music video on hold because I really just want to

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<v Speaker 2>focus on my Pride and it would have been way

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<v Speaker 2>too much. So thank god we did that. Anyways, though,

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<v Speaker 2>we start Miami Pride rehearsals, we have five songs, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we have balance, maybe choose your fighter Karma boomerang, and

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<v Speaker 2>then there was a fifth song in the set. We

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<v Speaker 2>were supposed to do five songs, and at that point

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<v Speaker 2>in time, we had five songs and five days of rehearsals,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it was very tight, very crammed, and very stressful.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we going to make this happen? And of course

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<v Speaker 2>we were. I mean it was no sweat off of anybody,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was like, we got to keep it pushing.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't get lazy any day. The Miami rehearsals, I

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<v Speaker 2>got to have some of the best moments and some

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<v Speaker 2>of the hardest moments of my life. I We're in

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<v Speaker 2>rehearsals and we rehearsed at my studio, studio see what,

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<v Speaker 2>and studio see what. For me, I've talked about this before,

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of like my safe space if a therapist

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<v Speaker 2>was a place to studio see what is my therapist.

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<v Speaker 2>I true really love it out there. It really is

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<v Speaker 2>a safe home for me. I mean I spend as

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<v Speaker 2>much time there as I do at my house. And

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<v Speaker 2>so being in that space on this week where mentally

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<v Speaker 2>I had been going through so much with things going

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<v Speaker 2>on on the internet, things going on behind the scenes,

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<v Speaker 2>things getting out that I didn't even know existed, Like

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<v Speaker 2>what the fuck is happening? And my thing is is

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<v Speaker 2>as long as I'm covered on the back end and

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't do anything wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>I've realized that the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Is just kind of theorized on things, and the world

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<v Speaker 2>is going to think things without even knowing them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've kind of had to accept that, and I kind

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<v Speaker 2>of had to accept my fate. Also in this time

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<v Speaker 2>is when the So You Think You Can Dance trailers

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<v Speaker 2>started to come out, and so You're thinking his trailer

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<v Speaker 2>was getting you know, a bit of a bit of

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<v Speaker 2>heat because people didn't like A that I was a

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<v Speaker 2>judge and B they didn't like the new format and

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<v Speaker 2>at this point one two actually two of the top ten,

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<v Speaker 2>and are my dancers for this Miami Pride performance. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'll talk about all my dancers in a second. But

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<v Speaker 2>I was telling them. I said to them, I said look,

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<v Speaker 2>because they felt bad that I was getting the heat.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like, look, here's the thing, like, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't care if I'm getting the heat and if the

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<v Speaker 2>format's getting the heat, because I know that I can

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<v Speaker 2>handle it. Like I don't I don't mind being the

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<v Speaker 2>punching bag for the show, Like as long as you

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<v Speaker 2>guys aren't getting the heat, like, let's freaking go. Then

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<v Speaker 2>I realized something, and this is what really got me

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<v Speaker 2>through rehearsals is and through last week, was look, if

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<v Speaker 2>I am the world's punching bag for a second, that

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<v Speaker 2>means that somebody is having more fun bullying and destroying

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<v Speaker 2>me than they are somebody at school, than they are

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else on social media. And the thing is, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that I can take it. I know that I

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<v Speaker 2>will be fine. I'm gonna be upset at times, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>but I know I have good people around me, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know I'm gonna be okay, and I'm gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>through it. But I don't know if anybody else could

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<v Speaker 2>get the heat that I am getting right now and

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<v Speaker 2>keep it pushing. And so I'm very grateful to a

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<v Speaker 2>in a very strange, messed up way, just let me

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<v Speaker 2>have it, because it's all I got right now. But

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<v Speaker 2>I am almost grateful that I'm getting the heat because

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<v Speaker 2>I know that somebody else isn't because I am, so

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of made me feel better. There was a

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<v Speaker 2>few days of rehearsal where I left the studio and

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<v Speaker 2>had to take a couple of phone calls and came

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<v Speaker 2>off those phone calls sobbing because I was like just why,

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<v Speaker 2>like what what?

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<v Speaker 3>Why? This is enough?

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<v Speaker 2>Like let's like people need a can it basically and

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<v Speaker 2>beat it. But I walked back into the studio and

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<v Speaker 2>rich was like, Jojo nish, what.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you need?

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like, Richie's my choreographer, and I was like, Richie,

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<v Speaker 2>play the song, let's do the set, and all my

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<v Speaker 2>dancers like, let's go, let's do it, because that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what makes me happy, being in that room, running that show, performing, entertaining,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I was like, let's just freaking go. I

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<v Speaker 2>also when we're in those rehearsals. I mean, it is

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<v Speaker 2>the best group of people at the studio. We have

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<v Speaker 2>my videographer Cameron, who is so fun, so chill, with

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<v Speaker 2>my choreographer Richie Jackson. I mean, Richie is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most legendary choreographers out there, and he has created

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<v Speaker 2>some of the most iconic dances, and he has done

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<v Speaker 2>everything with me since Dariam Music video, so he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>been in my bubble for a very long time. He

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<v Speaker 2>was also a judge on my first show, Abbey's Ultimate

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<v Speaker 2>Dance Competition. He's Lady Gaga's choreographer and creative director. He

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<v Speaker 2>has worked with literally every artist. He's he's the best

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<v Speaker 2>guy ever. His assistant Ian Mackenzie, who is also freaking incredible, phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 2>And then my dancers. We have Madison Alvarado.

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<v Speaker 3>Who is.

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<v Speaker 2>Insanely talented. We have Malia Murray who is also insanely talented.

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<v Speaker 2>She has been with me since Dreamed the Tour twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two. She's I mean, both of those two girls

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<v Speaker 2>are family to me.

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<v Speaker 3>And then my boys. We have CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Jensen, who's actually done performances with me since I was fourteen.

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<v Speaker 2>At the Kid's Choice Awards so he has been with

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<v Speaker 2>me now for almost seven years, which is crazy. We

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<v Speaker 2>have Braylan, he is Braylan and Madison actually are both

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<v Speaker 2>the two dancers that are in the top ten of

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<v Speaker 2>So You Think You Can Dance, and they are Braylan.

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<v Speaker 3>Braylan was our baby.

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<v Speaker 2>We always do a set baby on a set Grandpa

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<v Speaker 2>who is our youngest, who's our oldest. And Braylan actually

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<v Speaker 2>for this project was set baby and he freaking crushed it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then there's a dancer. His name is Joseph. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna butcher his last name it's like something like sis

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<v Speaker 2>s z E k U l A. I literally don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know where to begin with that. Joseph did Karma

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<v Speaker 2>with me. That was the first time I met him.

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<v Speaker 2>He is freaking awesome. And then Diego, I'm also gonna butcher.

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<v Speaker 2>Diego's last name pass pass Pasila plus I gotta find it.

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<v Speaker 2>I really gotta find it. P A S I L

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<v Speaker 2>l A S. And he asked Diego that today. Diego

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<v Speaker 2>is literally one of the best dancers in the freaking world.

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<v Speaker 2>He he actually won the TV show World of Dance

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<v Speaker 2>with him and his two friends. They were a trio

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<v Speaker 2>and they won. So yeah, a freaking incredible group of

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<v Speaker 2>people at the studio literally at all times. And then

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<v Speaker 2>for like our last two days of rehearsal, my mom

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<v Speaker 2>was actually up there. She was doing wardrobe and costumes

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<v Speaker 2>with Gabby, who is our assistant helper dancer, she's she

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<v Speaker 2>does a lot of things. And then Kristin, who is

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<v Speaker 2>actually one of the x MG pop kids, her mom.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, Kristin was out there, Gabby was out there,

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<v Speaker 2>my mom was out there.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a freaking party.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a lot of work and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>hours and a lot of training, but it was so

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<v Speaker 2>much fun. Of you and if you know me, you

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<v Speaker 2>know I can spend hours at that studio. But figuring

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<v Speaker 2>out the set and the choreography was actually, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it was no joke. These numbers are very fit, physical.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm singing and then dancing, and I'm partnering with

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always partnering with Madison in the set, which is

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we have so much fun and.

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<v Speaker 3>We put on a freaking show.

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<v Speaker 2>We entertain We are not a singer, we are not

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<v Speaker 2>a dancer, but we are an entertainer and we I'm

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<v Speaker 2>saying we as in me, but we freaking entertained, and

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<v Speaker 2>whether the audience likes it hates it, they are definitely

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<v Speaker 2>entertained by it.

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<v Speaker 3>And that that's what I was put on this earth

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<v Speaker 3>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm very grateful that I get to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm grateful that it worked. The end of every rehearsal,

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<v Speaker 2>we always say are high and are low? Oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>in the audio team. Wait, I forgot about the audio team.

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<v Speaker 2>We had these three boys who are my audio team,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are phenomenal, so fun I was when I

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<v Speaker 2>was talking about highs and lows. Just now reminded me

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<v Speaker 2>of them because they always had the best high and lows.

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<v Speaker 2>But honestly, towards the end of rehearsals, like the last

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<v Speaker 2>two days, I actually stopped doing lows and I only

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<v Speaker 2>had everybody say they're high because truthfully, the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>is because my loaves were too low and I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to bring them up, didn't want to talk about them,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't want to bring them into the room, didn't want

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<v Speaker 2>to bring that energy into the room. But my loaves

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<v Speaker 2>were very low, and I wanted to keep the vibes

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<v Speaker 2>happy for everybody because at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>that room's energy revolves around my energy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>When I am the boss in this situation, I'm the

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<v Speaker 2>one that is in charge of everybody. If I'm down,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's down. If I'm up, everyone's up. There was actually

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<v Speaker 2>this funny moment in rehearsals where I was down.

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<v Speaker 3>We were choreographing Boomerang. I was just not in. I

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<v Speaker 3>was not invested.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the day that I was lower than low,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, we take a break, we

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<v Speaker 2>come back from break, and Richie was like, go from

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<v Speaker 2>the top, We're changing this whole thing. Troops and then

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<v Speaker 2>everyone like tapped in.

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<v Speaker 3>I tapped in. I told the dancers.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, here we go, let's get it together

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<v Speaker 2>like this, we're being embarrassing right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's find it. And we found it.

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<v Speaker 2>The new versee is what made it on stage and

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<v Speaker 2>I am so happy because of the new version. Ah

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<v Speaker 2>so freaking good. So it actually wasn't until it was

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<v Speaker 2>Actually it was pretty early on. It was like day

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<v Speaker 2>two of rehearsal because we had done Karma. No, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>it was day three rehearsal because we had done Karma.

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<v Speaker 2>Choose your Fighter and then Balance Baby and next in

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<v Speaker 2>the set was supposed to be uh ah, do I

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<v Speaker 2>want to tell you what it was? Now? I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to tell you what it was. There was supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be another song. We ultimately decided that that song

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<v Speaker 2>is too big of a power move in the future

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<v Speaker 2>of my career that we didn't want to put it

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<v Speaker 2>out there in just a quick performance. And it was

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<v Speaker 2>very important to us to hold onto it and make

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<v Speaker 2>that song a reveal at a time, because it is

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<v Speaker 2>such same way that Karma was a head turner, this

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<v Speaker 2>song is the next head turner, and so it was

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<v Speaker 2>very important to us that we held onto that and

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't reveal it right away. And it was a

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<v Speaker 2>tough decision because creatively, half of my team wanted it there,

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<v Speaker 2>and then creatively half of my team didn't want it there.

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<v Speaker 2>And so ultimately that then comes down to me to

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<v Speaker 2>make the final decision. And I know I'm making half

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<v Speaker 2>my team happy one way and half my team happy

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<v Speaker 2>the other way. But I have to eliminate all of that,

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<v Speaker 2>really figure out what makes sense, and then go with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Cause even even for me, you know, I actually I

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<v Speaker 2>probably would have been more happy and more satisfied if

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<v Speaker 2>I did do that song because I would have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>to do another song, which I would have loved, but ultimately,

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<v Speaker 2>in the scale and the scope of my career, it

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<v Speaker 2>made sense to not perform that song, and so.

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<v Speaker 3>We're holding it, We're saving it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I'll end up doing it at Pittsburgh Pride,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think I'll for sure do it at Chicago Pride.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll see you in Chicago and you will know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>But that song.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, we're planning music video for next week, which I

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<v Speaker 2>am so excited. Oh my god, I ah, oh, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't I didn't think I would be more excited for

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<v Speaker 2>a concept than I was for Karma. And truthfully, as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as we came up with this next step in

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<v Speaker 2>this next music video, I honestly was like, well, good luck, Karma,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you do good. And I kind of like

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<v Speaker 2>a borded mission on Karma and just like chucked it

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<v Speaker 2>out for the last week and really started focusing on

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<v Speaker 2>this second music video. So I'm really excited about that. Anyways,

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<v Speaker 2>wrapping up rehearsals, we ended rehearsals, flew out, landed in

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<v Speaker 2>Miami at six in the morning, went to sound check

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<v Speaker 2>at nine in the morning, ordered some of many food,

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<v Speaker 2>got back from sound check, started doing my makeup. For

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<v Speaker 2>anyone that doesn't know, I do all my own hair

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<v Speaker 2>and makeup. Not hair, that's a lie. I don't do

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<v Speaker 2>that anymore. I have an incredible HAIRSTYLI his name is Corey,

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<v Speaker 2>But I do all my own makeup.

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<v Speaker 3>Still.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a couple of reasons why I Number one, efficiency,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a really fast makeup artist. I can get that

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<v Speaker 2>thing on and a couple couple honestly, like, depending on

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<v Speaker 2>the look. If I'm doing the black Beast makeup look, now,

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<v Speaker 2>I can get that on in literally forty five minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>This makeup look, though, because it was white, it required

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<v Speaker 2>a bit more time because it required drying and then

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<v Speaker 2>reapplying and drying and reapplying and then drying and reapplying.

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<v Speaker 2>Had to a couple layers because it was a white

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<v Speaker 2>beast makeup look. But we got it on took like

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half hours for context. The Black Beast

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<v Speaker 2>makeup on set took four and a half hours. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I can get that on real quick, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just enjoyed doing it. Gives me, It relaxes me, It

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<v Speaker 2>gives me a creative outlet and then yeah, my two

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<v Speaker 2>girl dancers, Malia and Madison, they both came over to

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<v Speaker 2>my room. We had a warm up party, we got dressed,

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<v Speaker 2>we chugged celsies, and then we headed over to Pride.

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<v Speaker 2>We were backstage and we were just having fun like

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<v Speaker 2>it was all like fun and games, and then all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, the announcer was like, you guys ready

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<v Speaker 2>for Joe Joe, so you are, and the scream that

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<v Speaker 2>was led out by the audience, I had never heard

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<v Speaker 2>anything like it before. Before we go out on stage,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a couple of things that I do. So

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<v Speaker 2>I grab pull aside all my dancers and only the dancers,

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<v Speaker 2>because me and the dancers, and one day if I

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<v Speaker 2>have a band, I would include them. But basically just

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<v Speaker 2>the people that are on this stage, and pull everybody aside,

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<v Speaker 2>and we all hold hands, and I give a speech,

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<v Speaker 2>a motivation and for some a prayer. The thing for

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<v Speaker 2>me is not everybody in the world believes in what

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in, and I don't believe in what everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in the world believes. And everybody has their own beliefs.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the right of the world.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we do.

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<v Speaker 2>I do a speech that is basically, I say, no

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<v Speaker 2>matter what you believe in, no matter if it's a figure,

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<v Speaker 2>a crystal, manifestation, a religious thing, whatever it is to you,

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<v Speaker 2>let that help you get through this performance. Please give

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<v Speaker 2>your energy to that. Please ask that to help you push,

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<v Speaker 2>to help you be inspired, and to help the audience

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<v Speaker 2>have a good time. And then I say, I say

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<v Speaker 2>for me specifically, because I never want to make it

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<v Speaker 2>too to I don't ever want to push anything on anybody,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I always just say, and for me specifically,

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<v Speaker 2>big man upstairs, thank you for giving me this gift.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for giving me this ability and this body

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<v Speaker 2>and these friends and this family of people to be

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<v Speaker 2>on this stage with, and this audience of people to

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<v Speaker 2>go on this stage four And thank you, and do

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<v Speaker 2>me a favor, keep us all safe, help us all

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<v Speaker 2>have fun. And uh. Then you know, we give a

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<v Speaker 2>little we give a little sign out, and then I

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<v Speaker 2>just give a speech to my answers, being like, look,

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<v Speaker 2>here we go. I always say, you're gonna be tired,

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna be hot, you're gonna be sweaty, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be in pain, your legs are gonna hurt. At the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, no one cares. No one in

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<v Speaker 2>the audience cares. I don't care while we're on stage.

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<v Speaker 2>I care when we're off the stage. Absolutely. When we

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<v Speaker 2>are off the stage, I will get I will get

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<v Speaker 2>off the stage and get you all the water, get

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<v Speaker 2>you all a massage, whatever you need. I will care

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<v Speaker 2>about you after. But when we are on that stage,

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<v Speaker 2>no one cares. We keep going and we push and

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<v Speaker 2>we give an incredible show. So enjoy being tired, because

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<v Speaker 2>after we will fix it. But let's go on stage

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<v Speaker 2>and let's give it everything we got. And the dancers

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<v Speaker 2>it's always like a funny type of tone, and so

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<v Speaker 2>the dancers always laughing and we're all.

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<v Speaker 3>Like yeah, true, true, true.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a very good vibe because you got to remember,

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<v Speaker 2>these dancers are also my closest friends, and so we

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<v Speaker 2>some most of my closest friends. I have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of close friends that are not dancers, but this group

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<v Speaker 2>of people specifically are very close to me. Then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I break that up and I go over by myself.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is something that I've done ever since Dancing

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<v Speaker 2>with the Stars. First week of Dancing with the Stars,

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<v Speaker 2>my partner Jenna was like, let's go pray, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, pray, let's go, let's do it. And I,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I didn't know what to expect. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>is a good a good way to put it. But

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<v Speaker 2>she said a prayer and I was like, wait, I

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<v Speaker 2>love this. And so now every time before I go

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<v Speaker 2>out on stage, I say the same thing that she

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<v Speaker 2>used to say, and I give a true prayer. And

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<v Speaker 2>then I used to have this mantra that we would

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<v Speaker 2>say to each other. I would say, we're prepared. She

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<v Speaker 2>would say, we're excited, and then I would say and

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<v Speaker 2>we have each other, or we would say together and

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<v Speaker 2>we have each other. And so now I say I'm prepared,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited, and I have myself and I do it

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<v Speaker 2>every single time. And then I get up, I do

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<v Speaker 2>the dance. Moms wanted the advices and we want to

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<v Speaker 2>the devices. We went to the Besties and we want

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<v Speaker 2>to divices. I went to the wantedsciused knock, knocked, backcrack,

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<v Speaker 2>backcrack every single time. I'll never do a performance with

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<v Speaker 2>live doing that. Then hop my happy ass on stage

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<v Speaker 2>and give the show for life. So then we went

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<v Speaker 2>on stage. I got my costume on. We're feeling good.

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<v Speaker 2>We are having so much fun on stage. The stage

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<v Speaker 2>was so slippery. I told my dancers, I was like, look,

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<v Speaker 2>if I could do anything about it, you guys know

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<v Speaker 2>I would, but I couldn't. And so I was like, everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>hope for the best, try not to die.

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<v Speaker 3>And I told my.

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<v Speaker 2>Dancers, I was like, look, I need you next. I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, don't injure yourself. I was like, if you

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<v Speaker 2>can only go so deep and you play go that deep,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all gonna be fine. And then, of course, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I plan out what I'm going to say to

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd in some sort of way. Of course, I

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<v Speaker 2>add lib like no other UH would Literally I told

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<v Speaker 2>my son guys like, the only thing I'll go rogue

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<v Speaker 2>on is my talking that I do for thirty seconds

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<v Speaker 2>will be fourteen minutes. Get ready, which did happen. But

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<v Speaker 2>I uh, I started to talk to the crowd, and

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that I planned to say it

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<v Speaker 2>was like, let me here, you scream, Miami, let them scream.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I was gonna be like, oh, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>I've had six year old scream louder than that. Making

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<v Speaker 2>like a joke to my past right, but honestly, like

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<v Speaker 2>I still made the joke, but as they're screaming, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, damn, that is the loudest scream I've ever

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<v Speaker 2>heard of all life. But then I still made the joke,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they screamed even louder. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>It was crazy. The crowd was crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>There was this person that wore a T shirt that

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<v Speaker 2>had me getting paparazzi outside the sex store on it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I pulled that shirt on stage and put

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<v Speaker 2>it on Madison. And then there was somebody holding up Jojo,

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<v Speaker 2>have you learned Nothing? Poster with Abby's face on it,

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<v Speaker 2>but Abby wearing the Beast makeup. There was so many posters,

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone's singing, Oh my god. The way people sang thou

0:24:12.000 --> 0:24:14.080
<v Speaker 2>shalt not lie, thou shall not cheat, Thou shall not

0:24:14.119 --> 0:24:17.040
<v Speaker 2>get caught, or you'll end up just like me. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I have never heard anything like that. I mean it

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<v Speaker 2>was it was crazy. I actually messed up in the performance,

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm still so mad at myself for I I

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<v Speaker 2>fucked up the second chorus of Choose Your Fighter. No

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<v Speaker 2>one would know, but I know, and I can guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>I will never mess that up ever again. I will

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<v Speaker 2>have my shit together on that course for the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of my life. But yeah, you know, I always have

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<v Speaker 2>my answers before we go out on stage. I'm like

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<v Speaker 2>I know, in rehearsals, I am hard on everybody about

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<v Speaker 2>being perfect in that room. But now on this stage,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not about that. On this stage, it's about trusting yourself.

0:24:58.240 --> 0:25:00.720
<v Speaker 2>You're gonna mess up. I'm gonna to mess up. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't know where we're gonna mess up, but it's gonna happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're gonna recover from it and it's gonna be fine.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want you, guys, go out on stage, enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the hard work that you put in, and be proud

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<v Speaker 2>of the hard work you put in. But now let

0:25:11.640 --> 0:25:13.560
<v Speaker 2>that hard work do the work for you and you

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<v Speaker 2>just enjoy it, have fun, let the audience feel your fire.

0:25:17.600 --> 0:25:19.040
<v Speaker 3>And that's something that I truly believe in.

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<v Speaker 2>Because look, at the end of the day, you get

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<v Speaker 2>into that performance once, I will never get to do

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<v Speaker 2>that first performance ever again, and so we have to

0:25:26.560 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 2>truly cherish every moment on stage. And so I make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that I really get that into my dancers heads

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<v Speaker 2>before I go out, and make sure everyone's energy is good.

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<v Speaker 2>And we get on that stage, we do our thing

0:25:37.800 --> 0:25:40.160
<v Speaker 2>and we get off, and honestly, when we got off

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<v Speaker 2>the stage, all the dancers were like celebrating. That was awesome,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just kind of was standing there and I

0:25:45.280 --> 0:25:47.640
<v Speaker 2>was like, I don't know how to feel right now.

0:25:47.640 --> 0:25:50.720
<v Speaker 2>I was like I was very numb, which I haven't

0:25:50.760 --> 0:25:53.400
<v Speaker 2>really felt before. It was like kind of like did

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<v Speaker 2>that just happen? And it was almost like it was

0:25:56.320 --> 0:25:58.600
<v Speaker 2>almost like how I would feel on Special Forces of

0:25:58.720 --> 0:26:02.560
<v Speaker 2>just being like I'm I'm not scared, I'm not sad,

0:26:02.600 --> 0:26:06.200
<v Speaker 2>I'm not I'm happy, but I'm not like showing it.

0:26:06.320 --> 0:26:08.520
<v Speaker 3>But I like don't know what to do right now.

0:26:09.160 --> 0:26:11.080
<v Speaker 2>And then when the President came up to me and

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<v Speaker 2>he told me about the fifty five thousand people, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I lost it. I was running, I was crying.

0:26:15.480 --> 0:26:19.159
<v Speaker 2>Then I was celebrating and super happy. Everyone was so

0:26:19.200 --> 0:26:20.240
<v Speaker 2>happy with the performance.

0:26:20.920 --> 0:26:21.800
<v Speaker 3>Richie was so happy.

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<v Speaker 2>My mom we call her a Rod. She I know

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<v Speaker 2>if a Rod says it was good.

0:26:25.520 --> 0:26:27.480
<v Speaker 3>I know a Rod. She would never lie to.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, and she would tell me, she would tell me

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent if it was not good. And so

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<v Speaker 2>when I got the A Rod's stay up of approval

0:26:34.680 --> 0:26:35.720
<v Speaker 2>and she said we were good, I was.

0:26:35.720 --> 0:26:40.240
<v Speaker 3>Like, we're in. We did it, baby, we freaking did it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>That and we went out to dinner after Madison made

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<v Speaker 2>us all a reservation at Komodo in Miami, which was

0:26:48.640 --> 0:26:51.520
<v Speaker 2>so delicious. If you were ever in Miami, please take

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<v Speaker 2>a trip to Kmoto.

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<v Speaker 3>It is so good. Then all my dancers were not

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<v Speaker 3>to live after.

0:26:56.640 --> 0:26:58.560
<v Speaker 2>They wanted to go out and go out, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, y'all go live your life. I will be

0:27:00.760 --> 0:27:04.000
<v Speaker 2>sleeping because I have pressed the next morning, so I

0:27:04.040 --> 0:27:06.080
<v Speaker 2>went back to hotel, did my press the next day,

0:27:06.320 --> 0:27:08.680
<v Speaker 2>ended up back in la that night, and now we're

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<v Speaker 2>freaking here. We are getting ready to do it all

0:27:10.840 --> 0:27:13.040
<v Speaker 2>again in a couple of weeks with Pittsburgh Pride and

0:27:13.040 --> 0:27:17.000
<v Speaker 2>then in a couple of more weeks with Chicago Pride. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know me, you know how much I love and

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<v Speaker 2>ador g Flip, And I just found out that g

0:27:21.040 --> 0:27:23.879
<v Speaker 2>Flip is doing Pittsburgh Pride two days after me and

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<v Speaker 2>I was told my whole team. I was like, extend it.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, cause I will be staying so stoked

0:27:28.920 --> 0:27:31.800
<v Speaker 2>about that. Don't know why that side note came up. Anyways,

0:27:32.440 --> 0:27:35.640
<v Speaker 2>That's pretty much the tea on Miami. It was so amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>It was so fun. It definitely fueled my fire. I

0:27:37.920 --> 0:27:40.280
<v Speaker 2>find myself now that I'm home, I'm like, let's go,

0:27:40.440 --> 0:27:43.080
<v Speaker 2>let's train, let's dance, let's stretch, let's work out. Like

0:27:43.119 --> 0:27:45.399
<v Speaker 2>I'm very much so inspired to be back to that

0:27:45.480 --> 0:27:46.600
<v Speaker 2>workhorse mode, which.

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<v Speaker 3>I am so happy about. And I've been. I've been

0:27:50.119 --> 0:27:51.040
<v Speaker 3>training like no other.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been so good and I am ready to keep

0:27:53.880 --> 0:27:58.320
<v Speaker 2>it freaking pushing. Thank you all for listening. I hope

0:27:58.359 --> 0:28:00.639
<v Speaker 2>you enjoyed. I feel like this was like a really

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<v Speaker 2>fast paced talking podcast. I feel like I was like

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<v Speaker 2>really really inspired, really stoked, and just like kept going

0:28:06.760 --> 0:28:08.520
<v Speaker 2>on my rants. I feel like sometimes I like slow

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<v Speaker 2>down to try to think of my thoughts, but I

0:28:11.080 --> 0:28:13.040
<v Speaker 2>feel like today I was just like, really, we kept it,

0:28:13.080 --> 0:28:16.920
<v Speaker 2>we kept it pushing. Yeah, anyways, I need to stop rambling.

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<v Speaker 3>I adore you all.

0:28:18.440 --> 0:28:20.560
<v Speaker 2>Thank you for listening, and uh, I'll see you next

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<v Speaker 2>time on JO Now or I'll see you in Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>or Pittsburgh at Pride. I love y'all, Jesus, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much for listening.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody.

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