I was like, ‘You’re not gonna see Magic Mike. So when Magic Mike came out, she was like, ‘Oh babe, I want to see Magic Mike. How do you explain to your wife that you’re going to be dancing for a bunch of ladies while half-naked? Let’s go back to the day you found out you would officially be in Magic Mike XXL.
I was just all over the place and had no idea what I was doing so those things you slowly learn, the craft of being on-camera. The first time I got out here, I did Star Search and was just dancing. You also just can’t come on, just straight perform, and forget your skill in dance so combining the two was probably the hardest challenge. Also, it’s been a learning experience because you can’t just come on and dance, and forget that you have to perform. What has been the hardest lesson from competing in front of millions on several national stages? You were actually a finalist on The Wade Robson Project, and have been on So You Think You Can Dance and Star Search. I will be in the crowd, for sure, singing along. Had it been years ago, maybe, but that’s not what I’m going for anymore. SEE ALSO: Watch Twitch Give Channing Tatum A Run For His Money In New ‘Magic Mike XXL’ ClipĪny chance we can see you dance for Janet on her upcoming Unbreakable tour? Janet Jackson always had the illest dancers around her so Tyce Diorio, who’s also a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance and danced for Janet at the time, and anybody that danced for Michael Jackson himself. Who were some of the dancers you aspired to emulate? I went to college for dance so I did take the basics of ballet, jazz, modern, a little bit of tap-I was so bad at tap. I was not classically trained before that. Were you classically trained before that? That means you can have a career in dancing. I started noticing background dancers in music videos and connecting the dots like, That’s the same person. The moment I found that out, my whole was blown. They used to take dance during the day, whereas I had no idea what a dance studio or dance classes were. It was the first time I had to learn choreography and that’s when my mind was blown because other people in the cast were telling me about dance studios. TWitch: I knew when I was a senior in high school when I was actually cast in The Wiz. Adelle Platon ( Describe the moment you knew dancing would be your career.
Before the lights go down and the clothes come off for XXL (dropping July 1), tWitch two-stepped to VIBE HQ to discuss his humble dance beginnings, waxing and the best way to crank up the romance in any relationship.