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40 || CELEBRITY MAGAZINE || MAY-JUNE 2017Who inspires you? Can you name some of the dancers you admire and what it is about their particular style of dance that moves you?A lot of dancers inspire me. I trained and choreographed for Maddie Ziegler since she started to dance. I would give her a phrase and she would execute it in class as if she was performing to an entire theatre. She would perform my choreography better than I would have ever imagined%u2026 that%u2019s really inspiring.Do you think dance is instinctual or can it be learned through study? Is it nature, nurture or a bit of both?I think dance steps and combos can be learned, but I think you either have musicality or you don%u2019t. You can improve your turnout, your feet, your strength and your flexibility. Your ability to interpret the music and perform is born in you.What%u2019s would be the dream piece/work for you to choreograph?Choreographing on a TV show every week was definitely a dream come true. A movie, a Broadway show, a tour. All of it!Finish this sentence%u2026 Dancing is__my happy place__.