That ended up happening on "So You Think You Can Dance" all the way back in , when tWitch became the runner-up for his incredible hip-hop dancing. So how did it feel to take home those honors? In fact, as tWitch tells it, he attributes his enduring success to his turn on the reality show, which really did change the trajectory of his career.
Every life choice and everything that I've done, from then on out, happened at that crossroads. That actually happened many, many years ago on a program that you might no longer even be familiar with, which, honestly, threw us for a bit of a loop. As for Stephen "tWitch" Boss, he made it all the way to the semi-finals in , which is an impressive run on " Star Search. Oh, and bonus points to Arsenio Hall for enthusiastically introducing tWitch to viewers — talk about a throwback.
Let's face it — dancing is a lot of fun for the majority of us, whether we're letting loose at a friend's wedding or kicking off our shoes at the club with our girlfriends. And, of course, it's obviously something that Stephen "tWitch" Boss thoroughly enjoys and does often.
But dance is more than just a fun activity for tWitch, who uses movement as a form of genuine communication. He views dancing as something that transcends words and brings people together, as it's an art form that has evolved and developed for centuries.
What a beautiful notion. As Holker tells it, tWitch was completely oblivious to her obvious interest. Holker and tWitch got married in , as noted by her Instagram page, and have been happily together ever since. Like many couples who get together, Stephen "tWitch" Boss and his wife, Allison Holker , made the decision to have children together.
But, before that, Holker had a daughter from her first marriage and was understandably cautious and protective of her when the pair started dating. Fortunately, Holker's older daughter and tWitch became fast friends when Holker eventually introduced them. Holker and tWitch would later go on to have two more children together, a son and a daughter, according to a post on tWitch's Instagram page.
Ten former employees and one current employee regaled the outlet with stories about being fired for taking sick days or attending funerals, being warned not to talk to Ellen DeGeneres, and even getting fed up with "comments about her race" and quitting. All in all, it was a damning report that framed DeGeneres' producers and managers as, well, rotten.
While there was significant fallout from the alleged revelations, Stephen "tWitch" Boss wasn't part of the chorus of accusations. And not surprisingly, big changes were made to the talk show, which included some staff housecleaning. Allison's daughter, Weslie, gets in on the family fun. DS : Allison, at what point did tWitch meet your daughter, Weslie? Allison: He met her first before we were dating, at rehearsals and tapings. When we got together, I was very careful.
I know now that he's my forever, but I had to make sure of that. I didn't allow them to really hang out until six months in, and even then it was slow and for small periods of time. Eventually it grew to where it is now—it's like she has a second daddy. Their relationship is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry.
She loves him so much, and he is such a good example of what a man should be. She doesn't like that I call her a dude, but she's my little dude.
DS : What's your best advice for dancers who might date a co-star? Sometimes people put their own plans on the back burner, and when they realize those things may have gone awry, they begin to resent the other person. We talk out everything.
It's not your fault. Allison: I love being onstage, but I'd prefer to be on the producing and directing side. He wants to be on the performing side, so I'd love to create a project around him that. We're both in transitional periods where we're looking at all our options. It's exciting because possibilities are opening up. But there have been some beautiful, heartfelt reactions from people who've known us for years—William Wingfield, Joshua Allen and Comfort [Fedoke].
Comfort loves us! Allison: Travis Wall and Teddy Forance are two of my best friends and have seen me through many ups and downs with the men in my life. When they found out I was dating Stephen, tears welled up in their eyes.
They were so excited for me to have such a great man. My parents love this guy. All the people in my life really respect him, and they love what he brings to the table for me and what he brings out of me. To test how well Allison and tWitch know each other, we asked them to fill out each other's Fast Facts questionnaires! Unsurprisingly, they passed with flying colors.
See their responses below:. What is the first thing you do in the morning? Turn off Allison's alarm clock—because she always sleeps through it. Let tWitch turn off the alarm clock, and then drink a diet Dr Pepper. The call came after a lengthy audition process with Spielberg in the room, and the role, originated by Wilma Curley on Broadway in and later portrayed by Gina Trikonis in the film, was her biggest dream.
In fact, it's something Garcia-Lee says she manifested from the day plans for the movie were announced in January On top of her regular training, she would travel multiple hours each day to New York City and New Jersey for classes with Steps on Broadway and the Princeton Ballet School, respectively.
Her bedroom walls were lined with cutouts from the pages of Dance Spirit , which served as inspiration for her goals. Her mother, Terri Garcia, was a professional dancer in the s she even danced Francisca in the West Side Story tour in , and Garcia-Lee was eager to follow in her footsteps.
Garcia-Lee went to high school at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied first ballet and then drama. As a sophomore, she was cast as Graziella in her school's production of West Side Story.
The magic of performing Jerome Robbins' iconic choreography never left her. She's been banging on West Side Story 's door ever since. All the while, she held out hope that West Side Story would someday come her way.
In , Garcia-Lee was considered for Graziella in the Broadway revival but didn't get the role after countless callbacks. After that, two more productions didn't cast her as Graziella. For the Broadway revival, she was only offered the opportunity to audition for the role of Anybodys. She turned down both opportunities in favor of other projects—she would wait for Graziella.
Despite the rejection, she was undeterred. So when Deadline published an article announcing the film remake, Garcia-Lee felt that playing Graziella was meant to be. At the audition, the casting room was filled with many of her friends and fellow Broadway darlings, like Eloise Kropp Cats and Jonalyn Saxer Mean Girls.
According to the film's choreographer, Justin Peck, Garcia-Lee quickly caught the eye of the creative team. I could sense that from the first audition. At the same time, she was committed to the Broadway run of Moulin Rouge! She spent much of the winter and early spring of trying to figure out how to do it all. She asked if she could miss some rehearsals and most preview performances including the all-important first preview performance so she could film her scenes in the movie.
I'll never forget Steven up on a ladder, then Steven halfway down the ladder, and then Steven on a rolling chair, Steven lying on the floor looking up at [the choreography] this way, Justin tweaking and tweaking. Rehearsals for the iconic "Dance at the Gym" scene lasted two weeks.
Before the work began, Garcia-Lee says, she familiarized herself with Peck's work as much as she could to get a sense of his style. However, I loved the challenge of it. Once rehearsals wrapped, filming for "Dance at the Gym" lasted six days, and according to Garcia-Lee, her feet never hurt so badly in her entire life.
But that didn't stop her from soaking up the magic. Especially on the day she and her co-star Mike Faist Riff shot their duet. We lost ourselves in the art. We finally got to the end of [the take and] Mike and I fell to the floor. Steven ran over to us, dove on the floor with us and smothered us with love.
It was magic. But all those celebratory can-can kicks came to a crashing halt in March when the pandemic hit, just as she felt she was "stepping into the height of her career. Though she thankfully recovered, she was left wondering what the future would hold. Several months later, it was announced that West Side Story 's release was going to be pushed back a year. Garcia-Lee spent her days volunteering at a horse stable in Brooklyn. It was the first time in decades she found the time to get back into the saddle like she did as a kid growing up close to the Bucks County farms.
She found solace and comfort around the horses. Then, with the help of her dad, she drove across the country to L. She wanted to focus on acting and find something new to give her purpose.
But that doesn't mean she let go of dance. As studios resumed in-person classes, Garcia-Lee returned to the dance floor. The learning curve right now is having a lot of grace with myself. When it comes to professional work, Garcia-Lee's been auditioning for film and TV projects while cultivating the next phase of her career. She also dreams of playing Roxie in Chicago on Broadway.
After a yearlong delay, she is physically and mentally ready to celebrate playing Graziella. The timing is exactly right. Photo by Jayme Thornton. Let's face it—dance is HARD, and in order to achieve your goals, you need to be committed to your training.
Not convinced? It is absolutely stunning and has such an incredible flow to it. Holker Boss says the family is already enjoying the new patio dinner table. The family is looking forward to creating new moments in the house.
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