Posted on 07/27/2007 by RealityWanted in So You Think You Can Dance and Cast Interviews
By RealityCheckByGina.com
On last night's "So You Think You Can Dance", America chose to eliminate contemporary dancers Jaimie Goodwin & Kameron Bink. Jaimie was no stranger to the bottom group, having landed there before but Kameron was a first-timers. Along with Lauren & Dominic, the bottom 4 danced solos but their fate had already been decided by America. Jaimie & Kameron have made the tour and are here with RealityCheckByGina to talk about their time on the show.
RC: What is your dance training & background?
Jaimie: I have been doing ballet, tap, & jazz since I was 7. When I was 12, I went into lyrics & pointe work as well as musical theater & contemporary. I did flamenco, too!
Kameron: My sister started dancing & I wanted to do it too. I started off in acrobatics & tap, actually, when I was six. I got into jazz, ballet, and more recently, I've been concentrating on contemporary & hip-hop. I grew up in a dance studio until I was 16
RC: Jaimie, Hok was so apologetic, feeling that he was responsible for you landing in the bottom 3 a few times. What is your response to that?
Jaimie: My response to Hok is, I tell him this all the time: He takes so much responsibility but it takes two in a partnership. If he messed up, it wouldn't have put us in the bottom 3 just because of him. My fans slacked off & his did, too! I'm totally kidding. It's not like he was responsible, though.
RC: Kameron, you've never been in the bottom before. What was that like for you?
Kameron: It was definitely a new experience. I didn't realize how much pressure I was feeling. I knew that the solos wouldn't make a difference on the outcome but, for some reason, I still had nerves going out there. I knew I was on a national stage at that point & it was very nervewracking but it was exciting, too.
RC: Were you proud of the solos you performed last night?
Jaimie: I feel that I was happy with it. I mean, it's always different on stage than you feel in rehearsal. We all feel really confident in rehearsal. There's so much adrenaline that you do things you never thoughts you'd do. I think it's important to always be happy with what you did & you shouldn't regret anything.
Kameron: I really wasn't completely prepared to do my solo last night. I'm really happy how far I've come in the competition so I make no apologies.
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RC: Kameron, set the record straight. Is there a romance between you & Lacey?
Kameron: There is no romance! We had a little bit of chemistry on stage & when you're with your partner 24/7, you're going to naturally have chemistry together. When it is put out on stage, people like to play with things they see or hear or think they see & hear. No, there is no real romance. I had a showmance.
RC: Jaimie, I heard from some of the other dancers that everyone got really competitive when it got down to the top 14 and 12. Did you notice a change in the atmosphere?
Jaimie: I honestly didn't feel a change. I was very close with the top five girls & we were really close & relaxed. Once we got to top 10, I felt like there was less competition. We all said to each other that we were so satisfied once we had made top 10.
RC: What does the future hold for both of you?
Jaimie: I fell in love with California the last few months but my original plan was to move to New York. I would love to be in a company for contemporary. I mainly found the ones I'm interested in out in New York & Chicago. I do love California, though. I'm hoping to be able to hit all those bases.
Kameron: Obviously for the next few months, we'll be on tour. After seeing the country, I want to move out here to L.A. to see what opportunities are here in the commercial dance world. I want to see where things take me & do what I love to do.
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