Private Members Area – Questions For DWTS Pro Sharna Burgess?
Hey Dancettes!! Soon, we want to send Dancing With The Stars pro Sharna Burgess some new questions for a new interview. Would you like to ask her anything?
Let us know in comments and we’ll be sure to get your question to her. Thanks so much! xx
First let say that I love Sharna.
1. At what age did you first start training to dance?
2. Do you still keep in touch with Andy?
3. What was the one most important thing that you learned about yourself once you became a pro on the show?
4. Do you have any siblings that are trained to dance?
5. Do you have any pets?
6. Will you ever go back to your natural blonde hair color?
7. What career would you be doing if not dancing?
That’s all for now.. 🙂
Please tell Sharna I think she’s an excellent competing pro, and I love her innovative choreography.
When you begin rehearsing with your new celeb, how do you begin to assess their dance potential? Do you start without music and see how they handle some basic latin or standard steps, or do you put some music on the CD player and see how they move to music?
1. What has been the most challenging and rewarding thing that you have experienced while being on DWTS?
2. Who were your major influences as a dancer?
3. What inspires you to create a concept and theme for your choreography?
4. What was your initial reaction when you first found out you were promoted to a pro last season?
5. What is your guilty pleasure?
For Sharna:
What (if any) are your pre-show (pre-performance) rituals? Do you have anything special that you have to do before you dance (besides stretching of course 🙂 )?
Who would be your dream celebrity partner? Will you be coming back to possibly dance during the season? Did you have a mentor on DWTS, someone who really taught you the ropes?
Thanks so much, Guys. Excellent questions. They said to send six questions for now. So, I selected 6 from the above questions (we’ll send her more later). I can’t wait to see how she replies. Thanks again!!xx
Hey!! Just wanted to give you a little exclusive sneak peek of the new interview with Sharna. As said before, we just sent her one question from each of you (for now). Here is how she answered them. We’ll post this LIVE at the site tomorrow. Thanks again for your fun questions!
From Sandy:
What was the one most important thing that you learned about yourself once you became a pro on the show?
hmmm, thats tough! I think i learned greater patience, though I’ve always been a patient person, this show requires SO much of it. Patience is an art and a gift, and in tough situations it helps me stay calm, not sweat the small stuff and keep moving forward. Im such a passionate person that if my partner is not into it 150% i can become very frustrated. Dancing only works when you surrender to it and go all in, messing up is fine, but not trying is unacceptable. In saying that i have to remember that what can see like disinterest and disregard, is actually fear, and that is something that needs patience and nurturing if its going to be beaten.
From Cidra:
Please tell Sharna I think she’s an excellent competing pro, and I love her innovative choreography.
When you begin rehearsing with your new celeb, how do you begin to assess their dance potential? Do you start without music and see how they handle some basic Latin or standard steps, or do you put some music on the CD player and see how they move to music?
Hi Cidra!!! thank you very much!
The very first thing I need to know is if they can count music, o rat least be taught to count music. Because if they can’t its a very different way i need to teach. After that i work on basic steps with them, learning how to walk like a dancer and keep strong posture, and the position of the arms, both in frame and open partner work. Its a strategy of building for me, they learn the basics and then we continue to add on choreography as he gets better. I will know in the first few days what the capabilities of my partner are and what i can do with them. Its about highlighting strengths and hiding weaknesses. This is a competition after all 😉
From Jessica:
What inspires you to create a concept and theme for your choreography?
I thinks just something that i love to do. Since i was a kid, when i listen to music i see scenes in my head. Every song tells me a different story ad gives me a different feeling. When I’m creating a concept i like to think of what message am i trying to tell the audience, what am i making people feel? Every now and then there is a song that just feels like full out balls to the wall dance from beginning to end, with a party feel as opposed to a story, but for the most part, i love to sink my teeth in to characters.
What is your guilty pleasure?
lol, well in terms of TV shows its totally True Blood and Game of Thrones… ooo and lets not forget Sons of Anarchy!! And my gilty pleasure to eat is probably on the rare occasions i go to the cinema, i devour a medium popcorn and bag of M&Ms… i do the perfect mouthful with a little of both, salty and sweet goodness 😉 and yes… i feel ill when i leave lol
From Emily:
What (if any) are your pre-show (pre-performance) rituals? Do you have anything special that you have to do before you dance (besides stretching of course 🙂 )?
Hi Emily! Well, when i am in the competition, my ritual is getting together with my partner and going through the routine, focusing together and just breathing the same air. It helps us be in tuned with each other for the performance.
When I’m not in the competition, i would say that i don’t really have a ritual.. yes besides stretching of course 😉
From Lynne:
Did you have a mentor on DWTS, someone who really taught you the ropes?
I have had a mentor for most of my career, though not on DWTS. I was very blessed to have already worked a lot in the industry to learn the ropes so to speak, DWTS is not the fist time i’ve worked in TV or Film. Jason Gilkison found me when i was 20 and put me on Burn The Floor. I toured with them for years and to be honest grew up a lot on tour. I learned more than i could ever dream from Jason, working with him on SYTYCD around the world taught me about choreographing for television, a skill that is SO valuable at dwts. After Burn the Floor i choreographed the movie Street Dance 2, and my mentors became Rich and Tone Talauega and Paul Kirkland, who taught me how to structure my choreography for a movie scene, something i fell in love with and can’t wait to do again.
these are links to my 2 fave scenes i created on the movie if you don’t mind showing them.