Lindsay Arnold Chats On Dancing With The Stars, The New Tour, And Lots More

If you go to New York Up State, you can read a cool new interview with Lindsay Arnold. She talks on Dancing With The Stars, a partner she’d love to have, the new tour, and lots more.

“As a dancer, you’re acting all the time. I consider acting something I would love to do. A musical would be a great place to dance, act and sing. Right now my main focus is ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ but I’m only 22 and I really want to see what else I can do,” Arnold said.

“I’ve always been interested in trying something new. I’m always inspired by celebrities who come on the show and step out of their comfort zone and do really well.”

But a musical might not be that far out of her comfort zone, as she sees “Dancing with the Stars” as being just as much about acting as it is technical steps and performance. The ability to successfully convey emotion while dancing is part of why every season sees rumors about stars sparking up romantic relationships with their partners, she said.

“It totally makes sense to me that people will see connections with partners because that’s what we want. If we have a sexy dance, we want people to believe that the feelings are real,” Arnold said. “Sometimes it’s just rumors, and sometimes it is real because when you’re dancing, there’s chemistry, there’s sexual tension when you’re performing- it doesn’t mean it’s real, but that’s what we have to portray, that’s what we do…”

“Honestly, there have been so many rumors that are true and so many that are so far off, that I think that’s what makes the show exciting. People at home are being taken on this journey and it’s a very, very real journey. And sometimes people see it more real than it actually is.”

But sometimes the journey is real for the contestants, too.

“We’ve seen some couples like [‘Shark Tank’ star] Robert Herjavec and Kym [Johnson] – they just recently got married – they were partners on the show and now they’re happily married. The show is not just about teaching people how to dance, but changing their lives. It definitely changed Robert and Kym’s life.”

Arnold has not been part of that rumor mill, though, as she married her high school sweetheart Samuel Cusick in 2015. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t fantasize about who her next celebrity partner could be.

“I’ve always, always been in love with Channing Tatum. And he actually has a dance background so I think that he’d be an amazing partner and super fun to work with,” she said. “I might have too high hopes for that one, but I’ll never stop dreaming, ha ha.”

She’s so cute. More at
New York Up State.