Lynhthy Nguyen is on
Fire! From dancing in a Justin
Timberlake video to performing with Snoop Dogg, Lynhthy (pronounced Linty) is
making her dreams come true in the fiercely competitive, demanding world of
dance!
Let’s take a look at this
incredibly talented performer out of California in an interview I call
#dancelife!
Interview
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| Linty #dancelife |
Alex Graham: How did you get started in dancing and how
long have you been dancing for?
Lynhthy Nguyen: Ok, my parents put me in dance
classes when I was four since I was like basically dancing out of the womb. And
I have been dancing since then. I
trained technically until I was 18 and then 19 and 20 I was on a hip hop dance
team UC Irvine. Then I started Go Go Dancing and then danced on a scholarship
to San Diego (Academy of Performing Arts) and then challenged to make it my
profession.
Alex: Excellent.
That is awesome stuff!
Alex: What styles
of dance are in your repertoire? Which one is your favorite?
Lynhthy: Ummh. I am trained in Ballet,
Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop. And my favorite is Contemporary but I
love watching Hip Hop. I eventually aspire to be a Hip Hop dancer.
Alex: That’s
great. So diverse! Do have any dance people that are inspirational to you?
Lynhthy: Aaah…you know, particularly, I can’t name
any particularly but there is so many dancers that I admire that are in the
industry. I went to (watch) my second ever dance show in LA. Two days ago. And
the pieces were just amazing. It was
Dana Foglia (Dana's website). I have always heard about
her and I finally saw one of her pieces. She did not disappoint, and I had such high
expectations. She is amazing!
Alex: Sounds great!
Lynhthy: I love going to shows. It has only been my
second show but I loved it. It is so inspiring. You just want to get up there
and dance!
Alex: Dancing is a physically and
mentally demanding career, it a very tough career.
Lynhthy: Yes!
Alex: What keeps you from not, you
know just quitting? In other words, what I am saying is what inspires you to
keep on dancing?
Lynhthy: Well what actually keeps me going…First of
is Passion! It is just within you! I know it sounds super corny but it is the
thing I always go back to. I dance when
I am happy. I dance when I am sad. It
helps me cope with things. I have gotten over break ups with dance. Also even
in class it is so inspiring to see so many talented artists and they push you!
You know? And it is just such a positive atmosphere! Honestly I am obsessed and
in love with everything dance has to offer. It is something that keeps giving
but never asks anything of you, I feel.
Alex: Wow! That is
outstanding!
Alex: Recently you performed in
Justin Timberlake’s music video "Suit &
Tie", what was your role and what was that like (video at end of
the interview)?
Lynhthy: I was a burlesque slash showgirl. And
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| Lynhthy Nguyen at the Justin Timberlake video shoot! |
IT WAS AMAZING!
Honestly, it was a dream come
true! I was published as a cover model in D-Sport in November 2012 of last
year. And in the interview, they actually asked me who I wanted to challenge to
a “dance battle”. I said Justin Timberlake but not as a battle but I wanted to
dance with Justin Timberlake. Then 3
months later, suddenly here I am dancing in a Justin Timberlake video. My dance agent like put that together. And it was everything that I had hoped for
and even more! My agency didn’t even
tell me, actually, who the artist was.
They just told me:
“Are you available for these dates?
“We just submitted you as a
Burlesques Dancer and they want to use you, A-list artist.”
That’s all they said.
Alex: No Way!
Lynhthy: Yeah! The choreographers were like we just
want to see you freestyle real quick, you know, to get a feel for how your
style is. And they put the song on. And
I was like this sounds a lot like Justin Timberlake. But I am not sure. So I
just danced to it anyways. Then they were like let’s go watch the guys dance
upstairs. And yeah!
Justin Friggin Timberlake!
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| Justin Timberlake Suit and Tie Video! |
Alex: Hahaha!
Lynhthy: Hahaha, yeah! You have to be kidding
me. I was freaking out! I walked in
there and I was dying inside! Like dying!
Alex: No kidding! That’s wild! They didn’t tell
you?
Lynhthy: Yeah.
It was wild. I was like you
could have warned me!
Alex: How was his dancing? Oh wait maybe don’t say
that.
Lynhthy: Hahaha Yeah I know. Hot!
Alex: Amazing!
Lynhthy: So crazy!
Alex: I also saw that you have performed with
Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) more than once.
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| Lynhthy Nguyen dancing with Snoop Lion! |
Lynhthy: Yeah I am a resident performer at a
nightclub in Hollywood called AV Night Club and on Mondays, I guess he is like
a resident DJ, and comes in once a month, and this is the second time I’ve
danced when he is in there.
Super cool! Very chill guy.
Alex: Wow again!
Great Experience!
Lynhthy: Yeah.
Alex: What is the hardest part about
getting started in the dancing industry? Can you give some advice to dancers
who are just starting out professionally?
Lynhthy: Ok. I think there are a lot of things that
is actually difficult about dancing as a career. But one of them I found at the beginning and I know that a lot of
other dancers find is finding representation. Getting an agent. Yeah for me I didn’t know how to get in and
usually it is by referral. And I didn’t
know any professional dancers yet. So I
just went to open auditions. So they just post it up there whoever can come and
basically you are in a room with like 400 people wanting it just as bad as you
do. And then they choose and maybe sign 10-20 of you.
Alex: Wow! That’s tough.
Lynhthy: And another thing that is really hard is not
having consistent work. And being the
"starving artist" for a while. Until you network and get yourself out there. It’s tough so a lot of people are going to
have side jobs. And you get strayed away from your goals because a lot of
people end up serving and that takes up a lot of your time. And then they get into partying hahaha…
Alex: Hahaha..
Lynhthy: No really! That’s is valley life right?
Alex: No no for sure! And in California you have
to be super tough! There are so many
people going there.
Lynhthy: Oh yeah. Definitely. A lot of people go home. A lot of people
don’t stay. Another thing, for dancers
starting out, is to train. I am just
starting to get out of that side job thing.
Honestly it is your profession. It is your art and you should be working
on it every single day. And if you
can’t get into class you should be practicing on the side, watching videos,
adding to your repertoire. Basically like progressing, you know, and becoming a
better artist. And doing your research,
finding choreographers that you admire and want to work with. And then just
getting yourself out there.
If they are going to teach a
class get there!
If they are going to an event get there.!
I find it is makes all the difference in the
world.
Alex: Absolutely! Great advice!
Lynhthy: Oh and another thing, sorry, I know I am
giving away too much but…build and maintain a really good relationship with
your agent. Cause they literally make
your dreams come true. If they know you
well and know you want it badly enough then they’re gonna put you were you need
to be.
Alex: Yes.
Alex: What can
we look forward to from Lynhthy Nguyen in the
future?
Lynhthy: A lot! I’m going to Germany this week! I am
so excited. This is my first time there. So definitely more international
jobs. My end goal is to be like an
Asian Oprah hybrid, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Alex: Oh, Excellent!
Lynhthy: And I am partnering in a business right now.
It’s a start up and dealing with dancing.
It is called Alors on Danse. We just
did our photo shoot with a photographer and hopefully that will all be up and
running in the next month or two.
And one last thing, my mom
wants me to get into acting. So we will
see. I definitely want to host, I mean television hosting, and I think they
will coincide with each other pretty well.
Alex: Yes definitely. You have extraordinary energy, passion,
intelligence, a fantastic voice, and, of course, a beautiful model with a huge
following!
Lynhthy: Thanks for pushing me to try it!
Alex: I think you would be
wonderful on TV!
Lynhthy: Aww thanks!
Alex: What type of acting
would you like to do?
Lynhthy: I love comedies. I just think comedy would
be really fun, you know.
Alex: Yep. How can the readers best
follow your career?
Lynhthy:
**SOCIAL MEDIA**
[ INSTAGRAM
] https://www.instagram.com/Lynhthy
[ TWITTER ] https://www.twitter.com/Lynhthy
[ TUMBLR ] https://www.Lynhthy.tumblr.com
[ YOUTUBE ] https://www.youtube.com/LynhthyN
[ FACEBOOK PG. ] https://www.facebook.com/LynhthyN
[ FACEBOOK PROF ] https://www.facebook.com/LynhthyNguyen
Alex: Anything you would like to
add?
Lynhthy: Thank you for doing this feature. I am so
grateful.
Alex: No, No. The pleasure was all mine.
Lynhthy: And thank you to my fans and the Celebrity
English Readership. Without the fans, I
wouldn’t be out there. So thank you very
much! And my final words, I love my mom
and dad!
Alex: Thank you very much for taking the time to
do an interview for Celebrity English!
You are already awesome and I think you are going to continue to soar
even higher! Best of luck in Germany!
Lynhthy is the girl dancing
with Justin Timberlake, 1st Showgirl
off stage, & 3rd Burlesque Dancer farthest right side!
Language Learning Section – Natural Language
Vocabulary
Boost!
Vocabulary Theme: Dancing
Instructions: First, try to write down the meanings or ideas
for each expression. Next, try to guess
the meaning from the context. Then ask a friend or classmate. Finally, check out the expressions on the
Internet. However, I will post the
answers next week.
(dance)scholarship =
Ballet =
Tap =
Jazz =
Contemporary =
Modern =
Hip Hop =
aspire =
(dance) pieces =
amazing =
inspiring =
talented artists =
positive atmosphere =
obsessed =
burlesque =
showgirl =
dream come true =
dance battle =
dance agent =
A-list =
choreographers =
freestyle (dance) =
performer =
by referral =
open auditions =
starving artist =
repertoire =
progressing =
admire =
Ballet =
Tap =
Jazz =
Contemporary =
Modern =
Hip Hop =
aspire =
(dance) pieces =
amazing =
inspiring =
talented artists =
positive atmosphere =
obsessed =
burlesque =
showgirl =
dream come true =
dance battle =
dance agent =
A-list =
choreographers =
freestyle (dance) =
performer =
by referral =
open auditions =
starving artist =
repertoire =
progressing =
admire =
See you next week!
And to all my German friends out there, please go check out Lynhthy at
Link: Asian United 2013
Alex
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