I actually got dared to audition for the dance team. All my track-and-field buddies dared me to audition, and I was one of the few guys who did it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I actually started acting because I couldn't dance.
I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.
Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.
Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.
My parents sent me to a dance class, so it was a road chosen by them, not me. But I enjoyed it so much I knew I would become a performer.
I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
When I was 9, I auditioned for an arts school in Toronto with a few of my friends. The sole reason we auditioned was that we found out you got to miss a couple days of school to do the audition. Without actually wanting to go to arts school, I accidentally got in. My parents encouraged me to try it, and I ended falling in love with performing.
I was able to actually combine dance and acting, which was a dream come true.
I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd call my agent directly and say, 'We want twigs to come in.'
I got dared to audition for a play by my best friend Paul. He got cast in 'Hamlet,' and I got cast in 'Prelude to a Kiss,' and that changed everything.