When MTV News caught up with Audrina Patridge between a flurry of photo shoots, wardrobe fittings and rehearsals recently, she said she’s having a great time so far, particularly working with her dance pro, Tony Dovolani.
He is amazing, she said. He’s such a great teacher. He’s very professional, and we have a lot of fun together. It’s really fun. I look forward to going to rehearsal every day.
Patridge added that dancing with a partner might spoil her for all other forms of dance. I almost like dancing with a partner better, because they’re leading you and you have someone next to you, so it pumps you up to dance and move to their movements, she explained. I love it.
Audrina said she hasn’t yet mastered a particular step — since they’ve only had a few days of rehearsals — but she’s having fun learning so many new things. [During our first rehearsal] I learned so many different things,” she said. “It was really just getting to know my way of learning; I’m a visual learner.
One movement she said she’s going to have to practice is spotting, a technique dancers use to focus their turns and keep from getting dizzy.
I practiced doing all the pique turns, [but] I need to practice spotting, because I get a little dizzy, Patridge admitted. Those are probably the most challenging for me right now: spotting and spinning without getting dizzy.
