Victoria Bladesarra and the cast of The Next Step are on tour in Australia and Victoria gave an interview to Girlfriend Magazine, you can read it on their website.
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The Next Step's Victoria Baldesarra on following your passion, dealing with mean girls and her go-to dance move:
Calling all The Next Step fans! The cast of your fave Disney dance series has just arrived down under for their Absolute dance tour! The 90-minute shows will feature solos, duets, trios and group numbers choreographed to popular hit songs along with original music from the show, plus your chance to get up close and personal with the cast. This is the series' biggest Aussie tour yet, as it's set to hit all capital cities plus plenty of major regional areas, too.
Ahead of their performances, Girlfriend caught up with Victoria who plays OG favorite Michelle on the show. You can check out our chat with the 21-year-old below!
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Girlfriend: You started dancing at the young age of three. Is dance something that's always been in your family?
Victoria: You know what? I probably am the first dancer of my family. My mom always really wanted to be a dancer, but she ended up doing like local plays in her city. Also, her family really couldn't afford to put her through dance, so when she saw me as a little girl dancing around the house she was like, "Yep, I'm putting her in dance." I never looked back, and here I am.
Girlfriend: What do you love so much about it?
Victoria: I think I just love the ability to emote through dance and to show everyone your feelings or your thoughts through your body movement and without words. I think that's probably my favorite thing. You can tell such amazing stories through dance. It's a very unique thing that no other art form is like.
Girlfriend: With that passion for storytelling, was acting a natural transition for you? Was that something you've always wanted to get into?
Victoria: I think I went out on my first acting audition when I was probably 12, and I really didn't like it. I was really shy, I was like, "Ah, I don't know if I can do this." I really doubted myself about it, but I think I've always low key loved the idea of wanting to be an actress, and then when The Next Step came around, it just fell into place and I felt super comfortable and I was able to play my character very easily. Ever since then, I've just loved acting and auditioning and the whole thing. It kind of just happened naturally.
