Melody Lacayanga

Melody Lacayanga
Contestant
Age: 22

Hometown: Daly City, CA

Audition City:
Los Angeles, CA

What is in your CD player right now?
Black Eyed Peas


What is your favorite type of music?
Anything and everything.

How old are you?
22

Where did you try out?
Edge Performing Arts Center

What's your hometown?
Daly City, CA

When did you first start to dance?
Age 5

Do you have any formal dance training?
10 years of ballet, 10 years of jazz, 12 years of tap, 6 years of modern, 11 years of lyrical

What other talents do you have?
I pretty much suck at everything else

If you couldn't dance, which talent would you most like to have?
I would like to be a good singer

If you don't make it on the show, what will you do?
I'll probably drive home to spend time with my family and be sad for a while, but then I'd come back to LA and continue to take classes and audition for more opportunities

What are your personal goals in life?
To be a rich and successful dancer, teacher and choreographer. I would also like to travel around the world and take care of my family for all they've given me in life.

What album would your friends be surprised you dance to?
Probably Guns n Roses' November Rain...

What is in your CD player right now?
Black Eyed Peas

What is your favorite type of music?
Anything and everything

Do you have any rituals or things you do each time before you perform?
I take a few deep breaths, do the Sign of the Cross, and hope that I at least don't fall on my face or forget what I'm doing! After all that drama, I tell myself to just have fun with it

Favorite male dancer?
Mark Meismer, Joey Tarwater

Favorite female dancer?
Sylvie Guillem, Cindy Ricalde, Mandy Moore

What has been your proudest moment in life so far?
Making myself audition for this show, and not giving up when things got tough

Most embarrassing moment?
I was at an agency audition last year and we were going across the floor doing cartwheels in groups of three. I was in the last group, in the front, and the people ahead of me were doing all sorts of flips and tricks. I can't do any flips so I decided to do a leap out of my cartwheel. I did it, and my feet never really touched the ground. I crashed to the floor like a pancake and had to be rushed to the emergency room where I received three stitches. I cried for a week...and no, the agency did NOT sign me!

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I can't swim

Do you have any lucky charms?
My mom gave a few charms that I keep in my wallet for safety and luck

Who are your heroes in life?
My mom and dad

What's been your toughest obstacle in life?
Having to live on my own and take care of myself. It's also tough to have to make up my mind about what I want to do with my life next.

If you win, who will you thank first?
Everyone who is part of the show forgiving me the opportunity... and then my family and those who voted for me