I just saw the movie 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and fell in love with that city.
I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.
I was partnered with the singer Drew Lachey of the popular group 98 Degrees. Drew and I complemented each other with our strengths. I was good at dancing and teaching dance, and he was a good student and a natural-born ham for the cameras.
Being on 'Dancing with the Stars' is an amazing opportunity. I consider myself lucky to be a part of the show and to be able to share my passion and love of dance with such a huge audience while managing to train a few celebrities in ballroom dance along the way.
I definitely want to be a mom.
You know, men are very tough and they don't want to ever say that they need a break or that they are in pain.
Sometimes people can get lost within the crowd, but we have to remember that ballroom dancing is an intimate sport where people look into your story and not the other way around. It's so important to just stay focused as a couple and that you don't let your adrenaline get the best of you by dancing too fast to the music or whatever.
I'm just a normal 22-year-old girl who likes to go out, go to movies, have fun, hang out with my friends, get manicures.
Just being known for a skill you've worked on your entire life is an amazing feeling.
I've had a lot of little girls write to me saying that they want to be dancers and that I've inspired them.
It's really hard for me to beat around the bush or lie, so sometimes the truth hurts.
At 19, I turned professional, and I moved to New York. Then I got the call to do 'Dancing With The Stars,' so I moved to L.A. when I was 20 and did it for 18 seasons - about two a year - until I was 30.
I tried everything from basketball to volleyball to soccer, but dancing was the only thing I never complained about.
Obviously there's a lot of power in a tweet from Trump.
I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.
My mom is Filipino and my dad is half Russian and half Irish.
My mom has always said that you have to do other things besides going to school, other extracurricular activities, so she made me do everything from basketball to, well, you name it. But for some reason, dance was the thing I always wanted to go and do.
Professional dancers are known for their barely-there costumes.
When I work out I always focus on activating my core so I'm engaging at all times no matter if I'm doing yoga or if I'm on the treadmill.
When I'm not dancing it's important I stay in shape, and for me, because I've been so active my whole life its hard for me just to go on a treadmill and run for a few miles.
