popwatch 20100730对Billy的采访

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling?
BILLY BELL: Yeah. I think Jose and I both felt kind of — I guess “relieved” isn’t the best word. It wasn’t a sad experience. We both had no regrets leaving the competition. I think we were both satisfied with everything that we had done, and how far we had grown. It’s kind of a strange, but happy, experience.
You did make it really far!
Yeah. And, also, we’re going to be back so soon doing the finale, and back again doing the tour. So it’s not like we’re gone for too long.
Is there someone who you were really close to?
Yeah, probably Robert and Lauren were the closest for me. But all of them really. It’s such a tight family, words can’t describe it.
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You were a favorite going into the season. Did you ever think you were a lock for the top 3 or top 4?
Actually, the exact opposite ran through my mind. I thought, oh, they’re probably setting me up to cut me. I probably won’t even make the show this year. I thought I was going to get cut in Vegas.
Why?
I don’t know. I felt different this season. I can’t even really explain it. I just felt like I was going to get cut. So I was kind of on pins and needles the whole time.
This has been such a long journey for you, since you were supposed to be part of season 6, before you had to leave. So I’m guessing, if anything, you feel fulfilled that you were able to be big part of season 7.
Oh, for sure. I feel like everything happens for a reason. There was a reason I was on season 6 and I got sick. And there was a reason I was on season 7. I think that if it’s meant to happen, it’s definitely going to happen. I think everything that happened was great.
This year you also had your knee injury. What happened?
I have a slightly torn [section] of my knee. Basically just soft tissue attached to ligaments. So yea. It kind of basically just messed up the tracking in my knee, and was causing me a lot of pain. So I went through a lot of physical therapy throughout the week to get it better, or a little less painful. And I wore a big old knee brace while dancing, and that helped out a lot.
Did you hurt it during a specific dance?
No. I think it was a repetitive use sort of injury. It wasn’t necessarily one specific thing.
It was a bit controversial that you decided not to dance, even though the doctor gave you the go-ahead. What was the reasoning for you sitting out?
My entire reasoning for sitting out was because I’m a huge believer in prevention. And I thought, if I feel something tearing, why am I going to continue to tear it when I can stop, let it heal, and continue in the competition? Especially because, in the grand scheme of things, the show is such a small part of someone’s career. I was just thinking ahead of time. Whether I won or lost the competition. It’s better to win or lose the competition and be able to dance, than win or lose the competition and be like, oh, great, now my knee’s completely messed up and I’ll never be able to dance.


Were you guys more aware of that this season, because of all the injuries suffered on the set?
For sure. As the show was growing, they are becoming more conscious about how their dancers are working, and all of the injuries that are taking place. They’ve been checking in on us, and they’ve been saying, “How do you feel? How is your body?” That was helping out a lot in preventing injury, rather than letting it happen.
Had there been too much dancing this season? It see***ike you guys are dancing more than in previous seasons. Are you overwhelmed? Does it feel like too much?
I actually don’t think we are dancing more than any other season. I definitely feel like it is manageable. I actually think it’s just a fluke. It’s something that’s just happening this season that’s never happened in the past. As far as dancing more, I think it’s just — when you put all of your heart into something, there becomes a moment when you stop thinking about yourself, and you start thinking about what you want to do, rather than what you can do. And I think that’s when injuries start to happen, when you’re giving it your all all the time. You forget, like, oh, I guess I do have to take care of my body.
The week you did sit out, it seemed like Nigel was subtly critiquing you for doing so on results night. Did you think that was unfair?
I did feel a little bit of criticism for my decision. I don’t regret it in any way whatsoever. I feel like I made the smartest decision. I was actually kind of upset, because stepping — that was my favorite routine that I had done all season. So to have to sit in the audience and watch tWitch do it was kind of horrible for me. Not going to lie. That was my favorite dance. So that definitely was rough. And then to hear the next day Nigel almost insinuate that I was, like, faking something, was almost like, are you kidding me? But things happen. TV happens. What are you gonna do, right? There’s always certain positions where you’re helpless, and you’re like, Okay. I can’t really say anything.
You experienced a different panel shortly last season with Mary. Did you notice a general difference in mood across the board this season?
I think the difference was pretty evident this season. I feel like with Mia on panel, it kind of has a different edge for the contemporary dancers. Beforehand, you had Adam, Mary, and Nigel. And the three of them aren’t necessarily contemporary or classically trained in ballet. So it was kind of like, okay, you’re taking the criticism as an opinion. Whereas, with Mia, she can tell you something very, very specific. And that will hit home a little bit quicker. I feel like it was easier to take a correction this season.
Did it just feel more constructive?
Oh, for sure. I felt like anything that was said came with good intention. Even if it wasn’t necessarily said in the best way. But it came from somewhere. And that meant you could definitely improve on something.
Last night, Nigel called you an androgynous dancer. Do you think of yourself that way?


找到舞林争霸贴吧的billy的水楼，看了两天，好长啊，累。 好像这片报道也是有人提到过的。其中的问答基本也有人提到了。不过这篇采访比较详细，是google billy bell .出现在很前面的链接。比较印象深刻的是他提到参加第7季，他觉得感觉不一样，可能会止步10强。感觉会被get cut. 所以一直如坐针毡。关于膝伤，他认为自己做了明智决定，预防更大伤害为好，相比职业生涯，比赛只是一小部分。他其实一直有练 stepping,是他最喜欢的比赛曲目。他认为这季Mia加入评委有利于当代舞选手。第六季评委，Nigel,Mary和Adam 都不是学芭蕾出身或现代舞者。Mia能够讲得很到位，所以能更容易找对方向改正进步。他不介意被称为androgenous,认为与众不同的特色是好事。除了stepping，乞丐舞最喜欢因为某种原因，他特别能投入到这个角色中去，对表演帮助很大。（什么原因我们都知道）。他期待在巡演中表演 bollywood，还想跳crump (这个没实现吧，没看到相关视频）。