A. J. Pritchard Quotes

A. J. Pritchard

Profession : Dancer

Birth : November 5, 1994

I won't miss Monday morning rehearsals in a freezing studio at 8 A.M. I will happily never do that again.

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My dad told me, 'Whatever you do, don't dance. Do something else. Do anything else.' He knew how much hard work you have to put in, how hard it is to make a living, and he didn't want me to do it.

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I think Phillip Schofield would be great on 'Strictly.' He got up on 'This Morning' once with Holly and did a bit of a boogie and he can dance, and he is entertaining, and he is such a nice guy.

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From the age of 12 when I decided to dance in high school, everyone was saying, 'Oh, you're a dancer,' and there was that kind of stigma about it.

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I know certain pro dancers would like to dance with a woman because that is what tradition is, and it kind of makes sense but it is very much down to someone's personal opinion of what Ballroom and Latin dancing actually is.

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I'm the sort of person - for example coming off 'Strictly' - I make decisions, then I just deal with them and I go with them 100 per cent.

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I want to be one of those old-fashioned entertainers.

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I want to show people what I'm about - not just, 'Here's my celebrity partner this year that I'm going to showcase.'

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Honestly my brother has always supported me through everything and I can't wait to support him 100 per cent.

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It's always been a dream of mine to have my own show.

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I think for me I was in kindergarten, so I was very young and my teacher acknowledged that I was very dyslexic when it came to reading and writing and processing that information.

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I had four fantastic years on 'Strictly' and they were honestly the best moments of my life - meeting friends, just seeing the whole team work.

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I like to think I've got some nice glutes here.

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Stick to your heart.

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I'm super-hygienic.

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I've got a tattoo, my mum's fine with that.

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The thing is, with doing our TV show 'Strictly,' and 'Stand Up For Cancer' and any shows I do for TV, it's always so positive.

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I like to be very, very regimented and very OCD in my routine.

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We should all just do what makes us happy and be open.

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I loved being a part of 'Celebrity MasterChef.' The process was scary and I was so out of my comfort zone but I've learnt so much. Doing something I'd never done before put me in the position of the celebs on 'Strictly' and because of that experience, I think i'll be a better teacher because of it.

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