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Rosanna Tavarez
From Popstars
to Eden's Crush to On Air With Ryan Seacrest, Rosanna Tavarez
proves she knows how to make the most of her opportunities…while
having a good time.
PHOTOGRAPHY Montana U.S.A.
YOU WERE “DISCOVERED”
BY THE TV SHOW POPSTARS. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET ON THAT SHOW?
Popstars was a really unique experience mainly because it was something
that I didn't expect to be doing…I was right about to get my
master's degree in choreography and dance technology, but I just
so happened to be in Miami visiting my parents when I saw an ad in the
paper. I just sort of went to the audition on a whim. The experience itself,
once I got in the group, was just a crash course in what it's like
to be a pop star. I went from being unknown to being relatively well known
with a lot of young people. We sold half a million records. We toured
with N'SYNC. We toured with Jessica Simpson. It was amazing.
ARE YOU GOING TO
FINISH YOUR DEGREE?
I definitely want to get my master's. It has left a hole in my heart,
because I put a lot of work into developing a dance career—a modern
dance career, not videos and hip-hop. I just had my thesis left; I had
to get a choreographic work together. Getting a choreographic work together
is not something that happens overnight…But I definitely want to
get it. It would be a little tragic for me if I didn't, so I'm
going to see when I have the time to do it.
YOU MUST BE A GREAT
DANCER. WHAT'S YOUR BEST MOVE?
My best move? Wow...well, I don't know about moves, but I've been told
that I've got very fluid hips. [laughs]
YOU MADE IT TO EDEN'S
CRUSH ON POPSTARS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GROUP?
In a nutshell our label fell through, and I think the powers that be foresaw
that girl groups and boy groups were not going to be the trend anymore
by the end of the year we were together. There was sort of a consensus
that we should all move on, so we did.
WHAT'S YOUR ETHNIC
BACKGROUND?
I am Dominican. My parents are Dominican. I was born in New York and raised
in Miami.
YOU WERE ON THE ON
AIR WITH RYAN SEACREST SHOW. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING
ON THE SHOW?
I think it's being able to come into contact with really incredibly talented
people on an almost daily basis. I mean, I pass by the hallway and there's
Janet Jackson. I look over and there's Britany Spears about ten feet away
from me doing an interview with Ryan. I interviewed John Travolta, and
I love John Travolta. I've been watching John Travolta since I was a little
girl. You see the celebrities every day, but when you really come across
people that you are a fan of, you sort of just have to be professional
and not freak out.
IS RYAN SEACREAST
A COOL GUY TO WORK WITH?
It's great watching Ryan because he is very driven. He is really focused.
He is a hard worker. Those are lessons that are invaluable, because you
have to be that way in order to be in this business. You can't just rest
on your laurels, and he is a great example of that.
IS RYAN SEACREST A
METRO-SEXUAL?
[Laughs] I think he has admitted to being a metro-sexual, so I wouldn't
really be saying anything new.
WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST
THING THAT'S HAPPENED ON THE SET?
I think it was the time when Ryan's face got bitten by Sharon Osborne's
dog. It was a Pomeranian. And it is a good lesson, because sometimes dogs
can look really cute but they can be very territorial, no matter how small
they are. They will bite you in the face, and that's what that dog did.
WHAT DIRECTION DO
YOU SEE YOUR CAREER HEADING IN?
If I had to choose one direction? Man...is it bad to think that I want
to do it all? Because that would be one answer. But I like to sing, and
I like to act. I sort of discovered a passion for acting, so it'd have
to be both. I've never been one to choose just one thing.
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR
FUN?
I have an Xbox and we have this dance game, you know, where the mat is
on the floor and you sort of have to keep up with the instructions that
it gives you with these arrows. We get together with friends and play
the dance game. We kind of get funky. It's really, really funny.
WHAT'S THE QUICKEST
WAY TO YOUR HEART?
Creativity. If you want to give me a Hallmark card, obviously, I would
be touched. But I'm more touched by somebody who would make a card.
WHERE ON YOUR BODY
WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR WEAK SPOT?
It's where I am ticklelish. It's definitely on the side of my ribs. If
someone tries to tickle me there I almost get violent.
WHAT CAN YOU NEVER
SAY NO TO?
My mother's rice and beans. I could eat that every single day. Rice, beans,
and platanos.
WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING
THING ABOUT MEN?
Girls are more apt to say, "Oh, isn't she beautiful?" But you
can't expect the same thing from a guy. Women are so much more comfortable
giving other women compliments, whereas men kind of feel homophobic about
it. They think, Wait a minute I can't say that. That's not right.
LATINO MEN: GIVE ME
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
The good: they're handsome and romantic. The bad: they are traditional.
And the ugly: the ones that are really macho.
WHY DID THE CHICKEN
CROSS THE ROAD?
It was running away from my mother who was about to cook it.
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