Dominic Kyle Sandoval is a top 20 finalist on the third season of the Fox reality television series So You Think You Can Dance. Also known by the nickname D-Trix, he says that he started ‘B-boying’ (break-dancing) in February 1999 up to January 2003, before shifting his focus to hip-hop choreography and freestyle later on. Dominic classifies his dancing style as a mix of break-dancing and urban freestyle. Apart from dancing, he says that he also enjoys golf, playing pool, baseball, poker, bowling, checking his MySpace, and making cereal. Dominic also says that his favorite professional dancer is B-boy Ivan, “the urban action figure,” and that no one else in his family dances professionally.
He says that he first started performing publicly in a fifth grade talent show, and later on at different schools throughout the Sacramento area. He also danced at the Arco Arena for NBA and WNBA games as part of the halftime entertainment. Dominic says that through the show, he intends to accomplish his main goal in life, which is to find his character and who he really is as a person. He also wants to be known as a serious dancer, and not just a break-dancer. He cites a quote from Bruce Lee as an inspiration: “Using no limitations as a limitation.”
BuddyTV Exclusive Interview with Dominic Sandoval (Photo courtesy of FOX)