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Fil-Am dancer Bailey Muñoz talks about life after 'So You Think You Can Dance'

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Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<p>ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - After winning the crown in &quot;So You Think You Can Dance&quot; season 16, America&#x27;s favorite Filipino-American dancer Bailey Muñoz started a 40-show live tour with the talented top 10 in the US and Canada.</p><p>His dream of becoming America&#x27;s favorite dancer came true just a month ago, and now, Muñoz, the first b-boy to ever win SYTYCD, is living the dream.</p><p>&quot;This show has changed my life forever, I tell everyone, this is like the greatest experience – the best ever dance competition and best experience that I’ve ever experienced in my life...words can’t describe how I feel right now, I’m just soaking ever single moment and enjoying every part of the journey,&quot; he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KdsCAyd3IUQ?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The &quot;So You Think You Can Dance&quot; live tour kicked off October 12 in Atlantic City, New Jersey with a full house.</p><p>According to Muñoz, fans who enjoyed watching the competition will be taken to a nostalgic journey back to Season 16&#x27;s greatest moments.</p><p>&quot;We’re definitely doing a lot of routines that were memorable throughout the whole show, and to have those memorable moments and to put it all in one show, I think everyone’s gonna love it,&quot; he said.</p><p>It&#x27;s been a month since he read his own name as the winner of the 16th season of SYTYCD, a moment that he worked so hard for all most of of the 19 years of his life.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kafe1JWCYAs?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Never in a million years, I ever thought I’d make it this far, or even win so... When I read my name, it was such an important moment for me, because it showed my hard work,&quot; Muñoz said.</p><p>From being a big fan of the show since he was 9, Muñoz has become America&#x27;s favorite dancer, and a star that inspires others.</p><p>&quot;I was that Filipino kid -- always dancing at family reunions and family gatherings, watching the show really started like this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,&quot; he said.</p><p>The 40-stop tour ends in December but for Muñoz, his journey as a dancer is just the beginning.</p><p>&quot;To me the possibilities are endless… I want to dabble into acting, go back to the commercial world in L.A., in New York and maybe go to Broadway and I definitely want to go home to the Philippines and maybe start something there,&quot; he said.</p><p>For Muñoz, life is a dance. You just have to find the rhythm so you can sway to the music.</p><p>He can definitely dance, and he will be dancing for a long, long time.</p>

<p>After winning the crown in "So You Think You Can Dance" season 16, America's favorite Filipino-American dancer Bailey Muñoz just started a 40-show live tour with the talented top 10 in the US and Canada.</p>

After winning the crown in "So You Think You Can Dance" season 16, America's favorite Filipino-American dancer Bailey Muñoz just started a 40-show live tour with the talented top 10 in the US and Canada.

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Fil-Am dancer Bailey Muñoz talks about life after 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Don Tagala,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published Oct 20, 2019 08:03 PM PHT

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