My Favorite Male NFL Cheerleader - Quinton Peron

Summary

Tosh Show — "My Favorite Male NFL Cheerleader"

Guest: Quinton Peron
Date: December 16, 2025
Host: Daniel Tosh

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Overview

In this lively episode of Tosh Show, Daniel Tosh sits down with Quinton Peron, one of the first male NFL cheerleaders and a groundbreaking figure in professional dance. The conversation dives into Quinton’s journey from a basketball-playing teen to NFL history-maker, his experiences on and off the field, and the evolving world of cheer and dance. Along the way, Daniel and Quinton explore topics ranging from Super Bowl performances and locker room dynamics to coming out, reality TV escapades, fashion, and the business of choreography—with plenty of trademark Tosh humor throughout.

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Episode Highlights & Key Discussion Points

1. Opening Banter & Setting the Tone (00:57–14:38)

• Daniel’s Dinner Antics & Family Humor

  • Daniel shares about his friend Eddie's bizarre dinner ritual:

    “He likes to start each meal by asking everybody to hold hands, and then he starts chanting, ‘I invite the devil into my body.’ Now, I don’t care what party you’re at. If everyone started holding hands and then that person started screaming, ‘I invite the devil into my body,’ I’m gonna laugh.” (01:51)

  • Family jokes and his father-in-law’s malapropism:

    “He goes… ‘Mother Time is undefeated.’ And I go, what did you fucking say? …Mother Time’s undefeated. I’m like, oh, brother.” (05:24)

• Merch Plug & Cheerleading Nostalgia

  • Discussion about the new Tosh Show merch store, prompting a spontaneous recitation of classic cheerleader chants and Daniel’s high school love for a cheerleader named Jessica.

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2. Introducing Quinton Peron — Breaking Barriers in Dance and Cheer (14:39–22:04)

• Ghosts and SoCal Roots

  • Daniel’s signature opening question: “Do you believe in ghosts?” Quinton shares a spooky dance studio story:

    “I looked in the mirror and I saw this little dude in a boiler hat just sitting there. And I was like, oh, hell no. So I dipped after that.” (15:27)

  • Discusses being from Rancho Cucamonga and how “Next Friday” put the town on the map.

• Transition from Basketball to Dance

  • Quinton grew up in a family of basketball coaches but found inspiration in dance at age 16, thanks to “So You Think You Can Dance.”

  “I was 16… I saw these two black dudes—one hip hop dancer, one ballet—and was like, oh my gosh, I think I want to try that.” (18:08)

  • Tosh’s own struggles to keep his son engaged in hip hop dance, poking fun at the local Malibu scene.

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3. The Unique World of Professional Cheerleading (21:05–26:27)

• College vs. Pro Cheerleading: Athleticism and Sex Appeal

  • Tosh: “College cheerleading—very athletic… Pro sports, just slutty and sexy.” (21:02)
  • Quinton corrects him:

    “Collegiate cheer is more stunt-based… NFL cheer, we’re a dance team, so it’s more choreography-based. Most people can’t do both. …The talent and caliber of dance has gone up, especially out here in LA.” (21:27)

• The Economics and Culture of Cheerleading

  • Cheerleaders are still underpaid—“some cheer for $7 an hour,” but Quinton earned $35/hr with the Rams.
  • On team dynamics and locker room arrangements:

    “There’s something about that locker room talk that you don’t want to miss out on. So the last two years we were all just in the same dressing room.” (24:04)

  • Daniel criticizes “bathroom anxiety” and anti-trans bathroom laws in his blunt style.

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4. Breaking Norms and Facing Criticism (26:28–32:49)

• On-Field Haters and Super Bowl Experiences

  • Raiders fans were the only ones who heckled him, but “once they started seeing me dance, they were quiet.” (23:02)
  • Performing at Super Bowl 53:

    Tosh: “What made your job harder: the score being 3-0 at halftime or Maroon 5 doing the worst halftime show I’ve ever seen?” (25:45) Quinton: “Such a boring game… There’s nothing worse than having to smile in that nonsense when the Patriots confetti started raining down.” (26:12)

• Fraternization Policy and Coming Out

  • No explicit ban on cheerleader/player relationships during Quinton’s tenure.
  • Quinton talks candidly about coming out:

    “Technically 18… My parents are super supportive. I was just talking to my mom the other day about a date I went on last weekend.” (27:01, 28:04)

• Dating Life and Regrets

  • Humorous discussion on dating rules and introducing partners to family.

    Tosh: “If I could go back and redate people, I would night one, tell them I love them. …I’d bring them back to the parents right away.” (28:25)

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5. Dance Industry, Pop Culture, and Awkward Moments (32:50–41:24)

• Media Portrayals of Cheer and Dance

  • Tosh and Quinton critique movies like “Bring It On” and “Save the Last Dance.”

    “Have you seen every single one [Bring It On]? … Do you think Cheer or Die set the franchise back? … I still watch it.” (38:36-38:50)

  • Quinton has worked with Mariah Carey, Megan Thee Stallion, and drag queen acts but never performed with Beyoncé (“They missed out.” 39:36)

• Dance Styles and Mishaps

  • Worst style to perform: tap.
  • Tosh laughs about Quinton admitting to pooping his pants mid-routine at World Championships:

    “The year is 2016… Outback. …In the routine, I had to do four toe touches back to back … the third one … Oh shit. Shit.” (34:13)

  • Quinton is candid about the physical realities of dance—and the products (like “dude wipes”) required to survive.

• Choreographing for Others

  • Differences between NFL and NBA cheer dance: NBA less restrictive (“no palms, no heels, can get down and dirty”), NFL more linear. (35:21)
  • Quinton often works with a majority of the country’s NBA and NFL teams as a choreographer.

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6. Career Milestones, Reality TV, and Looking Ahead (41:25–54:26)

• Amazing Race Adventures

  • Quinton participated in The Amazing Race (Season 34, nearly eliminated before Rex Ryan), was regularly approached to join due to his profile as a Rams cheerleader.
  • Countries visited: Germany, Austria, Jordan, Italy, France (49:33)
  • Race was stressful: “I have gray hairs because of it.” (48:29)

• End of Cheerleading Career

  • Tosh: “When did you know you had cheered your last game?”

    “That was Super Bowl 56… I woke up, I don’t know what came over me but I think my body knew it was it… I was breaking down in the shower.” (50:02)

  • Career pivot to choreography:

    “Right now, it’s all choreography. I work with...the majority of the NBA and NFL teams, colleges, high schools, all-star teams around the world. I go to France next week.” (52:23)

  • Tosh name-drops choreographer Wade Robson:

    “Ever mess with you?” (52:49)
    Quinton: “No… He’s still active in the industry.” (52:52)

• New Projects

  • Quinton is launching a YouTube docuseries, Counting on Q, chronicling teams he coaches through competition.
  • On cultural authenticity:

    “I have been asked to do majorette work, but I don’t want to appropriate somebody… That’s not my style.” (53:57)

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7. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Quote | Speaker | Timestamp | |-----------|-------------|--------------| | “He starts chanting, ‘I invite the devil into my body.’ …I’m gonna laugh.” | Daniel Tosh | 01:53 | | “College cheer is more stunt-based… NFL cheer, we’re a dance team, so we’re more choreography-based.” | Quinton Peron | 21:27 | | “Such a boring game. And there’s nothing worse than having to smile in that nonsense when the Patriots confetti started raining down.” | Quinton Peron | 26:12 | | “Technically 18… My parents are super supportive. …I love my son, but you don’t call me out of my name.” | Quinton Peron | 27:01, 28:04 | | “In the routine, I had to do four toe touches back to back… the third one… oh shit. Shit.” | Quinton Peron | 34:13 | | “Have you ever choreographed line dancing?” “No...I had to learn a Filipino line dance at a wedding. It was kind of fun.” | Tosh/Quinton | 41:05 |

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8. Fun Exchanges & Pop Culture

• Banter about NFL cheer squads without cheerleaders (Steelers, Bills, Bears, Browns, Giants, Jets, Chargers) and musings on why the LA Chargers dropped their squad post-COVID. (25:19)
• Tosh getting real about fan interactions on the sidelines, new tech like COSM (“I can read what’s on your cell phones” 37:54), and the perils of high-def cameras.
• A goofy gifting segment: Tosh gives Quinton a prop microphone, a Michael Jackson poster, a Paul Smith tracksuit, and Bravo Sierra personal care products—all “re-gifted.”
• Running jokes about age, fashion trends, underwear choice, and Tosh's inability to pick up choreography.
• Sincere appreciation for Quinton as a trailblazer—for both dance and broader LGBTQ+ representation in pro sports.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 06:40 — Merch Store Plug & Classic Cheer Chants
• 14:39 — Guest Introduction: Quinton Peron
• 15:27 — Ghost Story
• 18:06 — Discovering Dance
• 21:27 — College vs. Pro Cheer Dynamics
• 25:45 — Super Bowl 53 & Handling Hecklers
• 27:01 — Coming Out Journey
• 34:13 — Dance Mishaps: The Infamous Routine
• 35:21 — NFL vs. NBA Dance Styles
• 41:05 — Choreographing Line and Cultural Dances
• 48:11 — Amazing Race Experience
• 50:02 — End of Cheerleading Career
• 52:23 — The Life of a Professional Choreographer
• 53:15 — Future Plans: Counting on Q Docuseries

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Tone and Style

The episode brims with Daniel Tosh’s irreverent, playful humor and Quinton’s honest, relaxed storytelling. The conversation blends serious insights about representation, artistry, and personal growth with roasts, absurd hypotheticals, nostalgic pop references, and the perpetual joyous awkwardness of Daniel’s podcasting style.

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Conclusion

This episode is a heartfelt and hilarious portrait of Quinton Peron’s singular journey as a male pioneering professional cheerleader—and a candid look inside the world of high-stakes dance, personal authenticity, and breaking down barriers in sports and entertainment. Quinton’s tales of Super Bowls, reality TV, coming out, and choreography offer substance and inspiration, while Daniel’s irreverence keeps the pace energetic and unfiltered. Whether you’re a dance fan or just in it for the laughs, this episode is a winning routine from start to finish.

Transcript

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Yes.

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He might not want me to share this, but he likes to start each meal when he asks everybody to hold hands. And then once everyone hold hands, Eddie, tell them what you start saying.

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I invite the devil into my body. I invite the devil into my body.

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He starts chanting, I invite the devil into my body. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't care what party you're at. If everybody started holding hands and then the person started screaming, I invite the devil into my body. I'm gonna laugh. Yes. That's hysterical.

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Yes.

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Other people are gonna pull their hands away.

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People are gonna yank their hands away.

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They don't want the devil.

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No. I don't care what you believe in, even if you don't believe in anything. Somebody starts screaming, I invite the devil into my body. You're gonna be like, I don't want to hold hands anymore.

[C]

It's okay. I had a big lunch. I'm gonna leave.

[A]

That's dangerous. Oh, that's funny. I'm gonna start doing it, too.

[C]

Yeah, everybody should start doing it.

[A]

I think we all start doing it anytime we're at a dinner party. Or if you're ever in a situation where people start holding hands, just start chanting, I invite the devil into my body. Yeah. Oh, that's really good.

[B]

Try to film it and send it to us.

[A]

The only time I'm ever holding hands in a circle is at a paddle out mourning the loss of somebody's death. And that seems like a wildly inappropriate time to chant that.

[C]

Really funny though. It is funny.

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Those idiots will fucking believe it. My father in law, so he's been staying with us for a while and I have a table that I'm getting rid of. Here's the problem. This podcast, I was so excited with my idea of giving away my own shit. Well, it's bit me because now I have stuff that I would normally just get rid of within five seconds and I'm like, oh wait, I gotta save this for a guest. So now stuff is piling up, it's actually becoming a problem. Anyway, I have this table that I'm getting rid of. I have to find the perfect guest for it, but in the meantime, it's living in my front yard next to the Airstream. Okay. And a lot of times when Amazon comes into my driveway, they'll just set some boxes on the table. Well, when my father in law came to visit the other day, he sees this table and it has a box on it and he's like, he just was like this, he just like kind of looked at his daughter and looked at me and goes, man, you know you've made it when you've got a table for your Amazon packages.

[C]

What's going on?

[A]

I'm like, that's not. I didn't put out a table just for my Amazon packages, you maniac. Just made me laugh.

[C]

I mean, in his defense, if that's what you did, put that table out that for you have made it, I mean, funny.

[A]

I mean, I've seen people that build things for Amazon like a little, little slide over their gate for boxes and it goes into kind of a locked compartment so that no one can just grab their packages. But he just thought, wow, you guys are fancy.

[C]

Put it out.

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You got a nice little dining room table out here just to hold your packages for the few minutes that they sit unattended.

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Went outside table shopping. So good.

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Yeah, he's, he's always good for a line or two. He's always good for a line or two. You know, he said to me the other day, he says we were talking about some old football player, probably Aaron Rodgers, and he just goes, mother Time is undefeated. And I just Stopped in my tracks.

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Mother Time is undefeated.

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And I go, what did you fucking say? And he goes. He goes, that didn't sound right. What'd I do wrong? And I go, what did you. Mother Time is undefeated. Father Time.

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Mother Time.

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You think Mother Time. Mother Time's undefeated. I'm like, oh, brother.

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Mother Time.

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The good news is I'm not going to have to take care of him much longer. Pretty soon, it's going to require professionals. Hey, speaking of Amazon and packages, our store. I don't know if people know, but we have a new store, tossshowstore.com we hired a new company to give us new merch because we listen to our few fans and they said, hey, this last, you know, merch store that you guys have sucked, we'd order stuff and it would take weeks and months before we got our T shirt. So we got rid of them. We fired them. Then we said, hey, new company, do better. They said, no problem. And, you know, we don't have a lot of stuff on there, but if you want a mug that says, get this off my desk, or a Carl shirt or something that says toss show.

[C]

Do you believe in ghosts?

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We got it. We got a shirt that says, do you believe in ghost? Mm. Hey, that's my line.

[C]

That's your line.

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That's the first question I ask. Well, now you can get. Now you can get that at our new merch store. That's gonna make everybody happy, especially this time of year. I love to spend money.

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Yeah.

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What's your favorite cheer from a cheerleader? Eddie, for me, that's it.

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U G L Y.

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You ain't got no alibi. You ugly. Yeah, yeah, you ugly. M A M a. We know how you got that way. Your mama. Yeah, yeah, your mama. That's a good one.

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Your mama know you ugly.

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Hey, I like the cookie. The Cookie Monster. The Cookie Monster says that the eagles are the great big cookies at the top of the jar. The Cookie Monster says that the terriers are the itty bitty crumbs at the.

[C]

Bottom of the jar that makes it.

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I like that one. Let me see. Do you do the chicken? I like that one. Let me see you do the chicken. What's that you say? I said, let me see you do the chicken. What's that you say? I said, let me see you do the chicken. What's that you say? I say, a. Ooh.

[C]

I don't know it.

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You don't know that one. Then we'd be like, let me see you do the peewee. And then you do the peewee dance. But then back when I was in high school, peewee got popped for jerking off. So then people start going like this.

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It just meant something different.

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That was funny. That was funny.

[B]

Simpler times.

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We've got spirit. Yes, we do. We've got spirit. How about you? You go back and forth. Which team? Cheers, louder. I love cheerleaders. I dated a cheerleader, Jessica, in high school. Oh, man. My first love.

[C]

Really?

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That was my first. Well, the first person I ever officially said, I love you.

[C]

You love Jessica.

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I said, I love you, Jessica.

[C]

You say it back.

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She didn't. Oh, no. I think she was in love with Eric. Ah, no, no, she said it back. Of course she said it back. We're in love.

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You guys were in love?

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Her mom didn't love me.

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Oh, yeah.

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Her mom did not want her to date me.

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Her.

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Her mom. I don't know why her mom didn't like me. I mean, I. I can guess.

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What do you think it was?

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I think she thought that I was, like, like, too controlling.

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It's high school, right?

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Where would she get that?

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I think she might have thought, like, like I. That I was trying to, like, lock. You know what it is? I mean, I don't know why her mom didn't like me, but it probably was because she was like, oh, you need to. You need to experience life. Don't just settle down. But it's not like we were engaged or anything. We're just boyfriend and girlfriend for a year or so.

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Year? Yeah.

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My sister's still friends with Jessica. They talk occasionally or maybe more than that. I don't know.

[C]

Kind of interesting.

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Yeah. Yeah. You know, because when you date somebody and you're in love, then they become friends with your siblings. And then when you guys break up, it's like your siblings are. Well, we're friends with them.

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Yeah.

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But not all of the people that I've been in love with have my sisters shared a mutual bond with. For instance, I remember dating one girl, and my sister, immediately after meeting her, came up to me and says, I'm just going to say this one time. I don't think you should be dating her. Wow. Like a real heart to heart.

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Geez.

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Yeah.

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After one. Just one get together.

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Well, one Thanksgiving together. And I say, why? Was it because during Thanksgiving dinner, she forced you guys to bring a TV into the dining room so she could watch the Green Bay Packers?

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Cause that's why I love her.

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I'm not mad at her for making a stand.

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Go get a tv.

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Nice to meet you, man.

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Nice to meet you. Do you believe in ghosts?

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Yes.

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Yes. You ever experienced it? You ever seen it go? You ever catch one?

[B]

I haven't caught one, but I've seen one before.

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We've never asked if anybody's ever caught a ghost.

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That's kind of crazy. Yeah.

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Was it a ghost that was messing with you or.

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No, no, it was just there. I mean, this is a long story, but I was at my old dance studio and whenever I would open up a certain door, I would get this really weird vibe and I was like, yeah, something's in here. I don't know what that means, but something's weird in this room. We had a super late rehearsal one night and I looked. There was like an upstairs loft area and I looked upstairs and you went up the stairs. I just looked. I just happened to like, glance in the mirror and I saw this little dude in like a boiler hat kind of just sitting there. And I was like, oh, hell no. So I dipped after that.

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Right. You're sure it was a ghost and not an intruder?

[B]

Nobody was in that. That studio but me and my friends. Wild.

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Well, yeah, the boiler hat's what.

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Right?

[A]

What? What cements it for me. That's creepy. I'm not going in that studio. You still work at that studio ever?

[B]

No, I haven't. I quit.

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No. You're from Rancho Cucamonga?

[B]

Yeah.

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Do you tell people that you're from la?

[B]

Well, technically I was born in Pasadena, so I just say socal.

[A]

But do you say socal? You're the first person I've ever met that says socal. I never say socal.

[B]

I moved all over the place.

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I get it.

[B]

In SoCal.

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You never say I E. You ever say ie?

[B]

No, that's crazy.

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You don't like ie? Oh, I love the ie.

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I only say ie with my ie friends, my people that I meet that are from out there.

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I don't think I would have ever known about Rancho Cucamonga if it wasn't for next Friday.

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Exactly.

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Exactly.

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And that's what our neighborhood looks like, so it's kind of crazy.

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Uh huh. 16, you got in dance. You were from a talented basketball. Your family a bunch of basketball coaches? Both. Both your parents are just your dad.

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On my dad's side. So he had. Okay, he's one of eight and I was 16.

[A]

So you played ball as well?

[B]

Up until I was 16.

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And then you were like, no, I'm just gonna dance.

[B]

I'm gonna dance.

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Because you can do multiple things.

[B]

Not in my head. No, it was one or the other.

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You ever pick up a ball right now and just shoot or.

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No, I actually did a couple months ago and it felt good, but it was my own terms and I wasn't forced.

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Do you play pig or horse? What's your, what's your preference?

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I like horse, to be honest. I was like, that's crazy. I was like, I've heard that in forever. I was like, oh, shoot. No. Yeah, I like. I mean, what do we do? Knockout.

[A]

You play 21. Oh, you do knockout?

[B]

Knockout. Competitive.

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Okay. Who's your favorite basketball team?

[B]

They're not good now, but I would say trailblazers.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I work with their dance team. So.

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By the way, is there gambling in the. In the dance world? Because, you know, Portland's in trouble right now. Their head coach just got. He's in prison, I think. Yeah, you might, you might want to look into this. Talk about wearing blinders.

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Gotcha.

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So focused.

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Yeah, well, it's a big thing. It's a big He. Yes. Chauncey Billups. He ended up. He had a poker ring or something. They were cheating, they were robbing. Mafia's involved. It's not good. I love that. You have no idea what I'm talking about. But. Oh, but dame. Dame's back in Portland now. You're not a fan of Damian Lillard?

[B]

No. Good, I understand.

[A]

No, I do understand and I love it.

[B]

Basketball gets my heart starts beating fast.

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Good for you.

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I was good at it, but I was like. It was trauma.

[A]

What got you into dance?

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I've always been a natural mover. But it wasn't until season four of so youo Think you can Dance. That's when I got inspired and saw a dancer by the name of Twitch.

[A]

Yeah, I know Twitch. I mean I don't know him, but.

[B]

You know of him. Yeah, man's a beast. And then another dancer by the name of Will Wingfield. And they were two black dudes in two different genres. One was a hip hop dancer, one was technical, one a ballet dancer. I saw them and was like, oh my gosh, I think I want to try that. The rest is literally history.

[A]

Like, did you dance as a child? Like a young child? Like a 5 year old? Were you like clearly a step above the rest?

[B]

I didn't just start dancing until I was 16.

[A]

But I mean as a 5 year old. Kids music's playing and you still dance a little bit?

[B]

Oh yeah, yeah.

[A]

Did you have some rhythm and were like. Oh there was. Here's why I asked this. Okay. My son is 6 years old. He's been in hip hop and breakdancing for three years. He's not good. It's not good. And you know they have these ciphering sessions and I'm just, it's just, I.

[B]

Can already see it.

[A]

Uh huh. You can see it, it's rough. And I'm like. And it's just, it's these Malibu kids, you know. You think I'd paint them as the brushes of all bunch of white kids in Malibu. But no, there's some diversity in this group. Okay. So that's a good thing. And I like that he's into dance. I want to encourage that. But man, am I ready for him to take it to the next level. And I just want. But you're saying maybe just let him do his own thing and. Or maybe it'll come in a few years.

[B]

Give it a couple years.

[A]

I'm throwing money away right now.

[B]

Life lessons.

[A]

He's had three different teachers in the past few years. Most of them are Asian and small short men.

[B]

Small Asian dancing though. Yeah, I mean that's kind of.

[A]

That's their world, huh?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean you're a big dude.

[B]

I don't break dance.

[A]

How tall are you?

[B]

Six months.

[A]

That's a lot of weight to Dance.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

You're throwing yourself around. I, I wasn't trying to lump it into break dancing. I, I'm not a dance Eddie. You're not a dancer. There's no chance I can, I can keep a beat and I, I, you know, but I, Yes, I don't do much. I don't do much, but I, I, you know what I really enjoy, though? I enjoy watching Dance. The dance show that I liked so much only went like two or three seasons recently and then it was canceled. What's the one with Jennifer Lopez?

[B]

World of Dance.

[A]

World of Dance. I like watching that. I like contemporary.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And you know, like the past few seasons they've had like two guys dancing together for the first time. And that was a big deal. But I was like, I liked it. But then I was like, mm, it seemed like, oh, shit, you might want a lighter partner. Is what, what, what? I was just.

[B]

You like to feel stuff. That's what it is. Well, yeah, you're an emotional one.

[A]

When you watch a good contemporary dance, you're like, oh, fuck, this is like, I get it. Were you, you weren't a cheerleader in college, were you?

[B]

Dancer.

[A]

A dancer, right. Because there's a big deal cheerleading in college. I'm gonna, I might be offensive and I might say this wrong. Very athletic and the routines are what they are. And then cheerleading in pro sports, just slutty and sexy.

[B]

No, I disagree.

[A]

You did.

[B]

I disagree.

[A]

I feel like male cheerleaders in a college are just these big dudes that can do throws. And then the NFL, we're going to get the sexy guys that can just dance.

[B]

Damn. Sexy.

[A]

Sexy. Well, you're, you're a good looking man.

[B]

I appreciate it, sir.

[A]

You're good looking man. I don't, I mean, you don't, you carry yourself off as, as sexy. I'm, I'm comfortable saying that.

[B]

I would say collegiate cheer is more stunt based and like tumbling passes and stuff, whereas NFL cheer, we're just, we're a dance team, so we're more choreography based. Most people can't do both. You're not trained. That's two different skill sets. I would say before the inclusion of males, it was more focused on your, how you look and like, I would say the more sex appeal.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You still have to look good to make these teams. I mean, the job is to look good, but the talent and the caliber of dance has gone up, especially out here in la. Like, they used to just be the hot girls. Like, yeah, Rams are, they look great, but now like Our team is one of the. Or they are one of the strongest teams, I feel.

[A]

You guys still make no money or is the money gone up a little bit?

[B]

No, I think it depends on your organization. Like there's. I mean there's people cheering for $7 because that your minimum wage at the in your state is seven. That's not the case for California, but it is a part time gig. So like I think I was making 35 an hour. Like that wasn't my. This was just a fun job. I don't think anybody joins a pro team to pay their rent like that.

[A]

But you could run the squad to pay the rent, right? Yeah. Would you like to run the Rams cheerleadings?

[B]

I would love to be behind the scenes.

[A]

Uh huh.

[B]

You know what I mean?

[A]

Who's the greatest male cheerleader of all time?

[B]

Me.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

No, there's only been two. When I joined the organization, there was only two of us.

[A]

Did you get hate on the field at all? Do you ever hear anything?

[B]

Yeah, there was one game where the Raiders fans, but I mean the Raiders fans. So they're already.

[A]

I mean they're barely in the NFL at this point. You got Tom Brady running the ship garbage.

[B]

Which is crazy. But honestly that was the only game that I heard. Craziness. But once they started, they started seeing me dance and everything. They were quiet.

[A]

Are you upset you were Rams cheerleader? Are you upset that you had to be a cheerleader in the shitty Coliseum?

[B]

No. To be honest.

[A]

Versus SoFi?

[B]

I did both.

[A]

Oh, you did get to do Sofi.

[B]

So I had my first two years on the team. Were the last two years at Sofi or. Sorry, at the Coliseum. My last two at SoFi.

[A]

And did you prefer the Coliseum over Sofi?

[B]

There was something special about the Coliseum. Knowing just the history. I mean, it's freaking Coliseum. But I would say like the arrangements that they had for us as cheerleaders were a little different. Whereas like Sofi, we had our own dressing room.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

At the Coliseum we had a trailer.

[A]

Do the cheerleaders have just one dressing room or do they separate you between the sexes?

[B]

The first year they tried to separate us to make everybody comfortable. But I was on teams with most of those girls prior in college and throughout the industry. So I was like, you know what, I'm fine changing with them. Like if I need to get butt naked, I'll go to the bathroom. It's fine. But there's something about that locker room talk that you don't want to miss out on. So the last two years we were all just in the same dressing room. If you had to really get naked and stuff, you just go to the restroom.

[A]

That's always been my issue. When people. And let's just whatever, take North Carolina or whatever, South Carolina, whichever backwoods fucking state that has the transgender issues about the bathrooms. I always was shocked by that because I'm like, I can't go to the bathroom in a private stall if another person is next to me anyway. Who are these people that care so much about who's in the bathroom? Meanwhile, I'm always having to bring my kid in.

[B]

That's a lot.

[A]

I just don't. I don't get any of it. None of it makes. Okay. I wanna get back to.

[B]

But I thought it was just me, though, the whole stall situation. I don't.

[A]

I don't want to. I don't want to hear anything. I don't want to. If I see your shoes, I'm judging. Don't even get me started on smells. That's. But you know what all this said, I don't throw. I don't put down a seat ring.

[B]

That's nasty.

[A]

I don't. I just sit.

[B]

That's nasty.

[A]

I sit bare ass. I do. I don't care. That part of it. I'm over.

[B]

You don't care.

[A]

I don't care. As long as there's not pee on the toilet seat. I just sit down.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay. I'm going to take a shower later anyway. I'll put my ass on anything. You can fucking put that on. T shirt or. What's your least favorite NFL cheerleading squad?

[B]

The Steelers and the Bills. Because they don't have them.

[A]

Bills, Bears, Browns, Brown, Giants, Jets, Steelers and Chargers. How come the L A Chargers don't have cheerleaders?

[B]

Nobody knows. Once Covid hit, they just kind of got rid of them.

[A]

Like.

[B]

Like even. I mean, I had friends on the team and they were just told via Zoom, like, hey, you're going to audition this day? And then audition never happened. So it's crazy because, I mean, they're in the same stadium as Sofi, so why wouldn't they have?

[A]

Makes no sense.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You performed at Super Bowl 53 when the Rams played the Patriots. What made your job harder to keep people engaged? The score being 3 to 0 at halftime or Maroon 5 doing the worst halftime show I've ever.

[B]

It was bad. That was such a boring game.

[A]

It was 13, three was the final score. Tom Brady, the greatest of all time, had a passer rating of 71, which is wild. Yeah, it's Garbage. Like, piece of sh.

[B]

Nah. Such a boring game. And there's nothing worse than getting. Because you're told to be professional. Stand there, look good, get the crowd ready. And when the Patriots confetti started raining down. There's no worse failing than having to smile in that nonsense.

[A]

Have you ever affected a game by one of your dance routines where it was like, that is what got the crowd Absolutely multiple. Are you allowed to have sex with the players?

[B]

I can say that when I was on the team, there was no fraternization policy. I mean, because we're around everybody so much.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Promotions and so just anyone.

[A]

You just can't. I never get that rule.

[B]

That's crazy. I would. I mean, I wouldn't say yes, but. I mean, I wouldn't. There was no policy.

[A]

But you weren't supposed to. When did you come out to your parents?

[B]

Technically 18. There's no way they didn't know in my. In my younger years.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Did they. Did they say as much? Did they say. Oh, of course we knew.

[B]

It was kind of a combination of things. I was disrespectful online, and my mom had. Saw the post that I had posted about her, like, calling her out of her name. Very disrespectful. Very just young child. Just ignorant and mad that I have to do dishes or something crazy.

[A]

You went after her for that?

[B]

I was mad.

[A]

I thought you were mad at her for not accepting your lifestyle.

[B]

No. She's like, I don't really care, but you want to call me a bitch? I'll show you what a bitch is. Never again. Never again.

[A]

Sure.

[B]

Love you, mom, but no. I got. Actually, I got caught watching things you're not supposed to be watching. Huh. In high school. Oh. And I was like, there's no way you didn't put two and two together.

[A]

Were they supportive or they weren't supportive?

[B]

Oh, you mean gay?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah, supportive. It. It came with a lot of shock just because of the whole. What I was talking about online and calling her out of her name. So I. I took it at the time, like, you don't support me. In reality, she doesn't give a fuck. She's just like, I'm just. I love my son, but you don't call me out of my name.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So it was. It was always tied into that. But, no, my parents are super supportive. I was just talking to my mom the other day about a date that I went on last weekend.

[A]

So how many dates will you go on before you would consider bringing them home?

[B]

To the family, 700.

[A]

Oh, so you're not bringing them around the house.

[B]

He's out here wild, y'. All.

[A]

Here's my thing. I regret. Like, this is. You know. You know how people, like, they don't have regrets in their life, and, like, it's shaped me, who I am. I'm always like, fuck you. I would change everything if I could redo it. But one thing I could, since I'm happily married, if I could go back and redate people, here's what I would do different. I would night one, tell them I love them. Instead of like, oh, I only tell everybody, right? Makes a big deal about, oh, I've only told two people I love. I would tell every single girl I ever went on a date with that I loved her. And I'd bring them back to the parents right away like, this.

[B]

This is my woman, my wife.

[A]

This is. It was so funny how you're so protective over stupid things that happened Saturday.

[B]

And I. It was too much.

[A]

What was that?

[B]

I met somebody for the first time, like, literal, at. I had a movie premiere Saturday night, and he walked up to me. He was like, you're my man. And I was like, whoa, nice to meet you. I'm Quentin. Pleasure. He was like, no, you're my man. So he was telling everybody, all of our friends, all my co stars and everything, like, hey, I just met him. That's my man. We went to dinner with the, like, the cast, and he was there, and it was very uncomfortable. And I was like, dude, I don't know you. I appreciate the interview and the attention, but you gotta go.

[A]

What's your type?

[B]

I like a jokester. I like somebody who can keep up with me. My life's kind of crazy, physical.

[A]

You want older or younger?

[B]

I don't want Santa Claus, but I don't mind. I've dated older before. My last main boyfriend was 10 years older than me.

[A]

Okay. I might have somebody for you.

[B]

Uh. Oh, yeah. He can't tell me he loves me, though.

[A]

Too many issues.

[B]

I need some time.

[A]

Do you want to see a photo of him or.

[B]

No, I don't mind.

[A]

Yeah, Is that not a good way to. Or do you want me to describe him? He'll be so mad right now. He's. If I'm airing this on the show, he'll be like, you fucking do not. What.

[C]

It would be amazing if he was the person that was like, that's my future husband. Just some weirdo.

[A]

I mean, all my photos of him are weird because it's like, I'M a fucking like. He's just like with me at my house and stuff. Here he is with my son. But it's not a good. That's not a good photo. He'd be mad at the photo.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Uh huh. Is not your cup of tea. Is that what I'm hearing?

[B]

I never said that. You didn't send me a good picture. You just. You prefaced it with this isn't a good picture. So here, let me show it to you.

[A]

Well, I know I did quotes because I didn't want to waste too long.

[B]

Oh yeah, it's cute.

[A]

Well, here he is. That's what I just like get him off my desk.

[B]

Door number one.

[A]

Thunderstruck. Is that actual good choreography or is that the trashy southern version of dance?

[B]

I think it's executed well. I think they have. The incoming group of wanting to be pro dancers are all coming from these top collegiate programs. So they're like the top of the class, like some of the best dancers out there. So anybody who's making Dallas now can make any step look amazing. There is kind of a tradition to it.

[A]

I don't like traditions.

[B]

I would love to go into DCC and choreograph. Oh, change it up a little bit. But thunderstruck is cool. I mean, it was a huge TikTok trend and everybody and their mom was doing it now. So I think they have to change it up now.

[A]

Not my mom.

[B]

Not you.

[A]

Dolphins fan.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I was just working with them.

[A]

Oh yeah.

[B]

Small fans.

[A]

Some Cubanos in there in that crew or. No, better they better have hired.

[B]

It's a very attractive team.

[A]

Oh, that's nice.

[B]

Like, my friend's a director and she is really changing that program for the better. It's awesome. It's cool. Dolphins are gonna come up.

[A]

Okay. Not the football team.

[B]

Not the football team.

[A]

Do you think cheerleading should be an Olympic sport?

[B]

I think traditional cheer. Yeah. I think it's. It's not subjective. So if you throw a girl up and you catch her with one hand and she doesn't move, that's. You can. You can judge that without it being weird.

[A]

Right. But subjective and judging.

[B]

Like Dan's a subjective.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Like. But cheer isn't. Like if you either. Like what did that show Netflix? They used to say hit zero, which means no. No errors, no anything.

[A]

Did you like the Netflix show?

[B]

I did.

[A]

Did you like her? The lady?

[B]

I mean, I have coaches that are like her, so yeah, I have to like respect it.

[A]

You know, the bubble that was burst for me once I watched the show after season one was to find out that they were in a division that only had three other.

[B]

Not even. I said, oh, man, why'd you even let us know that, you guys. And even. I mean, I. I compete in that. That realm. And they could have not said that and made it very. And just survived.

[A]

Yeah, but once you realize that there's only your own two teams, right? Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

I don't care about your 27 time naps. You haven't beat nobody. No, it's wild.

[A]

I mean, the other 50 times you came in last, please know that this is a safe space, and I have had many similar experiences. But go ahead and talk about your pants. Mid routine at the World Championship in Orlando.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. Okay, let's talk about it. The year is 2016, and I was on this all star team called Pace Elite. And there's a big competition in April called Worlds. And we got there Thursday. I'm pretty sure we went to. If I remember correctly, it was either Black Angus or Outback. And I remember ordering three chicken breasts plated broccoli.

[A]

That's very plain, mild meal.

[C]

Seems like it'd be okay.

[A]

This is an athlete's meal, I'm saying.

[B]

You know, trying to get the protein safe. And I woke up Friday not feeling good. And I was like, you know what? Maybe it's just. Maybe it's just gas. Whatever. Friday night happens, and we have our first round of competition, and I was not doing well, and I was like, I don't know what's happening. I don't feel good. I feel nauseous, and I don't ever get sick. So I was confused. Saturday, I woke up and I was throwing up, and it was coming out of both ends, and I was like, you guys, I don't know if I can dance today, but I have to.

[A]

Like, well, you don't have to, but I have to. I didn't.

[B]

I didn't get this far. You know what I mean?

[A]

I hear you.

[B]

And I was. At that point, I was. I started the routine, I was center, and in the routine, I had to do four toe touches back to back, which is like when I jump legs come up by my ears.

[A]

That is. That is the wrong move to have to do with the third one.

[B]

The third one. And I remember like, oh, shit. Shit. Oh, shit. And I had to complete the routine like that. And I was really proud of myself that I finished the dance and I was sick. And I was like, yeah. And then after I got off stage, I was like, you guys, I Just shit myself. I gotta go. So. Yeah, sick. Thank you. Black Angus or Outback? I'll credit both of you guys. I figured out in Orlando it couldn't.

[A]

Have been the Outback. It had to be Black Angus who.

[B]

Had a blooming onion. Is that Outback? It was Outback then, because I remember that was at the table as well.

[A]

Okay, Outback. You did them dirty in Orlando. Why don't you? Lifetime free pumpernickel bread.

[B]

Yes, life. The ry bread.

[A]

Is it rye? I'm sorry, I thought it was pumpernickel. You've worked with both NFL and NBA teams. How different is dancing on turf? Verse hardwood.

[B]

Very different. And even what the teams can do choreographically is totally two different things.

[A]

What's more fun, the NFL or the NBA?

[B]

NFL is cleaner, but you have more freedom with NBA because there's not palm. Most teams don't have palms in their hands. So you have to worry about movements being linear. Whereas NBA. I can kind of do anything. I can get down and dirty, we can flip, we can do whatever. Most NFL teams, they're wearing heels, so we can't do too much because we have these three inch heels on. So you gotta play a little more on the safe side. But NBA, it's like kind of a no holds bar to choose.

[A]

You allowed to talk to fans while.

[B]

You'Re working as a choreographer or as a cheerleader?

[A]

Oh, as a cheerleader.

[B]

Oh yeah. I talk to everybody.

[A]

What do you think about these NBA teams that will hire a group of large old people to come out on the court and dance for a little bit? Do you think exploiting them or are you okay with it?

[B]

Dances for everybody. Daniel dances for everybody. I think it's cool for the people that the 50 isn't the 50 and overs?

[A]

Well, I'm 50, look great.

[B]

Hey, there it is.

[A]

But if I'm on the court, nobody's like, look at that.

[B]

Well, you probably didn't dance.

[A]

Okay. I'm just saying, you know what I'm talking about. All right. Anyway. Just these old fucks you think it's good for? It's not.

[B]

I think so.

[A]

Have you ever had to do the choreography for him?

[B]

I've been asked, but I haven't been able to make that happen.

[A]

It might be frustrating, huh?

[B]

Most of them have experience.

[A]

You don't want them to their pants during their routine? No, that'd be nasty. But that can happen.

[B]

Black pants. Most of them don't wear black pants.

[A]

So what's your underwear choice while you're dancing?

[B]

A brief Not.

[A]

But tight.

[B]

Yeah. I don't wear boxers.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

In general. That's gross.

[A]

In general, boxers are. I like a box of brief. A short one.

[B]

Yeah, Yeah. I just don't like the. The loose material. No, that wraps around your legs and it just. Unless that pee hole is over here now. And I'm like, confused.

[A]

What about the style of clothes right now? Are you going baggier again? Are you going tight fit on your pants?

[B]

I like cool people wear 90s dad vibe. I kind of like the look. It's fun.

[A]

Do you know what COSM is?

[B]

I haven't been, but it looks really cool.

[A]

Okay. You know what it is? Yeah. So it's in a handful of cities and you can go and you can watch a game. It's basically a restaurant movie theater. And the screen is bigger than an imax and they have their own cameras that are shooting the game, and you buy tickets to go to it. Anyway, here's what I was fascinated by when I went to it. One time, I watched a football game there. It's a different feed and there's one camera on the sideline. So, like when cheerleaders are walking by or just random people and players are walking by, you're 25ft tall walking by the screen, and I can read what's on your cell phones.

[B]

That's crazy.

[A]

I think people need to know that there's a different camera feed that is really in their space that people on the sidelines have no idea about that I'm just eating a sandwich, watching you on Instagram swiping over.

[B]

That's crazy.

[A]

I see guys taking photos of the cheerleaders asses.

[B]

That's wild. Get them.

[A]

Well, I'm just. I'm not gonna get them. I'm just saying that I'm snacking and watching. I feel like a weird gawker. Let's talk about Bring It On. I need to know who I'm sitting across from here. How many movies exist within the Bring it on franchise?

[B]

Okay, seven. Wait, give me. I was gonna count. Name them all.

[A]

Have you seen every single one?

[B]

I have seen them all, though.

[A]

So have I. Do you think Bring It On, Cheer or Die set the franchise back by ditching the comedic element and replacing it with horror?

[B]

I lied. I didn't watch that one.

[A]

You didn't want. I did.

[B]

Like, I don't.

[A]

I still watch it. I still watch it multiple times.

[B]

The guy who gave me my first job ever, Tony Gonzalez, is the choreographer of all the Bring It Ons, as well as the masked singer. He Throws down.

[A]

You ever watch Save the Last Dance and just. And just cringe? It's so bad now.

[B]

It is. And it was like, okay.

[A]

It was beautiful. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

Like honey.

[A]

Her dancing is just so, so hard to watch. Have you ever toured with a pop star as a backup dancer?

[B]

Toured? No. Performed?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

I did Mariah Carey's Christmas special, which is really cool. Loved working with her. I worked with Megan Thee Stallion on her coach campaign. I worked with Paul for a little bit. I did one of his drag queens. I choreographed one of their music videos, which was an awesome experience. Big Beyonce fan, but didn't get that call. Well, they missed out.

[A]

She's not. Well, she's not done.

[B]

Absolutely not. She better not be.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, how? Like, as a dancer, like that world just seems so competitive.

[B]

Oh, it is.

[A]

And it's just. How does a young dancer, an up and coming dancer, go out making a living?

[B]

You will be really successful in this business if the more class you're taking, the more net people you network with. But genuinely not just like, I want to take your class because I know you're choreographing for this person. I want to make it into that dance. Like, that's. You can spot the fake a mile away.

[A]

I know. And that's really. It's uncomfortable. It's uncomfortable when people just try to tell.

[B]

I think being a versatile performer, getting as many classes as you can, being great at different styles.

[A]

What's your worst style of dance?

[B]

To dance or to choreograph?

[A]

Let's. Let's start with just dancing.

[B]

Ooh.

[A]

What is your least favorite dance that you like to do?

[B]

I can say least favorite because I don't know how to do it is tap.

[A]

What about daggering?

[B]

I don't know what that is. So that. That's another one.

[A]

Is that Jamaican. That Jamaican dance hall where they just. Just like dry hump someone violently. It's just like. It's.

[B]

If I knew about it, if I studied that, I'm pretty sure I can do it.

[A]

It's like a simulated. Just attack.

[B]

Nobody's safe. Nobody's safe.

[A]

It's all. It's very. Oh, people are getting thrown around on their head.

[B]

Staggering. Noted. I'll look it up. I'll look it up.

[A]

Do you ever choreograph line dancing?

[B]

No.

[A]

Quite a movement it's having right now with the pop stars and hip hop kind of crossing over me like, hey, we can do this too.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

And putting out the albums. But have you. You haven't choreographed any lines.

[B]

No, but at the wedding that I just sat, I had to learn a Filipino line dance. And it was kind of. It was fun. I let it.

[A]

You can pick it up immediately.

[B]

It took a little bit, but, yeah, I was able to teach it.

[A]

I always laugh. People can pick stuff up. I think that's a brain thing.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

Like, I just don't have it. You can tell me like, oh, we're gonna do these nine steps. I'm like, oh, no, we can't.

[B]

I don't understand. He's like, we can't do it. We're actually not doing that. So it's fine.

[A]

Everybody that's on the show gets gifts.

[B]

I get a gift.

[A]

Just stuff that I find around my house, and then I give it to people.

[B]

He said, re gifted things.

[A]

Yep. First thing, I'm giving you your first gift.

[B]

What the heck?

[A]

It's my. It's my microphone.

[C]

I'm honored.

[A]

Here's what I want.

[B]

I'm honored.

[A]

Quentin, you walking through the parking lot holding this.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

We don't have a cover for it. There you go.

[A]

Just out in the parking lot of Malibu.

[B]

Holding.

[A]

Now you're probably like, why do I have this? It was a prop originally on tosh0 okay. But then I had it hung above my child's changing table because I thought it was funny to have a big. And people would come into my house and be like, why is there a huge Michael Jackson photo above? I guess, where I change my kid? But I thought, their kids are older now and they think he's creepy in the house.

[C]

The kids have decided it has to go.

[A]

Yeah. The kids are like, can we get Michael Jackson? I said, yeah, we'll get him out. But, you know, a great dancer. You. I'm not saying. Put away the accusations. Put all that away. As a dancer, I mean, he was good. He was great.

[B]

One of the greatest.

[A]

Okay. Anyway, it's nice. It's got a thing. You'll. You'll have fun with this here.

[B]

I love it. I love it. I love it.

[A]

Let me give that to you.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

That's just gift one. Here's a Paul Smith tracksuit.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I don't know if it's going to fit you. It's an extra large.

[B]

Okay. It's perfect.

[A]

You know, but it's. It's beautiful. I can't wear stuff like this.

[B]

Are you thrifting now?

[A]

Yeah. It's just too. It's not for me. It's for you. Well, no, I have someone that will give me wardrobe to wear for something, and then I'M like, but I won't wear it. Do you think I'd wear this in my real life?

[B]

It looks good.

[A]

Do you like it? You can talk me into giving you this right now. This is the first time. It's bonkers.

[B]

Fashion.

[A]

My friend started a company or he's involved in a company, Bravo Sierra men's deodorant and soaps and lotions and stuff. Some of the a portion of the money goes to veterans and their families. I don't know. Bravo Sierra. Because it's meant to be BS that's what people say for bs.

[B]

Okay. Bravo Sierra.

[A]

Yeah, we're gonna. Anyway, I don't like these smells. So I was like, well, I don't want those.

[C]

They're yours.

[A]

So they're yours.

[B]

Yes, sir. All the re gifts.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what I do. I give you. Then he also has the their body wipes. I thought this was good for you case you. You had to do some dance, but you couldn't have time to shower. You just wipe your body off. I guess. But that seems horrific for me.

[B]

I mean, he's in competition with my do Wipes, right? I use dude wipes daily.

[A]

Do doo wipes sponsor, you know. Okay. Dude wipes.

[B]

Dude wipes. Come on.

[A]

He's going to. He's going to switch to Bravo Sierra if you don't fucking give him some money out. All right? Get that off my desk.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yes. New outfit, new poster and things to keep me clean. I appreciate it. He's calling me dirty, you guys. He's literally call me dirty.

[A]

No, no, no. You're spotless. We'll be right back. This episode is brought to you by prize picks. On prize picks, how you play is up to you. If you want flexibility, choose flex play where you get paid even if one of your picks misses. And if you want the biggest payouts, go for the power play. No matter your play, prize picks is a great way to put your takes to the test. What do you have this week? Rams at Seahawks. Ooh, the Rams have had some hiccups here and there, but Thursday night they will explode offensively. Stafford, I'm picking more. Just more points, yards, whatever. Williams. I'm picking more. I'm team Rams. Let's do basketball Wizards at Spurs. Eddie loves the spurs with wemby. More. Download the prize picks app today and use code tosh to get 50 in lineups after you play your first five dollar lineup. That's code tosh to get $50 in lineups after you play your 1st five dollar lineup prize picks. It's good to be right. It's time for a fresh start. 2026 could be the year you finally launch your business. The year you transform into an entrepreneur, founder, boss, or one of those cool girl bosses. Take your future into your own hands and start a business with Shopify. Take that idea you've been stewing on, that craft you've been making and finally make it happen in 2026 with Shopify. Shopify gives you everything you need to sell online and in person. Millions of entrepreneurs have already made this leap from household names to first time business owners just getting started, including yours truly. So I know what I'm talking about. Choose from hundreds of beautiful templates that you can customize to match your brand. I'm sure if you want to design it yourself, you can. But why not let Shopify do it for you? That's what I say. You got to learn to delegate. Hear your first this new year with Shopify by your side. Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at shopify.com tosh go to shopify.com tosh that's shopify.com tosh never struggle again to find the perfect holiday gift. Aura frames are the answer you've been looking for. Here's where I struggle with gift gift. Sometimes I know the person so well I end up giving them a gift that is way too intimate for my mom, my mother in law, you know, I used to get them panties and then they were always they liked them but it was just a weird exchange. Okay, but the aura frame is way more appropriate. You can't wrap togetherness. But you can frame it for a limited time. Save on the perfect gift by visiting auraframes.com to get $35 off Aura's best selling Carver mat frames named number one by Wirecutter by using promo code TOSH at checkout. That's a U R A frames.com promo code TOSH. This deal is exclusive to listeners and frames sell out fast. So order yours now to get in in time for the holidays. Support the show by mentioning us at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Paw show. You were on season 34 four of the Amazing Race. And so was Rex Ryan. Please tell me you did better than Rex Ryan.

[B]

I almost lost the Rex Ryan.

[A]

You know he's got a big foot fetish, right?

[B]

That's crazy. Yeah, I know that.

[A]

He's into it. He'll talk about it. Okay.

[C]

I think posted videos with him and his wife.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, he's into it. All right. But anyway, you did beat him, though. Yeah. Okay.

[B]

I think he went home second.

[A]

That show seems stressful to me.

[B]

I have gray hairs because of it.

[A]

Now I don't like travel to begin with.

[B]

Oh, God.

[A]

So it's like, now. Now I got a race.

[B]

Yeah. And we didn't know where we were going.

[A]

Were you the weak link in your group?

[B]

We had our. We had our different strengths and weaknesses. I would say I picked my partner. The producers wanted me on that show for years. I kept getting emails, and I was like, this must be spam. Like, there's no way this show wants me for four years.

[A]

Like, how do they know of you.

[B]

Rams and everything that had happened in 2018? So I've had emails from them from.

[A]

Okay. So started from. From being the cheerleader on the Rams.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

They're like, we won. Want this guy.

[B]

And they wanted me and my teammate. And I was like, no, I. They wanted the other guy. And I was like, I want to win, and I want this girl I was making. She was my captain. I trust her. She knows her stuff like you.

[A]

So you took another cheerleader.

[B]

They wanted two cheerleaders, but they wanted two males. And I was like, well, I'll be honest. I was like my two closest friend males on the team, they just graduated college, so they're not trapped. They haven't traveled yet. And I only want to run this race with one person. And then so they tried to do the whole interview and audition different people, but nothing worked, chemistry wise. And I was like, I told you so. Give me my partner so we can run this race so we can win. We didn't win, but we got close.

[A]

Did you see anything? Any cool parts of the world that you hadn't seen?

[B]

Yeah, we started in Germany, which is cool. We did Austria, which is cool. That's when I almost went home to Rex. That was crazy. Jordan for two legs, which I would have never gone to Jordan, which was awesome. So that was a cool country to see. Italy for two legs, France for two legs.

[A]

And you have to physically run this whole time. I don't. I've never watched the show.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. It's a big scavenger hunt.

[A]

When did you know you had cheered your last game? The one where you were breaking down in the shower crying.

[B]

That was Super Bowl 56.

[A]

Super Bowl 56. You were in Sofi Stadium. You were crying in the shower. You were sobbing. Drama or no. Were you really crying?

[B]

Yeah, like, I woke up.

[A]

You were choked up.

[B]

No, it started with, like, a little Wash my hair, getting ready for the game. Like, tear.

[A]

Okay. Okay. So that's the shower. You don't shower at Sofi Stadium.

[B]

I mean, you could. I didn't.

[A]

Okay. You showered home. Right. It's kind of weird to get to the stadium and need to shower. That seems like somebody that might be, you know, unhoused at that point.

[B]

Literally. Exactly.

[A]

Okay. So anyway, at home, you were like. It hits you, hey, this is probably my last time cheering.

[B]

Yeah. We're at the hotel the day of the game, and we had an early call time because they wanted to get us to the stadium before all the promos started and everything and to beat the traffic. And I don't know what came over me, but I think my body knew it was it. I always kind of tell my NBA, all my professional dancers and friends, like, hey, like, make sure you know it's your last game, just. Or you're your last year. So you can always say, this is my first. Last practice or whatever that is. You can appreciate those moments. And I didn't go into the season thinking it was my last, to be honest. So that's. I was really confused why I was breaking down.

[A]

Okay. But. But why was it your last?

[B]

I had booked the Amazing Race right after that.

[A]

Okay. And you're like, I'm going on to bigger and better things.

[B]

Yeah. And I couldn't. I was already choreographing for a lot of teams, so a lot of teams are thinking it was a conflict of interest, which was really weird. But the race was during Rams auditions, so I knew that if I did the race, I couldn't audition the next season. And that was a chance.

[A]

I mean, but you went out on a Super bowl win.

[B]

To start with the super bowl and to end with the super bowl is crazy.

[A]

Yeah, that. I feel like you did it. You did the career. Right. If I were. If I were just as an outsider, I'd be like. It'd be one thing if they were paying you millions of dollars. They weren't, so. Okay, you gave it your all, and.

[B]

You'Re done a good run.

[A]

How old are you now?

[B]

33.

[A]

Is your body. Are you feeling 33?

[B]

I woke up a little tender on my left side. Oh, is this what they mean?

[A]

Okay. You dance every single day.

[B]

I do.

[A]

Do you work out on top of dance?

[B]

When my schedule is normal, yes.

[A]

And what's a workout for you?

[B]

Depends on the day. To be honest, I have this app that I follow that kind of keeps.

[A]

And you're just disciplined enough to do that, huh?

[B]

Yeah, it kind of keeps me grounded, I guess you'd say, on track.

[A]

What all do you do currently right now?

[B]

Right now, it's all choreography. So I work with a handful. Well, not a handful. A majority of the NBA and NFL teams work with a lot of colleges, a lot of high schools, a lot of all star teams around the country, around the world. I go to France next week because I have a team out there. I have a team in Japan, so I'm kind of all over the place. But, yes, choreography, getting people ready for their competition season.

[A]

When I was a young buck, what was that kid's name that everybody liked? It was like, the big choreographer, Wade Robson. Wade. I remember Wade. Ever mess with you?

[B]

No.

[A]

Okay. I don't know. I don't. I don't know.

[B]

No, I think he's great.

[A]

I think he's.

[B]

He's still active in the industry.

[A]

Is he? Yeah. I was like, my first, like, person. I remember. I go, this guy's.

[B]

That's like the throwback. So you think you can dance days like him? Brian Friedman.

[A]

Didn't he like, do they NSYNC and all those kids? I want to say, yeah, what's next for Quentin? Where am I going to see in the next five years? What's the. Do you have career goals right now, or you not, or you just go with the flow?

[B]

Oh, I'm working on a show right now. It's on YouTube, but called Counting on Q. It's a docu series kind of documenting and highlighting all the teams that I work with that go to this really big competition in January called uda. It's like the dance Olympics. So it pretty much shows the start of how I start. Sometimes I walk into a team that I don't know. Sometimes it's a team that I've been with for five years. And then it shows the beginning process all the way to the final product of competition. Last year, I won for the first time with this one team, Cal State Fullerton. And it was cool to see the process because then it was all documented, naturally. So that's what's coming out. January. That's when the competition happens. Besides that, I mean, I'm kind of all over the place right now.

[A]

Do you ever work with the prancing elites?

[B]

No, I don't. So I don't see it. I have been asked to do majorette work, but I don't want to appropriate somebody. Like, that's. That's not my style. So I don't want to come in just because I'm Good at my job and make it work, but I don't. I didn't.

[C]

Daniel, have you ever worked with a prince?

[A]

I've worked with the prancing.

[B]

There it is.

[A]

Sure. Yeah. They're. They're good people.

[B]

That's what we need to see.

[A]

They're good people.

[B]

And outfits.

[A]

I miss. I miss them. All right, Quinn, thank you for being on the show.

[B]

Thank you, man.

[A]

My pleasure. Paw show. I want to thank Quentin for being on the show. What a delight. I hope the Miami Dolphins do the right thing. Reach out, get him to choreograph a few of our dances.

[C]

There you go.

[A]

What do you think? Hmm? Yeah. You had a rough week. You went and stayed with some Mexicans.

[B]

Elaborate.

[A]

Nah, there's nothing to elaborate. Okay. I had to take off. The place I went wasn't pet friendly, so Carl stayed back with my beautiful housekeeper.

[B]

Gotcha.

[A]

And she's got two dogs. And you played with them, didn't you? You had a good time. Okay? That's all. They happen to be Mexican. You got an issue with that, John?

[B]

No, no, no.

[A]

I hope not.

[B]

That makes way more sense.

[A]

What'd you have to eat? Did you eat your traditional meals?

[B]

Taking a siesta, he is.

[A]

Hey, I'm going to do our plugs. My first farewell tour. Ticket sales have been going so well, we're adding second shows in St. Louis, Missouri. Lexington, Missouri. Cincinnati, Missouri. Akron, Missouri. Grand Rapids, Missouri. Boston, Missouri. Pittsburgh, Missouri. Hershey, Missouri. Washington, D.C. that's. That's not. That's not in Missouri.

[B]

Okay?

[A]

That's its own place. That's just outside of Missouri. Huntington, New York. Missouri. Toronto, Canada, Missouri. And Pensacola, Missouri. And Wilmington, North Carolina.

[C]

Missouri.

[A]

Missouri.

[C]

Amazing.

[A]

That is great news. Check out our patreon [e-mail] tosshow by the way, I refuse to give our Patreon page this border. The border stays here on YouTube if you want the border on Patreon. That's a platinum package that has yet to be created. Now, some people might say, oh, I'm gonna. I'm gonna sign up for the Patreon just so I can see the show without a border. Because you prefer that. I promise you, you'll miss it when it's gone.

[C]

You'll see.

[A]

Yeah. Tossshowstore.com for your merch. And we're still trying to find love for the woman in my guest house. That's a funny panda. My wife's cousin. Do you have any calls today, Ed?

[C]

Here we go.

[D]

What up, Tosh? What up, Eddie? My name is Beau B E A U. The correct spelling. I'm 27. I'm 205. I am Caucasian. My profession is a PGA certified golf instructor.

[A]

I like it.

[D]

And yeah, I think I would be a suitable fit for Panda. I have zero equine experience, but I love things, so I can definitely dive into that. As for why we would get along on trips, I love pulling pranks on people. I have a pretty high level of sarcasm. It's pretty advanced. I like surfing. I snowboard. So if you definitely hit the slopes and tread the gnar. And yeah, man, Also from Florida. So we got that connection. And yeah, I'm a shelter.

[A]

All right.

[D]

Hope you have a great rest of your year and look forward to seeing you on tour. Peace.

[A]

That guy wants to see us on tour, too.

[C]

Yep.

[A]

That guy seems great. I mean, the. The big red flag there is. He's 27. Yeah, he's a little young for her. Now, I'm not against it if she says no because if the shoe were on the other foot and a 40 year old man wanted to bang a 27 year old girl, I'd be like, why are you going so old? If the condom were on the other cock, as they say.

[C]

Yeah, it's a saying.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, I have to talk to her. I don't know if she would. I don't think she would go that young, but I don't know why she shouldn't. And a PGA Tour pro guy, it's kind of a cool job, right?

[C]

He likes to play pranks.

[A]

Yeah, that's annoying. But that's because he's still 27. But he's got a job.

[C]

He's got a job. Employed, huh?

[A]

Yeah. All right, we'll keep his name in the hat. Who else you got?

[D]

Hey, Tosh Jordan, 59178, Knoxville, Tennessee. I have equanophobia, so I don't really like horses, but I have season passes to Dollywood, so we could go and forget about those stupid horses.

[A]

I like them. That guy's got season passes to Dollywood, which everyone knows is my favorite amusement park. And he's like, fuck horses. That guy works.

[C]

Yep. That works for you.

[A]

That works for me, too. And Knoxville's a wonderful place. Hey, we're two for two today. Is that it?

[C]

There's one more, but not really for this. Hutch just called.

[A]

Hutch is always just calling for Eddie.

[D]

Hi, Eddie, it's Hutch again. Glad to see that you're coming to Evansville, Indiana. I want to be the first to tell you and Daniel the best pizza you will ever have Taronis on Main Street. Thanks and hope to see you soon.

[A]

Hutch is calling to give us a recommendation when we're in Indiana Evansville at Evansville in Evansville to go to Turoni's on Main Street. He says it's the best pizza we'll ever have. Hutch, it used to annoy me that you were using this hotline to find my wife's cousin Panda true love just to talk to Eddie. But if you're going to give me, you know, solid gold tips like that, like checking out Taronis on Main street in Evansville, then job well done.

[C]

Exciting.

[A]

We'll do it. We'll see you there. Hutch. Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T Mobile and US Cellular are joining forces. Switch to T Mobile and save up to 20% versus Verizon by getting built in benefits they leave out. Check the math@t mobile.com switch and now T mobile is in US cellular stores. Savings versus Comparable Verizon plans plus the cost of optional benefits. Plan features and taxes and fees vary. Savings with three plus lines include third line free via monthly bill credits. Credit stop if you cancel any lines. Qualifying credit required.