Travis Wall on ‘So You Think You Can Dance'

While there’s no shortage of talent on So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall is a breakout star of the show. 

The season two alum returned to the stage as a contestant-turned-choreographer, delivering dazzling, emotional routines. His work pushes the dancers to the limit, yet plays off their strengths. He’s a fan favorite for good reason! 

Even so, there are times when he has been criticized for his efforts by the judges. With his turn behind the table this season, he tells Celebuzz that while he enjoyed it, he was too nice! Plus, we get the details on his new project that will take him from TV to the big screen.

Tell us about your new project?I leave to start on Step Up 4 on Sunday in Miami for two months. It’s my first movie that I am choreographing, so I’m excited. I’m doing all the contemporary choreography.

Is this the direction you’d like to move in?It sounds so cliché, but I want to do everything! I get to come back for the Emmys on September 10. Things just keep on coming! There’s talk about me being an associate producer for a new Broadway play coming out, which is another great thing for me to put my foot through the door.

When you first went on So You Think You Can Dance, had you worked as a choreographer before?Yes, I started choreographing [in my mom’s studio]. I started choreographing at 14, doing solos and group routines when I was 16. My best friend Nick went on season one, but I was too young to go on. I saw what it was like for him and I was like, “oh that would be awesome for my career,” so I went on season two to get more of a name in the industry and build that platform so that I could become a better choreographer.

You really had a plan, then?
Yes! I told them when I finished and didn’t win, “I will choreograph for this show some day.” I shut myself in the studio for two years and worked and created pieces – just practicing and coming up with major changes.