Bob was terrified of dancing. He thought it was for sissies.

Dance facilities are seeing a 30 percent plus increase in their business due to the hit series Dancing with the Stars.

At first I was nervous and scared. It took five or six lessons before I thought there was a glimmer at the end of my tunnel.

And I just thought, this is what I want to be. And I knew that dancing would be my chosen profession.

I love my job. It is hugely rewarding, because I have the opportunity to share the gift of dance with people who never thought they could do it.

A verbal commit isn't set in stone, ... I thought about waiting it out, but a blown-out knee, there goes the scholarship.