Benji Schwimmer's So You Think You Can Dance Experience - Benji Pt. 2 - Mormon Stories 351

In part 2 of a 3 part series, Mormon dancer Benji Schwimmer discusses his experiences on the So You Think You can Dance tv show. Benji was the winner of season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
03:09 Sister Lacey gets him on his feet again
05:14 Lacey on SYTYCD
06:27 Benji teaching Lacey. Dancing with Heidi S2 SYTYCD
08:23 Thinking he might be gay. Perfectionism
10:50 Connection with BYU
12:55 Panic attacks about having to date
16:08 Bishop refers to LDS family social services, but it is a disappointing experience
18:19 Starting to train for SYTYCD
23:57 Auditioning for SYTYCD
29:49 Running from being gay
37:54 Getting paired up
39:35 What was the show like?
57:53 Many other LDS people in
1:01:42 Reactions from other LDS members. Feeling a responsibility
1:06:06 Fans from BYU, positive responses
1:07:10 Motivation. "Mormons can dance."
1:09:42 Favorite numbers
1:12:31 John's most epic pieces: soloing
1:16:09 What's that like, being in the moment?
1:18:47 Struggle with sexuality and faith
1:23:55 Results day
1:26:52 Things coming to a head. Winning
1:29:44 Not liking to se himself
1:30:54 Celebrity tour. Back to fans, and also back to reality
1:33:30 What did winning mean to your testimony
1:36:24 Dating. Coming to a point where Benji thinks he found the one but having to take a break.
1:40:33 Touring and faith. Traveling the world and training
1:42:26 Preparing to dance as alumni winner
1:43:49 Pants drop
1:44:59 John sharing an anecdote
1:47:34 Benji further sharing what happened
1:49:22 Trying to convey that he is not perfect

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