KEIKO NAKAJIMA

Thirteen years ago, the dance movie Step Up came out in theaters, exciting fans of similar films like You Got Served or Dirty Dancing. It was one of the few motion pictures of its kind that inspired many viewers to put on their dancing shoes and get moving. The drama was kept on a light-hearted note, but the choreography? Mind-blowing.

What is it with dancing that never fails to capture everybody’s attention? Some say it’s the dope clothes, some say, co-starring Nadine Lustre and Sam Concepcion. “I’d say I’m blessed to be surrounded by people who love what they do and encourage me to be the best,” she says of her closest friends Issa and Yassi Pressman, who she grew up with after she moved from Japan as a child. “[Dancing] is all I ever want to do. I can’t imagine myself doing anything else,” she says, revealing that it’s also the reason how she and the love of her life’s paths crossed. “That’s where I met him, when I became part of the crew.”