Singer, songwriter and killer dancer, triple-threat Tate McRae is poised for pop stardom
Performing with poise on live TV is a rare skill, but it's one that 20-year-old Tate McRae learned young. As a 12-year-old from Calgary, Canada, the dancer and budding singer-songwriter won third place on the 2016 season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and performed with fellow Canuck Justin Bieber. So when McRae took the stage at "Saturday Night Live" two weeks ago — this time debuting as a ...
Performing with poise on live TV is a rare skill, but it's one that 20-year-old Tate McRae learned young.
As a 12-year-old from Calgary, Canada, the dancer and budding singer-songwriter won third place on the 2016 season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and performed with fellow Canuck Justin Bieber. So when McRae took the stage at "Saturday Night Live" two weeks ago — this time debuting as a pop star in her own right — she was more prepared than most.
"My parents came, and we were all freaking out," McRae said in an interview at the Westwood offices of her management company. "I think there's way more pressure on 'SNL' just because it's one of the last live TV shows. Whatever happens, happens, even if I fall
