I starteddoingthiswhen I wasabout 12 yearsoldand I saw a Youtubevideoof a contortionist, I waslike, oh, thisiscooland I trieditand I realized, oh I can't docontortion.
I startedteachingmyselfathomebylikestudyingtheYoutubevideos, tryingtogeteveryposerightnow, basicallytrainatleastanhour a dayoruntilmyarmsjustgetreallyexhaustedand I justcan't doanymorehandstands.
I couldn't tellyouhowmanyposes, like I do a lot, probablyoneofthebestmomentsofmylifewasprobablywhen I gotthegoldenbuzzeronAmerica's GotTalent, I wassoshockedandjustneverexpectedthatatall.
I think I havelike 400 videosonmychannel, I'vebeenmakingvideoseveryweekforabout 3.5, 4 yearsnowandneverskipped a week, whichiscrazy, butit's likewhat I lovetodo.
Sopeoplethinkwithcontortionit's a lotofjustbeingflexible, butthere's actually a lotmorestrengthandcoreworktoitthanjustbeingflexible.
I say, whatmakesmewanttodothiseverysingledayisjustlovingcontortion, lovingthecreativityofit, howyoucanjustexpressyourselfthroughyourmovement.
I normallywakeuparoundthesametimeeveryday, nomatterhowlate I gotobed, OhmyGod, likeobviouslyrightnow I wasupkindoflateediting a video, I'm justgoingtostretchtowakeup a littlebitmoreformewakingupinthemorningand a morningstretchesmedoingcontortion, soitkindofjustlikerollaroundand I canget a stretch.
I can't justbelike, I justgot a bedinhalf.
Yeah, justdothatfor a littlebitandthen I probablyget a shower, getready.
So I justgotoutoftheshowerand I kindofputonsomeclothesandmyhairiswetrightnow.
That's kindof, thecallsarecomingback, then I'lldiffuseittodryitfaster.
It's goingtodothisfor a while.
No, it's tryafterthat, I'llhavebreakfasttomakemyselfthis, it's kindof a solid, takesomespinachcabbagewiththisavocado, take a lemonand I'm gonnasqueezeitontheavocado, sothen I'm justgoingtomixitinlikeit's a dressingtomysalad, I'm goingofftheteeth.
If I know I'm goingtohandbouncing, I'llnormallyjusteatfruitsorlikesaladsothatit's verylightandnormallymakesurebefore I dohandbouncing, nottoeatatleastanhourortwobeforeforperformance, I'llnoteatforlikeatleastfourhoursbefore, so I eatbreakfastafterthat.
I'llnormallygoanddo a littlebitofmakeup.
I'd saymycameramakeup, I alwaysliketokeepitnatural.
I don't reallyliketoomuchmakeupwithmyperformancemakeup, I do a littlebitmore, justlike a littlebitmoreofeverything.
Thefirststopinmyperformanceroutineformakeupis I justtake a littlebitofconcealer.
I justputitinlikespotsthatneededthisspot.
Usedtokeepthemboth.
I liketoblenditinwithmyfingers.
I feellikeitcomesoffbetterthanifyouuse a beautyblenderwithmynails.
I normallydon't havethemtoolongdoinghimbouncingorlikeaerialhoopforthingslikethat.
Youcanusuallybreakinhillandthathurts.
I normallydogelnailsbecausetheystayonlonger.
I usejustnormalnailpolishtolikechipandbreakoff, but I likedoingmynailsbecauseinperformancesnormallytheyalwayszoomuponmyhands.
When I firststartedhandbalancing, I waslikewheremyfinger's gettingsore, it's thispartofyourarmandthenyourfingers, I'm goingtotake a littlebitofpowderjusttolike, I don't shinejustgonnadabblearoundandthenblush.
I loveblush.
Sometimes I put a littletoomuchon, but I just, I feellike I can't gowithoutblushandlipglossif I havethosethingslike I don't needanythingelseandthen I'llnormallytakesomehighlighter.
Itmakesyoujustpopoutonperformanceisjust a littlebitmorekindoflikesparklesbutlikelessdramaticandsometimes I'llputjust a littlebitontopofmylipandthensomeonmynoseandthen I lovetoputhighlighterinthecornerofmyeye.
I thinkitmakesyoureyespopout a littlebitmore.
Thenextthing I'm gonnadoislashesforperformances a lotoftime.
I'm reallyfarandhighupon a hoopintheairsopeoplearen't gonnareallyseemyfaceisclearly, especiallyif I'm likespinning a lot.
So I normallydolashesjustbecauseitbringsoutyoureyes a littlebitmorewhatisupeverybody.
So I'vebeengetting a lotofthesequestions, Do I have a spine.
So a longtimeago, a Youtuberhadaskedmelike, doyouhave a spine?
And I jokinglysaid, no, I don't have a spine.
Andfromthereitjusttookoffand I neveractuallyanswered, asyoucansee, itdoesn't reallylooklike I haveone.
Sowhoknowsif I have a spineandhonestly, I don't evenknowtheanswertothat.
Sonow I'm gonnaputit, youknow, it's reallydifficulttogetittolooknaturalish I actuallyhaven't putmymakeuponincontortion.
I'vedoneotherpeople's makeupwithmyfeetbefore I dohere.
I'm upsidedown a lot, notevenlikedoingcontortion, I'lljusteitherbeon a couchupsidedownoron a chairandlikesitupsidedown.
I lovetositdownagain.
Peoplesaythebloodrushestotheirheadwhentheygoupsidedown, but I think I'vebeenupsidedownsomuchthatthatdoesn't happentomeanymore, so I canbeupsidedownforaslongas I wantformeandmybrotherwereveryclose, I enjoyworkingwithhim, weworkreallywelltogetherand I have a spot, zakcalmnow.
Yeah, webothhelpeachotherindifferentwaysafterwecomeupwith a Youtubevideoidea, weprettymuchstartalmostrightaway.
I lovedoingvideoswithhimbecausewealwaysadd a contortionintoitandmakeitlooktrippy, which I haven't donewithotherpeoplebefore.
It's reallyfuntocreatethem.
Andalsotokindofcreate a storytothem.
It's almostlikemusicvideokindof, the, I'd saycontortionformeis a lot, likedancewherewhenpeopleexpressthemselveswithdance, it's meexpressingmyselfin a differentwaywithcontortion, butdoingmorelike, creativeposeswithitandtelling a storythroughthat.
So, um I cookwithmyfeetsometimes.
Umyeah, I'm making a, making a pizzawithmyfeet, youknow, thefoodnormallydoesn't turnoutthatgreat, sowe'regonnagrabtheflour, thefactthat I'm notthatgreatof a cook, andthen I cookwithmyfeet, itkindofdoesn't workalltogether, butyouknow, I doitanyways, I didwashmyfeetbefore, you'relike, oh, youdiditwithyourfeet, That's gross, thislooksGodawful, butit's actuallynotthatgreatnormallyafterwards.
I mean, I saythatinmyvideosisnotthatgreat, butyouknow, it's somethingelsecansay, theymade a pizzawiththeirfeet, sowe'llstartfilmingtogetheranddependingonthevideo, it'lleithertakelike, a fulldayormaybeitwilleventakejustlike, a fewhours.
Anywaysguys, thankyousomuchforwatchingthisvideo.
I loveyouguys.
Peaceafterthat.
I'llnormallystartwarmingupmytoes a littlebitforstretchingmytoesandmysplits, andthen I'llgorunonthetreadmillforaboutfiveminutestokindofwarmupyourbody.
I mean, that's theperfectioninmeis.
I alwaysmakesureeverythinglookslike I'm nottryingatall, andit's justcomingsupereasytome.
Lookhoweasy a onearmis, lookhoweasytwistingthisdirectionis.
That's what I trytomasterwhen I'm trainingfromthere, I'llstartdoingsome, presshandstandstowarmuporjustonearmsoneachside.
Andthenfromthere I starttryingnewposesandeithercreatingvideosforinstagramorjusttryingtocomeupwiththeopposesornewroutinestobehonest, I don't have a listofhowmany, I justlikeknowtheminthebackofmyheadbecausethere's somany, probablymillionsofmovementsyoucandooncommportion, whichiswhy I loveitsomuch, you'llthankyou.
Hit a pointwhereyoucan't comeupwithanythingandthensomethingwillpopinmyheadthat's likesuperbeyondcrazyand I'm like, oh, there's somemorestuff.