First-year dancer Alicia said she could survive on her own in the wilderness (with a cell phone), talked about her various pets and about playing Oscar and Rosita on the Sesame Street Live Tour.MT: First of all, give us a bit of background info.Alicia: I was born in Coon Rapids, and lived there for a little while. Then I moved to Minneapolis and went to a Catholic school there ... So I'm a Catholic school girl. Then I moved to Blaine where I am right now and went to Centennial High School. Now I'm going to college.MT: There we have it. You said your favorite person in the world is your best friend Christine.Alicia: She is. Christine and I have been best friends, since, oh gosh, maybe fifth grade? We've danced together our whole lives. I've from Shoreview and she's from Blaine, so it's maybe five minutes away. Christine is the best. I love her.MT: You're a big nature person, listing fishing and camping as two of your favorite things. How long could you survive in the wilderness without and help or supplies? Alicia: As long as I had my cell phone, I'd be good. I need my cell phone.MT: You can't have your cell phone. That defeats the purpose.Alicia: True. I guess I'd be OK. I could eat the berries and plants. I don't hunt ... I'd fish, but no hunting.MT: What would you do if a Grizzly bear were chilling at your campsite while you were in your tent?Alicia: I'd probably start crying. Definitely hide and be quiet. But if I had my cell phone, I could call somebody...MT: Touché. You're studying to be a veterinary technician. What do you have against animals?Alicia: I started off going to school to be a nurse and then I decided I didn't want to do that. But I've always loved animals - they don't talk back. I decided to go to school, and one opened up right by my house, and they had veterinary technician there. I don't want to call it an animal nurse, but that's pretty much what we are, assisting the veterinarian.MT: Let's hear more about your pets.Alicia: I have three dogs, a cat, and a fish. I have two goldens: Sadie, the mom and Maggie, her daughter. Then I have a Yorkie Poodle, that's Zoey. It's a Yorkshire Terrier (mixed with) a poodle. She's tiny. Really little. Then I have a rag doll cat named Frankie. She's pure white, and supposed to just lie in your arms, but she's a brat.MT: Any of them fight each other?Alicia: Yeah. My cat and my Yorkie Poodle fight all the time. They chase each other around ... it's funny. The cat will bite the dog and the dog will run back ... it's really funny.MT: Changing over to entertainment news: On January 22, actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment in New York City. What was your reaction?Alicia: That was so sad. My mom just came in the room and told me and at first I was thinking, "Who's that?" She said, "10 Things I Hate About You," and I remembered. Oh, my god.MT: Real sad. Apparently, the Batman movie set to come out this summer, in which he played the Joker, is supposed to be terrific. Any other movies you're excited to see?Alicia: Yes, "Strange Wilderness" with the fat kid (Jonah Hill) from Superbad. It looks super funny. It's just them videotaping in the wilderness. There are so many good actors in that. I'm excited to see that. MT: What's been the best part of being a Timberwolves Dancer this year?Alicia: Dancing in front of thousands of people. That's the best thing.MT: Fair enough. It took us a while to get dancer Kristi to admit any pet peeves. Do you have any for us?Alicia: Bad drivers. I mean, I'm probably a bad driver too, but that's about it.MT: You used to dance with the "Sesame Street Live" tour. Is there a sought after character to play? Alicia: They just assigned us randomly. I was Rosita and Grover. I liked them both, and I got to speak Spanish with Rosita. It's a show for little kids where everyone dressed up as Sesame Street characters and we'd use a thing in our hand that we squeezed to opened our mouth up.MT: Why is Elmo so cool, anyway? Oscar, Cookie Monster, Ernie, and Grover all used to be much cooler.Alicia: Maybe because he's so cute. But I didn't get jealous.MT: You also danced on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Not a bad gig?Alicia: It was great. I auditioned one day and they called a couple weeks later and asked me to come. It was more like I was on vacation and not like I was working. It was just dancing on vacation. Really fun.
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