Kennesaw State University Access, August 2007.
By Jeremy Craig
Visitors to the Kennesaw State University campus any time over the past year have probably seen Bryan Gaynor’s robotic dance moves to his favorite hip-hop tunes outside of the KSU Place student housing complex, on the campus green or outside the Carmichael Student Center.
The world got a chance to see the moves of the 20-year-old rising junior on May 31 on the nationally-televised Fox program, “So You Think You Can Dance.” “I think it’s nice to have my 15 minutes of fame,” he said. “They couldn’t guarantee that I would be on TV, and when I saw myself, I thought, ‘oh man, it’s going to be crazy.'”
Gaynor, a computer science major from Warner Robins, Ga., traveled to the Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta in April for the taping of the episode in which he appeared.
“When I heard about the auditions in Atlanta, I made sure I knew when it was going to happen,and hoped my car would still be running,” he explained with a grin. The segment, aired in early June, featured his performance and an interview during which he shared that he lives with scoliosis: a curvature of the spine that keeps him from moving around normally. He said he received positive feedback from his peers after the airing, and thanks to YouTube and other video Web sites, Gaynor has received attention and kudos from many more people at KSU and elsewhere.
“When I first searched for my name on YouTube, there were maybe only four videos posted [of the segment] “he said. “Then there were six, then eight, and ten, and so on. It’s pretty cool.” During his audition, one of the judges mentioned the desire to see Gaynor dance on the silver screen. It might just happen, too — the calls are going back and forth between Los Angeles and Gaynor’s family’s home, in preparation for a possible spot in an upcoming movie.
Nothing’s ever certain when it comes to Hollywood, but Gaynor said the experience on the small screen will last a lifetime.
“It’s a pretty good feeling, not only being on TV, doing an impressive job, but also making sure that the judges were impressed was a big plus,” he said.