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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, February 2, 2007

Q & A with a cheetah

 •  Cheetah-licious

Advertiser Staff

The Advertiser put out a call to dedicated Cheetah Girls fans and you responded in droves. Cheetah Kiely Williams, aka Aqua, took a break from the group's busy touring schedule to answer some of your questions:

Advertiser: Five-year-old Aaliyah Navares says she loves your music and your movies. Will you be making another movie?

Williams: "We have our fingers crossed. We don't know yet, but hopefully the fans call in and e-mail Disney and write them about another movie."

Eight-year-old Gabrielle and 7-year-old Gianne Constantino want to know: What's your favorite song from your movies?

Williams: "My favorite song is 'Strut.' I loved recording that song. I love everything about it. Shooting the video for it was awesome because it's such an uplifting song and makes me feel so empowered.

"Adrienne's favorite song is 'The Party's Just Begun.' That was her favorite scene to shoot in the movie, and the song gets you really excited.

"Sabrina's favorite was 'Step Up.' It was the time we banded together and decided we really wanted to make The Cheetah Girls happen, and it's really uplifting part in the movie."

Eighth-grader Danielle Sears asked: What do you folks do before a concert to get ready?

Williams: "We always get together and pray and encourage each other before we go on stage."

She also wanted to know what you will be doing in Hawai'i.

Williams: "We're ending our tour there, so we're really excited about getting ready for the big ending. And we have a few days of vacation there after the tour is over, so it's really exciting. One of our dancers is actually from Hawai'i, so he's going to show us around. ... We definitely want to sightsee and lie on the beach and relax. Sabrina said she wants to learn how to surf."

Jackie Munoz, mother of a 5-year-old fan, says her daughter has been taking hip-hop dance lessons. She wants to get your advice to help her to grow as a dancer.

Williams: "She's on the right track, definitely. We always tell people if they want to dance or sing to definitely practice. It's great that she's taking lessons. I would just tell her to try to put yourself out there and tell people about your talents."

Nine-year-old Jaclyn Sakamoto asked: What does it mean to be a Cheetah Girl?

Williams: "Being a Cheetah Girl means believing in yourself and supporting and loving your friends and following your dreams. ... That's definitely how our group dynamic is. There's a lot of teamwork and camaraderie. We really do have to work together very closely, and we have formed a really amazing bond."