Local girl Cara Horibe made it past the audition stage, but will she get a chance to make it to the big time? We'll find out today if fan support, including votes from Hawai'i, will take her to the next level on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew."

On last week's show, she was featured with her group, the Fanny Packs. Voters dialed in, texted, and voted online for their favorite dance teams. Results will be revealed at the beginning of tonight's show.

During a phone interview with Horibe from a Los Angeles hotel room, she said she'd already grown close to other contestants, and worried about what would come next. "It's really nerve-racking and hard to see your friends leave — we're stuck together this whole time in a hotel, so you become friends," she said.

Her days consist of being shuttled to and from dance rehearsals and hanging out with her team. She has little communication with the outside world, especially after tapings. Each dancer's cell phone is taken away, so no one can leak information about the show.

Contestants live in a far-from-glamorous situation — eating Subway meals practically every day, Horibe said, and practicing hours on end.

But she isn't complaining. At 24 (her birthday was yesterday), she's been sacrificing for dance nearly all her life.

At age 9, the Hawai'i Kai girl began dancing with Drill Team Hawaii. By age 12, she was a member of the 24/7 Danceforce crew, a HITS Gymnastics student, and a student at Kaimuki Middle School's Gifted and Talented program.

Horibe attended Castle High School as part of its Gifted and Talented Program, and joined Marcelo Pacleb's dance program in the school. She graduated magna cum laude in 2002.

After high school, Horibe attended the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, and while maintaining two jobs and a 3.7 GPA became dance captain of the Rainbow Dancers.

Her brother Cole is also a graduate of the Castle dance program and a member of 24/7 Danceforce. Cole was the winner of last year's "Destination Dance Group," a local television program similar to "America's Best Dance Crew."

"I guess dancing runs in the family," says mother Wanda Horibe. "There was no sibling rivalry, Cole always respected Cara's dance abilities. He often asked for her advice. Even now, he thinks Cara's one of the best dancers, especially in hip-hop."

Her family and friends in Honolulu will be pulling for her tonight.

"I do miss my family, but I haven't lived with them for two years now, so I'm pretty adjusted," says Cara. "Hawai'i is always so supportive of those who come out of the Islands, and it feels really good to know that there are so many people supporting me."