Valentine's Day Hotties!

DS talked to 7 cute young men about dancing, kissing and the perfect date.

 

Neil Haskell

 

Noteworthy:
“So You Think You Can Dance” season 3

Favorite role:
Big Beau in the chorus of Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are A-Changin’ on Broadway. “I got to work with amazing dancers and it was a really great experience.”

Perfect day:
 “Class at Steps on Broadway, meet friends to eat and hang out, and go to Central Park.”

Dream date:
“I would take my girlfriend to her favorite restaurant and then on a ride around Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage. Then we’d watch a movie.”

The person of his dreams must:
“Enjoy my cooking.” (Neil’s specialties are eggs and spaghetti.)

—Alison Feller

 

Preston Mui

 

Proudest career moment:
“The Super Bowl with Janet Jackson. It was an honor to be dancing and rehearsing with those people.”

Hobbies:
Fashion and improv comedy—Preston belongs to an improv group called False Sense of Security.

Can’t live without:
Chocolate-covered pretzels.

Perfect day:
“Make myself breakfast, sit out at the pool and eat, go to the gym, have a few auditions—or a lot of auditions!—make myself a good dinner, then go see an improv show at night.”

First kiss:
“Confusing.”

Relationship status:
“Single—but hopefully not by Valentine’s Day!”

—Kristin Lewis

 

Nick Bass

 

Favorite gig:
Justin Timberlake’s “FutureSex/Love Show” tour. “It’s the style of dance I love, and I get to be around great people.”

Proudest career moment:
Having the guts to move to L.A. at 21. “You only get one chance in life, so you have to be willing to take risks.”

Favorite vacation spot:
A tropical island or a secluded cabin in the mountains.

Dream date:
“Something personal, without a lot of people, so I can really devote my attention to my girl.”

First kiss:
 “Nervous.”

Class or performance?
“Class. It’s kind of like therapy where I can take out my frustrations from everyday life.”

—Lauren Levinson

 

Eduardo Permuy

 

Dances with:
The Joffrey Ballet

Hobbies:
“Writing poetry, listening to music and hanging out with friends.”

Favorite vacation spot:
“Disney World!”

Perfect day:
“Going to work and doing the best that I can do.”

Can’t live without:
“Cuban food!”

Best Valentine:
“I haven’t really gotten any presents, but an ex once prepared dinner and we had an awesome night.”

Celebrity crush:
Jennifer Love Hewitt

Best pick-up line:
“I’m not a very flirtatious kind of guy; I joke around. If I like someone, I just strike up a conversation.”

Relationship status:
 Taken.

—Brianne Carlon

 

Patrick Ferreri

 

Dances with:
NYC-based modern companies Keigwin + Company, David Dorfman Dance and Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance

Describes his dancing as:
“Full-bodied play.”

Favorite vacation spot:
“The beach. Any beach.”

Perfect day:
“Good conversation in a park under a tree.”

Can’t live without:
“My mom.”

Dream date:
“Cooking dinner for someone.”

Best Valentine:
“One year my friend and I were both bitter that we didn’t have significant others on Valentine’s Day, so we got each other presents. She got me a gigantic stuffed teddy bear.” 

First kiss:
“Awful.”

Relationship status:
Single.

—Kathryn Holmes

 

Tyler Hanes

 

Broadway gigs:
A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, Hairspray and The Boy from Oz. Currently working on The Studio with Christopher d’Amboise.

Proudest career moment: 
“I got cast in the first national Fosse tour. Being able to perform that work with the amazing caliber of dancers was surreal.” 

Best Valentine:
“A box of chocolate from my mom.”

Perfect day:
“Sleep in, hang out in Central Park, see a silly movie, eat a delicious dinner and end my day with a deep tissue massage.”

Dream date:
“Someone surprising me with a spontaneous adventure like skydiving.”

The person of his dreams must have:
“A sense of humor.”

—Lauren Kay

 

JaBowen Dixon

 

Dances with:
M.A.D.D. Rhythms

Proudest career moment:
“A tap on my shoe cracked and the whole thing came off. I kept dancing and the audience went crazy, like, ‘Oh he dances with one foot.’ That was the greatest moment.”

Hobbies:
Rapping, basketball, football, writing poetry, designing a line of T-Shirts

Can’t live without:
“My tap shoes.”

Dream date:
“Whatever makes the girl I’m going out with have a good time. A dream date would be with a girl who’s really outgoing and fun to talk to. That way it doesn’t matter where we go.

Justin Timberlake or bach?
“Stevie Wonder.”

—Kristin

 

Photo: Craig Decristo