Asia Monet Ray Interview – Black Hollywood Live’s Next

BHL: Next – In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Megan Thomas, Cortez West, and Kiki Ayers interview Asia Monet Ray.

At only eight years old, Asia Monet Ray has taken the dance world by storm. Born in Yorba Linda, California, she first took interest in gymnastics when she was just a toddler. Quickly realizing she had a natural athleticism and a love for movement, Asia’s parents enrolled her in figure skating lessons, with dance lessons soon following. As expected, she picked up both sports with ease and went on to win numerous awards in a short amount of time. Eventually, she stopped ice-skating to focus on dance, which she found to be her true passion. Often sweeping her competition away, she was a real threat to challengers of all ages and became known as a dance prodigy. Asia’s hard work paid off, and at the tender age of five, she made history by becoming the youngest StarPower National Championship winner to ever take the title. Her knack for picking up choreogr