bay area native chris willet and josh haik who hails from chicago. welcome to you both. >> thank you for having us. >> chris, you're from san francisco. you danced with the pittsburgh ballet theater. what drew you to ballet, the troupe is also known as the troks. >> yes, my introduction to ballet actually started here. my mom brought home a video of great performances, san francisco ballet, they were performing cinderella. at 2 years old i watched it every day, all day. and it didn't hurt that it was hosted by kermit the frog and miss piggy. >> always influential sources for 2-year-olds. that's interesting that you've known since 2 what you wanted to do. >> that was my dream. >> what made you want to become a troks? >> i didn't know that the troks were actually even in existence until i came to san francisco, and my late friend glen clekner introduced me. i was so enthralled with the male/female aspect of the company, that i was immediately drawn to it, for sure. best of both worlds. >> in your performances, there are times when it's easy to forget y