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“I didn’t want to go to college—I wanted to try dance full-time. So she and I had a break. I started sleeping on the sofa in the dance studio. I was homeless, but I told her, ‘This is what I have to do.’ A few months later, I landed a job dancing in Europe. When I got back, I booked

In Living Color

. I became a Fly Girl and moved to L.A. It all happened in a year.”

Jennifer Lopez

. The Fly Girl, who can now buy and sell the "block" 100 times over, strolled down memory lane while striking poses for

W Magazine

. Read the full W interview

HERE

. Photos by Mario Sorrenti, view:

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