Ellysa Watson

Age: 14.

Family: Mom and dad.

Residence: Yuba City.

Occupation: Homeschool student.

Hobbies, interests: Dance — I'm with the Jacque's Dance Expression dance team.

What's your latest dance project? We're doing Dancers Mosaic in April.

How did you start dancing? I tried cheerleading, but that didn't work. I started doing hip-hop and have now been dancing for seven years and on the team for three.

What do you get from dancing? It keeps you out of trouble, on the go. You learn discipline and learn things about yourself.

Where do you get your news? Television.

What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? I was born here.

Where would you like to settle down someday? I want to travel the world someday, but there's no place to settle down.

What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I met Mike Wolfe from "American Pickers" at his shop in Nashville. I was visiting my grandparents.

What would you do with a million dollars? Help my family before I did anything for myself. After that, I would spend it on a lot of clothes.

Who has had a strong influence in your life? A lot of people have, but my mom, definitely.

Do you have a favorite memory to share? I remember going to the La Brea Tar Pits when I was a really little kid — they had the sounds of the saber tooth tiger roar and the wooly mammoth. I was so scared.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? I wanted to be a cop.

Favorite places to go to in the area? I love going to cemeteries, since I was little kid.

What is your dream job? I want to be an anthropologist. I want to study other people's cultures, travel around the world.

What do you like about yourself? My body. I love my hair; it's my all time favorite thing. I'm not shy — I like to be friends with everybody.

Who should play you in a movie? Choreographer Bobby Newberry — I'm very sassy, like him.

What is your pet peeve? When dogs lick their paws.

Favorite book: "Flowers in the Attic."

Favorite movie: "My Girl" with Macaulay Culkin.