-"The Unraveling." Melanie, thank you
for coming on the show. I appreciate this.
I was just with you, uh, two weeks ago in Paris
at the Olympics. -We had to represent America. -We did have to
represent America. We were rooting for USA
all the way. Yeah. -We were in a very
French, British booth. -Yes. We were -- We were -- We were in the booth
with your partner, Mick Jagger,
and your son, Dev. And I was thumb-wrestling -- I was thumb-wrestling Dev
right there. And I think -- I don't remember.
I think I did win. -I think. You're
supposed to let children win. -I had to teach him --
I had to teach them a lesson. I had to teach him a lesson.
-I never let him win. -No. Exactly.
He's the cutest kid. I love that guy so much. And you were --
He was showing me -- You were showing me that --
Because you were over to my right, and you have
a little diamond in your -- in your tooth. Yeah. And I go --
I go, "That's gorgeous." And then you said,
"Yeah, uh, Mick has one, too." And he had one. -His is a real diamond.
Mine's the Swarovski. -Then the baby has one.
-Dev has one, as well. We all have
on the matching teeth. -Dev has one?
But Dev -- How old is Dev? -He's seven.
It's on a baby tooth. -I want to be there
when he loses it! I mean, I know...
-"I'll take that." -I'm just saying.
I know the Tooth Fairy. -I'll send it to you.
-You will send it to me. I appreciate that. -"This is a good one to have. You're not gonna lose this
tooth. The diamond." -You were making me laugh
because we were there, and you guys spent
a lot of time in Paris. And I go, "Where do I get
a coffee around in Paris?" Because I'm a tourist.
And Mick is like, [as Jagger]
"We go in my kitchen. We don't even go out. We make
espresso in our house." And I go, "Yeah, yeah."
He doesn't know anywhere to go. And you go, "True.
We just get our coffee." I go, "You don't know
a good spot? I'm a tourist." And you go,
"I don't know. Starbucks?" Starbucks?!
-I love Starbucks. -I know.
I love Starbucks, too. -It's my home away from home.
They speak English to me. -Yes, of course. -I don't have to use
my embarrassing French. They're like,
"We don't speak French in here." -Yeah. You're like, "Grande." -I'm like,
"Oh, I think I'm so cool ordering a coffee in French." She's like,
"I don't speak French." -So, yeah, just order away.
Yeah. Is Dev gonna be a performer?
Is he a dancer? Because Mom's a ballerina.
Dad's a Rolling Stone. -100%. I think.
Well, he just asked me now. He's like, "I want to go
on TV right now with you." And I was like, "No. It's about
my book, not about you." -Yeah. Exactly. Yeah.
"Calm down for a second." -I was like,
"You're gonna upstage me." -Teach him another lesson.
Yeah. -And he was like, "No, I want
Jimmy to interview me, Mom." -Oh, really?
-And I was like, "Well, let's see what you do
in your life. Maybe he will be
interviewing you one day, Dev." -I will totally interview him. He's a character.
I love that kid. Dev, come back in 20 years.
I will interview you. Yeah. -You guys start
with a thumb war. -He is a character, though.
I do love him. Second time I met him, he thought I was his teacher
or something? -You walked in the room. You're
like, "Good to see you guys." And he was like,
"Are you my French teacher?" And then --
And then you were like -- -[French accent]
"Absolutely, I am. Hello, Dev! How are you? Let's go to Starbucks!
It's the best coffee!" -And I was like, "No, Dev, no." And then he was like,
"My dance teacher. You're my dance teacher." And then you're like, "No."
But then you did this really, like, spur-of-the-moment,
hip-hop, impromptu dance. And we were all like... -Okay,. You're like, "Okay,
Jimmy has to leave." Alright. -And then you're like,
"Oh, my God. Why did I just do that
in front of you?" And I was like, "I wouldn't
have been able to do that." -In front of you. Yeah, exactly. -You definitely did it
better than me. I trained, like, 30 years
just to hold my hands right. Like, I don't have
any free moves. -I've known you
for a long time, so I know all the stuff you -- Congratulations on --
I mean, really. Ballet for 16 years? -16 years at
American Ballet Theatre. -That's amazing.
-Thank you. [ Cheers and applause ]
-That's how I first met you. -Yeah. It definitely, um -- Wear and tear on the body
after 16 years. -It's a tough gig. But then you took that knowledge
and turned it into these books. Uh, congratulations.
-Thank you. -Here's the new one.
"The Unraveling." Right here. Uh, this is a big deal. [ Cheers and applause ] Now, your other book, "First Position,"
was your other book. Yeah. And it's very ballet
but also steamy. -This one's on that level
of steam, as well. -Steamy and sexy, as well? -Yeah.
-International steam. -Yeah. International.
We're crossing the pond. -Yes. Yes. What is happening
in "The Unraveling"? -Well, it's Jocelyn Banks,
and she's in "First Position," but you don't have to read
"First Position." It's a standalone. She's a star ballerina,
but she decides to take a break. And you never take a break
from the ballet. You never really leave
the ballet. You think you do,
and then she's -- Her life kind of
unwinds, unravels, and she finds herself
back in the ballet but in many sticky positions
with lots of colleagues and... [ Laughs ] -Yeah. Of cour-- Yeah.
Yes. Okay. Yeah. Very, very sticky positions. [ Laughter ] "Sticky Positions"
is the third book. The -- I will say
"First Position" is being made into a movie, as well.
-It is. It is. -Congratulations.
-It's in development. I know! I'm so excited! I can't believe it. -Not only are you a great
author and choreographer, but you really are
a great teacher, as well. And I was wondering if you
could maybe teach me a move, just in case I have to go... If I have to go on stage...
-Yeah, let's do it. I mean, I cannot just
train you for the film. We're not at that part yet, but I could, like,
put your résumé in. -Okay. You could. Yeah.
-...some dance moves. -Like, a young good-looking guy
with brown hair. -Yeah, yeah. I think --
Yeah. we can do it. [ Cheers and applause ] -50-year-old man. Alright.
What are we doing? -I'll show you the move, but
I'm gonna take off my shoes. -Okay. Yeah.
-I'm going to have you first... -Okay.
-You're going to do this. No, I'm just kidding.
-Thank you so much. I was about to tell my wife, "We're not having
any more kids, honey." Okay. Perfect. -Um, okay.
I'm gonna teach you. It's actually a man's -- Because you'll be auditioning
for a man's role. So it's harder
for me to do this. So we're going to
stand in fifth, and then we're going to
just do a tour. It's called a tour en l'air. So put your arm -- Maybe come forward
in case you fall back. -Yeah. Do I have to
take my shoes off? -Um, put your arm up.
-Uh-huh. -So you want to -- You --
Lefty. You wanna to go that way
or you wanna go this way? -I -- Sure. I, uh... I want to go where everyone
thinks I'm going to go. -Foot front.
-This goes in front? -But turn it out like...
Yeah. There you go. That's a good turn.
-Like that? That's comfortable. Okay.
-And then do the back one. -This feels wrong already.
Just that shot feels wrong. If I saw this at the ballet, I'd be like,
"Is Jerry Lewis in the ballet?" [as Jerry Lee Lewis]
"Hello, lady! ...ballet." Alright. -I mean,
your turnout's spectacular. -Thank you.
-Good start. So now get that back foot
in there. [ Laughter ] Okay.
-I need help. Ow! This is painful! This is awful! [ Laughter ] This reminds me
of my wedding! This is exactly
what the first dance was. -Okay. You ready?
-Oh, my God. -You're gonna go up
like a pencil. -Okay. Sure we are. -You're gonna get, like --
Look forward, and then you're gonna... -I'm gonna get lightheaded.
Okay. I will. I'm already lightheaded. The blood and circulation's
cut off between my thighs. I've never done this move ever.
So I'm gonna spin? -You're gonna just go up
and look back, like -- Spot something in the --
-Spot some-- Okay. Ready? Here we go.
-There we go. -One. Two. [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Aah! You did it. -Melanie Hamrick, everybody! "The Unraveling" is available
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