Briana and co-star Robert Hoffman Credit: Touchstone

Who is that hot girl in the Linkin Park video "Numb"? She's trained in hip-hop by mega-sizzlin' choreographer Shane Sparks (her first moves learned at age 11!). Pretty brunette actress Briana Evigan's dad Greg was on TV in the '80's on "B.J. and the Bear" and, later, "My Two Dads" so she's born to the craft. She gets to showcase her skills in the new dance/romance Step Up 2 The Streets (the sequel to Step Up) playing Andie, a motherless, tough street chick who calls her underground crew her real family until she gets a chance to attend the Maryland School of the Arts where she meets star dancer Chase (Robert Hoffman) and falls for him. Will she choose her homies or her new crew?

Chatting with Briana was a pleasure. Her director Jon Chu says he cast her because "I was looking for a Disney princess with an edge. She has that raspy voice like the girl I had a crush on in high school" and Demi Moore we might add. She's new enough to the game to still be herself without a guard up against the press. We chatted about the awesome dancing in the film, her training, her fave movies and music, her own high school days and a lot more. Picture this long-haired, up and comer setting her own style in satin, sleeveless blouse with copper beading, jeans and flat, brown leather boots.

TeenHollywood: Since you and Robert Hoffman just clicked so quickly, what was that chemistry?