Tramera Lee, business and marketing sophomore, from Boutte, is a student by day and a Honeybee by night.

After graduation, Lee plans to put her degree to use by opening her own business.

“I chose my major because one day I wish to open my own business, although I’m still unsure about what I want to open,” Lee said.

While Lee is pursuing her degree here at Nicholls, she is also living out her childhood dream of dancing. Lee has been dancing since she was two years old across the nation, including dancing on Broadway in New York City.

Lee’s hard work and dedication to dancing has taken her to new heights in the world of dancing. Currently, Lee is a proud member of the New Orleans Honeybees dance team.

Lee described her Honeybee tryout experience as hard and time consuming. She said her emotions “were going crazy because you never know what the judges are looking for during the different processes.”

“We started with preliminaries that had two rounds,” she said. “The first round just narrowed it down to less girls, and the second round determined finalists. After the finalists were formed, there was a lot of prep work to go into the final show that was held at the House of Blues.”

Q: What is the hardest thing about your job?

A: The hardest thing about my job is the hours that are put into practice. It’s something you have to be dedicated to.

Q: About how long are your practices?

A: As of now, I practice close to seven hours a week, but it can change from time to time.

Q: Where is the most interesting place you have danced?

A: The most interesting place I’ve ever danced was at Disneyland Paris about four years ago.

Q: What other professional dancer would you like to work with and why?

A: I would love to dance with Laurieanne Gibson because her style is amazing, and I love all her choreography.

Q: What are your hobbies?

A: My hobbies are dancing and drawing!

Q: What are your favorite sports teams?

A: My favorite sports teams are our local ones, the Saints and of course the Hornets, because I’m a local girl true to her local sports teams.

Q: Referring to dance, what is your dream job?

A: My dream job would be to dance back up for Beyonce or Nicki Minaj.

Q: What is your favorite song to dance to?

A: I don’t have a favorite song to dance to, but I love anything up-tempo.

Q: What is your most embarrassing moment?

A: I’ve never really had an embarrassing moment.

Q: What is an interesting fact about you?

A: An interesting fact about me is that I love sunglasses and have a million of them.