Gay Belly Dancer Cody Ostrenga Rocks 'So You Think You Can Dance'

This past week on FOX’s reality dancing competition So You Think You Can Dance, we met our new favorite belly dancer, Cody Ostrenga.

The Texas-born dancer/performer charmed the judges and brought smiles to the auditorium, serving us body, hips, and that iconic early-2000s Britney Spears flare. During his televised audition, Cody was asked by the judges about his artistic influences, which prompted a more introspective look into his Southern upbringing, champion level career as a mounted shooter/horse rider, sexual identity, and isolation. 

“I was always bullied for being different, and being gay pretty much," Ostrenga said. "I didn’t have the means to go to dance classes, so I would basically just hide in my room and watch Britney Spears, Shakira, and that’s kinda how I learned how to dance. Cause as a kid in Texas you have to macho up, which is why I did the horse riding, but secretly my passion was dance."

Watch Cody's full So You Think You Can Dance audition below!