Contortionist Sofie Dossi on Hype House

We're excited to talk to you today about behind the TikTok.

I'm excited too.

(upbeat music) I literally, I was like, obviously stalking your page, I was like, okay, we need to have her on Young Hollywood for behind the TikTok because you're getting like millions of views. The tricks you do are insane.

Oh, thank you.

The main question that we love to know is how many TikTok drafts do you have?

Oh, TikTok drafts. I have a lot. Here, let me see. Oh my God. I have 223. That, I feel like that's okay though. Like, that's not too bad. I don't know, I think, I feel like some other people have way more.

Yeah. What would you consider a lot?

A thousand.

Yeah, yeah. How long does it usually take you, like when you go to do a video, do you do it, like at least three times? Is it like one take?

Um, normally I like to get at least two times to see which one's better, but then sometimes I'll end up just like keep going, because I'm like, I can get a little better, a little better but then I keep drafting everything.

Right. So then, that's what builds up like the 223. Of your 223, 200 of them are to like one sound.

Yeah, it's one sound and they're all drafts.

What would you say, like when you are re-watching your videos, what do you pay most attention to? Like detail, like do you pay attention to like what your face is making, like how your body moves? Like, what do you, like what do you, your biggest critique on?

I'd say, I'd say how my body moves for sure. Yeah, definitely.

Okay so, when you are going to pick out a sound how do you usually decide on which sound you're going to do?

Um, either, I would say I either decide like, whether if it's trending or if I just really liked the song.

And for, what would you say is your favorite TikTok sound right now or dance right now?

Oh. There's this new one, um, it's actually one of my recent ones. I forgot what it's called but, should I just play it?

Yeah, you can pull it up.

Um, it's this sound. (music playing)

Oh, yeah, yeah. I love it. That one. I don't know what the song's called but I like it. I know it's like, that's like when you're driving in the car and stuff like that, and you hear, or even, wait, if it comes up on your Spotify or something, you hear the song, do you kind of start doing the TikTok dance like with all TikTok songs? Kind of like, all of the like Doja Cat's like songs. Like say so, you're like, say so.

Literally, it's so hard. Like when you're just not walking to just start doing like the woah too, and like random dances.

And you've been to the hype house a couple of times, right?

Yeah.

Make some videos there. What would, what's your personal favorite part of the hype house?

Oh, the pool. The pool's so nice.

It is sick.

But, yeah I know it's, it's always like super warm, like the pool's like the hot tub.

Oh, that's a good to know. Yeah. And I saw, cause we had, we talked to Kellyanne about her behind the TikTok and you have that. Like, you have like 17 million like views on that one, right? The one in front of the pool you did with her.

Yeah, yeah it's crazy. Yeah, it's the one with her.

How many times did you do that video?

Um, okay so Kellyanne was trying to like, get up a lot and it was kind of hard for her. So I'd say it took like 10 times to get up.

Yeah. And for you, you're just like chilling. Like, cause you do all sorts of things so you're good.

I mean, I pulled, Kellyanne's like super light to me because I've held like 250 pounds. So, she was like super light and it's like one of those things where, for some reason when I'm in a backbend I like, don't feel like, a lot of weight. Like, if you like, weigh a lot.

Yeah. Well that's an interesting. Kellyanne's like really light, so. Yeah, and for your videos that you do like all the different moves and everything like that, when you're doing them by yourself and people are watching are they like, always amazed by you? Like in person?

Oh, in person, well, I always get asked like every time I see like, a fan or anything just like, can you do contortion? Like right now but.

Do you do it if they ask or you, it depends where you are.

It depends where I am and like what I'm wearing.

Like full blown dress and you're like, I can't, I'm sorry. I'm like, I can't do any of that right now. How, who would you say, out of all the TikTok's and people you've made TikTok's with, who's the easiest person to make a TikTok with?

Easiest. Probably my friend Jake, just because we're always hanging out and like, I literally probably wouldn't have gotten to take TikTok if it wasn't for Jake, because Jake was always the one that's like, let's make a TikTok, so.

Okay, and now you're like, let's make it TikTok.

I was like, this is fun.

Who would you say is the hardest person, like who can't get the hang of the dance or like who always has to like, be like, I need to retake this one.

Oh, I'm about to call my friend out here. Um, I'd say Teala. My friend Teala Dunn. Yeah. Just because it takes her a while to like learn the dances.

It's hard. Those dances can be hard. Like sometimes you either get them or you're just like, wait, let me do, like I have to do that fifty million times before I learn that dance. You have 7. 6 million followers, which is insane.

Oh, thank you.

Do you ever look at it and you're just like what the heck?

Yeah it's, it's crazy because TikTok like grows so fast on it and like it's so easy to grow on it, it's crazy.

So this one was the one with Kelly. Or was that.

Yeah. with Kellyanne.

Like you're literally upside down.

Yeah.

And you look really good upside down too which is like.

Oh thank you.

Every time I'm upside down, upside down like the blood has rushed in my head. Like it's not cute. I think And your just like.

I think my body's just used to being upside down, so. Yeah. The blood doesn't rush to my head.

Literally look so good. Okay, so this one, with all the girls.

Yeah.

Were you guys, what were you, what was, what were you doing that night?

We're all just like having a hot tub night and um, we're all just making some TikTok's and I was just like, everyone, all the girls get in, let's do this. So.

That one was really, really cute, and then for the, okay so, you were obviously at the beach in these ones.

Yeah.

That's a really fun sound to. What beach were you at?

Um, I think it was Laguna.

Uh, Laguna's so pretty. And (mumbling) How long.

There was like a group of teenagers that was just staring at us the whole time during this and, I remember Jake and I were just like, just do it, trust me, the TikTok's gonna be great, like.

Yeah, it's going to be fine too but how many times did you do this one do you think?

Hm, I'd say about five because I was messing up.

Yeah, what part did you mess up the most?

Um, It was this one, the. Yeah, to get it back.

Oh, well it turned out, it turned out great. And then this one. (music playing) That one's right at the hype house, right?

Yeah, that was there, yeah.

How long did it take you to do that one?

Uh, I think that was just the second take, actually.

That worked out really good. And the hug at the end is so natural. Was the hug planned or you just ended up hugging.

No, we just ended up hugging. It worked out so good.

Yeah. And, when you're making TikTok's with people and stuff like, just like this one are you usually like, hey, let's make a TikTok, or it's like, you're already doing it and they jump in. Like how does the dynamic work around the hype house and stuff?

Um, kind of just depends to be honest. Sometimes you're just like, hey wanna, wanna do this dance? Do you know it? Okay, let's do it. Like, it's just kind of like that.

Yeah. Or, or you'll be like in the middle of making one and they can just join in.

Yeah.

Okay then of course this one. When you start like that, where you, did you plan to start back like that or you just happened or?

Well um, I was kinda just like, I wanna make, I wanna make this interesting so I just kinda like, like, oh, let's go backwards. (laughing)

You can, you're definitely the perfect person to make the TikTok's interesting. You can definitely do it. And how many takes did it take to make that one?

I'm trying to think. I actually still have the drafts. Um, I think that was like the sixth time cause we were trying to be super in sync. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

And usually, like when you're done making the TikTok you, you're like, okay, let's do it again or it's just like, you guys know to do it again, or how does it usually work?

Sometimes, sometimes it's like one of those things where you, like, you watch it and you like look at each other and you're kind of just like like seeing if the other person wants to do it again because you're kinda just like, can, can we like do this again?

And for these ones Which are absolutely insane.

Thank you.

Do you just, who, who like, who filmed that one?

Um, It was my friend filmed it and I was on the, I remember I was on the edge and they were like, they're like please don't fall off and they were just little sketched out about it.

Literally, were you scared at all that you were gonna fall or you're like, nah?

No. Not really. Like if I'm doing like a handstand off the ledge I'll probably know I won't fall. Also like, if I, well, I was going to say, if I fell it wouldn't be that bad but it actually would have been. That one might've been bad. A couple other, maybe not so much, but that one definitely probably would have been horrible. Yeah, it would not have been that great.

And of course this one. Were you like nervous to post this or you were like, all game.

Oh yeah actually. It was like a trend on a. Yeah. Trend, and then I was kind of just like, I feel like, I feel like that'd be fun to post so I got my friend Matilda on, in on it and we kinda just like, I kind of just went on the internet and typed in attractive eyes. Those ones popped up, I love it.

Did any of the guys that you put comment on it or anything?

Yes.

What did you do? Where you're like, oh God.

I was like, oh no, why did I post this.

I love how it stayed up though. I love how it stayed up.

Yeah, I was like gonna take it down. I don't know, I was kinda just like, mhm, I'll just. No it's fine, they probably already saw it anyways. I thought it was cool.

Well thank you so much for talking to us about behind the TikTok.

Thank you so much for having me.