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Paula Van Oppen was the lead dancer and group singer with G.R.L., as well as being the first member of the group cast when it broke off from The Pussycat Dolls. Paula began dancing at age three, winning numerous dance competitions throughout southern California in her childhood. She was accepted to Juilliard’s prestigious dance program at 18, but opted instead to move to Los Angeles to work as a backup dancer. In both 2009 and 2010, Paula appeared on So You Think You Can Dance, although she dropped out of Season 6 of the show when cast in Christina Aguilera’s Burlesque. In 2012, Paula was cast in the second incarnation of The Pussycat Dolls, which later re-formed as G.R.L. She chose to leave the group after bandmate Simone Battle’s death and has resumed her work as a featured backup dancer.















