EXCLUSIVE: Cheryl Cole to dance on LA's most dangerous streets
13/09/2007

She's got an A-list lifestyle with all the trappings, so when Cheryl Cole said she wanted to dance in the meanest streets of LA, eyebrows were raised (not least by her hunky hubby).

Girls Aloud were asked to pick the activity of their dreams for a new ITV2 show Passions, and Cheryl chose being a street dancer in the US.

But Cheryl - from a council estate in Newcastle - isn't going to just any street, she's heading to Compton in LA, voted in 2006 the most dangerous city in America.

Her other half, England football star Ashley Cole, is understandably a tad concerned.

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Our source told us: "Ashley is really worried as Compton is notorious for having a lot of crime and gang violence. He's worried Cheryl won't be safe out there.

"But Cheryl is really excited about it as she has always wanted to do this and can't stop talking about it.

"She grew up in a tough area of Newcastle so she knows how to handle herself."

The excited 24-year-old will learn "krumping" - a street dance famously used in Madonna's cool video for Hung Up.

The jerky moves were immortalised in the dance movie Rize, which was directed by top music video director David LaChapelle.

Cheryl will undergo tough classes every day with the choreographer who worked on Rize when she flies over the pond at the end of the month.

They will put her through a series of gruelling routines until they judge she is ready to perform in public.

The rest of the band - Nadine Coyle, 22, Sarah Harding, 25, Kimberley Walsh, 25, and Nicola Roberts, 21 - have also been asked to pick their dream activity.

While Kimberley and Nicola are keeping their choices a closely-guarded secret, Nadine has told us she's going to be moving in slightly more sophisticated circles than her bandmate Cheryl.

The Irish beauty has asked to learn to become a classical conductor.

Our source said: "Nadine has always wanted to be a classical conductor and is really excited. It's definitely a good deal different from Cheryl's choice!"

Last month we told you that Sarah has chosen to visit Argentina to learn how to be a posh polo babe for the show.

She's a brave girl, Chez, but she could be reconsidering her choice now...

Sarah viene a mi pais???? Para aprender a ser una Chica sofisticada del Polo.....
Creo que va a ser bien recibida por estos pagos!! Y ojala vaya a Chile tmb! (No, matiialoud????)

"The Polydor label is also banking on a new ITV2 documentary series, The Passions Of Girls Aloud, to drive the campaign[to promote the new album] into the new year.

Each hour-long episode in the five-part series, which will air in 2008, will be dedicated to a different member of the group.

While transmission dates are yet to be confirmed, the series will coincide with the release of the third single from Tangled Up