Thanks to confetti, general pandemonium, and a way harsh commercial cutoff, we didn't get to see or hear from tiny ball of dance-awesomeness Sabra Johnson after she learned she'd won season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance. Luckily, she called in to talk to EW.com this morning. Ladies and gentlemen...your...winner!

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Have you been up all night? It's early where you are.
SABRA JOHNSON: Sorry! I've been screaming and crying so I've kind of lost my voice.

That's totally fine. But you did sleep?
A few hours. So, about the same as the rest of the week.

Have you ever been more exhausted in life than you were during the final week?
No! We worked so hard. People know it's hard and we keep telling them, but no one understands. It's just rehearsal after rehearsal after rehearsal, on summer days. It was just 14- to 15-hour days with half-hour breaks. It was really hard, but I think that was part of the test.

Was it enough time? Would you go back to your rooms and start halfheartedly remembering your steps?
No, there was literally no time. As soon as we got home we went to bed. We didn't want to think about it. We had enough rehearsal time to know what we were doing...but no time to really think about how we'd do it.

Did you have any idea you could learn so many routines so quickly?
No. Actually, it never really crossed my mind. I tend to pick up choreography pretty easily. Probably the ones that got me the most were the ballroom and Latin, because I don't even know what those steps are called.

How big is your sense of relief that the competition is finally over? Are you going to miss it, like, tomorrow?
[Laughs] No, I'm not going to miss it tomorrow. We'll be back soon for the tour, which will be crazy. I missed all the people. Having everyone come back [this week] was great. But it's definitely a big weight off my shoulders, to be finished.

They said that you only broke for lunch for an hour between 7 a.m. and midnight?!
No, we had small breaks in between the three-hour rehearsals. So we'd be in wardrobe and trying to eat really fast at the same time. It was really hectic.

What do they feed you? Besides, like, magic sparkles?
Oh, my goodness, everything, and especially [in the final] week because it was every three hours — we were starving! Chinese, Subway, McDonald's...

Oh wow! They let you eat all that delicious crap?
Yeah, we work it off right away. For the first two months, they wouldn't pick up any fast food for us, which was good. But yeah, that last week, they were like ''Well, if you want it, you know...''

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