We just know that Gilmore Girls‘ Michel Gerard would approve of Yanic Truesdale‘s new character Raphael in Étoile, the eight-episode ballet dramedy from Gilmore‘s creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino coming to Prime Video on April 24. And Truesdale agrees. Aside from Raphael being a Parisian and serious number-cruncher, he is dedicated to the art of ballet—and keeping it alive by any means necessary.

Teaming back up with the Palladinos isn’t the only Gilmore reunion Truesdale, who spoke to TV Insider about the upcoming series, experienced on set. Below, Yanic Truesdale gives us the truth.