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“Dancing with the Stars” winner and wildlife expert Robert Irwin joined singer Role Model during his set at the Laneway Festival in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/story-highlights> As “Dancing with the Stars” closed out its 34th season in November of 2025 with record-breaking ratings<\/a>, voter interaction the show has never seen before (some 500 million votes over the season<\/a>), plus raging social media growth<\/a> (109%). Next, professional dancers from the reality show are embarking on a massive 97-city tour.<\/p>\n In a call from a show in suburban Chicago, which was stop number 39, pro dancer Ezra Sosa teased a bit of what audiences can expect at the upcoming Nashville stop at the Opry House, which he says is very different from the televised show.<\/p>\n In only his second season as a pro on the TV show, Sosa and partner gymnast Jordan Chiles finished third.<\/p>\n “It’s super different than the show because on the show we are doing new dances every week,” Sosa said. “I think one of the things that I love most is the experience to be able to perform in front of the people that support the show. And I just love the people that support the show because I feel like there’s a huge gratitude towards them because of how big and how successful the show has been. And it just makes me wanna pull up every single night for all of them.”<\/p>\n Sosa said he keeps it fresh each night by approaching each dance with a different intention. After all, doing the same dances 97 times in a row could become a little too routine.<\/p>\n “There’s actually like a fun thing that I like to do with all of my duets on this tour,” he said. “I love giving a different intention to each dance every single night. So I’ll look at my partner and be like, ‘Okay, what’s our intention today?’ And then Brit will be like, ‘Today we’re going to serve and slay.’ It like really helps make it feel fresh and new.”<\/p>\n\n