Taylor Hanson. Chart-topping pop artist, dad, dancer.
The Hanson bandmate checked off that third quest when he made his debut Tuesday night (Sept. 16) on ABC‘s Dancing With The Stars, performing a Quickstep to Billy Joel’s “Tell Her About It.”
The 43-year-old looked well-rehearsed, confident and light on his feet as he and his pro dance partner Britt Stewart glided through their routine.
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Speaking ahead of the season 35 premiere, Stewart said that Hanson is committed to doing anything for the team.
“Meeting Taylor was amazing. I was born in ’89, so I grew up in the ’90s, and that’s when Hanson was number one on the charts. I am a millennial so I can appreciate the significance of Taylor Hanson and how awesome it is for him to be on Dancing With the Stars,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “I kind of sighed in relief when he told me during our first meet, “I will do whatever you need me to do. If that means buying a cot and sleeping at the dance studio so we can rehearse all the time, that is what I will do.” I was like, Okay, he wants to work for this. He’s in it to win it. That commitment is so important.”
Hanson made his fame as one of the three Hanson brothers — including Isaac and Zac — who ascended to pop stardom in the late ’90s. The Tulsa, Okla.-based trio topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997 with their smash hit “MMMBop,” which also scored Grammy nominations for record of the year and best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal.
Hanson is the artist standout in this latest season of DWTS. “We have a lot of things in common,” Stewart said of her dance partner. “Our energy is very similar. It was only a few things that he said in our first meet, and I was like, Ah, we’re gonna get along just fine.”
The Dancing With The Stars two-night season premiere began live Tuesday at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+. Next day on Hulu.
Watch the opening night performance below.
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