The 35th season of Dancing With The Stars is here, and one pair of partners has us deep in our nostalgia feels. Hanson singer Taylor Hanson brings his years of success in music into the ballroom to meet Britt Stewart, who has gone from High School Musical fame to pro status on the long-running reality dance show. They both recently joined Bru inside our Los Angeles studios to talk about the upcoming season, their instant connection, and if an “MMMBop” dance is in the works.
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Taylor and Brit have clicked quickly as partners, despite the intense, demanding schedule that involves late-night rehearsals and early mornings. “I feel like whenever you meet a new partner, you're kind of—I'm in observation mode,” shares Britt. “I'm assessing so much about this new person that is coming into my life. And in so many ways. We clicked very quickly.”
Both are focused on the long-term commitment of the season, aiming to "take it all the way" to the finale. “She's figuring out how hard her job is about to be,” admits Taylor.
“I have benefited from years and years of being on that grind of traveling, touring, musician, performing. So, I'm trying to pair as much of what I understand about that life that it's all got to happen now,” he adds. “You have to show up not only mentally, but physically. So, everything hurts a lot. But by the end of this, I'm going to be like a Greek statute. Like, I never even knew that muscle was there.”
“I love things that get people to come together,” Hanson says on the universal appear of DWTS. “There's so much noise, there's so much toxic reality in the world, and we see honestly like too much information, everybody's divided, and like these are one of the few things that people are sitting in their living room, sitting around their kitchen table, just going, ‘It's positive. It's just kind of like a good story,’ and it's a fun thing to be part of.”
With bringing so much of their past lives into the show, the question of course is if the Hanson hit “MMMBop” will make its way to the ballroom.
“That's a song I wrote. The song was nominated for GRAMMYs. I've always been proud. I've never shied away from other eras of life. But it's also about forward,” shares Taylor. “I think it probably is destined to happen, cause it's such a connection point.”
“But part of me doing this is I'm, for the first time ever, planning to do some solo stuff. And it's just like the band kind of needs to take a little rest, take a step back, leave room for other things to happen. And so I think this is a great kind of just stretching some different muscles that are more about, ‘Hey, where are we headed?’"
To hear more from Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart about Dancing With The Stars, check out the full conversation above.
Season 35 of the hit show starts September 15
Season 35 of the hit show starts September 15