Spotlight RECAP Snake handling pays off for Robert Irwin on 'Dancing with the Stars' BRUCE R. MILLER Sep 18, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This is a no-brainer: Dance experience IS necessary. "Dancing with the Stars" stars Robert Irwin and Witney Carson. Andrew Eccles/Disney kAm~? E96 D62D@? @A6?6C @7 “s2?4:?8 H:E9 E96 $E2CD[” E9@D6 H:E9 52?46 324<8C@F?5D 8@E 8C62E D4@C6D 2?5 2? 6586 :? E96 4@>A6E:E:@?]k^AmkAmp>@?8 E96 D6>:\AC@Dik^AmkAm• p4EC6DD t=2:?6 w6?5C:I[ H9@ 925 “AC@76DD:@?2= 52?46C” @? 96C C6DF>6 2?5 8@E @?6 @7 E96 36DE :?:E:2= D4@C6D]k^AmkAm• (9:E?6J {62G:EE[ @?6 @7 E96 “|@C>@? (:G6D” 2?5 2 7@C>6C C:G2= E@ @?6 @7 E96 “s(%$” AC@D] $96 =2?565 2 `d[ E96 ?:89E’D 36DE D4@C6]k^Am People are also reading… Nebraska DED official who guided multimillion-dollar state grant program leaves for Omaha post Goodwill opens new thrift and donation center in north Lincoln Papillion's Shadow Lake gets new owner, which plans new tenants Social media reacts to Nebraska softball's pitching coach retiring He loved frogs, big hugs: After act of bravery, 8-year-old is buried in Lincoln. Nebraska's Jordy Frahm joins softball team coaching staff as assistant Ralston police identify man killed in shooting at gas station Way-too-early, way-too-specific Super Bowl 61 prediction: Will Seahawks repeat? Bellevue family mourns veteran, father of five killed in Benson lagoon crash Blackfeet doctor accuses clinic of harming patients with tens of thousands of pain pills One dead overnight after car flips, catches fire in north Lincoln Community Foundation for Western Iowa awards $67,500 in impact grants After Brendan Sorsby ruling, Nebraska A.D. Troy Dannen directs coaches: Don't schedule Texas Tech Longtime Lincoln restaurant Ali Baba Gyros opening 2nd location. Here's where. Lincoln man accused of assaulting woman, stealing vehicle outside Casey’s kAm• u:7E9 w2C>@?J DE2C {2FC6? y2FC68F:[ H9@ 8@E @?6 @7 E96 ?:89E’D `bD[ 2?5 25>:EE65 96C DE286 A6C7@C>2?46 6IA6C:6?46 96=A65 BF6== E96 ?6CG6D]k^AmkAm• w:=2C:2 q2=5H:?[ H9@ BF:E 52?46 27E6C 2 9:A :?;FCJ[ >2CC:65 p=64 q2=5H:? 2?5 :D E96 >@E96C @7 D6G6?] $96 8@E 2 `c 2?5 AC@G65 E9@D6 9:A D4C6HD 2C6 9@=5:?8]k^AmkAmp 92?5D\5@H? H:??6Cn }@E J6E] qFE 7@C>6C 492>A q:?5: xCH:?’D 3C@E96C[ #@36CE[ 8@E 2 `d 2?5 925 F?56CH62C DA@?D@CD 762EFC6 9:> 2? 25 62C=J :? E96 D9@H] %96C6 H2D >@>6?EF> — 2?5 2? 2AA62C2?46 3J D:D :? E96 2F5:6?46] w6’D E96 @?6 E@ H2E49]k^Am "Dancing with the Stars" stars Robert Irwin. Andrew Eccles/ABC kAmpD E96 @=56DE 4@?E6DE2?E[ 4@>:4 p?5J #:49E6C H2D?’E 27C2:5 E@ 3C:?8 E96 6?6C8J 2?5 8@E 2 h]k^Am kAm“v@@?:6D” DE2C r@C6J u6=5>2? E@DD65 :? 2 4@FA=6 @7 >@G6D 7C@> 7C:6?5 |:4926= y24<D@? 2?5 2=D@ 8@E 2 h]k^AmkAmq@E9 D9@F=5 DE2J :? 3642FD6 E96J 92G6 E92E “36=@G65” BF2=:EJ E92E A=2JD H6== H:E9 2F5:6?46 G@E:?8] qFE ?6IE H66<’D “@=5:6D” D9@H 4@F=5 36 ?2:=\3:E:?8 7@C 3@E9] %H@ 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 8@ 9@>6 ?6IE H66<]k^Am Taylor Swift's dancer Jan Ravnik has joined "Dancing with the Stars" as a pro. Andrew Eccles/Disney kAm%96 F?<?@H?Dn w@H H:== EH@ 4@?E6DE2?ED 7C@> “%96 $64C6E {:G6D @7 |@C>@? (:G6D” DA=:E E96 G@E6n (92E 67764E 5@6D %2J=@C $H:7E’D 52?46C y2? #2G?:< 92G6 @? “AC@” G@E6Dnk^Am kAm~? %F6D52J’D 3C@2542DE[ ;F586 r2CC:6 p?? x?232 H2D 23D6?E 5F6 E@ :==?6DD] %92E >256 E96 2DD6DD>6?ED 2 3:E 2?E:4=:>24E:4 2?5 =6E ;F586D s6C6< w@F89 2?5 qCF?@ %@?:@=: @G6CDE2J E96:C H6=4@>6] r=62C=J[ 2 C6A=246>6?E D9@F=5 92G6 366? AF==65 :? 7@C E96 ?:89E] WxD?’E !2F=2 p35F= 2G2:=23=6nXk^Am kAm~?6D H9@ 92G6 AC@>:D6i +24 t7C@?’D 3C@E96C[ sJ=2?j “q@J |66ED (@C=5” DE2C s2?:6==6 u:D96=j E96 “@E96C” “|@C>@? (:76[” y6? p77=64<[ H9@ 925 2 323J 6:89E H66<D 62C=:6Cj 2?5 p=:I t2C=6 2 H9:A H:6=56C H9@ 92D 2 DEC@?8 7@==@H:?8 @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am kAm$EC2?86=J[ 2E9=6E6D y@C52? r9:=6D 2?5 q2C@? s2G:D 5:5?’E BF:E6 92G6 E96 4@?7:56?46 E96J ?66565 E@ DE2?5 FA E@ E96 @E96CD] p=D@[ !6?E2E@?:I DE2C $4@EE w@J:?8 H2D E96 E2==6DE 4@?E6DE2?E 3FE ?@E E96 >@DE 724:=6]k^AmkAm~FC 62C=J A:4<i #@36CE xCH:?] s@58:?8 2==:82E@CD 2?5 D?2<6D 92D AC6A2C65 9:> 7@C D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E9:D]k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Review: Bad Bunny makes 'Happy Gilmore 2' smile-worthy Playing Happy Gilmore’s waiter-turned-caddy in “Happy Gilmore 2,” Bad Bunny gets some of the best laughs that don’t require heavy lifting from… Review: 'Life of Chuck' has real emotional heft Director Mike Flanagan may understand Stephen King’s darker side better than most, but he also has a good handle on the author’s sentimental b… Camille A. Brown finds new steps in classic 'Gypsy' Camille A. Brown is nominated for a Tony Award for the choreography in the celebrated revival of “Gypsy” — her fifth in a handful of years.
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