Spotlight RECAP Snake handling pays off for Robert Irwin on 'Dancing with the Stars' BRUCE R. MILLER Sep 18, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 Updated Dec 9, 2025 0 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… NRCS offers disaster assistance to ag producers in Nebraska impacted by wildfires Gothenburg girls tennis defeats Ogallala in dual Dawson County Farm Bureau donates fencing supplies to support wildfire recovery Lexington hosts unified track meet Geiser family opens hardware store in Lexington Local athletes compete at Huskerland State Lexington Community Foundation announces Norall Scholarship winners Learning Adventures Childcare plans culturally diverse summer curriculum Peter Osborne presents 'So, You Want to Write a Book?' at the Robert Henri Art Gallery and Museum ICE detains Kearney entrepreneur with deep Nebraska ties Lexington girls tennis dominates home dual against Holdrege Lexington City Council votes to reappoint Pepplitsch as city manager Local schools compete at Lexington JV Invite Lexington’s Ashley Najera named Hub Territory girls wrestler of the year Lexington Minutemaids fend off Hastings in 1-0 win Thursday at home 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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