{"id":192883,"date":"2025-09-14T00:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/dwts-ezra-sosa-opens-up-on-sisters-emotional-exit-from-troupe\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T00:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:10:52","slug":"dwts-ezra-sosa-opens-up-on-sisters-emotional-exit-from-troupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/14\/dwts-ezra-sosa-opens-up-on-sisters-emotional-exit-from-troupe\/","title":{"rendered":"DWTS\u2019 Ezra Sosa Opens Up on Sister&#8217;s Emotional Exit From Troupe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ezra-sosa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ezra Sosa<\/strong><\/a> revealed the emotional moment he discovered that his older sister, <strong>Stephani\u00a0Sosa<\/strong>, had been dropped from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dancing With The Stars<\/em><\/a> season 34 professional troupe.<\/p>\n<p><em>DWTS<\/em> pro Ezra, 24, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ezrasosa\/video\/7549586999066283278?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-8zha7sC0khh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> video on Saturday, September 13, in which Stephani, 26, confirmed that she\u2019d been let go ahead of next week\u2019s season premiere. Both siblings started crying once Stephani broke the news, before Ezra assured his sibling that she\u2019d done her \u201cabsolute best\u201d on <em>Dancing With The Stars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the side of <em>DWTS<\/em> people don\u2019t see,\u201d Ezra wrote in text over the footage. \u201cWe give everything we have to this dream, and sometimes it just doesn\u2019t work out \u2026 It hurts seeing my sister go through this, especially when I\u2019ve gone through the same. \ud83d\ude41 It is so competitive in the dance industry, especially for girls, and I\u2019m so proud of everything my sister did on and off the show. Love you chica :\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ezra \u2014 who will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dwts-ezra-sosa-dishes-on-taylor-swift-and-season-34-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paired with celebrity partner <strong>Jordan Chiles<\/strong><\/a> on <em>DWTS<\/em> season 34 \u2014 later explained in the comment section of his TikTok video that his \u201cintention with this post [was] only love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ezra-soza-facetimes-anna-delvey-during-sabrina-carpenter-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ezra-soza-facetimes-anna-delvey-during-sabrina-carpenter-show\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ezra Soza FaceTimes Anna Delvey During Sabrina Carpenter Show<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEveryone knows that Dancing With The Stars friendships can last far after the Mirrorball is awarded. Ezra Soza showed that he\u2019s still in contact with his dance partner Anna Delvey, with a sweet video he posted to TikTok. Soza attended the Los Angeles stop of Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Short And Sweet Tour, posting a video of [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of my sister and equally excited for the new troupe,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s such a beautiful opportunity for this next generation!! And personally knowing the new troupe you guys are gonna absolutely love their talent!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephani chimed in, \u201cThank you for always being there for me, love you ez.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stephychica\/video\/7549316871917538591?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-8zhaIypSoSk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her own TikTok video<\/a>, Stephani admitted that being let go from <em>Dancing With The Stars<\/em> was \u201creally hard\u201d since the show had been a professional goal for \u201cmany, many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited for this season and to watch everybody shine, especially the new troupe members,\u201d she told followers. \u201cYou guys are going to have literally the best time of your lives. It definitely changed my life, so I\u2019m wishing them the very, very best.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4100576\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:112.14285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4100576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2173844596 Ezra Sosa Reveals Moment Sister Stephanie Sosa Learned She Was Cut From DWTS Troupe .jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2173844596-Ezra-Sosa-Reveals-Moment-Sister-Learned-She-Was-Cut-From-DWTS-Troupe--e1757808056831.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Stephani Sosa and Ezra Sosa in September 2024.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stephani clarified that <em>Dancing With The Stars<\/em> producers still asked her to be involved in the show going forward in some capacity, such as potentially performing in group dance numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really sure that\u2019s going to happen,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI\u2019m definitely open to whatever project that is, with other projects that I\u2019m currently working on. I will be busy but I will be here supporting and cheering on Ezra as loud as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephani originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/meet-the-new-members-of-the-dancing-with-the-stars-professional-troupe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined the <em>Dancing With The Stars<\/em>\u00a0professional troupe<\/a> in 2024 for season 33, after previously competing on <em>So You Think You Can Dance<\/em> season 16 and working as a background dancer for <em>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ezra-sosa-says-dwts-can-never-have-enough-mormons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ezra-Sosa-Jokes-DWTS-Can-Never-Have-Enough-Mormons-Breaks-Down-Utah-Dance-Culture-feature.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Ezra Sosa Jokes DWTS Can Never Have Enough Mormons Breaks Down Utah Dance Culture\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ezra-Sosa-Jokes-DWTS-Can-Never-Have-Enough-Mormons-Breaks-Down-Utah-Dance-Culture-feature.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ezra-sosa-says-dwts-can-never-have-enough-mormons\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ezra Sosa Jokes &#8216;DWTS&#8217; Ballroom Can &#8216;Never&#8217; Have &#8216;Enough Mormons&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tDancing With the Stars is adding two more Mormons to the mix for season 34 \u2014 and pro Ezra Sosa is fully on board. \u201cThe more the merrier,\u201d the 24-year-old dancer teased during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly on Thursday, July 10. \u201cThere\u2019s never enough Mormons on Dancing With the Stars.\u201d Earlier this month, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-troupe-meet-the-new-dancers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Us Weekly<\/em> previously reported<\/a> this week that <strong>Jenna Johnson<\/strong>\u2019s niece <strong>Hailey Bills<\/strong>, <strong>Onye Stevenson<\/strong>, <strong>Carter Williams<\/strong> and <strong>Jaxon Willard<\/strong> are all joining the <em>DWTS<\/em> troupe for season 34. Troupe members are not paired with celebrity partners, but take part in group dance numbers throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> premieres on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, September 16, at 8 p.m. ET, streaming the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p>Prove your DWTS fandom with <em>Us Weekly<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bracketology.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bracketology.tv<\/a>! Compete against other fans and <em>Us<\/em> editors in the<a href=\"https:\/\/bracketology.tv\/dancing-with-the-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Bracketology <em>DWTS<\/em> fantasy league<\/a> this season to predict which pairs will make it to the finale for season 34. Get access to exclusive content, stats and a chance to win prizes. Join the league for free today!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dwts-ezra-sosa-opens-up-on-sisters-emotional-exit-from-troupe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ezra Sosa revealed the emotional moment he discovered that his older sister, Stephani\u00a0Sosa, had been dropped from the Dancing With The Stars season 34 professional troupe. DWTS pro Ezra, 24, released a TikTok video on Saturday, September 13, in which Stephani, 26, confirmed that she\u2019d been let go ahead of next week\u2019s season premiere. 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