{"id":261563,"date":"2026-09-05T18:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/dwts-pro-britt-stewart-feels-she-was-paired-with-taylor-hanson-for-a-reason-teases-his-progress\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T18:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T18:24:11","slug":"dwts-pro-britt-stewart-feels-she-was-paired-with-taylor-hanson-for-a-reason-teases-his-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/dwts-pro-britt-stewart-feels-she-was-paired-with-taylor-hanson-for-a-reason-teases-his-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Pro Britt Stewart Feels She Was Paired With Taylor Hanson \u2018For a Reason,\u2019 Teases His Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dancing With the Stars<\/a> <\/i>pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/britt-stewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Britt Stewart <\/b><\/a>is ready to MMM-bop her way to the mirrorball with celebrity partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-hanson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Taylor Hanson<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cIt was a very early morning [for pro rehearsals] and then Taylor and I had rehearsal after that,\u201d Stewart, 36, began a video shared via her Instagram Stories on Friday, September 4. \u201cIt\u2019s going really well for someone that\u2019s never danced before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">She continued, \u201cI\u2019m just really impressed with him and I\u2019m just very excited for him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/what-to-know-about-season-35-of-dancing-with-the-stars-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and for this season<\/a>. I cannot wait, and on top of that, I just feel like Taylor is such a good human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The Hanson singer, 43, was\u00a0 announced on Wednesday, September 2, as a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dwts-season-35-cast-revealed-meet-the-celebs-and-pros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">the season 35 cast<\/span><\/a> of ABC\u2019s hit reality dance competition. The former early aughts singer joins a slew of famous contestants, including <b>Jenna Dewan<\/b>, <b>Tyler Cameron<\/b>, <b>Julia Stiles<\/b>, <b>Harry Shum Jr<\/b>. and <b>Ciara Miller<\/b>.<\/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\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-hanson-says-brothers-were-shocked-by-dwts-casting\/\" 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\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-hanson-says-brothers-were-shocked-by-dwts-casting\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Hanson Says His Brothers Were &#8216;Shocked&#8217; About &#8216;DWTS&#8217; Season 35 Casting<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTaylor Hanson confessed his brothers were surprised to hear he would be competing on Dancing With the Stars season 35. \u201cMy brothers were pretty shocked that I would consider honestly putting myself on the dance floor,\u201d Hanson, 43, exclusively told Us on Wednesday, September 2, following the official DWTS cast announcement. \u201cBut everybody\u2019s supportive. Everybody\u2019s [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">Since the big announcement, Stewart has been preparing Hanson to foxtrot across the ballroom ahead of the season\u2019s highly-anticipated premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span>Obviously, Taylor and I just met and we\u2019re still getting to know each other, but it\u2019s been really nice to just share space with him,\u201d she said on Friday. \u201cWe\u2019re finding that we have actually a lot in common. It\u2019s pretty wild, and I am so grateful. I\u2019m feeling very blessed that he\u2019s my partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">According to Stewart, it already feels like there\u2019s \u201ca lot of alignment\u201d with Hanson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cYou know that I believe that everything happens for a reason, and there\u2019s definitely a reason why Taylor is my partner this season and that he\u2019s coming into my life,\u201d the former <i>High School Musical <\/i>performer mused. \u201cNot to get, like, too deep but you guys know. If you know me and you follow me for a long time, you know this about me. I find purpose and intention in pretty much everything in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\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<p class=\"p1\">Hanson, for his part, has been equally stoked to learn how to dance under Stewart\u2019s tutelage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are here to have a great time. I have a great teacher,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-hanson-says-brothers-were-shocked-by-dwts-casting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">exclusively told <i>Us<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>on Wednesday of the partnership. \u201cThere\u2019s really no loss in this for me. Every day were going [this] it\u2019s a win. \u2026 I\u2019m here to leave it all on the dance floor, so my only competition is the challenge of being excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Dancing With the Stars <\/i>season 35 kicks off with a two-night premiere on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16, at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dwts-britt-paired-with-taylor-hanson-for-a-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing With the Stars pro Britt Stewart is ready to MMM-bop her way to the mirrorball with celebrity partner Taylor Hanson. \u201cIt was a very early morning [for pro rehearsals] and then Taylor and I had rehearsal after that,\u201d Stewart, 36, began a video shared via her Instagram Stories on Friday, September 4. \u201cIt\u2019s going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":261564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-261563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}