{"id":44271,"date":"2023-10-08T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/08\/jason-mraz-is-pushing-myself-to-the-edge-physically-on-dwts\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T17:07:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:07:03","slug":"jason-mraz-is-pushing-myself-to-the-edge-physically-on-dwts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/08\/jason-mraz-is-pushing-myself-to-the-edge-physically-on-dwts\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Mraz Is \u2018Pushing Myself to the Edge\u2019 Physically on &#8216;DWTS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-mraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jason Mraz<\/strong><\/a> is dedicated to his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i> Dancing With the Stars <\/i><\/a>training, which is nothing like he\u2019s done before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis show is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-rules-secrets-you-didnt-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hardest thing I\u2019ve done<\/a>,\u201d Mraz, 46, captioned a Saturday, October 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jason_mraz\/video\/7287387426601897262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> video while in the rehearsal studio with pro partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/daniella-karagach-pasha-pashkov-revel-in-1st-week-with-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Daniella Karagach<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cThere are no days off. Physically, I am pushing myself to the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He concluded: \u201cAnd I\u2019m about to go over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the clip, the Grammy winner and Karagach, 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dwts-contestants-with-prior-dancing-experience-jojo-siwa-normani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfected part of their jive<\/a> for the Tuesday, October 10, live show. Per a <i>DWTS <\/i>press release, the duo will dance to The Contours\u2019 \u201cDo You Love Me\u201d during Motown Night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-cast-meet-the-contestants-and-their-pros\/\" target=\"\" 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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-cast-meet-the-contestants-and-their-pros\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>&#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; Season 32 Cast Revealed: Meet the Duos<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMauricio Umansky, Alyson Hannigan and more are gearing up to compete for the mirrorball trophy on season 32 of Dancing With the Stars. The full cast was announced during the Wednesday, September 13, episode of Good Morning America. The season\u2019s pros led a high-energy choreographed routine before the big reveal. Ariana Madix was the first [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mraz has fast become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/who-got-eliminated-during-dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the frontrunners<\/a> on season 32 of the ballroom competition. During last week\u2019s performance, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/derek-hough-shocked-by-dwts-latin-night-elimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin Night rumba<\/a> earned a score of 24 out of 30 \u2014 and judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bruno-tonioli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bruno Tonioli<\/strong> <\/a>called him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a contestant to watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve just been waiting for critique, so to continue to get flattery from the judges, it\u2019s giving me confidence, but it\u2019s also making me nervous,\u201d Mraz exclusively told <i>Us Weekly<\/i> on Tuesday, October 2.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404378\" style=\"width: 667px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.92503748126%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3404378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline.jpg?w=667&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jason Mraz Says He's \u2018Pushing Myself to the Edge\u2019 With \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Training\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Jason Mraz\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Karagach chimed in: \u201cIt also means you\u2019re working hard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/former-dancing-with-the-stars-partners-that-stayed-good-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you\u2019re doing the right thing<\/a>, clearly!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While Mraz\u2019s efforts are paying off on the dance floor, it wasn\u2019t always his dream to join the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI can\u2019t say it\u2019s something I\u2019ve wanted to do for a while, but I have enjoyed writing music for dance because I love watching an audience dance,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-cast-meet-the-contestants-and-their-pros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously told <i>Us<\/i> in September<\/a>. \u201cBut I feel because of that I\u2019ve needed to really explore dance to see what\u2019s possible in songwriting. So, this year I\u2019ve had a lot of great experiences and I think this is going to be the best experience ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-cast-share-what-scares-them-the-most-about-the-competition\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dancing-With-the-Stars-Season-32-Cast-Admits-What-Scares-Them-the-Most-About-Joining-the-Show-477.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Dancing With the Stars Season 32 Cast Admits What Scares Them the Most About Joining the Show 477\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dancing-With-the-Stars-Season-32-Cast-Admits-What-Scares-Them-the-Most-About-Joining-the-Show-477.jpg\"\/><\/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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-32-cast-share-what-scares-them-the-most-about-the-competition\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>&#8216;DWTS&#8217; Season 32 Cast Share Their Fears About Joining the Competition<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe season 32 cast of Dancing With the Stars is sharing their biggest fears before hitting the ballroom floor. While Jason Mraz is used to having people groove to his own songs, he\u2019s excited to elevate his songwriting by tackling dancing. However, Mraz, 46, confessed he\u2019s afraid of potentially getting injured on the ballroom floor [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mraz jokingly added at the time that Karagach \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/iman-shumpert-reacts-to-dancing-with-the-stars-season-30-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously won <i>DWTS <\/i>season 30<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/iman-shumpert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iman Shumpert<\/strong> <\/a>\u2014 had already started encouraging him to \u201cdo some pretty outrageous things.\u201d He quipped, \u201cI might be scared of getting hurt!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Karagach, for her part, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-whove-gotten-starstruck-meeting-fellow-a-listers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elated when she found out<\/a> that she would be dancing with Mraz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404379\" style=\"width: 819px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125.14285714286%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3404379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jason Mraz Says He's \u2018Pushing Myself to the Edge\u2019 With \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Training\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Mraz-Says-Hes-Pushing-Myself-to-the-Edge-With-Dancing-With-the-Stars-Training-Inline-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach on \u2018Dancing With the Stars.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">ABC\/Christopher Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWell, I freaked out, that\u2019s for sure. I used to listen, me and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/dwts-daniella-karagach-pasha-pashkovs-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pasha [Pashkov<\/strong>,<\/a> my husband] \u2026 used to listen to Jason\u2019s music all the time on really long road trips,\u201d the pro dancer, who married Pashkov in 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/daniella-karagach-is-excited-for-dwts-return-after-giving-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told <i>Us <\/i>last month<\/a>. \u201cWe used to listen to albums and when I found out I freaked out, but Pasha freaked even more, so that was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Karagach and Pashkov welcomed their first baby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/dwts-daniella-karagach-pasha-pashkovs-daughters-baby-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daughter Nikita<\/a>, in May. Season 32 marks both of their first seasons since Nikita\u2019s arrival. Pashkov, for his part, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ariana-madix-is-stoked-about-dancing-with-the-stars-partner-pasha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dancing with<i> Vanderpump Rules <\/i>star<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ariana-madix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ariana Madix<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jason-mraz-is-pushing-myself-to-the-edge-physically-on-dwts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Mraz is dedicated to his Dancing With the Stars training, which is nothing like he\u2019s done before. \u201cThis show is the hardest thing I\u2019ve done,\u201d Mraz, 46, captioned a Saturday, October 7, TikTok video while in the rehearsal studio with pro partner Daniella Karagach. \u201cThere are no days off. Physically, I am pushing myself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44271","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\/44271","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=44271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}