Swifties, brace yourself! Next week’s Dancing with the Stars episode is about to be everything and more. The upcoming theme is a Taylor Swift celebration, and all of the teams are going to be strutting their stuff to some of Tay Tay’s biggest songs.
Of course, Taylor won’t be there. She’s too busy running around with her new boo and performing to sold-out crowds. But, Mandy Moore will be guest judging! She did the choreography for Taylor’s Eras Tour, so it’s kind of like the next best thing, right?
PEOPLE chatted with Ariana Madix and her professional dance partner Pasha Pashkov about their upcoming performance for Taylor Swift Night. In the true spirit of T-Swift, Ariana teased that she and Pasha have some exciting Easter Eggs planned for their performance!
The Eras Tour meets DWTS
For Taylor Swift night, Ariana and Pasha lucked out and managed to snag Taylor’s current hit, “Cruel Summer.” She teased to the outlet, “I think there’s going to be some Easter Eggs, in classic Taylor style.”
Meanwhile, Pasha gushed about the technical aspects of the dance, revealing that they’re doing a rumba. He explained. “In general, as a dancer, when you listen to Taylor Swift’s music, a lot of the songs are perfect for beautiful rumbas, foxtrots, and Viennese waltzes.”
Taylor’s songs might be perfectly matched for a rumba, but Ariana’s life is perfectly matched for a Taylor song. No one navigates a breakup like Taylor, so after Ariana’s cruel summer, this will probably be a cathartic performance.
Of course, Pasha and Ariana couldn’t reveal all of the Easter Eggs they had planned for the performance. But, they did say that their costumes will be a direct nod to an outfit Taylor has worn.
Ariana has been dominating the competition so far in DWTS Season 32. In the past two weeks, she’s delivered killer performances celebrating Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. However, the Vanderpump Rules star hasn’t managed to pull off a perfect score just yet. Perhaps the Taylor Swift celebration will be the night she gets the big 40.
Dancing with the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8/7c.
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