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Derek Hough & Mark Ballas Hope Their Tango On ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Spurs Change By “Leaving Door Open” For Future Male Duos On Show
Derek Hough & Mark Ballas Hope Their Tango On 'Dancing With The Stars' Spurs Change By "Leaving Door Open" For Future Male Duos On Show
DWTS has always tried to be inclusive with its casting, but has stuck with heterosexual partnerships since its start on ABC in 2005 (aside from a fleeting moment in season 22 when Nyle DiMarco and Jodie Sweetin briefly switched partners during an Argentine tango, that is). If anyone could influence ABC and BBC Studios to finally feature two men dancing, it’s Hough and Ballas — two influential members of the DWTS community who have served time on the judges’ dais. “We thought those kind of tricks of making it slick and fast and more about power and speed would be more effective than one of us throwing the other in the air and spinning around a few times, you know what I mean?” says Ballas.
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