Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa on “Dancing with the Stars.”
Disney/Eric McCandlessAnna Delvey‘S Dancing with the stars Debut was a topic of conversation throughout the ballroom, including the jury Carrie Ann Inabawho felt a “shift in energy” in the crowd.
Delvey, 33, and partners Ezra Sosa However, I didn’t feel any noticeable change.
“When we go out there and dance, it’s just the two of us on the dance floor, and we honestly don’t do that,” 23-year-old Sosa said exclusively We weekly after the live premiere on Tuesday, September 17. “Even when we finished dancing, we weren’t really thinking about applause or anything.”
Delvey and Sosa danced a cha-cha to Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Espresso” – complete with the rhinestone-studded ankle bracelet – received 18 out of 30 points on Tuesday. Afterwards, 56-year-old Inaba offered her support.
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“I just want to say, let’s all give this a chance, because I can imagine that was scary for you,” Inaba said during her on-air critique. “And I’m not for this or anything you did, but this is about your dancing. Let’s all give her that space, please.”
Delvey, who had previously been convicted of grand larceny, was unaware of the audience’s reaction to the performance.
“It’s hard to say because we just got off the stage,” said Delvey Us. “I’m not sure yet what the public reaction has been, so it’s hard to say.”
Overall, Delvey found the live premiere to be a “great experience.”
“I’m glad the night is over,” she joked on Tuesday. “I think I could have done my dancing a little better. I think I did better in rehearsals, but it was a great experience. I’ve never performed in front of a live audience before and hopefully I’ll get better in the future.”
Sosa’s best friend and former DWTS Competitors, JoJo Siwa was spotted in the crowd cheering on the couple.
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“It was a real stroke of luck because Ezra is JoJo’s best friend and JoJo’s season is the only one I happened to see because I was in prison,” Delvey said. Us. “I don’t watch that much TV.”
Siwa, 21, even gave the couple some advice before they hit the dance floor.
Ezra Sosa and Anna Delvey on “Dancing with the Stars.”
Disney/Eric McCandless“She literally pulled me aside and said, ‘Can I talk to him for a minute?’ And she was really, really sweet,” Sosa gushed. “My journey with JoJo is more about her helping me embrace my sexuality and everything. So she just showed me a picture when I wasn’t out yet and she said, ‘Make sure you know who you’re dancing for. You’re dancing for him.’ And I just started crying and it was just such a beautiful moment.”
Before Sosa and Delvey’s ballroom debut, they bonded during rehearsals.
“I think Ezra appreciates my sense of humor,” said Delvey Us. “Not everyone would do that, so that was a big plus because I don’t want to censor myself in front of my dance partner.”
According to Sosa, he found Delvey’s “dry humor” “very amusing” amid the dazzling DWTS World.
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“She really makes me laugh,” joked Sosa Usand added that he even planned to wear matching ankle bracelets for their performance on Tuesday. “I think they’ll wait until later in the season to do that.”
Delvey had received a special permit from ICE to move from New York to California for DWTS while she was wearing an ankle bracelet. (Delvey’s time in prison caused her to overstay her existing visa.)
While Delvey previously said Us Although she was not afraid to dance with the ankle bracelet, she developed a blister during her first dance rehearsal.
“But it stopped,” she said. “It’s weird how it behaves, but now they’ve put a little bit of padding on it. In general, it’s pretty light.”
Dancing with the stars airs simultaneously on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes can be streamed the next day on Hulu and Disney+.
With reporting by Carly Konsker
