Taylor Swift makes surprising ‘Dancing With the Stars’ video

Taylor Swift surprised the audience with a special video message during the Tuesday, November 21 episode of Dancing with the starsin honor of her music and groundbreaking year.

“Hey guys, it’s Taylor. “I just want to thank you so much for this me-themed night on Dancing With the Stars,” Swift, 33, told the DWTS audience as she explained why she couldn’t be there in person. “I can’t wait to see what your amazing choreographers and my friend will see Mandy Moore have in store. I really wish I could be there because I’m on tour in Brazil.”

The six remaining couples danced throughout the episode to songs from Swift’s extensive discography, which was deemed “A Celebration of Taylor Swift.”

Moore, Swift’s lead choreographer Eras tour and an old choreographer Dancing with the starsparticipated in the tribute episode as a guest judge. Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough And Bruno Tonioli completed the jury.

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Fans have been clamoring for a Swift-themed night on the ABC reality series since October, then pro Peta Murgatroyd shows it was in the works. “We’re going to have a Taylor Swift week here,” she said Billboard at the time. “Can I say that?”

Pro Artem Chigvintsev also hinted that Swift, 33, would have a big role in a future episode while appearing on Wife Nikki Garcia‘Nikki & Brie Show’ podcast with his partner from season 32, Charity Lawson.

“Another night I’m excited about, and I wanted to know: Charity, if you’re excited too, it’s Taylor Swift. Are you a Swiftie?” Garcia, 40, asked, to which Lawson, 27, replied, “I’m not a big one, but I do love her, so yeah. I’m super excited about that.”

Lawson noted that she “requested” one of Swift’s songs during the first week of the season. “They said, ‘You can’t do it,’” she revealed. Chigvintsev, 41, then added: “Maybe they said no because…” before walking away.

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After more than a month of speculation, cohost Alfonso Ribeiro eventually confirmed during the November 7 episode that a Swift-centric night would happen two weeks later.

While Swift has never been a participant Dancing with the stars, she has a long history with the show. She made her debut on the series in 2009 when she performed “Jump Then Fall” and “Love Story” during season 9. The following year, she returned to sing “Mine” and “White Horse” during season 11. took the stage again for “We Are Never Getting Back Together”. season 15.

The competition’s tribute to Swift comes during a particularly busy year for her. In addition to releasing her re-recorded albums and a concert film in recent months, she is in the midst of her record-breaking career Eras tour and will play her final dates of the year in São Paulo, Brazil later this week. The tour will then resume in February and run through December 2024.