Jason Mraz Discusses How His Musician Background Benefits Him on 'Dancing With The Stars,' Unexpected Challenges & More (Exclusive)
03.10.2023 - 01:53
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Jason Mraz is opening up about his experience on Dancing With the Stars so far.
We sat down with the 46-year-old Grammy award-winning musician and got the scoop on what it’s been like on the competition series, what he didn’t expect when starting and using his musical background to help on the ballroom.
Jason is paired up with pro dancer Daniella Karagach, and for their first dance, they landed towards the top of the leaderboard, earning 21 out of 30 points.
Now, they’re getting ready to bring the heat with a rumba for “Latin Night.”
Check out our exclusive interview with Jason Mraz inside…
“We’re dancing a rumba to ‘Quizás, Quizás, Quizás,’ made famous by Andrea Bocelli and JLo. It’s a beautiful romantic song that challenges me to really create a passionate performance with Daniella. That’s really the goal,” Jason shared with us about his upcoming week two dance. “It’s a slow… And I don’t know for sure 100%, but I think it’s one of the only slow dances in the whole show, which also makes me nervous because it might appear that we’re dancing less, and that makes me nervous. But believe me, we’re not. Everything is in slow motion. It’s a slow motion dance, so there’s a lot more room for error.”
Keep reading below for our full, exclusive interview with Jason Mraz…
Just Jared: Congrats on being a great dancer!
Jason Mraz: Aw, shucks. Thank you. Who knew?
JJ: What has been your biggest challenge so far on the show?
JM: You know, I think the schedule more than anything, because it’s an everyday show. We rehearse Wednesday through Sunday, and then we rehearse on Mondays with camera blocking, and then Tuesday is, again, rehearsal, dress rehearsal, and taping. And then you start all over again on Wednesday. And I was actually