Xochitl Gomez Shares How Her Martial Arts Training Has Helped on 'Dancing With the Stars,' Teases Her 'Latin Night' Dance With This Movie Title (Exclusive)
03.10.2023 - 22:31
/ justjared.com
Xochitl Gomez is returning to the ballroom TONIGHT (October 3) alongside her pro dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy on Dancing With the Stars!
The 17-year-old actress is the youngest competitor this season, but that’s not slowing her down.
In week one, Xochitl and Val did very well with their cha cha, earning an 18 out of 30 score.
For week two, they will be dancing the salsa to Camila Cabello‘s “Don’t Go Yet,” for the show’s “Latin Night.”
Ahead of this week’s competition, we sat down with the Marvel star and talked about what her experience has been like so far on the show, how her musical theater and martial arts backgrounds have helped her and more.
Find out what she shared inside…
Just Jared: What has been your biggest challenge of competing on the show so far?
Xochitl Gomez: Ooh… I’d probably just say, I don’t know, probably [being] in my own head a little bit. I think that sometimes I can get in my head about, just like at the very last minute. I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s competition mode. This is scary.’ So kind of just that own mentality. But so far, it’s been pretty easy and pretty fun. I think a part of it has to come from my musical theater background. Just when I get in front of a crowd, I just feel so excited. So I’m not too scared. I’m just rather more like in anticipation to get out there.
JJ: Has your musical theater experience helped you in any way?
XG: Yeah, for sure. I mean, as I’ve gone into seeing it on camera, I’ve definitely noticed the term, the 40th row has come up very much, especially musical theater. It’s been like, you have to make your energy and your expressions on your face be able to be so commutative that you can see them from the 40th row. And my mom said that to me after I did my first