Derek Hough Supports Jan Ravnik After Maks Chmerkovskiy Comments

Dancing with the stars Skillfully brought online drama between Max Chmerkovskiy and Jan Ravnick To the dance floor during Halloween night on Tuesday, October 28th.

Derek Hough He seems to be referring to the ongoing beef when presenting Jan and his partner, Jane Affleckreactions after their contemporary routine to “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift.

“Jean, first of all,” Hough stared. “I want to tell you, man, you’re having a great first season.”

Ahead of Tuesday’s terrifying episode, Chmerkovskiy, 45, shared his strong opinion about Ravnik, 30, who is making his debut as an actor. DWTS pro when Season 34 began in September.

“Dancing with the stars It is a global phenomenon. …I’m sorry, Jan has absolutely no interest in being a professional Dancing with the stars“, claimed Chmerkovskiy on his wife Beta Murgatroyd“The Penthouse With Peta” podcast. “There’s no basis in technology, quality or understanding of the partnership. Brother, you’re getting emotional. It’s ridiculous, and it’s unreal how blind we have to be, and heaven forbid we say what’s obvious out there.”

Chmerkovskiy specifically referred to Foxtrot Ravnik as The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star in Wicked Night as an example, claiming that Ravnik had “no idea” what the style was. Chmerkovskiy argued that the casting of Ravnik — who was one of Swift’s dancers Tour of the ages – It was a “missed opportunity” for Affleck.

“[It’s a] He claimed that was the main drawback.[Jen] He has no partner. …It’s not his fault.

Murgatroyd, 39, agreed that “hiring a non-ballroom dancer to teach ballroom dancing to a celebrity as a job” was an “outrageous” decision, but she praised Ravnick as a “lovely man” and “a great dancer.”

With the couple making hot headlines, Affleck stepped up in her partner’s defense while rehearsing a contemporary Halloween routine. “We do not tolerate Jan slander in this house!! @Jan Ravnik @Dancing with the Stars #DWTS,” she captioned a TikTok video on Monday, October 27.

In the clip, Affleck is seen typing on her phone while Ravnick speaks in a popular TikTok voice, saying: “Take it down. Take it down. Take it down. We need to take it down. This doesn’t represent me or what we need to do.”

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Affleck added another comment to the footage that said: “Me when anyone talks trash about Jan.”

Ravnik isn’t the only professional who Chmerkovskiy believes has room for improvement. As argued by Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying It was “fully thought out” by the partner Riley Arnold Before the evil night eliminated them.

“His arms were down, and it wasn’t clear in his movement. It wasn’t polished, it wasn’t complete. Scott wasn’t what we expected him to be because he’s better than this,” Chmerkovskiy said on the podcast. “This wasn’t his best dance and it was the last dance he did.”

Chmerkovskiy insisted he was not “digging” Arnold, 20, who he said gave an “amazing” performance. He continued: “She looked amazing. This dress was amazing.” “She looked amazing from the first moment. Bang, look, I’m getting goosebumps. It was amazing. But Riley, honey, it’s not your job to be that. Your job is to make sure he is. And I didn’t see that in her.”

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Jan Ravnick and Jane Affleck couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate song for Dancing With the Stars’ Halloween Night. Ravnick, 30, gave his Instagram followers a sneak peek at rehearsals for the Tuesday, October 28, episode, as he and Affleck prepare to perform a contemporary dance to Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Are.” […]

Ahead of the podcast drama, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd opened up exclusively to Us Weekly About who they think has the best chance to win the Season 34 Mirror Ball trophy.

“I raised my hand Robert Irwin and Whitney [Carson]Murgatroyd said we At the 2025 Dancers Against Cancer Star Gala earlier this month. “One thousand percent. I’m not saying he’s the most technical dancer. Whitney Levitt For me, she is the best dancer of the season so far. It’s absolutely amazing. But I think Robert Irwin will win.

Chmerkovskiy partly agreed, and also nominated his younger brother as a potential contender. “I think it’s going to be a battle between Robert and Whitney I think omen [Chmerkovskiy] and Alex [Earle] “We’ll take it,” Max said. we. “Because there’s also a huge TikTok component. You’ve got some fans here and you’ve got some fans here. You’ve got some core TikTok fans.” dancing with the stars, But there has also been a very large influence of TikTok fans.

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