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GLAAD EXCLUSIVELY ANNOUNCES LATIN LGBTQ+ DANCER EZRA SOSA TO JOIN DWTS SEASON 33 AS A PRO
New York, New York – September 3, 2024 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced exclusively that out Latin dancer Ezra Sosa will be joining Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Season 33 as a pro. He will be the first Latin dance pro to be featured on DWTS in over a decade. Sosa joined DWTS in 2021 and has been a part of the troupe until now, when he will be making his debut as an official pro and paired with a celebrity partner who is still to be announced.
In the exclusive interview with GLAAD, Sosa said, “It hasn’t slap me yet! When I got the call, I honestly was in a state of shock from the news…but I believe the moment I do see my [celebrity] partner and the moment I step in the ballroom, that’s when I’ll be like, “this is actually happening right now!”
Ezra Sosa on his DWTS journey and coming out:
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Ezra Sosa is filling in for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev after the latter tested positive for COVID-19.
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Sosa is from Utah, however, his parents immigrated to the U.S. from Argentina and Mexico. In a 2019 interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, he shared:
“Yes, I came from two immigrant parents. But we just really want America to see the blessing that dance was for us. And a lot of the time, all we had was dance and each other. Dance is what kept my family going.”
In 2021, Sosa was cast as a member of the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ troupe dancers for season 30.
“I possess trained my whole life for this moment, truly a hope come true. I’m so grateful and blessed to have the opportunity to dance for all of you! It is the biggest honor of my life. Thank you,” he wrote via an Instagram post, sharing the good news.
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Aside from ‘Dancing with the Stars’, Sosa also appeared in
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