When Jana Kramer competed on Season 23 of Dancing with the Stars back in 2016, viewers only saw what played out on television, but little did they know that behind the scenes, the country star and actress was struggling to keep on in the competition.
Although the “I Got the Boy” singer ultimately made it into the finals, where she placed fourth with dance partner and professional Gleb Savchenko, she says she considered quitting the competition altogether before the grand finalé revealing “that show wrecked me.”
"I struggled with the Russian..." Kramer admitted about her dance partner during a recent candid conversation on her Whine Down podcast, which included guest and BachelorNation’s Hannah Brown, who also competed on DTWS during Season 28 and won the coveted Mirror Ball trophy alongside dance pro Alan Bersten.
Kramer’s words insinuated that Savchenko’s tough approach to teaching dance steps and routines as a veteran of the show, who lived to perform and compete on the program, was, at times, too much for her to handle.
"I was like, 'Do not speak to me that way.' Period," Kramer said, reflecting on a moment she remembered during her run on DWTS. "They didn't show this on the show, but I was like, 'I'm done, I quit... he's being rude, and I'm not having it.'
She added, "At that point, you know, you could push me so far. I'm like, 'We're done here.'"
Although she struggled with Savchenko’s training methods and instruction, Kramer added that she knew her seasoned pro wasn’t “trying to be mean,” but rather was motivated “to win.”
And while Brown agreed with Kramer’s feelings, she pointed out that their pro-dancer partners — Savchenko and Bersten — grew up with the discipline of dancers who made the sport a lifestyle.
"You have to realize that's how they were talked to," Brown explained. "That's how they were coached, and so that's all they know. And it's really hard when you're not used to that, and you're not a professional dancer, and this is not your career ...It definitely caused a lot of conflicts, and I feel like I had so many tantrums. But it was a tantrum from feeling so hurt and not respected in some moments, like, 'I'm really trying my best. I've never done this before.'"
"You're having to learn like two to sometimes three dances a week to perform it for millions of people, and they don't want to look bad, and they don't want you to look bad, and so a lot can come out right," Brown added.
Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars is scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2026.
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