Ezra Sosa: Trusting His Talent

In this week’s episode, Tay sits down with Dancing with the Stars pro Ezra Sosa! Ezra reflects on this past season and how it finally gave him the opportunity to fully showcase his talent for both dance and choreography, including the story behind his freestyle dance and what that piece meant to him personally. He opens up about what it was like partnering with Olympian Jordan Chiles, navigating the intense scrutiny and hate on social media, and the boundaries he’s learned to set online to protect his peace. Ezra also shares how he keeps his love for dance alive despite the pressure, what mental health looks like for him while on tour, and the advice older pros gave him that stayed with him. He opens up about being a queer performer, honoring both his masculine and feminine sides, and how he stays grounded in who he is within an industry that often expects you to look, act, and dress a certain way. 00:00 Intro & Welcome Ezra 03:24 Citrus Got Real 04:50 Reflecting on Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars 18:02 Social Media, Online Backlash, and Setting Boundaries 24:24 How do you keep your love and passion for dancing? 29:45 Mental Health 38:45 Jordan & Ezra’s Freestyle 44:00 Being a Queer Performer & Staying True to Yourself 50:08 Lemon 7 Be sure to follow Ezra   / ezra.sosa  ! To email us your questions or share your story, you can reach out to [email protected] Be sure to rate, review, and follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode! Plus, follow us on all of our socials: The Squeeze Instagram:   / thesqueeze   TikTok:   / thesqueezepodcast   Tay Lautner Instagram:   / taylautner   TikTok:   / mrstaylautner   Amazon Storefront https://urlgeni.us/amazon/FDXj7 Taylor Lautner Instagram:   / taylorlautner   TikTok:   / taylorlautner   To learn more from The Lemons Foundation, follow   / lemonsbytay   and visit https://lemonsbytay.com Episode Sponsors: Find your favorite flavor at PremierProtein.com, or at Amazon, Walmart, and other major retailers. Subscribe to the Indigenous House YouTube channel at    / @indigenoushouse   for new episodes of JADED each week. Get your own taste of New Zealand sunshine today by visiting https://wedderspoon.com/discount/SQUE... for 20% off your order. For a limited time, Tempo is offering my listeners 60% off your first box! Go to tempomeals.com/SQUEEZE. Rehydrate with science-backed hydration from Liquid I.V.’s Hydration Multiplier Sugar Free. Tear. Pour. Live More. Go to liquidiv.com and get 20% off your first order with code SQUEEZE at checkout. Let yourself run, lift, sculpt, push, and go. Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ at onepeloton.com MB014GJJJKQV82R