Bill Nye in his Beethoven outfit.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy had a memorable but short-lived stint on “Dancing with the Stars,” where he brought his nerdy charm and questionable dance skills to the television show. His professional dancing partner, Tyne Stecklein, showed up on Reddit to answer fans’ questions about the experience.
While some people had questions relating to Stecklein’s other professional work, just about everybody wanted to know the dirt on Nye. Stecklein confirms that Nye’s geeky personality isn’t an act. “He IS the science guy that we all love even when the camera’s not rolling!” she writes.
Nye came to the show with a background in swing dancing, but it didn’t help much with learning the choreographed moves. Stecklein’s shares that Nye translated the choreography into science terms like “inertia” to help him remember the dances.
“Retaining all the steps on the right counts was a challenge, but I couldn’t have asked for a harder-working partner! He was obsessed with getting it right!” Stecklein writes.
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