Haters are going to hate, however Taylor Swift‘s former dancer, Jan Ravnik, goes to shake it off!

The dancer reacted to a thought from an knowledgeable who claimed he had no enterprise competing on “Dancing with the Stars” as knowledgeable, as he merely benefited from his affiliation with the singer.

Jan Ravnik was on responsibility behind Taylor Swift when she belted out memorable tunes on the grand stage at over 100 reveals for her not too long ago concluded “Eras Tour.”

The dancer responded to feedback from “DWTS” alum Maks Chmerkovskiy on a podcast, saying he mustn’t have bothered approaching the present.

Ravnik was eradicated alongside his dance accomplice, Jen Affleck, on Tuesday, and he advised reporters he had nothing to say concerning the distasteful feedback from the alum.

“I’ve no touch upon that. Look, I acquired all of the love on this present. All of the reward from the judges additionally, like everybody gave me a lot love,” he famous to Leisure Tonight.

Ravnik added that Chmerkovskiy’s supply of his criticism was inappropriate and borne of unwell intent to remain related, one thing he would by no means do.

He insisted he had no enterprise spreading hate or receiving it, so he would let sleeping canine lie. Nonetheless, his dance accomplice, Affleck, doesn’t essentially share the identical perspective, as she jokingly raised her fist in an try to struggle.

The ballroom dancer dissected Ravnik’s look alongside his spouse, Peta Murgatroyd, on her podcast “The Penthouse with Peta.” Throughout the dialogue, Murgatroyd and her husband went forwards and backwards on the most recent Depraved evening episode.

As reported by The Every day Mail, the podcaster opined that Ravnik must be thought-about to haven’t understood the execution of the foxtrot approach, maybe as a result of his degree of expertise.

Chmerkovskiy, nevertheless, held a really completely different opinion, insisting that Ravnik was within the mistaken place on the completely mistaken time. In his phrases:

“I am sorry. Jan has completely no enterprise being a professional on Dancing with the Stars. There’s zero basis, approach, high quality, understanding of the partnership. Bro, I am getting emotional. It’s absurd.”

He described Ravnik casting as a sq. peg in a spherical gap, stemming from the truth that he danced with Swift on her tour. On the finish of the podcast, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd concluded that “hiring a non-ballroom dancer to show ballroom dancing to a star as a job is outrageous.”

The dancer is extra than simply his strikes on stage with the “Opalite” singer; he has a wealthy resume of previous performances to again it up. The Blast confirmed that Ravnik’s shopper record consists of family names within the music business, comparable to Mariah Carey, Bruno Mars, Khalid, Luis Fonsi, and Paula Abdul.

That isn’t all, the dancer additionally clinched the distinguished “Finest Dancer of Slovenia” award twice earlier than relocating to Los Angeles in 2018. He had additionally brought on a frenzy earlier within the 12 months within the dance group when he carried out a wonderful routine to Kelly Clarkson’s cowl of “Happier Than Ever.”

Insiders mentioned his long-standing friendship with choreographer Mandy Moore, who additionally choreographed Swift’s tour, earned him a slot on “DWTS.”

When Swift drew the curtains on her record-breaking tour, the crew of the huge undertaking took to social media to eulogize the artist and mirror on what a wild time that they had working the present with the gifted performer. 

Ravnik was a type of who hopped on Instagram with a coronary heart stuffed with gratitude and respect for Swift and his longtime pal, Moore, for “setting a bar so excessive” and difficult all of the dancers to do extra. 

As shared by The Blast, Ravnik described the years dancing behind Swift on stage on the tour as one of the best two years of his life, including, “We have created reminiscences, we have shared laughs and tears alongside the best way. I’m not the identical particular person I used to be 2 years in the past.”

He additionally revealed that he stored a relic from the performance- the purple ladder he famously used throughout his spectacular dance season to Swift’s “Lavender Haze” from her “Midnights” album.