Of course, Hough—and fellow judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli—will have no choice but to say Cameron’s actual name several times over, as he and Burgess shut the house down with their tango to Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way.”
As Tonioli noted, Cameron has “a natural musicality.”
Inaba, for her part, added she was “beyond impressed” by Cameron and Burgess’ performance.
“That was amazing,” she added. “You have a commanding performance, lean into it.”
For Cameron, the positive feedback is the fruits of his intense labor ahead of premiere night—though the 33-year-old wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I mean, to get to be in this room, do this dance, do all these things, have an amazing partner like this,” Cameron mused to People in an interview published Sept. 5. “It’s an incredible journey that you’re going to look back on forever.”
It’s a bonus that Cameron’s fianceé Tate Madden—to whom he got engaged last month—is also a huge fan.
“This was her dream as a little kid, too,” he added. “So to be here, she’s just eating this up.”
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