ROBERT IRWIN, WITNEY CARSON Disney/Eric McCandless.
Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Spins, Twirls, & Sparkles in the Ballroom at ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Rehearsal
As Robert Irwin prepares to compete on Dancing With the Stars tonight, he had the cutest little partner in rehearsals: his 4-year-old niece Grace Warrior! Robert’s sister Bindi Irwin brought her daughter to the studio for a quick dance lesson with her uncle and his professional dance partner Witney Carson, and the toddler has twirled her way into our hearts in the sweetest new video.
“I love when Grace stops by rehearsals and we can teach her some new dance moves,” Robert captioned a video on Instagram today. “I’m so lucky to be her uncle.”
He added that dancing with her reminds him of watching his sister on DWTS, back when she won the Mirrorball in 2015. “Makes me think about when I was a little kid watching my sister in rehearsals on her season of DWTS, it really is a full circle moment ❤️” he wrote.
In the video, Grace is dressed to impress in a sparkly black dress with emerald green accents and sneakers. Carson, who is dressed in an “IrWINit” shirt representing their team name, holds Grace hand as she teaches her how to flex her foot and glide across the ballroom. Robert is right by her side, doing the moves with her and spinning her around.
“That was a ten!” Robert praises, holding up ten fingers for Grace. Next, Carson does a spinning move with Grace, as she crouches down and lifts Grace up, helping Grace to twirl in the air. She has a huge smile on her face at the end, and it’s so stinkin’ cute!
Later, Grace runs to the mirror in the room, doing ballerina twirls with her hands up, which Robert and Carson copy behind her.
“And then, take a bow,” Robert instructs. Grace bows, then claps at herself in the mirror, making Bindi laugh off screen. We love a confident queen!
ROBERT IRWIN, WITNEY CARSON Disney/Eric McCandless.
“Grace is living her best life!” Bindi and Robert’s mom (and Grace’s Bunny) Terri Irwin commented.
“She’s so happy ❤️????” Bindi commented, adding a GIF of a penguin holding up a scorecard with a “10” on it.
Someone else shared that Grace will remember this forever. “We just witnessed a core memory in the making. This so so cute!” they wrote.
“Girlhood ???? being spun around in a pretty sparkly dress ! I love this,” another person said. Grace is showing the world that you can wear khaki and work with animals during the day and twirl in sparkling dresses at night, and it warms our hearts.
Last week, Bindi shared a photo of the special dance class moment. In it, she and Witney smile on either side of Robert as Grace makes a dance pose at the front of the room. “Celebrating 20 years of @dancingwiththestars,” Bindi wrote. “So incredibly special to bring Grace to the rehearsal studio.”
Of course, she loved dancing the most. “Her favourite part?” Bindi continued. “’Dance Class’ with Witney and Uncle Robert. ???? My. Heart. #TeamIrWINit”
This family is so supportive of each other, and we hope to see them in the audience cheering on Robert as her competes on “DWTS” tonight!
Before you go, click here to see Bindi Irwin’s sweetest mommy milestones!
