# Straight Men Respect DWTS

> Men who take DWTS seriously earn respect.
- Title: Straight Men Respect DWTS · Cosmopolitan | Shortify
- Summary: Men who take DWTS seriously earn respect. Straight male contestants who treat Dancing With the Stars seriously gain respect by committing to the art form…
- Keywords: dancing with the stars, men, masculinity, ballroom, evander holyfield, david hasselhoff, billy ray cyrus, taylor hanson, jenna dewan, carrie ann inaba, allen genkin, adele zaikman
- Source: Cosmopolitan — https://cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a73947031/dancing-with-the-stars-masculinity
- Author: Corinne Sullivan
- Published: 2026-09-30T18:57:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dancing with the stars, men, masculinity, ballroom, evander holyfield, david hasselhoff, billy ray cyrus, taylor hanson, jenna dewan, carrie ann inaba, allen genkin, adele zaikman
## Dancing With the Stars
Dancing With the Stars is better when men respect the ballroom.
## Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield, the first athlete cast on DWTS, finished second in the inaugural season.
## David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff claimed he gave DWTS 120 percent but mocked his dance skills.

> I go to see the tailor and he’s like, ‘What kind of underwear are you wearing?’
## Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus finished fifth with low-effort routines and backstage aggression.

> He tried really hard technically to do all the things right.
## Tyler Cameron
Tyler Cameron jived to ‘Still the One’ without worrying about looking silly.
## Straight Men
Straight male contestants who commit to DWTS earn respect by treating it seriously.
## Key takeaway

Straight male contestants who treat Dancing With the Stars seriously gain respect by committing to the art form without mocking it.