Dancing with…Pasha Pashkov!
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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
There’s no better first guest for this podcast than Danielle’s just announced professional partner: Pasha Pashkov!
Find out how rehearsals have been going for Topasha and if this new duo has high hopes for their future. And - can they successfully rope in Pasha’s wife and Dylan Efron to form a revolutionary DWTS alliance?
Plus, which one of Pasha’s past dance routines does he think will live on forever? Learn all about your new favorite team, on the first interview episode of Danielle with the Stars!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Danielle with the Stars. I am Danielle Fischel, a TV director, a podcaster, |
| 0:18.8 | Forever Topanga, and a mom of two. |
| 0:22.2 | Currently, though, I am learning how to ballroom dance one step at a time. |
| 0:26.8 | You will be seeing me on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars, premiering September 16th on ABC and Disney Plus. |
| 0:33.8 | And throughout the process, I am recording this podcast, chronicling my journey, giving you |
| 0:40.2 | the inside story of one celebrity's quest for a mirror ball trophy. So I am in the mix, |
| 0:47.9 | as we speak, practicing every day for the debut episode, a night that will mark the first |
| 0:53.2 | time I've danced in front of an audience |
| 0:55.1 | since I recited a poem for Corey and applied lipstick across my face on Boy Meets World at 12 |
| 1:00.1 | years old. Not kidding. I am so excited for my very first Danielle with the star's guest. He is one of |
| 1:08.4 | the most beloved professional dancers from the show, first appearing on |
| 1:12.3 | season 28 in 2019, and he is now paired with me for season 34. Please welcome to the podcast, |
| 1:20.9 | Pasha Pashkov. Thank you. Hi. First of all, I just realized Danielle with the stars is still |
| 1:26.6 | DWTS. |
| 1:27.8 | Correct. |
| 1:28.3 | I see what she did. |
| 1:29.3 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:30.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:31.3 | See, we're smart around here. |
| 1:32.3 | We know what we're doing. |
| 1:33.3 | Okay, so my first question that I've wanted to ask since day one, but I figured doing it in the presence of thousands was probably a better idea. |
| 1:42.3 | When we met on last Tuesday a few days ago, you had no idea who I was, |
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