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JoJo Siwa is set to form the first-ever same-sex partnership on โDancing with the Starsโ.
The 18-year-old YouTube sensation will perform with a female professional dancer on the new series and admitted she is so โexcitedโ about the partnership.
In a clip shared to Twitter, JoJo said: โI am so excited to be a part of this yearโs โDancing with the Starsโ Season 30 and to be dancing with a girl โฆ I think itโs so cool.
โItโs going to be the best ever. I canโt wait to just dance every single week, I canโt wait to meet my partner. Oh my gosh, thereโs so many things Iโm so excited for!โ
Jojo โ who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community earlier this year โ believes that she and her professional partner will have to โbreak through a lot of barriersโ but is looking forward to the journey ahead.
She told Variety: โItโs really special that not only now do I get to share with the world that you get to love who you want to love, but also you get a dance with whom you want to dance.
โThereโs a lot of barriers that weโre going to have to break through โ who leads, how do you dress, what shoes do you wear? But I think itโs all something that Iโm looking forward to.
โItโs going to be tricky, but itโs going to give so much to people out there โ people of the LGBTQ community, people who feel just a little different. Itโs going to give them a sense of happiness.โ
Siwa โ who will also be joined on the show by Olympic gymnast Suni Lee โ explained that it was her choice to be partnered with a woman.
She said: โI want to make it OK for the people who come after me. I want to make everything OK for the people who come after me.โ