Newest 'DWTS' Pro Dancer Erza Soza Is Pumped for Tour

EDGE: What inspired you to become a dancer?

Ezra Sosa: I was brought into it because of my sister. If you saw this past season, but my sister, Stephani, was part of the troop. It was her first season on the show. I'm so freaking proud of her. When we were kids, she started dancing, and because we were close in age, I had to get into it. The studio director wanted all the guys to do ballroom, and I said, "This isn't going to happen, and how ironic now I do it for a living. So, I will forever be grateful to my sister.

EDGE: Was the transition from troupe to pro easy for you?

Ezra Sosa: Oh gosh, it was the fight of my life. It was so hard. But also, there's something really important about the troupe, and if I didn't have those years of being a part of it, I wouldn't be the pro that I am today. The purpose of being in the troupe is to become a pro. Honesty it is the training ground for becoming a pro.

EDGE: What is your favorite type of dance to perform and why?

Ezra Sosa: Right now, I'm living for jazz funk because I never get to perform it. I'm always one, two, three cha-cha. There's something sassy about it, which is my right now.

EDGE: For this past season (33), you partnered with Anna (Delvey) Sorkin. Tell us about that experience.

Ezra Sosa: Do you have an hour? Because this one's a tricky question. Honestly, I had such a blast with her. People on the internet saw I had a hard time. Did she want to dance? She would probably be the first to say she didn't want to, but everything outside of it was so much fun with her. Even though she gained nothing, I gained a good friend. We have a really strong bond and friendship. She's going to give me a painting for Christmas. She's very excited about it, and I'm excited to see what it is.

EDGE: Tell us about this year's tour.

Ezra Sosa: It's going to be so amazing. We met with Mandy Moore a couple of weeks ago about the rundown for the tour, and she said it best, "There's something about this season that brought a whole new audience." This means the tour will be a young and fresher demographic, and because of that, it will be a trendier show with great songs. And it doesn't hurt that Mandy choreographed the Eras tour, so we are in excellent hands. The one thing I'm excited about is I'll be performing some same-sex dancing in the show. Mandy sat all the pros down and asked them what their wish list for the tour was, and I just kind of lightly threw it in there, and she made it happen.