Tyler Cameron of Jupiter kicked, flicked and spun his way to success on another week of “Dancing with the Stars.”
The theme of the latest episode, which aired on Tuesday, Sept. 29, was “Yacht Rock Night,” a nod to the soft rock music genre popular in the mid-1970s and mid-1980s. Cameron, 33, danced a complicated jive routine to “Still the One” by Orleans with his partner Sharna Burgess. They danced in front of a cruise ship-themed backdrop.
“No one has ever said I’m light on my feet,” Cameron said in the episode. “I am a bull in a china shop. We have to deliver or I’ll be on the chopping block again,” referring to his dance last week which nearly eliminated his team.
But this time, Cameron’s team scored a bit higher with a 17/30 score and drew some praise from the judges, who mostly harped on the dance’s imperfect timing.
Carrie Ann Inaba said that Cameron got the timing wrong in the beginning of the dance, but he “pulled it back together.” Derek Hough called it a “proper jive routine” with kicks that could have had more “attack.” Bruno Tonioli said the dance was “much, much better.”
After the dance, Cameron said he was upset with himself for getting the timing wrong at first. But he and Burgess’ jaws dropped when their names were called among the first five “safe” teams. They hugged in victory. Singer Taylor Hanson and pro dancer Britt Stewart were eliminated this episode.
“This is my mom’s dream,” Cameron said after the dance. “To be doing this right now just means the world.”
Who is Tyler Cameron?
Cameron is a “Bachelorette” fan-favorite. He appeared in the 15th season of the reality dating show in 2019 as one of Hannah Brown's potential suitors. He is now engaged to Tate Madden, a photographer who is also from Jupiter. And Cameron starred in the Amazon Prime show “Going Home with Tyler Cameron.”
He is also a real estate agent in Palm Beach County, a general contractor and co-owner of a restaurant in Delray Beach — a 3Natives acai bowl shop on Atlantic Avenue that he renovated himself.
What are Tyler Cameron’s ties to Jupiter?
Jupiter is Cameron’s hometown and he lives there now. He even calls himself a “Florida Man” on social media.
He is a 2012 Jupiter High School graduate and a Florida Atlantic University alum. He runs Image 1 Construction in Jupiter and has short-term rentals in the area.
While he's lived in New York and Los Angeles, he said he always wanted to come back to Florida.
"I realized I love Jupiter and this is where I want to be forever," Cameron told The Palm Beach Post last year. "This is a market that will always be desirable.”
Maya Washburn is a Trending News Reporter for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida-Network. Reach her at mwashburn@pbpost.com. Support local journalism: Subscribe today.
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