Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Dancer.
The Ice Cube has melted offThe Masked Dancerstage.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Your costume had several references to your identity.
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What did you love about it?BILL NYE:I thought it was cool… literally.
[It was] representing something cool.
And for me, the melting ice head had a climate change vibe.
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The coat or whatever you’d call it, the jacket, was reminiscent of a lab coat.
Then they blinged it up the way I do with all my clothes.
[Laughs] I’m just kidding.
It’s a giant ice cube head!
You have a background in swing dancing.
Did that inform your performance?Yeah, there were two moments that were right out of swing.
But it was very fast.
Was it your idea to include that?No, they knew all about it.
They knew it inside out.
But as I say, the song was fast, and you know I’m of a certain age.
[Laughs]
You also didDancing With the Stars.
Why get back into dancing competitions?Oh, I mean, come on!
It’s so cool.
Dancing is a blast.
What else would you want to do?
It’s a lot less under your control.
You show up and do your best.
But in both cases, you work with these extraordinary athletes.
They’re amazing athletes and they’re excellent teachers or educators, and they are artists.
That’s really the coolest part of it for me, is working with those just extraordinary dancers.
You also can’t see as well with an ice cube head on.
And during the whole thing, everybody was very disciplined about COVID.
Everybody wore a mask.
And when you’re dancing traditionally, you might see your partner’s face.
In this case, you couldn’t, we wore masks all the time.
So that was a little odd part of the challenge, as well.
So looking back, I think he just went right to it.
I mean, he figured it out.
Everybody has to keep in mind, he has a role.
What he does is not that easy.
You’ve got to have people that get it wrong, or it’s no fun for the viewer.
But when he was let loose on this show, he just guessed it.
It was like Group A or Group B, and it kept changing.
So yeah, he guessed it [really fast].
Way to go, man.
You recently starred in the potential Oscar contender,Mank.
What’s next for you?Well, what am I gonna wear?
[Laughs] That was a cool opportunity.
No, I don’t have plans to make a cameo appearance in another movie yet.
We’ll see what happens.
You’re always working on a show.
By that I mean, beautiful color pictures.
The format is large.
There’s something in it for people of all ages.
I’m very proud of that.
And we are always looking for another TV opportunity.
As we say, everything happens for a reason and that reason is usually physics.
So to us, to me, dancing is all control of motion.
And so it’s all this elegant, wonderful physics.
And of course, it is art.
It brings out your emotions and affects the way you feel.
It’s science and art, what’s not to love about that?
And dancing is a conversation without words.
