Vault: Her latin dance instructor is in studio

Summary

The Bert Show: "Vault: Her Latin Dance Instructor is in Studio"

Episode Date: July 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode, the cast of The Bert Show welcomes Antonio, a Latin dance instructor, into the studio to discuss Wendy’s journey learning a Latin jive routine in just five days — all sparked by a challenge to outdance Kate Gosselin’s much-maligned "Dancing with the Stars" performance. Through witty banter and honest insights, the hosts and Antonio break down the difficulties of learning dance on a tight timeline, what it takes to be a great instructor, and Wendy’s progress (and attitude) as a total beginner. The episode keeps its trademark blend of humor, real talk, and behind-the-scenes reflections, making it both insightful and entertaining for newcomers and long-time listeners alike.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Origin of the Dance Challenge

• Wendy challenged herself to learn a jive in five days, inspired by Kate Gosselin’s performance on "Dancing with the Stars."
  • "This whole thing started when I made a challenge last week against Kate Gosselin, who did a jive, and she had to learn it in five days. So I made the challenge that I could learn it in the same amount of time and do a heck of a lot better than Kate Gosselin could ever do it." – Wendy (A), [02:27]
• The group agrees Kate Gosselin's performance was subpar.
  • "She did not do great. Antonio’s watched the video. She did not do superb." – Wendy (A), [02:42]

2. The Realities of Learning to Dance (and Teaching)

• Antonio explains the enormity of Wendy’s task:
  • "For somebody that have never danced before, this is a routine that usually we teach to our students in, like, 50 lessons, spreading like 20 weeks, 30 weeks, and for them to learn it in five days... is really, really difficult." – Antonio (E), [03:24]
• He describes the challenge for the instructor working with a resistant student:
  • "Now it is even more difficult for the dance instructor to dance with somebody that has a really bad attitude like her. We understand as professional dancers... it’s gonna be hard. But just be open about. Enjoy the journey, because that's what it’s all about." – Antonio (E), [03:38]
• Wendy admits getting frustrated with herself and understanding now why progress can be tough.

3. Insights into Dance Instruction and Dancing Culture

• Antonio’s background:
  • "I started dancing when I was a kid. I'm a Latin man, so I pretty much came out of the womb dancing just because... social dancing is such a big part of my culture. But when I came to the US about seven years ago, that's when I started dancing professionally in a dance studio." – Antonio (E), [05:06]
• Inspiration from movies:
  • "I watched this movie when I was a kid called Dance with Me with Cheyenne and Vanessa Williams. And I loved. And I knew that moment that that’s what I wanted to do." – Antonio (E), [05:39]
• On the quality of "Dancing with the Stars" instructors:
  • "Some of the instructors you have there are US Champions. They're like being all over the world. Those are really good people." – Antonio (E), [04:53]

4. Wendy’s Attitude and Progress

• Wendy is putting in long hours and is described as a diligent student.
  • "We're practicing, what, like two, three hours a day, and she's just... listening to me, everything I have to say." – Antonio (E), [01:39]
• Antonio says Wendy’s attitude is great, though she’s quiet and focused.
  • "She's great. She really is great... Sometimes she's just really quiet, and she's just listening to me." – Antonio (E), [04:17]
• Wendy shares how rewarding and fun the experience has been so far.
  • "I’m having so much fun learning it. I mean, it’s something different that I’ve never done and I’ll probably continue doing after this whole process, but I’m having a lot of fun with it." – Wendy (A), [08:06]

5. The Upcoming Performance & Community Connection

• The “final” performance will take place at a dance event at Daza Dance in Alpharetta, with a live audience:
  • "We usually have between 80 and 100 people that shows up to our parties every Friday. It should be more than that this Friday." – Antonio (E), [07:27]/[07:41]
  • "We should have at least 300 people there. Oh, just to see." – Antonio (E), [07:43]
• The cast encourages listeners to come out and support Wendy at her live performance.

6. Signature Bert Show Humor and Banter

• The team jokes about Rosetta Stone making apps to help Americans speak English with a Latin accent:
  • "I don't want to learn Spanish. I want to learn how to speak English with that accent." – Bert (C), [02:10]
• Playful comments about the intimacy of partner dance and the “risks” involved:
  • "So this is happening on either you guys are dancing or having sex on Friday night, right?" – Bert (C), [06:54]
• Lighthearted admiration for Antonio’s voice:
  • "I just want to rent Antonio’s voice. I know. Why do you need Antonio’s when you can have Bert Holcombrecher." – TC (F), [08:17]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "For somebody that have never danced before, this is a routine that usually we teach to our students in, like, 50 lessons... for them to learn it in five days... is really, really difficult."
  — Antonio ([03:24])
• "You are gonna be frustrated. It is going to be hard. Oh, I like that."
  — Bert ([04:04])
• "I’m having so much fun learning it. I mean, it’s something different that I’ve never done."
  — Wendy ([08:06])
• "We should have at least 300 people there. Oh, just to see."
  — Antonio ([07:43])
• "I don’t want to learn Spanish. I want to learn how to speak English with that accent."
  — Bert ([02:10])
• "Some of the instructors you have there are US Champions. They're like being all over the world. Those are really good people."
  — Antonio ([04:53])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:10] – Introduction of Antonio, the Latin dance instructor
• [02:27] – Wendy explains the origin of the dance challenge
• [03:24] – Antonio on the challenge of learning a jive in five days
• [04:53] – Antonio discusses dance instructors on DWTS
• [05:06] – Antonio shares his dance background and inspiration
• [06:08] – Scheduling more intense practice sessions leading up to Friday’s performance
• [07:27] – Dance studio details and performance invitation
• [08:06] – Wendy reflects on her newfound passion for dance
• [08:17] – On-air fun with Antonio’s accent and voice

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Summary

This episode gives listeners a backstage pass into Wendy’s brave attempt to outshine a celebrity dancer with almost no prior experience, and what it really takes—from discipline to attitude—to learn Latin dance in a week. Antonio’s expertise, patience, and charm shine through as he demystifies the world of ballroom dance, while the cast keeps things lighthearted and full of comic relief. Listeners are encouraged to root for Wendy at her upcoming performance, and everyone walks away with more respect for professional dancers — and maybe even inspired to try a lesson themselves.

Transcript

[A]

Hey, everybody.

[B]

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[C]

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[D]

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[C]

Refreshers contain caffeine. This is the bird show. This really could not have worked out any better for Wendy.

[A]

I got stuck with the perfect partner.

[C]

Really did, man. A Latin dance instructor.

[A]

Oh, poor Wendy. What a hit you are. It's really tough.

[C]

That was. Really sucks.

[A]

Every day going in there for hours.

[C]

Good morning, Antonio.

[E]

Good morning, guys. How are you?

[C]

There it is.

[A]

There it is.

[C]

What a cliche. Thanks for coming in, man.

[E]

Oh, thanks so much for having me. I'm loving this.

[C]

Yeah. How's she doing so far? Because she. I mean, you started from scratch a couple days ago.

[E]

Yeah, well, I'm doing good. I don't. I don't know exactly how she's doing. She's doing a really good job. I mean, she's putting a lot of hours into these. I mean, we're practicing, what, like two, three hours a day, and she's just. Yeah, just listening to me. Everything I have to say, like, you know, straining your leg, hips out, whatever. I don't know if I'm just a million things.

[C]

You know what I was just thinking as I'm listening to his accent? You know what? Because I'm doing Rosetta Stone right now to learn span. The truth is, I don't want. Yeah, yeah. I don't want to learn Spanish. I want to learn how to speak English with that accent.

[A]

That's right.

[C]

So if Rosetta Stone could put together four Americans just so you can sound like you're from Latin America. That's where the real money is.

[A]

And it's really tough to take instruction from that accent every single day.

[C]

Such a process, right? Poor thing.

[A]

I know. But this whole thing started when I made a challenge last Week against Kate Gosselin, who did a jive, and she had to learn it in five days. So I made the challenge that I could learn it in the same amount of time and do a heck of a lot better than Kate Gosselin could ever do it.

[C]

Because you thought she really sucked that night.

[A]

She did not do great. I mean, Antonio's watched the video. She did not do superb.

[C]

She is bad, as Wendy says she is.

[E]

Yeah. Unfortunately, yes. I have to admit it.

[F]

I almost wonder if she knows, like, if she had a talk with her handlers or whatever, and she knew that she couldn't dance, so they told her, well, then, you know what? If you're going to be bad, be the worst bad.

[E]

You can be really, really bad.

[C]

I don't know.

[A]

I think she's just natur.

[C]

Really bad at it, and she's got a crappy attitude about it. You said too.

[A]

Horrible attitude about it. I mean, at least go in there with a little bit of effort and trying. And I understand the frustration now that comes with not getting the steps because I think I get more frustrated on myself because I can't understand because I haven't been. I have never danced before. Does Wendy have any rhythm?

[E]

Yeah, she. She has rhythm. She can hear the music and dance with it. But what I was going to say is that in all fairness to Kate, you know, for somebody that have never danced before, this is a routine that usually we teach to our students in, like, 50 lessons, spreading like 20 weeks, 30 weeks, and for them to learn it in five days. Somebody have never danced before is really, really difficult. Now it is even more difficult for the dance instructor to dance with somebody that has a really bad attitude like her. You know, we understand as professional dancers that, you know, there are gonna be challenges. You're gonna get frustrated. It's gonna be hard. But just be open about. Enjoy the journey, because that's what it's all about.

[C]

You are gonna be frustrated. It is going to be hard. Oh, I like that.

[F]

How is.

[A]

Well, you started off strong, but then it kind of trailed into like, are

[C]

you going to be frustrated drunk?

[F]

Yeah. How is Wendy's attitude?

[E]

No, she's. She's great. She really is great.

[F]

I mean, you can tell us. How's Wendy's attitude?

[E]

It's.

[F]

It's good.

[E]

I mean, it's really hard even to tell. Sometimes. She's just really quiet, and she's just listening to me.

[C]

And you haven't wanted to walk out like Kate's dance instructor?

[E]

Well, she better. She better not. She walks Out. I'll be like, I'm done with you. I don't have any producers asking me to come back because I have a concert.

[D]

I don't.

[C]

When you're watching Dancing with the Stars, I mean, from the outside, looking in at the instructors, they all are great, right? But if you're in that industry, do you think, are they really good instructors on that show? Yes, they're very good dancers.

[E]

Some of the, some of the instructors you have there are US Champions. They're like being all over the world. Those are really good people.

[C]

Really good people.

[A]

I want to know, when did you start dancing? What's your history with dance?

[E]

Well, really, I started dancing when I was a kid. I'm a Latin man, so I pretty much came out of the womb. Dancing just because of social. Dancing is such a big part of my culture. But when I came to the US about seven years ago, that's when I started dancing professionally in a dance studio. So that's pretty much how I did.

[F]

Is that why you came to the US because you're like, I'm gonna go to the US and teach them rhythm?

[A]

Look at those Americans.

[F]

You can be a bad dancer in South America and come to the United States and open a dance studio?

[E]

No, not really. That's not why I came to America. This. The reasons why I came here are very, very different. But dancing was always something I wanted to do. I watched this movie when I was a kid called Dance with Me with Cheyenne and Vanessa Williams. And I loved. And I knew that moment that that's what I wanted to do. And I had just. I was blessed. I had that opportunity to do that here. So.

[C]

So now you've got just a couple days left with her. I mean, at this point, how many hours a day are you going to have to work with her to have this thing down by Friday night?

[E]

Well, we're scheduled for 2 o' clock to 2 or 3 or something like that. And I'm gonna try to squeeze as many hours as possible. I asked her to come back later on today again at 7. And we just have to get it done.

[A]

Yeah, we're doing two lessons today.

[C]

Oh, really? And your feet are already jacked up, dude, now we gotta do this twice today.

[A]

Poor Antonio's gotta look at my jacked up feet like every rehearsal. I mean, I don't know why I need to dance. Antonio would love that. I always have to impress Antonio, so I don't want him to touch me when I'm sweating. I'm like, my feet are. Well, I Want him to touch me. That was not when I was so wedding.

[E]

We did a really good exercise yesterday about touching and finding the muscle and all that. So she was blushing. I'm like, don't be like that. You know, this is.

[C]

Okay.

[E]

We're supposed to touch each other.

[A]

I'm way too inappropriate right now for this activity. We're gonna go get some water.

[C]

So this is happening on either you guys are dancing or having sex on Friday night, right?

[A]

Yeah, we are dancing on Friday night at Dies a Day. It's up in Alpharetta, off near Johns Creek. And anybody can come and see you, right? Anybody can come on Friday night.

[C]

Yeah. We need you guys to actually come out and see her, because this is part of sort of the bet is that, I mean, Kate Gosling had to do this in front of millions of people. So if we're trying to even the playing field, then Wendy should at least have to do it in front of a couple of dozen people for the first time. So where exactly is the studio that

[A]

show up at Daza Dance now?

[E]

Yeah, we have about 100 people that shows up every Friday.

[C]

Okay.

[E]

We are located right on Alabama Road off of Exit 7 on Holcomb Bridge.

[F]

Now you say it.

[A]

Hundred people.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

We usually have between 80 and 100 people that shows up to our parties every Friday.

[A]

It should be more than that. This Friday.

[E]

Absolutely. You know, we should have at least 300 people there. Oh, just to see.

[A]

I was. I was expecting maybe like two dozen, like 20.

[C]

I didn't think it was 100 people, man.

[F]

Are we filming your rehearsal today for the website?

[A]

Yeah, coming up today. So great.

[E]

I'm so proud of you, Wendy. I think that's really cool.

[A]

It's cool. And you seem to have a confidence

[E]

about you from doing this.

[A]

I mean, I'm having so much fun learning it. I mean, it's something different that I've never done and I'll probably continue doing after this whole process, But I'm having a lot of fun with it.

[C]

Here's tc. Hey, tc Good morning.

[F]

Hey, how's it going, everybody?

[E]

Okay, sir, I know that you're focusing

[F]

on dance, but I just want to rent Antonio's voice. I know. Why do you need Antonio's when you

[E]

can have Bert Holcombrecher.

[A]

Holcombe.

[C]

Say Holcombe Bridge. Word.

[E]

Holcombe Bridge. Holcomb Bridge.

[F]

You see that? You can say anything, and women are

[D]

going to fall all over the place.

[F]

I just want to rent it just for a little while.

[A]

Why don't you just have Your exit's a little further.

[C]

It's a little Easter block, isn't it? This is the Birch Show.

[A]

Hey everybody.

[B]

Lady luck here. And we're celebrating America's 250th birthday. Now all summer long, I'm going to be celebrating by playing on spinquest.com which is an American owned social casino. It obviously features over 1000 slot games and live blackjack, live craps, live bubble crafts. Head on over to spinquest.com get yourself a $30 coin pack for just 10 bucks.

[C]

Spin Quest is a free to play social casino void where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details.

[D]

All new drinks are now at McDonald's with refreshers like the Strawberry Watermelon Refresher and the Mango Pineapple Refresher with Popping Boba. To crafted sodas like the Sprite Berry Blast with berry flavors and cold foam. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so fire six? All new drinks are here now at McDonald's.

[C]

Refreshers contain caffeine.