Eras Tour dancer Jan Ravnik joins the cast of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

Look what you made him do.

Jan Ravnik is dancing to a Taylor Swift song after barbed comments from former "Dancing with the Stars" contestants who said the Eras Tour dancer has "absolutely no business being a pro" on the show.

The drama began when Maksim Chmerkovskiy joined his wife, Peta Murgatroyd, on the Oct. 24 episode of her podcast "The Penthouse with Peta." The two broke down performances from "Wicked Night."

When they got to Ravnik, Chmerkovskiy didn't hold back.

"There's zero foundation, technique, quality, understanding of the partnership," Chmerkovskiy said about 64 minutes into the podcast. "Bro, I'm getting emotional. It is absurd, and this is unreal how blind we have to be and god forbid say what's obviously there. He had no idea what foxtrot is supposed to look like. How are you going to expect him to teach it and deliver that message in a format that is completely different than ballroom dancing."

Ravnik, a Slovenian dancer well-known in the Swift community, is partnered with "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" reality star Jen Affleck. On Oct. 27, following the backlash, she posted a TikTok captioned, "Me when anyone talks trash about Jan," showing herself fervently typing on her phone, ready to clap back at haters.

Fellow pro Ezra Sosa added, "I'll ride at dawn for this man."

Ravnik shakes his head as the sound plays: "Take it down. Take it down. Take it down. We need it gone. That doesn't represent me or what we need to be doing." Affleck sighs and rolls her eyes. The caption reads, "We don’t tolerate Jan slander in this house!"

The two are clapping back on the dance floor for "Halloween Night" dancing to Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do." The "Reputation" anthem, released in 2017, is widely seen as Swift's defiant response to public scrutiny and betrayal, a sharp reclaiming of her power.

Ravnik posted a screenshot tease of the routine with the lyric, "I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams."

The episode airs Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT on ABC.

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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Taylor Swift dancer Jan Ravnik responds to 'DWTS' critics with 'Reputation' track

Reporting by Bryan West, USA TODAY NETWORK / Nashville Tennessean

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