Originally appeared on E! Online

" Dancing With the Stars " is no waltz in the park.

Robert Irwin and his pro partner Witney Carson took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during the Season 34 finale on Nov. 25, making him and sister Bindi Irwin the first siblings to win the series.

And what a journey it has been for 21-year-old. After all, Irwin and the rest of the "DWTS" cast logged in countless hours of rigorous rehearsals.

So, exactly how much do they practice before performing in the ballroom?

"Every day we have four-hour rehearsals," Rylee Arnold, who was partnered with Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying this season, revealed during a 2024 episode of the Lightweights Podcast . "It’s either 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 5 p.m. to 9 p.m."

It's no wonder why the

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