Dancing With The Stars' Elaine Hendrix opened up about her participation on the show while talking to The Hollywood Reporter. In her November 11, 2025, interview, Elaine revealed various details, including how she came to join the dance competition this year. Elaine Hendrix mentioned that she had been approached to join DWTS previously. However, before the current season, she thought it was the right time. With that thought, and many "combinations of things," Elaine made up her mind. As a result, she had now been one of the fan-favorite dancing pairs on the current Dancing With The Stars Season 34. "This was not the first time I was asked to do the show, but this was the right time. And I did it now because I feel like it was a whole combination of things. It was one of these things, first and foremost, like, if I don’t do it now, when will I do it? I may never get this chance again," shared Elaine Hendrix. Dancing With The Stars Season 34: Elaine Hendrix reflects on how she joined the dance show View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn her recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, DWTS star Elaine Hendrix noted that there have been instances where she was asked to be on the show. But, she didn't feel that it was the right time. As for the current Dancing With The Stars season, she felt that now was the right time. She also thought that if she wouldn't join now, when would she join? Thinking that she might not get the chance again, she finally decided to get her dancing shoes on. "My body might not be at the capacity that it is even now. Years ago, when they had asked me, who knows what it would have been like then. But I just felt like at this point in my life, at this point in my career, it was an opportunity that I really wanted to have," added Elaine Hendrix. For the fans who might not know, Elaine had to stop training for her dancing career because of an accident. Despite being on a very high level, and also training at a very high level, she had to leave all of that. She felt that Dancing With The Stars aligned for her. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAfter Elaine finished her seventh Disney movie, Freakier Friday's promotions, she was busy with The Parent Trap parody, Ginger Twinsies. She felt that the "forces of pop culture" were behind her, getting into the dance competition. While talking about not letting age hold anyone back, Elaine got emotional. She noted that everything, including life, business, and more, could be unpredictable. Hence, everything could not be planned. Sometimes, the plans present themselves. "And you don’t plan these moments, they present themselves, and you either take advantage of them or you don’t. I wanted to take advantage of this, and I want to keep it in perspective," added Elaine.Despite DWTS being a television show, Elaine admitted that for her, everything she did was about feeding into purpose. It was to make the world a better place. Fans can follow Elaine Hendrix's journey on Dancing With The Stars Season 34 by streaming the show on ABC.