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I wrote Monday about America’s Next Top Model winner and current Dancing with the Stars contestant Nyle DiMarco stopping the show this week with his moving Paso Doble which included a segment where he danced in silence to share with the audience his experience with dance.

Additionally, though, the “sexually fluid” hunk made history Monday night by being the first male star to be part of a same-sex dance on the show.

As part of the Judge’s Team-Up Challenge, Judge Bruno Tonioli worked with DiMarco, his partner Peta Murgatroyd, and actress Jodie Sweetin & her partner Keo Motsepe to present a sexy tango set to “Habanera” by Georges Bizet.

Said DiMarco of the performance, “This is a Dancing With The Stars first, having same-sex dancing. It’s a different experience. Usually I’m lifting Peta but… should it only be for a woman? Maybe Peta can lift me at some stage?”

My current Dancing With The Stars super-crush was amazing tonight dancing an amazing Paso Doble with partner Peta Murgatroyd.

You have to watch this – Nyle included a moment of silence to share with the audience what dancing is like for him – in silence.

This KILLS.

This judges reactions:

“You dance with purpose and confidence,” said Len Goodman. “You’re amazing.”

“That was mind-blowing,” said Bruno Tonioli. “You have super powers.”

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” said Carrie Ann Inaba. “It was so profound.”

There is power in silence. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/ayioKxTEZg— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) May 10, 2016

I continue my rare sojourn with Dancing with the Stars this season due to the gorgeous and uplifting Nyle DiMarco.

His Viennese Waltz, set to “I Get to Love You” by Ruelle, with his new partner for “switch-up” night, Sharna Burgess, was clearly the highlight of last night’s show.

From the judges:

Carrie Ann Inaba, who was brought to tears. “You take my breath away, and I’m not alone I can tell. At first I thought at the beginning of this competition you were at a disadvantage [because you’re deaf] but when I watch you perform I realize that you’re at an advantage because you’ve been telling stories with your whole body and communicating with your body your whole life. You were born to dance.”

Len Goodman: “That was like a total eclipse. It doesn’t turn up often, but when it does it’s fantastic.”

Serious kudos to Sharna for her emotionally charged choreography; plus, the stunning lighting and stage fog made for a heavenly visual.

Also in the audience last night was Tyra Banks, who’s show – America’s Next Top Model – discovered DiMarco.

Speaking to his relationship with the supermodel: “Tyra and I have a deep connection and I think we both know it. I think Tyra really saw me grow. I went into America’s Next Top Model and I was an amateur, I didn’t even know what modeling was. By the end when I won and now Tyra coming here to see me dance, I think, ’Wow! So much has changed for me!’”

There was an odd mix-up in the judges scores at the end of it all, but the point really is that Nyle is inspiring millions.

I’m not a regular viewer of Dancing with the Stars, but I’m so enamored of America’s Next Top Model winner Nyle DiMarco and his winning, authentic spirit.

Last night’s dance earned DiMarco and partner Peta Murgatroyd the highest scores of the season so far – 25 out of 30. Their tango, set to Aloe Blacc and Owl City’s “Verge,” brought the crowd to their feet. And deservedly so.

Important to keep in mind that besides being easy on the eyes and dancing very well, DiMarco is deaf – so he can’t hear the music; he can’t hear the tempo; and he can’t hear the texture of the music.

Murgatroyd continues to impress with not only her spectacular choreography, but her clearly gifted sense of communication with DiMarco. 

Put all that together with his beaming personality, and you have a recipe for true star quality.

Nyle DiMarco, winner of the final season of America’s Next Top Model, gave a stunning performance on the opening episode of Dancing With The Stars.

DiMarco, who describes himself as “sexually fluid,” is completely deaf, but in interviews has said he doesn’t need to hear the music to execute the choreography. The results speak for themselves.

Teaming with the fab Peta Muratroyd, the couple turned in a aggressive, no holds barred cha-cha to DNCE’s “Cake by the Ocean”