Savannah Bananas fans are used to seeing his fancy footwork. Now Jackson Olson ’20 is bringing his talent to ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
Olson, paired with pro Emma Slater, opened the 35th season of the show with a cha-cha. The theme of the show’s first week was nostalgia for songs that were number one the year the stars were born; Olson chose “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls.
Olson, a marketing major, came to the attention of the Bananas thanks to one TikTok video he made in 2022. He’s played with the wildly popular exhibition team ever since—but has often returned to UHart to support his former team and to coach students on social media skills. He was honored with an Anchor Award, UHart’s most prestigious alumni award, in 2023.