Lauren Betts’ feet helped UCLA win its first-ever NCAA women’s basketball championship on Sunday.
Now, she’s hoping they might just land her a spot on a prestigious TV competition show.
Betts, who went viral last month for a choreographed routine she and two of her teammates consistently hit throughout the Bruins’ run to the 2026 title, told the California Post on Thursday that if “Dancing with the Stars” producers offered her a spot on the program’s next season, she’d take it.
“Oh, yes,” Betts said as she worked a ceremonial shift at a Raising Cane’s in Hollywood. “Oh, my God. I’m glad you said that, so the people know. I would love to do ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ I feel like that would be so cool.”
Betts, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gabriela Jaquez first went viral for their dancing on March 3, when they joined up with UCLA’s Spirit Squad for a surprise performance during a men’s basketball game at Pauley Pavilion.
The trio twirled to Tate McRae’s “Just Keep Watching,” and the crowd in attendance loved every second of it.
The Bruins then recreated the scene after nearly every one of their big wins in March, and each time, they drew more and more eyeballs.
Betts is clearly hoping to parlay all of it into a spot on ABC’s hit dancing show, though she did say she would want Leger-Walker and Jaquez with her if an invite came.
“If they could take all three of us — I feel like we’re a package deal at this point,” she said. “You have to take all three.”
Betts also said she’d be open to other dancing opportunities, including some kind of role with McRae — the pop star who actually shouted Betts out after the Bruins secured their new trophy.
“Yes. Please,” Betts said of possibly working with McRae. “We will gladly perform in the background. I don’t even need to be on camera. I just want to be in her presence. She’s amazing.”
So far, nothing appears to be in the works, and Betts made it apparent her immediate priority is to prep for the WNBA.
But if a dancing gig should present itself, it sure looks like she’d happily find the time for it.
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