Lauren Alaina before and after her weight-loss. Lauren co-penned the new tune with Jon Nite and Zach Kale in honor of her step-dad, Sam Ramker, who passed away on Oct. 21, 2018, after battling can A video introduction showed her meeting her partner, Gleb Savchenko for the first time. Shuttestock; ABC/Eric McCandless. Lauren Alaina may think she belongs on a farm instead of in the ballroom but she brought her Georgia roots to Los Angeles last night for the Dancing with the Stars season 28 premiere. [RELATED: Lauren Alaina Reschedules That Girl Was Me Tour After Landing “Dancing With The Stars” Gig] Finally, Len Goodman told the couple, “The difficulty with the cha-cha-cha is to show clarity and sharpness, but still get a rhythm going through the dance, which you did and I liked that.” He then made it clear that he didn’t care for the opening choreography. Lauren Alaina partnered with Gleb Savchenko to perform a contemporary dance to her new song, "The Other Side," on Dancing With the Stars on Oct. 21. Dec 24, 2019 - Explore abbiemay1105's board "Lauren Alaina", followed by 275 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Lauren alaina, Country music and Role models.