Taylor Swift Dancer Feels Like She 'Won the Olympics' After Eras Tour Wraps: 'Changed My Life and Many Others'

Mar. 15, 2025

Tori Evans; Taylor Swift in November 2024.Photo:Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Taylor Swift’s dancer is reflecting on how life-changing theEras Tourwas for her.Tori Evans has been performing with Swift since her tour kicked off in March 2023 untilit wrapped in Vancouveron Dec. 8 — and reflected on the experience in a sweetInstagram tribute.“Nothing feels quite right on what to say or what to post. Its hard to find the words that encapsulates this feeling I have. It feels as if we have just won the Olympics, but after breaking through the finish line, a wave of emotions, exhaustion and utter stillness comes and I’m not quite sure what to do with it,” the dancer and choreographer, 32, wrote on the platform.Taylor Swift and Tori Evans in October 2024.Erika Goldring/TAS24/GettyEvans continued: “I auditioned for this job 2 years ago thinking I was signing up for a just another job, a simple tour. I’m coming to the realization in these past few days of on and off crying, laughing and sleeping, that this was much more than a simple tour.““I don’t know if I have the right words yet to say what these past 2 years have meant for me; I may be processing this feeling for awhile. But I do know how much I love this family of 26 and how blessed I am to have danced, lived and worked along side the most beautiful, intelligent, inspiring, genuine and talented artist of our time,” she added.“To the tour that changed my life and many others, Long Live the Eras Tour ✨” Evans concluded.Evans, who has worked with artists likeCardi B,Mary J Blige,Jason Derulo,Beyoncé,Maroon 5, also shared some snaps from her time on the tour, including photos and videos of the dancers hugging Swift, 34, onstage.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Tori Evans and Taylor Swift in November 2024.Kevin Mazur/TAS24/GettySince the Eras Tour concluded, Swift’s colleagues have been reflecting on the exciting run.Taylor Swift’s piano player Karina DePiano, who played the keys for the entirety of the tour — singled out a special momentin an Instagram poston Friday, Dec. 6.“Last year I was given the incredible opportunity to play a solo ahead of our performance of ‘Tolerate It’ — and on top of that, @taylorswift introduced me to the crowd with all her grace each and every night,” she wrote on the platform.DePiano would perform a haunting melody on the piano each night before Swift played “Tolerate It,” from her 2020 albumEvermore, however, the song was ultimately cut from the setlist earlier this year to make room for music from Swift’s albumThe Tortured Poets Department.

Taylor Swift’s dancer is reflecting on how life-changing theEras Tourwas for her.

Tori Evans has been performing with Swift since her tour kicked off in March 2023 untilit wrapped in Vancouveron Dec. 8 — and reflected on the experience in a sweetInstagram tribute.

“Nothing feels quite right on what to say or what to post. Its hard to find the words that encapsulates this feeling I have. It feels as if we have just won the Olympics, but after breaking through the finish line, a wave of emotions, exhaustion and utter stillness comes and I’m not quite sure what to do with it,” the dancer and choreographer, 32, wrote on the platform.

Taylor Swift and Tori Evans in October 2024.Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty

Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty

Evans continued: “I auditioned for this job 2 years ago thinking I was signing up for a just another job, a simple tour. I’m coming to the realization in these past few days of on and off crying, laughing and sleeping, that this was much more than a simple tour.““I don’t know if I have the right words yet to say what these past 2 years have meant for me; I may be processing this feeling for awhile. But I do know how much I love this family of 26 and how blessed I am to have danced, lived and worked along side the most beautiful, intelligent, inspiring, genuine and talented artist of our time,” she added.“To the tour that changed my life and many others, Long Live the Eras Tour ✨” Evans concluded.

Evans, who has worked with artists likeCardi B,Mary J Blige,Jason Derulo,Beyoncé,Maroon 5, also shared some snaps from her time on the tour, including photos and videos of the dancers hugging Swift, 34, onstage.

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Tori Evans and Taylor Swift in November 2024.Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Since the Eras Tour concluded, Swift’s colleagues have been reflecting on the exciting run.

Taylor Swift’s piano player Karina DePiano, who played the keys for the entirety of the tour — singled out a special momentin an Instagram poston Friday, Dec. 6.

“Last year I was given the incredible opportunity to play a solo ahead of our performance of ‘Tolerate It’ — and on top of that, @taylorswift introduced me to the crowd with all her grace each and every night,” she wrote on the platform.

DePiano would perform a haunting melody on the piano each night before Swift played “Tolerate It,” from her 2020 albumEvermore, however, the song was ultimately cut from the setlist earlier this year to make room for music from Swift’s albumThe Tortured Poets Department.

source: people.com