Entertainment TV Pulling a Britney? Bindi Irwin Rehearses for 'Dancing with the Stars' with a Python "We are gonna bust out with a kind of on-the-nose song the first week," Derek Hough told PEOPLE By Michele Corriston Michele Corriston Michele Corriston is the Director of Platforms Strategy of PEOPLE. She has worked at PEOPLE since 2014. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 2, 2015 05:35 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Splash News Online ‘s first performance on Dancing with the Stars is sure to be a wild ride. In photos released Wednesday, the teen conservationist meets and rehearses with her professional partner Derek Hough at the Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar, California, wearing a sparkly pink ballroom dress – and a snake wrapped around her shoulders. Um, is the 17-year-old daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin planning a routine to Britney Spears‘ “I’m a Slave 4 U”? Only time will tell, though Hough, 30, has promised his choreography will honor Bindi’s reptilian roots. “We are gonna bust out with a kind of on-the-nose song the first week,” he told PEOPLE on Sunday. Let’s hope Hough isn’t afraid of exotic animals. Dancing with the Stars premieres Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.