‘The Masked Dancer’ Episode 2 Reveals Identity of the Ice Cube

Bill Nye the Science Guy has been a recreational dancer for years, a hobby he took to “Dancing with the Stars” in 2013. On Wednesday, he was back hoofin’ it on TV — this time, on Fox’s “The Masked Dancer,” where he was revealed as the celebrity under the Ice Cube costume.

“If I have a chance to dance, Bring it on!” Nye told Variety. “I jumped at it. I like being on television.”

As Ice Cube, Nye performed a swing dance to a cover of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” by Postmodern Jukebox. The clue package focused on climate change and the environment, causes that Nye is deeply involved in.

“The thing that was a little tricky, you couldn’t see your partner’s hand,” he said. “In swing dancing or ballroom dancing, there’s this whole business of the…