PureDWTS 16 Week 1 – Interviews After The First Dance, Learn Dances For Next Week
Wow, what a great first night of dancing and entertainment on Dancing With The Stars Season 16. Let’s get right to the interviews afterwards with George Pennacchio of On The Red Carpet, but, first, if you haven’t given your reviews and rankings of the couples, be sure you do so HERE!! With that said, onto the interviews after the show, but, note that there aren’t any intertiews so far with Jacoby and Karina. Did they go straight to rehearsals? Also, for all the new interviews with Derek and Kellie, visit Pure Derek Hough as Heidi will be gathering up everything on them there. Ok, let’s get started….
First up, Zendaya and Val!! Zendaya had no idea she would get such high scores last night, but, she just wants to push to do better. Val tells George she looks “promising”. They have the Jive next week. It’s not about the scores for Val, but, about “the dance” and doing the best they can.
Ingo and Kym!! George starts off by commending them for such a great first dance. Kym says he’s fearless in his ability and she was so proud of the moves and lifts he did. Ingo is nervous about having only 5 days to learn the Quickstep, but, Kym has total confidence in him. He tells George to ask him about his confidence level next week after he does the Quickstep.
Dorothy is encouraged and warmed by all the love and positive compliments she heard last night, but, she’s nervous and wants to keep improving and giving her best. Shes gracious and humble. Tristan says they are going to stay focused and work hard.
George starts out telling Andy and Sharna that they had the most applause in the press room after their dance. They are both warmed and thankful. Andy said last night was a big high for him. Next they have the Jive (or did Sharna say “Jazz”?). Sharna says they plan to keep working hard and she will let Andy have artistic freedom to do his comedic thing. The dance will also be “darker”. He’s glad the first dance is over and they can’t wait to move forward.
Aly says she’s so excited and she had so much fun last night. Mark says there is a such a good vibe every where which seemed to be missing last season (I agree! I’m feeling that vibe too! Are you?). Mark also loves that Aly wants to work so hard. She was ready to go back to practice. Mark says she never complains.
Peta says being in the middle is good, but, Sean was hoping for better scores. He’s competitive and he wants to do better and shoot for the top next week. They have the Jive next week and they are going push forward and bring fluidity and fun.
Lisa is a little overwhelmed by last night as you can imagine, but, Gleb had high praise for her and he is so proud!! Jiggy is proud too, but, very sleepy! They are going to go have a drink and then Gleb wants to go straight to practice. By the way, when you get some time, see this great piece on Nightline with Lisa if you’d like to get to know her more. Gleb is also in the piece.
George commended Victor and Lindsay for all of their grace and charm! He always had a smile on his face which Lindsay said was one of their goals. He’s more confident after dancing the first time and now he’s ready for week 2 and correcting the things he needs to improve on.
Wynonna says Tony is ‘her barameter’. He had final say in judging her performance last night. Tony is proud of her and loved when she smiled at him during their performance. They talked about her mother, Naomi, and how she cheered Wynonna on. Wynonna is anxious to start practicing for their Quickstep today.
Cheryl says she’s never received a “4” before and D.L. says to ‘get use to it’. George says he shouldn’t let the scores ruin his spirit. D.L. didn’t like the Cha Cha and knows he didn’t do well, but, he’s looking forward to doing better with the Quickstep. He knows he can do better next week and he says he won’t get a “4” again.
Tony and Wynonna, Val and Zendaya, and Lisa and Gleb also chatted with Access Hollywood. You can listen to their interviews HERE. Below is the cast with ET Online….
Stay tuned! More in a bit, thanks for reading, and let us know what you think!!! 😉 xxx
ADDING: Below is some coverage of the after Parties…
CNN also interviewed the couples. You can watch their interviews HERE.
If you missed the dances or want to relive them, visit this link. Thanks Codebear!!
I actually heard Andy and Sharna saying “Jazz” instead of Jive. :0
That’s what I thought to CC, but then I listened again, Sharna said “The J…”. Would she say The Jazz? or The Jive?
Seeing Lindsay Arnold up close,I think she could pass for Erin Andrews younger sister!
I’m gonna guess she said Jazz considering Andy said something about Sharna wanting to make the dance “dark” which would work most on a Jazz than a Jive.
Darn Sharna’s beautiful, gorgeous accent haha.
Excellent interviews from George, as I’ve come to expect. He always brings out the best in the couples.
I love Dorothy and Tristan’s partnership. There’s already a fondness between them that’s endearing. Dorothy seems to have complete trust in him, and Tristan treats her very gently and is very encouraging. I hope in another week or two he’ll start pushing her and not play it too safe.
I’m glad Val is finally thinking that it’s not about the scores! Really hoping to see a good season out of him where he focuses on entertaining the audience and doing they best they can rather than just getting the scores. I think Maks not being there is just what we needed to see this Val.
I agree with you about Val. I think without Maks competing this season, it gives him a new freedom and a chance to shine on his own. I am also glad that he doesn’t appear to be trying to take Maks’ place, though I was disappointed to see Tony trying to with him now bothering Tom’s butt!
It’s Jazz for Andy and Sharna next week.
Per Sharna’s twitter: “Im so proud of andy and cant wait to show you JAZZ next week :)”
@Courtney – What exactly is the JAZZ style? All I remember is Karina and Apollo and their circus act routine. That was scary!
@Sandy – Well, within the context of DWTS, who knows 😛 But in the general sense, jazz is kind of like what you see the Laker girls doing at halftime shows: lots of turns, leaps, kicks, pointed toes, knees bent in plie, and generally upbeat music.
Thank you 🙂 Not sure if Jazz is a good or bad idea for these two. We shall see.
I hope this new Jazz style doesn’t spell trainwreck for all the couples.
@blonde – You know now that you mentioned it. That toying with Tom’s butt is so immature and unprofessional. These are grown men for goodness sake. What’s even more surprising is that Tom puts up with it.
Oh dear, I worry about giving Andy and Sharna (or any couple) a new style that DWTS viewers (and judges) aren’t familiar with on the first elimination week.
@Court, What you’re describing sounds very sharp and precise and totally not Andy. For me he has a gangly, loose-limbed, Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz quality. Can Sharna tap into that for a Jazz routine? How about a Mr. Bojangles soft shoe…would that qualify?
@Cidra I could really see Andy doing a “Circus Jazz” routine.
He really did great last night. Although he is not the best dancer he gave it is all and it showed. I am also really liking Sharna as a pro. Out of te three newbies she has less f thedeer in te headlights look. My opinion is that is because she was in the troupe beforehand.
I can’t believe I am going to say this but I am even liking Tony so far.It might be that Wy brings out the best of him or someone gave him a talking to but I am not seeing the attitude he had last season so far.
Thank you Sandy, I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds that butt pinching immature and well WEIRD! If I were Tom’s wife, I would really wonder why he has allowed this to go on every week, for how many seasons? I really hope that with Wynonna, they choose to focus on how she is taking care of herself while she cares for her husband, and not make it another journey to weight loss. I mean, I hope she does lose the weight she wants to from the increased exercise, but I just don’t care to hear about that every week like it was with Kirstie, then Ricki.
Thank you, Vogue. I usually enjoy George’s interviews and especially enjoyed this group. I got some new insights or appreciation about the celebs and pros from each interview. Thanks for posting and taking the time to do a write-up on each one, especially given your heightened work load for PDWTS the last few days. It truly enhances our enjoyment of the show and of the site to have access to all the stories you seek out for us!
Cher, I agree that Sharna has the advantage of having been on the inside of the US DWTS so she can avoid some of the pitfalls a new pro usually faces. Andy definitely has the performance chops for jazz. I just hope there’s a style of jazz that can play to his physical skills.
I don’t know if it’s in the interviews, but apparently Jacoby has Jazz next week as well as Andy. I’d be lying if I’d say I’m not worried more about the jazzes than I was about the contemporaries.
Awww, Thanks so much Faby!! You guys make it all worth it!xxx
Again, here is this ALY using acrobatic on the dance floor!!! This is no gymnastic. I like Mark but why is he allowing this kind of choreography on this floor? My opinion is that ZENDAYA will win this competition..she got long legs..good posture and frame. She is really dancing. Let us not forget, this is a dance competition..not a gymnastic kind of thing.
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Ha Ha! PH! Were my eyes deceiving me, was I hallucinating or are you guys just that fast???? 😉
Heidi was just that quick on the uptake 😛
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