Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Media Round-Up After The Cast Announcement (Interviews)
Lot’s of media to share now. You ready? First, E News made their rounds interviewing the contestants for Dancing With The Stars after the cast announcement. Derek talks of he and Amber’s rehearsals and they plan to “perform their socks off”. Jack Osbourne wants to raise awareness for Multiple Sclerosis and just have fun. Valerie just wants to do the show because she loves to dance. She also wants to remind others to keep moving and keep living. Lots more below. Stay tuned. We may have more with E News later.
Secondly, below is Extra with some interviews with some of the cast. Note how Derek and Amber say they have a Cha Cha for their first dance. Elizabeth says she’s sore in places she never thought existed. Karina says she and Corbin feel beat up after 4 days of rehearsals so far. Bill Nye says it’s up to his partner if he goes shirtless. Hilarious.
Jack Osbourne tells Access Hollywood that his sister Kelly told him to “dive right in” and “embrace the sparkles and spandex” when taking on Dancing With The Stars. Jack says he wanted to do Dancing With The Stars because it’s an interesting opportunity and also for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness. When asked, his partner Cheryl Burke says she is very impressed with his dancing so far and he can kick higher than she can. Their first dance is a Fox Trot. Great first interview!!!
And lastly, be sure you head over to On The Red Carpet at this link. They have even more title shoot photos of the cast with individual pics!!! Which are your favorites? I love them all. Also, Pure Derek Hough has some cool media up too including a cool interview up with Mario Lopez and Derek Hough. He talks of “Family Dance Off” and the new season of Dancing With The Stars.
Shew, what a day!! 😉 xx
ADDING: As promised, here are more interviews with E News…
Also, be sure to tune into a LIVE chat with Steph Pham talking with Kristyn Burtt about the new cast here if interested. Thanks to Lori for the heads up!
ADDING2: Access Hollywood has just posted more interviews. I haven’t begun to listen to them all yet, but, you can listen to them all at this link!!
Well, even though i’m not super fond of Contemporary on the first week, at least this seasons premiere format seems to be the same as last season.
We already have 1 confirmed Contemp, Cha Cha, and Foxtrot, so I don’t think they’ll add a 4th style for Week 1.
Vogue, Great roundup of interviews. You, PH, and Court have done an amazing job today! Thank you.
Everyone is fresh, happy and full of enthusiasm in these interviews. It’s fun right now. Hope most of them can hold onto that.
Loved Valerie’s matter-of-fact attitude in the Extras piece.
Also thought Jack did a great job with the AH interview. As the interview went on, I found myself liking him more and more. Hope he and Cheryl can bring out that dry, self-deprecating sense of humor on show night because that’s what people will connect with.
I was also pleasantly surprised by Snooki. I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.
What Cidra said… 🙂 Thank you for your amazing job today.
I hope Keyshawn and Sharna can keep it together, it sounds like they may have had a bumpy start.
Did I see that right? Karina in heels looks taller than Corbin. I hope that is not the case.
Jack is funny. I don’t know but he just might surprise us this season.
Bill Nye Shirtless?? With only a bowtie… OMG I nearly choked on my cookie. LOL
Awww, thanks so much Guys! Much appreciated and thank you too for all of your comments and support for us!!xx
What an inspiration Valerie Harper is! I wish I had the positive outlook on life she has. With that kind of outlook, she’s bound to go far.
I like Jack, wish he wasn’t paired with Cheryl, but maybe he can make her laugh and lighten up.
I also like Karina and Corbin. They’re going to be around for awhile, no doubts there.
I’m not caring for Keyshawn. To me, he’s giving the I’m being forced to do this impression and that’s not going get him far. Working with a new pro is hard enough, I hope his attitude changes.
Amber is going to do well because of Derek. Val and Elizabeth are already beyond annoying.
Snooki is going to be the surprise of the season. She’s not the “hot mess” she used to be, she’s grown up, she’s a mom and I think she wants to show everyone that she can work at this, and do a great job. Sasha is the perfect partner for her.
As for the rest, meh. Unless something shocking happens early, they will be the ones gone first. But I do agree, everyone, with the exception of Keyshawn (my opinion) has a wonderful outlook on what the future will bring, they all are starting with good attitudes and I can’t wait for the season to start!
And a big thank you to all of you that keep this site going! You’re hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated. I love coming here every week and reading everyone’s opinions. I’ve learned a lot from reading what you all of you write. Without it, I would be totally lost and probably not the fan of the show I am!
Not sure how I feel about this season yet. Attitudes are pretty good so far. Don’t know how to say w/o sounding harsh but changes I’d hoped for like less emphasis on sob-storys and more on the mechanics of how the dancers train and seeing the progression. I want to see that bec it’s nothing short of miraculous to bring someone quickly, from NO ballroom to a complete. clean routine. Like someone mentioned in another blog, I worry for both Jack and Val(+also feel there will be too much emphasis on the health aspects) because I know 2 people with MS+ most important things to keep it controlled–no stress and lots of rest. And cancer? stress is also very bad. Also tired of the show being used for weight loss. I think they should require stars to lose enough weight before they come on the show to be able to do the elements of the dances. (Again, harsh and I like her, but Wynona could barely move + there were a couple of other guys+girls also)I would also apply that to an age restriction. This is after all supposed to be a DANCING and entertaining show for people to watch.
SOME of the pairings mystify me this season and why Tony instead of Gleb? My opinion on Maks + Val–maybe if they just NEVER spoke bec no matter how hard they try it ALWAY sounds like whining, snarkiness or insulting. Glad Lindsey, Chelsie + Lacey aren’t back but couldn’t they find someone to take Annas place that had ballr background? Also tiring of so many reality people and football players who dont give a sh**. It seems like 2 or 3 couples will be pretty good and I think both Eliz + Leah would be even better if they’d gotten different partners.
And I think mods on this site do a great job keeping everything current! Thanks!
Sandy, I’ll have to take another look at vid from the reveal, but my guess is Karina was wearing those high-heeled platforms that add about 3 inches to her height. I googled and found Corbin’s height listed as 5’11”. If that’s anywhere near true, once she gets into dance heels, I think they’ll be OK.