Pure Dancing With The Stars Season 21 Week 2 Night 2 Media And Interviews

I’m still sad about Victor and Karina being eliminated, but, I’m so glad he danced on Dancing With The Stars. He might have been a little guy, but, he has a huge heart and he danced with it in the same way as he jockeys. Victor, thank you for dancing!! We are all the better for it and getting to know you!

So, onto the scores. I was having issues with my stream last night and I missed how Tamar and Val scored the highest. WHA? I reviewed their dance again just now and I don’t get it, but, ok. 😕 In my opinion, Nick and Sharna should have been at the very top.

Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy: 25 of 30
Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess: 24 of 30
Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough: 23 of 30
Hayes Grier and Emma Slater: 23 of 30
Andy Grammer and Allison Holker: 23 of 30
Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold: 22 of 30
Alexa PenaVega and Mark Ballas: 22 of 30
Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson: 21 of 30
Victor Espinoza and Karina Smirnoff (eliminated): 20 of 30
Paula Deen and Louis van Amstel: 18 of 30
Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Tony Dovolani: 18 of 30
Gary Busey and Anna Trebunskaya: 15 of 30

Now onto some interviews. First, check Extra for some ‘behind the scenes’ goodies with Allison and Andy. Then see E Online for their interviews (so far, there is just one up). Then watch and read below. Note that the cast so far hasn’t revealed any dances yet for next week. Keep checking back as we update through out the day. Also, stay tuned for our exclusive interview with Sharna Burgess later. 😉

ET:

Access Hollywood:

These two are just so cute. Lots more with these two at Pure Derek Hough.

Hayes might have been terrified, but, he rose to the occasion…

Paula, were like a Kitty cat and a Madam. I love what she says on Victor. Check it out….

From People:

“He put his heart out there. I’m so proud of you,” Carson said as she embraced him.

Backstage, PenaVega said he loved getting to learn more about the pros for this episode.

“We get to learn about our partners, but America doesn’t get to know those type of things,” he told PEOPLE.

PenaVega said his partner’s story shows dreams come true.

“A lot of people have big dreams, and if it came true for them, it can come true for anyone out there,” he said.

Here is a GMA recap. Karina and Victor are also interviewed.

Also, if you missed JC Rubio’s periscope last night, he has some “behind the scenes” raw goodies here.

More with JC Rubio and Afterbuzz:

ETA: FOX11 interviewed some of the couples last night. here is a take from the link….

Longtime pro Mark Ballas’ routine with actress Alexa PenaVega revolved around them performing to the last song his ballroom dancer parents Corky and Shirley Ballas danced to before they split up.

Ballas revealed to FOX411 after their rumba to “Somewhere in Time,” for which they received a score of 22, “It was difficult growing up because I didn’t see my parents as often as I would have liked…they had to sacrifice a lot and travel. When they finally retired we got to be like a full family and when they got divorced a couple years later I was like, WHY? [But] they’re friends now.”

And Sharna Burgess, who dances with Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, told viewers her dad and grandma have both gone on kidney dialysis in her native Australia.

She said backstage about her dad Raymond Burgess, 66, “He won’t let me offer him a kidney; he won’t even let me see if I’m a match. He wants me to be healthy and strong for the rest of my life. He’s waiting; he’s on the list [for a kidney]. I understand but it hurts me not to be able to help.”

Karina also wrote a love letter to Victor. You can read it in full at People.

There were definitely some tears Tuesday night after Victor and I found out we were eliminated, but I wasn’t crying about losing the competition.

Yes, Dancing with the Stars is a TV show, and you always have to keep that in mind, but at the end of the day what I’m the most sad about is that Vic and I won’t be rehearsing every day together. What I’m going to miss most is going to the studio every day and seeing his face – seeing him jump up and down and trying to joke with me.

I’m going to miss Vic’s vibrant spirit and getting to see him work so hard and try his best to actually deliver it every show. Those are the moments that made this season so precious to me.