Dancing With The Stars Season 23 Title Shoot Photos And Interviews
The Disney ABC site has released some of the official title shoot photos. You can view them HERE. Be watching the link for them to add more. Some individual shots can be seen at the official site and they keep adding more as I type. Breathtaking!! They outdid themselves this season in my opinion. Let us know what you think.
ETA: You can listen to some Title Shoot Interviews at this link as well. Too fun and lots to listen to when you can. Don’t give up if you don’t see your favorite couple yet as they will be uploading more I’m sure.
Marilu and Derek are giving me LIFE! This woman is HOW OLD? Omg!!! They’re gonna be amazing, I already know!
Dang marilu and terra look ready for that ballroom. Wasn’t expecting that. Rick looks great and Lindsay is killing her pic…I just wish her partner wasn’t so stiff in it. Amber and maks…..this is giving me a good laugh becuase maks looks so damn happy and it’s the first time I’ve seen a happy promo pic from him EVER.
Hit submit too early: Jake and Jenna look fun….in a Cody Simpson kinda way. Babyface and Allison…..that suit. Like that is bubble gum pink-ish lol. I can’t even lol.
Marilu looks incredible in her promo pic. I can’t believe she’s 64. I don’t even think we’ll be waiting until week 1 before the dance experience, photographic memory excuses start coming out from threatened Chermerkovsky fans. Also I hope he’s good dancer because I can’t see Jake Austin lasting long based on his promo pic and interview. Sounds boring and looks throughly like he doesn’t want to be there. Can’t see any of the demographic voting for him at all.
Hold up – Marilu and Maureen are HOW old again??!?? Marilu looks younger than her Taxi days not to mention fierce but fun in her pose with Derek. Great lines.
I also like the look of the Babyface and Allison and Maks and Amber shots. Tessa and Sasha look fun! I never knew Rick Perry was that tall and the glasses, not to mention the gorgeous blond pro who looks pleased as punch to be back. Looking forward to the rest. Any early Intel on who is meshing/working together well…or not?
I am really looking forward to Marilu and Derek. All of that positive attitude in one place. Plus she will never forget a word he says.
I don’t know Gleb’s partner very well but I am happy to see what they can do. Two gorgeous people.
Jenna and Jake I hope they go far.
Doing a happy dance and I don’t care who her partner is. Cheryl is back!!!!!!
I didn’t have time to hear all of the sound bites but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, to hear lovely Emma again!
I wasn’t familiar with Terra at all and was leery because of posts here about drama, violence and cursing with her. So I was very happily surprised by her sound bites. Terra sounds so open, excited about this opportunity and I thought she had chemistry with Sasha going on already. And Mr. Farber continues to impress me with his attitude about DWTS. It was soooooooooo great to hear that Sasha told Terra that every week they get is a “win.” And the things he said about how his job is to make sure his partner enjoys this and that they create memories to last a lifetime. Not a single word about a Trophy!
How I wish TPTB would invest more in pros with attitudes like Emma, Sasha and Lindsay instead of the “Fam”. All of the dancers on this show are hot, stunning and talented. And I understand the need for great choreography. I love it! But the “Fam” weren’t bring that either. And DWTS has shown us time and time again that they will bring in outside choreographers to help if the pros admit to needing/wanting help.
Let’s see now we have Marilu who’s a 64 year old former actress/dancer vs.Laurie a current 16 year old Gold Medal winning gymnast. OK we’ll call them BOTH ringers just for the sake of argument. Marilu looks to be in awesome shape so between that and Derek baring injury or gross manipulation we may very likely see Marilu in the finals.
But the same can and has been said by Val no less about Laurie’s chances.
So No Excuses if he can’t at least get Laurie to finals something is major league wrong with Val NOT Derek or the show. Just common sense which unfortunately isn’t always common.
Looking through a few of the video snippets, chemistry wise, Lindsay and Calvin are standing out to me so far. It can’t be said enough what a catch that girl is for DWTS. In addition to some fine choreo, she gets on great with all her partners and is FUNNY! (“You’re a football player, you gotta know how to catch!”) Given his partner, football fanbase, athleticism, ethic and charm, I could see them going far. Sasha, Emma and Derek are like a balm and Marilu’s Tony Danza impression is not to be missed!
When I came across the name of Marilu with Derek and read that she’s 64, my heart kinda sank because I was really excited to see Derek again and it would have been a dream team if he had gotten an Olympian. After seeing this picture… MAN I WAS WRONG! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM PERFORM IN THE FINALS!!! 😀
Maureen and Artem seem like a great pairing! They get along beautifully and I can’t wait to see them live!
Wow! Marilu and Maureen look fantastic. Maureen and Artem are glowing. Lindsay and Calvin are gorgeous, if he has some moves this team could be a team to watch out for.
Marilu and Maureen both look incredible. Yea for older ladies!
For all of Amber’s admittedly impressive physical attributes, I think her sunny smile is her best feature.
Calvin is tall and a fine gentleman. I think he and Lindsay will mesh well.
I loved listening to some of their interviews. Calvin is very handsome with a smile for days, I was getting the Donald/Hines vibe. They are in it to win it. One of my favs.
Bless her heart, Marilu thought Derek was done with the show and she was so surprised to see him at her door that she screamed and then cried.
Maureen and Artem are delighted with one another. And I’ll have what she’s having… She looks fabulous.
I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again- I am obsessed with the Derek/Marilu pairing. They are going to be incredible.
Like Susan2, I am also loving the older contestants. Usually the 60+ contestants aren’t around too long (with some exceptions, of course.) This season, all three of them have the potential to go far, IMO. They all seem to be in good shape and are excited to be there. There is great chemistry between Maureen/Artem and Marilu/Derek. And even if I hate his politics, Rick has a charm about him the Emma will take advantage of, and conservative stars have done well in the competition.
Honestly, the only celeb I’m a little wary off right now is Jake. He’s giving me Cody Simpson vibes.
I’m still very blue about Mark not being on this season. That said, while scrolling my Instagram, I came across one of the official DWTS pics of Marilu and Derek in which they are obviously laughing. Brought a smile back to my face. I’ve said it before; but you can see they are already a great team. Think they’ll be a bright spot for me in a season that otherwise has a big, empty space.
When the intel surfaced on Emma Samms, I had actually hoped she would be paired with Mark. Thought they would make a good team and she would be a nice change of pace for him. Now I’m picturing Marilu/Derek and Emma/Mark together. Would have been a fun group, I think.
Also liked a pic of Maureen and Artem. They looked at ease and happy. May be another bright spot.
I also made the mistake of reading some of the comments on the Marilu/Derek pic and, good Lord, you just can’t fix stupid!
First, I want to be Marilu when I grow up. I’m very excited for this pairing and they are excited to have each other.
I like Amber’s vibe. She’s sweet and happy to be there. If Maks says they are going to be the “fun” couple that people will want to tune in and watch, then he better not have one of his abusive moments.
Maureen is so excited and nervous and it looks like she adores Artem. He does have good eyes.
I love Emma and Rick Perry together! They have similar traits. Perry is charismatic and gentlemanly. And Emma is lovely and sweet with a great personality. They ar every charming together.
Jake’s title shoot, every picture, is an expressionless face & eyes. No smile, no personality, no nothing. At least in his interview he seems like a nice kid but there is some underlying void. He and Jenna don’t appear to have a connection. That may change as time goes on or we see more footage in rehearsals. At least Jake talked about wanting be there & what it means to him. Jenna made it about her instead of her partner and said she was so excited because, “I feel , like, this is MY opportunity to really shine.” Good luck kids.
Marilu and Derek – Fabulous — Love her legs.
Terra and Sasha – Very impressed with Sasha’s choice of pose; it works absolutely perfectly for Terra, and for them as a couple.
Maureen and Artem – She looks so sweet and proper; hope there’s a dancer lurking just under the surface.