Dancing With The Stars 12 – Hines Ward Won’t Be Able To Smile Monday Night (Videos)
Hines and Kym have been in Pittsburg this week so Hines could attend the 38th annual Art Rooney Awards to benefit the Catholic Youth Association. But, they’ve also been hard at work practicing for their upcoming dance on Monday night (the Paso Doble) in an undisclosed location. The Post Gazette gives us a little teaser for what’s to come. More below and at the link.
After tying for the judges’ top score on this week’s “DWTS,” the duo caught a red-eye from Los Angeles via Atlanta and have been rehearsing a new number at an undisclosed studio here. Next up is the paso doble, a tricky enough step as a dance, but Mr. Ward will be challenged in another area: In the spirit of the performance, he won’t be allowed to smile.
“She’s got to make me mad or something,” he said.
They will dance to “Explosive,” a vibrant string number by Bond.
All in all, he said, “I’m having a blast. A lot of people were shocked [that he really can dance] and I’ve been shocked myself.”
He has taken to creating dance versions of the traditional playbook. “I’m putting in the same work ethic as I approach football, putting in the long hours. Even when I go home, I’m writing the dance routine down on a piece of paper.”
Asked if she had seen the paper, Ms. Johnson said, “Yes, he showed me … it looks like gibberish, I guess.”
I can’t embed them, but, there are also some VIDEOS of the two talking to the press in Pittsburg at WTAE and WPXI >>>>HERE and >>>>>HERE. Below is a video of the song “Explosive” by Bond for what the fun duo will be dancing to.
Thanks so much to tweeter @Sally_Braden for sending us some fun videos for this post. 😉 xx
Man, I really like him… I definelly want a finale with Hines, Kirstie and Daniel-san =]
But, at fact this season is very very tied (if we take off Romeo and SRL…)
Petra was really adorable and is very strong on standard… actually I thought she did good on jive, but I’m concerned about her angry in a paso and hip action in samba… hope she stays next couple weeks. =]
Hines is the man this season. He and Kym together are shipworthy 🙂
Tonight, Ms. Johnson showed off the silver bracelet Mr. Ward gave her as a good-luck present; it has the Steelers logo etched into the face.
“I also have a college [bracelet]” she said, pointing toward the black-and-red beading, the colors of Mr. Ward’s alma mater, the University of Georgia.
These two are too cute.
I’m with you, Carlos – my dream final this season would be Kirstie, HInes & Ralph. Hope Kirstie and Ralph can hang on !
The more I see of Hines, the more I like him. (in contrast, the exact opposite was true of Wendy LOL). And he’s particularly wonderful with Kym – I really do think this is the team to beat!
@ck410 yes that was a “tiffany” silver bracelet, adorable since she got him gold cufflinks for good luck for his birthday last month 🙂
Love the Hines/Kym partnership. They’re fun on and off the dance floor. Can’t wait for their paso on Monday.
Yeah, I’m with the crowd that wants a Hines, Kirstie and Ralph finale.
Oh, forgot to say, I hadn’t heard the song “Explosive” before watching the clip, but I like it. Classical Week could be interesting (in a good way).
I agree! Hines, Kirstie and Ralph in the final, I hope. The 3 can dance and they all have personality!
I loved the song, “Explosive!” Looking forward to Classical Week too.
On another note, how would we feel if Kym was the one to pose for Playboy? Would she in the first place?
I want to see if he continues the trend of football players being good at the paso. It seems to be the dance for all of the NFL people.
Meggie, I really doubt Kym will do that. She’s a model, yes but she’s very classy and poses with taste so I don’t think she’d ever do it. I know in an article scanned she said she’d never do it.
I saw the video last night and liked it! Although I found a live version of it and LOVED it! While searching for the song, I also found that they did it on the Aussie version of DWTS as well and guess who one of the dancers was? Kym Johnson! I’ve always loved her Paso Doble with Joey and Warren. Both her paso dobles with Joey and Warren got encores so she’s one of the best choreographers for the Paso Doble. I’m very excited and can’t wait to see Kym and Hines on Monday for the paso doble! Here are the live version of the song and where Kym danced to it on the Aussie version of DWTS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFnxl4MhT9E