ABC Releases Official Info On DWTS Season 18 Week 2; Announcement, Switch Up Dance, And More
ABC Medianet has released show details for next week! Read carefully for what they write on the switch dance. Also note how there is a “announcement” right after the opening number.
“Episode 1802” – The competition heats up on “Dancing with the Stars” as the celebrities take on a new style of dance, MONDAY, MARCH 24 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET). The show kicks off with a show-stopping opening number choreographed by Mandy Moore featuring the entire cast followed by an announcement that is not to be missed! Each couple will then perform a dance style of the celebrities choosing including Swing, Tango, Jive, Salsa, Samba, Rumba and the Cha Cha. The couples face the first nerve-racking round of elimination.
Additionally, “The Switch Up” begins and voting guidelines will be revealed live. For the first time ever, America will be given the power to vote and change celebrity and professional dance pairings. This new rule will affect all couples as they will be required to switch partners. Never before have dance partnerships been split up during the course of competition.
ETA: Ok, I wonder if this has something to do with the Switch Up Dance as Tuesday Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli will make a “big surprise announcement” on GMA. Whatever the case, be sure to tune in. From ABCMediaNet….
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 – Celebrity stylist and reality star Rachel Zoe (Living in Style); legendary racecar driver Dario Franchitti; “Dancing with the Stars” judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli with a big surprise announcement; plus GMA talks to the couple voted off last night’s program; singer Karmin performs; supermodel Miranda Kerr shares her beauty secrets
ETA2: Karina Smirnoff just tweeted how the voting will work for Monday night for the switch up dance.:
Karina Smirnoff: Here are the twitter rules 4 the switch: Tweet #DWTS + Star’s first name + Karina
Voting opens during DWTS Mar24th ends Mar31st @11:59EST
“Rules will be announced live” makes me think they still haven’t figured out all the details.
Again, not a whole lot of details as to how this is going to work.
Probably because they haven’t figured it out yet. lol
Just to go on the record… I am not liking the Switch and I think it is a stupid idea. Also made that comment on DWTS Facebook page.
Ok, check the update to the first post as the judges are planning to make an announcement on TUESDAY!
I wonder if that’s about the guest judges…
@LesleyB – That’s what it was last time. 🙂
I just wonder if the judges are going to be included in the Switch-Up?
So they are going to make the same “surprise announcement” twice? Not much of a surprise the second time, lol.
This is beginning to remind me of all-stars and it’s “gimmick of the week”.
I think the idea of the switch up is silly and pointless. I also think it’s kinda insulting to the pro’s current partner, like they’re telling them “sorry so-and-so but we want to see your partner with somebody else!”
What do you mean by “included”, Sylvia?
Ooooooo, I hope the judges are “included” in the switch-up! I still think you could “switch” Bruno with a Ferret and we’d never notice the difference… 😛
Oh how awesome it would be if NO ONE tweeted about the switch-up. Think it’d be hilarious (but obviously impossible)
Anyways, all I am waiting to hear is that the switch up is only a 1-week thing without the “drama” of the viewers/celebrities choosing if they stay with theie original partner or not.
I still think this all this is dumb and unnecessary.
LOL, Sally, 😀 but I have to disagree. Bruno is the best of the 3 Stooges in my opinion. Now if they “switch” Len with an ancient Egyptian mummy, we’d be better off because the mummy would probably be more progressive.
@Cidra (#13) – OK, how ’bout we meet in the middle? 😉 I’d be willing to go for a Ferret and an ancient Egyptian mummy!!!
And as for Bruno… this is all JMO, but I’ve gotten to the point where I just can’t stand the jumping out of his chair, gyrating, arm waving, references to small furry creatures, and comments that just generally make no sense. Just for one episode, I’d like to see TPTB strap Bruno to a two-wheeler, just like Hannibal Lecter… 😛 I think it’d be hilarious to make him try & give a critique without moving his arms, or hands, or standing up. 🙂
Deal, Sally! Now what can we get that would be an improvement over CAI?
Yeah, I don’t think Bruno would be able to utter a word on Monday night if he wasn’t allowed to leap out of his seat and flap his arms around. It’s so obviously his show schtick because I’ve seen him so much calmer when he does interviews. The recent one he did with that twit Billy Bush and What’s her Face is an example where he was enthusiastic without being spastic.
Hmmm… A replacement for CAI? Well, I’m thinking… ever watched NCIS? Abby, the lab girl has this stuffed hippo that makes a fart noise when you squeeze it… The stuffed hippo would be an improvement over CAI, no? Bwahahahahaha !!!!! 😀
I think that is insulting to the stuffed hippo. lololol
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I’m still pulling for the Ewoks to replace the judges. 😉
@PJ (#17) Bwahahahahaha! 😀
Never watched NCIS so I don’t know the hippo. However, I’ll defer to PJ and agree we don’t want to insult the stuffed animal. So how about we go with Cher’s idea, and pick up one Ewok?
That give us a ferret, an Egyptian mummy, and an Ewok. Sounds like at least as good a juding panel as the one we currently have. 😉
@Cidra I dunno, those choices all sound too lucid to replace CAI! 😉
Sounds like the first line of a bad joke…. A Ferret, an Eqyptian Mummy and an Ewok walked into a bar…..lol
Jimmbboe, didn’t you follow all that Yin and Yang stuff last Monday? Wassa matta you??? It was clear as mud to everyone else. 😛
PJ, LOL, indeed! Of course you could say the same thing about our current judging panel.
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