First Rehearsals For Dancing With The Stars Season 19 (Videos)
I love when the first rehearsal videos start coming out. Betsey, Tony, Lea and Artem are in this a little too. Let us know what you think after you watch this…
ETA: Heidi Here with Derek and Bethany – very cute, as expected. 😉
ETA2: More rehearsals finds….thanks to @DWTSGossip;. Both of these couples are looking good too….
ETA: Heidi back again with the Access Hollywood version. Not sure if there’s anything new in here or not.
My first thoughts:
Alfonso – He’s going to be really good, fun, and entertaining.
Betsey – I love her heart for the show. She seems so thankful and she might just surprise us for how far she goes?
Janel – They will push the abs and sex factor every chance they can get.
Lea – So sweet, wants to do well, so classy.
Love these first vids! First thoughts…
Alfonso and Witney- Really liking them. Hopefully she can just get the fun side to come out of him.
Betsey- I think she is going to annoy me. Nice to see that she really wants to do this though.
Janel and Val- Seems like they have “Bang Bang” for their jive. Val always gets so intense. I just wish he would loosen up and have a bit more fun with it.
Lea-Holy cow I wasn’t expecting that out of her. Just her walking alone was beautiful.
Stiff competition, that’s all I’ll say.
Ok one more thing, Val sure seems grateful not having to work hard to teach his partner.
Alfonso and Witney will be incredible this season. So much fun!
Betsey – Glad that she is excited to do the show. Not sure how the viewers will respond to her.
Val – Looks like Janel is on board with the “Showmance Train”. Kelly dejavu. Gross! They make my stomach turn. It’s a pity that the C-bros have never been confident enough in their craft and their talent that they have to resort to other means to achieve. Sad.
Lea – Very impressed! She quite possibly could become a fan favorite as well.
Thanks for posting! 🙂
Oh, Voguerista! Thank you so much for this! Loved it!
My thoughts:
Alfosnso – Dang, Carlton still has the moves! Frontrunner? Yep, yep! Seems he and Witney work well together.
Betsey – I am starting to really like her, despite her being over the top. I might be able to start liking Tony again because of her–maybe, hehe.
Janel – (face palm) I was hoping that they won’t really tread the showmance path, but it looks like they are, considering this clip and other clips & photos posted here. Anyway, Janel will do well. Her dance background is kinda obvious here.
Lea – Oooohhh! Artem’s got a gem in her! Her walk and posture, wow! If they play it right, she could give Alfonso a run for his money.
I could literally watch Lea walk all day long. That was exquisite.
Janel rubbing Val’s chest was actually the complete opposite of hot. It was creepy, uncomfortable and bizarre.
Alfonso looked good in the brief bits of dancing we saw. I like his enthusiasm and energy.
Betsey looks thrilled to bits to be on the show. Tony holding her up in his arms was really sweet. I might actually have positive feelings about Tony this season. Miracles happen! lol!
Dang Alfonso’s got the moves. If he had the ChaCha on week 1 his would probably beat everyine else’s.He’s a frontrunner, alright.
Betsey looks kind of adorable.
Janel and Val.. well she looks pretty darn good. That whole body touching was awkward. Sure hope we don’t get that every week from them (though who am I kidding, of course we will…). And yeah it sounds loke they have “Bang Bang” for their Jive – love that song.
Wow Lea looks AMAZING. I REALLY hope she gets the votes this season because she’s my second favorite after Bethany right now. Would love to see her go far. Guessing Foxtrot is her first dance? I’m sure it will be lovely! Very excited to see her dance.
Season 18 is back to haunt us…starring Java 😉 Janel, you can rub Val’s chest all day long and it won’t affect me nada because to me it looks “forced”.
I love seeing Alfonso and Whitney. You can tell he’s very determined. If my favorite doesn’t go far, I’ll definitely vote for them. like Lea too. My eyes go at different directions with Betsy. She’s like a bouncy ball. I bought several jewelry from her line because my daughter love all the bright colors 🙂
Let the season begin!
I think Alfonso is going to.be a lot of fun. Probably not the best techically but he”ll have charm and entertainment factor. Something I haven”t seen since Emmit Smith.
Betsey, can t say I care much.
Val again has a good partner and I”m happy for him since I don t wanna hear all the crap ab poor C bros getting mediocre partners. That said I doubt they will reach the final, Val doesn t have the personality to make people vote for him outside his fans and Janel, well I don t think she has that many fans.
I love Lea and I hope they do good. Artem is so nice and an awesome choreographer. My perfect final would.be Lea, Alfonso and Bethany but we haven t actually seen them dance so I can only guess who will be good. Can t wait for this season, it looks like a lot of fun.
Lea is looking really good, as does Alfonso. They both seem to be having a good time with their partners.
I’m not sure that Betsey will last that long, because despite her ability to do the splits, she looks like an awkward mover (unlike Lea – like others said, just her walking was lovely).
Janel looks like she can move, but this clip of them just makes me like her and them as a couple much less than I did before. Ugh.
Maybe Val’s got a chest cold and Janel’s just helping him by rubbing Vicks Vapor Rub on his chest? #chmerkovskiyfanlogic
He’s wearing a shirt, Court. 😀 But you’re right…that would still be their logic. 😉
Urgh val and janel already make me feel sick. I thought we had seen the last of season 15 val. Alfonso looks great and i have wanted him on the show for so long i think he may be my fav this time .
omg ur so mean prinzess hidee val haz ebola he could die?! janel just tryna help n vicks makes a new cream that can go on clothes y u such a h8r? derrick suckz kthanxbye #valforever
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::::snort:::: Yeah. That. 😀
BTW, post has been updated with Derek and Beth. She’s rubbing his head. I wonder if they will showmance even though she’s only 18 cuz you know, Derek’s like that…all into children and stuff.
Bwahahahahaha….
The pro changes and (seemingly) likable, dance-capable cast have me SO looking forward to this season! From this sampling:
Alfonso – He’s got the moves if he doesn’t get too serious (ala Brandy). Plucky Whitney is a good match for him.
Betsey – I’m exhausted just watching her! lol Her body seems an anomaly for her age. If she can bring some color to Tony’s choreo and he can channel her enthusiasm and refine her movement…
Janel – She’s no novice but I do think this team could potentially be a turnoff. Will say for this Chmerkovskiy, that even in the presence of showmance and/or ringerism, he doesn’t underutilize his partners’ dance talents.
Lea – What amazing grace! Her Rumba will be exquisite. Artem has an intriguing aura.
thank you so much! I always love these first rehearsal vids – it’s going to be a fun season.
Alfonso & Witney are going to be great to watch this season!
All hopes of downplaying the sexpot showmance with Janelsky are dashed.
I do get a very chill, very cool vibe from Lea. Reminds me a lot of Jennifer Grey’s vibe, and she dances well.
@Heidi – Why do I have the sudden urge to sing “I’m On Fire” by Bruce Springsteen? 😛 I give tumblr about 12 hours before the Bethek fanfic starts popping up…
You know, it’s amazing how the energy people bring to what they do changes things enormously. See the videos, Janel/Val vs. Bethany/Derek. Janel and Val have this “isn’t this hot?”/trying to be sexy feel, and their clips make me go ugh. Bethany and Derek, on the other hand, have a sweet, brother/sister or friends vibe happening, and their clip makes me go ahhh, how cute.
It’s all about intention.
Bethany & Derek get a 10 for adorable-ness.
I think she is going to give Janel a run for her money. Derek wasn’t wrong; she’s got some sass. I wish they were doing the ChaCha instead but I can’t wait for their Jive! Hope we get some more rehearsal clips today! Hehehe.
I change what I said befor about Janel and Val not doing a showmance. I still want to hear her responses to Erin when she starts grilling them about their “hotness” but they are already reminding me of Vally. I can only hope the core audience will see through it and over the showmance storyline after Maksyl. I also have to hope the other couples really capture them.
I think Witney is the perfect partner for Alfonso to balance out his potential seriousness in perfecting the dances. Really liked what I saw though!
Lea looked incredible doing rumba walks! I do worry about her fan base support though…she and Artem have such a sweet vibe though.
So, which of Val’s partners has been so inept that he is moved to thank the heavens for Janel? After last season, do the C bros think they can win only with a partner who comes pre-loaded?
Alfonso – I can already tell that this is going to be a fun partnership. I also think that they are going to be the most entertaining couple.
Betsey – Not a big fan of her or Tony, but I do appreciate her enthusiasm about the show. It’s refreshing to see considering some of Tony’s past partners. However, I do think her over the top personality may turn some viewers off.
Janel – Ugh, did we really need Maksyl 2.0? I think she will be a good dancer, but I was really hoping they wouldn’t take the showmance route.
Lea – She’s one of the ones I’m looking forward to most and so far she has not disappointed. Her partnership with Artem is adorable! I love it. I think I’m gonna have vote for her (in addition to Sadie) because I want to see her go all the way. She’s going to be a beautiful dancer.
I guess I was wrong about the showmance. Really surprised at it being so blatant. Interestingly though, lots of his fans are super turned off by this and feel he was dissing his former partners. Now there are loads who will ship them but there are many who don’t want to see sexy Val who is all over his partner again. I don’t think their strategy will work for them. I thought he would take the classy route given that he has, yet again, a partner who has no challenges. Hope they are eliminated early.
Yeah, I’m going to need some TUMS. 🙂
“So, which of Val’s partners has been so inept that he is moved to thank the heavens for Janel?”
I was wondering that too, Susan. Cause he’s never had a who couldn’t dance and has a 5 ringstring going now. My guess is he happy to have yet another partner who can shake it, cause he can’t rely on personality to stand out.
p.s. Wait, how can Val possibily showmance with Janel? Isn’t he secretly married to Kelly, engaged to underage Zendaya and double dating with Jenna, Maks & Meryl in Italy? #Chmercovskiyvirility #shipperwarproblems
I too was wondering why Val was thanking the heavens considering Liz and Danica had a lot of skill and talent. You haven’t had two seasons of Bristol Palin sir.
@wynn – it does seem like Val is a part of a lot of shipper wars as is his brother. I think because of their flirty nature and tendency to go along with a lot of things people just ship them with every female they come in contact with.
Hmm I still hope Alfonso loosens up. He looks like he really has the moves, but he still seems very intense to me. I don’t want him going down the road of the people who are too focused on winning and don’t let loose and have fun.
Lea seems so sweet and genuine!! As does Bethany, and Betsey is a blast and an inspiration. Honestly, how many of us half or 1/3 her age can do a cartwheel into a split?. Janel and Val – gross already.
Oh god, if Buttercup is saying “gross already” I’m really going to need a barf bucket handy.
“gross already” lollllll
Bethany in Derek are sooooo cute, just adorable! I’m really looking forward to seeing them dance, I hope that she can move 🙂
Janel and Val – no comment. They are going into a direction that I was hoping they won’t go. And actually..from what I could see in the video, her dancing doesn’t look any special or extra good to me, I don’t know.
Lea – wow, that was incredible! She is going to be really good, everyone can tell that just by that walk.
Alfonso – seems pretty serious about the whole thing, I love that 🙂
Okay, of the videos I’ve seen so far, I think that 2 pairs will be shipped more than others. Janel and Vak, and Lolo and Keo. Bethany and Derek possibly, just because there are people out there who have to ship peanut butter and jelly.
Janel and Val will be there pair that will be force fed to us on a weekly basis. I already am tired of it and I dread having to sit through 10 more weeks of it. It doesn’t feel real. Yes, they have some chemistry, but it’s nothing like the chemistry I’ve seen between most/all of the pairs in the above videos. It’s already been pointed out that she’s got a serious boyfriend, and giving in so easily and already seeming to push a showmance does not show me that she respects the BF. What was the convo? “I know you have a serious boyfriend but you have to pretend that we’re falling in love so that I… I mean we can win, that’s the only thing viewers like, all of your dance experience will come in handy but if we don’t showmance, we can’t win.” “Okay, I’m all for it.”
Lolo and Keo???? They’re cute, and adorable, and already seem to have a playful flirty banter happening, and it’s natural. Not over the top, not forced.
OMG! Lolo and Keo, Love the reactions upon meeting each other. Adorable!! I can see the viewers falling in Love with Keo. These two may surprise us this season and make one of the top spots. Too cute!
And add me to the “gross already”…. Yuck!
Yay, first rehearsal vids.
Janel, Alfonso and Lea are all looking solid dance wise. Of those three I’m most interested in Lea (would love to see her do well).
Didn’t see enough of Bethany to be 100% sure, but what I saw left me wanting to see more.
Betsey definitely has energy and enthusiasm.
As for the displays of chemistry, Butterfly is so right, it’s all about intention. Janel and Val are already creeping me out with the scripted chest rubbing. On the other hand, Bethany giving Derek a scalp massage and Lea scritching Artem’s beard made me chuckle.
Is it the 15th yet? Can’t wait!
Just saw Sadie and Mark’s instagram vid for 6 days to go. It is so great!!!!! Sadie has personality, sense of humor, rhythm, and can sing harmony. I’m hoping that Mark can really have a blast with her. Funny how this season Derek and Mark got the two teens.
LOL is Keo a flirt or what? Lolo’s going to have her work cut out for her finding good couple chemistry without falling into TPTB’s showmance game. I was pleased to see her moving pretty easily to Keo’s count. Loved it when he said “OMG, she hugged me properly.” Guess he was expecting the A-frame.
It’s definitely baby-steps for Tavis, but Sharna will be a very supportive and proud “mama”.
It was the smart assed grin that tried to creep on to Derek’s face while she was talking that got me, Cidra.
Lolo is looking good. I think that, based on the video above, Tavis will be better than Keyshawn, and seems to have a better attitude about it. I think Keyshawn’s hesitance to really commit to the experience (plus lack of dance ability) is what led to him going home first, so I’ve got my fingers crossed that Tavis will be able to avoid that.
I’m just loving Witney and Alfonso! I kind of want and think they will win. I picked Beth and Derek before to win on first impressions. But Witney and Alfonso are so infectious with their vivaciousness!
Janel rubbing on Val. Gag me and grow up. Everyone will know you have a boyfriend at some point. So juvenile. You don’t need gimmicks if you know what you’re doing.
Betsey is great fun, can’t wait to see more of her personality.
Sharna and Tavis. Sweet. So far so good.
I’m wondering what Tommy and Peta’s footage looks like…..
LOL – no Peta and Tommy footage because it’s too smokey in rehearsal room 🙂
just kidding, of course – I saw the interview where he said he’s not toking while on the show. But a funny image nonetheless (giggles while walking away)
I think it’s sad so many people have jumped to judgment on Janel and Val. In an early interview she states that she is a big goofball and Val is one too. If you listen closely to the dialogue between them, you will see that Janel was joking around. Also notice Val’s hands and what was going on. They were goofing around and this was in no way a showmance or anything else inappropriate. We shouldn’t judge Val and Janel because of Maks and Meryl. They are both very talented individuals and this isn’t fair.
There is no “we” Paula. You don’t want to judge? Don’t.
@Paula I’m a fan of Val’s but that doesn’t mean I won’t like everything he does all the time.
In this case, it’s Janel that is really rubbing me the wrong way, for now. And as far as NOT judging tv personalities who choose and get paid to come into our living rooms weekly, too bad. That’s how it goes. Good or bad, people have first impressions on tv and the real world. And in this case, she made herself public and will need public votes so I kind of think we have a right to an opinion, imo. No one said Janel’s a horrible person but if she’s bugging a bunch people from the footage of her words and behavior, then that’s just how it is. Again, for now. She may come off great once we see more.
Looking at this, I think that Witney & Alfonso will have a good balance of having fun and working hard. I think Betsey will be fun to watch and obviously have a lot of personality. Okay, Janel & Val that was funny but also kind of creepy haha. I hope these two don’t turn into Val/Kelly. I like Janel way too much. I love Lea. From watching some of Artem’s choreography on Strictly he seems to be really good. Not too sure of his personality since BBC just puts up the dances on YouTube and not the rehearsal stuff but he seems like he could be fun.
The thing is, if it was a male celeb suggestively rubbing his hands up and down his partner’s body or God forbid her chest while smirking into the camera, we would all be outraged and demand their head on a platter and rightfully so.
So…..it’s okay if a girl does it to a guy? And not just any guy, but her teacher and partner. Even if Val says “hey, no problems”, it still seems unprofessional, unnecessary and creepy.
Re: Val thanking the heavens
Cos Janel did the move perfectly at the first rehearsal, and that his reaction makes a good first rehearsal clip.
Didn’t Maks do something similar last season when he got Meryl?
Anyway it’s nice not to have them serious all the time.
Oh my, oh my! More first rehearsal vids! Thank you so much to the mods!
I gotta say, Bethany and Derek look good together–gorgeous pair. That vid is cute, pretty positive energy coming through. And that little Derek smile–got me. Sharna looks beautiful even without make-up. I must say, Tavis surprised me here. He may not be as graceful as Alfonso, but he can do the steps. With his stature, lifting Sharna doesn’t seem to be problem. Also, I am loving this man’s sense of humor. The Lolo and Keo vid–there’s definitely natural chemistry there. I think Keo’s crushing on Lolo, hehe. Goosebumps already, LOL! Love how he says “three.” I am happy to see that Lolo’s pretty excited about her partnership with Keo.
I updated this post again with the AH version.
Awesome Heidi! The AH version includes Karina & Randy and Cheryl & Antonio. OMG, they look fantastic too!!
Adding: it also includes Mark & Sadie and Sharna & Tavis…looking good as well!!
Seriously Billie? You asked the dating question already. That’s so lame.
@Susan2 – You brought up a very valid point. If the roles were reversed, that type of behaviour would be deemed unacceptable.
I just saw Sadie with Mark and Dylan on his instagram and this girl is funny and charming as hell. She and Bethany might just take this competition by storm…. 🙂
A funny and fab final four would be Sadie, Bethany, Michael and Lea/Randy/Jonathan. I don’t know that it’s remotely likely (in that combo).
Oooh! Thanks PH for the AH video. Sadie was giving Mark some nice sassy hip action (you go sweetie). Randy looked like he was doing OK too, maybe a little rough on the dip, but the arm action was smooth. LOL Cheryl “he’s a very handsome young man” she sounds like she’s his doting grandma.
Hee-hee, PH, Derek’s smirk was priceless. He must have been dying of laughter inside while he and Beth were doing their version of the Chmerkovskiy head-in-lap trick.
Oh no they didn’t. That Vicks chest rub had me going “ewww.” Val looked uncomfortable too though so I don’t think it will go very far. She is a good dancer but personality could be an issue. I can’t tell yet.
I’m loving the others so far and I’m getting excited for Monday.
#42 PH ROTF I never know when or where the funny quips will happen, so I have to read all of it. No Video Review here as I agree with the majority. Looks like Season 15 might accidentally breathe some new life into the little show that did, starting with Betsy. Bless her little heart.
@Buttercup..#28
LOL!!! If I tried what Betsey did (cartwheel then into a split) at 64, my joints would lock up and they would have to prior them loose with lots of arthritis save!!! Bless her heart, I give her a lot of credit for her age of 72.
Janel: Well, she certainly knows what to do with her hands. I hope Val doesn’t follow in his brother’s footsteps. I had to keep my barf bucket handy last year, and it’s annoying. Just be real people and do good dancing for once!
Leo: Artem is a gentleman and very good dancer, I think she will do pretty good. She is sweet and seems to be serious about learning Ball Room.
Alfonso: Full of fun and seems to have the moves and Witney will do him good.
Antonio: If he can loosen up a git and let Cheryl show him some good dance moves, I think with his looks, they might surprise some.
Bethany: She and Derek seem to have a great connection, and she seems to have a fun personality, and can do the moves. Looks promising! Can’t wait ’till Monday eve.
LoLo: Love want I have seen so far. She has the hip action going and seems to move really good. Looks promising, also.
@PHeidi…#25
Hey…I just got a brand new BIG bottle of TUMS, SO I will be happy to share them when the show starts, if the touchy, feeling, almost kissing starts causing upset stomach. JUST GIVE ME A HALLER!! If you need some.
Hahaha! Keo is such a typical African man. In my life experience, a lot of them tend to be very open with their flirting. This will be a fun couple to watch 😀
IMO TPTB totally nailed it with all the pairings this season. I can’t wait!