DWTS19 Week 8 Interviews After The Dance, Some New Dances Revealed For Next Week
Let’s get straight to the new media and interviews after last night’s dances. Below you can watch a recap and interviews with ABC7, Afterbuzz TV, and Access Hollywood for starters. Also, you can visit Glamour for some backstage coverage (though not sure if I’m going to keep posting their things anymore 😕 ). You can also see some photos at ABC7 and the Daily Mail. Note too that the couples have TWO dances next week one of which is the Trio dance (one star and two pros). Here is some new dance information that came out in the interviews so far…
ETA: The official site has released the songs and dances for the “American Choice” dance. You can see them here. Thanks to Jayne for the heads up!
-Derek and Bethany have an Argentine Tango and a Viennese Waltz. Derek describes the songs as “beautiful” (one has some power or punch).
-Val and Janel have a Salsa Trio with Keo and a Quickstep.
-Sadie and Mark have Emma for their Trio dance. They also have a Fox Trot for one of their dances.
-Peta and Tommy have a Viennese Waltz. For the trio dance, they have a Jazz. They picked Sharna to dance with them.
-It’s a Samba and a Paso Doble Trio for Lea and Artem next week. Henry is their trio partner.
-Alfonso and Witney have a Trio Paso Doble with Lindsey Arnold. Their other dance is a Fox Trot.
Other mentions: Mark and Witney talk about the DWTS Live Tour in their new ABC7 interviews! They will be two of the Pros dancing. Mark also gets to perform his songs on the tour. For ticket and scheduling of the new DWTS tour, see this link.
More interviews added below. Be sure to listen to them all to get more details. Also, more at Pure Derek Hough on Derek and Bethany including one of their songs revealed and more.
ABC7:
Afterbuzz (loving JC and Allison!):
Access Hollywood:
GMA:
PopTVDotCom:
ENews:
ETA: You can view more E Online interviews at this link.
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I’m so excited for trios! The order of this past week and this coming week, as in the duel followed by the trios, reminds me a lot of S17. I would bet that Alfonso and Witney will pick Lindsay or Jenna – the three girls grew up together, so I can totally see Wit picking one of them, because she knows that she can work with them well.
I think Witney will pick Cheryl
Peta will pick either Sharna or Emma.
Tougher for the guys. Derek and Beth will get last pick so I’m worried
I was hoping America would choose Mark and Sadie to jive, o well, next week hopefully. If they have Emma for there trio, im guessing salsa. That seems like the only dance they have left they could do with some one as the same gender as Sadie.
Oh the trio dances are back! Bet that made a lot of people excited 😛 I was never a huge fan of them buuut some were still very fun in the past.
It’s gonna be really awesome to see Bethany and Derek do the Argentine Tango. Even more so a trio Argentine Tango. I’m sure that’s gonna work great. My gut is telling me Derek might pick Henry to join them. I also hope they have the Viennese Waltz to “Til Death Do Us Part”.
Sadie and Mark doing the Foxtrot is going to be ADORABLE. Fingers crossed they have “Can’t take my Eyes Off You”. Also, I think this is the first time that a female celebrity is going to be dancing the trio with a female pro… I’m wondering which dance they have. Hmm.. Salsa maybe?
Janel and Val doing the Quickstep? Hmm. Interesting. I don’t really think Janel is that good at Ballroom but we’ll see. I’m excited for their salsa though.. mainly because of Keo 😀
I’m just gonna predict that Artem and Lea choose Tony for their trio.. Witney and Alfonso choose Cheryl and Peta and Tommy choose Sharna.
Nice to see the return of the trios!
And Janel and the quickstep… Honestly, I think we might see one of her worst dances in that.
Viennese Waltz and Argentine Tango should be perfect for Beth.
Love that Sadie’s doing a Foxtrot.
So many ballroom dances this week! I love it! There had been a serious lack of them in the previous weeks!
Yay I got it right. Sharna and Peta teaming up with the Chong … for a Jazz o.o
That’s gonna be interesting… Haha. I really hope Tommy can manage to at least make it to the semifinals. Fingers crossed he does!
I feel Val always has trio Salsas… but I think this will be the third time. I was surprised they picked Keo because he is so tall and Janel is so tiny, also Val is not the tallest. And quickstep, she is not very good at ballroom and not the best at latin either to be honest, so this will be interesting to see how she does.
I wanted Witfonso to dance with Cheryl, but I understand why Witney picked Lindsey. With a paso I think Cheryl’s strong prescence and chemistry w Alfonso might outshine her a little so Lindsey seems like a good match for her
CC, with the way that Derek was describing the song, and the way that the voting happened on Twitter, I’m 99% sure Beth and Derek will be dancing to “Till Death Do Us Part”! I’m excited to see them do a slower dance, since they haven’t done anything slow/emotional since their Rumba, and feelings on that dance were pretty mixed.
I’m excited to see Sadie do a Foxtrot as well. I think she’s going to nail it! I’m sure Mark will give us a lovely routine as usual.
A part of me is worried for Janel. Her frame isn’t the best, and next week she has a Quickstep? I hope Val pulls out some great training for her this week, because this has the potential to be bad news for them.
@Lotus: It is his 3rd one, but his first trio dance was a Jive in season 15.
Oh someone PLEASE pick Karina!
Damnit, America.. Why did you give Lea the Samba?! Ugh. I wanted them to do the Viennese Waltz so badly 🙁 Especially to “This Year’s Love”. Lea isn’t all that great at Latin so I see her having some problems with the Samba. And then the Paso Doble is a very strong dance which I also don’t think is Lea’s forte. Interesting that they are dancing with Henry though.
Not really surprised that Witney chose Lindsay being that they’re pretty much sisters. Would have been smarter, in my opinion, to choose Cheryl since she already worked with Alfonso and on top of that they are doing the Paso which is pretty similar to Flamenco which Alfonso and Cheryl danced. But anyways, I think Alfonso’s gonna kill it. And his Foxtrot is probably gonna be amazing too. Wish he would have gotten the Arg. Tango instead..
Now I’m curious to see who Derek chose for the trio. I’m thinking Sasha… He seems to be very good friends with Bethany
A trio foxtrot? With two females too?! Weird, but Sadie and Mark will make it work.
Angela, it said one of their dances is a Foxtrot which I’m guessing it’s their first dance. It didn’t say what dance they have for Trio.
Bit of a surprise but not really on Witney choosing Lindsay over Cheryl for Trio round bc of the chemistry they had for Switch-Up.
Val is going to kill it with trio Salsa AGAIN. No surprise but hopefully wardrobe will be better than Samba.
#10Jess, Oh preach it honey! I must see Karina dance a trio come Monday night.
I’ve pretty much never have liked any of Val’s Salsas. Janel gets to be sexy again. Yawn.
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This strikes me as odd. Artem and Lea both communicated multiple times via social media that they wanted people to vote for them to dance the Viennese Waltz. It stands to reason that their fans would then vote for that dance. (I did.) VW is a dance that would give Lea a chance to shine and go out on a high note next week if it turns out to be her last week.
And they end up with the Samba?
Madelaine
Mark said in the abc7 interview Emma will be with them in the foxtrot, thats why he wanted a male pro, but someone took him first.
Nothing against Henry but a paso trio again? Wasn’t he in Melissa and Tony’s trio paso in all stars? They should have chosen Sasha. I wonder if Derek and Bethanny have Sasha though.
@Vin- You can’t blame Henry or the people picking for Henry already having done a Paso trio before. He’s been involved with all trios so he’s done Samba, Paso, and 2 Jives. I’m sure he was picked because Artem and Herry are good friends and Sasha is a bit short so it makes sense not picking him.
Haven’t seen all vids or comments on dances but for a laugh watch ABC George interview Peta and Tommy. Yes she was worried about his second dance and not putting him on but when George tells her how many weeks they’ve gone, her reaction is so funny. Think she will need a vacation after this season. LOL
Well mark kinda hinted that they “stole” the dancer (i think its henry) they wanted to dance with
Witney and alfonso doing the foxtrot im so exited
I also thought she would have picked cheryl but in a way its good so it wont look like his flamenco that was pretty much paso for me
Glad janel got the quickstep she will have to work on her frame and footwork
Vogue thank u for your amazing work
Its so cool to find all the interviews in one place 😉
#CC it says above that Lea and Artem have Henry. Kinda wondering why Val chose Keo and not Tony. Wonder also who Derek chose. Maybe Sasha? Maybe Tony? I like the trios. Should be interesting to see. Derek’s trio is probably the AT since you can’t really do a VW with a trio. This is the America’s choice picks right? Did Tom mention something about picking outfits, etc? Anyone know about this or where to do it and if this is for this week or not?
So Lea has Samba which means that if she gets knocked out she’ll have danced one ballroom routine in the whole series (Foxtrot week 1) she also has the same trio dance as Alfonso (Paso). The hosing is real! Go one TPTB, stick her first on the running order again just to rub it in.
Val gets Salsa again, no surprises there. Emma is with Sadie and Mark so hopefully they get good scores. Witney may have bummed up picking her best mate rather than someone more experienced like Karina or Cheryl. We’ll have to see. Bethany and Derek will absolutely kill it, especially the Argentine Tango.
Well, Val said he wanted one ‘person’, so Derek could have picked a female pro. That being said, I think he went with Tony and it’s probably a good decision. He’s a great lifter, which is always a plus for AG.
WOW! No Cheryl or Karina.
I would much rather see cheryl or Karina with alfonso than lindsay.
Lea is so deflated in her interviews and it just makes me feel awful. She can’t do anything right anymore and it’s making me call foul. As Finley said, both Lea and Artem asked fans for vote for the Viennese waltz and yet here they are with the samba which is arguably the most complicated Latin dance. They’ve not once shown how Lea is having to work during the week on Switched at Birth, although they often show when celebrities are bound to outside obligations. With the judges comments these last few weeks it does feel a bit like Ralph’s situation all over again. I hate to see someone get beat up when they really don’t know what else they can do to please the judges, especially if it seems like someone is laying a hand in the background and handing out a perfect score for a dance that was gorgeous in every way excluding the celebrity’s not-quite pointed feet.
All the best to Tommy & Peta next week!
Going by Val’s abc interview, I’m pretty sure Derek and Beth are dancing with Tony. Val said he suited their number, and the A. Tango does have a lot of lifts. I’m expecting some awesome lifts between Derek and Tony
Angela,
Just watched Sadie & Mark’s interview and Mark didn’t really say they’re doing Foxtrot for the trio round. Foxtrot was one of America’s choice along with Jive for them. All he said they had Foxtrot and Trio with Emma. No specifics on what dance for trio.
I just read Marks hollywood blog and he said there trio is the foxtrot with Emma. Why would they do Americas choice dance as a trio, and not everyone? Plus a trio foxtrot sounds difficult. Maybe he is confused.
Sadie is such a sweetheart I really hope that she goes to the finals. I want Alphonso to win, but Sadie coming in 2nd would make me equally happy. She is such a down to earth girl and doesn’t act all high and mighty because her family has bundles of money. I think that Sadie and Alphonso will kill next weeks dances with ease. I have a bad feeling that Janel will be in the finals, and if so I hope she gets 4th place. I can’t put my finger on it, but there is something about her that just rubs me the wrong way, to me she doesn’t come across very likeable. The trio dances will be fun to watch and next Monday can’t come fast enough.
soooo excited that the trio dances are coming back, but really disappointed that Karina and Cheryl weren’t used…. I wonder why. karina picked witney, so it seems like witney could have picked her back
Hmmm, I’m a little nervous for the Mark-Sadie-Emma trio. I think it’s been well established that it’s always better to have the extra pro be the same gender as the current pro so that the celeb will stand out.
I wonder why they didn’t pick Tony to be in their trio?
@Finley #15
I am so disappointed the way Lea has been treated. That Bonnie & Clyde dance should have had the music to the movie. At least something with Banjo music in it. And, her costume stunk! Bonnie didn’t dress like that most of the time, she wore a skirt or dress to mid calf and some kind of pump shoes. I just feel like she has been purposely keep under wrap and certainly no pimping when it comes to her. And, Artem is a good dancer, but I’m not impressed that much with his choreo nor is he pushing Lea, but in a caring way. He isn’t building up her confidence or working more on her posture, since she has been criticized for it. He’s just sort of bland. I also would have loved to see her do a V. Waltz. She has beautiful lines. But they haven’t done a Samba, so maybe it will be good. I just think she has a lot more potential, but it not being brought out of her.
Nevermind, Mark said in the Access Hollywood that one male pro choice was “too tall”…and I’m assuming that’s Tony he’s talking about.
I kind of don’t like the randomness of some of these dance assignments…one couple has 2 “ballroom” dances (Bethany/Derek), one couple has 2 Latin dances (Lea/Artem), Sadie/Mark doing their standard dance as a trio, etc.
Is it so hard to just have it the way it’s been in the past? One ballroom round with the regular couples and then a Latin trio round. More consistent and more fair all around.
Cali, I agree regarding the old way if handing out dance assignments. Everyone had a Standard, usually in the first hour and then a Latin in the second hour. They also had the couples alternate from week to week the Standard or Latin.
I could get into a big long rant, but what I want to see is more consistency with the dances the couples are assigned:
1. If they insist on having Contemporary and Jazz in the mix, then each couple only gets to dance one, not both.
2. If say Contemp. is the mix for the week then half of the contestants get Contemp. and the other half get the same Balroom or Latin dance.
3. Judges need to take into consideration that Ballroom/Latin technique encorporates certain steps into each dance that can be quite difficult for the novice dancer to do, while Jazz and some of the other wackadoo dance styles we’ve seen lately are much more open to interpretation and movement.
If this is Lea’s last week I hope she goes out on a high note and enjoys herself. The Samba is difficult but she can also have a lot of fun with it. I hope the judges will focus on what she does right and send her off with positive comments and feedback.
The Paso gives her a chance to do a dance that she can really ‘hit hard’, and maybe get a little redemption. It will interesting to see Henry dancing with them.
If she does manage to outlast Tommy or Janel to stay yet another week (doubtful I know) surely we will get to see her do a VW.
She’s not my pick to win, but I’ve enjoyed watching her, and I am happy she has lasted this long.
Did anyone notice the Official America’s Choice ABC webpage with the listing of dances and music?
Sadie and Mark were left off! What do you think?
Odd Jayne,…. I don’t know what to make them leaving Sadie and Mark out?
Btw, next time…don’t post a link in comments. Send them to our contact us link instead. Thanks so much.
@Susan, I agree with you on the consistency and the standard assignments. This season does not feel like DWTS, if feels more like SCD mixed with SYTYCD. Ballroom dancing hasn’t DIED. There are many young couples still learning and dancing this style. This is the ONE dance entertainment show that has always stood out from the rest because of its Ballroom Style dance. We are going into week 9 and some have not even done V.Walts, P.D., A.T. & Tango. Instead, TPTB have thrown in these “Switch Up”, Movie Night, Character Night, Duo (Repeat dances) and shoved the dances I just mentioned out of the equation. So far, this has been a very odd year. And, since week One it’s been all about Alfonso & Janel with the judges & TPTB pimping them, especially Alfonso. I love Witney and she sure is becoming one fantastic Pro dancer instructor. Her choreo is quite artistic. I do hope she is on S20, and has someone who has been a trained dancer (like tap) and she can show us just want she is made of, because to be really good, a Pro needs challenged also.
After checking out DWTS page on the link above, it does takes that much smarts to see who TPTB know are the TOP 3. Alfonso and Janel have been the only ones that have been put on my Facebook wall the whole saason. This show is becoming more and so transparent.
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I should have proof read better my post. I left out the word NOT when I said, “I hope if Witney is on S20 that she get a partner who is NOT trained in dance (like tap) who has potential, and she can show us just what she is made of, because to be really good, a Pro needs challenged also.
So now alfonso is getting pimped, really?..alfonso have been getting dances that are hard to do and its not like the pro or celeb get to pick all the dances they do every single time..and their are certain pros that get a celeb that have some dance experience kind of all the time and win it…witney showed us what she can do last season and she just gotten better this season…there will always be some people on the show that have some type of experience they could have danced before or is an athlete.
Alfonso isn’t pimped! He’s just very likable and the show isn’t that dumb to ignore that. He has natural rhythm and he’s never done any ballroom dancing.
Plus, I know some people don’t believe him, but he really is injured and he and Witney are still doing all they can with that situation.
Lastly, he and Whitney have a great chemistry and the show knows that too.
I’m most looking forward to the trio dances!
Alfonso is the *STAR* of the show, the producers know he is the biggest celebrity name this season. Why wouldn’t they take advantage of that?
Man, I am sick of sockpuppets! Bobby/Noah – you’ve been warned before, yet I see you switching names again.
And yes, Val has had a partner with dance experience every season he’s been on except the first one – I don’t know why you insist on alluding to someone else.
I don’t think Alfonso is necessarily being pimped. People WANTED the clarton, as evidenced by the insane amount of views his jazz got. Other than that he has never even overscored. He is the biggest celebrity this season. If he had gotten hip-hop for switch-up, I would’ve said maybe a little pimping, but they gave him Flamenco, not at all an easy dance. I also think his groin injury is holding him back.
I believe pimpage can take many forms: undeserved or overly-effusive praise, overscoring, constantly dancing favorable styles, arbitrary rules added to the competition to ensure safety, always dancing in favorable timeslots, always favorable or dynamic packages, creating narratives/showmances, media promotion, etc.
I think Alfonso has gotten a lot of attention because viewers are interested in him, not because he’s undeserving. He’s constantly getting nitpicked in his dances that are extremely difficult and not necessarily in his wheelhouse, but he still performs them at a higher level than anyone else. So I think TPTB know he’s the most popular on the show and generates a lot of interest, so they will leverage that – however I don’t think he’s received any other undue treatment.