DWTS Season 25, Week 1 – Who’s Dancing What…and When?
Thanks to Rachel in the comments for the heads up on People’s (early, so we can’t spoil) reveal of the songs and dances for week 1. 😉 Of course, I’ve been on vacation so I’ve not been paying attention anyway. When is the premiere again? 🙂
Okay, so People doesn’t have ALL the dances, but they have a good number. And, as usual, I look at some of these choices and I roll my eyes. Who the hell does Tango in Week 1?? Ridiculous. Of course, if Jordan and Lindsay kill it, it will go one of two ways. It will label him as a ringer and it will handicap him…or it will set him on the road to the finals. I wager it depends on the package and the running order. Hope he kills it. Foxtrot and Cha Cha are pretty standard week 1 dances. Salsa? Eh, it’s fine.
As I say EVERY SEASON, these are not in dance order until you see a dance order under someone’s name. Until then, it’s either alphabetical or just plain random.
ETA: Updated with Phone numbers. NOTE:These were handed out in alphabetical order and are not necessarily indicative of dance order.
ETA2: Via Disney ABC, the rest of the dances have been filled in. Also, get ready for a fun opening number which Judge Len Goodman will take part in.
The premiere will kick off with an exciting opening number featuring head judge Len Goodman and the entire cast of “Dancing with the Stars,” choreographed by the show’s own Emmy-winning Mandy Moore.
ETA3: And this is why I love Cheryl – she always shares when she’s dancing. 🙂
ETA4: I’ve put the dances in order per Tom’s tweet based on a hunch by DWTS fan Claire. Seems like a good hunch to me, but note it could be off base. 🙂 Seems like a good guess, though, since it puts Nick and Vanessa at the top of the hour, Cheryl opening the show, Mark/Lindsey close to the end. Nikki in the pimp spot would be interesting though. Perhaps she’s really good? Or have they designated Artem as the pro who should win this season?
12 of the 13 reasons I'm looking forward to Monday. @DancingABC #DWTS25 pic.twitter.com/BUKimS9VdK
— Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) September 17, 2017
ETA 5: Now they’re in camera blocking order which is slightly different than Tom’s order…Thanks Steph.
ETA 6: And here’s the complete order per George Pennachio – looks like a combo of my original order and Stephs camera blocking order.
Terrell Owens and Cheryl – Cha Cha (Song: “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by The Temptations)
Dancing 1st
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Debbie Gibson and Alan – Foxtrot (Song: “In Your Eyes” by Debbie Gibson)
Dancing 2nd
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Sasha Pieterse and Gleb – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “Like That” by Fleur East)
Dancing 3rd
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Drew Scott and Emma – Foxtrot (Song: “Our House” by Madness)
Dancing 4th
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Barbara Corcoran and Keo – Salsa (Song: “Money Maker” by Ludacris featuring Pharrell Williams)
Dancing 5th
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Jordan Fisher and Lindsay – Tango (Song: “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” by Shawn Mendes)
Dancing 6th
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Nick Lachey and Peta – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “Come and Get it Bae” by Pharrell Williams)
Dancing 7th
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Vanessa Lachey and Maks – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “Woman” by Kesha)
Dancing 8th
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Frankie Muniz and Whitney – Foxtrot (Song: “Sign of the Times” by Harry Styles)
Dancing 9th
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Nikki Bella and Artem – Tango (Song: “So What!” by P!nk)
Dancing 10th
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Derek Fisher and Sharna – Salsa (Song: “Basketball” by Kurtis Blow)
Dancing 11th
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Victoria Arlen and Val – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “Born Ready” by Disco Fries featuring Hope Murphy)
Dancing 12th
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Lindsey Stirling and Mark – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “Don’t Worry” by Madcon)
Dancing LAST
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Sasha and Gleb have said on one of their Instagram lives that they have cha cha ????
Just already loving the song choices. My guess is Cheryl and Terrell have a cha cha and maybe Val and Victoria. Honestly not sure what dance is really perfect for the song they gave Victoria it’s great but I keep thinking quickstep when I hear it lol. drew and emmahave my fav song of the bunch by far. Just so catchy lol
Forgot to add this my other post lol. Derek and sharna should be a blast something about that song makes you want to dance for sure.
LOL Artem – “it’s the best!”
So looking forward to seeing Nikki tango! Should be lots of fun to see Barbara salsa too 🙂
Love the team name for Lindsay and Jordan!
Thank you PHeidi for putting up the couples dances and songs.
Artem & Nikki are sure having fun. I’m so happy for him, he has earned this. Not sure what Lindsay was doing; but it looked fun. She is another who deserves a good potential partner, she also has earned it.
Nikki said in an interview last week she was particularly worried about her neck for dances like tango so I wonder why they got it for their first dance… But looking at her body slamming Artem in the wwe ring tonight (I sent the link via the contact us), it’s Artem who’ll have to worry about getting hurt! Great thing is there’s obviously mutual respect and trust in this partnership. Also saw Mark and Lindsey on IG doing a musical collaboration for their song – can’t wait to see them dance it.
I agree with Vin, Our House for Drew and Emma is my favorite song (don’t know most of them) of the bunch! LOL I am a Gen-Xer.
I bet Emma was involved in using Madness. She’s a fine old Englishwoman with splendid musical taste.
Monday night should be fun. This is off topic but does anyone know if Julianne will be a judge this year? I haven’t seen anything saying she would be back. If not, I wonder if they will have Shirley Ballas be a guest judge? Len may retire from this show too and they may want to see how Shirley does on DWTS. I read she was well received on her first appearance as head judge on Strictly.
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Salsa for the first dance is just plain cruel.
Julianne will be a judge this season. I heard Shirley Ballas in one of her live instagram interviews, and she told that Mark is returning, and Juls will be a judge.
PJC, No idea about Jules, but Len’s contract when he re upped was for 2 yrs. He should be here for the 2017/18 seasons with out missing the middle shows since Shirley has the UK covered.
Sandy, if you know how to Salsa it may not be too bad. I believe Barbara likes to dance and may have some skills.
Kikki, saw that also and agree getting Tango out of the way early may be strategic for them.
They are on my couples to watch list. Hoping for good dancing & a lot of fun.
“TeamFishUponAStar”!! That’s bloody perfect!
And I see the married couple has the same dance style. “What a surprise” said absolutely no one.
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I put this in the members’ area before this thread went up (sorry if it seems like a duplicate post). Debbie Gibson will use her own song, “In Your Eyes,” for night one. Isn’t it like the kiss of death for a singer dancing on DWTS to dance to their own song on night one?
It’s also a really slow ballad and everybody else chose club jams – not a good sign, IMO. What do you guys think?
I had tweeted the People link to the pure DWTS twitter page.
I am really excited to see. Jordan and Lindsey. I think Jordan is really going to be a force to reckon with, and Lindsey’s choreography is always really amazing. Am I also think that my top three are Lindsey and Mark, Jordan and Lindsey, and nikki and Artem.
Sandy, it may not be actually. I think it’s a good way to get it out of the way for Sharna and Derek, get people excited about Derek, and set him up for the finals. The theme will obviously be about basketball so it won’t be as much of a traditional salsa as it should, but it will allow Sharna and Derek to come back to the Salsa as a REdemption Dance in the finals, which could help with votes. I think Sharna and Derek may WIN this season tbh!
Lindsey and Mark’s song is awesome! The video on YouTube is great too. A classic feel good, positive song for a cha cha! Can’t wait to see Mark do his side to side-butt-out-two-step cha cha move LOL! And I truly could care less for Nick’s song or Vanessa’s song. I wouldn’t even mind them being eliminated first TBH.
Any hints as to an opening song? Cheryl as per her IG story said the Pros are going to the desert to film the opening for the big Season 25…so I guess we’ll be getting a desert-themed opening…Sounds cool! ????????????????☀️☀️
I don’t think Derek will make the finals, the season is just to stacked imo. I do think he might be better than people think or those writing him off as a for certain out 1st. It is a basketball theme Salsa from the song to the pic Sharna posted on IG. Derek has a basketball and jumping in the air with Artur and Brandon behind him doing the same. I like what she’s had to say about him, he’s just a tad quiet it seems which might get him lost in the shuffle with this cast.
Odds are good that if you tweeted it to PureDWTS, we didn’t see it, JoJo. John is the main person on that acct – I don’t know if Courtney or Vogue have the replies for that one in their tweetdeck, but I know I don’t.
Really, Lawson? Any thing is possible on this show, so you may be right. But, if Peta gets eliminated early on maybe her fans will vote for Sharna. Not sure how it’ll play put with Cheryl too, fan votes wise.
I can see TPTB pimping Sharna and Derek in the beginning with a quiet and stray start from Terrel and Cheryl…then seeing Sharna and Derek kinda take a dip as where Terrel and Cheryl start peaking around mid comp…then when the time is right promoting a Football VS Basketball kinda scenario. And while the married couples duo dynamic is simply filler for the season with Nick and Vanessa both being eliminated mid competition (hopefully sooner). IDK all speculation…but I would love to see either Cheryl, Mark, or Sharba win this season.
Worried Drew and Emma might leave sooner than we think…like week 2.????
I’ve not seen any rehearsal videos but based on what I watched on GMA, Sharna won’t be winning no mirrorball this season.
Really M8, what your thoughts as to why not?
Idk about Victoria and Val, she does have the storyline but it’s kinda like been there done that by now. I’m getting Bethany and Derek vibes from her so up to around week 8? I hate finals with Val in them…????.
Yeah as much as I love Sharna I don’t see her and Derek making it that far. From everything I know he’s kinda not got the best rep from the basketball world (until seeing soundbites and bts of him and sharna I had only ever heard/seen bad things about him, the most recent was his DUI earlier in the summer) and a lot of the demo probably doesn’t watch pro basketball (since it’s mostly middle aged women, I live in a state where college basketball is like one of the most important things but pro ball is not a big deal at all). Throw in that there are other dancers that align better with the main demo (Barbara with shark tank, the lachey’s the nostolgia factor, Frankie nostalgia factor, Debbie nostalgia, drew being just well known with the demo had a convo at work the other day with a woman about how excited she was for drew to be on the show and she was in the main demo range). I think Derek and sharna will get lost in the background and be the first one packing even if Derek is a decent dancer. Sometimes the nostalgia or fanbase factor outweighs decent dancing. Doesn’t help too that I don’t think pro basketball fans are as loyal as football fans. It’s hard to tell since there hasn’t been nearly as many basketball players as football players on the show.
And let’s say that somehow Nick or Vanessa get the boot first I don’t see Peta or maks fans switching to vote for sharna. If they vote for someone it would be the opposite spouse or support switching to Val and Victoria.
I do agree with you Emnem about Victoria. I’ve said it on other posts but Victoria technically has the story, but where her disability is invisible people aren’t going to empathize as much. I have a mother who has suffered with fibromyalgia for 10 plus yrs and people brush it off since it’s an invisible autoimmune disease. People have a hard time understanding something if they can’t see it, that’s why Noah, Amy, JR, and Nyle did so well the disability was visible whether it was missing limbs, disfigured face, and in Nyle’s case seeing him sign and have his interpreter. She also doesn’t seem to be a stand out personality wise and she’s not as well known. I see her falling into the background and being a mid season out unless if TPTB go into overtime for manipulation which is possible but trying to be optimistic since it seems like we are moving in the right direction with this cast being so great.
Drew will last until the finals. I feel very confident in saying that. He’s likeable, he seems like he will have some ability, and as I said before he is probably one of the celebs that the main demo is most familiar with.
I sure do hope Nikki can dance because after seeing Artem last season with Nancy, he become one of my fav male pro.
I know that the competition not begin yet and I might change my list after several week but this is what I hope will be final 3 or 4
Lindsey and Mark
Nikki and Artem
Jordan and Lindsay
Drew and Emma
I don’t mind who win as long it’s one of them
Fey, Yep, That’s my list too. (in no particular order)
Again I think those in the main demographic who are experiencing Invisible Disabilities will relate to Victoria’s and Debbie’s battles. People with Invisible Illness/Disabilities have long felt ignored and Victoria and Debbie may give them a voice.
The above said I am looking for Lindsey, Jordan,and Nikki to turn in the best performances and am looking forward to seeing what Drew, Barbara and Frankie and the others will do.
PJC, Julianne said on Racheal Ray this morning that she is taking a break, and will not be judging DWTS this season. I’m bummed because she is the only judge I like, and don’t use the mute button on.
@Narice – My question is “How many people in the main demographic have ‘invisible disabilities’?” I’m not saying they won’t relate, but I do think you may be overestimating just how many of them there are. I don’t know that it’s going to be enough to overcome the boneheads that see Victoria walking, talking, and otherwise moving normally and say “Well she looks fine to me!”
I wonder if it’s not Julianne “taking a break” and more TPTB wanting the “original three” together one more time in what will probably be Len’s final season before retirement.
@M8 – Or, Julianne maybe prepping to judge on DWTSJ…?
I’m not a fan of Carrie Ann Inaba’s judging, but I’m sorry her engagement broke up. Her and her fiancé seemed very happy to me. I just realized I misspelled Rachael Ray’s name earlier.
Fey, that’s my list too. I would be happy with that in any order although I’m rooting for Drew/Emma. I also think they’ll be around for awhile.
Sorry, can’t root for the Disney kid. Every kid that lands on Disney has the talent. The acting/singing/dancing whether it’s used on their particular show or not. It’s been nice not having any on the show the last few seasons. I’m dreading already all the nasty tweets that will be done by the tweens watching insisting he’s the greatest and everyone else is mean if we don’t think the same thing. Happens all the time.
Don’t like Artem’s blonde hair, I think he looks so much better with the darker hair.
Looking forward to Monday and the start of what I hope will be a good season without the pimping and the showmance. Looking forward to reading all of your posts. Welcome back!
I think they would kill to have either or both Julianne and Derek back. Where in the world would you get an idea that producers care about anything other than ratings??
I’m curious about Derek and Sharna’s Salsa mostly because Sharna has never had a partner Salsa on the show before, only Noah and Nick’s Trios so I’m curious to see tricks she puts in there and such.
It looks like Victoria and Val have Cha Cha according to her recent Instagram
Excuse me guys!!! Just to correct you that Nick & Peta’s number is 08 in the end, not 01
They really can’t go wrong with whoever opens the show but I’m really hoping that they have Terrell and Cheryl or val and Victoria open the show becuase those are the two I’m most curious to see
I think Drew and Emma are doing the Cha Cha cause I’m pretty sure he mentioned a Cha Cha in his Insta story.
I keep forgetting about Drew and Emma. ????
As far as Julianne goes, Im glad she’s taking a break from judging. I feel like the judges comments would be redundant at times and it was just a time filler/prep for LEN replacement. Wouldnt mind seeing her as head judge on DWTS junior though, as mentioned above.
Would love to see Karina come in for trio rounds, hey if they can bring a celeb back why not a pro for one week??
Also, would love to see Nicole Scherzinger guest judge one night! She’s great at X factor and knows what she’s talking about. Ashley Arden’s, please read this lol!
Please no Pitbull for Latin Night. And I hope they do a Cirque De Soleil Night again. ????
Note that Normani and Val did one of their final dances to the Shawn Mendes song…
Um, so what, Cass Andra??
The ratings are not good so I’ve been curious about what the producers will change to draw in a larger audience. Maybe Julianne was cut because they want to add more time for the actual dancing, and I’m not sure she added that much. But, she probably is doing the jr version. Other than that, it seems they are usually the same formula used in the past. Even the marriage element has been tried.
There have been multiple reports, Gunny, that Julianne not being on this season was HER decision. She was not “cut”. I doubt the producers would ever voluntarily “cut” a Hough. They have too many fans.
She “didn’t add much”?? Although I got annoyed with her comments on multiple occasions, she is easily the most substantive judge they have. INCLUDING Len, who gets very mean and cranky at random times which makes him irrational.
I think Julianne is a good judge, but for me, she is like the prodigal son of DWTS. She has every right to do what she wants, but I don’t get any sense of loyalty or attachment to the show from her. It seems like she will only do DWTS if she has nothing else better to do or if it serves her interests. Again, that is her right, but as someone who was a huge fan of hers when she first started out with Apolo, it makes me a little sour that she appears to take her popularity for granted.
IMO, she could take a note from Derek, who, despite having many of his own projects and is much sought-after, put in 18 seasons on the show, would try his best to make it a priority, and expressed his appreciation for it despite the ups and downs (even ugliness) over the years. To me, even though he is not my absolute favorite pro, Derek has earned his reputation and popularity, even if he decides to never come back to DWTS.
Oh! Great…I just checked the above cast list and saw the 4 couples with no dance style have been filled in. Thank you!!
Oh, sorry to see Jules will not be back for season 25. Hope she returns in the spring. Maybe she would do a guest dance with Derek? Or might Derek be the surprise return person & do a trio with Lindsey & Mark? That would be fun!!
I believe the audience for DWTS will fully embrace Victoria’s back story. It’s so simple. Totally disabled/fought back to partially disabled/fought back to regained most, but still some residual issues. All with God’s help. It’s a miracle.
Victoria was supporting herself and her recovery by being a motivational speaker for years in the Christian Broadcast circuit. She knows how to talk about her recovery and which images help people understand her journey very well.
And she has done an amazingly good job to land a career at ESPN and advocate for others.
My questions for her on the show involve how well she can manage fast moves that change direction or spins, and walking/dancing backwards. She had said in an interview this spring that backwards was still an issue for her.
@Cali. So what should Julianne do? Stay on the show out of loyalty? She gave them a good, long run. It’s not as if she cashed her check and hightailed it out of there. I would bet that if any of the others had a movie or other like project lined up, they’d take it over DWTS any day of the week.
Cali, I don’t think there is any way I can agree with that sentiment. Julianne put in 5 seasons as a pro and quite a few seasons as a judge – and she never said she wasn’t coming back. It’s a JOB. She does the job, they pay her. Is it more than that for you at your job? Why should it be for Julianne?? You think they “made” her?? Well, I would argue that she made herself with her great work just as much. I would also argue that Derek, Julianne and Mark redefined choreography on that show, got it Emmy nominations and are a large part (along with Cheryl, Maks and others) of the reason it is STILL on the air. That’s what you call a mutually beneficial relationship.
Let’s get real here – if you are a pro or a judge on that show who is just starting out, you damn well better be looking for other opportunities because this show will not last forever. I also have a saying where I work – you have to show some loyalty to GET loyalty. The producers on this show have not really been as nice to the Houghs or Mark as they should be, all things considered. Look at Nastia. Look at Marilu. Look at any of Mark’s last few partners. This show doesn’t earn loyalty! They use the pros (and Julianne) for ratings but throw them under the bus if a good story comes up. Them trying to engineer a showmance between Emma and one of the celeb guys whose name is escaping me at the moment. The stealth cam on Robert and Kym – the list is 10 miles long. It’s Hollywood. Reality TV shows don’t last forever. And any pro who is not trying to broaden their horizons (even if it means taking a season off) is very foolish indeed.
Cool I love an opening number that is a whole lotta fun 🙂 . I hope all the judges get involved in it though like they did on strictly (Shirley ballas looked like a competing pro and the other were great but Bruno is always a hoot)
Those are the same couples that’s in my top 4! But being a WWE fan I really hope Nikki&Artem win!
Cheryl’s instastory just mentioned they will be dancing first.
If Nikki gets the pimp spot that would be really interesting. From the little I saw of the rehearsals she looked really good.
If TO and Cheryl are first then I bet you that Lindsey and Mark are last. That’s by far the most predictable running order you’d expect. The two returning long time pros first and last, the married couple at the top of the second hour and Victoria and Val with a nice late slot. All TPTB’s favourites get nicely fed.
Thank you, PHeidi for posting phone #’s Tom’s tweet.
“The proof is in the pudding” is the first thing that came to my mind after reading the phone # list and clicking on the video which only took me to tweets where they thought it to be the running order of the dances/couples and Cheryl has said they were going first. hmmmm let the fun begin in one more day!
@Rose1(#52) and @PH(#53)
On the contrary, I don’t necessarily think Julianne should stay; in fact, I probably would suggest she move on for good. It’s the coming and going (when she hasn’t been around that long to begin with) that I am not a fan of.
And as talented and popular as she is, I personally do not include Julianne among the likes of pros such as Derek, Mark, Cheryl, etc. It’s just an unfavorable comparison to me when I look at these long-time pros, who also pursue outside opportunities, who have each dedicated close to 20 seasons and contributed far more of their efforts, talents, and creativity to the show. That’s why I don’t begrudge them taking time off or using the show to promote their projects.
Whereas, Julianne seems to bank a lot from her popularity for her mere handful of seasons as a pro. And now, IMO she doesn’t even seem particularly committed to her judge’s position, which I think should be an honor and is not even half as demanding as being a pro.
Yes, many of the pros deal with crap from the show, but how has Julianne herself ever been treated poorly?
Even if she feels no loyalty to the show, it would be nice if she would show some loyalty to the DWTS fans who loved watching her on the show as a pro, love watching her as a judge, and are loyally supporting her outside endeavors after being introduced to her on the show. If all that doesn’t really matter to her, then like I said before, I would prefer to see her move on from DWTS completely.
The DWTS instastory has pretty close to that same order 🙂
Here’s the order of camera-blocking shown on the DWTS instastory:
T.O. and Cheryl
Debbie and Alan
Sasha and Gleb
Barbara and Keo
Jordan and Lindsay
Nick and Peta
Vanessa and Maks
Drew and Emma
Frankie and Witney
Nikki and Artem
Derek and Sharna
Victoria and Val
Lindsay and Mark
^whoops spelled Lindsey wrong up there
So you’re personally bitter because you were a fan, Cali? Yeah, that would be your problem. I personally feel that I got what she “owed” me because I got to watch the show for all these seasons. I think feeling like you’re owed more from a celebrity – even if you only call it “loyalty” – means that you were too invested in the non-relationship to begin with.
Per Sharnas Instagram, her and Derek dance 11th tonight
Amanda, I have twitter – you think you could give us a few minutes to update the site?
Is it just me who is fast getting sick of death of the promotion given to the married couples? TPTB must be terrified of them struggling to get the votes early on because they’ve had more promotion than the rest of the cast put together, that GMA segment this morning summed it all up and of course they have one of best running order spots most likely. They won’t be getting my votes that’s for sure. Sick of the sight of them already lol.
#M8, It’s not just you. I’m sick of it already too, and I expect it to get worse tonight.
@JM & M8 – One consolation: if voting behavior is anything like it was last season, the viewers may reject having certain contestants jammed down their throats and vote completely contrary to how TPTB probably wish. Last season, they seemed to turn on the female ringers that TPTB were really pushing (particularly Heather & Normani, and to a lesser degree, Simone); this season, they may reject the married couple if they get pushed too hard. I’d advise TPTB to tread carefully.
Sounds like tptb are hoping the marrieds will give them a good ratings start. It’s like the rest of the celebs and pros are the supporting cast this season.
My prediction, it’s going to be difficult for them to perform at the level of some of the other couples so they’ll continue to promote them to high heaven in order to get them to the final.
Very much looking forward to Lindsey and Mark this season. I think they are going to be the standout couple.
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Julianne Hough is her own commodity, as is every individual on dwts. Derek, Mark, and Julianne are all triple threats. They all love their job and know what a big break it is/was for them to be on dwts, they have all expressed their gratitude. Some of the other dancers have the ability to grow and move beyond the show too, but most are more limited with their talent so they make hay on dwts while they can. The show has one big revolving door, one season your on the next your not, for many reasons. Fans should not be possessive of any of these people because only they know what challenges and motivates them. Becoming stale in the entertainment bizz is the kiss of death. How creatively challenging was/is it for Julianne to be a judge? Probably not very.
I hope everyone waits to vote till the end of the show because I have a feeling they’ve saved the best for last. ????
The judges panel will seem less “down-home” with Julianne gone but it’s great she’s leveraging her DWTS career into bigger and better things, same as her brother Derek did. It’d be foolish not to.
As long as Bruno never leaves us, there will be nothing to panic about!
I’d think that TPTB have to hope that Nick and Vanessa can actually dance well or, as Courtney said, they may have to risk alienating voters by shoving them down our throats in hopes of keeping the narrative around.
I doubt their fan bases are really that large. 98 Degrees is still the far-lesser-known boy band of the late ’90s, and I think it would only be the 30-40 year olds who would even remember Vanessa’s time on MTV, and even then, she wasnt Carson Daly or even Dave Holmes.
Two questions: 1 Do you know how we Canadians can vote?? Can’t get an answer from ABC of course! 2 Having seen Mark’s partner in some of her videos, it looks like she has had ballet lessons. It’s obvious that she has a lot of rhythm in her body movements, but it still looks very balletic to me, as I thought I noticed some ” turn out ” in her steps. Just hoping that’s not true, because they’ll say she’s a ” ringer “! Mark doesn’t need a RINGER, he’s quite incredible with anyone!! So grateful he’s back!! Thank you for all of the info you share and the effort you put into this site! If I wasn’t trying to survive on a very measly disability payment, I’d become a “Member”, but being 63, I need to be extra careful to save a bit of money for medication. I have to say that this show has brought SO much needed joy to my life, and brings back my early years when my Mum and Dad were Ballroom Dance Teachers!! I’d go to all of the ” Medal Balls ” ( competitions ), and sit ringside as the dancers would ” whirl ” past me, with the sound of tulle under satin, a sound I still remember SO clearly!! We still have one permanent venue with a ” sprung floor ” in Toronto, but all of the other sites have been demolished. So many incredible memories, brought back to life by DWTS!! ????????❤️❤️❤️
I don’t know if this has been mentioned here ’cause I haven’t read all the blog posts, but Mark mentioned in his vlog today that they’re doing 2 dances week 2! One ballroom, one latin. And I think I read somewhere (was it George who said it? I can’t remember…) that there’s going to be a double elimination on week 2; one on monday and one on tuesday. Is that correct or am I mistaken?
YAY! Lindsey and Mark are up last tonight.
Glad to see Mark get the “pimp” spot, he deserves it after season 22. I assumed it would of course go to Val now that he has a partner with a disability, so he can stress how hard they have to work.
Welcome, Jacqui. 🙂
If George said it, it’s likely true, Maina. I hope not – it sounds ridiculous.
Did you read the post to see that we had posted that CH??
Yes, I just checked. It was George who said it, on Sept 13. Two eliminations next week…