Gleb Savchenko Confirms He’s Dancing In DWTS Season 26, Gives Some Details On The Season
According to a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Gleb Savchenko is dancing in the Athlete’s Edition of Dancing With The Stars this season (Thank goodness!!!). He also explains how the season will work a little (I hate how there will be two couples a week leaving the show). More below. Let us know what you think?
“Yes, I am!” he excitedly confirmed to ET. “For sure.”
The dancer is ready to get back on the dance floor and also dished on who he’d like to be partnered with this season.
“I would love to have as a partner someone who has done something connected to music. Probably a figure skater,” he shared. “Someone young, someone with energy. And just someone really who wants to win. I need a mirrorball.”
“But someone who’s really good. Great personality is important but it’s also important that this person is capable of doing stuff. So it’s not just like, I’m working with someone great, but she’s 65-years-old and can barely do anything,” Savchenko added with a laugh. “So yeah, someone who is really good.”
As far as how this special all-athlete season will work, Savchenko explained that it will only be about four weeks. “What I think is going to happen, we’re going to have two dances a week,” he explained. “We have three weeks of rehearsals, four weeks of the show, and each week, we have two couples go home. So, it’ll be really intense. It’s gonna fly!”
More at Entertainment Tonight.
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Gosh.. double eliminations are so painful & we’ll have 2 this season! That’s crazy! They should’ve rather had 6 couples instead. This sounds a little messed up.. i am not sure whether it’ll work or not. The ratings were horrible last season.. i think it’ll be even lower this season. I’m really worried about this season’s ratings!
I’m trying to give Gleb the benefit of the doubt because things can come across weird in print and I know its a short season so you want someone skilled, but this whole interview rubbed me the wrong way. Since he’s come back he’s gotten three partners with experience dancing and/or a lot of potential. He’s been a letdown with every single one. IMO there are other male pros (Keo and Artem come to mind) that have put together much better choreo with less talented partners. He needs a mirrorball? Honestly, his work on the US version hasn’t come close to deserving it.
I think it actually might be beneficial for Gleb to get a super fun 65 year old for a change. Unless he steps it up a figure skater or talented dancer might be wasted on him.
This format is rough. You need to either be amazing from the beginning or have a massive fanbase. There really isn’t any time for the audience to get to know you.
Not just 2 double eliminations-it’s a double elimination every week from the get go according to Gleb-so every wk 2 couples go home until the 4th and final wk when it’s down to 4 couples as a final. As an athlete season, with 2 dances a week to do from week 1, and having 3 full weeks to learn and rehearse, these contestants will, definitely, be challenged LOL
Something tells me we’re not going to see a wide range in age this re. the athletes who are competing. I think the producers want the competition this season, rather than showmance or even popularity really. It’s an athlete season-I think they might be trying to get some real athletes to dance-not Caitlin Jenner who would bring the age factor as well as drama LOL There’s just no time for that stuff in 4 wks. Just my opinion.
Athletes operate well under pressure and all that goods stuff but part of me thinks back to lolo and to meta world peace and they couldn’t pick up
One dance at a time. That kinda worries me a bit. Assuming they are going for athletes that can handle two dances at a time. Hopefully. As for gleb…..big fan and I think he is incredible but that whole thing came accross as something maks or Val might say
Ditto on your comment #2 Chayse. Gleb has really been underwhelming so far in the past few seasons, and I certainly don’t think he deserves the mirrorball. Artem is definitely more deserving than he is. Agree that his comments kinda rubbed me the wrong way too, I was thinking to myself, wow good luck gleb, if you say things like that, doubt celebrities will be lining up to be partnered with you. He kinda implied that the person has to be GOOD. So if you’re young but not good, he doesn’t really want you either. Or at least that’s how I interpreted it when I read it the first time. we’ll see how he performs with his next celeb, hopefully he changes my mind about his mediocre choreo skills.
Excited to watch this upcoming season!! It may be short but I think has potential to be really intense and exciting !!
Joining with everyone who didn’t appreciate Gleb’s comments. Isn’t his job to teach someone to dance and help them grow in each performance? Sounds very much like a Fam comment and I was really looking forward to a Fam-less season.
#Vin completely forgot about some very good athletes, in the past, that just couldn’t cut it on the dance floor! You’re right! And I agree with you about Gleb’s comment-too much C-bro influence has rubbed off on him and not in a good way????
“I would love to have as a partner someone who has done something connected to music. Probably a figure skater,” he shared. “Someone young, someone with energy. And just someone really who wants to win. I need a mirrorball.”
Hmmm, sounds just like Julia! 😉
Boy this article really makes Gleb seem to think he’s entitled to it. The mirrorball doesn’t mean that much if it’s handed to you.
I’d love that too Jim!
Gleb needs to focus on doing memorable routines first, ringer or not. Because last season Sasha was a partner that checked most of his box for the perfect partner and even if they have a beautiful friendship now, he didn’t do anything great with her.
Also I don’t like the fact that some male pros are entitled like that. I’ve never heard any of the female pros being so vocal about the celeb they wan’t and don’t want.
And what’s up with the ageism ? Because you’re 60 and more you don’t have what it takes to have a great run in the competition ? He’s the pro so it’s job to figure out what works best for his celeb.
Philomene.
I think Sasha – Simone and Derek – Nastya had similar end not because of luck of teaching ability. It was TPTB scenario.
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I’m blaming Gleb on this one, I don’t know if she was finale material but she could have gone further with more memorable dances. Sasha has all the potential to be a great contestant but it was not fully used. If given a ringer, I will be expecting from Gleb dances of the caliber of Jordan or Lindsey, nothing less.
TPTB had no reason to screw her, she is from the ABC family whereas Simone, Derek or Nastia could have prevented someone they prefer from going into the finale. Moreover why would they try to sabotage Gleb that when they asked him to comeback, there is no point.
What is it with these guys who think if they get a ringer they’ll finally win?? Um, no. You have to actually work your ass off and choreograph great dances. Took Maks getting the biggest ringer of all time to realize that it’s even harder with a ringer than without…at least, if you’re doing it right.
You get a ringer, or someone like you describe, Gleb, then I expect to see Derek Hough-level choreography out of you. Otherwise, you don’t deserve to win, sweet cheeks.
Thanks Heidi, it’s exactly my point. IMO some pros set the bar really high when being paired with a ringer, as Lindsay, Derek or Mark did. If you’re given a ringer, I don’t expect anything lower than that. The only excuse would be the bad attitude of the celeb.
We saw on s25 that Mark and Lindsay had to work harder to give Jordan and Lindsey more difficult choreo to match their abilities. You can just do some basic dances and expect a victory at the end.