TV IN HIGH HEELS: DANCING WITH THE STARS RECAP FOR MARCH 20, 2017
Hello and welcome to Dancing With The Stars on ABC. Tonight is the premiere of the 24th season and one of the most interesting casts to date.
400 episodes! That is amazing and exciting.
Star: Normani Kordei
Claim To Fame: Fifth Harmony star
Pro: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Quickstep
FIHH: It was cute and fit her personality. However, the intro was a bit too long and they need to work a bit more on their partnering.
Len: It took a bit to get started, but once they did, they did well. However, he wanted to see more body content.
Julianne: It set the tone and showed they belonged there.
Bruno: She gave it to him and it was worth it. Very energetic.
Carrie Ann: It was fantastic, but they need to do more partnering.
Scores: 7-6-7-7=27 out of 40
Star: Nancy Kerrigan
Claim To Fame: Olympic figure skater
Pro: Artem Chigvinstev
Dance: Viennese waltz
FIHH: That was beautiful. I think she is going to be this season’s surprise and I am happy that we get to see Artem shine once again. They almost floated on stage and her footwork is incredible.
Julianne: She thinks she is gorgeous and graceful, but she got a bit bumpy a few times.
Bruno: Nothing frozen about that, it was a feel good dance.
Carrie Ann: It was a beautiful first dance.
Len: It was expressive and they have great promise.
Scores: 7-7-7-7=28 out of 40
Star: Chris Kattan
Claim To Fame: SNL star
Pro: Witney Carson
Dance: Cha cha cha
FIHH: He is reenacting Night At The Roxbury! He is hysterical, but two things: why no sideburns and he needs to move his feet more! He looked like a cross between said character and a guy at the bar dancing. I can’t help but love him though!
Bruno: Perfect interpretation of the cha cha cha with a hangover.
Carrie Ann: It was entertaining, she loved the lift, but wants to see more next week.
Len: It wasn’t up to standard, but he can dance again next week.
Julianne: She also enjoyed it.
Scores: 5-4-4-4=17 out of 40
Star: Bonner Bolton
Claim To Fame: Professional bull rider/model
Pro: Sharna Burgess
Dance: Cha cha cha
FIHH: Well, there is this season’s showman! However, they do look hot together. My jaw is on the ground with the way he is moving. WOW. For someone that was paralyzed last year….holy crap is he GOOD! WOW!
Carrie Ann: she loves it so much she can barely talk. He’s got the moves and the looks.
Len: He sees great potential.
Julianne: He did well, but needs to stop hesitating.
Bruno: Articulate his feet, but he did well.
Scores: 6-5-5-6=22 out of 40
Star: Charo
Claim To Fame: Pop culture icon/Cuchi cuchi girl
Pro: Keo Motsepe
Dance: Salsa
FIHH: She is hysterical and quite a good dancer. I expected her to be entertaining, but she really paired her personality with great footwork and great chemistry with Keo. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
Len: Action packed performance, but could use a bit more technique to go with it!
Julianne: She just wants to hang out with her. She is hot!
Bruno: He couldn’t say anything, but his moves indicated he loved it.
Carrie Ann: More content, but she is so cute!
Scores: 6-5-5-5=21 out of 40
Star: Nick Viall
Claim To Fame: Bachelor
Pro: Peta Murgatroyd
Dance: Cha cha cha
FIHH: I am really surprised that he is quite good. I don’t know what I was expecting, but he really seemed to be focused on the technique and footwork that went into the dance. He needs work, but he did really well!
Julianne: He needs to work on being bigger and the footwork.
Bruno: He looked like a pop idol.
Carrie Ann: He’s got potential, but needs to relax a bit.
Len: He needs to work on control, but overall he did well.
Scores: 6-6-6-6=24 out of 40
Star: Heather Morris
Claim To Fame: Glee star
Pro: Maks Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Viennese waltz
FIHH: Beautiful and classy. I know she has dance experience, but this was on a whole other level.
Bruno: Interesting, beautiful partnership.
Carrie Ann: They did well, but she seemed to hide her personality.
Len: She is an accomplished dancer, he is a good trainer and they are a match made in heaven.
Julianne: Her kind of dancing is different than ballroom, but she did well.
Scores: 7-7-7-7=28 out of 40
Star: David Ross
Claim To Fame: MLB star/Current World Series Champion
Pro: Lindsay Arnold
Dance: Quickstep
FIHH: I love the Cubs song and theme! While he needs to be more quick with the quickstep, he had the basic content and is just too cute for words!
Carrie Ann: He is charming and smooth.
Len: He got himself to first base with that.
Julianne: It was amazing.
Bruno: He also enjoyed it!
Scores: 7-7-7-7=28 out of 40
Star: Erika Jayne
Claim To Fame: Real Housewife of Beverly Hills
Pro: Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Salsa
FIHH: Is this her own song? It is quite catchy. That was sexy and hot, but I don’t get the unicorn?
Len: She had flair and confidence, but a bit too raunchy.
Julianne: She is showing women can embrace their sensuality.
Bruno: All sexed up and ready to go!
Carrie Ann: She is confident, but wants to see more elegance.
Scores: 6-6-6-6=24 out of 40
Star: Rashad Jennings
Claim To Fame: NFL free agent
Pro: Emma Slater
Dance: Cha cha cha
FIHH: WOW. He is GOOD. He is like the Emmitt Smith of this season with his rhythm and the way he is moving.
Julianne: Best dance of the night.
Bruno: He can’t believe what he saw.
Carrie Ann: He had the moves, the magic and now their attention.
Len: He needs to work on timing, but otherwise terrific.
Scores: 8-7-8-8=31 out of 40
Star: Mr. T.
Claim To Fame: Pop icon
Pro: Kym Herjavec (Johnson)
Dance: Cha cha cha
FIHH: The A-Team theme!!! For real, I would die to have Kym’s legs.
Bruno: Still the King of Bling.
Carrie Ann: it was so good and he was like a boss, but he was off on his footwork, going opposite of everyone else.
Len: Tenacity and tried hard!
Julianne: He is what the show is all about.
Scores: 5-5-5-5=20 out of 40
Star: Simone Biles
Claim To Fame: Olympic gymnast
Pro: Sasha Farber
Dance: Tango
FIHH: Best dance of the night, no question.
Carrie Ann: They are the power couple.
Len: The dance of the night.
Julianne: A great way to end the night.
Bruno: He loved it.
Scores: 8-8-8-8=32 out of 40
