‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 2: See Who Went Home On Latin Night
04.10.2023 - 02:09
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Just when you thought the pandemic had stopped kicking at the shins of Dancing with the Stars, then comes news that — argh! — it’s not over yet. Poor Artem Chigvintsev has Covid! Now his Bachelorette partner Charity Lawson has to dance with Ezra Sosa, a lucky member of the background troupe who now gets his 15 minutes under the mirror ball. It shouldn’t hurt Lawson’s standing; she was the only quasi-ringer to emerge from the premiere night performances.
Notice how I said quasi. That’s right, DWTS watchers: unlike previous seasons, this batch of hoofers didn’t come armed with a decade of dance lessons or a previous life as a TikTok dance star. This season is chock full of straight-up amateurs, people! Finally, some perfectly passable dancing that makes us all warm and fuzzy about the golden days of DWTS.
Enough with the reminiscing. Bring on Latin night!
Real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky with partner Emma Slater. It’s no fun being one of the two bottom couples on premiere night. It got him really down, especially with “everything going on at home.” (Things are reportedly on the rocks with wife Kyle Richards). His salsa started out great with a terrific opening lift — Slater’s legs were twisted around his neck! — but he forgot the steps halfway and it was all downhill from there. “I feel you, it happens to everyone on stage, one night where it goes wrong,” said judge Bruno Tonioli. “Forget about it. Next performance, you start from scratch.” Score: 12 out of 30
Reality TV star Harry Jowsey (Too Hot to Handle) with partner Rylee Arnold. Jowsey said he grew up in Australia, so that’s his excuse for not knowing how to effectively executive the salsa. He sure can lift that lil’ button of a partner over his shoulders,
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