Keyshawn Johnson danced a Cha Cha Cha, on the premiere of Dancing with the Stars season 17 tonight. Keyshawn a former NFL star, and current commentator for ESPN is the only athlete this season on DWTS. You can check out Keyshawn’s DWTS bio [CLICK HERE] If you missed tonight’s show you can read a full and detailed recap, right here.
This season features DWTS shaking things up by transitioning to a one night, two-hour format. Beginning with the second episode on Monday, September 23, one couple will be eliminated at the end of the show by combining the judges’ scores from the first two weeks with the public votes from the previous week. Each episode will open with a “massive dance number” and end with a pair being eliminated, with the exception of the premiere.
Keyshawn Johnson and professional dancer Sharna Burgess: dancing a Cha Cha Cha. Sharna had this to say about their dance, “Our cha cha is on fire, and his really got the moves down. We have this totally awesome trick that I’m hoping wow’s our audience.”
Judges comments: Bruno said: “The bigger you are the harder it is. You really lost timing, but you have the moves.” Carrie Ann: “Once you got those hips going you got the moves. Good job!” Len: “This is a mix of attitude and technique. Your attitude is good, you just have to work on the technique.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann: 6 Len: 5 Bruno: 6 TOTAL: 17/30 – Vote for Keyshawn Johnson and professional dancer Sharna Burgess at Voting #: 1-800-868-3408.
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