Tom Bergeron then introduced his new co-host, Erin Andrews. Together, they presented the new group vying for the Mirrorball:
NeNe Leakes (aka someone I had never heard of before) is paired with Tony Dovolani; her claim to fame is being a Real Housewife of Atlanta. She is on my short list of folks who will be gone soon. Her score: 21 out of 30
James Maslow (aka someone I had never heard of before) is paired with Peta Murgatroyd; he is in the boy band Big Time Rush (never heard of them either) and apparently went out with her once and then never called…. Hilarious! I think they were scored lower because they performed so early in the evening. His score: 21 out of 30
Danica McKellar (Hereafter referred to as Wini, from Wonder Years fame) got Val Chmerkovskiy as her partner; Lucky brat! And she could be good. Her score: 24 out of 30
Sean Avery (aka Hockey dude) is paired with Karina Smirnoff; He seems like a real jerk (referred to his ex’s as sloppy seconds- yeah, he’s a prize) and I kind of wish his dancing had sucked a bit more… His score: 20 out of 30
Meryl Davis is an ice dancer and therefore has an unfair advantage from where I sit. Derek coached her for God’s sake. She could spin and already knows lifts… And they paired her with Maksim Chmerkovskiy; He could make a cow look graceful. They will make the finals and I am not sure that is fair to the others. Their dance was amazing… and the score showed it: 24 out of 30
Comment of the night- Len’s “Good on wood”
Billy Dee Williams (Hereafter Lando) was paired with Emma Slater; At 77 years old he gets kudos for trying, but was a bit of a deer in the headlights… Pretty sure he will be one of the first batch to go home- though the Star Wars fanbase could save him… Stranger things have happened. His score was 15
Candace Cameron Bure (Hereafter DJ of Full House fame) is paired with Mark Ballas; I am really rooting for her (sorry Wini- at least I liked your TV show better) She was wonderful and so excited that she pleased the judges. Her score: 25 out of 30
Cody Simpson (aka someone I had never heard of before) is paired with Witney Carson (aka someone I had never heard of before); Cody is 17 and the youngest of this year's competitors. And I still don’t know what he is famous for… His dance was high energy, but he was the picture of gangly teenager- he needs to wear that frame bar, methinks… His score: 22 out of 30
Drew Carey (who is so different looking since losing 80lbs) is paired with Cheryl Burke; He worked hard and did okay, which should be enough given his fanbase. His score: 21 out of 30
Amy Purdy (a Paralympian with two prosthetic legs) is paired with Derek Hough; As a frequent winner, you would think Derek would get the biggest challenges. But, wow, the girl can dance! Holy cow! She is final four for sure! Her score: 24 out of 30
Diana Nyad (aka someone I had never heard of before) is paired with Henry Byalikov (aka someone I had never heard of before); Okay- I was familiar with the story of Diana being the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida but there was ZERO name recognition so she is on my early list of departures. Her score: 18 out of 30
Charlie White, like his Olympic partner Meryl, is an ice dancer and therefore has an unfair advantage. He is paired with Sharna Burgess (aka someone I had never heard of before) and they looked good together, but I am not sure they deserved the high score of the night…His score: 27 out of 30
So we will have to see who makes the cut- love DWTS!
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