Dancing With the Stars is gearing up for Super Bowl Night on October 13, and the lineup of performances just dropped. A quick breakdown of the dancers and songs? Amber Glenn & Pasha Pashkov: Samba to “Mi Gente” by J Balvin & Willy William Connor Wood & Rylee Arnold: Samba to “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira feat.
Wyclef Jean Ezra Frech & Daniella Karagach: Salsa to “Hot in Herre” by Nelly Guillermo Rodriguez & Witney Carson: Salsa to “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Johnson: Samba to “Yeah!” by Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris Jackson Olson & Emma Slater: Salsa to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars Jenna Dewan & Val Chmerkovskiy: Paso Doble to “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga Julia Stiles & Ezra Sosa: Jazz to “Jenny From the Block” [Track Masters Remix] by Jennifer Lopez feat.
Jadakiss & Styles P Maura Higgins & Mark Ballas: Tango to “Only Girl (In the World)” by Rihanna Tatyana Ali & Jan Ravnik: Salsa to “Squabble Up” by Kendrick Lamar Tyler Cameron & Sharna Burgess: Jazz to “The Time (Dirty Bit)” by Black Eyed Peas This ^^^ is the order that Entertainment Weekly revealed, and while it’s not necessarily the order of operations Tuesday night, if it is, there are some things to read into. Specifically, the choice to have Amber and Pasha kick off the show. This is significant because former DWTS winner Bobby Bones just revealed that the performers who dance at the top of each hour are definitely producer/fan favorites.
Because during [the live show] if they’ll put you at one or they’ll put you at the top of the second hour … people are flipping off of other channels if they’re watching linearly through television, if they left one show and they’re coming over to watch that second hour, you’re the first person they see.” He added, “There’s strategy involved with who they put at the top of the show and who they’re putting at the very top of that next hour and who they’re putting at the end as well.” We already know Pasha and Amber are fan favorites, but if producers do put them first, it means the show wants them “to be seen.” As for the second hour, if this order of dances is accurate, it looks like the coveted spot could go to Jenna and Val...
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