The Dancing With the Stars season 34 premiere threw Us a couple of curveballs as the most recent group of celebs and professionals formally hit the ballroom flooring.
The primary shakeup got here hours earlier than the Tuesday, September 16, broadcast started, with choose Carrie Ann Inaba revealing by way of social media that she wouldn’t be a part of the primary episode attributable to sickness. Cohosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough addressed Inaba’s absence following the group quantity that opened the present.
“That’s methods to set of a brand new season of Dancing With the Stars! … It’s nice to have all of you at dwelling becoming a member of us within the ballroom and great to see our judges. Nicely, two of them,” Ribeiro, 53, stated. “Carrie Ann is underneath the climate and hopes to be again with us subsequent week.”
Olympian Jordan Chiles and professional Ezra Sosa kicked off the competitors on the best foot with a high-energy salsa set to a Beyoncé hit. “It’s completely completely different whenever you’re flipping on a four-inch piece of wooden than making an attempt to accomplice dance,” Chiles admitted in her rehearsal bundle, “however I’m prepared for it.”
Choose Derek Hough praised Chiles’ “implausible” flips and methods, however he additionally informed the pair to “preserve the integrity” of Latin dance sooner or later. The previous professional later delivered a PSA about how dances can be scored this season.
“The scoring tonight, simply be conscious, it could be just a little decrease than you’re anticipating as a result of there’s an extended solution to go,” he defined. “This can be a marathon. We need to offer you guys room to develop.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Scroll down for a whole breakdown of every couple’s scores from the season 34 premiere:
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