Season 12, Episode 1 - Recap
Another season of Dancing With The Stars begins and the couples are: Kerri-Anne Kennerley & Carmelo Pizzino, Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor, Danielle Spencer & Damian Whitewood, Zoe Cramond & Aric Yegudkin, Shannon Noll & Elena Samadanova, Jessica Watson & Damien Samuel, Brian Mannix & Melanie Hooper, Erin McNaught & Gleb Savchenko , Caine Eckstein & Jessica Prince, Vogue Williams & Christopher Page, Brendan Fevola & Jessica Raffa. Host Daniel MacPherson comes out and says that 11 brand-new celebrities are going to go through the process. He says that he has a co-host this season. Mel B comes out and and Daniel says that she will be joining him. He asks how she was when she was on Dancing With the Stars in the U.S. Mel B says that she is going tease them a bit. Daniel introduces Mel B to the judges Todd McKenny, Helen Richey and Joshua Horner.
First up is Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor. They get into rehearsal and they get their dance. Luda says that Johnny has to get rid of his hip-hop dancing and Johnny says that it is a little strange. He keeps putting his package out and Luda says that he has to stop that and pay attention. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he is very charismatic and says that he needs to watch his hands and says that Luda was showing her package and says that no more Tweeting. Helen says that was good and that the girls are going to love him. He says that he needs to work on his leg movement. Todd says that he is not really good, but he has the partner of the century and says that it was impressive. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 7 and Joshua with a 6, Total score of 20/30.
Erin McNaught & Gleb Savchenko are next. They get into rehearsals and they get their dance. Erin says that things have to be structured for her and she has problems feeling things. She says that she had to learn to walk again and she is shocked. Gleb tells her to get the moves right and they work hard. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she looked nervous and says that she over-danced a bit and says that Gleb overshadowed her. She says that she needs to loosen up. Helen says that she looked beautiful and says that she did have turned in feet and says that she did a good job. Joshua says that he was distracted by the feathers. He says that the choreography was limited to Erin. He says that it was alright, but he wanted more. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 16/30.
Next up is Caine Eckstein & Jessica Prince. They get into rehearsals and Jessica says that she has to work with Caine and tells him that he has to dance with her and be good as a partnership. He says that he wants to get good results. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that they have had a few Iron Men on the show and says that she has to improve more. Joshua says that he was shocked and says that it was beautiful and says that there was strength in it. Todd says that it was distracting because of the tongue thing, but says that it seems that he is taking this really seriously and says that he is committed. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 7 and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 21/30.
Brian Mannix & Melanie Hooper are up next. They get into rehearsals and Brian is happy with who he has. Melanie says that Brian has no posture. He tries to get the moves down and Melanie says that he has to bring his sexiness to the stage. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he enjoyed it and says that was amazing and says that he buys it. However, the structure needs to happen, but it was good. Helen says that he was gorgeous and says that he was full of conviction, but a horrible dancer. He says that the patches are working. Todd says that he wants to learn his dance and says that he is really entertaining. He says that he was doing what Melanie told him and says that he looks like Rod Stewart’s pigmy child. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 5 and Joshua with a 6. Total score of 16/30.
Danielle Spencer & Damian Whitewood are up next. They get into rehearsals and she tries to get the moves and Damian tells her to breathe throughout the dance and says that she needs to relax. He puts a whistle in her mouth and they get the technique down. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she could win this and says that the reason is because he can tell that she is hard on herself and says that she needs to let go of her nerves and have fun. Helen says that she loved it and says that she needs to do what she knows and says that she has good posture and says that there is much she can do. Joshua says that was breathtaking. They get their scores: Todd with an 8, Helen with a 9 and Joshua with an 8. Total score of 25/30. The highest score of the night!
Up next are Shannon Noll & Elena Samadanova. They get into rehearsals and he struggles with the hip action in general. She says that she has to repeat things with him. There is a little language barrier, but they work hard. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that he could just stand there and the ladies will love him and says that it was alright for his first effort. Joshua says that he has a masculine part of him, but it wasn’t that much dancing. He says that the lift was good though. Todd says that he liked the intro, but then it fizzled. He says that Elena needs to be less and put Shannon up front. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 16/30.
Next up is Jessica Watson & Damien Samuel. They get into rehearsals and Jessica is not doing a good job with the balance side of things. She wants to have dancing to be on her mind, but she has a busy schedule. She wants to show that she can do this. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that says that for someone who is so independent, she was so vulnerable and says that she could be an actress even. He says that it was beautiful. Helen says that she looked glamorous and says that it was a safe dance. Todd says that there is something sweet about her, but she has a lot of work to do. She says that the execution was good, but she needs to work on it. They get their scores: Todd with a 6, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 6. Total score of 18/30.
Up next are Vogue Williams & Christopher Page. They get into rehearsals and Vogue is too busy having fun. However, she is struggling to see herself as a sexy person. She finds it difficult to nail the dance moves. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that her dance wasn’t great and says that there was no spice. He says that she needs to find the girl to get the knickers off. Helen says that the worst are over and says that she needs to finish things off. Joshua says that she was sexy when she walked down in the beginning and felt that she will grow. They get their scores: Todd with a 4, Helen with a 5 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 14/30. The lowest of the night!
Zoe Cramond & Aric Yegudkin is next. They get into rehearsals and she says that she feels like a little kid and says that she is trying to learn the routine without any problems. Aric pushes her to do more and he says that the performance aspect is important. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that was lovely and she has lovely smooth movement, but she could have extended a little bit. Joshua says that was great and says that the choreography was beautiful and says that it was the best of the night. Todd says that it was great and she raised her bar high already. They get their scores: Todd with a 9, Helen with a 9 and Joshua with a 9. Total score of 27/30. The best of the night!
Up next are Brendan Fevola & Jessica Raffa. They get into rehearsals and Jessica isn’t used to be dancing with someone as tall as Brendan. He says that they are going to see a different side of him and says that he needs to get more into the dance. He says that he lives his life for his kids and says that his three girls are happy. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he can dance and says that he wants him to work on his posture more. Helen says that she was pleasantly surprised and says that his height needs to work. Todd says that Jess did a great job with the choreography and the lift was great. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 20/30.
Last for the night is Kerri-Anne Kennerley & Carmelo Pizzino. They get into rehearsals and she is happy that Carmelo is patient. She tries to get the dance moves and Kerri-Anne says that she is going to have to push hard and she resists a little bit of Carmelo’s leading. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she is a cougar and says that it was great. He says that it was exciting and says that she handled it well. Helen says that she must have been the most nervous and says that she knows how to use her figure. Joshua says that it was great and says that she is a big threat. They get their scores: Todd with an 8, Helen with a 7and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 22/30. That’s it for the dances and Zoe & Aric are at the Top and Vogue & Christopher are at the Bottom.
Written By David Sibert
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First up is Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor. They get into rehearsal and they get their dance. Luda says that Johnny has to get rid of his hip-hop dancing and Johnny says that it is a little strange. He keeps putting his package out and Luda says that he has to stop that and pay attention. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he is very charismatic and says that he needs to watch his hands and says that Luda was showing her package and says that no more Tweeting. Helen says that was good and that the girls are going to love him. He says that he needs to work on his leg movement. Todd says that he is not really good, but he has the partner of the century and says that it was impressive. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 7 and Joshua with a 6, Total score of 20/30.
Erin McNaught & Gleb Savchenko are next. They get into rehearsals and they get their dance. Erin says that things have to be structured for her and she has problems feeling things. She says that she had to learn to walk again and she is shocked. Gleb tells her to get the moves right and they work hard. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she looked nervous and says that she over-danced a bit and says that Gleb overshadowed her. She says that she needs to loosen up. Helen says that she looked beautiful and says that she did have turned in feet and says that she did a good job. Joshua says that he was distracted by the feathers. He says that the choreography was limited to Erin. He says that it was alright, but he wanted more. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 16/30.
Next up is Caine Eckstein & Jessica Prince. They get into rehearsals and Jessica says that she has to work with Caine and tells him that he has to dance with her and be good as a partnership. He says that he wants to get good results. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that they have had a few Iron Men on the show and says that she has to improve more. Joshua says that he was shocked and says that it was beautiful and says that there was strength in it. Todd says that it was distracting because of the tongue thing, but says that it seems that he is taking this really seriously and says that he is committed. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 7 and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 21/30.
Brian Mannix & Melanie Hooper are up next. They get into rehearsals and Brian is happy with who he has. Melanie says that Brian has no posture. He tries to get the moves down and Melanie says that he has to bring his sexiness to the stage. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he enjoyed it and says that was amazing and says that he buys it. However, the structure needs to happen, but it was good. Helen says that he was gorgeous and says that he was full of conviction, but a horrible dancer. He says that the patches are working. Todd says that he wants to learn his dance and says that he is really entertaining. He says that he was doing what Melanie told him and says that he looks like Rod Stewart’s pigmy child. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 5 and Joshua with a 6. Total score of 16/30.
Danielle Spencer & Damian Whitewood are up next. They get into rehearsals and she tries to get the moves and Damian tells her to breathe throughout the dance and says that she needs to relax. He puts a whistle in her mouth and they get the technique down. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she could win this and says that the reason is because he can tell that she is hard on herself and says that she needs to let go of her nerves and have fun. Helen says that she loved it and says that she needs to do what she knows and says that she has good posture and says that there is much she can do. Joshua says that was breathtaking. They get their scores: Todd with an 8, Helen with a 9 and Joshua with an 8. Total score of 25/30. The highest score of the night!
Up next are Shannon Noll & Elena Samadanova. They get into rehearsals and he struggles with the hip action in general. She says that she has to repeat things with him. There is a little language barrier, but they work hard. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that he could just stand there and the ladies will love him and says that it was alright for his first effort. Joshua says that he has a masculine part of him, but it wasn’t that much dancing. He says that the lift was good though. Todd says that he liked the intro, but then it fizzled. He says that Elena needs to be less and put Shannon up front. They get their scores: Todd with a 5, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 16/30.
Next up is Jessica Watson & Damien Samuel. They get into rehearsals and Jessica is not doing a good job with the balance side of things. She wants to have dancing to be on her mind, but she has a busy schedule. She wants to show that she can do this. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that says that for someone who is so independent, she was so vulnerable and says that she could be an actress even. He says that it was beautiful. Helen says that she looked glamorous and says that it was a safe dance. Todd says that there is something sweet about her, but she has a lot of work to do. She says that the execution was good, but she needs to work on it. They get their scores: Todd with a 6, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 6. Total score of 18/30.
Up next are Vogue Williams & Christopher Page. They get into rehearsals and Vogue is too busy having fun. However, she is struggling to see herself as a sexy person. She finds it difficult to nail the dance moves. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that her dance wasn’t great and says that there was no spice. He says that she needs to find the girl to get the knickers off. Helen says that the worst are over and says that she needs to finish things off. Joshua says that she was sexy when she walked down in the beginning and felt that she will grow. They get their scores: Todd with a 4, Helen with a 5 and Joshua with a 5. Total score of 14/30. The lowest of the night!
Zoe Cramond & Aric Yegudkin is next. They get into rehearsals and she says that she feels like a little kid and says that she is trying to learn the routine without any problems. Aric pushes her to do more and he says that the performance aspect is important. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Helen says that was lovely and she has lovely smooth movement, but she could have extended a little bit. Joshua says that was great and says that the choreography was beautiful and says that it was the best of the night. Todd says that it was great and she raised her bar high already. They get their scores: Todd with a 9, Helen with a 9 and Joshua with a 9. Total score of 27/30. The best of the night!
Up next are Brendan Fevola & Jessica Raffa. They get into rehearsals and Jessica isn’t used to be dancing with someone as tall as Brendan. He says that they are going to see a different side of him and says that he needs to get more into the dance. He says that he lives his life for his kids and says that his three girls are happy. Dancing the Viennese Waltz, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Joshua says that he can dance and says that he wants him to work on his posture more. Helen says that she was pleasantly surprised and says that his height needs to work. Todd says that Jess did a great job with the choreography and the lift was great. They get their scores: Todd with a 7, Helen with a 6 and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 20/30.
Last for the night is Kerri-Anne Kennerley & Carmelo Pizzino. They get into rehearsals and she is happy that Carmelo is patient. She tries to get the dance moves and Kerri-Anne says that she is going to have to push hard and she resists a little bit of Carmelo’s leading. Dancing the Cha-Cha, they come out and dance. They go to the judges and Todd says that she is a cougar and says that it was great. He says that it was exciting and says that she handled it well. Helen says that she must have been the most nervous and says that she knows how to use her figure. Joshua says that it was great and says that she is a big threat. They get their scores: Todd with an 8, Helen with a 7and Joshua with a 7. Total score of 22/30. That’s it for the dances and Zoe & Aric are at the Top and Vogue & Christopher are at the Bottom.
Written By David Sibert
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