The Dancing With the Stars season 34 premiere threw Us a number of curveballs as the newest group of celebs and professionals formally hit the ballroom ground.
The primary shakeup got here hours earlier than the Tuesday, September 16, broadcast started, with choose Carrie Ann Inaba revealing through 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 easy methods to set of a brand new season of Dancing With the Stars! … It's nice to have all of you at house becoming a member of us within the ballroom and fantastic to see our judges. Effectively, 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 proper foot with a high-energy salsa set to a Beyoncé hit. “It's completely completely different while you're flipping on a four-inch piece of wooden than attempting to associate dance,” Chiles admitted in her rehearsal bundle, “however I'm prepared for it.”
Decide Derek Hough praised Chiles' “implausible” flips and tips, however he additionally informed the pair to “maintain the integrity” of Latin dance sooner or later. The previous professional later delivered a PSA about how dances will probably be scored this season.
“The scoring tonight, simply be aware, it is perhaps a little bit decrease than you're anticipating as a result of there's a protracted strategy to go,” he defined. “It is a marathon. We wish to provide you with 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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