welcome to part two, and up first now are Van Hansis & Dianne Buswell
VT: my name is Van Hansis, you might know me best as Luke Snyder from soap series As The World Turns, one of the first ever gay couples on that series i was also part of, i am happy to be paired up with Dianne, she seems fun, fresh, chill, Dianne: we are dancing cha cha cha to evacuate the dancefloor by cascada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68j28KQaik
Performance: lovely vibrant, modernized version of cha cha, good hip action throughout, yes this was nice from Van & Dianne
Bruno: 7
Carrie: 8
Julianne: 8
Michael: 7
total; 30
Judges: Bruno praised Dianne for bringing some modern new innovative touch to the cha cha, Carrie thought Van looked like a pro dancer, Julianne & Michael both said this was a good first dance
Nickytorium: Van is overjoyed by feedback and scores, Dianne already looking forward to next week
dancing next are Robin Antin & Brandon Armstrong
VT: i am Robin Antin, founder of Pussycat dolls, i also have worked as choreographer, songwriter for multiple other dance artists, Brandon: we are dancing to one of your girls their biggest hits a foxtrot to don't cha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNSxNsr4wmA
Performance: this was a bit of a miss, no match song/dance wise, lack of rise and fall, however it was a pleasant to watch performance
Bruno: 4
Carrie: 6
Julianne: 5
Michael: 5
total; 20
Judges: all 4 had something to say on the weird choice of music for the type of dance but they forgive her a bit since it is only week 1
Nickytorium: Robin said it could've been better, Brandon said she did a good job for week 1
dancing next Bobby Brown and Anna Trebunskaya
VT: my name is Bobby Brown, you might've heard of my music, if not then because of my relationship with Whitney Houston, Anna: we're dancing cha cha cha to how will i know by Whitney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-hY-hlhBg
Performance: Anna throwing in all the gimmicky props she could've found, one big novelty performance, technically this was decent as disco but bad as cha cha cha, also as controversial as he is, they also did one ILLEGAL LIFT near the end
Bruno: 5
Carrie: 5
Julianne: 5
Michael: 4
total; 19
Judges: not much to say here, apart from Bruno's antics who had to bring up Bobby's skills as performer, but not technically precise or perfect, and they ignored the illegal lift
Nickytorium: Bobby laughs most of low scores off by saying he didn't dance in like so many years, Anna already said she has best time of her life (even more than with Carson Kressley)
dancing next it are Opal Tometi and Val Chmerkovsky
VT: hi i am Opal Tometi, i've gathered international fame as co-founder of Black Lives Matter movement, i'm also a book author, Val: we're dancing cha cha to on my way by sheppard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcY9XnNA92A
Performance: Opal starts off being carried around by Val, when dancing eventually starts it isn't bad at all, however everything feels bland, not much character from her in this first performance
Bruno: 4
Carrie: 5
Julianne: 4
Michael: 5
total; 18
Judges: some of comments from all 4 were her being bit lazy in execution of hip action, armography, loads of work needs to be done etc
Nickytorium: Opal had a good time on her first routine, she did remember the steps and that is more importantly what Val also said
dancing next it is LaDanian Tomlinson and Witney Carson
VT: i'm LaDanian Tomlinson, a NFL Hall of Fame star, Witney: we're dancing foxtrot to eso beso that kiss by paul anka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tTUqh8q0bE
Performance: decent glamorous stylish classy foxtrot, lots of swing, sway, LaDanian proves to be very charismatic, can see him do well in the public vote also for a quite tall guy lots of muscles this is very neatly performed
Bruno: 7
Carrie: 8
Julianne: 8
Michael: 9
total; 32
Nickytorium: LaDanian happy about the scores of course, Witney wanted to add he did make mistakes in dress rehearsal but there weren't any mistakes now
dancing next Kelsey Chow and Sasha Farber
VT: i am teen actress Kelsey Chow, you might know me from Pair of Kings as Mikayla, and tons of other Disney channel movies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVvkjuEAwgU
Performance: Kelsey being dressed as a real Disney princess, neat footwork, good romance storyline too
Bruno: 8
Carrie: 7
Julianne: 6
Michael: 6
total; 27
Nickytorium: Kelsey said it was a fairytale dream this first routine, very wonderful what she loved, Sasha is also proud of her
dancing next John Kerry and Ekaterina Leonova
VT: my name is John Kerry, you know from presidential election one time, when i was up against George W Bush, i think people must be thinking like ''what is this old bloke gonna do foolishly sign up for this show'' well am a lifelong fan and this is my chance to finally dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRXx6U8ABQ
Performance: a true Ekaterina choreo at best, even though he was flatfooted here and there, he did get most of the cha cha steps correct, it was set around election campaign
Bruno: 4
Carrie: 5
Julianne: 3
Michael: 5
total; 17
Nickytorium: John is amazed how well he did get through the steps, he thanks Ekaterina for being a great mentor already, and cannot wait for next week
4 couples left to dance, dancing next Marg Helgenberger and Pasha Pashkov
VT: Marg: you know me best as Catherine Willows on CSI, and from my role in Under the Dome, Pasha: cha cha cha to lullaby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghSQz2BcDQU
Performance: in the ''CSI Lab'' with all honesty it is decently performed, technically this was middle of the road
Bruno: 6
Carrie: 5
Julianne: 6
Michael: 6
total; 23
Nickytorium: both are pleased with their first performance
dancing next it's Leo Howard and Sharna Burgess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFI2gJSuwA
Performance: some martial arts gimmicky moves, which you can get away with on week 1 and only in week 1 probably too, this was chill, laidback, cool
Bruno: 7
Carrie: 7
Julianne: 7
Michael: 7
total; 28
Nickytorium: Leo apologizes for those martial arts gimmicks, but he was glad everyone found it nice
dancing next Christine Elise and Artem Chigvintsev
VT: Christine i am from 90210, looking forward to this foxtrot with Artem, Artem: our song is freedom by Kygo and Zak Abel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFY8lJhm0A
Performance: proper foxtrot content, well performed, Christine has finalist potential
Bruno: 8
Carrie: 9
Julianne: 8
Michael: 8
total; 33
Nickytorium: Christine said she is in love with foxtrot now, Artem is pleased how she has picked up on correct technique so fast
last to perform are Kendrick Nunn and Lindsay Arnold
VT: Kendrick; i am a NBA Star of Miami Heat, Lindsay: we are dancing foxtrot to one night in bangkok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU
Performance: a true showstopper worthy performance, bags of crowdpleasing stuff, technically this was not good in places though
Bruno: 6
Carrie: 6
Julianne: 6
Michael: 6
total; 24
Nickytorium: Kendrick had fun, so did Lindsay with the overall theme in the song