Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars Premiere Recap: Everyone Seemed to Get Their Groove Back
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Viewers reunited with the air-brushed tans, sequins, fringe and familiar faces tonight as the premiere kicked off with what is sure to be one of the most competitive seasons ever!
However, there were a few changes. The judges were now able to give half points and the dancers had three weeks to prepare for tonight as opposed to two days. So was it beyond incredible?
No more Maksim Chmerkovskiy?!
Let's get straight to what happened...
Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson: "What was good has gotta be great, and what was great, has to be exceptional," judge Len Goodman, who loved watching their cha-cha, was so kind to remind us. The show openers left with a total of 20.5.
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough: This former winner may have retired from gymnastics, but her competitive spirit lives on now through dance. With spectacular foxtrot technique, Shawn and Derek showed us "what All-Star season is all about," as Carrie Ann Inaba put it, and tallied a score of 22.
Ouch! Gilles already has a DWTS injury!
Sabrina Bryan and Louis Van Amstel: This fan-favorite felt the pressure to perform a perfect cha-cha tonight, and boy did she! "You came with a fire under your boot-ay," Inaba commented, but added that sometimes Sabrina can "overdance." This duo got 22.5.
Hélio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower: It may have been a while since this guy took on the dance floor, but not much as changed. Goodman said their foxtrot was a "joy to watch," and the pair scored a 21.5.
Pamela Anderson and Tristan Macmanus: Put together a former Baywatch babe and a guy with an accent like that and you get a pretty hot combo, but unfortunately, their cha-cha fell flat. "There wasn't enough work there for me to praise you," Bruno Tonioli told them. They ultimately got a 17.
