Tonight on ABC the glitz and the glamor returns to the ballroom as Dancing With The Stars returns for the ninth episode of the 23rd season. Laurie Hernandez & her professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy took the stage tonight and danced the Argentine Tango for their Showstoppers night dance “Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago.”
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The six remaining celebrities will dance two show-stopping dances – one from some of the hottest Broadway musicals, and a second where they are paired up for a “Team-Up Challenge”. At the end of the night, one couple will be eliminated.
Judges comments on Laurie Hernandez’s DWTS Season 23 week 9 Argentine Tango:
The final couple to dance a Showstopper tonight are Laurie Hernandez and Val Chmerovskiy. Laurie and Val are dancing the Argentine Tango from the hit Broadway show “Chicago.” Afterward, the judges share their thoughts on the performance.
Julianne: I think the best part is that even you look shocked. You walked over here, like what just happened? You looks absolutely stunning, this was the perfect dance for you to use your strengths, your flexibility, and your power. I am literally speechless.
Bruno: You little delinquent, you are guilty of killing the Tango! You have the flexibility of a rubber band but the precision of a laser. You defied gravity and stuck to him like Velcro.Carrie Ann: I am speechless too, tonight I really saw Laurie the gymnast, you were working Val like he was a vault, a balance
Carrie Ann: I am speechless too, tonight I really saw Laurie the gymnast, you were working Val like he was a vault, a balance beam, and a bar!
Idina: There really isn’t much to say other than don’t worry about being sexy – sexy is you. Sexy is being confident and beautiful person that you are, you are that. I just want to know, what is more nerve-racking, to be on the balance beam or to be here?
Judges scores: Bruno: 10 Julianne: 10 Carrie Ann: 10 Idina: 10 Total 40/40 – Vote for Laurie Hernandez & Valentin Chmerkovskiy #TeamValaur at 1-800-868-3407.
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