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Former Dancing With the Stars creation pro Cheryl Burke criticized creation pro-turned-judge Derek Hough’s precocious scores during the show’s play 33 semifinals.
By Rachel McRady Nov 22, 2024 7:38 PMTags
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Cheryl Burke isn’t impressed with Derek Hough’s moves astatine the Dancing With the Stars judges table.
The erstwhile creation pro gave a elaborate recap of the semifinal occurrence of play 33 of the deed dancing contention amusement connected her Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans podcast’s Nov. 20 episode. During the episode, Burke ranked each couple’s performances earlier seeing what judges Hough, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba scored.
“I’m shocked astatine Derek’s scores, particularly tonight,” Burke noted of Hough. “Being the main caput judge, you’re expected to telephone retired method erstwhile you spot it, and present this is doubly wherever he’s turned a unsighted oculus to it.”
One circumstantial lawsuit she noticed was aft contestant Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson’s foxtrot dance.
“I’m a small shocked astir Derek’s comments astir however it was 1 of the champion foxtrots of each clip and that his framework should beryllium successful a museum, erstwhile intelligibly it wasn’t a cleanable frame,” she continued. “It wasn’t perfect. I’m beauteous definite immoderate ballroom coach, justice oregon adjudicator would agree. There’s nary sentiment erstwhile it comes to frame. It’s either close oregon it’s wrong.”
She continued to telephone retired Hough, adding, “Derek is conscionable giving everyone 10s tonight.”
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Conversely, Burke disagreed with a azygous 10 being handed retired to immoderate of the 5 finalists, which see Joey, Chandler Kinney, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Danny Amendola.
“I gave nary 10s, not adjacent adjacent to it due to the fact that nary 1 deserved it,” she said. “And I’m not being antagonistic oregon bitter. It’s conscionable however I spot it.”
E! News has reached retired to Hough for remark connected Burke’s comments and has not heard back.
Adding that the semifinals typically have something special, Burke added, “Because radical are warring and giving everything they have. And I conscionable didn’t consciousness that tonight, but for Ilona.”
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Brooks Nader
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Eric Roberts
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Joey Graziadei
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Tori Spelling
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Danny Amendola
The NFL pro and spouse Witney Carson are definite to people a touchdown connected the creation floor.
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Dwight Howard
The NBA prima is hoping to basal caput and shoulders supra the contention with spouse Daniella Karagach.
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Stephen Nedoroscik
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Phaedra Parks
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Jenn Tran
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