Paris native D.J. Pierce, and his drag counterpart, Shangela, will proceed to bounce with the celebs subsequent week after tying with actress Selma Blair for sixth place on this week’s episode of “Dancing With the Stars“ on Disney+. The episode celebrated all issues Disney with music from quite a lot of the studio’s productions.
Throughout rehearsal together with his associate, Gleb Savchenko, Pierce was stunned by a go to from his good friend and mentor — and former landlady — movie and tv actress Jenifer Lewis. Lewis would later sing “Dig a Little Deeper,” from Disney’s “The Princess and The Frog,” a movie she was a part of, as Shangela carried out a Charleston to the track.
“I really feel like I’m simply waking up from the dream that happened Monday evening,” stated Pierce by way of electronic mail Tuesday. “To go from being Jenifer Lewis’s assistant to now performing alongside her on a stage like that is fairly thoughts blowing. I’m simply so grateful for this second.”
The present’s judges referred to as the efficiency “so, so good,” and praised Pierce’s “zest for all times.” Head decide Len Goodman stated it was “stuffed with content material, stuffed with power and I’m stuffed with reward.”
The panel of judges gave the couple 4 eights for the dance, totaling the best rating but for the drag queen/actor/actuality TV host. After laughingly calling out co-host Aphonso Ribeiro for mispronouncing “Shangela,” Pierce gave a shout-out to his household in Paris,Texas.
TV weatherman Sam Champion, who scored 25 out of 40 factors with a Paso Doble to “The Best Present,” was eradicated on the finish of the episode, leaving 12 contestants nonetheless within the operating.
The following spherical is to be a two-night occasion dwell streamed on Disney+ on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m., every evening. The primary night can be a have a look at the lives and histories of the contestants and Tuesday’s present can be Promenade Night time, plus a dance marathon.
