For the first time in my life I deliberately turned on the TV when I got home from gym to watch Dancing with the Stars.
… Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, at 16, the youngest competitor ever on “DWTS,†quickly stepped out as a front runner, scoring 23 out of 30 points in her first dance with partner Mark Ballas.
The two took on the waltz and the teen showed off smooth arm lines and fancy footing that impressed the judges.“I was truly moved,†a close-to-tears judge Carrie Ann Inaba said after the pair’s first dance. “You have the power to move people with your dancing… You’re very dynamic when you perform, Shawn.â€
But it was a non-athlete who took home the evening’s highest score during the season opener – “Sex and the City’s†man-candy, Gilles Marini. …
read more – Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini Take Flight During ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season Opener
See the video clip linked from the KCRG news site.
She will get through easily to the next round. Bookmaker.com has Shawn the favourite before the first show aired.
You can also vote online by logging in to their ABC TV DWTS voting page. Bookmark it if you want to keep voting through the upcoming rounds.
Personally, I’d like to see the eccentric but likeable billionaire Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak go far, as well.
Alan Abrahamson on Olympic Insider advises Shawn “go have FUN” and points out …
… If Shawn does well on “Stars,†she’d be out in L.A. until May. No way that would allow time to prepare for the 2009 world championships, in October in London. So this year is already probably gone. …
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