Kellie Pickler: 'DWTS' jazz routine performance well received
On the newest 鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥� episode, contestant Kellie Pickler and her partner Derek Hough performed a jazz routine that seemed to win over the judges and put Pickler and Hough in second place among the contestants.
The dance was set to the song 鈥淟ights鈥� by Ellie Goulding and the set included thin green lights that glowed behind the couple as they performed the routine.
Because there wasn鈥檛 an elimination round during the first week of competition, contestants currently hold a score out of 60 rather than the usual 30, combining the scores of the first two weeks. Pickler and Hough currently stand at 47 out of 60, behind Disney Channel star Zendaya and her partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy, who hold a score of 50 out of 60. However, the two couples earned the same score for the second night with 26 out of 30.聽
鈥�For week two, last week was a spark,鈥� judge Len Goodman to Pickler and Hough. 鈥淭his is a fire. Well done.鈥�
Reviewers of the TV show seemed impressed with Pickler鈥檚 performance as well.
鈥淔ormer 'American Idol' contender-turned-country star Kellie Pickler wowed with a thrilling, futuristic jazz number,鈥� wrote in its recap of the show.
Pickler said in an interview that she鈥檚 feeling more comfortable on the show after initially expressing trepidation.
鈥淧eople are expecting me to be good, and I don鈥檛 know if I am or not,鈥� she had said in an interview, according to . 鈥淚 hope people don鈥檛 have too high of expectations for me, because I鈥檓 not a dancer.鈥�
But in an interview with , a website produced by ABC News, Pickler said she now felt more at ease.
鈥淚 mean, last week was the first show 鈥� so overwhelming,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut I don鈥檛 know, I'm still running on adrenaline. I'm very happy鈥� I'm very thankful鈥� We gotta bring it next week, big time.鈥�
Hough spoke positively of his partner in an interview with the website.
鈥淚 want her to be sensational because she has the capacity to be fantastic,鈥� he said of Pickler.
One of the pairs will be eliminated tonight in the newest 鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥� episode.
