'DWTS': Which celebrity went home and the power of nostalgic dances
'Dancing' contestant Kim Fields became the most recent participant to base a dance on one of her most famous projects. These routines often win over audience members by appealing to their nostalgia.
'Dancing' contestant Kim Fields became the most recent participant to base a dance on one of her most famous projects. These routines often win over audience members by appealing to their nostalgia.
The newest episode of the hit ABC reality competition 鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥� had contestants performing a routine about a memorable year in their lives, with contestant Mischa Barton of 鈥淭he O.C.鈥� eventually being sent home.聽
Ms. Barton and dancer Artem Chigvintsev performed a samba to the Miley Cyrus song 鈥淧arty in the USA鈥� and received a score of 18.聽
Nyle DiMarco, the deaf 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Next Top Model鈥� winner, and his partner Peta Murgatroyd got the highest score of any of the contestants, 25, after performing a tango to the Owl City song 鈥淰erge.鈥�
Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris and dancer Lindsay Arnold also did well after performing a waltz to Morris鈥檚 group Boyz II Men performing 鈥淭he Star-Spangled Banner,鈥� which Boyz II Men performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Mr. Morris and Ms. Arnold received a score of 24.
Martial artist Paige VanZant and her partner Mark Ballas performed a pasodoble to the Jorge Quintero song 鈥�300 Violin Orchestra.鈥� Ms. VanZant and Mr. Ballas tied with 鈥淔uller House鈥� actress Jodie Sweetin and Keo Motsepe, who also received a score of 23 after performing a foxtrot to the song 鈥淩ise Up,鈥� performed by Andra Day.聽
Contestant Kim Fields, who acted on the 1980s sitcom 鈥淭he Facts of Life,鈥� received a score of 22 with her partner Sasha Farber after performing a foxtrot to the 鈥淔acts鈥� theme song.聽
Participants on 鈥淒ancing鈥� often create performances that reference one of their most famous projects, with Ms. Fields being the latest example. During his time on "Dancing," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air鈥� actor Alfonso Ribeiro, the season鈥檚 eventual winner, performed a dance known as the Carlton that he often did on 鈥淧rince." When 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� actor Billy Dee Williams was a contestant on the show, he performed a dance that was set to the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� theme.聽
These routines invoke nostalgia and are often well-received by audiences. 鈥淗e and partner Witney Carson 鈥� completely brought down the house,鈥� USA Today writer Chris Chase wrote of Mr. Ribeiro performing his famous routine, while Vulture writer Nate Jones called Ribeiro and Carson's performance "charming as heck."