Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance Foxtrot on Dancing with the Stars 19 (VIDEO)
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy danced Foxtrot on Dancing with the Stars 19 on Monday, September 22, 2014.
Music was "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.
The judges loved the dance but noted some issues with Janel's shoulders.
"This week you gave us effortless elegance," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "That was close to perfect."
"You can really dance," said head judge Len Goodman.
"That wasn't really a traditional foxtrot," said judge Julianne Hough. "But I loved it."
"You can call me anytime you want," said judge Bruno Tonioli. "For me it was almost perfect."
The judges gave them a total score of 34.
After the dance, Janel Parrish said: "It felt really good. I like the tough love."
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Watch the full performance video of Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "This week you gave us effortless elegance" | 9 | |
| Len Goodman: "You can really dance" | 8 | |
| Julianne Hough: "That wasn't really a traditional foxtrot" | 8 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "For me it was almost perfect" | 9 | |
| Total Score: | 34 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "Another great dance from Janel and Val. I really like this couple! I hope they go far. I can't believe that I'm rooting for Mona now, hahaha. Amazing. Go Val!" | ||
About Janel Parrish
Born in Hawaii, Janel started her career with a love for music. She entered and won a statewide singing contest at age 6 and soon followed that with being cast in the National Touring Company and Broadway Company of “Les Miserables” as Little Cosette. It wasn’t long before Janel’s Broadway experience and recognition led to acting auditions in Hollywood. While studying acting, Janel continued to train vocally, eventually adding piano to her repertoire. She also began writing her own music, which led to becoming the lead singer in a 3 girl pop group called “Impulse” as well as a recording deal with Geffen Records.
Currently, Janel can be seen as “Mona” in the top-rated ABC Family TV series, “Pretty Little Liars.” For her role she won the “Choice TV Villain” award at the 2012 and 2013 Teen Choice Awards as well as a TV Guide Award nomination. Her love of musical theater also remains. In 2012, Parrish returned to her theater roots in Over the Moon Productions' intimate presentation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Spring Awakening” as Anna. In 2014, she hit the stage in “For the Record: Baz Luhrmann” as well as “For the Record: Tarantino.” Other television credits include “Drop Dead Diva,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Heroes”, “Gepetto,” “Baywatch,” “The O’Keefe’s,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Zoey 101,” “True Jackson, VP,” and “The O.C.” She has also graced the big screen starring in feature films such as “Bratz: The Movie,” “One Kine Day” and “Knots.”