Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance Jive on Dancing with the Stars 19 (VIDEO)
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy danced Jive on Dancing with the Stars 19 on Monday, September 15, 2014.
Music was "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj.
OMG, Mona from Pretty Little Liars is back from the dead on DWTS! Is this heaven or hell? Val said that they have a natural chemistry -- it must be heaven.
The judges thought the routine was a bit all over the place at times, but commended them for doing a good job for a tough dance like the Jive on Week 1.
"The kicks were a little out of control," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
"The jive is tough dance for Week 1," said head judge Len Goodman. "It was sharp and clean. A little bit untidy on occasions."
"You are 100% a performer," said judge Julianne Hough.
"Spicy hot chili of a girl," said judge Bruno Tonioli. "Naughty. I thought I was seeing JLo. You sold it, so sexy, I like sexy."
The judges gave them a total score of 29.
After the dance, Janel Parrish said: "Val said I had the swag of his grandma."
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Watch the full performance video of Janel Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "The kicks were a little out of control" | 7 | |
| Len Goodman: "The jive is tough dance for Week 1" | 7 | |
| Julianne Hough: "You are 100% a performer" | 7 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "Spicy hot chili of a girl" | 8 | |
| Total Score: | 29 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "Omigosh I just love this couple! Mona slayed. Val is hot. I love it! Hopefully the PLL fans vote every week for them as I'd love to see more of this. Again, they can improve as the weeks go by so even with the low score, they can only go up." | ||
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.”