Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance Samba on the Finals (VIDEO)
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy danced Samba on Dancing with the Stars 19 The Finals on Monday, November 24, 2014.
Music was "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" by Celia Cruz.
This was their judges choice dance of the night. Selected by Julianne.
Janel was battling through injury and Pretty Little Liars filming all week during rehearsals.
"You are a warrior dancer," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
"I did not see any mistakes with the turns," said head judge Len Goodman.
"You got this girl," said judge Julianne Hough.
"Are you feeling hot at home -- I feel hot in here," said judge Bruno Tonioli.
The judges gave them a total score of 37.
After the dance, Janel Parrish said: "I need to ice after this."
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Watch the full performance video of Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "You are a warrior dancer" | 9 | |
| Len Goodman: "I did not see any mistakes with the turns" | 10 | |
| Julianne Hough: "You got this girl" | 9 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "Are you feeling hot at home -- I feel hot in here" | 9 | |
| Total Score: | 37 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "Again, so good. Love them both!" | ||
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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.”