Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance Samba (VIDEO)
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy danced Samba on Dancing with the Stars 19 Pitbull Night on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Music was "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" by Celia Cruz.
Val was uncomfortable that Janel was gone for one week during the Partner Switch-Up last week.
"I'm always amazed at you," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "You are a phenomenal performer."
"I just didn't feel the passion," said guest judge Pitbull to many boos from the audience.
"It was almost a competition routine," said judge Julianne Hough.
"That is how you corner the market on hot latinas," said judge Bruno Tonioli.
The judges gave them a total score of 33.
After the dance, Janel Parrish said: "I felt it. I always feel passionate with Val. He even waxed."
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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 phenomenal performer." | 8 | |
| Pitbull: "I just didn't feel the passion." | 7 | |
| Julianne Hough: "It was almost a competition routine." | 9 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "That is how you corner the market on hot latinas." | 9 | |
| Total Score: | 33 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "This was amazing. Janel and Val are perfect together. Boo to Pitbull!" | ||
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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.”