Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev dance Jive on Dancing with the Stars 19 (VIDEO)
Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev danced Jive on Dancing with the Stars 19 on Monday, September 22, 2014.
Music was "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Wilson Pickett.
The judges loved the dance and praised Lea for not letting Artem do everything for her.
"The ladies are killing it tonight," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "You are a wild beast." (She fell over her chair).
"That was terrific," said head judge Len Goodman.
"You gave me chills more than one time," said judge Julianne Hough. "You are a hot momma leopard."
"Viva La Lea," said judge Bruno Tonioli. "You have the incandescent appeal of Ann Margaret in her prime."
The judges gave them a total score of 35.
After the dance, Lea Thompson said: "All I can think about was this (her dress) was coming out."
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Watch the full performance video of Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "You are a wild beast" | 9 | |
| Len Goodman: "That was terrific" | 8 | |
| Julianne Hough: "You are a hot momma leopard" | 9 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "You have the incandescent appeal of Ann Margaret in her prime" | 9 | |
| Total Score: | 35 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "I really like this couple. Artem is such a really good teacher and Lea a great student. What a great performance from these two. Woohoo!" | ||
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About Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson is perhaps best known for her role as the various incarnations of Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future I, II, and III (Kid’s Choice Film Actress Award) and as the star of Caroline in the City (People’s Choice Award). Thompson has starred in more than 30 films, 25 television movies, 4 television series, more than 20 ballets, and starred on Broadway in Cabaret. Lea can currently be seen on ABC Family’s Peabody Award winning hit show Switched at Birth, where she acts and directs. Lea’s movie credits include: All the Right Moves, Red Dawn, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, Howard The Duck (star and vocals), Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar; the 2014 Sundance favorite Ping Pong Summer; and soon to be released Left Behind starring Nicolas Cage.
Lea lives in Los Angeles with her husband of twenty-five years, film/television director Howard Deutch, and their two talented daughters, Madelyn and Zoey, along with many dogs, fish, horses, chickens, a cat, tortoise, and parrot. She supports and often performs for breast cancer, mental health, and Alzheimer’s charities. Lea is currently in pre-production on The Year of Spectacular Men, a film written by her daughter Madelyn Deutch, and is writing her first book of essays