Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess dance Cha Cha Cha on Dancing with the Stars 19 (VIDEO)
Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess danced Cha Cha Cha on Dancing with the Stars 19 on Monday, September 22, 2014.
Music was "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
This was a busy week for Tavis as he was juggling dance rehearsal with a book tour.
"You got all the steps," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
"It needed to be cleaner," said head judge Len Goodman. "It lacked a bit of polish."
"This definitely felt this was your jam," said judge Julianne Hough.
"You got the disco fever going," said judge Bruno Tonioli.
The judges gave them a total score of 28.
After the dance, Tavis Smiley said: "I enjoyed the dance."
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Watch the full performance video of Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess here:
| Judges Scores & Critique | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Ann Inaba: "You got all the steps" | 7 | |
| Len Goodman: "It needed to be cleaner" | 7 | |
| Julianne Hough: "This definitely felt this was your jam" | 7 | |
| Bruno Tonioli: "You got the disco fever going" | 7 | |
| Total Score: | 28 | |
| Rickey's Passing Thoughts: "It's really unfortunate that Tavis is so busy with his job that he is not able to give absolutely 100% for Sharna." | ||
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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley is currently the host of the late-night television talk show “Tavis Smiley” on PBS, as well as “The Tavis Smiley Show” from Public Radio International (PRI). He has authored or co-authored 16 books, including What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America and The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, both of which were New York Times Bestsellers. His latest book, Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year, will be published in September. It examines the widespread assaults on Dr. King’s character, ideology and political tactics in the year leading up to his assassination. Smiley is the founder of the nonprofit Tavis Smiley Foundation, which recently announced a million, four-year campaign called “ENDING POVERTY: America’s Silent Spaces” to alleviate endemic poverty in America. In 2009, TIME magazine named Smiley to its list of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People.” This past April, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.