Get your popcorn ready, because tonight is “story night” on week 3 of Dancing with the Stars. We’ll see a sizzling mix of latin ballroom and one waltz, with each of the dances embodying a personal story of the celebrity contestant. It’s interesting to note that 5 of the 10 couples are dancing a rumba. As Jennifer Lopez’s character said in the movie Shall We Dance, the rumba is a “vertical expression of a horizontal wish.” That means these rumbas will be personal stories of a romantic and sexy nature!
So who is dancing what? Here is the breakdown along with some tidbits collected from the contestant Twitter pages:
Wendy & Tony: fox trot; No word on their story but there is a Facebook campaign to get Wendy on Saturday Night Live. Hey, it worked for Betty White.
Petra & Dmitri: waltz; Tsunami survivor Petra says her story is one of going from sad to strong.
Kirstie & Maks: rumba; Maks revealed that their rumba is based on sad and somewhat dramatic story from Kirstie’s life. Read Mak’s TV Guide blog here. Anxious to see how they top last week's big kiss finish!
Hines & Kim: samba; no comment yet on the story behind their dance, but get ready for some sexy samba moves from this hot couple.
Kendra & Louis: rumba; Kendra says her dance will be a power of love story. During rehearsal, Kendra decides to restrict her ladylike behavior to just one day a week from now on. Check out the video of their rehearsal.
Chris & Cheryl: rumba; Chris says his dance will express his (entire) life story.
Sugar Ray & Anna: paso doble; I am going to go on limb here and say the story here is Sugar Ray’s career. We can draw a parallel of the boxing ring to the bullfighting ring, as the paso doble is based on music that is played during a bullfight.
Ralph & Karina: rumba; Though they haven't said much about the story, my guess is it has something to do with Ralph's recently celebrated 24th wedding anniversary. While thumbing through their Twitter pages, I came across a link to a video Karina posted for an inside look at their rehearsal.
Romeo & Chelsie: rumba; No deets on the story, but the question is, while dancing a sexy rumba, will Romeo be able to keep his shirt on? Check out Wendy’s DWTS video diary featuring a shirtless Romeo.
Chelsea & Mark: cha cha cha; Mum’s the word thus far on their story. But, does it matter? Are you as excited as I am to see what Mark whips up after last week’s jive drama? Mark is sure to treat us to another masterpiece and let’s just hope the judges get it right this time.
Dancing with the Stars Season 12 week 3 airs tonight, Monday April 4 at 8 p.m. (EST) on ABC.
