Not to oversell it, but Adam Rippon’s freestyle on Monday’s “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” finale won’t be like any one you’ve seen the past 25 seasons. At least according to Jenna Johnson. “I think we’re gonna do something no one’s really seen on the show before for our freestyle,” she teased to “Entertainment Tonight.”
Is she just being hyperbolic? Probably. But couples’ freestyles have gotten increasingly packed with bells and whistles since the show allowed supersized freestyles in the all-star 15th season. You can add extra dancers and a bunch of high-tech gadgetry that it’s become more about putting on the biggest show than dancing. Remember the early years when it was just the couple dancing? Sigh.
See ‘Dancing with the Stars: Athletes’ predictions: Adam Rippon will win
Johnson didn’t reveal anything else about the routine, but we do know they are...
Is she just being hyperbolic? Probably. But couples’ freestyles have gotten increasingly packed with bells and whistles since the show allowed supersized freestyles in the all-star 15th season. You can add extra dancers and a bunch of high-tech gadgetry that it’s become more about putting on the biggest show than dancing. Remember the early years when it was just the couple dancing? Sigh.
See ‘Dancing with the Stars: Athletes’ predictions: Adam Rippon will win
Johnson didn’t reveal anything else about the routine, but we do know they are...
- 5/21/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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