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Season Twenty Nine of ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ premiered on September 14, 2020 with fifteen new celebrities. Two time Olympian Johnny Weir was one of those celebrities, paired with first year pro Britt Stewart. They danced a Cha-Cha to ‘Buttons’, and received scores of 6/6/6 = 18.
There was no elimination Week One.
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WEEK TWO on Tuesday September 22, 2020 Johnny and Britt danced a Tango to ‘Poker Face’, a song that Johnny skated to several years ago. Again they received scores of 6/6/6 = 18.
Basketball legend Charles Oakley and pro Emma Slater were eliminated Week Two.
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September 28, 2020 was Disney Night on the show. Johnny and Britt danced a Rumba to ‘Reflection’ from ‘Mulan’. They received scores of 8/8/8 = 24.
Animal activist Carole Baskin and her partner Pasha were eliminated.
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WEEK FOUR took place on October 5, 2020. Johnny and Britt danced a Jive to ‘Crocodile Rock’. They received scores of 8/8/8 = 24.
This was a fun jive and a signal that Johnny was comfortable with what he was doing. I personally loved this dance.
Actress Anne Heche and her partner Keo Motsepe were eliminated.
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WEEK FIVE, also 80’s Night, took place on October 13, 2020. Johnny and Britt danced the first Contemporary dance of the season to ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ by Bonnie Tyler. They received scores of 10/10/9 (Bruno), for a total of 29 points.
This dance was beautiful, and darn Bruno with his nine!
The team eliminated this week was actor Jesse Metcalfe and his partner Sharna Burgess.
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WEEK SIX took place on October 19, 2020. Johnny and Britt danced a Salsa to ‘On the Floor’ by Jennifer Lopez. After the previous week’s high for Johnny and Britt, this week was somewhat of a low. They scored a total of 22 and ended up in the bottom two for the week. Two of the judges chose to save them, while one chose to save Vernon and Peta.
This wasn’t my favorite dance from them, and I didn’t care for Johnny’s costume, but it really was not that bad, in my opinion.
The team eliminated this week was former NFL player Vernon Davis and his partner Peta Murgatroyd.
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WEEK SEVEN on October 26, 2020 was another theme night: Villains Night. The celebrities were cast as villains. Johnny and Britt danced a Viennese Waltz to ‘Creep’ with Johnny cast as a vampire. It was a strong comeback from the previous week with scores of 9/9/9 = 27.
This was brilliant, and Johnny was in character. The smoke was a little distracting, but it could easily have been a 30.
The team eliminated this week was cheer coach Monica Aldama and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
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WEEK EIGHT on November 2, 2020 was scheduled to be a double elimination with each team dancing two dances. However, TV Host Jeannie Mai was rushed to the hospital prior to the show, and she and her partner Brandon Armstrong were forced to withdraw. Johnny and Britt danced a Foxtrot to ‘Wonder’ by Shawn Mendes. Their scores were 9/9/9 = 27.
The second dances were relays set up in groups of three. Johnny’s group had only two due to Jeannie Mai’s withdrawal: himself and actress Justina Machado and her partner Sasha Farber. Their relay was a Viennese Waltz judged by Derek Hough. Johnny and Britt were awarded three bonus points to make their total 30.
The team eliminated this week was actress/reality show star Chrishell Stause and her pro partner Gleb Savchenko.
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WEEK NINE was yet another theme night: Icons Night. Each celebrity was to choose an icon to dedicate their performance to. The teams were also expected to dance twice, except for ‘Catfishing’ host Nev Schulman and his partner Jenna Johnson who received a bye due to their season cumulative point total, but were awarded three bonus points.
Johnny and Britt danced a Quickstep to ‘Valerie’ by Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson. Amy Winehouse was the icon. One judge remarked it was the best Quickstep they’d seen. They received scores of 10/10/10 = 30.
Their second dance was a Jive dance off to ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ with Johnny and Britt against Backstreet Boy AJ McLean and his pro partner Cheryl Burke. AJ and Cheryl won the Dance Off.
Incredibly, even with a perfect score on their Quickstep, Johnny and Britt landed in the bottom two with AJ and Cheryl. Derek chose to save AJ and Cheryl, while Bruno and Carrie Ann chose to save Johnny and Britt. AJ and Cheryl were eliminated while Johnny and Britt moved on to the semi-finals.
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WEEK TEN was also a double elimination as well as the Semi-Finals. The competition was down to six teams, with four moving on to the Finale. Each team was once again expected to dance two dances: one to a style they hadn’t performed to yet, the other a ‘redemption’ to a style they had struggled with during the season. The redemption dance would be chosen by one of the judges who would then assist the team in working on the dance.
Johnny and Britt’s mentor was Carrie Ann Inaba, and she chose the Salsa as their redemption dance. They danced a Salsa to ‘X’ by the Jonas Brothers Feauturing Karol G. They received scores of 9/9/9 = 27.
Their new style was a Jazz dance to ‘I Lived’ by One Republic. Derek Hough said he’d like to give it an 11. They received 10/10/10 = 30. I wrote about this in my previous blog ‘Johnny Weir’s DWTS Journey Ends With Semi-Final Appearance’. Johnny and Britt were the first team eliminated, and Skai and Alan were the second team eliminated.
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The finale of Season 29 of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ took place on November 23, 2020.
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All of Johnny and Britt’s dances may be viewed via the official ‘Dancing With the Stars’ channel on YouTube, via the HULU streaming service, or at the ABC.com DWTS webpage. Elimination videos and opening segments may also be viewed via these sources.
Full episodes of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ may be viewed via the HULU streaming service, or at the ABC.com DWTS webpage. Full episodes contain the pieces before the dances, and the teams receiving their scores after the dances, as well as special openings and other segments.
Please visit the Weirlandia Facebook page, Johnny Weir’s Official Facebook Page, Britt Stewart’s Instagram page, Johnny’s Instagram page, or Johnny’s official website for more information on Britt and Johnny’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ journey.
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