Dancing with the Stars Premiere Night

The first night of dancing begun with the reigning champion Cheryl Burke and her new partner, Ian Ziering. After every dance, the judges gave their ratings.

Here is the breakdown from highest to lowest.

1. John Fatone and Kym Johnson



Scores:
Carrie Ann:8
Len: 8
Bruno 8
Total 24 Rank 1

John Fatone danced Travolta-like. Len likes his sense of humor while Carrie Ann commented that it was well done. Bruno said, it's faaantastic.

2. Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovsiy


Scores:
Carrie Ann:7
Len: 8
Bruno 8
Total 23 Rank 2

For a lady boxer, Laila is beautiful said Carrie Ann and Bruno agreed that she was oozing with sex appeal.


3. Ian Ziering and Cheryl Burke

Celebrity: Ian Ziering-
Professional: Cheryl Burke
Scores:
Carrie Ann:7
Len: 7
Bruno 7
Total 21 Rank 3

It is still early to tell but Cheryl may work miracles to make Ian a competitor for the championship. As long as he has the fighting spirit of Emmett Smith, Cheryl may retain her crown as a champion. Her objective is not only to bring home the bacon but to make her partner the best dancer in the competition.

4. Ohno and Julianne Hough


Scores:
Carrie Ann:7
Len: 7
Bruno 7
Total 21 Rank 3


5. Paulina Porizkova and Alec Mazo



Scores:
Carrie Ann:6
Len: 6
Bruno 7
Total 19 Rank 4

6. Shandi Finnessey+Brian Fortuna


Scores:
Carrie Ann:6
Len: 6
Bruno 7
Total 19 Rank 5


Len said that Shandi was aggressive while Bruno suggested that she should point the foot.
Dancing Partners number 9

7. Heather Mills+Jonathan Roberts


Scores:
Carrie Ann:6
Len: 6
Bruno 6
Total 18 Rank 6

The dancer with a prosthetic leg. How would her divorce court battle affect her popularity among the Beatle fans?

8. John Ratzenberger+Edyta Sliwinski



Scores:
Carrie Ann:6
Len: 5
Bruno 6
Total 17 Rank 7

Carrie Ann said it was surprisingly good while Len commented that it was a disaster. John is the oldest dancer for this season. He should win the hearts of the senior citizens like Springer and George Hamilton.

9. Clyde Drexler+Elena Grinenko


Scores:
Carrie Ann:6
Len:5
Bruno 5
Total 16 Rank 8

The tallest dancer in the group, Clyde is 6' 7". Len refused to comment while Bruno tried to encourage him and forget the height issue.

10. Leeza Gibbons+Dovolani


Scores:
Carrie Ann:5
Len: 5
Bruno 5
Total 15 Rank 9

Leeza was stiff. Period.

11. Billy Ray Cyrus+Karina Smirnoff

Scores:
Carrie Ann:5
Len: 4
Bruno 4
Total 13 Rank

I see trouble brewing with these partners. They got the lowest score since Bill Ray seemed not to be dancing despite the hours spent by Karina to teach him. And to think, he became popular because of that dancingest song/tune Achy, Breaky Heart. One more thing was, Billy Ray yanked off Karina's mullet wig for whatever purpose he had in mind.








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