DWTS Judge Defends Jenna Dewan & Julia Stiles Against ‘Unfair’ Advantage Backlash
Inaba said ballroom requires retraining and different techniques, noting that past dance experience has not always translated into top finishes.
- Julia Stiles and Jenna Dewan joined the cast of Dancing With the Stars Season 35, prompting fans to question whether their professional dance backgrounds provide an unfair competitive advantage.
- Judge Carrie Ann Inaba explained in Entertainment Weekly that ballroom dance presents unique challenges requiring dancers to retrain their bodies for different techniques like weight placement.
- Past contestants show mixed results; while Heather Morris and Rockette Amanda Kloots did not win their seasons, Charli and Jordan Fisher secured victories despite bringing dance experience.
- Stiles said her background is a "disadvantage" because she stopped training after Save the Last Dance, while Dewan refuted unfair advantage claims, stating ballroom requires "unlearning" and "a new technique."
- Season 35 will reveal how both Stiles and Dewan adapt to ballroom's rigors when competition begins, testing whether their prior training proves beneficial or restrictive despite Inaba saying they "have an advantage in some ways.
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DWTS Judge Defends Jenna Dewan & Julia Stiles Against ‘Unfair’ Advantage Backlash
Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba is weighing in on the debate around contestants with dance backgrounds. The discussion grew after the Season 35 cast announcement included Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, and Harry Shum Jr. Some fans questioned whether their past dance experience gives them an unfair edge. Inaba says that ballroom dance […]
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