Next week’s new episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 35 will be Super Bowl Night, featuring sportscaster Joe Buck as a guest judge. Some fans have expressed their dissatisfaction with this choice, offering several other preferred options such as former DWTS co-host Erin Andrews.
DWTS Fans Unhappy with Joe Buck as Guest Judge
Tuesday’s new episode of DWTS will feature dances set to songs from past Super Bowl Halftime Shows. In keeping with the theme, NFL announcer Joe Buck will sit on the panel as a guest judge alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli.
Many fans have expressed their disappointment with the show’s choice to have Buck join the show, when there are so many football-connected stars with ties to DWTS. Several fans wondered why sportscaster Erin Andrews, who previously co-hosted the show with Tom Bergeron, wasn’t invited back to the ballroom.
Fans on Reddit pointed out that a number of former football players have competed on DWTS in the past, and a few of them (Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward, and Donald Driver) have even won the Mirrorball trophy.
“Bringing in guest judges who know nothing about dance is one of my least favorite things the show does,” one Reddit user wrote. “He is going to give zero helpful commentary and just waste time as they all do.”
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Super Bowl Dance Styles, Song Choices Revealed
In addition to announcing Joe Buck as a guest judge, the song choices and dance styles for each of the remaining couples have also been revealed ahead of Tuesday’s Super Bowl Night. That includes a salsa from Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson to “Tití Me Preguntó” by this year’s Halftime Show performer Bad Bunny.
There will be three other salsa routines on Tuesday night, including one from Jackson Olson and Emma Slater to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars. Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach will also dance this style to “Hot in Herre” by Nelly, while Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik will dance to “squabble up” by Kendrick Lamar.
There will also be three samba routines this week. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson will dance to “Yeah!” by USHER ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris, while Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold will dance to “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean. Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov’s samba routine will be set to “Mi Gente” by J Balvin & Willy William.
Meanwhile, Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess will dance a jazz routine to “The Time (Dirty Bit)” by Black Eyed Peas. Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa will also dance jazz to “Jenny from the Block” [Track Masters Remix] by Jennifer Lopez ft. Jadakiss & Styles P. And finally, Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas will perform a tango routine to “Only Girl (In the World)” by Rihanna.
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