Jenna Dewan said that she could relate to each the parents and the little ones on CBS’s new relatives dance levels of competition sequence, “Come Dance with Me.”
“I was originally taken with the thought of the display. I beloved the notion of using younger skilled dancers, and asking them to inquire a single of their untrained dad and mom to dance with them. I was identical to a lot of these children, I was dancing nonstop, and it was my existence,” Dewan, 41, advised The Publish.
“I know what it’s like to be a diehard dancer as a child. But I also know what it’s like to be the mum or dad who would do everything for her children,” she claimed. “I could see it in their eyes [in the show], how considerably the mother and father desired to impress us and be there for their youngsters. I get it. It was tremendous-enjoyable, but tricky for me to decide, due to the fact my heart was so invested in their journey.”
In “Come Dance With Me” (Fridays at 8 p.m.) is hosted by Grammy-profitable songwriter Philip Lawrence — finest acknowledged for his collaborations with Bruno Mars — with judges Dewan, Dexter Mayfield and Tricia Miranda.
In each episode, a youthful trained dancer (in between the ages of 8 and 15) taps a person of their dance-newbie mothers and fathers to sign up for them on stage, undertaking a choreographed number for the panel of judges. They are evaluated primarily based on technique, workforce chemistry and showmanship. Every single week, parent/boy or girl duos are eliminated until eventually the last pair standing wins a $100,000 grand prize.
“I was drawn to the bravery that it can take for these moms and dads to say of course,” explained Lawrence, 41, who has received 7 Grammys and garnered 18 nominations.
“They’ve been viewing from the sidelines, supporting their kids’ dreams, and they are now thrust into that arena when they’ve had none of that coaching. It requires a ton of braveness to get out of your comfort and ease zone like that. It drew me to give them encouragement. You get to see the children telling the mothers and fathers what to do … and the moms and dads are attempting not to be informed!”
In addition to performing stints on “The Rookie,” and “Superman & Lois,” Dewan is finest known for the 2006 dance movie “Step Up,” and she’s also been a backup dancer for the likes of Janet Jackson and Pink.
But, comparable to the dad and mom on the exhibit, she’s also a mom to an 8-yr aged daughter Everly (with ex-spouse Channing Tatum) and a 2-year-previous son (with fiance Steve Kazee, “Shameless”).
“We have a lot of spontaneous dance functions in our home. There are a ton of fights around the Alexa and what tracks are heading to perform, and what kind of dance occasion we’ll have,” she mentioned. “But my daughter, humorous adequate, was not into dance at all. She experienced no interest in it. And then just not too long ago, she became incredibly fascinated in Irish dance.
“And so, we found an Irish-dancing course, and she’s obsessed. I’ve under no circumstances pushed it, I was apparent, I was like, ‘If this is not her enthusiasm, I’m not pushing this on her.’ But then, she mentioned, ‘You know what I want to do? “Riverdance.”‘ I explained, ‘OK.’ And listed here we are.”
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