DWTS’ Harry Shum Jr. Defends Dance Experience After He, Jenna Johnson Land Highest Score
Carrie Ann Inaba and Jenna Johnson one, two stepped into a tense exchange.
After the Dancing With the Stars judge schooled the dance pro about an element of her and partner Harry Shum Jr.’s performance during the Oct. 13 episode, Johnson shared she’s willing to “take all the feedback.”
“I absolutely hear what they’re saying,” Johnson exclusively told E! News in a joint interview with Shum. “Again, this is a competition. There are judges for a reason. They do need to give feedback. So, yeah, we will take it.”
During the “Super Bowl Night” episode, the duo performed a samba to Usher’s “Yeah!,” which received a 33 out of 40 from the judges.
“I want to go far in this competition with Harry,” she added. “He deserves to be here, so let’s do it.”
As for what Shum, 44, thinks of the critique?
“We wanted to also, between us, honor the task we were given, which is put a halftime show in one minute and whatever 12 seconds,” he said. “So, the risk that we took I guess was just doing a halftime show and making it as explosive as possible while also doing a lot of samba.”