Jenna Dewan teases next 'DWTS' performance with Alan Bersten amid Val Chmerkovskiy's suspension

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Set us as preferred Jenna Dewan is “so excited” for her next performance on “Dancing With the Stars.” The “Rookie” actor appeared in a short video posted Sunday to the show’s Instagram Stories with her temporary partner, Alan Bersten — who is filling in for suspended pro Val Chmerkovskiy — to promote their upcoming routine.“Hi, everybody,” Dewan said while standing beside Bersten during rehearsals.

“It’s ‘Dedication Night’ and we are dancing a Viennese waltz to ‘Unchained Melody’ by the Righteous Brothers, the greatest, most romantic song ever.” Television Guillermo Rodriguez and Jackson Olson confirmed there is no bad blood between them after the latter apologized for a ‘negative’ comment.The “Step Up” star shared on social media that she is dedicating this dance to her mother.“My mom has always been my biggest cheerleader,” Dewan wrote in her Sunday Instagram post.

“The one who believed in me before I even knew what was possible for myself.Who encouraged me to dream big, to keep going, and most importantly, to never lose sight of who I am along the way.” She added: “There’s something so beautiful and full circle about getting to honor the woman who first encouraged my love of dance, through the very thing she helped me fall in love with.” The short teaser was shared shortly after it was announced that Chmerkovskiy would be suspended for a week for posting a message on TikTok that seemed to reference Will Smith‘s infamous 2022 Oscars slap.

That incident involved Smith rushing the stage and slapping host Chris Rock with an open hand after the Oscars host made jokes about Jada Pinkett Smith.“Keep my wife’s name out your ...

mouth!” Smith shouted at Rock afterward.Television In this week’s Screen Gab, ‘DWTS’ contestant Guillermo Rodriguez tells us how ...