We’re just days away from the Dancing With The Stars 10th Anniversary Special and JJJ is just a little bit…okay, VERY excited!
We exclusively spoke with Amy Purdy, who was Season 18′s runner up, about returning for the special, what being on the show meant to her and more. Check it:
JJJ: What were some of your favorite moments on the show?
Amy Purdy: There are almost too many to list but I would say here are my top 3 favorite memories. 1. The first week and the first show since it overlapped with Sochi. Every time I hear the ‘Counting Stars’ song I think about my experience in Sochi, training for the biggest competition of my life in the mornings and learning the cha cha with Derek [Hough] every night. It was such an exciting magical time and in the moment I felt so blessed to have both opportunities! 2. Dancing our Contemporary Dance to ‘Human’ to say thank you to my dad for donating his kidney to me. Going into the show I thought I would learn the salsa and the cha cha etc. I had no idea that Derek and I would go that deep and share such an emotional experience with the world. This show ended up being so much more than I ever would have imagined, it’s not just a dance show, its life changing. It makes you dig deep and find out who you really are and want to be! 3. All the fun moments with Derek. He really is one of the silliest guys I’ve ever met and you only get so see 1 minute of an entire week in the packages. We had fun experimenting and playing, that really is what it’s all about, figuring out the possibilities!
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Chelsea Kane shows off a little leg as she arrives at the 10th Anniversary Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Party held at Greystone Manor on Tuesday night (April 21) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 26-year-old actress, who placed third during season 12, was joined by Sabrina Bryan, Amy Purdy, Corbin Bleu and his fiancee Sasha Clements.
In case you missed the news, Chelsea and Amy will definitely be returning for the anniversary special airing on Tuesday, April 28th on ABC.
We can’t wait to see the special!
25+ pics inside of Chelsea, Amy, Sabrina, and Corbin…
Chelsea Kane and Amber Riley return to the dance studio in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon (April 18).
The two former Dancing With The Stars competitors, along with Amy Purdy and Maria Menounos, will be returning to the show for the 10th Anniversary special this season.
“Guess who’s back in the ballroom? #TeamKaneNBall #DWTS #10thAnniversary,” Chelsea wrote on Instagram with a cute pic of her and former partner Mark Ballas.
Mark added, “10th anniversary is gonna be a trip down memory lane.. All kinds of fun stuff happening.. #teamkanenball #dwts @chelseakane.”
Chelsea and Mark placed 3rd during Season 12 (Hines Ward won with Kym Johnson) and Amber won the competition on Season 17 with Derek Hough.
Amy was the runner up with Derek on Season 18 and Maria, also partnered with Derek, came in 4th on Season 14.
FYI: Maria is wearing Etnia Barcelona sunglasses.
20+ pics inside of Chelsea Kane, Amber Riley, and Amy Purdy…
Yay! Meryl Davis is reuniting with Maksim Chmerkovskiy again!
The 35-year-old pro dancer confirmed the news to People mag about reuniting with his DWTS partner for Sway: A Dance Trilogy in June in New York City.
“I can’t stay away,” Maks gushed. “We love working together. Any opportunity I get to dance with her is welcome.”
He added, “We became close, dear friends on the show. There were romance rumors all over the place, but there always are. It’s the nature of the show. When you have single people on there, there are assumptions, assumptions and assumptions. But what I like is how we came out of it and how our friendship blossomed after that. We didn’t let anybody or any of this positive or negative publicity undermine what we think of one another. She is part of the family.”
While Meryl and Maks won the mirrored ball trophy in Season 18, Amy Purdy was the the runner-up — and she’ll also be joining the show!
“We are huge fans of hers,” Maks added, “she is a good friend of ours. For her to find time to do this, we are very fortunate.”
Amy Purdy and Henry Byalikov take a break from their dance rehearsal for a bit of lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (March 5).
The 35-year-old Paralympian recruited Henry to dance with her at the gala event for the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
“Back in the dance studio! It feels so good! Practicing for a great fundraising event this weekend! @CAFoundation,” Amy wrote just the day before.
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Recently, Amy sent out her support to Noah Galloway for the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars.
“Congrats!! @Noah_Galloway if you need any leg tips and tricks you know who to ask! Have fun! @DancingABC #DWTS @SharnaBurgess,” she wrote.
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Amy Purdy looks just at home while sitting inside a Toyota Camry at the Daytona 500 on Sunday (February 22) in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Dancing with the Stars finalist and Paralympic medalist was the honorary pace car driver on behalf of Toyota, an official partner of Daytona International Speedway.
“What those guys do is incredible. I can’t imagine driving 200 miles per hour for the whole race,” Amy said. “As a race fan, I’m thrilled to be invited to be the Honorary Pace Car driver at the biggest race of the NASCAR season � the Daytona 500.”
Amy Purdy kills it at everything she does in the Toyota commercial for the 2015 Super Bowl.
The 35-year-old Paralympic medalist shows off her skills learned from Dancing with the Stars and shreds as she hits the slopes with her snowboard.
Even when she falls, she gets right back up, as the iconic words of Muhammad Ali narrate the experience.
Watch the “How Great I Am” commercial for Toyota’s new Camry below!
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Amy Purdy Stars in Toyota 2015 Super Bowl Commercial
