{"id":103395,"date":"2020-11-02T23:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nelly-talks-his-dwts-double-dance-a-wide-open-season-29\/"},"modified":"2020-11-02T23:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:30:59","slug":"nelly-talks-his-dwts-double-dance-a-wide-open-season-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nelly-talks-his-dwts-double-dance-a-wide-open-season-29\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nelly Talks His ‘DWTS’ Double Dance & a ‘Wide Open’ Season 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nelly Talks His ‘DWTS’ Double Dance & a ‘Wide Open’ Season 29<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s Villains-theme<\/a>d episode of Dancing With the Stars<\/em> <\/a>wasn\u2019t nearly as scary as the one on Monday, November 2, when the couples will have to dance two<\/em> dances. Rap superstar Nelly, paired with DWTS<\/em> pro Daniella Karagach, is not afraid to admit that this is just a little bit intimidating.<\/p>\n

TV Insider chatted with the Grammy-winning performer about the double-dance competition, in which he and Karagach dance a Rumba, as well as a group dance; his new EP, Heartland<\/em>;\u00a0and his love of Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> (despite being poked fun at the recent Weekend Update segment by Michael Che<\/a>).<\/p>\n

There doesn\u2019t appear to be a clear frontrunner this season. Do you feel this is anyone\u2019s Mirror Ball trophy to win? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Nelly:<\/strong> I actually do. This is my first time here so I\u2019m unaware of how things go. It\u2019s not like they\u2019re giving us the numbers on voting. You take it at face value. However, I\u2019ve seen that each night it\u2019s somebody different [who\u2019s on top] and each week, different people show different skills. Some people shine on certain nights and with certain dances. So, yes, I think it\u2019s wide open.<\/p>\n

This show is, of course new for you, as it is all the stars, but it\u2019s also new for your pro, Daniella. Does that make your journey unique? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re both learning on the fly. We\u2019re both hard workers and so competitive. I think some people can look at it as a crutch [this being her first season], but we see it as a bonus. It make us work that much harder. She wants us to do great, but this is a world I\u2019m unfamiliar with. I don\u2019t want to embarrass myself!<\/p>\n

How are you preparing this week for two dances?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I need all my dance hours in a week to learn one dance! It\u2019ll be interesting to see [how doing two goes]. The first dance I\u2019m doing is a tough one in that it\u2019s a slow dance. Everything in a slow dance is measured. You can see all the movements. With the fast dances you can compensate by using all your energy. I\u2019m grateful that I\u2019ve made it as far as I have.<\/p>\n

Your scores have gone up each and every week \u2013 from 16 in the premiere to last week\u2019s impressive 27. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That makes me feel good. You\u2019re working hard at something and trying to understand the \u201ccharacter\u201d of the dance as each one comes along.<\/p>\n

\"Nelly<\/p>\n

ABC\/Eric McCandless<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Your song “Lil Bit” from the Heartland<\/em> album has ranked #2 on the overall iTunes charts and No. 3 on the country charts. How\u2019d this collaboration with Florida Georgia Line (FLG) come about? <\/strong><\/p>\n

FLG and I have been cool for some time. We worked together on a song called “Cruise.” It\u2019s one of the biggest country records ever on iTunes and in the world. We were fortunate enough to sell 10 million singles of that. [FLG] became like family to me after that. We went on tour together, and we enjoy being around each other and also collaborating. I was putting together this EP that I\u2019ve been contemplating for a bunch of years now. The timing was right.<\/p>\n

I went down to Nashville and worked with the guys and we came up with this song, “Lil Bit.” The album isn’t a country album, but it\u2019s \u201ccountry influenced.\u201d I definitely respect country artists. I respect the art form that is country and I respect the lifestyle that is country, but Nelly is not one to be a country album. I can definitely do music that is inspired by and influenced by my love and respect for country.<\/p>\n