‘DANCING WITH THE STARS' TRIBUTE WALTZ TO LEN GOODMAN EARNED AN EMMY NOMINATION
It was a dance so moving, that it captured the hearts of Emmy voters: a waltz that paid tribute to the late Len Goodman during week five of last season’s Dancing with the Stars just earned a nomination in the Outstanding Choregraphy category.
Valentin Chmerkovskiy and his pro/wife Jenna Johnson choreographed the waltz to “Moon River.” It featured performances by current pros and past faves Kym Johnson, Anna Trebunskaya, Karina Smirnoff, Edyta Sliwinska, Tony Dovolani, Louis van Amstel, Maks Chmerkovskiy and Mark Ballas.
Other nominees in the category are Alison Faulk for the “Step In Time” routine for Dick Van Dyke, 98 Years Of Magic; Mandy Moore for the “I’m Just Ken” routine for the Oscars; Jamal Sims for the Queen of Wind/Power routine on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Karla Puno Garcia for the opening number and lifetime achievement numbers for the 76th Annual Tony Awards.
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Johnson and Chermkovskiy posted their cheerful reaction to the nomination and also reposted the feedback they received after last year’s performance honoring Goodman, who died from prostate cancer in April at the age of 78.