"DWTS" Exclusive: Hangin' with the Semi-Finalists

He may have been heavily critiqued for his footwork but hearing heamp8217d made it through was music to footballer Rashad Jenningsamp8217 ears amp160amp8220It feels good to hear and it feels good to still be hereamp8221 Jennings beamed after the show amp160amp8220It was also good to get the correction advice from the judges and the scores three tens Thatamp8217s hard to do so Iamp8217m really happy and proud of thatamp8221Jennings along with partner Emma Slater scored a whopping combined 75 out of 80 with their jive and Argentine tangoamp160 They also introduced a new phrase to the English language the amp8220Mamp233nageaShadamp8217 after adding Whitney Carson to their trio dance amp160amp8220That has to be one of my favorite dances that Iamp8217ve ever been able to performamp8221 Slater told me amp8220It felt amazing and having Whitney was greatamp8221 The quotMenageaShadquot Carson Jennings and Slater is pictured belowJennings revealed that heamp8217s not feeling added pressure going into the semifinals amp8220As an athlete you understand pressure and youamp8217re used to itamp8221 he saidamp160 amp8220Just stick to the script and continue to work on your craft Thatamp8217s all you can do at the end of the dayamp8221For Olympic gymnast Simone Biles scoring 72 out of 80 was met with mixed emotion Biles received heavy criticism from the judges who felt she lacked emotion during her fox trot and was playing the competition a little safe amp8220I feel they were pretty tough on everyone tonightamp8221 she admitted postshow amp8220I donamp8217t know I smile through itamp8221amp8220The judges are there to do their job and they were hard on everyone todayamp8221 added partner Sasha Farber amp8220Standing there hearing those scores I know exactly how Simone is sheamp8217s 20 years old so to hear all those things I could hear her heart hurting Iamp8217m kind of sorry she had to go through that and Iamp8217m right here for heramp8221It was also important that Biles stand up for herself following her trio routine a pasa doble amp8211 when judge Carrie Ann Inaba suggested she amp8220lift her gameamp8221 and show amp8220a little more emotionamp8221amp8220Smiles donamp8217t win you gold medalsamp8221 she retorted on air Postshow she was happy to further explain her uncharacteristic outburstamp8220I feel like a lot of other 20yearolds have gone through a lot of those emotionsamp8221 she explained amp160amp8220But Iamp8217ve spent my entire life in the gym training for something Iamp8217ve dreamed of since I was a little girl I think they think that because Iamp8217m 20 I should have already gone through those life experiencesamp160 I missed out on all of that and thatamp8217s why Iamp8217m taking a year off and am trying to go experience themamp8221Hurt aside Biles let the reality of being in the semifinals sink in amp8220Iamp8217m excitedamp8221 she beamed amp8220Itamp8217s crazy when you hear itamp8221Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei emerged last night as a serious frontrunner to take this seasonamp8217s mirror ball trophy Both of her routines an emotional contemporary and a trio jive featuring Alan Bersten were met with high praise Along with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy she emerged with the nightamp8217s highest score 79 out of 80 Chmerkovskiy Kordei and Bersten are pictured at top left to rightamp8220When they called my name as advancing first amp8230 I think it39s the first time theyamp8217ve called my name firstamp8221 she beamed amp160amp8220I39m super excited and I39m stoked I just can39t waitamp160 It39s going to be pretty dope next weekamp8221Baseball Hall of Fame star David Ross met the news of making the semifinals as only he would amp160amp8220All I got is laughteramp8221 he smiled amp8220Who would39ve thought When I signed up I never thought I would39ve made it this far for sureamp8221Ross and partner Lindsay Arnold earned a respectable 65 out of 80 for their waltz and paso doble trio routine one that incorporating troupe dancer Hayley Erbert amp160But he appeared to be in shock about advancing to week nine amp8220I thought maybe if I worked hard I could get past week three or fouramp8221 he admitted amp8220Now to go to the semifinals amp160Iamp8217m just excited about continuing this friendship Arnold is someone I39ve grown to love and adore along with her husband and family amp160It will be a sad day when that endsamp8221Ross is no stranger when it comes to making finals amp160He won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 prior to retiring from the sport amp160However according to Ross thereamp8217s no comparing to DWTS to his former profession amp8220This is a lot more hard workamp8221 he said amp8220 When you get to the World Series youamp8217ve already done all the hard work and you just play Starting tomorrow I have to learn two whole dances and I39m going to want to kill myselfamp8221The Dancing with the Stars semifinals will be telecast Monday at 8 pm on ABCClick the social buttons above 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