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DWTS Finals: Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd’s Freestyle “The Sound Of Silence”

I’ve been pretty obsessed with the passion and charm brought to this season’s Dancing With The Stars by Nyle DiMarco, the deaf, sexually fluid, America’s Next Top Model winner.

During last night’s finals, Nyle and partner Peta Murgatroyd delivered a stunning freestyle dance set to Disturbed’s cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic, “The Sound of Silence.”

The judges (who awarded Nyle and Peta a perfect score of 30) were effusive with their praise.

Carrie Ann Inaba: “The best dance I have ever seen in 22 seasons” of the show. What was so profound about it is not only do I see a man who wants to prove that he can dance, but I also see a man that is proving he can change the world through dance.”

Bruno Tonioli: “That was beyond dancing, that was a work of art. I have chills.”

Len Goodman: “Well you said that was a dance for deaf people, but that wasn’t. It was a dance for everyone. Nyle, you’re a very special person. And that was a very special dance.”

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#TeamNyle

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NFL-er Michael Sam Makes DWTS Debut With “Uptown Funk”

NFL football player Michael Sam with Peta Murgatroyd makes DWTS debut

My man Michael Sam made his Dancing With The Stars debut last night, with pro dancer Peta Murgatroyd, cha-cha-ing to “Uptown Funk.”

Murgatroyd won Season 14 with Donald Driver (formerly of the Green Bay Packers) so I’m thinking she’s got an inside track on how to teach a football player to dance 🙂

Sam took to Twitter after his first dance:

Having been a professional dancer myself for over 30 years, I step back and watching this I’m awestruck at not only Sam, but any of these celebs who are not “performers” by trade. The idea of DANCING a difficult routine in front of millions for the first time? Wow. Imagine what goes through your head.

Sam and Murgatroyd ended up in the middle of the pack with a score of 26 out of 40 from the judges, so while there’s room for improvement, we all know Sam isn’t one to shy from hard work.

(And yes, I voted for Team Sambatroyd)

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Promo: Michael Sam For Dancing With The Stars

Michael Sam with DWTS partner Peta Murgatroyd

Out NFL-er Michael Sam posted this promo pic with his pro partner, Peta Murgatroyd, on his Facebook page today.

The pic was captioned, “My promo shoot turned out great thanks to this beautiful girl @petamurgatroyd #TeamSambatroyd”

In addition to getting ready for DWTS, Sam will take part in the first ever NFL Veteran Combine on March 22nd in Tempe, AZ.