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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Tribute Waltz To Len Goodman Earned An Emmy Nomination


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 for Choregraphy.

Len Goodman It was a dance so moving, that it captured the hearts of Emmy voters: a waltz that paid tribute to the late Len Goodmanduring 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. 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.

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