When Season 27 of Dancing With the Stars premiered on Monday, Sept. 24, one cast member made show history. Three-time Paralympic alpine skiier Danelle Umstead, who is partnered with pro Artem Chigvintsev, is the series' first ever blind contestant. Following her emotional debut performance dancing a Foxtrot to "Rise Up" — she and Artem received a score of 18/30 from the judges! — Danelle, 46, candidly opened up about her "amazing" experience so far on the hit reality competition. "It was beautiful and exciting and scary and everything put into a beautiful package, thanks to Artem," Danelle told Entertainment Tonight of her first dance. The Paralympian — who lost her sight from retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder — also opened up about the challenges of appearing on DWTS this season. View this post on Instagram Speechless. @danelleumstead can rise up against Anything! We’re so proud of your coaching, @theartemc. #TeamBlindFaith A post shared by Dancing with the Stars...
- 9/30/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
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