Dancing With The Stars Season 31: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Joseph Baena Can Pump Iron, But Can All Those Muscles Dance?

Warning! The following incorporates spoilers for the Dancing with the Stars Season 31 premiere. Read at your individual danger!

Dancing with the Stars returned for Season 31, however in a special place than audiences had been used to. The beloved dancing competitors streamed dwell for anybody with a Disney+ subscription as an alternative of airing on ABC, however the tried and true format of celebrities being paired with skilled dancers remained. Among them was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena, who had an opportunity to indicate he can do more than pump iron. 

Joseph Baena, aided by dancing professional and Season 30 winner Daniella Karagach, ripped by way of a jive dance routine to “Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas. Baena relied on his energy for the primary little bit of the competitors, and struck a number of poses that may certainly make his father proud earlier than erupting into dance. The viewers reacted nicely to the efficiency, however the judges indicated there’s positively room for enchancment. 

In the top judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli every gave Joseph Baena a six, whereas Len Goodman gave him a 5 for a mixed rating of 23. Goodman made a degree to say that Baena’s footwork was a bit mushy and floppy, which is one thing nobody would ever say about the actor’s arms. As for different crucial notes, the judges basically famous that Baena wanted to shine and enhance upon his method to get a greater rating subsequent week. 

Perhaps essentially the most optimistic observe got here from Carrie Ann Inaba, who informed Joseph Baena that his efficiency reminded her of Season 30 winner Iman Shumpert. Shumpert additionally began out the present with a weaker efficiency, however leaned on his athleticism to enhance week to week and ended up pulling off a significant upset by defeating skilled dancer JoJo Siwa. 

It’s too quickly to say if Joseph Baena may dwell as much as that hype. At the second, his first dance rating put him in ninth place in comparison with different Dancing with the Stars’ Season 31 opponents. He survived the primary spherical of the competitors, however actor Jason Lewis and Peta Murgatroyd weren’t so fortunate. 

They’ll miss out on Elvis week, which I’m certain will get the contestants “all shook up” earlier than the following couple is voted off. For Baena, he must be high quality if he can solely enhance on his dancing only a bit, supplied the oldsters beneath him don’t have any huge enhancements and bounce above him. Before too lengthy although, he’ll have to work as exhausting at his dancing as he does within the health club if he hopes to remain on Dancing with the Stars. 

Dancing with the Stars is barely getting began over on Disney+ (opens in new tab), and it’s certain to be fascinating to see how audiences reply to it on streaming. Keep tabs on it, in addition to the opposite new shows coming to tv this fall season as September retains rolling proper alongside.