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Dancing With the Stars Finds a Viral Move That Requires No Scorecard
· New York time
Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba and pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy hugged on the ABC show's set after suspension drama, and the moment circulated widely online. Their public embrace offered a cordial image after attention to the earlier tension. For a competition built around judging performances, the encounter gave viewers a different kind of scene to share. It involved two recognizable people from the show, but no routine or leaderboard was needed to make it travel. The familiar cast and the recent drama supplied the context. The hug also shows how a moment away from a scored dance can become part of a program's public life. Reality television has an audience ready to follow relationships as well as performances. This time the most shareable move came with no demand for a perfect ten.
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