Nadia Bartel made her Dancing With The Stars debut on Sunday night.
And it didn’t go as planned, as the judges criticized her performance of the cha-cha with her professional dance partner, Lyu Masuda.
“He had no rhythm, he lacked dynamism. There was no hip movement or leg movement at all, so he didn’t look like a cha-cha,” Craig Revel Horwood said.
“To me it was very pedestrian, like you were literally walking through the streets, stomping. You sold it well, with the hair movements,” she added.
The audience booed the judge’s comments, to which he replied: “Oh, shut up!”
Judge Sharna Burgess intervened and said she liked Nadia’s “sexy swagger” but admitted she had work to do.
“I loved that they were together, the chemistry is so nice. And, you know, Nadia, you’re what makes this show special,” Sharna said.
“You are a fire in the air but we need something more,” he added.
Nadia Bartel (left) made her Dancing With The Stars debut on Sunday night. And it didn’t go as planned, as the judges criticized her performance of the cha-cha with her professional dance partner, Lyu Masuda (right).
Helen Richey was charitable and the judge said that we can’t expect someone who has only been dancing for a few weeks to have the same skill as a professional.
However, he added: “Yes.”Our weight transfer needs to be more fluid so we can come out here and perform at our best.”
Nadia smiled and accepted the criticism, taking it well despite being widely criticized for her efforts.
Viewers watching the show at home also had some harsh words and several shared their thoughts on X.
“Nadia can’t dance but she looks amazing,” one person commented, while another said: “Why is Nadia getting help from backup dances?”
“He had no rhythm. He lacked dynamism. There was no hip movement or leg movement at all, so he didn’t look like a cha-cha,” said Craig Revel Horwood (pictured)
“To me it was very pedestrian, like you were literally walking through the streets, stomping. You sold it, with the hair movements,” she added.
Judge Sharna Burgess (pictured) chimed in, saying she liked Nadia’s “sexy swagger” but admitted she had work to do.
Another posted: ‘Oh Nadia Bartel doing the cha cha. But she forgets the steps and you can see her thinking while she dances.’
Nadia previously revealed that she doesn’t feel as confident as her fans might think ahead of her Dancing with the Stars debut.
“I give that impression, I have confidence and security,” Nadia told the Herald of the Sun Thursday.
“But I think too much and sometimes doubt myself. I’m definitely not that confident person who speaks out loud in a room,” she continued.
Elsewhere in the interview, the mother of two revealed that she had turned down several offers to appear on DWTS over the years.
“I’ve been asked this in the past and the timing didn’t coincide with the fact that the kids were young,” she told the publication.