"Carrie Ann, you're replaced"— Dancing with the Stars fans praise Rosie Perez's appearance as a guest judge

Dancing with the Stars season 33 aired a brand new episode this week on Monday, October 7, 2024. The segment saw American actress Rosie Perez arrive as a guest judge during Soul Train Night.

For the unversed, Perez was frontrunner of the musical variety TV show titled Soul Train. Her appearance on the DWTS was met with positive reactions online. Fans compared her to Carrie Ann Inaba. One person wrote on X:

"Rosie is a good judge. This was her audition, Carrie Ann, you're replaced"

"The way rosie, the guest judge, is giving fairer scores than carrie ann is….can she replace her?" a fan commented.

"Carrie Ann, Rosie Perez bout to take your job," a tweet read.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars season 33 felt Rosie Perez gave contestants "valid criticism":

"Rosie giving Brooks actual valid criticism and telling her to stop relying on being hot," a person wrote.

"Rosie, a guest judge, giving more accurate scores than a judge that has been doing this for 20 years," a fan commented.

"Rosie Perez should replace CAI. She’s the best guest judge we’ve have probably ever," a tweet read.

Dancing with the Stars season 33 fans further said:

"As a Soul Train dancer and Fly Girls choreographer, we have to argue that Rosie Perez is qualified to be in that judges panel tonight," a person wrote.

"Breaking hold and wide ass gap in the middle. Still stiff but whatever that’s never going to change at this point. Rosie even said it she’s a great judge," a fan commented.

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What happened on Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 3?

Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 3, themed Soul Train Night, saw Rosie Perez appear as a guest judge on Monday, October 7, 2024. Ahead of the performances, Rosie said she was "looking for the boogie" in the "spirit of a true Soul Train dancer."

First up was reality TV personality, Phaedra Parks, with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy. They performed Quickstep to Think by Aretha Franklin. The judges commented on her act. Derek praised her, saying there were some arm and footwork problems. Bruno thought she needed to open up her frame, while Carrie Ann noticed her foot getting stuck at one point.

Phaedra received a total score of 30 out of 40. Her performance was followed by Ilona Maher and Alen Bersten, who did Foxtrot dance style on LaBelle's Lady Marmalade. Dancing with the Stars season 33 judges gave 30 out of 40 to the pair.

Eric Roberts and Britt Stewart also performed the Foxtrot to Let's Stay Together by Al Green. Rosie Perez appreciated the actor's efforts for participating in the dance competition despite suffering an injury. The pair scored 24 in this episode.

Next was Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold, who performed Quickstep to Superstition by Stevie Wonder. The DWTS season 33 guest judge told the athlete that he was a little stiff and their timing seemed a little off. However, she called him cute. They got 30 points.

Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko's Rumba to S*xual Healing received mixed reviews. While all four judges praised the dance performance, there were small notes they passed on. Rosie told Brooks to incorporate her entire body in her expression. They received a total of 28 out of 40.

The Bachelor's Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson performed Jive to Shout by the Isley Brothers. Rosie Perez praised his s*x appeal and said the contestant knew how to Boogie. Their total score was 34 out of 40.

Dwight Howard and Danielle Karagach performed Cha Cha to Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire. The judges felt the athlete needed to work harder and gave 23 points to the duo.

Danny Amendola and Witney Carson took the stage next with a Foxtrot routine. They grooved to Dancing Machine by Jackson 5 and received a score of 30 out of 40. Reginald Veljohnson and Emma Slater also did Foxtrot style. They danced to I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash. They amassed 21 points.

Meanwhile, Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber's Viennese Waltz to Fallin' by Alicia Keys earned the pair a score of 31 out of 40. Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong performed Cha Cha to It's Tricky by Run-DMC and garnered a total score of 36.

Dancing with the Stars fans commented on the segment and praised Rosie Perez's comments about the performances.

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Dancing with the Stars season 33 will air episode 4 on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.