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Chandler Kinney is one of the contestants on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. She is paired with professional dancer Brandon Armstrong and together they compete with the other duos for the infamous Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
Chandler, a 24-year-old actress and singer from Sacramento, California, appeared on the hit dance reality show to rekindle her passion for dance. Chandler's first interaction with dance was at 3. However, she professionally pursued a career in acting, leaving her relationship with dance behind her.
Consequently, Chandler participated in Dancing with the Stars to revisit her childhood passion. So far, she has emerged on top of the leaderboard each week, impressing the judges and the viewers. She is currently competing with the other dancers, vying to win the series.
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Dancing with the Stars contestant Chandler discovered acting at the age of 9
1) Chandler's Instagram (@chandlerlkinney)
The Dancing with the Stars contestant currently has a following of 459K on Instagram. With 623 posts, she gives her fans a glimpse of her lifestyle. However, they mostly revolve around work, publicizing her latest and upcoming shows alongside images with co-stars. She also uses the platform to post about ad campaigns and her collaborated work with brands.
Since Dancing with the Stars premiered, Chandler has utilized her vast fan following on Instagram to discuss her participation in the show. She frequently shares clips and photos of her and her dance partner, Brandon, rehearsing in the studio. In one picture posted on September 4, 2024, Chandler announced her participation in the ABC show. In the caption, she wrote:
"over the moon (and stars) to announce that I'll be joining season 33 of @dancingwiththestars!!!! this feels like a crazy DREAM that i don't want to wake up from!!!"
She continued:
"I'm overwhelmed with gratitude to be invited into the ballroom, ready to learn, and hopefully create some magical moments for y'all hehe. little bb chan who wouldn't stop dancing in the aisles of the grocery store would be losing her mind right now."
Her latest posts are videos and photos from her weekly performances on Dancing with the Stars season 33. The last post, published on Thursday, October 10, 2024, shows Chandler and her partner, Brandon, dancing the cha-cha in episode 3 of the competition show.
2) Chandler's career
Chandler took dance lessons at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Kirov Academy of Ballet, and the Los Angeles Ballet Academy until she discovered acting at 9. She trained in tap, ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop.
The Dancing with the Stars cast member launched her acting career with Nickelodeon's The Haunted Hathaways. She then starred in the TV series Lethal Weapon. However, she is most well-known for her work in the HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.
Chandler currently stars as Willa in the Disney Channel musical franchise Zombies. Previously, she appeared in FX's American Horror Story: Asylum, CW's 90210, Amazon's Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, and Disney's Girl Meets World, and K.C. Undercover.
3) Chandler's journey on Dancing with the Stars
Chandler and Brandon performed a jaw-dropping tango routine to Chappell Roan's HOT TO GO! on season 33's premiere. Although Chandler was nervous about her first performance, she managed to wow the judges and the viewers. Judge Bruno Tonioli was amazed by the ease with which she pulled off the performance.
It was deemed one of the best performances of the night. Carrie Ann chimed in and admitted Chandler set the bar for the show. She got two eights and one seven from the judges, landing at the top of the leaderboard.
In episode 2, Oscars Night, Chandler and Brandon danced the rumba to Billie Eilish's What Was I Made For from the film Barbie. Once again, she mesmerized the judges and the audience with her soulful performance. Her intricate act earned her straight eights from all three judges, bringing her total to 24.
She evaded elimination, continuing her streak of being the top-scorer in episode 3, performing a cha-cha routine to Run-DMC's It's Tricky. In episode 4, she lost the top spot by one point to The Bachelor star Joey Graziadei's jive performance.
Dancing with the Stars airs every Tuesday at 8 pm ET on ABC.
