Focus On DWTS: Team Slayes & Team Crikey
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Focus On DWTS: Team Slayes & Team Crikey

My two favorite teams.

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Focus On DWTS: Team Slayes & Team Crikey
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If anyone's into reality TV shows, you have to know about "Dancing with the Stars." To be honest, I don't usually watch "Dancing with the Stars" unless there are stars I know and are interested in. This season there happened to be two stars I know and are interested in, Hayes Grier and Bindi Irwin. These two are doing so well in this competition, especially considering they are the youngest stars this season, with Hayes being the youngest star so far to compete in "Dancing with the Stars" history. So far in the competition they have had Premiere, Hometown Glory, TV Night, Most Memorable Year, and Switch Up week. So here are a few facts about my two favorite teams, #TeamSlayes and #TeamCrikey!


First up Hayes Grier and Emma Slater, aka #TeamSlayes.

Hayes Grier, 15, is partnered with professional Emma Slater, 26, for season 21. Hayes is a Vine and social media personality. Grier and Slater have a great bond. Their average score is 23 out of 30, with their highest score being 27 out of 30 in a contemporary dance. Their lowest score of 21 out of 30 was on the Cha-cha. My favorite week so far has to be the Most Memorable Year. This was week four's dance.

Grier's most memorable year was in 2014: it was the year he came out of his shell. He gives credit to his older brother, Nash Grier, for helping him come out of his shell. In the week leading up to the dance footage, Hayes talked about how Nash and himself had became overnight sensations and about coming out of his shell. He has grown so much and it is so great to see it. For week four, Hayes and Emma danced a contemporary dance to Shawn Mendes', Hayes' best friend, song "Stitches," which then led to their highest score so far in the season: a 27 out of 30, with each judge giving them a nine. I absolutely loved this dance. You could really see the emotion from each of them.

Check out the backstory and the dance right here!


Fun Fact: Hayes is the youngest person ever to compete in the competition, at only 15 years old!
Next up is Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough, aka #TeamCrikey!

Bindi Irwin, 17, is partnered with professional Derek Hough, 30, for season 21. Irwin is a wildlife conservationist, presenter, and actress. Irwin and Hough have an amazing bond as dance partners. It's so entertaining to watch them in their during-the-week footage before their dances. Bindi loves to relate dance terms and things to animals, which totally makes since because her dad was Steve Irwin. Their average score is 25.2 out of 30, with their highest score being 28 out of 30 in a contemporary dance. Their lowest score was 23 out of 30 on the waltz. My favorite week so far has to be the most memorable year. This was week number four's dance.

Irwin's most memorable year was in 2006. It was the year that her father Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter, passed away. Bindi was only 8. In the week leading up to the dance footage, Bindi had talked about how she had had so many amazing adventures with her dad, and how those were the best times of her life. They had also shown footage of her as a child reading that her daddy was "the best daddy in the whole world" in her father's eulogy. Then, at 17, she had said, “It took a really long time to understand what actually happened.” She had also said, “For the rest of my life, I'll kinda feel like he’s going to come home.” For week four, Bindi and Derek danced a contemporary dance to "Every Breathe You Take" by Aaron Krause featuring Liza Anne. Which then led to giving them their highest score so far in the season, a 28 out of 30. She had dedicated this dance to her father. I absolutely loved this dance. It put tears in my eyes, as it will probably put tears in your eyes.

Make sure you have some tissues and check out the backstory and dance right here!


Fun Fact: Bindi donates 10 percent of her wage to the Wildlife Warriors, a charity foundation her family started in 2002.


If you would like to keep up with Hayes Grier, Emma Slater, Bindi Irwin, and Derek Hough on this season of "Dancing with the Stars," check out their Twitters: @HayesGrier, @EmmaSlaterDance, @BindiIrwin, and @derekhough. Don't forget to vote and tag your tweets with #TeamSlayes for Hayes and Emma and #TeamCrikey for Bindi and Derek.

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