Dancing With the Stars fans label contestants as 'couple to watch' after 'unreal' performance

Dancing With the Stars fans are rooting for basketball star Dwight Howard and his professional dancing partner Daniella Karagach after an 'unreal' first performance during the season premiere

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Fans of the popular have already found their favorites. fans labeled and as the "couple to watch" following an "unreal" first performance. During the , Dwight and his professional dancing partner Daniella brought the energy as they shared a lively salsa together to 'This Is How We Do It' by Montell Jordan.

And while the pair faced some challenges rehearsing with their significant 1.5 foot height difference, they used this to their advantage as the basketball star effortlessly launched and spun his partner into the air throughout the number. After the pair's dazzling first performance, fans took to Reddit sharing an outpour of love for the duo and their excitement to see them improve throughout the season.



One user wrote: "Daniella definitely sold it! I think they’re a couple to watch out for this season." And another praised: "My favorite performance of the night!!! So unreal good." After the pair's dazzling first performance fans took to Reddit sharing an outpour of love for the duo and their excitement to see them improve throughout the season.

One user wrote: "Daniella definitely sold it! I think they’re a couple to watch out for this season." And another praised: "My favorite performance of the night!!! So unreal good." Another viewer replied: "Its her facial expressions for me, Daniella is one of the best! Sure many of us got some laughs in during the photoshoots given how tall Dwight is but wow he really impressed tonight.

" And someone else added: "what impresses me so much is that this could have fell so flat/looked so out place but she nailed it." While another sweetly gushed: "Daniella is the best choreographer on this show and I stand by that." After the premiere, the Daniella spoke to US Weekly dished about their pairing and all the factors she considered while carefully selecting their choreography for the night.

During this, the 31-year-old dancer admitted that Dwight standing at 6 foot 10 created more difficulties than she originally anticipated. She explained to the news outlet: "We started rehearsing late, and I had choreography planned out. And when we came into the studio for the first time to actually start rehearsals, I realized I had to switch up pretty much my whole choreography because I couldn’t make it around [him].

" And added: "He was so tall, I couldn’t get around him. ..

. So, I had to change up pretty much everything. It was crazy.

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