{"id":610033,"date":"2026-09-24T07:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/610033\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:14:15","slug":"jenna-johnson-explains-to-harry-shum-jr-s-scream-during-dwts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/610033\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Johnson Explains to Harry Shum Jr.’s Scream During DWTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenna Johnson<\/a> is shedding some light on why her Dancing With the Stars<\/a> partner Harry Shum Jr.<\/a> punctuated their \u201cViral Hits Night\u201d routine with a dramatic scream.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scream that was heard around the world,\u201d pro dancer Jenna 32, joked via Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday, September 23. \u201cThe scream! The controversy!\u201d<\/p>\n

The duo may have made the biggest impression on viewers during \u201cViral Hits Night\u201d on Tuesday, September 22, with their Viennese waltz set to \u201cIris\u201d by Goo Goo Dolls. In a climactic moment, Harry, 44, broke away from the dance to scream directly into the camera before Jenna pulled him back into their routine.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me tell you why [that happened],\u201d Jenna teased. \u201cObviously there were still 14 couples in the competition so our [intro video] packages were so short. Harry and I had discussed this beautiful meaning behind the piece. Unfortunately, there was just no time to show everything that we discussed throughout the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Harry Shum J. and Jenna Johnson on \u201cViral Hits Night.\u201d Disney\/Christopher Willard<\/p>\n

Jenna explained that the dance was meant to be \u201cso emotional\u201d and showcase \u201cso much yearning\u201d between the pair.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had talked about both of our anxiety, how that makes us feel, this constant doubt, this pressure that we have on ourselves, not feeling like you belong,\u201d she noted. \u201cWe just dove into the emotion of it all \u2014 what does it feel like when you\u2019re about to break?\u201d<\/p>\n

The pro dancer told Harry that in moments of high anxiety that she often \u201cjust wants to scream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScream into a pillow. Scream in my car. When you\u2019re at that point when everything is in your chest, the best way to release it is just breathing out and yelling,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In the rehearsal room, Jenna asked Harry if he\u2019d be willing to \u201cgo crazy\u201d with how they expressed anxiety throughout their Viennese waltz.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Yeah, we should always go crazy,\u2019\u201d the pro recalled. \u201cI just want to say, I\u2019m so grateful for a partner who is down to do crazy things with me and that supports my ideas, my art and my creativity. [He] is willing to go there \u2014 the full visceral experience of his full-body scream was just, honestly, I think my favorite part.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cYou either loved it or you hated it. Totally fine. But that was our art. That was our expression. Art is so subjective. It\u2019s personal and it\u2019s totally fine if you didn\u2019t resonate with that. I hope that people who felt that emotion did [resonate with the scream].\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenna acknowledged that their video package \u201cdidn\u2019t really explain the emotion\u201d behind the scream because there simply was not enough time.<\/p>\n

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\n Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson on \u201cDWTS.\u201d (Disney\/Andrew Eccles)<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s Viennese waltz was a modest hit with judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, who scored the routine<\/a> 18 out of 30 total points.<\/p>\n

Derek, 41, called the dance \u201cbeautiful\u201d while Bruno, 70, felt it was a \u201cgreat performance.\u201d Carrie, 58, was less impressed, receiving boos from the studio audience for her harsher critique.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe parts when you let go, you let go so far and you\u2019re so amazing, and then when you\u2019re back in hold you\u2019re a little timid and you seem uncertain,\u201d she told Harry. \u201cIf you can try to bridge that gap a little bit, I think that is what\u2019s going to make it great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dancing With the Stars airs on Disney+ and ABC Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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