VIDEO: Janel Parrish Performs Saucy Samba on DANCING WITH THE STARS
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 21, 2014
International superstar Pitbull returned to the ballroom on last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS, joining Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli as a guest judge.
Pitbull kicked off the "Muy Caliente" night with a steamy performance of his hit single "Fireball" followed by the nine remaining celebrities performing to a mix of his hits and personal favorite songs. Dance styles included Salsa, Rumba, Foxtrot, Tango and Jazz.
Broadway vet and 'Pretty Little Liars' star Janel Parrish performed a hot Samba to the music of legendary artist Celia Cruz with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy. The couple earned a 33 out of 40 points. Check out the performance below!
About Janel Parrish:
At the age of 6 Janel entered and won a statewide singing CONTEST and soon followed that with being cast in the National Touring Company and Broadway Company of Les Miserables as Little Cosette. It wasn't long before Janel's Broadway experience and recognition led to acting auditions in Hollywood. While studying acting, Janel continued to train vocally, eventually adding piano to her repertoire. She also began writing her own music, which led to becoming the lead singer in a 3 girl pop group called "Impulse" as well as a recording deal with Geffen Records.
In 2012, Parrish returned to her theater roots in Over the Moon Productions' intimate presentation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening as Anna. In 2014, she hit the stage in For the Record: Baz Luhrmann as well as For the Record: Tarantino.
Currently, Janel can be seen as "Mona" in the top-rated ABC Family TV series, Pretty Little Liars. For her role she won the "Choice TV Villain" award at the 2012 and 2013TEEN CHOICE AWARDS as well as a TV Guide Award nomination. Her love of musical theater also remains.
Other television credits includeDrop Dead Diva, Hawaii Five-O, Heroes, Gepetto, Baywatch, The O'Keefe's, The Bernie Mac Show, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, and The O.C. She has also graced the big screen starring in feature films such as Bratz: The Movie, One Kine Day andKnots.
Photo: Adam Rose/ABC
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