'Zombies' and 'Pretty Little Liars' star Chandler Kinney dishes on her dance partnership with Dancing With the Stars pro Brandon Armstrong and what rehearsals are like. Plus, they tell THR they have been plotting their music list.
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00:00How have rehearsals been going so far and how long have you been rehearsing is it kind of like only just been a few?
00:06You know, we've only had two it's felt like a lifetime. They are brutal
00:11The longest days of my life with this one. I just look at him and I'm like how many more months?
00:19She almost drew out the contract early. No, they've been incredible. They've been incredible. She loves to work. So we've been working hard
00:25We've had like two full rehearsals about eight hours worth
00:29Working hard, we're working on the all about the details all about well
00:33That's something that we like clicked over very detail oriented people. So it's just been a lot of meticulous work
00:38Which I think is going to pay off. Hopefully
00:41How would you describe your dancing skills? Where are the strengths where the weaknesses?
00:45What do we got to work on strengths are I can pick up choreography pretty well
00:50So I'm hoping that will serve me but weaknesses are the fact that I've never done anything like this. No ballroom
00:57No partner dancing. In fact, I actually have a history of like hating partner dancing because I just don't trust others
01:04So this is going so how's this been going so far?
01:07Brandon
01:08Well so far I've tricked her so far. She's been pretty trusting look
01:13I think I for me it's this is the most unique experience. You could be a
01:18Professional ballerina this has it's completely different. And so like she said, I've just been taking it so slow
01:25We've been working over every detail making sure all the stones are laid right so that the rest of season we can build a great
01:30success
01:32Is there any advice that you gave her about being a part of this journey in general?
01:36I mean look it's a marathon not a sprint
01:39It's a lot of weeks and a lot of work
01:41And so I think just taking it week by week making each one unique, you know taking on the role each week
01:46It makes it fresh keeps you enjoyable
01:49Is
01:50There a song or an artist in particular that you're looking to hopefully dance to this season. Yeah, we have a list
01:59Let's start naming a long list. Actually, we've been scheming. Oh, we actually like plotting like maniacal laughter
02:08But we are you trying to?
02:10The finale I'd be really excited because I'm gonna produce and write and sing my own song that we're gonna dance to
02:18Well, I'll keep it a secret but you guys would be in for a treat
02:21We're gonna start putting that in the producers ears by watching these don't if you heard my voice in your ear you we would get
02:27Eliminated that night
02:30If you want to self-eliminate that's when we that's we bring that yeah, I sing solo solo you can't hear me
02:35That's the only way I sing
02:37Well, is there a theme night?
02:38I love all the theme nights that you guys have every season if you could come up with your own theme night
02:43What would it be?
02:45That's a good one
02:48I think that'd be a great theme. I think everybody would love it. We would love it
02:53Yeah, yeah, everyone shows up and they actually don't dance
02:56They just stand on stage for a minute and a half and talk about how amazing
03:00That's that would be that'd be a great theme night and the only thing that I've ever had to enjoy that
03:05So I would love that