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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to the relatable and humorous interaction between well-known personalities from a popular show. The playful teasing and lighthearted banter create engaging content that resonates with fans, while the "pressure cooker" analogy offers a unique and memorable way to describe a dance technique.

Summary

During a mid-interview for Dancing with the Stars, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson discuss their choreography, with Shum Jr. using a "pressure cooker" analogy to describe releasing tension. Val Chmerkovskiy playfully teases them about a specific dance move, leading to laughter and lighthearted banter.

Structure

1Interview begins with discussion of choreography and controlling movement.
2Harry Shum Jr. uses a "pressure cooker" analogy for releasing tension.
3Val Chmerkovskiy playfully teases Jenna Johnson and Harry Shum Jr. about a dance move.
4The dancers react with laughter and lighthearted banter.
5The interview concludes with compliments and thanks.

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#ValChmerkovskiy couldn’t resist teasing wife #JennaJohnson and #HarryShumJr about their #DWTS choreography mid-interview. 🤣

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Dancing with the Stars ABC Val Chmerkovskiy Teases Wife Jenna Johnson & Harry Shum Jr. for Their "DWTS" Choreo Mid-Interview 🤣 How have you managed any nerves? What has helped you stay grounded? This. You ready for this? I literally do this. And I just ... it's like releasing that valve on that pressure cooker. I keep bringing that analogy because it is like you got to release it a little bit, and so it can come back up, and you can kind of like So that's happening. [Imitates heartbeat sound] I was so conflicted 'cause that last body roll. Oh sorry, sorry. Stop! I don't know if it was necessary. It was necessary. I had to go back down somehow. Nah, it was good. Thank you. Beautiful. Thanks, babe.

Transcript

And you can kind of like control it a little bit. And you can kind of like control it a little bit. So that's happening. [Imitates heartbeat sound] I was so conflicted 'cause that last body roll. Oh sorry, sorry. Stop! I don't know if it was necessary. It was necessary. I had to go back down somehow. Nah, it was good. Thank you. Beautiful. Thanks, babe.