Chandler Kinney on 'Dancing With the Stars' Rehearsals: "The Longest Days of My Life" | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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'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?

00:04Is it kind of like only just been a few?

00:07You know, we've only had two. It's felt like a lifetime. They are brutal.

00:10So hard. The longest days of my life with this one.

00:15I just look at them, and I'm like, how many more months?

00:19She almost drew out the contract earlier.

00:21No, they've been incredible. They've been incredible.

00:24She loves to work, so we've been working hard.

00:25We've had like two full rehearsals, about eight hours worth, working hard.

00:30We're working on the foundation.

00:31All about the details. Well, that's something that we clicked over.

00:35Very detail-oriented people.

00:36So it's just been a lot of meticulous work, which I think is going to pay off, hopefully.

00:40I agree.

00:41How would you describe your dancing skills?

00:43Where are the strengths? Where are the weaknesses? What do we got to work on?

00:47Strengths are I can pick up choreography pretty well, so I'm hoping that will serve me.

00:53But weaknesses are the fact that I've never done anything like this.

00:57No ballroom, no partner dancing.

00:59In fact, I actually have a history of hating partner dancing, because I just don't trust others.

01:05So how has this been going so far?

01:07Brandon?

01:09Well, so far I've tricked her. So far she's been pretty trusting.

01:12Look, I think, for me, this is the most unique experience.

01:16You could be a professional ballerina.

01:20It's completely different.

01:22And 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,

01:28so that the rest of the season we can build a great success.

01:31I mean, I hope.

01:32Is there any advice that you gave her about being a part of this journey in general?

01:37I 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,

01:45you know, taking on the role each week, it makes it fresh, keeps you enjoyable.

01:49I don't know.

01:49Is there a song or an artist in particular that you're looking to hopefully dance to this season?

01:56Yeah, we have a list.

01:59Let's start naming it.

02:00A song list, actually.

02:01We've been scheming.

02:02Oh, scheming.

02:03We actually, like, plotting, like, maniacal laughter.

02:08But are you trying to?

02:10If we make it to the finale, I'd be really excited because I'm going to produce and write and sing my own song that we're going to dance to.

02:16Yeah, he's really incredible.

02:17I don't know if you've heard him.

02:18Yeah, I'll keep it a secret, but you guys would be in for a treat.

02:22We're going to start putting that in the producer's ears by watching.

02:24Please don't.

02:25If you heard my voice in your ear, we would get eliminated that night.

02:28So don't do that.

02:28Immediately.

02:29Actually, halfway through the dance.

02:31If you want to self-eliminate, that's when we bring it.

02:33Yeah, I sing solo.

02:34Solo, you can't hear me.

02:35That's the only way I sing.

02:37Well, is there a theme night?

02:39I love all the theme nights that you guys have every season.

02:41If you could come up with your own theme night, what would it be?

02:44Ooh, that's a good one.

02:46I think, like, the night that Brandon and Chandler win.

02:49I think that'd be a great theme.

02:50I think everybody would love it.

02:52Yeah.

02:52We would love it.

02:53Yeah, yeah.

02:54Everyone 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 it is.

03:01That would be a great theme night.

03:03And the only theme night I've ever had to enjoy that, so I would love that.

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