This is how dance has affected TTK students physically

The Dancing with the Stars program started at the end of August. Even before the first studio broadcast, the dancers spent a lot of time with their teachers in dance halls.

Hard training several times a week for several weeks can be seen and felt in TTK competitors.

by Rise Like a Phoenix to the beat of his dance teacher Anniina Koivuniemi danced the rumba with Sonja Kailassaari42, says her body is a little toned when asked about the changes brought about by dance training.

– Dare I say this, but I’ll say it anyway. My stomach has been working every day. It hasn’t worked every day before. I haven’t changed my diet, but I guess it’s moving all the time. Now you know too. I’m sorry, you shouldn’t say something like this, Sonja laughed after the TTK broadcast ended.

– Dance helps a lot of problems, Koivuniemi crouches next to him.

Benjamin Peltonen, 25, has been one of the early favorites of the race throughout the TTK season. Now on Sunday, there was a pair change week at TTK, and Benjamin got Sami Helenius as his teacher. Their quickstep to the beat of the song “Congratulations” set the record score in TTK history when all four judges, Krista Siegrids was a guest judge, gave 12 points each in Eurovision spirit, i.e. a total of 48 points.

Benjamin hasn’t had painful points week after week.

– Liquids have come out. That’s just a fact. And when you train six times a week, it takes its toll. The couple change week came to a good place, there will be new winds, because this is mentally and physically heavy, even though this is nice, Benjamin said after the filming ended.

– Cold spray is currently my best friend. Kind of like Perskindol. You can send me a couple of packages from Tuku, Benjamin laughed.

Sami, on the other hand, also feels like two almost consecutive quiksteps.

– I’m starting to feel it in my muscles, the pants have already narrowed a bit, Sami said.

The couple really got pure praise from the judges for their dance.

– Well, the Kaarina boys were firing at full blast, with the best bets and without sparing! Captivating! Super entertaining, Jorma Uotinen beamed.

– My head is exploding because this was so entertaining, Krista Siegfrids praised the couple after dancing.

Also Helena Ahti-Hallberg and Jukka Haapalainen said they were completely sold on the duo’s fun dance. Ahti-Hallberg praised the pair’s footwork and use of weight.

– I was completely sold during the first quarter turns and then it took off, Haapalainen said about the quality of the dance.

Supplier Jaakko Loikkanen dance Kerttu Nieminen with a delicate, slow waltz to Amar Pelos Dois. The dance made the judges and the studio audience fall in love.

– You took me to a fairy tale world! In this show, the whole thing was perfect, Siegfrids praised, listing all the right things, from the costumes to the music.

– Perfect use of the legs, the ascents and descents are absolutely sensational. If it’s about love, this is what you fall in love with, Jukka Haapalainen beamed

Perfection was also reflected in the judges’ scores, as the couple received 41 points. This was because Siegfrids gave a brilliant 12 points, while Haapalainen and Uotinen gave 10 points. Ahti-Hallberg was content with giving 9 points.

– The weight hasn’t changed terribly. I did have to tighten my pants a bit today, they tightened before the live. Maybe there is a general tiredness, but it’s the good kind of tiredness. He knows he has done something, Jaakko described.

No one dropped out of TTK due to the couple change week. In the beginning of the week, the dancers will get their familiar teachers back, and on Sunday, another couple will be eliminated.

There are still seven couples participating in the Dancing with the Stars program.