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Adam Rippon slays ‘Sissy That Walk’ performance on ‘DWTS’
The Olympic figure skater earned one of the night’s highest score


Jenna Johnson and Adam Rippon dancing to ‘Sissy That Walk’ on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (Screenshot via YouTube)
Adam Rippon and his dance pro partner Jenna Johnson skyrocketed to the top of the leaderboard with their cha cha performance of “Sissy That Walk” by RuPaul.
Johnson’s choreography included voguing and plenty of posing woven into a classic cha ha.
“You were born to do this show,” judge Carrie Ann Inaba told the Olympic figure skater. “That was fantastic, so polished, so precise. Well done.”
The pair earned an 8 out of 10 score from Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli . They tied with Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and his dance pro Sharna Burgess for the highest score of the night.
Rippon’s dance caught the attention of Twitter including fellow Olympian and friend Gus Kenworthy and RuPaul himself.
Watching @Adaripp doing the Cha Cha on @DancingABC to @RuPaul‘s “Sissy That Walk” is everything my little gay heart has ever needed.
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) May 1, 2018
YES! @Adaripp & @Dance10Jenna #DWTS #SissyThatWalk RuPaul: Essential Vol. 2 https://t.co/fDwhyUZKIJ #iTunes pic.twitter.com/xYffOL2fIX
— RuPaul (@RuPaul) May 1, 2018
Adam. Wow. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/kWdWUDl9KX
— Angie Goof ❁ (@0hMyGoff) May 1, 2018
Me: *has never watched #DWTS*@Adaripp: *dances to “Sissy That Walk”*
Me: pic.twitter.com/puIMnXQiAd— Hannah☽ Gini (@hannyboo_boo) May 1, 2018
Ya’ll Adam Ripon did not just come out and dance to Sissy That Walk I am deceased #DancingWithTheStars pic.twitter.com/HMBPMP4h9q
— Ashley (@Gyllenhaalic15) May 1, 2018
Me after Jenna and Adam #DWTS pic.twitter.com/RAAgYfbxzt
— BallasHoughSkiy Fam (@DereknMarkFans) May 1, 2018
“Dancing with the Stars” airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Queer film festival comes to D.C.
DC/DOX to showcase LGBTQ documentaries made by LGBTQ filmmakers

DC/DOX will host a film festival beginning on Thursday, June 12, at the Regal Gallery Place, Eaton Cinema, and the U.S. Navy Memorial Burke Theatre.
This festival will premier LGBTQ documentaries made by LGBTQ filmmakers. Each screening will be followed by in-person Q&As with the filmmakers.
For more details, visit dcdoxfest.com