Hines Ward and his partner Kym Johnson danced the Samba to the sound of “Fantasy” by Earth Wind and Fire at the Dancing With The Stars Season 12 week 3 dedicated to the fine art of storytelling on Monday (April 4)- watch video below.

2011 Dancing With The Stars Season 12 Cast (Bios, PHOTOS)

OMG. Another mommy story. These big strong guys are mama’s boys. How cute. Hines wants it to be perfect to honor the woman who made sacrifices for him to be who he is now. Aw! And mom was in the audience to cheer for her boy!

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That was awesome! Hines’ booty certainly knows how to work it! Carrie Ann Inaba was too excited about that bounce, bounce, bounce and said Hines looked like he had been dancing the samba his whole life. Bruno was proud of Hines because he made his mama proud. Len Goodman proclaimed it was like happy hour. YAY.

Score: 25 (9+8+8)

Last week: Hines Ward Quickstep On Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)

Hines Ward Samba Dancing With The Stars Video

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