Video: Kirstie Alley Wins Raves for "Cheeky" Cha Cha on DWTS Premiere

Entertainment March 22, 2011 AT 8:23AM

Look who's dancing!

Dancing With the Stars saved the best routine for last on Monday night's premiere, when 60-year-old actress Kirstie Alley offered a spirited cha cha with Maksim Chmerkovskiy that put her 20-years younger competitors to shame.

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"I'm doing this as a challenge to see how far I can push myself physically and still live," Alley -- dubbed "G" for "Grandma" by Chmerkovskiy -- joked during a taped package prior to her routine. "My biggest challenge is to move quickly. If someone told me to haul ass, it would take two trips."

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And move she did.

"I think we're just scratching the surface on what you can do," Bruno Tonioli told Alley after her lively routine, set to the tune of Cee Lo Green's "Forget You." (Watch a clip above) "Your foot placement on the cha cha cha was the best of the night. I like what I see!" Added Len Goodman: "It was fun, it was cheeky, it was entertaining. It had the feel good factor -- we all enjoyed it -- and you looked like you had fun doing it. Well done."

Alley wasn't the only star who impressed on Monday night's premiere.

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Former Girls Next Door star turned married mom Kendra Wilkinson was admittedly a nervous wreck, but delivered a rousing cha cha performance with impressive choreography by Louis van Amstel. "I'm here to turn all those years of club dancing into elegant ballroom dancing. I've got moves for a white girl, let me tell you that," Wilkinson, 25, said prior to her feisty routine.

Alley, Wilkinson and the other stars will learn their fate when DWTS' first elimination episode airs next Tuesday, March 29.

Tell Us: Which celeb earned your vote after Monday's premiere?

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  • September 25, 2011 - 9:03am Carole Drouin

    Wow Kristie,at 52 I don't even get to your ankle my dear.Congradulation on your weight loss,amazing....I wish I had your strenght and determination.Way to go,you are a great inspiration to all of us.

  • March 31, 2011 - 8:56pm Kathryn Kitty Empey

    SHE ROCKS! I HAVE BEEN A FAN EVER SINCE "NORTH AND SOUTH" SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, FUNNY, AND EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO BE A FINE ACTRESS. SHE HAS FOUGHT WEIGHT, UP AND DOWN, MUST HAVE BEEN VERY HARD. LOTS OF LUCK TO HER IN ANYTHING SHE CHOOSES TO DO.

  • March 25, 2011 - 11:51am Steve Troise

    She's a fat F _ _k! come on now & she lost weight!!! Amazing the floor didn't crack & she didn't throw her dancer into orbit!!

  • March 24, 2011 - 2:27pm Sherri Eamon

    WOW!!!!!Go Kirstie go.George Lopez is a mean mouthed creep.He is a comedian in his own mind.

  • March 22, 2011 - 7:52pm Kasey Lasse

    Terrific!! when she was on Cheers she was one sexy lady..her voice alone.

  • March 22, 2011 - 7:49pm Lowa Kay

    Yay...fat girls rule!!! Forget Jenny Craig. Kirstie's performance will bring back dancing as the best weight-loss method. I can't wait to start!!

  • March 22, 2011 - 4:43pm Kimberly Paric

    She's FABULOUS!!!

  • March 22, 2011 - 3:21pm Rose Negrete

    Kirstie did great! She is such a beautiful woman! Gosh I cant believe she is 60 years old! She looks 40! Go Kirstie! She totally needs to do a dance to the Cheer's theme song!

  • March 22, 2011 - 1:09pm Jennette Rainey Otken

    LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!!!!!!!

  • March 22, 2011 - 12:29pm Jocelyne Giroux

    She was the best of the night! Can't wait for next week...she is totally awesome....

  • March 22, 2011 - 10:42am Sandi Shearin

    totally impressed! I'm younger than her, but don't think I could do it - seriously outta breath, lol! Maks is sooooo nice to watch! gosh!

  • March 22, 2011 - 8:39am Jess Simington

    she did GREAT!!

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