DWTS II - Week 6

[Ralph]

I hope the moderators don't mind me making this thread already, but I had a question about it. Does anyone know who's gonna dance what?

[pygmalion]

Go for it, Ralph. :D

[swan]

I meant to ask this a long time ago. The pros are getting paid a flat rate per week, right? Then how many hours can the celeb & pro work together? Is there a cap? Watching Louis following Lisa around (likewise Alec was following Kelly in last season), I cannot imagine a top gun like him wouldn't get paid for that ! Can't be included in that flat rate pay!

[pygmalion]

I think the amount quoted (for last season) was a flat $2000/month. Not sure what the fee is this season.

[mamboqueen]

Well, here's what I'm wondering, too....do the pros work with the celebs right there in LA, or do they fly them back to their studios and work with them there? I kinda wondered if they get some extra choreography/coaching help with dances that are not the pro's "best."

[Ralph]

Who do you think will have to leave? I am almost certain it will be George.

[smooth_dancer]

I think the amount quoted (for last season) was a flat $2000/month. Not sure what the fee is this season.

I had heard that the fee is up $1,500 a week this season. Gosh, $2000 a month is very little indeed for a lot of work! I guess the dance teachers must want the exposure. I wonder how much the show pays the celebrities. I bet the rate for them varies due to negotiations (i.e., "pay me a million, and I'll draw more fans to your show"). :raisebro:

[SDsalsaguy]

Taken from the Feb 2006 DanceSportComps.com newsletter (produced by Michael Mead):

The Professional dancers currently co-starring on the TV program Dancing with the Stars all signed with the same talent agent (who happens to be John O'Hurley's agent also) for representation and had renegotiated their weekly fee from $1500 up to $2100 plus accommodation. The stars are rumored to be making $75,000.

Alec Mazo, who had a separate agent and was asking for more money, was dropped from the show. Charlotte Jorgensen was apparently interested in continuing with the program but in the capacity of co-host, and when that opportunity did not present itself, she left.
Charlotte would have made an exceptional co-host! ABC really screwed up on that one. :?

[Joe]

I dunno...it certainly doesn't seem to be like the position would make the most of her abilities. I have no idea who the brunette is that's doing it this season, but she seems to be pretty much a non-entity.

[gusmahler]

Well, here's what I'm wondering, too....do the pros work with the celebs right there in LA, or do they fly them back to their studios and work with them there? I kinda wondered if they get some extra choreography/coaching help with dances that are not the pro's "best."
I know that Anna and Jerry practice in the Bay Area. (See this thread: http://dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=11365 ). I would assume the other couples also practice somewhere other than LA. I did notice that two of the couples were practicing at the same facility. Unfortunately, I don't remember who they were.

EDIT: I do remember one of the couples. Whoever is married to Harry Hamlin (Lisa?) practiced at a place with a distinctive shelf by the door. Another couple practiced at a place similar to that.

[Joe]

Unfortunately for Jerry, he's gonna really have to put his butt in gear this week, what with taking time off from training to appear at the Super Bowl and all. Anna's going to have to really kick his ass.

[alemana]

according to another board, max and edyta will dance Friday on the results show, along with his little brother Val and 2 youth couples from max's studio in new jersey.

[Medira]

according to another board, max and edyta will dance Friday on the results show, along with his little brother Val and 2 youth couples from max's studio in new jersey.
Ooh! That sounds great!

Any word on who's singing on the results show?

[alemana]

it would be hard to top last week's awfulness, but i'm sure they'll try.

[Medira]

it would be hard to top last week's awfulness, but i'm sure they'll try.
Heh...I'm still holding out hope for Michael Buble on the 17th. (It is the 17th he's slated to be on the show, right?)

[Ralph]

A friend of Louis's told me that Louis and Lisa are going to dance the Quickstep.

[Purr]

Heh...I'm still holding out hope for Michael Buble on the 17th. (It is the 17th he's slated to be on the show, right?)

Cool! I have 4 of his CD's on my desk right now - Michael Buble, Come Fly With Me, It's Time and With Love (Hallmark). :)

[Purr]

I hope the moderators don't mind me making this thread already, but I had a question about it. Does anyone know who's gonna dance what?

Bumping this question up again, enquiring minds want to know!

[Dance4Ever]

Who do you think will have to leave? I am almost certain it will be George.
ITA. By being in the bottom two last week, it appears he does not have the fan vote to topple Jerry or Lisa. To survive, he'd have to place high with the judges which is almost certainly not going to happen with Drew, Stacy, and Lisa dancing so well. He might be lucky if Lisa's quickstep is not up to par because Louis is a Latin Pro.

[alemana]

i read somewhere that everybody is dancing the dances they haven't done yet, so it won't be like previous weeks, where you'd only see 2 different dances.

[Ralph]

i read somewhere that everybody is dancing the dances they haven't done yet, so it won't be like previous weeks, where you'd only see 2 different dances.

You guys should check out the Strictly Come Dancing website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/

They are probably going to do it like the people of SCD did it.

To have a clearer view of when was danced what, you could check my site, I think it is pretty clear on there: http://rbc-tv.tripod.com/id2.html

[pygmalion]

Thanks, Ralph. :)

[Beto]

I know that Anna and Jerry practice in the Bay Area. (See this thread: http://dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=11365 ). I would assume the other couples also practice somewhere other than LA. I did notice that two of the couples were practicing at the same facility. Unfortunately, I don't remember who they were.
Is that the same studio that we sometimes saw on "So You Think You Can Dance"? The studios I've seen during the practicing sessions look almost identical to that one.

[Ralph]

Thanks, Ralph. :)

You're welcome :)

[Ralph]

Cheryl's and Bruno's blogs were updated.
Cheryl and Drew are gonna do the Tango!

Sofar we have:
Louis & Lisa: Quickstep
Cheryl & Drew: Tango
All: Viennese Waltz

But does anyone know what Tony & Stacey, Edyta & George and Anna & Jerry are gonna do?

[swan]

Yeah! I saw Jerry Rice today at the Starlite studio! :)

[Ralph]

Yeah! I saw Jerry Rice today at the Starlite studio! :)

Did you happen to see what dance he was practicing?

[swan]

I don't know what Jerry/Anna will do this week. We saw him coming out from the back room on his way out. Sorry...No more info on that one. The studio owner said when Jerry first started out, he didn't want anyone to be in the studio & no autograph. He was rather shy. But now, he's enjoying the crowd & even picked popular times to go in. He even started signing autographs! I was in the middle of my lesson, so I couldn't go up there to get one myself!

The studio owner was very friendly & funny. On Thurs nights, he made all his customers bring cell phones & they'd watch the show on this big plasma TV. Then he'd make everyone call in to vote for Jerry!

[Purr]

I hope you'all will have a good commentary for this evenings show. My lesson is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this evening, so I will miss the whole thing. Drats!

[mamboqueen]

Yeah! I saw Jerry Rice today at the Starlite studio! :)


Wowza! Celeb siting....I hope you had a football with you for him to autograph!! My neighbor has one...she met him at a gym a long time ago. Of course, she knows *nothing* about football, but was starstruck nonetheless!

On a side note, today I was getting onto the subway system here in Boston and right *there* in front of the guy selling tokens was my former instructor with his wife and teachers/students from the studio dancing -- in full costume -- in front of tv cameras. If you're in the Boston area, they'll be on the news tonight as a "promo" for DWTS. It made me want to put my shoes on and join them! What a pleasant surprise.

[musicchica86]

Well, I know for a fact that Alec helped George with his routine this week. I didn't ask too many questions because I didn't want to pry, but since Alec's so very Latin, I'm assuming that Edyta and George will be doing something Latin.

Minor sound byte:

Alec was a few minutes late showing up for our lesson. A little while into it, he mentions George, after he's already told me on the phone earlier that day that he was in rehearsals with George.

Me: "Yeah, how'd that go?"

Alec: "Uhh, that's why I was late."

Me: "Oh."

Ouch.

[Katarzyna]

Curious if there is still anyone in NY watching the show in a public space.. I am waiting for practice till 10:30 and basically killing time at work..

[Medira]

Well, I know for a fact that Alec helped George with his routine this week. I didn't ask too many questions because I didn't want to pry, but since Alec's so very Latin, I'm assuming that Edyta and George will be doing something Latin.

Minor sound byte:

Alec was a few minutes late showing up for our lesson. A little while into it, he mentions George, after he's already told me on the phone earlier that day that he was in rehearsals with George.

Me: "Yeah, how'd that go?"

Alec: "Uhh, that's why I was late."

Me: "Oh."

Ouch.
CHICA!!! DETAILS!!!!!!!!!!!! *points to PM box!!!*

[musicchica86]

Don't worry M, there will be a thread! LOL as soon as I finish my already-2 1/2-page writeup haha....

[Medira]

Don't worry M, there will be a thread! LOL as soon as I finish my already-2 1/2-page writeup haha....
*bouncebouncebounce!*

[mamboqueen]

:p woo hoo - here we go

[musicchica86]

Will post the rather interesting POV on this I got from Alec after the show...or maybe during a commercial...don't know yet. But I definitely got some good insight into it, that's for sure.

[mamboqueen]

everyone is doing a different dance tonight.

[musicchica86]

Horrible music already!

[mamboqueen]

ashley and louis doing a jive. she must be so HAPPY that she can actually dance with someone.

[mamboqueen]

jonathan and anna doing a tango.

[mamboqueen]

MAX ouweee

[mamboqueen]

celine deion would die at that rendition of her song...

[musicchica86]

I'M dying...

[mamboqueen]

cheryl and tony doing paso....

[mamboqueen]

wow....nick and andrea... quickstep.

[Katarzyna]

grrr. I have computer in front of me, but no TV...

[mamboqueen]

goofy ending...lol

[GJB]

Wonder what the pros that are no longer competing are doing with all their time out there. Or, are they commuting back out there to perform in the show?

[mamboqueen]

Jerry is up first. OMG anna told him to hold a quarter between his butt cheeks....too funny

[mamboqueen]

oh boy...jerry is doing paso....

[Katarzyna]

sooo excited, my boss has a tv in his office :)

[musicchica86]

For future reference...if we see a clip of Alec in a grey wifebeater with navy trim, jeans, possibly with a button-up overshirt...that would be clips from Monday's rehearsals. He was wearing those clothes to our lesson, and he'd come directly from a rehearsal and was going right back to one too.

Again, this week with George should be interesting.

[mamboqueen]

well, they got a normal song... amen

[mamboqueen]

i love jerry but the paso .... eeeeee

[Dance4Ever]

First time I'm on the forum during the show. should be fun!

yeah, jerry's paso was pretty meh...

[Katarzyna]

Not too exciting...

[mamboqueen]

welcome dfe...

havng major computer problems....but the other one sn't near a tv.

[mamboqueen]

cannot type the letter eye.

[mamboqueen]

hmmm... i got it back.

i'm practicing during the commercials....can't let all that great music go to waste.

[Dance4Ever]

thanks MQ. fortunately, I have a wireless enabled laptop computer. So I can sit infront of the TV and chat. How I love technology! :-)

[musicchica86]

Get 'im, Cheryl!!!

LOL

[Dance4Ever]

what an odd song for a tango. grrr....

[musicchica86]

"Odd" isn't the word

[Dance4Ever]

wow, will they get all 10's?

[RhumbaWaltz]

Tango: loved the dancing. Hated the music.

[musicchica86]

I wish I could dance tango like that.

I don't really know what else to say. Drew just blows me away every week.

[Katarzyna]

I actually thought the music was interesting... Like Cheryl a lot

[mamboqueen]

He'll get at least one 10;

Great tango, but I had to put an APB out for a heel lead. Anyone see a heel lead?? *LOL* You could kind of see his latin shining through there....

Now I have to run up and down the stairs to watch/post. Unless I kick my daughter out of the family room. Better idea.....

[Dance4Ever]

Yeah, it's simply amazing. He is so consistent. You can always be sure he will give a stellar performance.

[musicchica86]

Yes. Yes! YES!!!

[mamboqueen]

Wowza! all 10's!

[LXC]

Good tango, but not worthy of 3 10's IMHO

[RhumbaWaltz]

Drew and Cheryl: 10-10-10. WOW!

[mamboqueen]

You can tell Drew REALLy wants this (although you get that feeling with Jerry, too). I think the men are a tad more competitive than the women.

[Dance4Ever]

Good tango, but not worthy of 3 10's IMHO

ITA. I think they are inflating his scores because of the 3 10's they gave stacy last week.

[mamboqueen]

Good tango, but not worthy of 3 10's IMHO


I agree. It's like they're playing the Drew vs. Stacey game.....

[mamboqueen]

gmta!

[waltzgirl]

You can tell Drew REALLy wants this (although you get that feeling with Jerry, too). I think the men are a tad more competitive than the women.

Or just more comfortable showing their competitiveness.

[Dance4Ever]

alec mazo!

[musicchica86]

Shoot. No footage from the Monday rehearsals.

[mamboqueen]

omg! Musicchacha .... wipe the drool up! Oooh...he's a cutie.

Very clever choreography with George and Edyta's rumba. He was pretty useless, but she managed to make it so you weren't really watching his feet.

[musicchica86]

Just imagine...THAT VOICE. For an hour and a half. In a wifebeater.

I don't need to say any more.

[Dance4Ever]

good. Len speaks the truth

[mamboqueen]

Well, George probably needs to go...but I sure will miss his good humor when he does. Too funny.

[RhumbaWaltz]

I want a lesson with Alec. Oh. My. Goodness. So handsome!

[Katarzyna]

George.. hmm. .he is a good performer, but not a dancer... (I LOOOOOOOVVEEEDDDD Edyta's dress)

[mamboqueen]

He really shouldn't get better than 7's for that. And that's being kind to the elderly!

[LXC]

I agree. It's time for George to go; it's getting boring. But I'll miss Edyta; she's such a wonderful dancer!

[Dance4Ever]

If he is placed higher than Jerry, I'll be pissed.

[mamboqueen]

George.. hmm. .he is a good performer, but not a dancer... (I LOOOOOOOVVEEEDDDD Edyta's dress)


Loved the dress, too. I was actually thinking it might be pretty cool to have something long like that on one side (similar to Elena Grinenko's OSB showdance/rumba)....but how on earth do you keep from stepping or getting your foot caught up in it??? I'm not ready for prime time dresses yet...*LOL*

[Katarzyna]

If I dance latin..I want this dress. hm maybe even for standard... Not sure how it will fork for Jive...

[Dance4Ever]

I think this season, the pros are doing a great job choreographing to the strengths of thier celebs, Edyta using George's great performance skills, Tony stacy's flexibility and great lines, and Cherly's using Drew's ablility to learn intricate choreography.

[mamboqueen]

8,7,8...a joke.

[musicchica86]

I want a lesson with Alec. Oh. My. Goodness. So handsome!
Oh, it's worth it. As I write a full report about my lesson, I got 3 pages worth of stuff out of an hour and a half.

[GJB]

8-7-8 for George. Judges on drugs !

[mamboqueen]

If I dance latin..I want this dress. hm maybe even for standard... Not sure how it will fork for Jive...


Or paso...when you have to get a little low to the floor at times. It's a great rumba dress, for sure.

[Dance4Ever]

tie with jerry? this is so wrong. ridiculous

[mamboqueen]

Lisa and Louis coming up....oh lordy...more cryin' coming up. Lisa's lookin for 9's.

[Dance4Ever]

etiquette lessons? LOL

[RhumbaWaltz]

Lisa is WAY too dramatic. I'm tired of the whole "breaking down" thing.

[RhumbaWaltz]

9 to 5?

[musicchica86]

SLOWEST. QUICKSTEP. EVER.

*falls asleep*

[Dance4Ever]

nice ending! running up the stairs!

[GJB]

SLOWEST. QUICKSTEP. EVER.

*falls asleep*

They should call it SLOWSTEP.

[RhumbaWaltz]

SLOWEST. QUICKSTEP. EVER.

*falls asleep*

It was the SLOWstep.

[mamboqueen]

actually, it was the *uglystep*. I dunno...Kat??? That looked even worse than mine, which I didn't think was possible. She picked up a little at the end...but the beginning looked awful.

[mamboqueen]

Boy, everyone here is on the same wavelength!

[RhumbaWaltz]

They should call it SLOWSTEP.

Great minds think (and post) alike! :)

[RhumbaWaltz]

actually, it was the *uglystep*.

LOLLDOMS! (LOL lying down on my sofa)

[SDsalsaguy]

Or just more comfortable showing their competitiveness.
Good point WG. :)

[LXC]

Good efforts in the 2nd half and overall not too bad for a beginner. That etiqutte lessons of course didn't cover ballroom frame; don't know how much Louis is to blame here

[GJB]

Boy, everyone here is on the same wavelength!

What's going to hapen to us all when the season ends : (

[Dance4Ever]

well, well, 27

[Larinda McRaven]

I am here finally...
Louis looks cute tonight with "ballroom hair".

[waltzgirl]

Good point WG. :)

Yeah, takes one to know one. I'm very competitive, but also very uncomfortable showing it.

[mamboqueen]

Okay. It's clear. The judges took "medication" before the show. NO way was that worth 9's. Harry must have been dropping money behind the podium or something...

[Katarzyna]

etiquette lessons? LOLso funny

[mamboqueen]

I am here finally...
Louis looks cute tonight with "ballroom hair".

Yeah, but what was with the suit? Oh, I know. He sold a few cars before the show to pay up the bribe....lol

[SDsalsaguy]

I am here finally...
And here I was just about to ask where you were... :lol:

[Katarzyna]

Didn't like the quickstep ("Slowstep") at all.. terrible frame, no swing, no movement.. We'll see what will the judges say...

[Larinda McRaven]

sorry, I didn't get to see the suit.

[Dance4Ever]

stacy looks great already. this should be good

[ACtenDance]

Anybody else notice that Drew always wears latin shoes? Maybe he'd take a heel lead if he were in a standard heel.

[Larinda McRaven]

And here I was just about to ask where you were... :lol:

OMG long day................

[SDsalsaguy]

Anybody else notice that Drew always wears latin shoes? Maybe he'd take a heel lead if he were in a standard heel.
Well, he is kinda short... :?

[SDsalsaguy]

OMG long day................
Sorry to hear that Larinda, but happy to see you back here with us as expected! :D

[Larinda McRaven]

Her solo work is better than her actual jive.

[Dance4Ever]

yowza! she sat on the judges table!

[Larinda McRaven]

Did you see the smiles on Len and Brunos faces???

[waltzgirl]

Okay. It's clear. The judges took "medication" before the show. NO way was that worth 9's. Harry must have been dropping money behind the podium or something...

Well, we all know from last season's results that the scores are scripted. They want to keep certain people on for the fans they attract, create "rivalries" to up the drama, and so on.

[mamboqueen]

Great jive!! Wow....she looked fantastic...even better in open position than closed. She should get 30 for that.

[Dance4Ever]

her open work is better than her closed work

[Larinda McRaven]

yes, worth a 30.

[mamboqueen]

:cheers: Her solo work is better than her actual jive.

[mamboqueen]

Okay; that was 3 of us at the same time; a new record, I think!

[Katarzyna]

LIked Stayc's jive.. especially when she was on her own... when they were dancign together, there was something odd about it... not sure what???

[Larinda McRaven]

because her leg action was a bit "wide" which make it look a bit stompy.

[mamboqueen]

Well, given her training, it doesn't surprise me that she'd be more in her element in open work....partnering is the foreign part to her here.

[RhumbaWaltz]

Stacy and Tony were great. I was impressed by the dancing and LOVED the piece at Camp Pendleton!

[mamboqueen]

Well, and how about that 84" split??!!! Wowza!

[mamboqueen]

Stacy and Tony were great. I was impressed by the dancing and LOVED the piece at Camp Pendleton!


Safe bet that she got the military vote. Smart move!

[LXC]

I think I've said this every week since the show started ------- Stacey rocks! I just don't think there's any real competition for her. How do you compete with someone with all the natural abilities plus 15 years of dance training?

[Dance4Ever]

her flicks and kicks were spot on. Amazing! I wish I could do them half as well as her.

[musicchica86]

Freaking 7 feet of legs in a split...no fair.

[SDsalsaguy]

yowza! she sat on the judges table!
So why couldn't that have happened when I was sitting just behind Lenn's right shooulder? :roll:

[mamboqueen]

I think I've said this every week since the show started ------- Stacey rocks! I just don't think there's any real competition for her. How do you compete with someone with all the natural abilities plus 15 years of dance training?


You can't.

[mamboqueen]

So why couldn't that have happened when I was sitting just behind Lenn's right shooulder? :roll:


Because fascination would have had her little SD voodoo doll and you would have been immediately zapped for flirting with someone else! :raisebro:

[RhumbaWaltz]

Well, and how about that 84" split??!!! Wowza!
That's 7 feet of legs!!!

[Larinda McRaven]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.

[mamboqueen]

ahhh...the subject of jekyll/hyde comes up yet again with Tony!

[mamboqueen]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.


Yup. They really don't allow for much improvement.

[SDsalsaguy]

Because fascination would have had her little SD voodoo doll and you would have been immediately zapped for flirting with someone else! :raisebro:
And what flirting would that have been? :eyebrow:

[RhumbaWaltz]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.

The scores definitely seem somewhat gratuitous.

[SDsalsaguy]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.
Even compared to the first couple of episodes, no? (Although certainly even more so vs. last season.)

[mamboqueen]

Ack! A 70 year old man in boxer briefs. I've seen it all!

[pygmalion]

The scores definitely seem somewhat gratuitous.

I wonder how these same judges would've scored the same performances ... for British TV. Hmm.

[mamboqueen]

And what flirting would that have been? :eyebrow:


You're going to look me in the eye and tell me you wouldn't have flirted with Stacey??!!! Oh come on...I wasn't born yesterday! :rolleyes:

[RhumbaWaltz]

I wonder how these same judges would've scored the same performances ... for British TV. Hmm.

Interesting point, Pygmalion.

[Dance4Ever]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.

I think the advancement is deserved because the celebs this season are dancing circles around those from last season. there is just no comparison

[GJB]

I wonder how these same judges would've scored the same performances ... for British TV. Hmm.

Why do you think the scores might be different?

[SDsalsaguy]

You're going to look me in the eye and tell me you wouldn't have flirted with Stacey??!!! Oh come on...I wasn't born yesterday! :rolleyes:
On live national TV while she's sitting on the Judges' table?

[pygmalion]

Why do you think the scores might be different?


I'm just wondering aloud. But I do think that the show is, at least to some extent, catered to the audience. :cool:

[Katarzyna]

the level of dancing is better than last season...

[mamboqueen]

On live national TV while she's sitting on the Judges' table?


Well, when the opportunity arises...you gotta jump on it. Just shave your beard and dye your hair and we'll all just be saying "who is that ridiculous guy trying to hit on Stacy??" *LOL*


You can't let something silly like a million viewers knock you off your game!

[mamboqueen]

Speaking of last season, Charlotte is going to be on GMA tomorrow....

[SDsalsaguy]

...the celebs this season are dancing circles around those from last season.
True, but that just means that the bar should be set higher this season if you ask me. Oh, ooops... no one did... :oops:

[Larinda McRaven]

What is George DOING???

[SDsalsaguy]

You can't let something silly like a million viewers knock you off your game!
Nah, a measly one million, no way! It's when you get over 10 million that I get a little intimidated! :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Speaking of last season, Charlotte is going to be on GMA tomorrow.... GMA?

EDIT: Oh, got it: Good Morning America... us non-morning types don't always think of these things.

[Larinda McRaven]

Good Morning America?

[GJB]

What is George DOING???

The Chicken Dance?

[RhumbaWaltz]

It was funny when Anna's float got stuck on Jerry's head.

[SDsalsaguy]

Good Morning America?
Thanks Larinda. That's what I guessed just after I first asked.

[SDsalsaguy]

Sigh... now I have to sit here for 90 minutes until I can see it for myself. :roll: :roll:

[Ithink]

While I think Drew can give Stacy a run for her money, ultimately she's pretty untouchable, given her training and the fact that she doesn't have to worry about leading....

I have no idea why Bruno is surprised she has balletic arms - the girl has done ballet for 15 years for god's sake!!

[mamboqueen]

While I think Drew can give Stacy a run for her money, ultimately she's pretty untouchable, given her training and the fact that she doesn't have to worry about leading....

I have no idea why Bruno is surprised she has balletic arms - the girl has done ballet for 15 years for god's sake!!


well, and she has a neck...

[SDsalsaguy]

While I think Drew can give Stacy a run for her money, ultimately she's pretty untouchable, given her training and the fact that she doesn't have to worry about leading....
You also have to think that she has a larger fan base too.

[Dance4Ever]

True, but that just means that the bar should be set higher this season if you ask me. Oh, ooops... no one did... :oops:

Good point!

[RhumbaWaltz]

What is the most memorable dance sequence of the 80's? I lived through it, but can't remember...

[Larinda McRaven]

Maybe a scene from Dirty Dancing...
"Nobody puts Baby inthe corner..."

[mamboqueen]

You also have to think that she has a larger fan base too.


Based on what...the wrestling? or the military guys?

I think Drew is probably very appealing to the teens/20-somethings that like boy bands. He should also be getting the pregnant-women votes, too! His wife looks about ready to deliver....

[SDsalsaguy]

What is the most memorable dance sequence of the 80's? I loved through it, but can't remember...
Hmmm, TMI I think... but at least that explains why you can't remember! :wink:

[GJB]

What is the most memorable dance sequence of the 80's? I loved through it, but can't remember...

Lambada?

[mamboqueen]

What about Flashdance?

[Dance4Ever]

Lambada?

whoa! thay will be something to see! :D

[mamboqueen]

well, gang...it was fun...off to do a little practicing....

[SDsalsaguy]

Based on what...the wrestling? or the military guys?

I think Drew is probably very appealing to the teens/20-somethings that like boy bands. He should also be getting the pregnant-women votes, too! His wife looks about ready to deliver....
Wrestling has a really large audience and they stage a decent number of milllitary events each year as well (especially on big holidays like 4 July and Thanksgiving). Also, if you look at the numbers of people who shell out $$ to attend WWE events, pay-per-views, etc., it just seems like a more active fan base to me.

[GJB]

Maybe a scene from Dirty Dancing...
"Nobody puts Baby inthe corner..."

I think Larinda's got it. Bill Medley is singing tomorrow and didn't he sing "Time of My Life" which was in "Dirty Dancing"

[RhumbaWaltz]

Hmmm, TMI I think... but at least that explains why you can't remember! :wink:

Mortifying typo, which I have since edited. By the way, I was 9 years old at the start of the 80's so there wasn't too much loving going on....
:)
RW

[Katarzyna]

well, gang...it was fun...off to do a little practicing....Same here, have a good night and a good weekend ... probably won't be able to touch a computer till Monday...

[gusmahler]

Wrestling has a really large audience and they stage a decent number of milllitary events each year as well (especially on big holidays like 4 July and Thanksgiving). Also, if you look at the numbers of people who shell out $$ to attend WWE events, pay-per-views, etc., it just seems like a more active fan base to me.

You also have to factor in that Stacy is STILL a big star in WWE. 98 Degrees has been quiet for a while, and were never as big as N'Sync or the Backstreet Boys.

Also, she has the "incredibly hot" factor working for her, so she'll get some guy votes just because of her looks. I don't know if women think of Drew as hot. (Then again, I'm a guy, so I don't notice who women think of as hot. In recent days, I've mentioned two different Jessica Alba movies to two different women. They both remarked about how some male star was good-looking. I didn't notice either one of those guys).

[Larinda McRaven]

Good Luck this weekend Kat!

[SDsalsaguy]

Mortifying typo, which I have since edited. By the way, I was 9 years old at the start of the 80's so there wasn't too much loving going on....

Wouldn't that make you 18 orr 19 by the end of the 80s then? Hmmmm? :wink:

[SDsalsaguy]

Good Luck this weekend Kat!
Ditto! :cheers:

[ChaChaMama]

Drew was awesome!

Stacy was also very strong, although at times I thought she looked a little hunched toward Tony in closed. I liked her Viennese the best, though.

ITA that Lisa's quickstep should NOT have gotten 9s. I'm not sure I would have scored her above Jerry.

Louis's outfit--OMG. Even Prince would have been going "That's a lot of purple." And the styling was somehow suggestive of going punting on the Cherwell in the Evelyn Waugh era.

Really good show tonight...but George had better be the next to go. (Love that song from "Strictly Ballroom," though. My partner and I used it for a showcase routine several years ago.)

:) ChaChaMama

[pygmalion]

Wait a second!!! I love Evelyn Waugh. :wink:

[standardgirl]

her open work is better than her closed work

far better......

[standardgirl]

Based on what...the wrestling? or the military guys?

I think Drew is probably very appealing to the teens/20-somethings that like boy bands. He should also be getting the pregnant-women votes, too! His wife looks about ready to deliver....


That's hard to say. I am 20 something girl, in love with Stacey though.
She is wonderful and such a beauty. ;)
definitely voting for her, not Drew. Not sure how he got 20 today. It wasn't that great of a performance......hum....

[RhumbaWaltz]

Wouldn't that make you 18 orr 19 by the end of the 80s then? Hmmmm? :wink:

LOL at your excellent math skills! Yes...I was 18 in 1989. But I was really shy!!! Too focused on ballet to really date :)

[SDsalsaguy]

LOL at your excellent math skills! Yes...I was 18 in 1989. But I was really shy!!! Too focused on ballet to really date :)
So what you're saying is that you were 18 and with a dancer's body! :raisebro: (I was 16 0r 17 at the time!)

[fascination]

all right ....that's it...tapping foot proprietarily....hmmmpf...enough with you then bucko....;)

[RhumbaWaltz]

So what you're saying is that you were 18 and with a dancer's body! :raisebro: (I was 16 0r 17 at the time!)

Yes, but...I also wore leg warmers OVER my jeans to school, watched MTV for 6 hours a day and was too busy planning my wedding to one of the members of Duran Duran to notice any "real" guys...

[RhumbaWaltz]

Fascination is right. Back on track:

I think George is going to bid us Adieu this week...

[SDsalsaguy]

all right ....that's it...tapping foot proprietarily....hmmmpf...enough with you then bucko....;)
Now, now, it's not like I didn't save two for you sweety, see? :raisebro: :raisebro:

[fascination]

Fascination is right. Back on track:

I think George is going to bid us Adieu this week...darlin you clearly dont know what I'm referrin' to;)

[SDsalsaguy]

Yes, but...I also wore leg warmers OVER my jeans to school, watched MTV for 6 hours a day and was too busy planning my wedding to one of the members of Duran Duran to notice any "real" guys...
Fine then, my imaginary 16 or 17 year old self (who wanted nothing to do with dancing I might add) will just have to do without that fantasy after all... :lol:

[RhumbaWaltz]

darlin you clearly dont know what I'm referrin' to;)

I can guess! :) (If I were better with emoticons, I'd send a "wink")

RW

[fascination]

Now, now, it's not like I didn't save two for you sweety, see? :raisebro: :raisebro:hmmmpf(dont you sweetie me)...tapping foot petulantly and wondering who else i can flirt with...hmmmpf......

[mamboqueen]

*flirt alert* We're not safe anywhere here, are we??!!!

[fascination]

*flirt alert* We're not safe anywhere here, are we??!!!yeah well she can have him...stomp

[fascination]

back to the topic?

[musicchica86]

Um, yeah...Alec worked his tushie off this week to get George ready...too bad it'll probably be a futile effort.

[mamboqueen]

What was the topic??? *LOL*

Oh yeah...the show! What did you think?

[mamboqueen]

Um, yeah...Alec worked his tushie off this week to get George ready...too bad it'll probably be a futile effort.


Arent' you supposed to be writing a paper??!!! :raisebro:

[RhumbaWaltz]

back to the topic?

By all means! :)
Who's gonna go tomorrow? What do you all think?

[mamboqueen]

Well, it's going to be either Lisa, Jerry or George, right??

[musicchica86]

Arent' you supposed to be writing a paper??!!! :raisebro:
I'm trying, I'm trying!:tongue: People just keep talking to me and talking to me about the Grammys...don't they know my lesson was the highlight of my trip?;)

[mamboqueen]

okay. okay. I'll expect it first thing in the morning. This dancer needs her sleep!

'night ;)

[moother]

Well for my two cents worth as a non professional dancer.

I think Jerry Rice tries so hard because he is a competitor but he just isn't ever going to be a great dancer. I don't think he really commits to the footwork and he usually seems slump shouldered to me.

I loved Drew and Cheryl, thought they definitely earned 30 and I am not a youngster or pregnant. Hmmmmm I just love the way he goes for every dance and in my opinion pulls them all off. His fast footwork is what I really like to watch.

Lisa and Louis looked like slo-mo to me tonight as well. The moves were right I guess but like they just were moving to slow and I know that is because Louis has to slow it down for her. She also drives me nuts with her enthusiasm before and after the dances (that is just a personal irritation)

Stacy Kiebler always does well and tonight was no exception, however sometimes those long beautiful legs seem to be to much leg. Especially in the really fast dances.( Most won't agree with me there.)

George......for goodness sake, we love ya, but GO HOME!

I also think they are grading much higher this year and it probably is because they have some really competitive dancers right from the start.

The problem is that they are not grading the bad ones as low as they should so that the ones in the middle never feel like they did better than last.

Did anyone notice how little Carrie Ann had to say tonight?

[new-ish]

To me, Stacy and Tony's jive was the best of the series so far, because they expressed the joy of dancing better than anyone to this point. That works for me everytime. :D

[swan]

Well, West Coast only had 2 dances in so far. Drew & Cheryl - WOW! I was very impressed w/ both of them. Cheryl's really a hottie! Her routine was perfect, showcased both well. I love the opening 2 walks & link in open position & back into close hold at end of the link. Everyone knows in standard 2 walks & link are such pain to execute nicely. Most competitors would avoid them at all cost ;)

Very nice! Can't wait to see the rest of the dances!

[gusmahler]

Lisa sucked. How the heck did she get a 27?

[swan]

Well, I didn't think Lisa sucked. The music was way slow. She did all basics & mostly in close hold. Not easy. I think her QS was better than any of the men's (w/ exception of Drew). Perhaps 27 was too high, but she should definitely be scored higher than Jerry & George. Everything is relative. Drew & Stacy should be the top contenders w/ Lisa being 3rd at the moment (and probably will stay that way). Pretty fair.

[swan]

Stacy was way hot! I liked both her & Drew's performances tonight. Hopefully Drew's wife won't go into labor any time soon!!!! Seeing her tummy is making me worry that we won't have a good final showdown! Drew's earned his spot in the final. Need to see him there in the top 3!

[new-ish]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.

I would agree, but I think the judges have worked themselves into a corner. The scoring is relative, right? If they gave a 27 to let's say Drew/Cheryl's Paso Doble, and then a 30 the next week to Stacy/Tony's Samba, then they can only give a 30 when they see another performance that they think at least as good. At this point I think 27 means "nice job" but not "excellent performance." I think if there are future series, people will say, "but that 25 last night was way better than the 27 you gave to Lisa/Louis in Series 2..."

[smooth_dancer]

My 2 cents.

I actually didn't think either Drew or Stacey's dance deserved a perfect 30.

I don't know what Len saw, when he told Drew that this was his best dance yet. His shoulders looked worse in the tango than the samba. Overall, his latin dances have been more impressive. I really liked the jive that Drew did a few shows back, and it only got a 27.

Stacey started out really hot with her routine, but I didn't like her kicks later on. She seemed to be kicking too much forward rather thrusting down.

I thought Lisa deserved a 27 on her quickstep, and she was limited by her pro-partner. I'm not an expert at quickstep, but Louis's footwork just looked funny! He seemed to be dancing on his toes throughout. I suspect that he's a latin dancer with little exprerience in standard.

[smoozer]

I have yet to figure out what people see in Drew. While I find him enjoyable to watch he seems awkward. Stacy is a heads and tails above the rest from where i sit.

[gusmahler]

I'm not an expert at quickstep, but Louis's footwork just looked funny! He seemed to be dancing on his toes throughout. I suspect that he's a latin dancer with little exprerience in standard.

According to the website bios, all of the pros are latin or rhythm specialists, with the exception of Nick.(Though, to be fair, both Ashley and Jonathan were 10 dance champions before specializing in Latin and Anna was a standard champion before specializing in Latin).

[cornutt]

Does anyone thing the scores are rather lenient compared to last season? I just don't think anyone advanced so high so fast.

Sorry I wasn't on last night, but I was actually at a lesson... wow, what a concept...

They wrecked the scoring last week. From here on out, if you don't get 10s, you're in trouble. The bad thing is, two weeks in a row now Jerry has gotten shafted by the way the scoring has run. They couldn't give him higher scores this week because he was the first one out. It's ridiculous that he hasn't been placed above George in the last two weeks.

[cornutt]

watched MTV for 6 hours a day and was too busy planning my wedding to one of the members of Duran Duran to notice any "real" guys...

Ah yes, I used to fantasize about being Nick Rhodes... couldn't afford a Jupiter-8, though. (Still can't, actually...)

[LXC]

I have yet to figure out what people see in Drew. While I find him enjoyable to watch he seems awkward. Stacy is a heads and tails above the rest from where i sit.

Agree. Closest to Stacey among the contestants, maybe, but not nearly as good. I like his efforts though and his latin dances are fun to watch.

[Porfirio Landeros]

To me, Stacy and Tony's jive was the best of the series so far, because they expressed the joy of dancing better than anyone to this point. That works for me everytime. :DI'm just happy they've used 3 George Michael/Wham songs this season (did I just say that out loud?).

[Ithink]

I have to say that the music was much better last night. Drew was the only one stuck with a song that was as horrific as those we've complained about in previous weeks - I mean a Black Eyed Peas tango?! ***?! He deserves a 30 just for dancing to it as well as he did! I don't think I could have... Other than that song though the music was pretty decent (although L&L's quickstep and Jerry's paso were too slow).

Is it me, or did Anna looked particularly miffed last night? I agree with her that scoring Jerry and George the same is a travesty and she should be pissed! I like that girl - she wears her competitiveness on her sleeve:) I'm the same way...

[DancingMommy]

SLOWEST. QUICKSTEP. EVER.

*falls asleep*

Erm... NOT a quickstep... A SlowStep if anything. And cheeeeeeesyyyyyyy

And good GRIEF with the tears. She is SO not up for an Emmy for this show....

[DancingMommy]

Yeah, but what was with the suit? Oh, I know. He sold a few cars before the show to pay up the bribe....lol

I was thinking he stole SD's purple pimp suit....

[DancingMommy]

Really good show tonight...but George had better be the next to go. (Love that song from "Strictly Ballroom," though. My partner and I used it for a showcase routine several years ago.)

:) ChaChaMama

Yeah, it's too bad Edyta wasn't wearing Tina Sparkle's outfit... It might have made watching the (non)Rumba bearable. Oh well.

Adios Georgie-boy. And what's with the Ritz Baked thingy commercial starring mister crispy? Gratuitous promotion if you ask me...

[swan]

wow....nick and andrea... quickstep.

Was I the only one who's totally unimpressed w/ this QS? I don't know much about Nick, but Andrea was a very strong standard dancer. They looked so disconnected. The other pro performances were very nice.

[Medira]

I missed the show last night and Raphael hasn't updated his site with the video clips yet! *whine!*

[Ralph]

Agree. Closest to Stacey among the contestants, maybe, but not nearly as good. I like his efforts though and his latin dances are fun to watch.

Thank God I'm not the only one. From the start I enjoyed his dancing, but there was something weird about. It's a bit awkward indeed.

[SDsalsaguy]

Was I the only one who's totally unimpressed w/ this QS?... They looked so disconnected. The other pro performances were very nice.
ITA swan; really a big step down relative to the other pro performances.

[DancePoet]

Charlotte would have made an exceptional co-host! ABC really screwed up on that one. :?
I strongly agree, and thanks for the info!

[dancesportgirl21]

Does anyone know who is performing tonight? They said it is the future of ballroom. Maybe kids from Max's studio?

[DancePoet]

My scoring would have been as follows:

Stacy & Drew with 8s.

Lisa with a 7.

Jerry with a 6.

George with a 5.

Stacy struck me as being strong at the beginning of her routine, but less so towards the end. Drew seemed just the opposite. Lisa's quickstep didn't seem to be as flight driven as it could have been, although it wasn't a bad performance. Jerry is working hard, but isn't seeming to quite get it. George did less dancing then I'd like to see, but obviously knows how to put on a good show.

By the way, Cheryl looked very, very attractive last night in a super looking brown dress. Yowza:!:

Oh, and I'd date Fascination over Stacy any day. ;)

[fascination]

Oh, and I'd date Fascination over Stacy any day. ;)holy smoke...I almost missed that awesome compliment:cool:

[star_gazer]

Does anyone know who is performing tonight? They said it is the future of ballroom. Maybe kids from Max's studio?Somewhere I heard or read that Val & Val would be dancing tonight.

[musicchica86]

Did anybody else want to tie Lisa's elbows to her head in the hope that maybe then they'd be in the correct position?

[fascination]

i just cant stand her in general

[alemana]

watching the results show, i didn't see last night

[alemana]

whoever put cheryl burke in brown should be shot.