May 4, 2009

Dancing with the Stars Power Rankings

Written by: John
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This is my first edition of the Dancing with the Stars power rankings. It’s basically a copy of ESPN’s power rankings that they do for the various professional sports teams. Since the show is tonight and I just came up with this idea, so this one is shooting from the hip just a little bit. Expect even more research and analysis next week. I should mention that these power rankings are heavily influenced to where we’re at in the show. The scores at this point in the show basically start to even out and so relative fan base becomes much more important.

Here’s the first ever Pure Dancing with the Stars power rankings:
1. Shawn & Mark – Shawn blows everyone else out of the water when it comes to popularity. The Olympic popularity really can’t be argued with. As we get nearer to the end of the show, the scores start to become closer and popularity matters more. Plus, I expect Shawn to really break out in one of these next dances. Not to mention I predict her freestyle will be off the charts.

2. Gilles & Cheryl – Most consistent couple without a doubt. They’re going to get high scores regardless since Gilles is a great dancer paired with possibly the best teacher on the show, Cheryl. Only problem is that Gilles was a relative unknown before the show. He’s grew a nice following and Cheryl has a passionate following, but not as large as Shawn and Mark.

3. Lil’ Kim & Derek – Derek has been working wonders with Lil’ Kim. There scores have shown it. I almost dropped their power ranking down because of Derek’s knee injury, but I expect Derek will dance and we won’t even notice it.

4. Ty & Chelsie – These two just keep surprising everyone. I thought Ty was going to be sent home the second week of the show and he’s still around and kicking. Hard for me to bet against the cowboy now.

5. Melissa & Tony – Melissa should follow up with a better performance this week. I could have ranked them a little higher because of this, but I have a feeling the sympathy votes for Melissa are nearing an end.

Anyone disagree with these rankings? If you do, let’s see your Dancing with the Stars rankings in the comments and reasons why they should be ranked differently.

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    • VJ,
      I just found your comment in my spam filter. Don't ask me why it got sent there. I agree that it was out of line for Bruno to call her a tramp. However, I don't think Bruno was trying to be offensive at all. I think he is just trying to be melodramatic like always. I wouldn't expect a public apology, but the right thing to do would be for him to apologize to Kim in person.
    • I really can't argue with any of your comments about Shawn. She's been completely stand up this whole season. Like you said, she's has very little awe factor, but just goes about and does her thing the best she can. The consummate professional. That's impressive at such a young age.

      As far as the website, you should have seen it before I added the images at the top. Granted, it could use a "woman's touch" but I'm too cheap to pay for a redesign.
    • RG
      I think Shawn is fantastic but its really an interesting mix. While she is 17 and thus does not have the natural "ooo La la" that a women her senior can put forward she needs more "act it", and, shes a regular girl not your avg superstar.

      At the sametime, she knows showmanship via competition that most of the other competitors do not. She is also a consumate performing professional, not in movies, in athletics. In her genre of gymnastics ANY FLAW even the SLIGHTEST results in deductions. I watched all of her dances on youTube just to review em'. You can tell, then this girl steps up to stage and gets set in position that game face comes on. The Focus that really is critical in being successful in gymnastics and really... in life.

      So that really creates an interesting mix.

      I really hope Shawn wins it all. Many reasons. First she clearly has worked extremely hard and has remarkable talent. But even more so than all that... She's still a "regular girl" not dramatically physically gorgeous, in fact, muscular which again... gymnatics. But, bigger than all that I'd like see her win so all those young women can see, here's a girl who outside of the Olympics... If they work hard, believe in themselves that they can have fun and achieve their dreams.

      Incidently... You should consider a finer website. Ummm... thats what we do :)
    • VJ
      The comment that Bruno made about Lil Kim was not nice and very unprofessional. His statement -- You tried to be a lady but you are more comfortable being a tramp. There should be a consequence for this comment. Even though she is a rapper she has proven that she can thrive in a different environment and she be given credit for making such a big adjustment into an environment that she has not been exposed to. I feel Bruno owes her an apology and she listen to his comment as lady and did not display the behavior of a tramp.
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