New Pure DWTS Series – The Pros & Cons of the DWTS Pros
UPDATE: You can check out all the posts in the Pros and Cons of the DWTS Pros Series as their posted.
I’m really excited to announce that we (Heidi, Courtney, Marianya, and myself) have been working hard on a new series of posts where we discuss the pros and cons of each of the Dancing with the Stars Pros. That’s right. All four of us share our perspectives on what some might call the real stars of DWTS: the Professionals. Seriously, the pros on DWTS have become stars in their own right.
I think you’ll enjoy the series of posts, because we really don’t hold back in our opinions of the dancers. Remember that they are just our opinions. In fact, even amongst ourselves you’ll find that we have different opinions about the various pros. We think that’s healthy and we welcome you to have your own opinions about the pros we discuss and that you share your opinions in the comments.
We don’t claim to be unbiased in our posts since we think that’s impossible. Everyone is biased. This series of posts will display the Pure DWTS writers’ biases front and center. For example, if you ever wonder why I always ooh and ahh about all the blonde pros, you can just refer back to these posts to remember how much I love the blondes. Plus, we figured this would be something interesting for our readers to enjoy while they (and we) wait for the DWTS premiere.
We’ll be posting about each of the pros 2 at a time from now until the start of the show in no particular order (basically as they’re finished). So, if you don’t see us talking about your favorite pro, just be patient. We’ll get there.
can’t wait to read it !
Bring it on John! Can’t wait!
It’s going to cause some waves I’m sure. I don’t think any pro goes through unscathed. Maybe some a little better than others. They all have weaknesses and strengths and so we try to discuss both sides of it.
People’s comments on the posts will be interesting. It should be fine as long as people stick to their opinions and not personal attacks about us being wrong or something.
Either way, it will be interesting!
But your bias is going to be used against you. Why do you want to put yourself through that? I think somethings are better let unwritten.
Go For It. I might find myself oddly agreeing with you! If not, I love a vigourous debate about dance…my favorite pastime. Merci!
Oh no Jennifer, I hope you won’t leave. I love your posts. Why not wait to see what this is about before leaving. ((((hugzzz))))xxx
@Jeniffer – Our biased gets used against us on a fairly regular basis anyway. Why not explain in detail why we feel the way we do about certain pro? Could actually clear things up. And I’ve never been one to hold my tongue about what I believe just because people might disagree with it. I’m hoping this series can allow for some enlightening conversation. I like to think we’re all mature individuals here and can respectfully “agree to disagree” when we’re at a philosophical impasse.
You have to also remember that many of the things we say in these commentary can change. For example, in the commentary about Anna T I talk about how I grew to really like her. So, our perspectives on pros does change over time based on a variety of different factors. That’s alright. We’re not politicians that aren’t allowed to change their views.
Will this be about pros who are on the show today, or will it include past pros as well?
Carlie,
Mostly pros that are on the show today, but we will cover some pros that were recently on the show. Time permitting we’ll go back and get a bunch more of the pros that have been on a number of seasons.
Thanks, John. Sounds great.
Yeah, Courtney, that’s what I was going to say – people already use our bias against us, when we’ve never claimed to be impartial. Anything but!! This is a blog, not the New York Times – which is also biased but doesn’t like to admit it. 🙂 Everyone reading this blog has one bias or another – we’re just willing to admit ours. 🙂 And don’t worry – if we don’t like someone, you’re going to find out WHY.
Some pros definitely fare better than others, but everyone takes a knock from someone.
I can’t wait! I can already hear all the angry fans defending their pros! I can’t wait to dive in with my torch…UH, I mean…I look forward to discussing opinions with everyone. LOL. Dont’ be too hard on Derek or Anna! Just kidding. This is going to be fun!
I like the idea. I trust y’all be bias but at least fair. I might like a pro a little more than the other; but I do respect and appreciate all of them. Keep that in mind PLEASE!
I think the other bloggers said it best… This series is meant for the readers why some blogs like some pros and others like others… we disagree about some pros or we agree with others…
There are some things I learned about the fellow bloggers that I was surprised about and others that help clear some air… and if anything, a lively mature debate would be most welcome.
This should be really interesting. I can’t wait to read it. 🙂 And to Jennifer, everyone is biased, and almost everyone has a favorite. This is purely for all of our enjoyment. They’re just going to be like friendly debates on the positives and negatives of each pro, because they all obviously have their own pros and cons. Derek is my favorite, so I can’t wait to read that one! 🙂
Love how you say “in no particular order” just like they do on the show… 🙂
“And now we’ll announce, in no particular order, the next 2 pros who will be skewered on puredwts.com.” LOL
Ya know…I was thinking. I think the Pros would appreiate an honest critique. You can only get better and learn more if you do. They want to win. They want to know what people think…negative and positive. I know I would if I was a dancer.
mmc,
I’m not sure we “skewer” most of them. Constructive Criticism maybe;-) Plus, every one of them has something that we love about them too.
Voguerista, you’re absolutely right. I’m a dancer (I dance ballet and jazz/hip hop. Not ballroom, but still..) and I like knowing what I’m doing right and what just doesn’t work.
And mmc, your comment made me laugh. 🙂 Haha. And I can totally hear Tom Bergeron saying something like that, too. 😉
Sounds interesting!! I’m sure a lot of debates, hopefully constructive, will generate from this topic!
John, sorry, I didn’t mean to pick a word that leaned so far toward the “room for improvement” side of the equation. In fact, one of the things that I like about this site is that it’s balanced and good-natured (unlike many others). As Ashton said, I was just kind of hearing Tom Bergeron’s voice in my head. Wait, that can’t be good… 😀
mmc – here’s how it went. Everyone claimed their favorites and we proceeded from there. 🙂 We’re probably only halfway done, but we’ll likely start posting long before we get done.
mmc: having Tom Bergeron’s voice in your head isn’t a bad thing necessarily… it could be worse… like Kate Gosselin? Anyone noticed her in the opening song/dance number at hte primetime emmys wearing the “infamous” paparazzi dress from DWTS?
Go for it, just hurry up and get started, I’m not a patient person!
Amy,
I think they call this building hype around something. I’m glad to hear it’s working;-)
I think all we’re waiting on for a couple of them are pictures that I need to add. 🙂
Hype is built. Add those pictures Heidi 😉
i’m not sure why you’ve announced this before actually starting it, but i’d like to read it!
Rooster,
It was just a way to let people know what was coming once it was posted. Basically give a little background of how it came about. That’s all.
The wait is over. You can see the posts in this series: https://www.puredwts.com/tag/pros-and-cons-of-dwts-pros/ We posted the first and that link will update as we post them in the future.
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What a teaser John, I want to see the Anna T & Jonathan one, but it dosen’t seem to be available yet 🙂
That’s my job;-) Anna T and Jonathan are coming. In fact, I think they’re ready to go, just coming out every day until the show starts (minus weekends)
You might have gotten a glimpse of the Anna/Jonathan one last night, when I made an error. 🙂
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