DWTS 11, Week 4 Media Weekend Roundup – Part II
Heidi’s Note: All the writing in this post, unless noted like this, is Vogues writing. Her original post was getting VERY long so I made a last minute editorial decision to cut it into 2 part. Unfortunately, that makes me appear as the author when it’s actually Vogues’ work.Turns out it can be changed to Vogue. Good job, Vogue!
Would you like to see some of the cast and their real life partners? Here are some pictures from Extra. Be sure to see the link for more in a cool Gallery if interested.
Here is a fun interview with Anna on Kurt from her Facebook page;
Q: Which dance have been the easiest and the hardest to teach/ learn?
Anna: So far Foxtrot was the easiest to learn for Kurt, although he picked up the choreography for Rumba fairly fast as well.Q: Which dance are you looking most forward to dance/ teach?
Anna: I think Kurt really wants to learn Samba. He thinks itβs a funny dance and he’s looking forward to being goofy with it.Q: Are you starting to think about the free style that you will be dancing?
Anna: All I’m thinking about is: 1 week at a time. But there are always ideas flying in my head.Q: Do you find it difficult or awkward to portrait the intimacy/chemistry that some of the dances require, taking into consideration that you are both in happy marriages? How do your spouses deal with it?
Anna: Kurt and I definitely have chemistry. It is very respectful and friendly, it is based on trust and teamwork. Our spouses are super supportive and understandingQ: It looks like you are having so much fun when we see practice pictures and the packages during the show. How do you keep this up during the long hours and do you some times find that you need a little space?
Anna: I think it is important to be balanced. We work hard during rehearsals but we also joke around and keep it light. We take little breaks so Kurt can check on his family and talk to his wife over the phone. Sometimes Brenda and few kids come over to a dance studio and they have lunch togetherQ: Kurt has shown such fantastic improvement what are the biggest challenges now?
Anna: Kurt has learned so much and improved dramatically but his upper body still is a challenge .He’s strong but not used to being stretching through movement hence “the frying pan” hands.
Special thanks to Guest, here is Rick Fox on Jay Leno last night where he talks about basketball, DWTS, the competition (Florence being his biggest threat. lol), and dancing on a DWTS Tour;
For you Kyle and Lacey fans, be sure to tune into The Ellen Show on Monday, Oct. 18th for a guest appearance from them.
For a preview for what’s to come Monday night, would you like to see Derek and Jennifer in rehearsal for their Foxtrot? If so, check this out from ET. Do you think they might get all “10’s” this week? (Heidi’s Note: any bets on if this fight that Derek and Jennifer keep talking about is their whole package? π )
Lastly, some of the pros and celebrities from the show (from the present and the past)showed up at the Doctrine Clothing Launch this past week. Here are a couple of takes from it. Be sure to see I Need My Fix for more cool pics. There is definitely some eye candy for everyone there I think. Special thanks to Heidi and Pure Derek Hough for the tip. Heidi’s Note: the reason so many people from the show were there was because Derek was “hosting” it.
Ok, that is it for now. Well, I think? π
Heidi’s Note – Nope. A bit more. π Derek was on Good Day LA talking about Extreme Makeover AND George Penachio talks to Derek, Chelsie, Mark, and Tony about their appearance on the show THIS Sunday night.
“(Heidiβs Note: any bets on if this fight that Derek and Jennifer keep talking about is their whole package? )”
To be fair to the other couples, I hope they show it in their rehearsal package or things are going to blow up come Monday night after the show. lol
Adding, hey and that is cool you were able to change my name back. lol Thanks Guys!! π xxx
I hope Rick Fox’s wife (eliza dushku from the new guy, buffy the vampire slayer, and dollhouse) does the show at one point. She could do well on it.
Seriously Vogue – what are the odds of them NOT showing a huge fight between Derek and Jennifer? Slim and none. Derek keeps mentioning it, which means he’s really worried about how it’s going to look. I don’t think he should worry to much – neither he nor Jennifer are required to be perfect all the time and they’ve made it to week 5 with NO fight? They’re doing good. π
Yep, I think you are right about them showing it…especially when he keeps mentioning it. Anywy, they will be fine I think. I mean…what couple, business partners, friends, etc don’t have a fight sometimes anyway. Anyway, I think we are going to see some more 10’s in their future and very very soon. I’d like to see some 10’s for Brandy and Maks and Audrina and Tony too to keep this a real tight competiton and well, they are just all my faves anyway.
I only want to see 10’s if they’ve been earned. Too often in the past the judges bring scores down or push scores up in an attempt at faux competition. They just lose cred when they do that.
I most definitely think Derek & Jen’s fight will be in their package tomorrow. I agree that the mere fact that Derek has mentioned it … more than once …. makes me think he’s trying to get ahead of the curve in the hopes of toning down the impact it will have on viewers. TPTB just love to mess around with this kind of stuff – trying to create drama? show a vulnerable side to the team? balance the books vis-a-vis the other teams? Whatever – it’s stupid, in my opinion. The way they can edit these packages allows them to totally manipulate the content, so all those packages should be taken with a huge grain of salt. They’re just a tiny pixel of the whole picture. I get caught up in them myself, to be sure. How can you not, when chemistry between the partners is so important and any fan worth his salt would of course be interested in any “behind the scenes” footage. As Vogue said, it’s all part of the deal – impossible to spend this much time with a person, working full tilt boogie hours upon hours of the day, under huge stress to get this routine perfect in under 7 days ….. you’re gonna have to let off some steam to keep from exploding all together. I think everyone has held up pretty good, so far. The weeks ahead, however, are going to separate the wheat from the chaff – does anyone know when they start with 2 dances per week? That should be coming up soon – perhaps a group number for rock and roll night, in addition to their individual dance?