Dance of the Day… I need your help!!!
Here’s the thing… I have a lot of kids, and they’re all home from school for the summer. Silly me, thinking that I would have more computer time while they are out of school, and it’s not that way. Today (Tuesday 6/28/11) is Day 2 of Summer Vacation, and I don’t think I’ve really sat down much at all yet. School doesn’t start until September 7th.
In other words, it is going to take me time to go through you tube and looking for dances we want to see again, and again, and again, and again….. And, I simply don’t have it. Pretty soon, we’re going to be done watching all of our Champions dance their first time, and I do have plans to work us down to our one “favorite”… But I also want to revisit other things, and that’s where I need your help. I know it is going to take me some time to go through suggestions, and to post.
So, in order to help me with future Dance of the Day posts, please answer the following questions in the comments….
1.) What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero?
2.) What is your favorite Quickstep/Charleston?
3.) What is your favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz?
4.) What is your favorite Tango/Argentine Tango?
5.) What is your favorite jive/jitterbug/or another similar dance? Please be specific, since I am not totally adept at dance names…
6.) What is your favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo?
7.) What would you like to see in this feature?
8.) I know I’m missing anything, feel free to add….
1.) What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero? – Nicole and Derek’s “Lady in Red” Rumba
2.) What is your favorite Quickstep/Charleston? – Hmm, tough. Quickstep: Jennifer and Derek… Charleston: Donny and Kym.
3.) What is your favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz? – Mel B’s Viennese Waltz
4.) What is your favorite Tango/Argentine Tango? – Gilles and Cheryl’s Argentine Tango
5.) What is your favorite jive/jitterbug/or another similar dance? – Melissa & Tony’s Lindy Hop…honorable mention to Nicole’s “Proud Mary” jive 🙂
6.) What is your favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo? – Maks and Kirstie’s first samba.
7.) What would you like to see in this feature? – I think it would be fun to compare the 2nd place and 3rd place couples.
8.) I know I’m missing anything, feel free to add…. – I think you missed cha cha and foxtrot, but I like too many of those to pick…
Love this feature 🙂
1.) What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero? – Mya & Dmitry’s rumba “Underneath Your Clothes.”
2.) What is your favorite Quickstep/Charleston? – Shawn & Mark’s quickstep to “Never Had A Friend Like Me”
3.) What is your favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz? – Kelly & Louis’ Viennese Waltz to “Trouble”
4.) What is your favorite Tango/Argentine Tango? – Rachel & Jonathans tango to “Toxic” or Joanna & Maks’ Argentine tango to “Whatever Lola Wants”
5.) What is your favorite jive/jitterbug/or another similar dance? – Stacy & Tony’s jive to “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go”
6.) What is your favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo? – Melissa & Mark’s salsa to “Cuban Pete”, Mel B & Maks’ samba to “Spice Up Your Life”, Kim & Mark’s mambo to “Baby Got Back”, Jennie & Derek’s mambo to “Mambo Baby”.
7.) What would you like to see in this feature? – Favourite dances from couples voted out too soon, eg: Willa & Maks, Sabrina & Mark, Natalie & Alec.
Or comparing dances by celebrities of the same occupation, eg: Shanna Moaklers mambo vs. Shandi Finessey’s mambo, Kelly Osbourne’s tango vs. Bristol Palin’s tango, etc.
8.) I know I’m missing anything, feel free to add…. – Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Freestyle!
Shawn & Mark’s Cha Cha to “PYT”, Tia & Maks’ foxtrot to “Dream A Little Dream of Me”, Shandi & Brian’s foxtrot to “The Power of Love”, Jennifer & Derek’s freestyle to “Do You Love Me?”, Shawn & Mark’s freestyle to “Do Your Thing”
I am loving your Dance of the Day btw, keep up the good work 🙂
1. Erin & Maksim’s rumba season 10
2. Aaron & Karina’s quickstep season 9
3. Kurt and Anna’s Viennses Waltz season 11
4. Apolo & Julianne’s tango season 4
5. Stacey & Tony’s jive season 2
6. Donny & Kym’s samba season 9
7. Dances to your favorite songs, favorite dances from other countries
8. Drew & Cheryl’s paso doble season 2
Favorite Rumba/Bolero? – Loved Derek and Jennifer “Waiting for a girl like you”.
Favorite Quickstep? – Derek and Jennifer “Lets Face the Music and Dance. Derek and Nicole – Anything Goes.
Favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz? – Sorry loved their waltz to “Way over Yonder” and “These arms of Mine” (Breathtaking)
Favorite Tango/Argentine Tango? – Loved Nicole and Derek – Pretty Woman; Derek and Jennifer – La Cumparsita (These were awesome)
Favorite Jive/Jitterbug? – Nicole and Derek – Finale to Proud Mary; I only really saw Brooke and Derek’s Jitterbug to Jailhouse Rock.
Favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo? – Brooke and Derek, I think the salsa was to “Maria”; Samba – Derek and Jennifer – A LIttle Respect; Mambo – Not too sure (Haven’t seen too many Mambos ( I really think they should do more of this dance for a change of pace).
I wish they would (DWTS) take a look at these surveys and initiate it on the show, so maybe we could relive these couples again and their dances.
Foxtrot – Loved Nicole and Derek; Haven’t met you yet by Michael Buble (This was one outstanding Foxtrot, with Derek’s brilliant choreography). I know I am missing more, any chance we’ll see any new dances on the show this fall? Keep us posted!
What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero?
2.) What is your favorite Quickstep/Charleston?: Brandy’s quckstep, melissaa joan hart’s charlston
3.) What is your favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz?: Donny and Petra’s Vieanze waltzes
4.) What is your favorite Tango/Argentine Tango?: Mellisan and Tony, Donny and Kym, Jeniffer and Derek
5.) What is your favorite jive/jitterbug/or another similar dance? Please be specific, since I am not totally adept at dance names…: Lance’s, Melissa Joan hART’S, Petra’s, Drew’s, and Cloris’
6.) What is your favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo?: Joanna
8.) I know I’m missing anything, feel free to add….: The group country dance
What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero (sorry fogot to answr before): not a rumba fan ususally but Jennifer and Derek, Stacey and Tony, and I’m gonna say Mark and Chelsea’s rumba (it was really good).
Tihs is so hard, and I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch.
1.) What is your favorite Rumba/Bolero? for some reason, my mind is drawing a blank
2.) What is your favorite Quickstep/Charleston? Ralph and Karina’s quickstep
3.) What is your favorite Waltz/Viennese Waltz? Ralph & Karina’s R&J waltz. Honorable mention: Audrina and Tony’s waltz
4.) What is your favorite Tango/Argentine Tango? Evan & Anna (vampireTwilight themed one) & Ralph & Karina
5.) What is your favorite jive/jitterbug/or another similar dance? Stacy/Tony’s jive, Melissa/Tony’s Lindy Hop, Ralph and Karina’s jive
6.) What is your favorite Salsa/Samba/Mambo? Melissa and Tony’s salsa, Ralph & Karina’s samba (I know it got low scores, but I liked it)
7.) What would you like to see in this feature? I like Cameron and Tori’s suggestions. I’d also like to see a feature about the songs that have been used more than once.
8.) I know I’m missing anything, feel free to add….
Yes, dances using the same song would be fun to compare…u can compare the choreo, tech,partnership easily.
Quickstep: Shawn & Mark / Aaron & Karina
Waltz/Viennese Waltz: Jennifer & Derek for both, no question
Foxtrot: Nicole & Derek / Helio & Julianne both / Kristi & Mark / Willa & Maks / Ralph & Karina
Tango: Mario & Karina’s 2nd one
Argentine Tango: Jennifer & Derek / Nicole & Derek / Lil Kim & Derek
Jive: Kristi & Mark 1st one / Nicole & Derek both jives / Kyle & Lacey instant jive
Salsa: Mya & Dmitry no question
Samba: Apolo & Julianne
Mambo: Mario & Karina / Helio & Julianne / Kristi & Mark
What about Paso?: Mario & Karina / Jennifer & Derek 2nd one / Kristi & Mark / Shawn & Mark / Nicole & Derek…….too many great ones!
I suck at this …brain hurts…need to lay down…too much thinking.
Wish there was an official data base that had an accurate breakdown, by season, of each couple who has performed on DWTS.
I’d like to see listed which dance style was danced each week and what song they danced to. As well as their scores and maybe even judges remarks.
WIKI is the closest that I can think of –but fans can mess up those pages. Anyone have any other suggestions?
Rumba: Mario (season 6) & Karina
Quickstep: Aaron & Karina
Waltz: Ralph & Karina
Viennese Waltz: Ralph & Karina (I really love that dark Viennese waltz)
Tango: Mario Lopez & Karina (week 9)
Jive: Aaron & Karina
Samba: Apolo & Jualianne
Mambo: Mario Lopez & Karina
PASO DOBLE: MARIO LOPEZ & KARINA (will always be my favorite paso doble)
Foxtrot: Mario Lopez & Karina / Ralph and Karina
Freestyle: Mario Lopez & Karina
How about comparing dances and scores of the same styles in the same season? Did they all deserve the scores they received?
Spent a bit too much of my life thinking about this Lori – my house is a complete disaster zone!! Such fun and such good memories. Had a great time on youtube. Still feel like I’ve rushed it rather – know there are many others I’ll kick myself for forgetting.
1.) Favourite Rumba: Derek and Nicole [2nd one] (Season 10, week 10) / Derek and Jennie (S5, wk 7)
2.) Favourite Quickstep: Julianne and Apolo (S4, wk 9) / Derek and Brooke (S7, wk 1 [second night])
Favourite Charleston: Melissa and Mark (S9, wk 4)
3.) Favourite Waltz: Derek and Jennifer (S11, wk 9)
Favourite Viennese Waltz: Derek and Brooke (S7, wk 3) / Maks and Mel B (2nd time] (S5, wk 9)
4.) Favourite Tango: Drew and Cheryl (S2, wk 6) / Derek and Nicole (S10, wk 5)
Favourite Argentine Tango: Derek and Nicole (S10, wk 9 or finale) / Derek and Jennifer (S11, wk 4) / Derek and Lil Kim (S8, wk 4)
5.) Favourite jive: Derek and Nicole (S10, wk 2) / Derek and Lil Kim (S8, wk6) / Mark and Kristi (S6, wk6)
Favourite jitterbug: Julianne and Cody (S7, wk 5) / Derek and Brooke (S7, wk 5)
6.) Favourite Salsa: Mya and Dmitry (S9, wk 9) / Brooke and Derek (S7, wk 9)
Favourite Samba: Apolo and Julianne (S4, wk5)
Favourite Mambo: Jennie and Derek (S5, wk 6)
7.) What would you like to see in this feature?
* I really like your idea above to see comparisons of same dances from different seasons – maybe 10 examples of each genre to vote on – then a top 3? Then we could compare Latin styles and Ballroom styles?
* Agree with the idea that we should look at comparing judges’ scores from different seasons – I think the 10 paddle is a lot more used in later seasons.
* Also like the idea of comparing dances to same songs.
* We could do a competition to see who is the best dancer to have finished as runner up. There are a lot of good dancers in second place: Giles, Mel B, Mya, Joey, Evan off the top of my head.
* A comparison of freestyle routines
* Best starting dances in week 1.
* Best improved dancers over the seasons.
* Best pro routines.
8.) You are missing paso doble and cha cha – 2 of my favourite dances (although we saw a bit much of the cha cha last season!)
Favourite Paso: Jennifer and Derek (S10, finale) / Derek and Joanna (S9, wk 8) / Mel B and Maks (S5, wk 8) / Cheryl and Gilles (S9, wk 5) / Evan and Anna (S10. wk 9)
Favourite Cha Cha: Sabrina and Mark (S5, wk 1) / Julianne and Apolo [second one] (S5, wk 9) / Nicole and Derek (S10, wk 9)
You could do a comparison of dances to the same songs from different countries.
For example, I am from Australia and they re use alot of the music America uses.
Even just recently, the Australian version did a team cha-cha-cha to Born This Way by Lady Gaga.
Like the different countries idea, Cameron. In the UK, we would also have a lot of the same music. For example we had a freestyle to ‘Do you Love me’ in December 2009. Very different!
Another thought – you could also do a comparison of ‘perfect’ dances and see how they shape up against each other – especially if same type of dance!
just on a side note, if Pamela Anderson survived long enough on Season 10 of Dancing With The Stars, i’m gunna guess this is what her samba would have looked like:
1.) Rumba/Bolero: derek & jennie
2.) Quickstep/Charleston? Evan & anna quickstep
3.) Waltz/Viennese Waltz? Ralph & karina, derek & jennifer
4.) Tango/Argentine Tango?derek & Jennifer
5.) jive/jitterbug: Donny & kym charleston, derek& brooke jitterbug, nicole & derek’s jives
6.) Salsa/Samba/Mambo? Mya &dmitry salsa, Mario & Karina
Rumba: Jennifer & Derek HM to Lance & Lacey and Mya & Dmitry but my favorite is in the french DWTS by Sofia & Maxime on “calling you” (http://www.wat.tv/video/2eme-danse-pour-sofia-essaidi-3j1f5_3at0p_.html) and yes lifts are allowed in the french one 😉
Bolero: Natalie & Alec
Quickstep: Aaron & Karina
Charleston: Donny & Kym
Waltz: Ralph & Karina
V. Waltz: Brooke & Derek HM to Joanna & Derek and Ralph & Karina
Tango: Nicole & Derek HM to Lance & Lacey and Leila & Maks
A. Tango: Gilles & Cheryl
Jive: Mya & Dmitry
Jitterbug: Lance & Lacey
Lindy Hop: Melissa & Tony
Salsa: Mya & Dmitry
Samba: Melissa & Tony HM to Apolo & Julianne
Mambo: Lance & Lacey HM to Mya & Dmitry (marathon)
Cha cha cha: Kirstie & Maks HM to Gilles & Cheryl and Kyle & Lacey
Paso Doble: Gilles & Cheryl HM to Nicole & Derek
Fox Trot: Brooke & Derek
Freestyle: Brooke & Derek HM to Donny & Kym and Jennifer & Derek
I’d love a between-countries comparison, I have listed almost all the songs used in the french version and I have already made a lot of comparison with the US version 🙂
Rumba: Mel B and Maks
Bolero: idk
Quickstep: Helio and Julianne HM to Ralph and Karina
Charleston: Melissa and Derek
Waltz: Romeo and Chelsie
Viennese Waltz: Kirstie and Maks HM Mel B and Maks
Tango:
A.Tango: Kirstie and Maks
Jive: Stacey and Tony
Jitterbug:
Lindy Hop:
Salsa: Brooke and Derek HM Chelsea and Mark
Samba: Apolo and Julianne HM Hines and Kym,Mel and Maks, Stacey and Tony
Mambo: Mel and Maks
Cha Cha Cha: Kirstie and Maks
Paso Doble: Mel and Maks HM Sabrina and Mark
Foxtrot: Romeo and Chelsie
Freestyle: Brooke and Derek, Drew and Cheryl, and Apolo and Julianne
Oh forgot three dances…
Tango: umm Hines and Kym maybe, but I’m not sure.
Jitterbug: Cody and Julianne
Lindy Hop: Melissa and Tony