It’s National Dance Day!! Come Celebrate With This New Pure Dancing With The Stars Questionnaire!
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It’s National Dance Day All!!! In honor of the event, let’s have another little Questionnaire. Thanks again for all of your responses to these in the past. You are an inspiration always. Ready? Here we go and have the best weekend!
1. Have you taken dance lessons in your lifetime? If so, what kind?
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is ____________________.
3. Do you have any of the dance/work out DVDs from the pros? If so, which ones do you have?
4. If you could have one wish come true for Season 13 on Dancing With The Stars, what would it be?
5. If you could have lunch with any of the pros and interview them currently, which one would you pick? What would you want to ask them?
6. Get up and dance or move in any shape or form for National Dance Day! If you can’t, then invision it instead. Write the dance song you invisioned dancing to and/or that you picked or you are going to pick. Later, I’ll put the dance songs you picked into a special music post!
Ok, I’ll start us off;
1. I have taken ballet lessons several times when I was in gradeschool and then later in College for fun. I LOVED IT!
2. My favorite kind of ballroom dance is the Argentine Tango. I also love the Mambo.
3. I won the Dancing With The Stars Latin Cardio DVD with Cheryl and Maks last year! It’s a kick!! I’d highly recommend it!
4. My first wishes for the show have come true with Derek and Maks returning. Another wish is just to see some good “traditional” dancing!!!
5. I’d love to interview any of the pros. They are all fascinating. It’s hard to pick just one…but, if I had to do so, it would Maks and then Derek. I’d ask them more on their youth and dancing and who were their greatest mentors, etc.
6. I am invisioning myself dancing to Madonna’s “Music” single (with Brad Pitt, then Maks! 😀 ) and I plan to do so right after posting this post! 🙂
Photo Credit: Mesalina
I pretend it’s the international dance day instead! 😉
1. I’ve been dancing jazz and some showdance, but only at a ”fun” level, unfortunatly… and I’ve been a majorette for almost 12 years. (Gosh I’m getting old!)
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is quickstep, I think. But I really like jive and those kind of swing dances too! I guess “upbeat” is my thing.
3. Nope! But it would be fun though!
4. I would like less drama, at least of the ”created” kind. I could do without sob stories too… 😉
5. Hm… Lacey or Anna; it seems to be fun and intresting to be around them. I would ask if they ever regret choosing dance as carreer and what they think about their future.
6. I’ve tried to teach myself the master class and the intermediate, from dizzyfeet, and I must say I look absolutely ridiculous! ;D
I’m with Lilly on the international dance day too. 🙂
1. I’ve never taken dance lessons – only the mandatory Lanciers lessons in highschool for the annual christmas ball. It was fun though 🙂
2. Favorite ballroom dance? That’s a tough one… Hmm… I think it’s the Argentine Tango or Paso Doble. HM Rumba and Jitterbug
3. Don’t have any of them.
4. If I only have one wish it’s that Derek comes back, which looks like it’s gonna happen. 🙂 Other than that: get rid of the winner-takes-all challenge, bring back the marathon-dance and the era-inspired dances instead. And lastly don’t let the rumors about Nick Jonas being a contestant be true.
5. They are all great, but as a Derek fan I would probably choose him. 🙂 Or maybe Tony…
6. I’m a huge musical theatre fan, so probably something like You Can’t Stop The Beat from Hairspray. And yes, I can to the dance rutine from the show too 🙂 I’m sure I look ridiculous – but I don’t care. 😀
Happy National Dance Day to everyone!! 🙂
1.I took ballroom dance classes from about 4 to 13 years old. Very fun, I loved it. I might try to be on a college dance team.
2.My favorite ballroom dance is either the Cha-cha-cha or the Samba, I love the fun energy of both.
3.Don’t have any DVD’s.
4.My one wish for Season 13 is that the show focuses on dancing instead of all the crazy theme nights.
5.I really like all of the pros, but I would probably choose Derek or Chelsie. I would ask Derek who inspires him when he does his fantastic choreography. As for Chelsie, I would like to know how much different it feels doing liftless and more basic routines on DWTS, when on SYTYCD you do things much differently, sometimes not even ballroom dances.
6.Not sure what song I wanna dance to today, definitely something upbeat and full of energy 😀
So do we know for sure that Derek is back this season? (she asks hopefully!)
1. I took tap and ballet as a kid and did the dance team for a year in high school.
2. My favorite dance is the cha-cha-cha. It’s just so fun and sassy!
3. Don’t have any of the DVDs.
4. I have two wishes: 1) Tristan as a pro (I’m carrying the flag until I’m told to stop.) 2) Go back to the actual “dancing,” i.e. no theme nights, no dances that have to tell a story, no winner-take-all, no team dances. Bring back the group dance or marathon.
5. I honestly would love to meet any of the pros. They’re all great in their own way and would be interesting to talk to. I would probably ask them what inspires their choreography and what they would be doing if they weren’t dancing.
6. Other than my Zumba this morning, the only dancing I plan on doing today is “waltzing” with my 4-year-old godson tonight while I babysit.
1. I took a round of ballet classes as a kid. Don’t remember them too well, so I must have been really young at the time.
2. My favorite ballroom dances are the waltz, quickstep, and jive.
3. I have one of the DWTS workout DVDs, can’t remember which one.
4. I have 2 wishes. Karina and Tony return and both have great partners. And, no WTA dance and no manipulation (like how hard they were on Ralph).
5. Tony and Karina, not sure what I’d ask them.
6. I think I’d like to dance a waltz to either Annie’s Song of Unchained Melody.
1. I’ve been dancing jazz, ballet, and hip-hop since I could walk. Currently on my high school’s dance team in addition to lessons etc., and I compete regularly in jazz. I’ve never taken any type of ballroom before though, but I’d love to try it!
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is samba! It’s fun to watch.
3. I don’t have any DVDs.
4. If I could have one wish come true for Season 13, it would be… Not sure. Um, just that the judges tone it down A LOT.
5. I’d probably pick Anna because she is hilarious. I love her personality and her sense of humor (and her accent), so I think it would be fun to just talk to her.
6. I happened to dance around to both Super Bass by Nicki Minaj and Respect by Aretha Franklin while cleaning the house earlier today, if that counts. 😛 Also the other day we did a combo to You’ll Find A Way (Switch and Graeme Sinden Remix) by Santigold.
Fun questionnaire, thank you! 🙂
1. I’ve danced ballet, tap, jazz and ballroom seriously since I was a kid
2. Favorite ballroom dances are the samba, quickstep and paso doble
3. I don’t have any of the shows DVDs but I have Louis/Karina’s instructional dvds from 2000, Karina’s series with her former partner Slavik (and a set with Cork narrating)
4. If I could have one wish is that Sergey and Melia and Michael and Joanna would do a pro dance on the show
5. If I could interview any of the pros I’d interview Louis and Karina. They really inspired me when I was a kid. I’d probably ask them about their careers
6. I was dancing to ‘Wanna Be Startin Something’ while I was washing my car earlier today.
1. I took Ballet when I was 4 and hated it, but I enjoyed stuck with Jazz until I turned 14 and wanted to really chase the boys :p
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is Mambo!
3. I have one of the instructional videos that Julianne did and Ballroom buns and abs with Edyta, Kym, and Chelsie.
4.My one wish for DWTS13 would be to bring back the fun group dances. Honorable mention if I may:Lose the theme nights. Americana week? FAIL.
5. I love both Mark and Derek, but I have to say I’d love to have lunch with Karina and pick her brain. I’d ask her how she trains.
6. I’d be dancing a Cha Cha to P.Y.T. Even when I play it now I think my name is Shawn Johnson. Honorable mention song would be Shake It, but I can’t Jive for the life of me I get annoyed every season with spats.
1. I have taken dance for years now. I’ve done ballet, jazz, hip hop, and a little bit of tap.
2. My favorite kind of ballroom dance is the Rumba.
3. I have the Maks and Cheryl DVD, and both of Julianne’s DVDs. I use them all the time.
4. Just that Derek would be back probably. And that he’d win again. 😉
5. Derek. Or Julianne. I also like Cheryl, Maks, and Chelsie. I have no idea what I’d ask them.
6. My dance team performed the National Day of Dance “Party Rock” dance by NappyTabs at the court house in our town. It was super fun! And the crowd really got into it. 🙂
You Guys Rock as always! Thanks for your replies so far!!! I love hearing on your past dancing history and how and if you danced yesterday…and what you danced to.
“My dance team performed the National Day of Dance “Party Rock” dance by NappyTabs at the court house in our town. It was super fun! And the crowd really got into it. ”
So cool Ashton!!! I would have loved seeing that!! I hope this holiday really takes off and becomes even more popular in the future.
1. Yes, the poorly taught kind!
2. Paso Doble and Quickstep
3. Shape Up with Karina Smirnoff
4. That Karina or Anna would get popular and good dancer and win the mirror ball
5. Karina or Anna(although I might be too awestruck to speak legibly! lol)
6. Waltz with Karina or Anna to Someone Like You
1. Have you taken dance lessons in your lifetime? If so, what kind?
Salsa, West coast swing, Rock (a french dance that is quite close to East coast swing), Argentine Tango
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is Argentine Tango
3. Do you have any of the dance/work out DVDs from the pros? If so, which ones do you have? No
4. If you could have one wish come true for Season 13 on Dancing With The Stars, what would it be? That the judges would be fair for once
5. If you could have lunch with any of the pros and interview them currently, which one would you pick? What would you want to ask them? I’d like to have a lunch with Lacey to talk about dancing
6. Get up and dance or move in any shape or form for National Dance Day! If you can’t, then invision it instead. Write the dance song you invisioned dancing to and/or that you picked or you are going to pick. Later, I’ll put the dance songs you picked into a special music post!
I did go out and dance Salsa and Argentine Tango on the bank of the Seine in Paris yesterday, I didn’t dance on this one but I whish I did: Tango Negro by Juan Carlos Cacérès (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55RtbniMphA&feature=player_embedded#at=41)
1. I took lesssons in Mambo and Cha Cha as a teenager (I’m 60).
2. My favorite Ballroom dance is Mambo (aka Salsa these days).
3. I’ve seen the DVD’s but haven’t purchased any.
4. My wish is a selfish one….I’d love to be on DWTS and paired with Karina Smirnoff. A unlikely event, eh? Okay, let’s keep it real.
I would love to see the Mambo return to REAL LATIN MUSIC. Not “Tequila” or some other washed-down version of this genre.
5. I’d like to have lunch with Maks. We both grew up in Brooklyn and I’d love to compare NY stories with him. I’d ask him about his timing while dancing. It’s impeccable and mine isn’t!
6. I’d dance to “Aprende A Querer” by Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Great answer to question 5, Miss Pompon! I totally agree
1. I have never taken dance lessons
2. Is the jive Ballroom or Latin? Either or it’s my favorite to watch.
3. Yes I do, I just moved so my dvds are who knows where but its the one with Ashly, Maks and Kym (One Two Triple Step) Ah, Kym….
4. Honestly my one wish for DWTS 13 is not for any star or pro to win, I just want to enjoy this show again and not be frustrated. That is my wish.
5. Okay, if I were going on a lunch date, I’d pick Anna T in a heartbeat. Problem is Jonathan would probably have to tag along what with him being her husband and all. *sigh* Are any of the female pros single? Ooh Chelsie, but then I’d have to deal with Mark and Pia (the Unofficial couple). I honestly don’t know what I’d ask, although if I were w/Anna I’d ask her about the Russian Culture. It fascinates me (I’ll never forget the Belka and Strelka analysis she did with Kurt Warner)
6. “Boys and Girls” by Pixie Lott is a total freestyle song or even a cha cha cha. MAYBE even a jive. Again, I’d dance with Anna T. 😀
Thanks for this Vogue!
1. Have you taken dance lessons in your lifetime? If so, what kind? SALSA
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is FOX TROT, JIVE AND MAMBO.
3. Do you have any of the dance/work out DVDs from the pros? If so, which ones do you have? 2 Dvds. DSWTS Latin Cardio DVD with Cheryl and Maks and Dance with Julianne: Cardio Ballroom. Recommend both!
4. If you could have one wish come true for Season 13 on Dancing With The Stars, what would it be? FOR MAKSIM TO FINALLY GET A GOOD PARTNER AND WIN.
5. If you could have lunch with any of the pros and interview them currently, which one would you pick? What would you want to ask them? MAKSIM. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD. I ALSO CAME TO THE USA AT A YOUNG AGE, SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO SHARE STORIES.
6. I would invision dancing “Donna Summer’s This Time I Know It’s For Real as a jive or any other dance that Maksim choses…lol!
1. I did a little bit of tap dancing as a teenager and tried ballroom for a term with my husband but he has two left feet and hated it!
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is the Foxtrot, Argentine Tango and (american style) Viennese Waltz. If we’re including Latin then I like the Jive and Paso Doble.
3. No videos – not sure they are available here in UK.
4. I agree with Nathan – to really enjoy it and not be annoyed by silly innovations. A really varied and good cast (with three or four good possible winners) would be fabulous. (If I’m being selfish) then Derek to be back.
5. I would like to have lunch with Derek(!) and talk about many subjects, but I’ll stick here to asking him about the process of choreography.
6. I cannot listen to ‘Make you feel my love’ by Adele without imagining doing a slow dance to it. Such a beautiful song, it really makes me want to dance.
Thanks Vogue
For maks to finally get a good partner?? LOL!! Brandy…Erin…Kirstie…Mel B…I’m sure I’m forgetting someone. The winning part, I understand – but maks has had plenty of good partners.
Voguerista, you always find the most fun topics for questionnaires.
1. Vaguely remember ballet classes as a young child and am now looking for adult beginner dance classes.
2. Favorite ballroom dances are cha-cha, samba, waltz and Argentine tango.
3. Have Cheryl/Maks’ video, the Dmitry/Kym/Lacey’s videos and the Chelsie/Kym/Edyta videos.
4. for Season 13 – Classical Night. All the couples dance the same ballroom or the same Latin, not all the couples dancing different styles. No WTA dance or no dance-off, which takes the vote out of the audiences’ hand.
5. Questions for the pros at lunch. Are they ever given a “script” to follow during the season – i.e. play the showmance card, play the argument then make up card. Would also ask if they are ever annoyed by the constant “I’m your biggest fan, can I have a shout out/retweet/wish me happy birthday/my cheerleading tryout is tomorrow/support this cause/first child named after me” although it is part of being a celebrity.
6. Dance song, “When Love Takes Over” by Kelly Rowlands and David Guetta or something by the classical musicians, Bond.
Re: For maks to finally get a good partner?? LOL!! Brandy…Erin…Kirstie…Mel B…I’m sure I’m forgetting someone. The winning part, I understand – but maks has had plenty of good partners.
Don’t forget Laila Ali. She and Mel B were the only ones to pull off four perfect scores of 30. It’s the popular vote that gets them in the end, not Maks’ partners.
Loving all of your replies. Thanks Everyone! 😉 xxx
I’m with Heidi and Albie on Maks. He’s had a lot of great other partners. In fact, ALL of them have been great in one way or another.
I think Maks deserves to win, but as a few have already said he didn’t lose because his partners were bad dancers. Overall I think he has had some of the best partners. Kirstie, Brandy, Erin, Mel B, Laila Ali, Willa Ford and if Misty hadn’t got injured they would have gotten far in the competition.
AlbieVO5: Laila Ali and Mel B are far from the only ones to receive 4(or more) perfect 30s. Jennifer Grey got 6. Mel B, Apolo Ohno, Joey Fatone and Gilles Marini each got 5. And Laila Ali, Stacy Keibler, Hélio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Mýa, Nicole Scherzinger and Hines Ward all received 4 perfect scores.
Re: AlbieVO5: Laila Ali and Mel B are far from the only ones to receive 4(or more) perfect 30s.
You’re absolutely right! My reference to Laila and Mel B was restricted to Maks’ partners. I simply wanted to say he’s had great opportunities in the past and could have won the MBT if the popular vote had been different.
1. Yes, ballroom during college. Although, I was in it to meet girls as much as to learn dance. Girls seems like the best reason to dance though:-)
2. Waltz. I just love the elegant, romantic feel of the waltz.
3. A couple. Not sure which ones since I’ve never used them. I was just sent them because of this site. I think my wife used them once or twice.
4. Edyta would come back and I’d be her partner…lol
5. Edyta of course. I wouldn’t want to ask her anything. I’d just want her to dance.
6. A little late for national dance day, but my kids favorite song to dance to (which is all the dancing I do lately) is probably a Lady Antebellum song.
1. I’ve been taking lessons for a little over 2 years now. I’ve done some showcases and recently started competing in the pro/am division in International Standard.
2. Tango. I’m a big, strong guy (6′ 4″, 200+) and tango is one of the few dances where I can actually use it.
3. None
4. Lose the contrived drama, lose the gimmicky theme nights.
5. Don’t really have an answer.
6. There are so many great songs, I’d have to really sit and think about it.
1. Have you taken dance lessons in your lifetime? If so, what kind?
I don’t think a few days in gym class trying to learn to do a bit of square dancing really counts–so no. LOL
2. My favorite kind of Ballroom dance is probably some type of Waltz or Tango.
3. Do you have any of the dance/work out DVDs from the pros? If so, which ones do you have? None
4. If you could have one wish come true for Season 13 on Dancing With The Stars, what would it be?
Mainly, I just want to see Derek Hough dance again!
5. If you could have lunch with any of the pros and interview them currently, which one would you pick? What would you want to ask them? Derek Hough. I’d ask him about his future plans to dance, choreograph, write and play music, acting, and his art.
6. Get up and dance or move in any shape or form for National Dance Day! If you can’t, then invision it instead. Write the dance song you invisioned dancing to and/or that you picked or you are going to pick. Later, I’ll put the dance songs you picked into a special music post!
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