DWTS Season 13, Week 8 – Who’s Dancing What…and When?
So, in some wacky twist, all couples will be doing an instant Jive this week. I wish I knew why. I don’t think it truly benefits anyone other than JR – but it certainly is worse for Nancy and Hope. Theoretically. I think Ricki and JR will likely be fine – everything else is a toss up. 
Note: We don’t have any reason to believe that the Instant Jive is a “group” instant jive as Nancy said. She is the ONLY person saying that right now. Could be one, but we think not.
Rob/Cheryl - Quickstep (Song: Take on Me by Aha)
Dancing First
Phone: 1-800-868-3402
Nancy/Tristan - Tango (Song: The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane by The Ames Brothers)
Phone: 1-800-868-3405
Hope/Maks - Quickstep (Song: Valerie by Mark Ronson)
Phone: 1-800-868-3408
JR/Karina - Slow Waltz (Song: What the World Needs Now by Burt Bacharach – ??)
Dancing 5th
Phone: 1-800-868-3410
Ricki/Derek - Slow Waltz (Song: Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin – ??)
Phone: 1-800-868-3411
NOTE: We know that Natural Woman is one of the Waltz songs, but we’re not sure if it belongs to Ricki or JR – based on the title, we guessed Ricki.
NOTE 2: By the same token, we *think* JR has the above song. We could have them reversed with Ricki/Derek.
I’m gonna guess everybody but Nancy and Hope will do good w the isntant jive. I think Rob should do really good since he has improved immensly sisnce hte last jive eh did and has the best jive choreographer.
Contrary to Nancy’s tweet on Friday, it’s not a GROUP instant jive, is it? Or is it?
Vin:
I think Ricki and Derek will be awesome with their jive!
This week should probably be the last week for Nancy or Hope, I think!
I honestly don’t know, mmc. I meant to ask…and didn’t. I’ll ask Courtney if she knows.
I just don’t see how Hope can do well with an instant dance considering her lack of timing, musicality, rhythm or whatever it is (?) that always makes her look so awkward . And then once they get the music, the pressure of matching the routine to the music. Unless everyone has taken a chill pill, I can’t imagine anything but another meltdown from her or Maks. To me she seems to be the most vulnerable-what does anyone else think?
Also does anyone else think that Rob’s or Nancy’s fanbase could be a threat to Ricki or JR (esp. JR) if one of those 2 make it to the final?
Mimi:
Unless there is a tremendous shocking elmination, I doubt this very, very much!
Remember Bristol Palin last year, she was absolutely terrible, but she lasted until the end! God forbid!
Out of all the Instant Dances. WHY THE FUCK does it have to be a jive. I Hope Nancy and Hope have caught on from their last jives. But even saying that. Nancy’s jive was only last week, but she was in jeopardy. Hopes Jive was almost 2 months ago, but she was safe, only because their were 10 other couples then. not 4 other couples. so i really dont know. everything is all up in the air right now.
@margaret: I know they will do good as will JR and Karina but I think Rob’s improvement is going to show in an ew jive for sure. Its funny cuz I hated him in the beiging but he has become one of my favs this season as it progressed. Sadly, I still hate his family (especially the mother(forgot her name) ) except for Bruce (who seems like a really nice guy)
Vin: I agree, the family is nauseating. Can’t stand to see them sitting in the front and shouting out so disrespectively to the judges.
They should be gagged when sitting in the audience! Like their you know what doesn’t stink!
Ricki and JR have had the same main dances a few weeks in a row now. Do we think that is being done on purpose, so there is a clear comparison between the two? Don’t ever remember that happening so obviously in the past….
Sue, last week Ricki had the paso dobles and JR had the tangos. But previously they had the same dances for a few weeks and I thought the same.
Wk 1: Both had VW
Wk 2: Both had Jive
Wk 3: Both had Rumba
Wk 4: Ricki- Tango JR- Foxtrot
Wk 5: Ricki- Foxtrot JR- Samba
Wk 6: Both had QS
Wk 7: Ricki- PD JR- Tango
Wk 8: Both have Waltz
what is the difference beetween a slow waltz and a normal waltz? A waltz is always slow.
@Izzy109: Well from what I’m guessing depending on one’s taste the slow waltz is even more precise than the regular waltz. I hate waltzes on the show.
I despise Rob and Cheryl’s song. I always think of that music video when i hear it.
I have heard in another season, that a Slow Waltz was simply another name for a normal walz, and sometimes used to differentiate between a waltz and a Viennese Waltz.
I think everyone isn’t giving Hope enough credit. You don’t know how things will turn out Monday. Plus, I thought her first Jive wasn’t too bad. She lost synch with Maks, yes, but it didn’t look like it was a constant mess up. And yes her toes needed to be pointed, but still.
@Tony: I think that Maks definately tried challenging her way too early. He should have played it safe w that jive since she was (and still is) not the most gifted dancer on the show. Nothing agaisnt her but I think she is going to last onem ore week just becuase it looks like Nancy is going before her.
@Izzy they just say that so people wont get it confused with a viennese waltz
she said group meaning that they all had to do a jive not meaning they did it at the same time
Slow waltz and regular waltz are the same thing.
That’s what I was thinking it probably was, dylan, but I hadn’t heard the interview. I’m thinking some people probably confused what she was saying.
I’m hoping Nancy’s jive will surprise is this week. Hopefully, she’s practised lots!!! It might be a saver that she just did it last week. I’d much rather see Nancy stay around for one more week.
# Meggie – sorry, i don’t think Nancy will pull off a good Jive, no matter how hard she practice. it’s so technical, fast and precise…and Nancy is…not. i like her and Tristan, but … i think she is out of her league at this point. don’t throw rocks…it’s just my opinion.
I think that the constant comparison between JR and Ricki is a little too much too. ok. they are the frontrunners and they stayed almost all the season on top of the leader board…but it just feels too much.
I like the slow waltz on the show..it gives us the opportunity to see some emotional choreo and hopefully interpretation too…i just like the dance. I think Ricki will perform great and Derek will make an amazing choreo..as always. in a normal world…they should be fine. and so should be JR and Karina. but as i said…nothing about this season was normal..so…que sera, sera. i know Rob progressed a lot…but i think that the QS won’t come so easy for him..he is a little ..clumsy, if i may say so…and the intricate foot work might be a little too much. on the other hand…i never thought he will make it so far..so..i may be totally wrong. Hope…this will be a tough week for her. just that about her.
Elara38, one can always hope about Nancy. If she’s not any worse that another dancer (no names mentioned), her fan base may pull her through. I know, I’ a dreamer! lol
# Meggie – but you’re not the only one!
we all should be dreamers!! better people, better world.
Yech. I hate that they all have to do an instant Jive. In my mind, the instant Jive just shows that ABC is desperate to preserve a Rob\Ricki\JR finals. Nancy and Hope had some of their worst scores with the jive, so I think the intent is to knock off one and wound the other. Unfortunately, I think what they might accomplish is subjecting the viewing audience to a lot of bad dancing in a season that hasn’t been notable for great dancing. The only couple that had a good jive so far was JR\Karina and they got knocked for being too “Lindy,” which might make Karina a bit overly cautious in this Jive. I really hope getting another chance at it will improve at least one of the other couple’s jives.
Oh well. I like the Quickstep and the fact that the two dancers fighting for the 3rd spot (IMHO) – Rob and Hope – have it will make it easier to compare them. And I have to admit to being morbidly curious as to what Maks will do this week to try to rehabilitate his reputation, so there is that to look forward to.
Wow, Rob & Cheryl are dancing to Take on Me by Aha, one of my favorite 80s rock songs! Should be good!!!
Excited to see what Ricki & Derek will be dancing to.
I think JR is a lock for the finals. Aside from him, everyone except Ricki has a a pretty strong, active and current fan base. As polarizing as Nancy can be, for as many that hate her there are those that LOVE her, and they will go out of their way to support her. Hope has a pretty strong base of soccer fans that are actively supporting her too. I don’t know that Rob as the same type of dedicated fans, but his family does have their fans and if nothing else they have volume. Ricki doesn’t have anything like that core of dedicated support as far as I can tell, and I think JR is getting most of the votes based on widespread appeal. I think it will be tough for Ricki to make the finals. I won’t be at all surprised if she is a shocking elimination soon.
Cheryl and Rob do first!
i mean GO first…sorry…
im assuming their is enough air time for all of this. including time left over.
btw. they dont film the rehearsal footage for the instant jive do they? if im correct i thoughthey get the song tomorrow morning? not the day before. doesnt that defeat the whole purpose of the previews ive been seeing?
Aww wow, Ricki & Derek dancing to Natural Woman, that’s going to be hot!!!
Go Drickilous!!
Okay, just read the entire post & I certainly hope she has that song!!! I think it will go to her!!
I actually really like Rob and Cheryl’s song! I am not familiar with Nancy and Tristan’s song.
I agree with Tony, Hope and Maks’ jive was not bad. What was bad was how she lost sync with Maks, so that’s why I think she scored so low. They also went first that week, so there you go. The other parts of the jive were actually pretty good, and this is the first time we saw how she can really get into character. Her costume was terrible, especially the shoes, so I just want to see her and Maks do a jive with different costumes.
With Rob, my only concern is how stompy and stiff he still somewhat is. Wouldn’t that affect a light type of dance like the Quickstep and the Jive? I think Rob and Hope are even, but with two dances like these, I would have to go with a professional athlete just on energy alone. All the footwork workouts that Hope does as a soccer player have to help her sometime, right?
There are two dances, so you can’t put everything on the Instant Jive still. I think all the couples are just going to do whatever choreo they practiced and go with that. If they have to speed it up, fine, but I doubt they would make huge changes.
I also think there will be a shocking elimination either for 3rd or 4th place. I don’t think it’s going to be JR/Karina and Ricki/Derek like everybody thinks.
# Aahna – they get the song 20 min before going live…when they practice the pros use different songs but they know the tempo of the song they’ll get. they don’t get it before ..otherwise it wouldn’t be instant
i do hope that Ricki has Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin…i soooo love the song , plus…i don’t think the song would suit JR very well…i don’t think he would connect with the Natural woman..
@Aahna, they’re given practice tracks to work with for tempo, etc. Tristan said this in a GMA interview the other morning. But aside from that, they will have to rehearse the jive, especially those who had it in week 2. They can rehearse the basic jive moves, and then they’ll have about 20 minutes to add or adjust some stuff to whatever song they’re given. That’s the way I understand it anyway.
Sorry, Elara, didn’t see your response!
Ok, I LOVE that song for Ricki/Derek! That song is just straight up awesome! For a waltz, ok, that’s going to be awesome!
# Magnolia – no problem! lol
Aahna, I think they do film the Jive rehearsals – but that commercial you’re seeing of Derek pulling the CD out of the case? Is from weeks ago when they got Psycho as their movie theme. They won’t get their music until after they do their first dance, if they do it how they have in the past.
Rob and Hope aren’t even close to being the same.
And if both JR and Ricki aren’t in the finals (which is entirely possible) it will go down in history as the worst final in the history of the show. Bar none.
No way will Hope do a dance nearly as good as Rob’s. If she makes it to the finals there is no justice!
why don’t they just dump having a third in the final and go with JR and Ricki only? I feel sorry for the one who does end up in the third spot because they will be the forgotten one.
Heidi, I just think popularity has to have something to do with it. Out of JR/Karina and Ricki/Derek, Derek is by far the most popular. I do think JR is a great dancer, but I just don’t know how popular he is. Looking at his Twitter followers, I just thought he’d have more by now. If I had to guess on popularity alone, I would think that Team Paso would be the most popular final 3, just my opinion. They are not the best, but it looks like they are who gather the most interest/attention, and doesn’t that equal ratings?, I guess? I don’t know how this all works, but we have seen in the past that good dancing is not all that is needed for a final.
Buttercup, I think Hope could do as good of a Quickstep as Rob. Not sure what makes you say so strongly otherwise. As far as Jive, that could go either way!
I am the type of person that doesn’t like to count people out. Nancy might do the most awesome Tango ever that sends her to the finals! We have seen before people do something right around this time that gives them a chance at winning this. I think all 5 contestants deserve credit and a chance.
DWTS, I don’t think you really know what you’re talking about, to be honest – you’re a serious Hope fan masquerading as a DWTS fan – I don’t think anyone here has forgotten your posting history. Just FYI. Scores matter just as much as the audience vote, after all, and both Nancy and Hope will most likely have to over come a serious deficit. We have also seen time and again people who seem to be really popular don’t make it as far as you would think – they are popular but their fans are not fans of the show and don’t vote. Let’s also not forget that Nancy was in an actual bottom 2 last week. Also, if you judge by twitter followers, Kim K would have won. And we know that didn’t happen.
Most of the time, the average viewing audience gets it right – which is why we haven’t had a seriously horrendous final up to now – and we probably won’t now. Of course it is possible that Ricki is a shocking elimination. But it’s much more likely that either Nancy or Hope goes this week and the other goes the following week. If Ricki were to leave this week, I would MUCH rather see Nancy in the final with Rob and JR – although that wouldn’t prevent it from being a seriously shitty final.
I also think you seriously over estimate Hope’s popularity with the DWTS audience. Football players don’t always make the final four and they’re by far more popular than a female soccer player with the DWTS audience. I also wouldn’t be surprised to find that Hope’s partner burned a lot of bridges with the voters.
Amen Buttercup, amen. The producers better pray for a Ricki/JR/Rob finale too, because anything else and this show will have to work itself out of a ratings hole next season. Again.
DWTS – now your ignorance is really showing, just by saying that to Buttercup. LOL.
@DWTS – For the sake of simplicity, let’s just say that Buttercup is privy to certain details about the show that we aren’t. When she says that she doesn’t think Hope can do as good of a quickstep as Rob can, I tend to take her seriously. And of you SERIOUSLY think that team paso has the most popular 3 contestants (a proclivity obviously colored by your ridiculous obsession with Hope), and that popularity alone will carry a couple to the finals…well then you must be watching a completely different dance show, because there’s no way in HELL that any of those 3 can compete with the mass appeal of JR, & I daresay the biggest chunk of the viewing demographic likely relates better to Nancy (a middle-aged mommy) than Hope (a 20-something, unmarried athlete).
And I’m sorry, but at this point, it’s all I can do to keep from rolling my eyes whenever someone says “Don’t count Hope out just yet!” or “You’re not giving Hope enough credit!” I’m calling bull on this one – aside from her foxtrot (which, while good for her, doesn’t measure up to the quality of dancing we’ve seen from JR, Ricki, or even Rob), I’ve watched her either fail miserably or barely squeak by for 8 weeks. Sorry, but if girlfriend hasn’t made a splash in 8 weeks, there’s nothing short of black ops hypnosis that is gonna make me believe that she’s suddenly going to have a breakthrough & become a real contender.
And Winter, I kinda agree with you about the 3rd person in the final – I don’t think they (whoever “they” are) will have a snowball’s chance in hell against Ricki & JR. However, I do still want someone there that will be able to put on a good show & withstand the pressure, and right now I think the only remaining contestant that fits the bill is Rob.
Yeah Twitter followers don’t mean anything if that were true than Kristin would have lasted longer and J.R.’s twitter followers increased a good amount. I remember when he had 5,000 now he’s at almost 28,000. If you go to the official DWTS Facebook page for who you are rooting for there’s always the most comments for J.R. and Ricki.
Who I hope is in final 3 Ricki/Derick,J.R/Karina(even though im not a fan of hers hes earned it),and my third fav even though theyre not popular here Hope/Maks I dont think Rob as improved one bit which sucks because im a huge fan of Cheryl.Hopefully it will be a happy, honest,and respectful show Monday.
I about spit out my supper when I read DWTS/Soccer’s post to Buttercup. lollllll
I think it’s Nancy or Hope going home. If our recent elimination Poll is correct, it will be Hope going home by a landslide. I think fans are so disgusted with Maks and Hope in too many ways now. I don’t think the best dance in the world can save them.
RE: songs…….I think JR had a tweet that said something like, “What the world needs is …love.” Hint to the song? Hmmm?
I love to hear from Buttercup! Look forward to it every week! Obviously DWTS has no idea about her! LOL
Guys, I am a Hope fan, but I also like Derek and Cheryl, as well as many other past contestants. I have watched DWTS many times before and am familiar with the history, although I prefer singing competitions just because that’s what I do.
With the 5 people that are left, I would be fine with either Rob or Hope in the final as far as 3rd. Since I don’t follow this board all the time, now I know to look for Buttercup’s posts. I do like Rob’s dancing sometimes, but I can’t be the only person that thinks he dances flat-footed, stompy, and stiff? I mean, that’s what I see. I don’t think he’s bad, but how do those characteristics help you with a Quickstep and a Jive?
I think JR is going to do awesome tomorrow as well as Ricki. I would give the edge to JR with the Jive, because of athleticism and Ricki has a rib issue.
I do think that the general people who watch DWTS are older women, that’s why they all love the guys, and would relate to the older female contestants, or they love the showmances on there. I just think that people like Rob and Hope BRING in other viewers that are watching just for them. So there are general viewers that like Rob, and then there’s all the Kardashian fans, reality TV people that like Rob. I think JR has the general viewers, not sure about viewers from other areas, that’s what I mean. I would actually say that the votes from those who serve or play for our country would be for JR, but also for Hope, although not at the same level. Her father was a veteran though. There are people who are thankful for JR’s service as well as Hope’s.
But DWTS, Hope can’t dance and she’s not having any fun. You’ve got to have at least one of those things if the general public is going to vote for you!
I would prefer that Hope goes home. At this point I don’t care if she or Nancy is the better dancer since neither can win. But Nancy has embraced the entire experience with no sense of entitlement. You can tell she is enjoying herself with Tristan and I love her little videos with Tris, Val, Sasha, Lacey, etc. Granted she has access to more media than most but I enjoy that she is trying to share the entire DWST experience.
I started reading these posts last to first and, yeah, #56 RebeccaW, I hate to admit you make the point.
Rob is not a fantastic dancer – but Hope is WORSE. Hope’s service?? She plays soccer!!
You can say you’re a DWTS fan and not just a Hope fan all you want – but all I have to do is click on your name and I can read all your previous posts. I don’t think you’re going to convince anyone, no matter how often you try to remake yourself.
I would hope that Nancy has a better shot than Hope does of lasting past tomorrow, since she is on TV CONSTANTLY. But it’s going to depend on the judges and if they over score Hope AGAIN.
I could see Hope not doing a good Jive at all, just because she looks like she would need to know the song way before. I am a fan, but I am also realistic. I think if she made the final, it would just show that this season obviously did not have really good dancers.
I think Cheryl has the edge with choreo as well. Like I said, I like Cheryl, just not a fan of Rob.
I could totally see Hope going home, because people are getting tired of Maks drama. Like I said, I am realistic!
Then again, I like Tristan, but I do think Nancy should probably go first. Out of everybody’s jive, her’s was probably the most out of sync. She may pick it up tomorrow though.
Heidi, it is difficult to follow your posts sometimes. I have always liked Derek, Cheryl, and others. They are always supported here. Hope, not so much, so I feel the need to show support for her a lot more. Just looking at this thread can show that.
I think service to our country is in many different ways. When our national anthem is played, and athletes are playing for our country, that is service.
OK DWST…. It is not Mak’s drama I am tired of. It is Hope’s. She was the one whining about getting 8′s and not understanding she was overscored and her dancing was not improving. And now her excuse is that she had to start from square one. Well so did Nancy and she is 50 years old, out of shape, working mother. Granted Maks might not have been the right coach for her but the experience is what the contestant makes of it. I think Hope just realized that too late. I have read that she watched the show in the past so I think she knew what she was signing on for.
Everytime I hear What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love, I can’t get it out of my head. I keep singing it over and over again. I think that is a perfect song choice. The only other one that I know is Natural Woman, great song however. Just not the same lasting effect for me.
Never in a million years did I think Nancy Grace would still be dancing on Week 8. I hope she stays and Hope goes. I will gladly have one more week of Nancy. She been delightful.
DWTS- Really… you are comparing the military men who serve our country to athletes . And an athlete like Hope who has millions of dollars in endorsement contracts. OK, I am taking a chill pill and allowing you to have your opinions such as they are. I will just be skipping your posts.
I think it’s great that Nancy talks about the show so much, I think she is having fun as well.
There are moments when we see everybody having fun, as well as Hope. She unfortunately has a very dramatic partner.
By the way, Nancy and Hope have actually developed a pretty cute friendship throughout this show.
It is weird that one of them will be in the final 4.
Then again, I never thought Rob would be there either!
@RebeccaW – I agree. Call me “skipper” too. DWTS/Soccers posts are just senseless and not worth my effort any longer.
RebeccaW, sorry that is not what I said.
I said that people serve our country in different ways. Serving through athletics is not the same obviously, or at that level, but it is service to the USA.
I hope you understand what I’m saying here. Different type and level of service, but still to the USA.
And on another note…… Heidi do yo know that the comments for lolz are not showing at all????
RebeccaW,
I think what Hope was showing there was frustration as an athlete, not getting improved scores from week to week. That’s got to feel like a failure, when you don’t get a better result or score. I am not going to hold it against anyone for being frustrated.
There may be some who don’t like Nancy, but I actually do. I also would not have a problem with her in the final 4 or even in the final!
I’m sorry that there is no one else here who follows Team USA athletics who could maybe explain themselves better than I have, but I sincerely hope you understand my point about service.
It’s like when we are describing service at your church or in ministry (which I have a background in). There is the pastor, of course, but then you have the choir, ensemble, worship leaders, prayer volunteers, choir director, ALL these people serve the church. Not at the level of the pastor, but in their own way, they are serving the ministry.
Athletes serve the USA and represent Team USA in world competition. This is not at the same level of JR’s service. It is just a different type of service to our country.
Yeah, Rebecca, I think I should be skipping his/her posts as well. Seriously – equating playing soccer with actual service men and women is offensive on so many levels that it’s taking everything in me not to just ban him/her and save us all a huge headache.
DWTS – cut it out. You only need to respond to someone ONCE, you don’t keep posting over and over again. This will get you banned.
Wow, I am amazed! I can’t believe all the hatred that I’m seeing toward Hope on here. If you prefer someone else that is fine but there is no need to be downright mean. Don’t underestimate Hope & Maks.
Hmm….did you comment on a picture or the post?? You have to be careful, if you comment when you have one of the pictures open, the comment won’t show under the main post.
Heidi, please read my last post.
I never equated those two things and never would.
If Team USA athletes are not serving or representing our country, what exactly are they doing?
You and Rebecca are unfortunately twisting my words around and God only knows why!
It is a different type of service that is on a different level.
We all love and support and appreciate and are thankful for JR’s service!
I just meant that there are people who also look at what Hope does as representing the USA and serving the USA.
I am not comparing or equating these two things at all!
:::rolls eyes::: No one is “hating” on Hope. Many of us just don’t think she can dance – and we consider that a sad fact of life, not hate.
She may even make it to the final, which would be a travesty – but it won’t mean she can actually DANCE.
Big difference between “hatred” & “acknowledging the obvious” – which in this case, is that HOPE CANNOT DANCE, BMayLaGirl. Make that distinction or go away – and that goes for you too, DWTS. I’m done with the ridiculous accusations of hatred and the downright delusional threats of “Don’t underestimate Hope!!!” from a bunch of children who can’t bear to hear a single word of criticism about their sacred deity, Saint Hope of Soccerland. If playing soccer qualifies one for the level of sainthood to which some of you have elevated her, then why don’t we canonize my 4-year-old cousin for sainthood as well? If you guys think we’re such awful, hateful people over here – why keep coming back?
DWTS, serving one’s country and representing it are two different things.
Just because some people kick a ball around a field doesn’t mean they’re serving their country. They’re just kicking a ball around. This is no way comparable to the sacrifices men and women in the armed forces do.
What the hec does Hope showing frustration as an athlete mean? Athletes win and lose all the time, it’s called sportsmanship, or lack thereof.
Ahhh yes, I understand perfectly. It’s your last and desperate resort to try and get people to vote for Hope. If you only knew that you and all of your posts do the exact opposite.
So no Argentine Tango? Craaaap.
Well said!
WHY??????? WHY DO YOU NEED TO???????
OMG, I can’t take much more of this and dammit I may be the ONLY person here who still is voting for Maks and Hope! JESUS on a pogo stick, can you just STOP trying to make people see things your way? This is NOT a sports board. These people are NOT soccer fans. These people don’t give one sweet goddamn about how you believe Hope is so misunderstood here!
YOU have made this board untenable for me. I can’t stand being here BECAUSE ALL YOU DO IS CAUSE PEOPLE TO BADMOUTH MY FAVORITE PRO AND HIS PARTNER MORE AND MORE AND MORE!
Look, mods, I’m sorry for yelling… please, go right ahead and delete this if I’m out of line but I just can’t stand these posts anymore!
Heidi and Courtney, I get this feeling DWTS is trying to rile you in order to rally Hope and Maks fans to vote until the cows come home. How did I do DWTS?
Ok, DWTS, you asked for it. Permanent blockage from here on out.
And to anyone else just itching to jump into to the fray & take shots at us for “spewing vitriol” about Hope, your comments are getting deleted without a second thought – and you may get blocked permanently, if you choose to be particularly annoying & persistent. Plenty of the regulars are capable of disagreeing with us politely & without taking cheap (and pathetic) shots at us. Either follow their example or GTFO.
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane? WTF really? what is that ridiculous crap they are giving to Tristan & he has to try & create routines too. SMDH!
I had to go listen to it cause OF COURSE like the entire world have no clue what that song is, is it beyond awful for a Tango my god lol
Only thing I can see is that they want Nancy out now so an Instant Jive & a Tango to that crap song will likely do it.
I want Hope to go but think Maks fanbase will keep her alive, she is terrible though, imo as bad as Nancy.
I can’t believe the great music JR & Ricki are getting except for like 1 week maybe, this is showing how biased the show is once again.
The Jive should kill Nancy & Hope & one of them will go which is what the show wants, so they will get their wish.
Poor Tristan, the shady lady ugh good times……
Evaine…you are not alone.
I ain’t deleting you. I did block everyone’s little friend though.
Spamming this board to the point that no one can stand you is a sure fire way to be blocked. I am sick as fucking HELL of fans who can’t bear a negative word about Saint Hope coming here solely to cause trouble. Congratulations, Hope fans, you’ve now reached the number one position in the list of celebrities that have crazy as fuck fans.
Well, Lisa, if Nancy were a great dancer I might agree with you. But she ain’t. I also think that if she WERE a great dancer, and she had a seasoned choreographer, that would not be a bad song at all.
I actually like Nancy’s song. It has a good beat and it’s funny, kind of reminds me of Marie’s tango song that I loved. I’m not saying she’ll do the tango well, but that’s not the fault of the song.
Just for the record, I don’t watch soccer and I never heard of Hope until DWTS. I am a Maks fan & I will vote for him no matter who he dances with. I have only posted on here a few times but I will leave like you asked. Sorry if I offended, it was not my intention.
I’m not a usual commenter here, but I do visit often to read everything DWTS. However, I’m pretty appalled about how people are reacting to others who express opinions that differ from their own.
I don’t think “DWTS” meant to equate Olympian’s with soldiers. Rather, he/she was saying that there are graduated forms of service. Whether we choose to deny it or not, Olympians carry a lot of cultural capital that translates around the world. This cultural capital is leveraged by our government as soft power, while our military is used as hard power. Why do you think Secretary Rice appointed Michelle Kwan to the State Department?
This post is not about Hope, Maks, Derek, etc. I just hope people can engage in thoughtful dialogue that respects everyone’s opinions.
Peace
Oh, lord either DWTS or whoever s/he going by today either found a way back or called up some of his/her friends. Geez nobody likes a person who keeps posting the same exact thing everyday like a broken record. S/he had their fair share of daily warnings cause they got personal with posters.
This is probably a stupid question but is the Amy Winehouse song “Valerie” a remake of the one that Mark Ronson sings?
I totally agree with you Courtney and Heidi about who should be final 3. Hope CANNOT DANCE and has been overscored each week. She is NOT having fun. It REALLY ticks me off David went home last week, when we saw how much he enjoyed being there and Hope is left another week to be shoved around by Maks.
Final 3 should have been JR ,Ricki, Chynna or Kristen. But out of who is left, should be Rob, no question. If Nancy somehow sneaks in, I admit I will be LMAO over those people who claim to only vote for the pro like Maks or Derek, no matter who their partner is. B/C I am convinced Nancy has been there as long as she is, much in part to people voting for Tristan. LOL! I have voted for them in past just to see Tristan longer, but this week will only be giving JR my votes as long as he doesn’t forget all his dances from here on out. I really will be voting for my favorite celeb now, not pro.
That would be nice, Vicky, but you didn’t see the posts that we deleted. I will not be dealing with that kind of behavior any more.
@vin – It’s a remake of an old song by an obscure British band, but the version you’re thinking of is actually Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse.
And just FYI for any trolls out there contemplating jumping into the Hope fray today – I’m just gonna start deleting without a second thought, so you may as well just not even bother. Wouldn’t want all your hard work go to waste
I think so, Vin. Courtney is more familiar with it than I am.
Addendum to Courtney – some of you may not believe this, but I’m actually the one who waits a very long time (much too long in this instance) before banning someone for their bad behavior. I”m the one that gives chance after chance after chance because I actually DO want all opinions to be represented. But guess what? My tolerance has been erased. Courtney has my full support if she has to start deleting posts. And if she asks me to ban someone, I’ll just do it from here on out.
I have to play here too and I won’t have my friends who have been posting here peacefully for a long time driven away by crazy fans.
Amen Heidi and Courtney on the trolls. …especially this recent one. It’s a relief to have her blocked finally.
So, here’s to the show tonight all! Can’t wait.
I think it’s going to be a great night, let’s get this party started!!!! I love both the waltz songs and think both teams will really deliver amazing performances. I think the other 3 contestants have developed more stamina, technique and understanding of the entertainment requirements so while I may have wished for a different final 5 line up, I think this show will be fun to watch. For me, I’m OK with all of them doing the jive for instant dance. They all have done it before so there can’t be complaints of foul. Also, CAI has said that she compares a performance to the performer’s potential so as long as the 2 who people mention as being handicapped for this dance show improvement and go all out and have fun, they are going to receive good scores from at least one judge. Good luck to all, lets hope for healed injuries and no new ones, and no yuck drama. What the world needs now is love sweet love…:)
I love Valerie! =]
Take on Me and Natural Woman we’ve seen them before… but… they are good songs…
Lisa, if you’d really listened to Tristan’s and Nancy’s tango song (and if you’ve been watching DWTS for a while) you’d realize that it’s actually a good song for the tango. It’s got a good beat to it, and it’s cheeky, which suits their personalities well. Whether or not Nancy can execute the dance well is another story.
IMO, this instant jive thing is a blatant attempt to make sure the “best” three dancers move on, with Nancy or Hope going home this week. Personally, as a fan of the show, first and foremost, I’m okay with that. It should be the best dancers in the finals, and neither Hope nor Nancy is that in any way, shape or form.
Also, I’m sick and tired of people bitching and moaning about song choice this season, esp. for Tristan and Nancy. Go back and look at the songs they’ve had. More than half were “good” songs and suited the style of dance. Just because you may not like the song doesn’t mean it’s not a good choice. Other than last week and the “Flash” theme, I don’t think they’ve gotten any more screwed on songs than anyone else.
(Phil Collins song for a foxtrot, anyone? Psycho theme for a tango? Ghostbusters for a tango? Walk Like a Man for a cha-cha?)
Just saying…
I have just checked out the comments and I am totally lost for words – some of these comments are a wind up, it’s got to be?
I will be watching the dance with Derek & Allison today as we are one week behind – so all i can say is HELLO or as we say in London ‘ELLO
Karina just posted her and J.R. are dancing 5th.
Looking forward to tonight’s show.
Marie, you’ve either missed the point completely or are just as hypersensitive as the people we’ve had to delete or block – WE DO NOT BLOCK PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS. We block people who would rather make personal attacks on us as a site than offer up an intelligent, polite counterpoint. I’ll cut you a bit of slack since we have deleted some of the nastier posts, but I think you’ve got an awful lot of nerve coming in here and telling us how we’re supposed to act and that we’ve “turned it into a bash fest of dancers and fans”. There are PLENTY of regulars around here who would disagree, Marie – and I find it funny that they don’t try and tell us how to run our site. In fact, I’m sick of newbies who have never posted here before coming at us so aggressively when they first comment, as if we owe them something. HA – my loyalties will ALWAYS lie with the people who have been with us since the very beginning, and like things they way they are. I’m not about to start pandering to the delicate sensibilities of a few first-time commenters who are incapable of polite disagreement – and this whole moderator thing? It’s basically a “do whatever the hell I want because I write for this site” pass – so I’ll say GTFO if I please, Marie. Now I’m gonna delete your post, because it violated the same rules that the other posts we deleted did. Next time, either avoid offering your commentary on the bloggers and readers themselves, or don’t post at all.
Courtney, I want to reply, but don’t want to violate the terms of your site. Is there a way I can send a response to you only? (and since this post violate the terms, delete away)
No, Marie, we are done here. I’m done discussing it – feel free to stay and discuss the show and whatnot, as long as you can avoid slinging insults at other posters.
Magnolia – that’s exactly what I said about Nancy and Tristan’s song!
Buttercup – I really hope they play to the humor of the song. It’s so cheeky, just like the two of them. I think if they have fun with it, they will do great!
Well, I’m sorry that I offended people, especially the creators/moderators, because that wasn’t my intent. I LOVE reading your site because it gives awesome information on the show/dancers/celebs, and I was hoping to just help make the comments section a little more palatable for newcomers. Apparently I went about it the wrong way, and I do apologize…
Anyway, re: the show, I don’t think it’s any secret that JR and Ricki are the best dancers, but I’m still stumped about the remaining three. If we’re judging on dancing (and I’m admittedly NOT a dancer), Nancy should probably go this week, barring a major breakthrough. People might not like Hope, but come on, you have to admit she’s better than Nancy. I haven’t jumped on the Rob bandwagon. Like I said, I’m not a dancer, so maybe he IS better technically than Nancy and Hope, but he seriously bores me. I’d rather have the energy (be it positive or negative) of Nancy or Hope than Rob.
For all the actual dancers/longtime fans of the show, I’m honestly curious – what makes Rob worthy of being in the finals? And do you think he would’ve gotten this far without the “help” of CAI?
Thanks Moderators for taming the shrews (newbies) on this site. Seems like the past few days they are coming on here and trying stir up the pot. Hope now they will just stay away. They sure do know how to suck all the fun out of it don’t they… Geez!!!
Marie, I’m kind of with you on Rob. I’m also not a dancer so what do I know? Not much:) but I just don’t really enjoy watching his dances. I don’t care one way or another about his family so that doesn’t affect my opinion. To me, he seems stiff, awkward, I think it’s weird what he does with his hand on his waist, looks like he all of a sudden remembers to put it there, and I think he looks stompy as others have said. I don’t dislike him personally, just not drawn to his dancing. And I do know that I would be a whole lot worse. Kudos to them all for putting themselves out there and working hard to accomplish something so hard and so out of their comfort zones.
I’m not a huge fan of Rob’s but he’s definitely been growing on me. I wasn’t impressed with his early dances except for Fly Me to the Moon. But I thought the Addams Family tango was great! He got the tone of it just right, and I thought his dancing had a lot more content than usual. Oh and he had the best/funniest lines of the week in rehearsal.
And I think Rob is a better dancer than either Nancy or Hope, even though I love Nancy and Tristan. No one is a more awkward dancer than Hope.
I think between the two, Nancy is more “natural” in her movements and graceful than Hope by a country mile! Hope is so awkward, bless her, and is just too athletic in her movements. I think Nancy has more rhythm than Hope, but that doesn’t make Nancy a good dancer because while she’s more natural and tries very hard, she just doesn’t have that stamina, I think, to make it through some of the quicker dances. That being said, I think Nancy has a slight “edge” over Hope as far as who’s technically better. However, that edge is minuscule because neither of them are very good in comparison with the others, including Rob.
If we, the voters, were sending people home based on cumulative ability, then Hope should go tomorrow. She hasn’t improved at all. In fact, for me, Week 1 was her best dance. Nancy’s improved a little bit each week, with the exception of the jive, and honestly, I’d rather watch someone who’s enjoying the hell out of the show than someone who very nearly quit. Just my 2c.
@ Magnolia
“If we, the voters, were sending people home based on cumulative ability, then Hope should go tomorrow. [...] I’d rather watch someone who’s enjoying the hell out of the show than someone who very nearly quit.”
Then again, maybe the reason why Hope hasn’t improved as much as she could have is because Maks has been pushing her too hard (both litterally and figuratively, as it turns out), leading to a very unproductive rehearsal time and bad chemistry between the two. I keep wondering how Hope would have done if Maks had come to practice with a more relaxed, let’s-have-fun attitude, without compromising for quality of execution. I wish sometimes we could have a voting system which allows us to split some of our votes between pros and celebs, because it’s not fair to penalize Hope for what is ultimately Maks’s responsibility.
El, but if the rehearsal is fun and relaxed, the pro is not Maksim… ahahahah
EL, you make a point, but they are a team. However, there’s only so much a pro can do with someone who doesn’t have much natural ability. And I completely agree with you that Maks has been WAY too harsh on her. But that doesn’t take away her inability to dance naturally. I had high “hopes” for her this season because I do like Hope quite a bit. It just hasn’t worked out very well for her, unfortunately.
Watching now. I know this shouldn’t be a surprise, but I’m stunned by this judging. I understanding Hope’s choreography was catchy, but she stumbled twice and they were out of sync.
Enjoyed Rob and agree it was his best dance.
But, criticizing Ricki’s shoulders and heels when Hope was stumbling?
I don’t get it.
@Christy – I was stunned too! I agree with everything you said. They are overscoring Hope again… I am so sick of Hope and Maks I want them gone…
And what really makes me angry is you could see it really hurt Ricki’s confidence. Can you imagine the work, the difficulty of that dance and then getting the same scores as the stumbling off -time Hope. They are gonna keep screwing around with these scores and we are gonna end up watching the 3 worst dancers in the finals.
Yeah, in what universe does Hope get only a point lower than Ricki?? Ridiculous. Yes, that was her best dance…but 27?? Ridiculous. Sure hope shitty scoring doesn’t backfire on JR or Ricki. JR in particular – people could assume he’s safe with that 30.
I hardly ever REALLY disagree with Len but he has officially lost his mind and his b@#%s. And from what universe are they scoring that jive.
Maks could you please stop grabbing Toms backside.
WTH, The judges are kissing up Maks and Hope tonight. And Maks is soaking it up bigtime. Sickening. Ricki was better than Hope, and JR was incredible tonight, exquisitely beautiful…..
Princess Heidi -
No, I think, even with all the result confusion and surprises this season, it would be very difficult and a huge shock for Nancy to overcome the scores this week. She’s only behind three points now, but after Instant Dance, that’s be more.
that’s *gonna* be more.
Judges on crack tonight….
As much as I love J.R. I don’t think that jive deserved 3 10s.
The waltz absolutely did – but not the jive.
And Hope once again ridiculously overscored and Ricki was underscored.
In what world does Ricki and Hope share 2nd place?
Don’t let this cost Ricki and Derek their place in the final.
Time for Nancy to go. I love her and Tristan but it’s time. The judges didn’t have to be rude about it though. Did they create sympathy votes?
JR gets a perfect 30. Deserved.
Rob had a very good first dance but he just can’t perform with enough intensity in some dances especially Latin.
Ricki’s instant jive was really bad.
And it literally makes me sick that Hope and Maks aggressive attempt to paint themselves as poor victims of those mean judges has intimidated the judges enough to kiss her butt for the rest of the competition. Sorry but her entire demeanor rubs me the wrong way.
Yeah, I agree with both Gitte and Adam. Didn’t care for Ricki’s Jive, but JR’s was certainly not 6 points better. He had two full stops as well as a couple instances where Karina did all the dancing. Still the best Jive of the night, but a 30?? No.
Hope?? Ridiculously overscored. Her best 2 dances of the competition, sure, but 27?? No way in hell.
They really wanna get rid of Nancy and, as expected, are kissing Hope’s ass in the extreme so that people don’t hate on them. Guess what, judges? You still suck, just in a different way now.
J.R. was the clear frontrunner tonight. He was miles ahead of everybody else for me. Nancy I felt bad for since I really loved her Tango!! Jive was ok. Rob really impressed me again. Hope also really broke through for me, both dances I actually loved. Ricki was good but she could do better. I loved the Waltz but the Jive was kinda shuffly. and She stopped and started often and they made that mistake. Still good though.
Why aren’t the judges or anyone else talking about Jr;s timing and footwork problems. ??? Yes, he is pretty good but this gush-fest tonight and the overscoring is a big turn-off. The judges are so inconsistant with facts it just gives you whiplash.
Tonight is some of the worst dancing I have ever seen on this show, I was actually thinking some 5′s and 6′s were in order but I have actually thought that for weeks…..
Although I would certainly switch Hope and Ricki, I think Courtney is right when she said that once they had horribly over scored Hope (AGAIN), they really had no choice but to give JR a 60. I really don’t think JR’s dances were that much better than Ricki’s, but he’s going to win anyway, so does overscoring him really matter?
And once again Maks’ horrendous behavior is validated and his drug induced belief that Hope deserves high scores is validated. No wonder he and a few of the other pros have unrealistic expectations.
It is truly amazing, I have just done some perusing of several sites and everything is all better, sweetness and lite again in Maks-world and Hope has become a wonderful dancer…..just because she says so. Ridiculous, disappointing night. I have talked to a few people too, who have just thrown up their hands and said, enough already, and aren’t bothering to vote. Judges have lost what little credibility they had left(Rickis waltz deserved at least a 29 and Ricki should have had at least 27 for her jive and hope maybe 21) and they also think that with Nancy having a whole network backing her with ads to vote for her etc., that the voting will be so skewed that voting with any kind of reason is a waste of time.
I think the only overscoring went to Hope. Her kicks & flicks were better, but overall….eh. JR 10s for the rumba, but maybe all 9s for instant jive IF Hope was scored appropriately for her jive (all 8s).
They are dancing 3 dances next week…heaven help us–please tell me it’s NOT a WTA cha cha cha ! ( Maybe it’s a winner takes-all jive lol)
I doubt it will be a WTA challenge.
They all have 2 dances left plus Argentine Tango/Salsa
They also did 3 dances each in season 9: two regular dances and the knock-out dance which was 45 sec