Pure Dancing With The Stars 14 Week 2 – Interviews After The Dance Part 2 (Videos)
I don’t know about you, but, I always enjoy former Dancing With The Stars pro Louis Van Amstel’s take on the dances after Monday night’s shows. Below is his “overall” take. If you’d like to read his full review, visit ABC here and see if you do or don’t agree with him on the night.
Overall. There were some disappointing routines and some really great ones this week. My top three tonight — William, Katherine and Roshon; all three have been consistent and have shown the most potential so far. Donald is an up and comer. I’m worried mostly for Martina (not happy about that) and am not sure if Gavin’s fan base can overrule Martina’s. I’m also slightly worried for Melissa. We’ll all have to wait to find out.
Carson Kressley had some thoughts as well on Good Morning America today. He thinks Katherine is the front runner. I agree with him on Martina’s pants. It’s a rarity to see anyone able to wear them well?
Good Morning America also reviews the show last night…
Below is an Access Hollywood interview with William and Cheryl. They are happy and hope to keep improving slowly each week. He thinks he can always do better. Keep watching this link as Access Hollywood may post more interviews later.
E Online chatted with some of the couples as well. Below is a take from the link. You have to really admire Derek and Maria not wanting “sympathy votes”.
“I’m kind of in love with Chelsie right now,” Roshon tells us when we ask if he’s currently dating anyone. “Honestly, I’m just working hard. I’m staying focused. My main goal right now is to get everything out of my heart to my fans because they’re my babies at this point. I got to give everything out to find out how much love I want to receive. Let me get it out of me first, then we can figure out whoever the girl is, if it’s Chelsie or not.”
Still, Roshon is facing some competition for Chelsie’s heart: his friends! “They’re just like, ‘Your partner’s fine!” Roshon says of his friends. Chelsie’s response to all of this gushing: giggling!
Sherri Shepherd missed a step during her jive, but she’s not going to lose sleep over the mistake. “I was just like, ‘You know what? Let me just do Tina Turner!’ I felt good. You go out there, you take risks and you be fearless. We were, so it worked out.” Her partner Val Chmerkovskiy takes some blame for the misstep, saying, “I was counting for her and I was like, ‘Girl, you’re killing it right now’ and then at that moment she forgot to sit down and do the move!”
Maria and partner Derek Hough almost had a setback this week when she injured her rib, but they didn’t want the focus to be on her injury. “Derek and I have so much fun together and we’re working so hard that the last thing I wanted it to be about was, ‘Oh, the sympathy vote. Poor Maria!’” Maria explains of trying to keep her injury under wraps. “I don’t want that. We really worked hard to keep it quiet.” Derek adds, “We don’t want to be ‘Oh, we’re the injury couple.’”
Still, Maria is battling a rib injury, telling us, “Every day I wear a rib brace.”
If the ballroom audience is any indication, it seems actor William Levy is a fan favorite and Cheryl Burke has a plan to keep all of his female fans voting for him next week, joking that he would be wearing “a g-string!” She says, “We do have the salsa. He won’t be in a tuxedo, that’s for sure.”
One contestant who won’t be taking off his shirt anytime soon? Singer Gavin DeGraw, who says, “If he takes his shirt off, I’d be happy to have it laundered for him! I will probably not be doing anything like that.”
Afterbuzz interviewed Sherri as well after the show.. Watch this link, they may post more Dancing With The Stars interviews later.
Lastly, here is ET’s coverage after the dances last night. The couples are all so cute! Note how William and Cheryl have the Salsa next week. Thanks to Codebear 4 for the video.
Speaking of Codebear4, he sent us some “popularity” stats from his You Tube hits last week that I found fascinating. Do these stats indicate how fans are feeling for the contestants overall right now? I don’t know, but, it sure is interesting;
William Levy 80,256
Jaleel White 29,266
Gladys Knight 23,091
Roshon Fegan 21,827
Martina Navratilova 20,361
Sherri Shepherd 18,956
Katherine Jenkins 18,591
Donald Driver 18,301
Melissa Gilbert 13,012
Maria Menounos 10,733
Gavin DeGraw 10,478
Jack Wagner 6,740
And that is all for now! Here’s to tonight! Dance and dance cool!! 
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I was disappointed this week, it felt flat after last weeks , nobody really stood out apart from Katherine and she sure didnt look like week 2 !! Sherri made me smile, melissa did improve and thought she desrved more than a 6! Jaleel and kym were good, some of the perfomance was spoiled because he looked he was concentrating too much lol but overall i didnt get the same vibes as i did week 1
hope it goes back to a feel good dance competition 
I’m surprised Martina’s stats are that much higher than Gavin’s. I thought Martina might go home tonight but maybe it will be Gavin?
Interesting comments on Sherri. Cheater much.
Liz, unless his fans pulled some MAJOR online voting, Gavin could be going even though he’s not at the bottom re: scores. Feel bad for Karina since I would have like to have seen her have a chance to defend win against a strong pack with a good partner.
I don’t buy the stats thing, really. Although it could be Gavin. There isn’t that much spread between most of the couples and there is always the desire to watch the more criticized dances over again. Or those with trainwreck appeal.
Roshon and Chelsie were my favorites this season. But how unsurprising to hear him using the old tried and true DWTS blabbing to the national media that you’re “in love with your partner.” That’s the next step after agreeing with Bully Bush’s “hitting on your partner.” And since Chelsie’s been there, done that, also not surprised by her giggling. I guess that’s one way to not get lost in the shuffle with the viewers, although other showmances this season would be much more believable.
Acually I find it interesting that Jack, Gavin ,and Maria are at the bottom. In week one they were deffinantly the most forgettable, and although Maria and Derek stepped it up, we’ve been worried for Gavin and Jack all along and this confirms SOME of the fact that those two aren’t sparking, maybe, much interest,
I actually find those stats interesting and believable. I would have hoped Katherine had more views though. Look at Williams views, damn.
Anyone who goes by views on videos might be in for a shock. It’s not EVEN as good as Dial Idol.
I’m not going by them, Heidi, but it is an interesting way to see who the public wants to watch. Thats all.
I tried to watch Derek and Maria’s chacha on Codebear4 and it had been removed
Jean, try this link instead.; http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1zg1i_Codebear2_dancing-with-the-stars-season-++14/1#video=xppxcx
Gotta say, I completely agree with Louis’ review. He is spot-on.
Thanks Vogue, I love that these videos are all in one neat little package. The premiere episodes of Codebears on You Tube have been deleted.
YW Sandy. xx
It’s true what Heidi said about the viewing stats. I remember Kendra almost always had high views, but she went home sooner than the lower views stars. So people who watched don’t necessarily vote.
Kim K had over a million views for her mambo but still left early.
Love the stats as always! Gavin’s fan base is big. I am his fan but not sure if he is popular with dwts viewers. That is the key with the show. I still think Monique is going to go.
Kyle M. Is going to be at the show and tweeted there will be surprises. I am guessing he means from the show and not a shocking elimination.
Melissa his surprise was that he’s part of a LIVE DWTS show in Las Vegas with former partner Lacey, and also
Dmitry, and some other past contestants.
The only person I’ve ever seen wear those fringe pants well is Yulia Zagoruychenko (sp?). I mean, wow, just wow. Non-ballroomers who don’t know who she is… youtube Max & Yulia “The Beat”. Or, here: http://youtu.be/RQv8FSi37NA
Forgot to add this (longer version, different pair of same type of pants…honestly, the woman could wear a sack….) http://youtu.be/R9aKiuhE03s