Dances Revealed For Rock Week On Dancing With The Stars: Jive, Paso Doble, Tango, Viennese Waltz (Results Interviews)
As always, George Pennacchio of On The Red Carpet has the best questions for the couples after the results show. He asks them about “kissing” and the differences about learning things for their careers and dancing. He also asks on what their plans are for Rock Week. Read on for more, but, note how there are no interviews for Val and Sherri or Cheryl and William (yet!). Adding (thanks Heidi): Don’t forget also that Cheryl revealed yesterday that she and William have a Jive for next week.
First up Peta and Donald! They don’t think there will be any kissing in their future dances. George asks Donald the difference between learning the foot work for dancing versus football. Donald says there is a big difference since you have to remember where to put them and to “perform”. Next week, they have a Paso Doble and Peta hints at “pimping him out”.
Tristan and Gladys say they kiss all the time and it depends on what happens if they kiss in their dances in the future. George asks Gladys the difference between learning to sing and learning moves for her shows verses dancing. She answers with how much “technique” is important. They share some kind words for Jack. (according to @TristanMacManusfans at twitter, they’ve got a Tango next week.)
Maria explains how she has a good memory for all the things she’s doing in her career and how that’s helping her with dancing. Derek doesn’t know if there will be more kissing. It depends on the moment and the kind of dance, etc.. They are planning some “head banging” for next week’s dance. They have a Tango. It won’t be sensual, but, “hard hitting” instead.
Mark says there is no rule for kissing and sometimes dancers get carried away. Mark says it’s “acting” too. Katherine explains how she gets in a “panic” for dancing versus when she is singing. She worries she will forget her moves. For rock week, they have a Paso Doble with a great song. Mark hints at wanting to show a different, powerful, and harder side of Katherine.
Melissa says she has a photographic memory. Memorizing a script has always been easy for her. Learning choreography for dancing is similar, but, “letting go” and “doing it” is the harder part. Instead of kissing in a future dance, Maks plans to “kill her” instead. Is this a hint for next week’s dance? Yes, it is. They have a Paso Doble for rock week. Maks says it will be cool…he hopes. He ends the interview saying he loves Melissa.
Gavin explains to George the differences between singing and interacting with his fans versus dancing and how athletic it is. George stumps Karina with the kissing question. She says they’ve kind of kissed already in rehearsal. They have the Tango next week and they are going to dance to a song from a legendary band.
Chelsie says it’s very likely that they might kiss in a future dance. Roshon has a ‘pain’ to do so. Roshon says learning to sing and perform on stage in his career is ‘close’ to doing Dancing With The Stars, but, ‘not close enough’. It takes to time to learn each dance. It’s about “staying in the rhythm and trusting yourself”. For rock week, Chelsie hopes to show Roshon in an elegance and sophisticated way. They have the Viennese Waltz. It will be “different”, but “traditional”. Roshon hopes to bring the heat.
Kym and Jaleel address the rehearsal incident again. They are great friends and that’s all that matters. He also talks about being a Dad and taking his daughter out Monday night.
In the Access Hollywood interviews, Jaleel says he wants to rock out to “Jagger” next week and just have fun! Mark hints again at showing Katherine in an “aggressive” way for next week.
That’s it for now Dancettes! More later.
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I love Melissa and Maks amazing team
Why a vienese waltz? i can’t even imagine a song that would be good for that.
Yeah a viennese waltz for rock week sounds like a recipe for disaster…hopefully chelsie can find some way to make it work
@yo: after thinking about it I thought of 3 songs that would be good for a waltz: 1) we are the cahmpions by queen 2)Blackout – by Muse 3) Viva la Vida by Coldplay 4) Paradise by Coldplay. Couldn’t think of any more.
A VWaltz on Rock Week. Sigh! Len doesn’t like Rock Week to start with and this type of mashup really puts him off. Once his knickers get twisted he’s sour for the rest of the evening.
I really hope Roshon and Chelsie get the pimp spot. At least then if Chelsie’s choreo fails to please Len, the rest of the teams don’t get punished as well.
@vin & yo – Have you guys forgotten the Viennese waltz to that really dark Scorpions song that Ralph & Karina did in season 12? I wouldn’t write off the Viennese waltz in rock week just yet.
And vin, I’m not sure what kind of waltz you’re thinking of, but I cannot find a smidgen of waltz rhythm in “Viva La Vida” or “Paradise”. “Viva La Vida” is really more of a tango (or maybe a weak foxtrot) and “Paradise” is really a bolero, that you could also do rumba to. You were more on-target with “We Are the Champions” – think “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls. 3/4 time…1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. If you can’t count to 3 easily in a song, it’s definitely NOT a waltz.
Personally I’d do a Paso to “Uprising” by Muse. Loooooove it. Good angry song – fast and slow. Viennese Waltz…..hmmmmmmm
Should be interesting anyway next week. (minus this whole judges pick the eilminated team thing).
I’m kind of interested to see the Tango. Think I’ve decided the Argetine Tango is a def favorite over regular Tango. so I REALLY can’t wait for that.
@Courtney: I only included those becuase I was listening to coldplay all morning lol. I remembered Ralph and Karina’s dance but to be honest I din’t really like it. The song worked but i really didn’t like the choreogrpahy for that one.
No surprise here. Even if a “kiss” is part of the dance, it will also help with the showmancing game Chelsie and Roshon seem to be starting. It also might help get votes – like a lot of showmances do.
A “viva la vida” tango would be cool though! “Paradise” would make a great rumba song! I realy hope the show uses those soon.
@courtney
Yeah i guess it comes down to what sub genre of rock they get, and it could work if they get a soft rock/ afult contemporary like song
One of the videos posted had Katherine dancing what looked a bit like a paso. Again, if she would be honest, I would be fine. Or even upfront about it. Must be nice, Mark, just to teach choreo and not technique. I am guessing he got a song he requested. Oh now! Are we going to get another rolling the dice moment with that paso? Emmy baiting here we come!
I bet Jaleel will channel his anger to the tango and can be a good dance for her.
Is the judges elimination starting next week or the week after?
@Melissa: I think Mark has a good chance of winng an emmy this time. he has 3 great dances with katherine that all were really emmy worthy (especially that jive).
@vin – OK, my “hard metal” slip might be showing a bit, but….. look for the song “So Far Away” by a group called “Staind”. JMO, but I think it would make a GREAT VW!
@Sally: I actually know that song! Great song but I can never see the show using it ssince not a lot of people know about the band.
Vin – Fair enough…
My point is that you CAN find some rock songs that will make a good VW, if you look hard enough!
@Sally: Its sad but the only current rock music i really listen to is Muse, Bon Jovi, Colplay, 3 doors down, and to an extent the foo fighters (only select songs).
@vin, I disagree those were Emmy worthy tbh. That jive was gimmicky. Compare that to the dance Allison and Derek did or the psycho tango? Or Travis and NappyTabs dances on sytycd? Cannot compare. Anna and Jonathan’s waltz is more Emmy worthy if comparing it to the one Katherine did. If you take away the effects of the jive, was it that good? Just my opinion. I liked the more toned down choreo of Mark but hate to see blatant Emmy baiting.
Looks like more people are dancing the tango so to space out the tangos, one of them is going early.
if I ahd to choose the songs for next week I would hope that they get the following:
1) Roshon and Chesie : “We are the Champions” by Queen (still the best one for a waltz in my opinion) or “With Arms Wide Open” by Creed (LOVE that song)
2) Katherine and Mark: “Uprising” or “Blackout” by Muse
3) melisa and Maks: “Vertigo” by U2 (I just think it would work well)
4) William and Cheryl: “Don’t Stop me Now” by Queen (there are a lot of chiices but this one seems like the most fun choreography wise)
5) Donald and Peta: “Last Man Standing” by Bon Jovi (awesome song)
6) jaleel and kym: anything by the rolling stones (he wants to get his mick jagger on so i’m taking tht as a hint)
7)gavin nd Karina: “Walk” by the Foo Fighters
8) maria and Derek: “Tighten Up” by the Black Keys
9) Gladys and T: “One of the Living” by Tina Turner (she mentioned Tina Turner last night so why not)
I would LOVE to see Anna and Jonathan get nominated for the dance last night actually but I think that Val and Chelie’s rumba last season during Martina McBride’s performance could get nominated too. If I had to choose the emmy nomiantions all three would totally be nomianted.
The psycho tango has a good cahnce but I reember reading somewhere that Derek and Alison Hooker might chroegph sowmthing for this season so that might oversahdow it.
No one this season has done an Emmy worthy dance yet. Frankly, mark is doing much better attitude wise than he has in several seasons.
Love your list of songs Vin!!
His attitude is better though it helps having someone like Katherine. I give Kristi and Shawn more credit for Mark’s behavior those seasons. Val is coming off better too this season.
I loved the Psycho Tango last season. That was the best!!
Heidi, I agree about Mark. He hasn’t annoyed me yet this season with his attitude. I hope it continues.
@Voguerista: Thanks!
I actually had the music blasting so it probably sounded like a rock concert was going on in my house sincei had the window open lol
LOL
On a side note did i hear Tom say KISS was going to be there next week? Personally, I’m not a KISS fan but I was realy hoping for the show would get Bon Jovi or Van Halen since they just reunited.
@vin – I love Muse. One of my favorites. Way cool if one of their songs is included in Rock week. Even cooler if Matt Belamey and Kate Hudson are there too.
Vin – Yep, I heard Tom mention KISS….. I wonder – these days, are their wheelchairs made-up to look like them? Bwahahahahahaha!
@Sandy: I’m cool w Matt but Kate would have to bring her mother and jurt ruseel along so the sho can get them to do next season
Not like they need a creer boost (she has an OSCAR and he is just a movie icon) but becuase they are really fun personalities.
@Sally: Gene Simmons looks like he is aging ok but i just wonder what the others look like. Plus are they going in full makeup or without? Hopefully w the makeup lol
@Sally – LOL That is too funny. The mental image is killing me..
When I made the comment about nothing being Emmy worthy, I wasn’t actually thinking about Anna and Jonathan last night. That was certainly beautiful, but as long as SYTYCD is on the air we won’t see a waltz – no matter how beautiful – nominated for an emmy. The Emmy voters go contemporary all the way – because they can’t do Ballroom.
What is it about Katherine that has Mark behaving so much better this season? Any thoughts, anyone?
@Sandy – LOL! If not wheelchairs, then maybe a walker with a guitar mount? :::snort:::
@Steve: She has a calming effect that makes everyone smile it seems. She reminds me of Jane Seymour in that sense since everyone seems to love her and she brings out the best in her partner.
@Steve – I think it because he knows he has a bona fide ringer this season, he is laying low and not causing any drama.
Katherine just seems very conscious about presentation and maybe that rubbed off on him? Also maybe he saw how his attitude hurt Chelsea and does not want to blow it with Katherine?
I think we will hear a Bon Jovi song. They use their songs a lot so probably are cleared. I also think Muse is a possibility. I can see that being Katherine’s paso song.
I have to say that Jonathan and Anna’s waltz was more lovely than most of the contemporary dances I saw this past year on sytycd. Win or nom? Who knows. Tbh, I thought the dances that have won recently did deserve them including Mia. And no ballroom dance touched Wade when he won. I see a lot of similar artistic vision similarity with Wade and Derek. But I do think Derek deserved to win the year Mia was the solo winner. But that was an odd year where they only had one winner in the rules. They went back to multiple winners the following year. He deserved to be up there win Mia.
Speaking of Anna and Jonathan’s friends who danced to Nirvana, maybe someone will get Nirvana? Though I do see them okaying their songs for dwts, lol.
I have a feeling SYTYCD is going to lose favor soon (maybe not this season but on an upcoming one) becuase its going to change format (if what i read online is correct) and iits ratings are pretty bad apparantly. I stopped watching 2 seasons ago because it was up against “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” at 9:00 and to be honest i watch fx all the time so i was kinda too lazy to change the channel lol.
Vin, Mark will be lucky to get a nomination. They usually only have one spot for DWTS and if Derek doesn’t get a nom with Allison Holker then he’ll have been seriously robbed. It has nothing to do with either Mark’s choreo or Katherine – Ballroom just doesn’t score with Emmy. Which is why I think Derek and Allison have a shot…that was contemporary fusion and Allison is a SYTYCD alum, which gives them a leg up.
Unfortunately for Mark, Derek had several good showings last season and it’s not common for a dance with a celeb to get a nomination. I think it’s happened three or four times in 12 seasons.
ETA: Vin, Emmys this year include all of Season 13 and most of Season 14. Unfortunately for Mark, Derek and Allison danced last season. If he does another one with her (as rumored), then it will be lumped with the other into one nomination. Also unfortunately for Mark, if Katherine makes it that far, Weeks 9 and 10 (and maybe 8) won’t make the cutoff time. That’s why several of his dances with Nicole didn’t get included in Derek’s nomination that year…past the cutoff date for DVD submission. It sucks, but it is what it is.
@Princess Heidi: I will never understand how they pick the winners for the primetime emmys to be honest lol. There are always the favorites and the people or shows who get nominated for consecutiveyears like Steve Carrel or Hugh Laurie or DWTS (the biggest msitake i think at the emmys…..i mean seriously i love top chef and it deserved to win in 2010 but dwts should have won at 2011 ceremony and the 2009 ceremony).
I gotta stand up for KISS here! Those guys are touring all the time, including this summer, and still put on a very high-energy show. No wheelchairs, walkers, or oxygen tanks on stage
Personally, I can’t wait!
Besides this winning streak the amazing race has is starting to annoy me. it is so repetative and boring i stopped watching thsi season after the 2nd episode.
Yeah, vin, that’s why I say that Mark’s chances are slim. I added more to my comment above, too, clarifying my comments.
The emmys have some weird rules.
I LOVE KIss!
That Gavin&Karina interview was hilarious.
I love dwts but I felt it was robbed by the Emmys when Derek had his futuristic paso, quickstep and paso with Chelsie nominated and Tom Bergeron. Jeff winning over Tom bothers me so much because Tom keeps this live show running so smoothly and he is quick. He also ends the show on time.
As for the show, I feel it is tough for a celebrity dance show to compete against amazing race. It is such a production but I thought Project Runway deserved to win last year. their episode about Gretchen was more dramatic than anything scripted.
Emmys like the Oscars have several wtf situations. It is a shame Steve Carrell never won but talent transcends it. Derek does not need an Emmy as many know he is one of the best choreographers but the acknowledgment would be nice. For Tom as well.
@sasa I agree Gavin and Karina were hilarious. Thats what they should show in the rehearsal packages funny moments like that.
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Gavin and Karina totally made me LMAO!
HAHA!!! Someone tweeted Mark about the fact that he (and Derek in their opinion) seems to get “ringers”…he replies were:
Mark Ballas not the case at all, we r paired on height & personality. & most of the male pros have been in the final & had their chance.
and
it’s not about the pros it’s about the celebs,
Yeah, like it’s no biggie to him lol.
Someone should remind him of this tweet next time he out dances his partners. He is lucky Katherine can keep up. Also amusing since he had the most ringers. Easy to say it fair.
Oh, Lord!!!!
Markie would make a GREAT politician. The ability to achieve that level of hypocrisy, keeping a straight face, and NOT spontaneously combusting….. this boy should be in CONGRESS, for crying out loud!
Haha! It’s not like he doesn’t know people in politics. Papa Hough, SP, …..
You know what I was just sitting here thinking what celebrity and pro on the show would make the sexiest couple I first said Maria and Derek then I was like oh I know! the sexiest man on the show -William Levy and the sexiest female on the show in general-Peta Murgatroyd!!!! William and Peta would be sooo sexy together but too bad she is with Damian! But they would be hot right guys!? But I have never seen them talk or sit together on the show! Awkward!