SPOILERS!!! DWTS 14, Week 6 – Who Got the Boot???
Court here, subbing in for Heidi, who is boozin’ it up in the mountains or something.Β π I wonder if drinking at a higher altitude gives you more of a buzz…
…well, now that I’ve wasted enough space so as not to catch the ire of some of the Twitter folks who haven’t watched the show yet, I can say that it ended up being Gladys & Roshon in the dance duel, with Roshon being saved by the judges and Gladys sent home.Β And despite the fishiness of having 4 couples in jeopardy, there was no double elimination, as was previously rumored.
So how did our predictions stack up?
Heidi: Assumed there would be a single elimination, with Maria & Roshon in the bottom 2Β and Roshon getting saved after the duel.Β Also thought there might be a chance that it would be Melissa & Roshon in the bottom 2, with Roshon still getting saved.
Courtney: Assumed there would be a double elimination, and predicted Gladys to go home outright, with Roshon & Maria duking it out in the jive duel with Maria ultimately getting saved.Β Thought there was a minute chance of Melissa landing in the duel with Roshon, in which case Roshon would be saved.
I’ve gotta say – even though I think Gladys was probably the weakest dancer still left in the competition and it was her time to go, I feel so bad that they made her do the damn jive duel…that was just cruel.Β But she impressed the hell out of me with the effort she gave – it was a much closer duel than I expected.Β But overall, I’m glad Roshon is safe for another week – even though it scares the crap outta me that he still landed in the bottom 2, with all of the outrage I saw here at Pure and on Twitter over how truly SCREWED he got by the judges this week.
So we didn’t get a double elim after all.Β Part of me is relieved, as it probably saved us from losing Roshon and possibly Maria or Melissa; but part of me is also a bit worried for next week, as it’s the team dances, and one team is going to end up with 4 couples while the other ends up with 3.Β The last time that happened was season 9, and the team with more couples came into the team dance at a big disadvantage and basically got trounced by the team thatΒ only had 3 couples.Β More couples = more need for synchronization = less room for error = more egos.Β And yet another tricky little way for TPTB to give the edge to some while shafting others.Β Heidi, where are you? Bring us booze.Β π
Someone mentioned in the previous topic but why did carrie ann pick gladys? They specifically stated it strictly judged on dancing….this makes this dance duel even fishier…cuz that let me know judges will pick favs
I agree it was Gladys’s time to go…but I wouldn’t be lying if I said I wouldn’t have shed a single tear for Jaleel.
I”m so glad that Roshon and Maria are safe, and happy for Melissa too. However, I did shed some tears over losing the dearest Gladys. Such a classy lady. So sweet, charismatic, a good dancer, and a TRUE legend. You will be missed Gladys & Tristan! Class. Act.
Wonder if they will put their three chosen gal 3 of Katherine will and Donald on team.
I’m sad it was Gladys but at least she lasted this long. I agree it was her time to go, but its still sad since she was having so much fun and was such a joy to see!(and so was Tristan). She was a sweet kind amazing lady and is and will always be a TRUE legend!
I know I am dillusional but when it was left to Bruno’s with the deciding vote. I was almost envisioning the words “Free Willy” coming out of his lips… Oh boy, this show is making me cray-cray..
Poor Gladys that was just insane making a 67 year old woman compete in a dancing duel with an 18 or 19?? year old. Poor thing. I will be glad when these duels are done. And I am not looking forward to the team dances either.
This is the Best cast ever why can’t they just leave well enough alone and let them all duke it out …
it was sad to lose gladys thought could of named at least 2-3 couples i would have rather left instead of her
I think Carrie Ann is still peeved with Chelsie speaking up. Re-watch it and Carrie Ann tries to scold Chelsie by saying something like get grounded/mellow out and ‘no ‘mam as she raises her hand. Of course thats my conspiracy theory. Liked how Len did not flinch and voted for Roshon.
I voted like crazy and will keep at it, but Team Rochee can only do so much when unfair scoring is running rampant. Thinking about making a Carrie Ann voodoo doll a la the movie Teen Witch.
Don’t they normally have team leaders to be the top points finishers of the week? So it would be Katherine/Mark and Jaleel/Kym.
But then again, this season doesn’t make any sense. Maybe the judges will pick the teams.
I’ll breathe a sigh of relief when next week’s dance duel is over. Gladys was gracious as always, but she should never have been put in this position. What is wrong with the lowest vote getter going home? I agree that this season makes no sense at all. Taking to the mountains to drink sounds like a really good idea.
The dance duel is so cruel. Dwts works because it is seeing celebs out of their comfort Zone. This? Cruel and awful!
I adored watching Gladys this season and think her pairing with Tristan was magic. He knew exactly how to present her each week, always with loads of respect and just the right amount of sauciness. It was her time to go, and I think she went out on a high note. She never had a bad dance, in my opinion.
So relieved we get Roshon for another week. Any other season the Stooges would be falling all over him, and folks would be calling him out for being a “judges pet”. This season the poor kid can’t catch a break from either the viewers or the judges. It’s sad but they better put together another good dance-duel dance because I think they’re gonna need it.
Courtney, I have to agree that the dance duel was MUCH closer than I think anyone expected. I’ll have to watch it over to be able to see both couples properly (the split screen drives me craaazy), and I’ll admit I was more focused on G&T than R&C, but from what I saw, G&T were fairly tight and clean. Rochon had more energy, but he was kind of flailing everytime I looked over, and didn’t seem synchronized with Chelsie. Again, need to watch it back to really see, but I do think that, based SOLELY on this dance (which is what it’s supposed to be), that the 2/1 vote was justified.
So we are going into week 7 and Melissa Gilbert has never been in the bottom 2 despite being either A.) Bad or B.) Average. Meanwhile Roshon in the bottom 2 twice even he was obviously low balled by the judges in both his dance and the marathon.
Once again, fans voting for the pro and not the contestant. Maks fans have kept a weak dancer totally safe for 6 weeks. Hope Solo Part 2. Might as well give Maks a top female from now on. He will never be eliminated early. Ever Again.
The fans gave the show exactly what they wanted tonight. They wanted Gladys gone, had her dance first, gave her lousy scores, and knew Roshon was low enough to be in the duel to send her home so they low balled him in the scores. Really shameful manipulation this year. Most disappointing is the fans allowing it to happen.
:::sigh::: *hick* So happy to be wrong but very sad at the same time. I loved Gladys! Well, I have fucked up my Achilles tendon (again) and I’m wiped out. I’d love to stay and chat, but along with booze and great italian food, there was much walking on bad Achilles and much business talk.
I have to say before I go, the single most interesting thing will be the blow back if Roshon ends up in the bottom two again next week – and why wouldn’t he?? If he couldn’t pull it out this week, why would he next week unless Maria and/or Melissa collapse and have a bad dance…but even then!! So, are the judges going to so obviously over ride the viewers…next week will be the third time in the bottom two for Roshon if he goes there. Surely that’s not cool, regardless of how well he dances. It’s not cool to ME.
Can someone give me a blow by blow of how it all went down?? I won’t see the show till friday and I don’t know how often you’ll see me on the net. Tomorrow night is the BIG party after standing and talking all day long. π
Look forward to another post on the elimination and numbers If there is one and you are feeling better, PH.
Will try my best, Heidi, but brain is kind of fried from watching The Voice on DVR – DWTS Results live – Voice Results DVR back-to-back:
-First 4 couples were Maria & Derek, Jaleel & Kym, Melissa & Maks, William & Cheryl – J&K declared safe, M&D in jeopardy (funny – crowd thought they were being declared safe, cheered, chastized by Tom), W&C safe, M&M jeopardy (crowd congratulated by Tom for much better ‘in jeopardy’ reaction :P);
-Then the dance filler – very good, actually, both segments;
-Then next 4 couples – Donald & Peta, Rochon & Chelsie, Katherine & Mark, Gladys & Tristan – K&M safe, G&T – jeopardy, D&P safe, R&C jeopardy
-Apparently, during commercial, G&T and R&C were all huggy, but on camera Tristan and Rochon were trying to do mean faces, but since they’re both so darn cute came across as more cute than mean π
-The jives: actually closer than it should have been. Gladys impressed me, Rochon had great energy but was a bit all over the place – MamaTwick called it more hip-hop than jive
-Carrie-Ann voted to save G&T, Len voted R&C, Bruno cast deciding vote for R&C.
-Goodbye video package: Tristan said he’s miss Gladys as much as he misses Ireland when he’s over here *awww*
-Group hug to strains of ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ as goodbye song…
Heidi-I’ll do my best.:)
The first called in jeopardy was Melissa & Maks then Maria & Derek.( cant remember anymore who the other 2 were for sure. I think Katherine & Mark and Jaleel & Kym).
Then (after preformances & clips) the next four couples came out and Gladys & Tristan and Roshon & Chelsie were called to be in jeopardy.
Melissa & Maks were first to be called safe, and finally Maria & Derek leaving Roshon & Gladys in the duel.
CAI voted Gladys
Len voted Roshon
Bruno voted Roshon.
Hope that helped?:)
It started out with Jaleel, William, Maria, and Melissa onstage. Jaleel was saved first. Maria was in jeoporady. William was in jeoporady. Then we had other performances. Next was Donald, Katherine, Gladys, and Roshon onstage. And to the surprise of absolutley no one, the “drama queens” Katherine and Mark were safe. Donald and Peta were saved. Gladys was in jeoporady. I cheered on my couch because I thought Roshon was safe, and Maria was safe because she was up against Melissa and Gladys(because there’s usually a bottom 3) And
then Roshon was announced in jeoporady. After commercial break Maria, Roshon, Melissa, and Gladys were onstage. Melissa was safe. Gladys was in the bottom 2. Maria was safe. Roshon was in the bottom 2. They danced the jive. My eyes were glued to Roshon, so I can’t tell you how Gladys was. Stupid split screen. Carrie Ann saved Gladys. Len saved Roshon. It all came down to Bruno, who saved Roshon and Chelsie. Gladys was eliminated and took center stage for a big group hug. Is the a good play by play of the night for you Heidi?
Roshon seems to be getting the Ralph And Mario treatment. Like season 6, it seemed like the judges were extra harsh on him. Len in particular. Like season 6, Mario was pushed aside for a hot Latin and footballer up against the ringer Kristi. Sounds kinda similar. I know it is pure coincidence :). If it is a similar final 3, I hope Donald pulls off the win. Mark’s ego does not another win and Cheryl’s coming off bad this season too. Rather see PETA win among those three pros. Glad she got another shot with a good partner.
Now, tptb, give Tristan a ringer. Loved him and Gladys but how much more I would like Katherine if she was paired with Tristan.
Great comments, Andrea. #13.
Andrea,
I disagree with your idea that Maks’ fans are keeping Melissa on the show. She has a lot of fans – a huge fanbase. I would guess it’s probably as big as Kirstie’s, or maybe near, just quieter. lol
Tristan also has a lot of fans, don’t forget.
I also thought Melissa danced first, but I’ve been on allergy medicine so I might not be remembering correctly.
I’ll miss Gladys. It was sad to see her go. I personally would have picked someone else to go, but o dancing ability I guess it was her time.
Heidi, so sorry to hear you fucked up your Achilles Tendon (again)!
By play by play, I can’t tell if you meant the whole show or the dance duel, the show opened with a Motown dance featuring a few pros and troupe members, to the song “Sign, Sealed, Delivered.”
Then the recaps started. William got a vocab lesson about the meaning of the word raunchy. When he was told it meant “too sexy,” he said, “Come on, Len!”
Next came Maria and Derek, Jaleel and Kym, and Melissa and Maks. None of them said anything particularly noteworthy. Maks told Melissa she looked beautiful, and paid her another compliment, after the dance. Before the dance he said Smokey singing was just the background – she (Melissa) was the show.
Courtney, because there’s less oxygen at higher elevations, you supposedly get drunk faster, but the things I’ve heard/read over the years suggest it’s only fractional.
Gladys was a real joy on the show. But between her and Roshon I think the right decision was made. It would have been tough for her next week with the team dance.
Time for Carrie-Ann to be replaced I think, actually I think it’s long past time but hey… Her “lift police” role is ridiculous when she ignores half of them. And if the dance-duel truly is about technique I don’t see how Roshon was worse.
I find just about all the contestants likable this season but it’s not becoming the enjoyable season it should be. The only two I don’t enjoy as much as the others are William and to a lesser extent Katherine and those are the two TPTB seem determined to get into the finals.
First, I enjoyed the young ballerina’s performance. Her story was so inspiring and she is a beautiful dancer. I also enjoyed Dimitry and Anna’s dance. I wish they would bring him back–he is so cute. I was sorry to see Gladys go and I will truly miss Tristan, but I think the correct choice was made. I think Melissa should go next, although this week’s dance was an improvement for her. I did not like Cheryl and William’s rumba–too much rubbing her up and down and around. I hope to see Donald and Peta, Katherine and Mark, and Maria and Derek (I think her injuries are holding her back) in the finals. I enjoy watching Roshon and Chelsie dance and I think they are being scored too low.
#18 Christy,
Not that Twitter is the be-all and end-all, but it’s a sampling. Kirstie had over 700,000 followers when she was on the show. Melissa has 88,000. I don’t think you can even compare the two.
Take it easy PH! Don’t be doing any dance duels on that bad tendon! lol
Heidi, here’s a blow by blow for ya: the show opened with a Motown dance featuring a few pros and troupe members (it was choreographed by Louis), to the song “Sign, Sealed, Delivered” (originally by Stevie Wonder). I missed the first couple minutes because I was racing home from work. Of the pros I think I saw Val, Louis, Chelsie, and maybe Peta.
Then the performance recaps started. William got a vocab lesson about the meaning of the word raunchy. When Cheryl told him it meant “too sexy,” he said, “Come on, Len!”
Next came Maria and Derek, Jaleel and Kym, and Melissa and Maks. We again got to see adorable Kym (love her!) squealing in surprise at the high judges’ scores for her dance with Jaleel. Maks told Melissa she looked beautiful, and paid her another compliment (that I can’t remember), after they danced and got their scores. Before the dance he said Smokey singing was just the background – she (Melissa) was the show.
Jaleel and Kym were called safe first, Maria and Derek were called in jeopardy, then Too Raunchy were safe, and Melissa and Maks were in jeopardy. Tom teased the audience for cheering for Maria and Derek too early, before learning they were in jeopardy. When they booed for Melissa being in jeopardy, he acknowledged that as a more appropriate in jeopardy response.
Then there was the inspirational-type AT&T Spotlight performance, featuring Natasha Bedingfield singing “Wild Horses,” while an amazing young ballerina born in West Africa danced with a partner. I can’t remember her whole story, but as a little girl she had a bunch of awful diseases and her original family called her the devil child. Tom visited with Natasha and asked her what it was like to bring her music to this kind of situation. The ballerina, Mikaela (sp?), said she loved Natasha’s music, loved to dance, and was honored to be there.
Next, the stars talk about the fact it’s mid-season and how hard the dancing is on their bodies, and how nerve wracking the show is, yadda yadda. Maria said sometimes she feels like an old lady. William mentioned an injured ligament. Ehm…
Tom mentions that people can submit costume designs for the Macy’s Design a Dance; then comes the Macy’s Stars of Dance number, performed by Shaping Sounds, and it’s supposed to be a classical week preview. The song sounds like an instrumental version of “Without You” (an Usher song, I think).
Boyz II Men performed their latest single, “One More Dance.” Anna and Dmitry danced to it.
More recaps/results. Brooke, backstage, told Len to give Donald the “damn tens” already (she said it twice, was really annoying). Donald insisted he wasn’t mad at getting a mere 27. lol. There’s a clip of Kym at the edge of the dance floor, I think right before she performs, facing the camera and saying “bizarre” about Roshon/Chelsie’s feedback from Smokin’ Croakin’ and Flamin’. Katherine says she wasn’t expecting such high scores for her Samba. Gladys predicts, as she’s leaving the building (water bottle in hand), that she’ll be in the dance duel, but admits people have kept her on the show this long, so you never know.
The drama queens, as Tom called them, because they called themselves that in the confessional (Mark and Katherine) are called safe, then Gladys and Tristan are in jeopardy, then Donald and Peta are safe, and Roshon and Chelsie are jeopardy. Chelsie looks kind of resigned, and Roshon shakes his head.
Now the in jeopardy couples are put under the red light again, and thinned out to the bottom two. Melissa and Maks are called safe first, Gladys and Tristan are informed they’re in the bottom two and have a chance to “save themselves” in the dance duel. Maria and Derek are reminded of her slip on the steps, but told they are safe, leaving Roshon and Chelsie to compete in the dance duel. Tom talks to the dueling couples. Tristan graciously says, what better way to end the show (with Gladys in the duel), since Gladys opened on Monday night. Chelsie, at Tom’s prompting for words of wisdom to her partner, tells Roshon to “kill it” and “have fun” in the duel.
Then we see the duelers rehearsing for the jive. Tom says the duelers were hugging and wishing each other luck during the commercial break. Gladys makes a cute lower-lip pouty face, then grins great big. In my opinion, Gladys gave it a valiant effort, but Roshon was the clear winner. Didn’t recognize the song they danced to. Carrie Ann talks about their different styles. She says Roshon had weird kicks and Gladys was so in control. Len compliments Gladys on her heart and Roshon on giving it 100 percent. Bruno says Gladys makes everything look cool and gorgeous, and compliment’s Roshon’s timing and sense of fun. CAI votes for Gladys, the other two vote for Roshon.
Gladys is classy, gracious, and dignified in her farewell speech, saying she’s learned a lot and met some amazing people. Then we see a brief video montage of her highlights, with she and Tristan talking about their experience. Tristan says he’ll miss Gladys as much as he misses Ireland, which, he says, is “a lot.” Tom, instead of a last dance, orders them onto the dance floor for a group hug.
THE END. π
Courtney, because there’s less oxygen at higher elevations, you supposedly get drunk faster, but the things I’ve heard/read over the years suggest it’s a pretty marginal increase. (If that question in your post was rhetorical, my apologies, lol.)
What I don’t get is the normal theory about TPTB – it’s always about Disney/ABC promo, pimping their stars, etc. Isn’t Roshon a Disney kid? Doesn’t it go against all that we think we know about the behind the scene manipulations to have them low-balling his scores?
Confused….
Does anyone know what instrumental song played before the commercial break and Boyz2Men performed?? It’s driving me NUCKING FUTZ!!!! π
Gadys, i met you at thebeauty college in las vegas. i’m not sure you remember, I told you you looked like Gladys Knight? you and Bubba And Eddie were there. But i voted and voted i’m really sorry you gave some much love to so many. i still love you for you are a TRUE LADY. Would love to connect again. anytime you have a chance. You will always be my favorite. Hope to hear from you soon. Forever a Fan!!!!!!! Elaine (Stratton) Vick (got married again)
Ms. Lynn, I thought it sounded like “Without You,” by Usher and David Guetta.
So happy Roshon & Chelsie survived tonight!! I was soooo nervous during the results!
I’ll miss Gladys & Tristan. I wish they were still there over a few others.
Did any of you see Jaleel’s latest tweet?? He mentioned the Team Dance and made it sound like he’s with Roshon. No idea who else is on that team though,
YESSSSS!!!! Thank you Adrian!! π
Maria posted a team dance rehearsal photo with herself, Katherine and Roshon. So maybe Katherine/Maria/Jaleel/Roshon vs William/Donald/Melissa?
My pleasure, Ms. Lynn! π
Eric, I’m happy too about Roshon and Chelsie. Interesting about Jaleel’s tweet! I’m really curious who’ll get stuck on the four-person team, and what type of dances they’ll have. Last season one team had Paso and the other had Tango, which was the case for the team dances in seasons 8 and 9, but in the seasons in between that, they had Cha Cha.
Adrian and dwtsfreak, great reviews!!
Heidi, I’m so sorry about your AT! Try and take it easy as much as you can. xxxx
Thank you, Vogue! And I’m so sorry the first couple paragraphs of my recap (prior to editing, lol) got posted separately from the the main post, not sure what happened. I think I will call it a night – I’ve got a million posts in spite of Heidi’s warning not to do that. Eep!
#25 Donna,
And Kim Kardashian had millions of twitter followers. π
I do get what you’re saying, but my main point is that Melissa’s fanbase shouldn’t be discounted.
I think it’s a fundamental thing – the majority of voters vote for the celebrities, IMO.
Since I’m posting again, I wanted to add – I should have mentioned the two dance numbers. The contemporary dance number was amazing. One of the best Macy’s Stars of Dance in a while. Also, the young ballerina was great. I wish they had said the name of her partner, who was also great – and partnering isn’t easy.
Do we know next week’s performers yet? Louis tweeted that Gavin was performing? But isn’t it classical week?
Looks like Team Katherine/Maria/Roshon(& maybe Jaleel) have Tango.
Val has tweeted a photo which looks like he is rehearsing with Melissa at the moment (following Maks MRI yesterday morning)
If it’s true Katherine/Maria/Jaleel/Roshon vs William/Donald/Melissa I guess it’s fair since the team with more people are all good dancers. I hope Mark let Derek take the lead, or not?
Gladys was wonderful.
If team guesses are correct I really like the way they’re organized. And I know who I will be rooting for! (the 4-couples team)
If Jaleel was on team tango wouldn’t he be in the picture with Maria, Katharine and Roshon?
My guess is he’s on the other team (who are probably dancing the paso)
And yes, I hope Mark will let Derek take the lead too. π
TPTB really want Roshon gone I guess. He has argentine tango next, being sexy & doing lifts, two things he’s not good at. I can see dance duel #2 for him. π
So next week its Team Tango versus Team Paso?
That right?
Gitte, Jaleel tweeted about team dance practice and Roshon earlier, which is why I think they’re on the same team.
http://twitter.com/#!/jaleelwhite/status/195029394727768066
@Melissa, interesting comment about Season 6….. I didn’t remember that!! Interesting, though, that season 6, Cheryl was given the hot Latin guy and Mark had Kristie? Definite parallels between Kristie and Katherine, I think. Who was the footballer that season? Was that Jason Taylor with Edyta? He was the one who did a lift in a dance, had CAI call it out and still given a perfect score, right? This season, I think the footballer is being more harshly scored and critiqued in favor of TCO (the chosen ones).
@#13Andrea and #38 Christy,
With regard to the numbers of fans, I don’t think it’s the actual number of fans where Maks is concerned, it’s more about how many times each fan votes. Unless they change the voting rules to one vote per ip address (which they probably cannot do), it will always skew in favor of the more devoted, even if out numbered, fans.
Thanks everyone for the recaps – people have used the term ‘in jeopardy’ for Maria and Melissa – so does that mean they weren’t confirmed as the bottom 4?
Interesting line up for teams. Whichever side Jaleel is on, it seems clear that William and Katherine are on different teams so the judges are going to have to pick a favourite. Given how they are treating Roshon am a bit worried for Team Tango – would like Derek to keep up his winning record!!
Adrian, it’s ok. You were great and the site should be ok now. π
Geez, alot happened during the night. So let me get this straight. π
We think we already know the team dances and the teams. Team Tango and Team Paso.
Team Paso – Maria, Jaleel, Roshon, Katherine
Team Tango – Willam, Donald, Melissa.
And their is still confusion which team is dancing which dance?
Wow, this competition and the judges are not cutting Donald any breaks. He has his work cut out for him if he is to make it to the finals. No one will be able to say that he didn’t earn his spot in the finals.
@Heidi – AT injury is brutal, my hubby was dealing with that injury for an entire year. Please take care of yourself and *bottoms up*. π
Oops, Just saw Marias Tweet, Maria, Katherine, and Roshon in that photo of Team Tango. I would think Jaleel would have been included in that as well. My thoughts are Roshon was just telling him that, like calling him *old*.
So I would say,
Team Tango – Maria, Katherine, Roshon
Team Paso – William, Donald, Jaleel, and Melissa
Maybe?
Just read my review over again. William WAS NOT in jeoporady. Melissa was. William was safe to the surprise of no one.
I still don’t buy the “ringer” theory and I’m thrilled that Katherine and Mark are doing so well after early predictions regarding her being an unknown with no fan base. It was truly sad to see Gladys go, but! If I was voting solely on personality and back story, Will would get my vote, and considering Donald and Derek went with skin and kisses, I see nothing wrong with competing on the same level and I refuse to fault him for Cheryl’s behavior or choreography. I was glad to see Melissa improve and I definitely noticed that she didn’t look as terrified as she has in the past, and poor Roshon! That boy is good and he is giving it 100% and he deserves better treatment and scores.
There can only be one winning team and I realize many things can happen however I am going to go on and make my prediction now. I think this is Mark and Katherine’s season, but Donald and Peta might pull it out. Does anyone else have a winner picked out already?
I adore Maks, Tristan, Val, Derek, Mark and Dmitry, so male pro wise, it is looking good for one of my faves. Kym, Karina and Anna are female faves with Peta following in at a close 4rd. I wish Will had been paired with one of the four listed above instead of Cheryl. I’d be okay with Katherine or Donald winning, but don’t feel anyone else, with perhaps the exception of Roshon, is in their league this season. Derek knows all the tricks, but I just don’t think Maria can overtake Donald or Katherine at this point. No comment on Jaleel.
All I know is that Maria and Derek need to bring their A game next week. Anyone agree? Their team tango should pull it off next week!
If by chance Maria doesn’t make it. I think Katherine can take it all. Excellent execution! But as of now I am rooting for Maria and Derek.
Jennie Garth posted an adorable picture of her and Derek on her Twitter. I don’t know how to attach the picture but you can go to @jenniegarth to see it.
@Margaret, I agree that Maria and Derek need to step it up next week! I know they have the paso next week, so they must have tango for their team dance.
I can’t tell you how nervous I was last night during the result show. I was convinced I wouldn’t be watching the show the rest of the season because Maria and Derek would be gone.
I agree that the Dance Duel was close. I thought Gladys did a great job. The problem with the duel is you can’t watch every second of both couples so it’s hard to judge. How do the real judges do it?? Or have they really already decided in their mind before it starts???? π―
Well it looks like after you are in the dance duel you get the same 2 dances. Jaleel had his cha-cha and the Marathan cha-cha. Now Roshon has A. Tango and then Team Tango.
Meggie: I was pacing back and forth, nervous as hell! I guess somehow I knew they would pull it off.
Next week should be fun with the team dances! Derek is awesome with these dances and the paso!
Maybe last week was an aberration, and they are intentionally trying to screw roshon over.
I think he has the ability to do a great A
Tango…just minus the lifts
It all contingent on if the judgest are really trying to screw him or not. If they are…then they have something to nitpick over (routine sans donald-esque lifts) and will proceed to give him ridicuously low scores again.
We shall see…i wanna give the judges the benefit of the doubt
Meant arent not are
I think Roshon did a litlle bit of a tango on Shake It up. I will try and find that clip. I’m gulag he will be focused on one type of dance this week. Lovin Team Tango!!! Mark, Derek, and Chelsie have put together some great tangos for their partners in the past.
@Harriett – This Team Tango just may save Roshon this week. But after that I think his dancing days are numbered.
But for now rest up my friend, another Monday night will be here before you know it. π
Jaleel must be on Katherine/Maria/Roshon’s team. The pap video shows them all leaving together (as well as Kym), and then a bit later Melissa, Maks, Peta, and William leave.
Should be an interesting one just for the fact that we’d have Derek, Chelsie, Kym, and Mark against Maks, Peta, and Cheryl.
This MIGHT be the stage for team Donald/William/Melissa to lose, therefore being able to boot Melissa. At least, I hope so :))
Saw on Twitter last night by CAI:
” Double elimination coming….not next week though.. the following week…..”
I thought the dance duel was cruel. Watched through my hands over eyes….hated it. Having said that, knew no matter what, Gladys being the artist/performer she is would give the audience her all no matter what. She knew how it would be….. Still hated that it had to go down that way.
I’m curious, as ABC was creating drama with 4 in jeopardy, where M&M and D & M truly in “jeopardy”? Did we see bottom 4 actual?
Like others, it is strange when teams are uneven in number…will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Dbl elim the following week…that too will be interesting and would love Courtney, Vogue, Heidi’s take on that.
Take care of your injury…that’s no joke and hurts like a $%&@# a lil booze I’m sure will help π
I agree with many this season has me completely confuddled π I believe a shot of beverage of choice or a xanax may be required before each Mon show going into Semi finals! Geesh! π
Just an after thought didn’t CAI say to Roshon earlier in season he was one of the best male dancers? Or something to that effect. Now, dropping the sledgehammer on the guy!
#56–Jennie Garth “may” be there because of something Mario Lopez has mentioned 2 days in a row now. He has been called to participate in an All Star Season of DWTS for next season. Rickie Lake also mentioned that on an interview yesterday. Jennie was Derek’s first partner on his first season of DWTS so producers may be “in talks” with her. I think an All-Star season could be pretty spectacular given some of the people who could possible return…Giles Marini, Stacey Kiebler, Mel B just to name a few…
I would never give the 3 Stooges the benefit of any doubt even though they are TPTB’s puppets. So disgusted with the Dance Duel, although my favorite team was saved. This season started out with so much promise – what the hell happened?
I’m sure Derek and Mark are happy to be on same team dance, but I haven’t liked the dances they’ve choreographed together in the past… DaD Quickstep, MJ tribute w/Karina. Hopefully they’ll let D do most of it since he’s won every team dance.
On another note during the Results show…how many people were tearing up during the ballerina’s Michaela back story and dance. Can’t believe how beautiful the dance was. This Result’s show had better performance’s than last weeks.
So the all star season is for runners up or for partners who didn’t make it to the finals?
@sheery: at first glance with the team dance it does look like its set up to get Melissa to go. In terms of female pros to keep up with she’s got Cheryl & Peta which will be no easy task. However their team IMO has a slight advantage with only 3 couples. Not to mention the other team has Derek & Mark who have never been in the same team & Mark is traveling to NYC & it’ll be interesting to see who takes charge, so to speak, on that team. Also in an interview on Monday post show, Maks mentioned that he was fighting to change the dance for next week for Melissa because he thought what they got wasn’t appropriate, that’s not a direct quotation but it’s pretty close. So it seems that TPTB seem like they want Melissa to go next.
@Elsee- it probably is a recent pic of Melissa and him but I wouldn’t bet on it. He’s been posting a mix of new & old photos since he got Instagram yesterday. But as I said it probably is new but I could be wrong.
Allie: I believe Melissa’s team has four couples. Its donald, William, Melissa and Jaleel.
Marks team of course has katherine, Maria and Roshon. This team has three.
Last night was tough!! For the first time in a while I needed a drink-LOL
Happy that Roshon was saved but sad to see Gladys go! Wow, she went with class and a great a dance…
I’m excited about the dances for next week. I think the Paso will be Maria’s break out dance.. Nice to see Mark, Derek, Kym, & Chelsie on the same team! All are strong in Tango.
Team Tango for the win!!!
Christy – the name of the partrner was Adechike Torbert, past SYTYCD competitor
Either way…poor Donald.
I loved the ballerina and Adechike last night! What a beautiful performance. So happy she triumphed!!!
Wishing her the best!!
@sheery – You are so right, Poor Donald! Talk about getting the sh*tty end of the stick. I hope he can rise above and make it to the finals.
Any team that has Melissa is gonna lose, she is terrible, she always looks lost and scared. The paso is all over the place, lordie, I may have to close my eyes for their group dance.
@Margaret: Jaleel tweeted Roshon about team practice & I’ve always seen him listed in the team of 4 with Roshon, Maria, and Katharine with Melissa, Donald, and William making the team of three.
Either way it really should be interesting to see how it goes.
Last night it was especially tough to watch the dance duel. It was just so cruel. Le sigh. Luckily we only have one more to deal with and I hope that the dance fuel never makes an appearance again.
Allie: Sorry I missed the fourth member of the team.
This should be the best team tango!
Who will be looking at Melissa, Peta and Cheryl when all Maks, Donald and William have to do is flash their abs and Carrie Ann and Bruno will melt into a puddle of ecstasy…. π
While it was probably Gladys’ time to go, I think they showed some disrespect to her. You want to make a 67 year old dance against a young kid? You want us to believe that in any way shape or form that’s going to be an equal contest? And then to play Leaving on a Midnight Train to Georgia? Just stick the knife in a little deeper.
They should have had the double elimination last night, let Gladys just get voted off and had the dance duel between two more equal contestants. They could have let her go on a high note.
So I found the clip of Roshon doing the tango with Adam on Shake it Up. If you go to you-tube and search Ty Deuce Dance it should appear. I’d post but not sure if that’s ok. Kinda of reminds me of Steve Guttenburg and Jonathan dancing.
@Harriet – You’re ok to post a link to it. Just don’t embed it, because sometimes it causes problems when people scroll through the comments.
Hopefully this video is not embeded.
Roshon Tango from Shake it up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJgwZB3xa9I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdxcrUFfX7A
The videos are the best quality.
Meant not best quality
That was some dance duel. That could have gone either wya I think. Gladys was great and so was Roshon. My only grievance about the show last night was the macys stars of dance performance. it was kinda boring.
Lastly, I don’t know about anyone else thinks but the dymetry and anna dance was AWESOME. That was probably my fav dance this season so far.
@Marlene (#81) – your double-elim scenario works assuming Gladys had the lowest combined total of judges score and viewer votes. But we don’t know that was the case. If Roshon was low man on the totem pole, then he would have been eliminated outright and Gladys would have had to dance off against someone else, probably Melissa or Maria. From my point of view, I don’t think there was any disrespect toward Gladys and I don’t think she felt disrespected. Personally, I thought she held her own extremely well against Roshon.
Agree with Cidra.
I felt no disrespect towards Gladys and she did surprisingly well with the Jive. Any dance that allowed her to show her cheerful spirit was quite a good one for her.
IMO she did much worse in some ballroom styles then in Jive. Roshon was simply better. If he manages to control his limbs a bit more Jive should be right up his alley.
I’m thinking that the dance duel was a foregone conclusion, and the judges colluded to give the legendary Empress of Soul at least one vote in appreciation of her grace, her heart & soul, her positive attitude, her never absent smile, and her endearing spirit. Who would send Gladys Knight home on a strike out?????
The only problem with this theory is that I would have thought that one judge would have been Len, given his comments on Monday night.
This week left a whole new bitter taste in my mouth. Thanks judges.
I was really impressed with Gladys’s jive! I actually thought it was one of her better dances. Roshon was much better, though. Still, it was nice to see Gladys leave on a high note!
Well we know Bruno will give Team Paso an automatic 10 since it is William’s team. LOL
Thank you so much everyone (ADRIAN!) for the recaps – it’s greatly appreciated. π
Donna, unless you know that Kirstie and Melissa have been on twitter about the same length of time, you really can’t use that as a comparison. For example, Jennifer Grey had joined twitter a week or two before DWTS, so people thought she didn’t have a fanbase when they looked at her account. Wrong. π
Well, we do know that Derek will refuse to wear any crazy ass stuff that Mark might come up with, so that’s a step in the right direction. π Derek has been on winning teams Kym, so they would be foolish not to let them take the lead. Or at least not be over bearing.
It stinks that Donald is on Team Paso with William and Melissa. More than likely they will lose. Derek is phenomenal with his Team Dances.
I really thought Donald would make the finals, now I am not so sure. The judges certainly haven’t cut him any breaks in scoring. And no matter how much you love your castmates, the pimpage going on has to hurt. And its not their fault, not Willys or Katherines. And at the end of the day, its just a TV show and a stupid shiny disco ball (MBT). I guess the real reward is your time on the show and the friendships you acquire.
#95 Heidi,
TweetDeck shows you the date people joined Twitter. Melissa actually has been on longer than Kirstie. She joined in March 2009, Kirstie joined in April 2009.
@Heidi:
I have to say that Tom was in especially fine form on Tuesday, too. Witness this exchange between Katherine and Mark backstage:
M (half-jokingly): You are such a drama queen, you know.
K (laughing): I am not! But you *are* a drama queen!
And, of course, Tom took the ball rolling and ran away with it while announcing the results, saying something to the efect of, “And the next safe couple are… The Drama Queens, Katherine and Mark!” One of the highlights of the evening, as far as I’m concerned, and a great way to break the nervous tension with houmour, besides.
Oh, and can I ask you a question about the voting process? See, I’ve noticed that the number of votes per account (phone, text, e-mail) actually decreases as the season progresses, going from 12 in week 1 to 4 or 5 by the finale. Now, maybe I’m wrong, but it seems to me as if, along with it, the voting power of any one viewer decreases in relation to the judges’ score, as there are fewer votes one can cast to make up a point difference. Also, I think that one of the side-effects of such a system is to lessen the importance of power-voting in relation to the casual viewer’s votes. As I am not so handy on stats as you are, can you tell me if my impressions are correct, and perhaps, if the subject merits it, do a post on that? Thanks a million in advance.
Glad you enjoyed it, Heidi!
Doesn’t doesn’t Derek’s team in these team dances always get higher scores? The season he was gone (12), the teams got the same score, if I remember correctly. lol.
I did not correctly remember the team dances in season eight. Gilles’ team had the Tango, but I think the other team had the weird Beyonce Cha Cha.
I’d say if Derek is on your team, definitely let him (and Kym) lead the choreography!
Adrian, I missed the show last night and your recap was a tour de force. Felt like I’d seen it, many thanks. π
You’re very welcome, Faby! π
EL, the number of votes you have has always corresponded to the number of dancers there are until you get down to five. You votes don’t go lower than five. It might seem like you get less power, but the judges score two dances at that point, so they actually lessen their own power. More points, smaller spread – unless someone in the final five still really sucks and gets really low scores. Also, it would have no affect on power voters. If they want to maintain their number of votes they just create and verify more accounts to make up for the loss. As for the average viewer having fewer votes…EVERYONE has fewer votes, so the couples are on a theoretical even footing.
Doing statistics to figure out if the voting power is truly lessened?? I’d have to think of a way to do that…and I’m not sure that I really WANT to do that. It doesn’t really interest me and I feel like, from doing Dancing by the Numbers for past seasons, that the spread as the season goes on doesn’t really get that much larger at all. I could certainly be wrong. I’ll pay closer attention to it as we go along.
Derek’s always won, Adrina, even when both teams had Cha Cha. No Ties.
This year probably will be no different, Heidi. Team Paso will have their work cut out for them. And having Melissa is a huge handicap, dancing out of hold is one of her weaknesses.
Team Paso will have two things that might save them, if Len doesn’t like something in the OTHER dance and docks their Team Tango’s score, OR if Carrie Anne and Bruno continue to salivate over Willy and not notice the dancing.
Free Willy from Cheryl’s lustful clutch! (and the show) π
Okay I feel better now! π
@Heidi:
Thanks for your answer. It did put my impressions back in perspective about the voting power of the judges vs the viewers. And, of course, doing a post on that is entirely optional and at your discretion, and only if you think it relevant to do somewhere in the future. I just thought I’d bring the matter to your attention and see how you felt about it.