Interviews With DWTS Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd On Upcoming Tango and More
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd were on Good day LA yesterday! They set us up for the Tango they are doing this upcoming week on Dancing With The Stars. Gilles weak spot is his frame and Peta corrects him on it if he breaks it. They love the Tango and Gilles really wants to make it a “spectacle”. Peta comments on how they were going to have a 10 hour day of practice after the interview and she’s not planning to let him get away with anything. Good job Peta! Keep cracking that whip. I love how she is a perfectionist.
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In the interview below with Hollyscoop and the Just Dance 4 event this week, Gilles talks of the differences between dancing now versus the first time he danced on Dancing With The Stars. He says it’s “more cut throat” and he “can not make any mistakes”. His injury has been “difficult”, but, he’s “not going to complain. He’s here to entertain.”
ADDING: Peta gave The Deadbolt an exclusive interview. Below is a take where she answers questions about being at the top of the scoreboard, the intensity of the season, and what has surprised her the most about Gilles!
THE DEADBOLT: How does it feel to be at the top of the scoreboard this season?
PETA MURGATROYD: Well, we’re half a point away from the top. I actually like coming a little bit in second. I don’t want to be on top just yet because you become a target and you’ve got nowhere to go but down. So I believe that growing through the competition is excellent. I’m happy with that and very happy with Gilles.
THE DEADBOLT: Is it as tough as you thought it would be?
MURGATROYD: It’s tougher to be honest. I didn’t think it would be this intense and this competitive. But it’s very competitive. Everyone really wants to win. So, I’m just taking it step-by-step and week-by-week and hopefully Gilles and I will be in the final.
THE DEADBOLT: What surprised you most about Gilles as a dancer?
MURGATROYD: That he can’t look bad doing anything! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him look terrible or look really awkward. He’s just naturally talented and I’m very grateful for that.
Be sure to read the interview in full here.
So i wonder who’s tango they are doing? any ideas???
A 10 hour practice? I thought there was a limit on the number of hours per day that they could practice.
Maybe Derek’s Psycho Tango? Some of these dances I would never want to redo… They just wouldn’t have the same effect.
I really hope is not Psycho tango, I won’t be the same.
About the 10 hours practice, Shawn did tweet the other day the she had a 10 yours practice too
Gilles did mention it wasn’t going to be anybody’s tango that is on the show now. That narrows it down to 300 dances.
I like their rapport.
I think I remember Gilles saying the Tango was his favorite dance. I’m glad he didn’t choose the A. Tango as their “Iconic Dance” because it would be really hard to improve on the dance he did with Cheryl … another dance that would not have the same effect as the original.
Sandy, there was only a practice limit that one season, as far as I’m aware.
Well I think they should still have a limit in place. I think 10 hours is just ridiculous.
I’m glad they don’t put a limit on the number of hours the couples can practice. It puts the responsibility squarely on them and they can’t explain away a bad dance based on not being allowed enough time to practice. They’re all adults. Everyone learns in a different way and at a different pace. The sensible ones will find the balance that works and produces the best results for them.
I think I remember about that limit in training hours being put on S8 because Shawn was underage and the show, by law, had to limit the hours she was in training and so they decided to limit everyone’s training time. I could of course I could be wrong …..
No, they had a limit on Shawn, but I don’t think everyone else that season. This was the season that everyone was getting hurt and Jewel and whatsherface from ET were both out of the show before it even started.
Redoing Derek’s psycho tango would be sacrilegious imo so I hope he means his isn’t from any celebrity or pro on the show now.