Vote for Your Favorites in the PureDWTS All-Stars End-of-Season Awards!!!
It’s that time of the season again – time to wrap up the season by voting in our end-of-season awards 
First, some guidelines: I picked what I thought to be the most likely nominees for each category, just based on the vibes I’ve been getting from your comments all season. I know some of you are going to disagree. For that reason, I have allowed write-in votes…probably against my better judgement. HOWEVER, I’m asking you guys to PLEASE USE THE WRITE-INS SPARINGLY. Make sure the nominee you’re writing in isn’t already listed as one of the options, make sure it’s spelled correctly, and fits the scheme of the other nominees (i.e. if the category is “best dance”, you would write in something like “Kelly & Val’s paso doble”, and not just “Kelly”). If I cannot understand what you’ve written in, your vote is getting thrown out. If your write-in doesn’t make sense given the context, your vote is getting thrown out. There was an absolutely ridiculous (and unneccessary) number of write-ins in last season’s awards, and I almost said “f*ck it” and threw them all out, because some of you guys clearly didn’t know how to follow directions. Don’t bring me to the point of “f*ck it” again this season.
I will give you guys a week or two to get your votes in, and then we will reveal the results category by category in a series of posts. I’ve included a brief explanation of each award above each poll, since there seemed to be some confusion in last season’s polls. Now vote away!!!
Self-explanatory. Which dance do you think was the best this season?
Again, self-explanatory. Which dance was the worst this season?
Some of the celebs really improved drastically from their original season on the show. Who improved the most?
There were a lot of aspects of this season that seemed to bug our readers. Which of them was he most bothersome?
It was sad to see almost all of the couples this season get sent home. Which couple’s departure was the most disappointing?
Some couples this season had great chemistry & synergy. Others? Not so much. Which couple made you say “I really wish they had been paired with someone else!!!”
Which couple was so well-matched that you couldn’t possibly imagine them dancing with anyone else?
I’ve heard a lot of you saying you’re looking forward to changes being made in the show in the coming seasons. Which change are you most hoping to see?
It’s going to be interesting to see the results….
So much for you guys using the write-in votes sparingly…*sigh*
Awesome!! I love these. VOTED!! Thanks Court!! Perfect questions too!xx
this is a good sign. we have different opinions… =]
Hope next season we don’t see that crazy themed new dances twist. It just worked because the all-stars danced it well.
But as new dances I’d love to see merengue and american smooth. As different styles I’d like to see lambada and disco/hustle back.
Thank you, awesome, voted and no write-ins, LOL.
The hardest part for me was picking just one of Shawn & Derek’s dances as my favorite dance. Everyone of their dances were my favorite but ultimately I chose the mambo.
I’ll be very disappointed if Apolo & Karina get the “most mismatched” vote. I floved them together and thought it was smart of the show to go in the opposite direction of Julianne. I’m guessing favorite dance will have the most write ins, though mine was already up there and lucky for me, I got to see it 3 times.:)
Though it’s not technically an elimination, I was more disappointed that Shawn and Derek didn’t win than that any of the other couples were eliminated (though the one I gave my vote to was close).
I love you guys, but Shawn & Derek fans, you guys already have me to the point of “f*ck it” with all of these write-in votes. Maybe Heidi can talk me down off a ledge…
I wished the mismatched should not be included because, I’ll be very disheartened if Apolo & Karina will be chosen. Obviously, fans of Maks. Val. Kelley, PETA, Kirstie & Julianne will be the naysayers of Team Apolo & Karina. Kirstie, Kelley & PETA are just influenced by association with Maks. As a fan of DWTS since the inception of the show…I can tell you that Apolo was intrigued about Karina instantly. Go back in their earlier interactions and interviews (People’s question, The View, Wendy Williams & Access Hollywood). He was trying to size & test her. He find her very intelligent. funny, fiery & stand up to him. She doesn’t care who he is and won’t bow down just because he’s an Olympian. They’re very much alike in personality goal oriented. Independent, funny and stubborn. He finds her conservatism, modesty & being religious very appealing outside the show. Karina’s way of dressing when she’s not performing is the exact opposite in her everyday life.
Sorry if this is too long, there’s more to Karina than people see. She’s very sweet, gold heart and very kind in nature.
She made Apolo shines.
Sorry…what have I missed?? I haven’t even seen the polls yet…
Write in votes?? Eh, just delete them.
LOL!!
I didn’t write in anything but I wanted to comment that the best choreographed and best dance for me of the pro dances was Derek and Allison’s contemporary dance. I’ve watched it a few times and it is really inspirational. Derek is AWESOME!!! It was also difficult to pick a favorite dance because I loved all of Derek and Shawn’s dances. They were all memorable and beautiful. I also loved Apolo and Karina’s dances all season.
Only did one write in, worst dance Gilles and Peta -Bollywood (what a nightmare that was), it was hard to vote for most mismatched.
Sorry Courtney! I did a write in (in my defense I have never done one before). Just didn’t want to vote for Mark with the S&D dance.
Okay, don’t delete the write-ins. Actually wrote two in myself. Sorry.
They are spelled correctly and clear, so there’s that.
Looks like the vast majority of the write ins are on one post. I would delete anyone who clearly didn’t follow guidelines – like “all of Shawn’s dances” or “all of Team Vally’s”.
Courtney, I’m so sorry to annoy you. I love these end of season polls, and I knew Shawn and Derek would be listed under the best dance category. I guess I was just surprised that the only one of their dances listed was the one dance they didn’t actually dance together, even though Derek did choreograph it. That’s the only reason I did one clear write in, and only in that category.
I love this website and I appreciate all of the hard work you do. You guys are the best.
Can’t wait to see the results.
I also had a hard time deciding which S & D I liked the best but just couldn’t vote for the Paso/Tango fusion because d didn’t dance it so I went with the Quickstep.
I put most mismatched as Tristan and Pam because I think he easily would’ve stuck around longer with……well with anyone.
I was easily tempted to pick Peta and Gilles but that would imply one is better off or different in personality without the other and I think all this match proved to me is one is a d-lord and the other has nothing to offer personality or dance-wise.
No write-ins for me.
I had a hard time with the best dance. I wished Shawn and Derek had done the Paso/Tango Fusion, and really hate the rumors that are going around that “they weren’t allowed” to do it in the Finale. I thought about the Rumba because it was so beautiful, especially the hug when Derek helped her down from the platform. In the end, I went with the KR Bhangra. The dance makes me smile so much. Shawn and Derek looked so happy and excited. In the rehearsal package the next night, loved their reaction to the standing ovation, the judges remarks and the perfect score. Shawn’s “What just happened?” and Derek’s “Didn’t expect that at all!” After all the crap they took from the judges, their reaction was priceless. Of course, Debby Downer (CAI) ruined the night with her “lack of emotion” in AT to “Bad”. That song just shouts romantic passion – am I right people?
I just wanted to say thanks to all the mods on this site. I always read it but only commented once or twice. It’s a great place to get all my dwts fix and Derek fix.
I only did one write in. The first one for favorite dance I liked Shawn and Derek’s Rumba to the Titanic theme.
I don’t mind write-in responses – it’s just the fact that NOBODY seems to enter their response in the exact same way, and so if there’s only one character different (i.e. “Shawn and Derek’s quickstep” as opposed to “Shawn & Derek’s quickstep”), it counts it as an entirely different response…and then I have to go back in later and manually add everything up, since the Polldaddy counts each different formatting choice as a unique response, even if it’s the same dance. And right now, the Shawn fans seem to have figured out a bajillion different ways to enter their responses into the write-in field, so I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me when it comes time to add these up…
This season,my answers to surveys were pretty easy to choose. I really hope Joey and Kym win the one about best matched couple. Even thought they did not fare as well as they did the first time this season, their chemistry was stil amazing.
Maybe you can have a separate poll with all of Shawn & Derek’s dances so we can pick one. I wrote in their Rumba but I have to go back and re-watch all of them to really be sure. I loved all of them!
It irritates me when I hear people (mainly the Bro C stans) say Apolo and Karina had no chemistry. I don’t know why it wasn’t shown on DWTS, but it was obvious to me that they adore – and more importantly, RESPECT – each other. I always saw little flashes of it, but they showed it the most when they were eliminated, how she got shy and he smiled at her and kissed her on the head when their video rolled. And I LOVED that they found their own groove and didn’t feel the need to resort to that “omigoddddd, vote for us and u might see us f**k next week!” vibe.
Plus, it amazed me how hard Karina pushed him – those routines she gave him (esp the samba, tango, and paso) were FREAKING hard. So CAI must’ve been on dog food when she said “you’re not challenging him enough”.
I think worst-matched was Gilles and Peta. I’m not a Cheryl fan by any means, but how was it that he was not an ass at ALL when he was partnered with her, and with P, Gilles’ ego and assiness were off to the races? Is it just cause Cheryl is scary? LOL
@#21 Linz
“Of course, Debby Downer (CAI) ruined the night with her “lack of emotion” in AT to “Bad”. That song just shouts romantic passion – am I right people?”
Most romantic song EVER, LOL, the sexiest lyrics are “if you don’t like what I’m saying, then won’t you slap my face”. CAI must be into that Fifty Shades stuff
And I forgot about this, but WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT the cheese possessed Peta and Gilles to do their Bollywood routine in the finale?!?!?! Much as I hated the man, I just felt sorry for him at that point.
I followed the ‘rules’ and didn’t enter any write-in votes.
I put Gilles and Peta as the worst matched because they were both at their worst – no good choreo and dancing and very bad attitude.
CAI and the rest of the judges were really hard on Apolo – from day 1 and until he went home. And they are ALWAYS hard on Karina and her partners – I really do not understand why.
Thanks for these!! They are always fun!
Hey Court, I did a write in, I tried my darndest to follow guidelines. Hopefully it’s a tiny consolation!
The most difficult part for me too was picking which one of Shawn/Derek’s performances was the best. Surprised none were listed but I wrote in their Quick Step for sheer creativity, fun and excellence. I also loved their Mambo, heck I loved most of their dances these two were perfectly matched and created some of the best dances IMO that this show has ever seen. Great season.
Thanks for your hard work here.. You’ve this a very exciting season for all of us. It’s appreciated.
Dee – ” I loved most of their dances these two were perfectly matched and created some of the best dances IMO that this show has ever seen. Great season”
me too, I voted the paso/fusion because it was the one in the poll, I don’t have one favorite,so I can;t pick just one. It is tie between QS/mambo/rumba/samba/bhangra/paso.tango/freestyle, but I totally love the AT and the last cha cha too, and I adore all the their other dances too.
The worst matched couple this season was DREW AND ANNA!They were so awkward together!
I haven’t seen anybody post their all their answers at once… but I’m gonna go ahead. lol
Best Dance: I wrote in my favorite, Shawn & Derek’s Bhangra. Only write in.
Worst Dance: Definitely Team Gangnam Style
Most Improved: Despite the fact I got less and less excited for her every week, I thought Kelly was the most improved form her original season.
The thing that bugged me: Gilles’ behavior hands down.
Most Disappointing Elim: Apolo & Karina for sure.
Mismatched Pair: Drew & Anna probably had one of the most tense relationships I’ve seen sense Kate & Tony…
The Well Matched Couple: Shawn & Derek. Melissa & Tony and Apolo & Karina are close seconds though.
Next Season: A sense of normalcy please…
@Tony: Those are really great choices.
I voted this way:
Best Dance: Shawn and Derek’s fusion dance
Worst Dance: I hated two dances this season. Pam and Tristan’s cha cha and Bristol and Mark’s cha cha. I ended up using the write in for Bristol and Mark’s dance.
Most Improved: Mellissa easily.
What bothered me the most: the double eliminations. (another write in)
Most Disapointing Elimination: Drew and Anna.
Most Mismatched Couple: Pam and Tristan
Best Matched: Joey and Kym
Change: better judging
On a side note, I want to thank the moderators on this site. You guys rock!
“I put most mismatched as Tristan and Pam because I think he easily would’ve stuck around longer with……well with anyone” Same here.
Warning, fangirl alert: I have to show some love for my boy Apolo and the lovely Karina. I am not a conspiracy theorist at all but I really felt they got a lot of short shrift this season, leading to their elimination which was the first one in DWTS history to break my heart. I voted my fingers off for him. Plus, the dances I re-watch the most from all the seasons are Apolo/Julianne’s and Apolo/Karina’s. He is a joy to watch and always makes me smile.
Best Dance: Apolo & Karina’s Viennese Waltz (hard to choose between that one and their Rumba. This doesn’t mean I don’t adore anyone else’s dances; I just love Apolo’s the most.)
Worst Dance: Bristol & Mark’s Quickstep (it was just awkward. Gangnam Style was my 2nd choice)
Most Improved: Apolo (I can’t believe how much he’s grown as a performer and in technique since season 4 and I thought he was great then.)
What bothered me the most: Kelly & Val’s showmance (Icky, squicky, uncomfortable to watch. Though I wish there were a choice for all of the above for this one, haha)
Most Disappointing Elimination: Apolo & Karina (I actually cried and I never cry at this show)
Most Mismatched Couple: Pam & Tristan (again, awkward)
Best Matched: Wrote in Apolo & Karina (They are beautiful together and thought they had plenty of chemistry. Also love Derek & Shawn, Joey & Kym, Melissa & Tony, Louis & Sabrina)
Change: Better judging (or different judges)
one write in: Derek & Shawn’s Bhangra. I’m a solid D/S fan, so they got most of my votes. I was truly stunned & disappointed when Apolo left. He was my second favorite & I loved watching him as well. I really thought he’d be in the finals.
Is it bad that I wrote in “all of the above” to the question about next season? *snarks* A little bit of this and a little bit of that would go a long way to make next season more palatable.
I didn’t write in all of the above EL, but I agree on that!
Yeah, I agree, what possessed Gilles to do the Bollywood number again? I couldn’t believe it and laughed out loud when I saw that was what he was going to do. Way to remind people why you shouldn’t have gone farther than you did instead of reminding them that have dance talent…
I agree re: Gilles and Peta doing Bollywood during the finale. In comparison to Shawn and Derek’s Bhangra, it looked even worse than it did the first time. I remember thinking the applause for it sounded a bit perfunctory (unlike the first time they did it) – people were probably comparing it to the Bhangra, and responding accordingly.
I only did one write-in, “Shawn & Derek’s mambo” (tried to make it the same format as the listed answers Courtney). Although I think all of their dances were fantastic, the mambo, quickstep, rumba, bhangra, samba were epic, honorable mention to the AT & viennese waltz. But the mambo had everything – mind-blowing lifts, explosive energy, and really great, sharp dancing.
For the worst dance of the season I chose the surfer flamenco with a (dis)honorable mention to gangnam style because it was just so cringe-inducing. Why do European men think speedos are attractive? Unless you are Ryan lochte swimming for a medal, you have no business in that thing. *shudder*
The most improved I actually thought Kelly – I was annoyed she made it to the final over Apolo, but I have to hand it to her, she did better with the instant dance than Melissa did.
What bothered me most about the season was the stoopid judging.
Apolo & Karina’s elim bothered me the most. From the beginning, I was sure he was making it to the finals and personally, I think that two Olympians, winter vs summer, facing off is a much more interesting competition than what we got. Probably would have gotten higher ratings too.
I actually thought Sabrina and Louis were mismatched because I always felt they looked awkwardly paired dancing – she just kind of overpowers him, and I feel like she needed somebody physically taller or something. Pam and Drew were pretty awkward with their respective partners, but they weren’t really around long enough to notice.
Shawn & Derek were the best match; I loved everything about their evolving chemistry from the short jokes to the mutual respect and support of each other and of course their insane dancing. Apolo was also fantastic with Karina and it’s a darned shame that they were shortchanged (sidenote: I loved Apolo’s face when the winners were called – so funny!)
For the new season, don’t care so much because I probably won’t watch, but new pros I think would be what would spice it up a little. Maybe new judges too.
I’m looking forward to this results!
I loved this season, and I really wanna see another all-stars, but not in 2013. Maybe in season 20! And, I think the crazy twists, with the unknown dances are not good for regular seasons, so I hope not see this kind of things next year.
I loved the various dances this year. It really challenged the pros and they did not disappoint. I was so happy Melissa was paried with Tony again and they were fabulous. Tony finally was able to show what he is capable of. And there win, I was thrilled.
I could have done without Pam this year, but she went early. I felt badly for Tristan because he is so much better and we did not get to see more of him, except during group dances.
The best dance designers: Mark, Derek, Peta, Louie. I loved every dance they did.
I too voted for Pam & Tristan for most mismatched. I felt REALLY bad for Tristan because, IMO, he would have gone so much farther with any other partner.
How are the partnerships decided?
By producers?
Wow, well I didn’t do any write-ins…lol…but since folks are commenting what disgusts me most is the twitter wars going on about “which” pro deserves to win it next season…someone who hasn’t won yet like that should be a criteria…that disgusts me and if that kind of thing continues DWTS won’t be as much fun to watch anymore…this is not pee wee soccer. In addition, I just think it minimizes the win for the couple that does win because they win then for the wrong reasons. So if I could change something it would be that (like I can control stupidity) and the judges…their comments this season were so out of line and showed such favoritism that if they were referees in any major league sport they would be fined. Shame on them.
What is a gal to do without Dancing With the Stars? Watch THE VOICE! I like the show just fine. Still doesn’t compare to me to sparkly dresses, superb dancing, etc. Well it won’t be long until my next favorite show appears, AMERICAN IDOL!
WHERE OH WHERE IS DANCING WITH THE STARS?
What do I do without Dancing With The Stars?
Do I climb a galaxy, find Jupiter and find Mars?
I watch what else is offered on network, cable TV
The Next Iron Chef is interesting for me to see
The Voice is fine, the singing does surely entertain
I listen for a songster belting out the glad refrain
Figure skating gives me much pleasure on the ice
See, I can find something else that is pretty nice
Cable shows such as HGTV Christmasy things
Hearing choirs that Christmas music they sing
The Food Network has many a seasonal show
I can always learn something to be in the know
So as I search all around for something to see
Hallmark Christmas movies give me happy glee
But I wonder where is that special dancing show
I can still watch on YouTube and DVR you know!
Written By Lois A Troutman, December 3, 2012
I MISS THE SHOW! DANCING WITH THE STARS!
I SHALL DANCE ON THE PLANETS OF MERCURY AND MARS!
I love these polls! What bothered me the most was Val & Kelly’s showmance. IMO, if there’s a showmance between partners don’t force it. I felt like this is what they/editing/producers were doing. It was just wrong. I’m a Val fan but I wasn’t a Kelly fan so maybe that had my opinion swayed a little, I dunno. As for what to change in the next season, it was no good for me to vote for change in judging because deep down that’ll never happen. If it did, I’d hope to take the score paddles away and let them just give their suggestions/praises/critiques to the couples. So I voted for better celebs in that category. Rumors now that there’ll be another bachellorette for Season 16, so much for better celebs.. sigh.
What I did love about this season was seeing Maks enjoy his season with Kirstie, Derek’s amazing choreography with Shawn and the fact Tony and Melissa won. There’s no way anyone could compete with Tony’s happiness when their names were announced as Mirror Ball Winners. Hope Season 16 treats us well in the new year
This was my favorite season ever until Gilles & Peta were voted off. I really turned into a Gilles Marini fan. Maybe he could hold the microphone and interview the stars next season?:)