Aly Raisman Is Hoping To Impress Carrie Ann Inaba With Her Next Dance On DWTS
Ally Raisman has penned a new blog at Parade.com. She writes of what she did after the show Monday night. She also gives her thoughts about spray tanning and who has it easier on this show: male or female celebs? Below she gives us a glimpse for what’s ahead Monday night for she and Mark’s new dance. She’s wanting to impress Carrie Ann the most.
Next week, I’m dancing contemporary, and I’m excited to start learning today. This week’s theme is all about the best year of your life, so for me, that would be competing at the Olympics this past summer. This week definitely means a lot to me, and I hope people back home love it, too. I’m not really sure what to expect for our contemporary dance. I’m sure Mark will have some amazing idea like always. The song that we’re dancing to is really beautiful. It’s a song that I listened to every day before I competed during the Olympics and during practices, so it will definitely bring back a lot of memories. I’m really excited to perform to it.
Right now, the judge I’m hoping to impress most is Carrie Ann [Inaba]. I don’t think she’s been very impressed with me the past few weeks, so I want to really impress her and make her think that I went all out and that I didn’t lose character throughout the dance.
I agree how she needs to work on not breaking character. I also think she needs to work on stage presence and personality. What do you think?
Seems like Aly really needs to work on letting go. What made her so successful as a gymnast, her ability to hit and not let pressure faze her, doesn’t really help her with dancing/on the show. She is able to have such unique control over her emotions at all times that she comes off as a little vanilla and often robotic. Even when Len was panning her before he said april fools you could barely see any effect.
One of the post show blogs after Monday’s show says that Aly making excuses for her age is silly with Zendaya in the show who’s younger. Gymnasts however are so sheltered, between the homeschooling and the being locked inside a gym for 50 hours a week for the majority of their lives.
This week is a prime opportunity for Aly to breakout and Mark to try to get some emotion out of her that is a first hand experience rather than a character. Should be interesting.
Well said Tumbles, I totally agree. I hope they break out this week and continue to do so in the weeks to come. Her face when Len was speaking gave away the level of her self control.
I wish Aly would concentrate on impressing herself, not any of the “judges” and just have some fun with her dance.
I think she is having fun, but she needs the control. She and Lisa are a lot alike in that regard. Both their professions depend on it so much that it becomes ingrained..
I’m really excited for this next dance, both to see how far Aly has come and because I love watching Mark’s mind at work. I hope he doesn’t hold back either.
I also agree with what you said Tumbles and Deena as well when you said you wished she would just go out and have fun. She may be having fun on the inside, but so far she hasn’t really shown that IMO. I am sure it has to do with her regimented life of living in the gym and not having quite the same freedom as others her age because of the very long hours she has to devote to her sport. If she is able to let go and just really show all her emotions it could turn out to be very good.
Hope Maek knows going very Mark Ballas is not necessarily a compliment or something people want to see, lol.
But the judges raved Victor’s contemporary so figure Aly!s will be fine. It is her break out week. Though I still get nothing from her and Mark needs to realize those Gage’s in his ear with that hair, he still looks foolish.
@Melissa
Best to let him personally know, just in case he didn’t figure it out.
Watch your step, sasa.
My post was the product of my watching.
Back to the subject of Aly- I’m a bit skeptical about her ability to emote (as I was with Shawn the whole time she was on the show) but she seems to get what she is lacking so that’s a good start at least.
No, actually, it looked to me like you were taking a shot at another poster. Again – watch it. I can see ALL the comments at one time and that wasn’t your only shot.