DWTS16 Week 5: Dance Details Revealed, Celebs Have Two Dances To Learn, Past Pros Returning
So, let’s go straight to George Pennacchio from On The Red Carpet. He talked with 6 of the remaining couples after the show last night. Note that they have TWO dances next week….one where they have two pros join them for their individual dance and a Group Number to dance in as well.
First up, Zendaya and Val! These two have the Argentine Tango next week. Maks and Anna will be dancing with them at the beginning of their dance. Zendaya is looking forward to the challenge and dancing with Maks (more on this at the end of this post too with an article from E News!).
Andy and Sharna were scared last night. They are so relieved to be coming back. Sharna then explains their new dance and how two pros will join them in the beginning. They have to do synchronized dancing with them and then they do their solo dance. It will be ‘frightening and exciting at the same time’. They have a Paso Doble which will have fire, power, and intensity and a little bit of “Andy Dick” flavoring with a character and a story. Sharna also explains the Group dance that they will be a part of. Sharna also mentions how she’s dancing in a dance number that Derek and Mark are choreographing. (they have me so excited again. I can’t wait!)
Kym and Ingo have a Cha Cha next week!!! Ingo’s back hurts and Kym tells him he has to move his hips. They will be dancing with Tony Dovolani and Emma Slater. Kym reassures Ingo that he will be ok and they will help him look good and not the worst.
Sean plans to work harder this week. He feels he disappointed Peta and wants to do better and blow everyone away. Peta explains their two new dances and how they will have to practice 10 extra hours this week for the Group dance. For their individual dance, they have the Quickstep.
D.L. is feeling better about dancing and is able to breathe a little now. He’s like the shoe you can’t get rid. He and Cheryl have the Tango next week. He’s excited to dance with three pros.
Victor and Lindsay review last night and get goofy with George. On the serious side, Victor says he needs to put in more time and effort now. They have the Viennese Waltz. If he could have a signature dance, he would just dance.
There aren’t any Access Hollywood interviews at this time, but, like yesterday, be watching this link as they might post them later and maybe we can find out more on next weeks dances?
Also, E News has an article up about Maks and how he is returning to the ballroom next week as well as Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani, and Tristan MacManus. Below is a take….
Even Val is surprised that Maks is hitting the ballroom floor again so soon, though he points out it’s only for one episode (in which many other pros will be returning to dance alongside the current contestants), and is motivationsare purely bromantic.
“I just found it funny that they found a way to get him back!” Val said with a laugh. “If he were to ever come back, it would be in this fashion. He’s really excited to dance again, especially to dance side by side with us.”
And though Maks doesn’t want to be a part of the show this season as a series regular, it’s possible we’ll see more of him, as he is contracted through 2015.
For the time being, “Maks is really happy for me,” Val tells us. “Really excited for me and is really glad [I’m doing the show].”
Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani, and Tristan MacManus are also expected to return next week.
Ok, that is all for now Guys!! π Let us know what you think of everything and more later! π xx
UPDATE: Afterbuzz is starting to load up some interviews from last night. Be sure to see them all here. Below is Jacoby and Karina….
UPDATE2: Below are some interviews with Tony and Extra….
Sharna is basically exactly right with next week’s challenge. Only I find it stupid.
This week should be interesting. I think having the other two pro’s incorporated would help the stars. The male pro’s would be able to give the male stars some pointers and vice versa.
I love George! “It’s a TV device, doesn’t mean anything. Ignore it!” *LOL* (From the Andy/Sharna interview speaking about ‘in jeopardy’)
On a more serious note, it’s very sad to see Show scrambling like this. There’s something to be said for growing old gracefully and after 16 seasons it’s too bad they don’t seem to know how to do it.
I think we may see 10 paddles next week for Zendaya and Val! She going to have 3 pros critiquing every move she does and she’s the type of person who can take comments and apply them immediately to her dancing. I can’t wait to see Maks again!!! And also Anna because she did an amazing dance with Val this week.
Evaine: Thereβs something to be said for growing old gracefully and after 16 seasons itβs too bad they donβt seem to know how to do it.
A little too much botox and fillers, too many facelifts?
On one hand I agree. On the other, I don’t mind them trying to fight it, after all, for these dancers, it’s their living, and their exposure. I’m sure it changes their lives drastically to become a part of dwts so I kind of hope it sticks around for a few more years even if they do a bunch of stupid things a long the way trying to find a way to keep getting some attention. Plus, it makes me happy to watch it most of the time.
I agree with you Jess, for the most part, and believe me, I am THRILLED to see Maks dancing on my TV again, but sometimes the things the producers do have a scent of desperation about them. And I don’t think they need to be desperate. π
I am curious to see if there will be a Twitter contest next week.
I am actually scared for all 6 of this couples next week …
Zendaya is really gonna have to control all her limbs to get the stacatto action of the Arg. Tango. If she doesn’t it could end up looking like Roshon’s Arg. Tango which imo was like watching Chelsie dance with a noodle.
Andy and the Paso? EEEK kinda scared. I hope he gets the character and seeiong as the paso is pretty techincal, he’s gonna have to really work on that.
Ingo and the cha-cha? If he gets his hips moving then he may do OK. He just doesn’t strike me as the type whose latin dances are better than his ballroom dances. I could be wrong though, however i’ve never really liked Kym’s choreography when it comes to the Cha-cha.
D.L and the Tango… hot mess. I just know his footwork will be as horrible as usual and everything will fall apart.
Sean and the Quickstep is probably the only one that i’m not too worry about cause he may actually do well in this one and could potentially be his breakout dance.. but who knows.
Victor and the V. Waltz .. i predict the same awkwardness as his Foxtrot
oh and i also predicted Andy, D.L and Ingo’s dance before seeing the interview so I’m gonna do a wild prediction and say that
Kellie dances a Samba or Contemporary
Jacoby a Paso Doble maybe?
and Aly a Samba or Salsa
just my wild guesses to see if im right lol
I somewhat disagree that changes, doing different things, and switching things up on this show is as an act of “desperation”. I just think the producers want to keep changing things to keep things as refreshing and current as they can. I totally support “change”. Look at what it’s done for Madonna? Like Jess said, even if something is stupid sometimes and I don’t always support it, it gets attention for the show and it’s a journey of itself too to see if it works or if they can turn things around. It’s funny too because I often end up liking some things when I didn’t think I would. Adding the contemporary dance is one. I’ve loved them all (well, with an exception to Mark and Aly’s contemporary dance).
LOL CC, I can’t see D.L. doing a tango either….same with Ingo doing a Cha Cha.
#6 Evaine
Count me in as one who will be thrilled to see Maks again. I am not so thrilled with the twitter contests. I do hope having all the absent pros back will be enough to convince the suits they don’t need twitter this week.
I totally agree, Vogue. Sometimes I the changes work and sometimes they don’t. I think they know they want their ratings to go up and they have to try what they can because something could just click for them.
Right now I don’t think this “adding pros in” is going to be a great idea. I think it might point out some of the celebs flaws more than normal. However, hopefully this will be a good experience for them to learn from someone of their same sex to do the move they are supposed to be doing. Here’s to hoping it turns out okay!
Sharna “Andy didn’t read that email” when talking about the group dance. LOL.
Im kind of afraid for what kind of costume Mark is going to put Aly in for the Samba…
Are the extra pros actually going to be in rehearsals with them and helping to coach?? I don’t see that as a bonus AT ALL. Just look back to Shawn when she had both Mark and Derek. It’s harder on the celeb.
Vogue like you said when I first heard they were adding new dances this season I was sure I was not going to be a happy camper. Instead I loved the jazz numbers I have seen so far and many of the contemporary ones. I have no idea what to expect this week, because it seems a bit confusing, but I may again be surprised and end up loving this as well. As long as they keep Twitter out of it I think that will be the thing that makes me the happiest.
It will be nice to see the Pros again, but admit I am really surprised Max is going to be joining them next week. Should be interesting to see Max, Val and Zandaya with the Argentine Tango. Same goes for the ones CC #7 mentioned. Sean may be better at the Quick Step because he always seems to dance like he is rushing Peta, but I still feel his biggest downfall is his musicality. They all have to do these sooner or later to stay in the competition. C #2 I agree having extra pros may actually help them.
We didn’t get to see Jacoby, Kellie or Aly with George so I am wondering what dances and also Pros they have? Loved the interview with After Buzz and Jacoby and Karina. Will definitely keep checking for the other ones. Thanks Vogue!
The pro couple will have to rehearse with the celeb/pro pair at least some of the time because they have to do a short, synchronized, side-by-side bit.
Having extra pros in the rehearsal studio could be helpful as long as the pro couple lets the celeb’s pro drive the bus. The male celebs, in particular, seem to benefit from having a male pro to give them pointers and demonstrate what a move should look like. However, if all the three pros start throwing ideas around, it’s not going to go too well for the poor celeb.
It will be interesting to see the Val/Maks/Anna dynamic. Three pretty strong personalities there. Thankfully, Zendaya is an experienced dancer who understands choreography and the creative process. So I don’t think she’ll be overwhelmed.
I definitely wonder as well PH if the other pros will be in rehearsals as well. I would assume they would for the section they do together? I think some celebs would take well to extras being in the studio and others would be overwhelmed (like Shawn during fusion week last season). I read another article with xfinity (http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2013/04/10/dwts-drama-maks-chmerkovskiy-returns-to-dance-with-former-fiancee-karina-smirnoff-next-week/) that Maks is going to be with Karina and Jacoby.
I only watched Andy & Sharna’s interview and I just loved when George told Andy “But you ARE a dancer….. so SHUT UP!” & then Andy finally accepting the compliment… Love George.
I really don’t like this new idea of TPTB… but I am willing to give it a try. I just already feel bad for some of the bottom half dancers of the bunch.
It would be all sorts of awesome if Julianne made a cameo and danced with Derek and Kellie… but I know that’s not going to happen .. =P
Can’t wait to see the pro dance with Derek, Mark, Sharna & whoever else! So happy that Derek is dancing practically every results show so far!!!
Interesting kaitlyn…so is Maks dancing with Val and Zendaya or Karina and Jacoby? It will be interesting to see?
Both, apparently, Vogue. I’m guessing they’re all doing some sort of double duty.
Sounds like he’s dancing with both pairings, Vogue! Really enjoyed that article, Kaitlyn. Thanks to you and, of course, Vogue for all her work! π
Cool, can’t wait!!
Why are you surprised to see Maks?? He’s just like any other pro and still under contract. Why wouldn’t he be there? Especially if he can help Val and Zendaya??
Random thought: does anyone else (besides me) think that this sudden “dance side-by-side with the pros” gimmick may be another subtle way to backdoor certain contestants that are obviously not up-to-snuff in terms of dance skills and should’ve been gone by now? I could see Kellie, Zendaya, Aly, and Jacoby getting rave reviews, regardless of how well they actually do up against the pros; Ingo, Sean, Andy & Victor getting marginal to decent reviews from the judges; and D.L. probably getting compared pretty unfavorably to his pro counterpart. I could see D.L. in particular sticking out like a sore thumb up against someone like Maks, Tristan, Tony, or Dmitry. So it makes me wonder – is this another ploy by TPTB to try and get D.L. out? What better way to show viewers how truly bad he’s doing, than putting him next to a pro and letting the weaknesses show? Out-and-out cruelty & low (but deserved) scores obviously didn’t work to get him out, and neither did gentle scores/critiques & reverse psychology…so maybe this is the “see for yourself” method?
SOOOOO GLAD WE GETTA SEE EMMA DANCE!!! Oh my god I have been wanting her to be a pro for soo long!!! And not only is she dancing with Ingo and Kym she is dancing with Victor and Lindsay with Tristan! I’m still a little skeptical but I am sooo excited!
So Maks is dancing with Karina…oh TPTB….how does that feel Peta?! LOL. I know they are all adults but i find it all comedic. One thing i am excited about is the pro numbers…seem like they are doing so many more this year. There is the pro number Monday that Lacey is choreographing and then Tuesday there is another one that Mark and Derek are choreographing…somewhere in there Derek has to teach Kellie 2 dances with her leaving for Alabama on Friday as well. Curious what the rest of the dances are and who is dancing with who.
I thought they already tried back doorkng DL but it didnt work. Cheryl has a formidable fan base. Brings to mind Maks and Hope. Judges had to lowball her and pad those of her nearest rival to keep her from teaching the finals.
@katarina – Well, if one method didn’t work, what’s to say they wouldn’t try something different? D.L. more or less made a mockery of “best year of my life” week with that “foxtrot”, and has been very vocal about his dislike of the show. Badmouth the bigwigs enough = get a pink slip. And while D.L. has improved slightly, he isn’t improving at the rate most everyone else is (and should be), and pretty soon things are going to reek of funny business if they continue to score him so kindly for such crap performances. The hammer has got to drop at some point – and what better way than to make it painfully obvious how weak D.L. is as a dancer? And I wouldn’t be surprised if Victor & Andy (who have been closest to D.L. in scores) suddenly got some decent scores next week…and D.L. got raked across the coals. There’s your padding and your lowballing.
The judges were at fault for Hope staying as long as she did…they gave her VERY generous scores until they were ready for her to be gone and then low balled her.
And please…they gave DL a 21 this week – that is going to help him stick around when there are three dancers with lower scores.
@Kaitlyn – I just saw that article as well. Talk about doing a double take to make sure that I read that one properly.
Andy and the Paso Dobla… Yikes!!!
Question: has anyone noticed that DL always seems to do his post-show interviews alone??
I wonder if they’re keeping the pro pairs together? For example, we know Maks and Anna are dancing with Zendaya and Val, and that Maks is also dancing with Jacoby and Karina. So does it follow that Anna will be dancing with Jacoby and Karina? Doing that would make it easier for everyone to coordinate rehearsal schedules.
@Sandy, I agree it’s a scary thought, but it sounds like clever Sharna already has a plan for their Paso Doble, some unique twist that will make it Andy-friendly.
Yup, Sharna will work her magic once again.
Maks is dancing with Jacoby and Karina…
Maks working with Karina…. I bet Jacoby will be in the pimp spot Monday night. Producers love the drama, even if there really isn’t any drama.
I don’t mind the show changing things up every now and then because it keeps the show interesting. Sometimes these changes fail, like the dance duel, and sometimes they are successful, like the trio dances, but I feel like this new idea would work best later on in the season. I just feel like even the best dancers on the show would stick out in some way. No one has been given a perfect score yet and there are still celebs with serious technical problems. The celebs are alreay being challenged enough by the dances. Once the weeks go by, better dancers start perfecting the dances and weaker or uimproved dancers leave the competition then they should bring up new challenges.
Oh well, its already been established. It should be interesting to see how each couple will do. Maybe t will be like the trio dance. At first I was skeptical about them in season 14 but after watching them I ended up loving them. So we’ll see how it works out. Good luck to all the couples!
@Kay I also noticed how DL does some of these interviews by himself. I wonder where Cheryl is.
I hope Anna does dance with the Jacoby foursome. The more Anna the better IMO; plus it might be a hoot to see Jacoby having to deal with 2 spirited, strong women at once.
And then there’s the Jimmbboe bonus – bet Jim will hoist his youtube dance video extra fast if 2 of his fav ladies are dancing. π
Anna was on Afterbuzz, and said she will be dancing with Maks for both Zendaya/Val’s dance as well as Jacoby/Karina. She will also be dancing with Henry for Kellie/Derek’s dance. So we get a triple dose of Anna next week! I wonder if any of the other pros are dancing 3 times?
Thank you, Jenn!
Aly/Mark OTRC Post-Results:
http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/video?id=9059103
Wow, Aly’s really pumped for next week! LOL
TPTB sure do like putting Henry and Derek together. I’m not complaining, mind you.: ) Do you think it’s because of their height or is it that they have similar dancing styles??? It will be so great to see so much of Anna this week. Do we know what Derek and Kellie are dancing?
This is only the second time they are putting Henry with Derek. Or rather just working together since Derek Henry for the trio last time. Henry is nice guy and sure he will be a good pro. He did the Australian version. But I ammmore ambivalent about him than others. But i felt the same aniut Sharna and like her a lot this season, I am more curious which dance they have. If Kellie has a ballroom this week.
I do not think the average viewer cares about drama with Karina and Maks. Sure Zendaya will get the top spot. She always seems to go in the second hour and this dance is set for her to get tens. I hate to be all tptb choose winner but after last seasons shenanigans. Zendaya is a bug Disney star and unlike say Kyle, Sabrina or Roshin, they are invested in her, She is signed to their record company. This a big platform to introduce her to a different market. But with declining ratings and stupid twitter obsessions , seems like tptb have not learned from last season,
Sharna with Andy is reminding me a lot of Kym with Jerry on her first season. People were nervous and then Kym did that lovely waltz with Jerry for his daughter. Kym did stellar work with Jerry too, I bet Sharna like Kym gets a better partner her second season,
@Kaitlyn #17 and @Cali #40 thanks for the links. I think I understand the way it is going to work a bit better now. Thanks Jenn #38 for the information on Anna. Haven’t seen Afterbuzz for this week yet, but feel I am getting to know Anna more and I really like her. Have always loved her dancing. It will be nice to see everyone again and as long as we have more dancing and please TPTB no Twitter for anything.
I am not sure how I feel about the celebs dancing alongside of professional dancers this week. I guess it’s the producers feel this is the week to start cleaning house of all of the weaker dancers.
And I hope it’s not another night filled with a bunch of shirtless male dancers. I know I said it before but it’s really turning me off this season. And that sentiment was directed at Andy as well. Enough already!
Unless Victor can come out fighting (hehe!), I am afraid this will be his final week. There is absolutely no media buzz about him whatsoever, whereas Andy and DL are keeping DWTS in the news, so to me, they are still cash cows for the show.
Has anyone else noticed how “pleasant” at least most of the time the vibe seems to be this season. How the pros are trying to keep the negative comments mostly quiet and everyone seems kinda friendly…..wonder if that same vibe will be their after this week? “Cough” Also does anyone have any idea what the point is of doing this side by side thing? It’s not a part of standard competition and one would think producers would not go out of their way to belittle contestants and make them feel even more inadequat and insecure ?? well, wait a minute…is that manipulation I’m seeing AGAIN?
Vogue, Thanks for adding the “Extra” clip with Tony. The “guess who this is” bit was priceless! π
Jenn, Thank you for the great news on Anna. I’m tickled she’ll be Maks’s partner for both couples he’s with *and* partnerning Henry with Derek and Kellie. She’s gonna be one busy readhead π And I’m delighted Henry is with Derek again (they work well together).
Faby, Yep, Jimmbboe’s probably walking around with a huge grin on his face making people nervous because they think he’s some whacko about to go off the deep end.
Does this mean that the dances will be even shorter than usual from the celebrity/pro couple?
Who decided which returning pro would go with each couple? Was it the show or the couples choice? Why would they put the Chermokowskys together….Zendaya isn’t getting getting enough of a landslide of votes…or Jacoby for that matter? By having Henry( who the general public doesn’t really know as opposed to someone like Maks) with Kellie, doesn’t that give her yet another disadvantage? Who is Aly getting? As Heidi said, Geez I LIKE DANCING. Wouldn’t it be nice to watch a couple learn a dance and just do it?
Mimi, The show hasn’t cared about “standard competition” for many seasons now. I think the side-by-side is just another way to do something different to try to appear “fresh” and keep the average viewer entertained. I was talking with two colleagues who are what I consider the typical DWTS viewer. The older one (who’s smack in the traditional DWTS demo) said “what’s next week’s theme; I love all the themes!” and the younger one (who’s in her late 30s) said, “oh, me too, it makes it more fun.”
Cidra thank you for mentioning the clip as I didn’t even see it, but now have. I agree it was so funny and Derek thinking Kellie’s nose was a nose of an infant. π
I feel so dumb, but who is Jimmbboe?
Thanks Vogue for adding it and I need to pay more attention to the top.
I noticed Chelsie is with Sasha, DL and Cheryl and the with Tristan, Sean and Peta. Curious to see who is dancing with Aly and then Andy.
RaineMayer, I think so. Sharna mentions in her video with Andy that the individual dance will be 2 minutes long (more on this in a post below this one).
Gail, Jimmbooe is a reader here too and loves loves Karina which is why Cids mentioned him. He also loves Anna and Sharna now too. lol
I think I got from Sasha’s Twitter last night that he and Chelsie were dancing with Andy and Sharna. Which would make sense… size wise. They’re all diminutive of stature. π
So running list and someone correct me if Im wrong please:
Zendaya and Val–Argentine Tango–Maks & Anna
Andy and Sharna– Paso Doble–Emma & Sasha
DL and Cheryl–Tango–Chelsie & Sasha
Sean and Peta–Quickstep–Tristan & Chelsie
Jacoby and Karina–???–Maks & Anna
Victor and Lindsay–V. Waltz–Emma & Tristan
Kellie and Derek–Foxtrot–Henry & Anna
Aly and Mark–Samba–???
Ingo and Kym–ChaCha–Tony & Emma
Only thing we dont know this week are dance for Jacoby and pro-couple for Aly
ElmariL, I was thinking the same thing. Wouldn’t ii be awesome to have Juluanne return to dance w:Kellie & Derek -My dance choice would be the Paso – Now that would have got me excited..
Oh jeez, yes, it was Sasha and EMMA that I saw him tweet about with Andy and Sharna. Thanks Tumbles!
I was just listened to Sharna talk of their individual dance again. First, a pro couple comes in and dances for about 30 seconds to introduce the dance (in this case Emma and Sasha), then they dance with the couple for 15- 20 seconds (synchronized choreography and side by side), and then the couple dances for the remainder of time alone. The dance time for the total dance is 2 minutes. (I hope I wrote that right and it made sense. lol
Makes sense Vogue. Anna on Afterbuzz (very end of the show) described it the same way (she said 15 seconds side by side).
Anna also said that the 30 second intro by the pro pair is their own choreography. Hmmm, so does the pro dancing with the celeb get no input into it then I wonder? Maybe it depends on the pairs and they decide amongst themselves how much or little say the competing pro gets in the intro choreo.
The more I hear about Emma, Henry, Anna, Chelsie, Maks, Sasha and Tony being on it makes me so excited! I am so happy Emma Henry and Sasha are in the line up I really want those three to be pros! They are the star troupers this season with Witney but I always thought Henry was as well as Emma. Henry puts me in the mind of Derek and Emma is as fresh beautiful and amazingly technically trained latin dancer. She reminds me of Kym. But I really am so excited to have anna and chelsie back as well. And must a say Anna and Val’s argentine tango was sooo amazing. Sharna is turning into a top choreographer on the show, of the female pros her and Karina have the best choreography. Most people did not like the female dance but I loved it she is amazing. Stand outs to me were Sharna,Emma,Lindsay,Witney,Kym and Peta. Anyways like I said I am excited!!
@Jenn – Hmmmm. So the celebrity could potentially be punished if the stooges don’t like the choreography of their pro partners? I hope not.
Hopefully DL will go home this week. He is just horrid and needs to leave my television ASAP.
@Sandy, I’d say that’s a possibility. Why would the Stooges change their modus operandi for this? Len, in particular, doesn’t hesitate to berate the celeb if he doesn’t like the choreography. π Fair and logical are words that aren’t in their vocabulary.
Anything’s possible, but it would be a da*n stupid pro who didn’t make sure they knew what their pro couple was doing and vetoed any choreo they didn’t think was a good choice. Seems to me there’s enough respect among the pros that the pro couples would defer to the celeb’s pro. After all, they’re all supposed to be trying to make the celebs look good.
Oh Cidra, You always put everything into perspective so eloquently. π
One thing that the stooges can’t control are the votes. And it concerns me that Andy and Sharna have 2 troupe members as opposed to a recognizable pro, it seems most of the other couples have at least 1 recognizable pro on their team.
But Sharna is ah-mazing, and I am sure she will, as Tim Gunn would say, “Make it Work”.
I’m assuming that Aly and Mark have Chelsie as their female pro, since that would make three dances for each of the female pros.
@Sandy- I’m hoping that it well help Andy having Sasha and Emma. Sharna should work really well with them after being in the troupe for a few seasons. I don’t know how much a recognizable pro would help since they’ll be in multiple dances so its not like you’re voting for the couple with the extra pro you like. Haha just random thoughts who knows though.
@Lindsey- I was thinking the same thing. Guessing Tony would probably be with them as well since we only know of him being with one other couple? (Unless it would be Henry but I would think tony)
Sandy, it’s a bad habit. I sit here in my web analyzing everything to death (it drives poor Mr. Cidra mad sometimes, but bless him he’s put up with it for 27 years).
You’re right, the judges can’t control the votes and I honestly believe Andy and Sharna aren’t the 3rd from the bottom, although George can’t seem to convince poor Andy of that. π
Good point Kaitlyn, with popular pros dancing with at least two couples, their fans either have to choose 1, split votes, or not vote. So while it might give a couple a bit of an edge to have a popular pro couple on their team, I don’t think it’s as big an advantage as adding 1 popular pro into a trio dance.
I can see Chelsie with Aly and Mark but not Tony, he’s too tall and would look like Jack in the Beanstalk next to Mark, Aly and Chelsie.
I don’t think Andy and Sharna were bottom three either – but it’s better for people to think they need to keep voting for him (than say, thinking they need to save DL).
I think one reason Andy may be having a hard time believing that he’s not in the bottom is that he’s so used to thinking of himself as someone that people don’t like. He’s commented in a couple of interviews since the season started how mind-blowing it is to him that people find him inspirational and that they like him (and love him), because for so many years, he was the failure and the person to avoid.
I kind of think that all the pros that are dancing with pairs are going to do their best to NOT hurt that persons chances. They’re not going to intentionally sabotage anyone.
Well, Heidi, I don’t know if that’s true about all of the pros for all of the dances. Do you really think Maks is going to be giving it his all to make Jacoby look good? And I’m not referring to Maks and Karina’s bad blood at all but rather the fact that Jacoby is one of the few,if not the only, celebs who might be able to keep his brother from winning his first mirror ball trophy.
Given all their talk about “the family”, do you really think he’s going to truly help Jacoby and further his chance of beating his brother? I’m not saying he’s going to sabotage him or anything, but I think he will try to outdance him in the show. I certainly don’t think he will be giving 100% to make Jacoby look as good as possible.
Were the returning pros assigned to couples, or did the couples get to pick? Because if they got to pick, I think it was a bad idea for Karina(or any of the pros)to pick Maks for their team given his devotion to his brother and their often stated us versus everyone else mentality. I realize Jacoby is big and most of the male dancers are small, but it would have been better to pick Tony than Maks. IF they had a choice.
LOL, Cidra, I love reading your comments! Does “Mr. Cidra” know you call him that???
I’m looking forward to seeing all the pros back! I agree that Derek and Henry work well together. I think Derek has mentioned how much he likes working with Henry on other seasons!
tony is great as an interviewer! loved the EXTRA bit
@NancyM
I think Maks has enough profesionalism about him and smart enough to not mess up Jacoby on the dance floor. It is OFF the dance floor that he has the issue. Val is a big boy. If he can’t get his celeb to the mirror ball trophy on his own then he shouldn’t be on the show.
Besides with all the propping they have done with Zendaya I doubt Maks can do anything other than blatantly trip Jacoby and then that would open a brand new can of worms not to mention the whop-booty Jacoby would bring.
@Meggie, Thanks! No, I don’t think “Mr. Cidra” is aware of this particular nickname He knows some of the other ones I use, like, “The Professor”.
I’m looking forward to seeing the ballroom flooded with pros on Monday, too! We’ll get to see at least 45 seconds of good dancing in every performance. π
@NancyM, Maybe it’s just my desire to see the best in people, but I think Maks will try to help Jacoby look good.
Is is safe to say that Jacoby is doing a Jive based on this…
https://twitter.com/DancingABC/status/322599008507936768 ?
I’m saying because this is the type of overhead leaps that they do in Jives.
Of course I could be wrong and they could just be fooling around.
I think if Maks wants a hope & a prayer of returning as pro next season, he will be on his best behavior this coming week and will not be attempting anything underhanded in order to tip the scales in baby bro’s favor. Plus I think he’s got too much pride to deliberately “dance down” in order to make Zendaya look good…and really, I think the judges are probably going to be rather soft across the board this week, with the exception of D.L. I really & truly doubt the extra pros are going to have a whole lot of influence over scoring, in the great scheme of things. Still think it’s going to be pretty obvious who the weak links are, and this whole ridiculous “side-by-side comparison to the pros” exercise is only going to shed light on just how bad those individuals are.
In my opinion, the producers were getting fed up with Maks’ behavior. His teaching methods are horrendous, his continuous butt pinching of Tom is unacceptable on every level. And I also think the accusations by Hope in her book, may have been the final nail in Maks coffin.
Thanks for the twitter link, CC. Holy cow! It looks like he just jumped right over Karina without touching her. That’s a serious vertical leap.
I think so too, Sandy! Maks got too demanding and egotistical forgetting about others and the hand that feeds him (not just TPTB, but, fans, and the celebs too). I hope he’s been able to reflect with this time out and realize that it could all be over in a heartbeat. I was such a huge fan to him and his dancing at one time. Not that I want to see the old Maks return, but, a much improved Maks in attitude and compassion and he might gain fans like myself back? He’s a constant work in progress and that I’ve always respected….afterall, we are all a work in progress. I’m with Heidi and Court too thinking he best be on his best behavior this week…he either will have a lot to gain with that or a lot to lose. One more thing, he needs to rid of his publicist too. She only makes it worse!
CC Thank you that was just amazing to see Jacoby do that leap – just wow!!!
Sandy I agree with what you said and was one of the reasons I was surprised that he was going to appear this season (didn’t know about his contract being until 2015). Vogue I agree with what you said about Max as well and I really liked him at one time and then he started to lose me. I believe in second chances and am willing to give him another chance if he comes back a much improved Maks in attitude and compassion. Hopefully, his time off will have done him some good. Guess we will have to see. I also agree with PH, Courtney, and yourself as well as all the other posters who believe he will be on his best behavior. Also, thank you for telling me who Jimmbooe is and I agree with him/her because I love Karina, Anna, and now Sharna as well too!!!
So Aly and Mark are with Witney and Tony. Interesting
Hollywood does funny things to people’s egos. Maybe it’s good that someone got a dose of reality while they’re still near the top of their game. I would have paid to see the look on Karina’s face when she was told.
I love Henry. I never tire of watching the samba he performed on sytycd. He and Derek work so well together so I’m really looking forward to their collaboration, as short as it may be. I loved their bolly samba too.
I agree that if Maks were smart, he would stop inappropriately touching Tom (once may be funny, everytime is simply disgusting IMO)and be professional and show he can work as part of of team. I am not holding my breath!LOL