Dancing with the Stars Season 16, The Finale – Who’s Dancing What…and When?
And does anyone still care?? 🙂 I’m trying to care, really I am.
Thought for the day: I looked up the actual definition of “social engineering” which lead me to “confidence trick” and “exploits characteristics of the human psyche”. Just sayin’.
This is how it stacks up so far. I don’t think the dance order has really mattered for a couple weeks in terms of voting. I think at this stage it could have more of an impact on the judges scoring. They could put Kellie and Zendaya first and judge the other two against that bar. Or Zendaya and Aly – I’m still not sure, however, that their love affair with Aly wasn’t a product of not wanting Ingo in the finale. Same for Jacoby. I thought he was great, but I sense that he’s seen his last 30’s if he’s not getting the lion’s share of the votes. Anyway, here are the dances – think Kellie was the least favored here, not sure. Also note that I’ve not included the instant dance on Tuesday night. As previously reported, only the top three perform that. Someone is told they are fourth place right at the beginning of the show…or within the first hour, anyway.
If I were a betting woman, I would say this will be the order…
Zendaya and Val
Dance 1 (Judges Choice): Samba
Dance 2: Cha Cha Relay
Dance 3: Freestyle
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Kellie and Derek
Dance 1 (Judges Choice): Quickstep
Dance 2: Cha Cha Relay
Dance 3: Freestyle
Voting # 1-800-868-3401
Jacoby and Karina
Dance 1 (Judges Choice): Jive
Dance 2: Cha Cha Relay
Dance 3: Freestyle
Voting # 1-800-868-3412
Aly and Mark
Dance 1 (Judges Choice): Samba
Dance 2: Cha Cha Relay
Dance 3: Freestyle
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Zendaya and Aly both having Samba strikes me as…fishy. I need Courtney the ballroom dancer because Samba doesn’t strike me as the “easiest” dance of the four that were handed out, but I’m honestly not sure who, if anyone, is getting hosed here. I think the Samba ladies have an easier “fake it till you make it” dance – the same can’t be said of Quickstep. I think probably Jacoby is probably the worst off, even though he LOVES to Jive. He’s FUN, but is he technically a good jiver??
Some feel Kellie has an advantage for qs but this is the third time Aly will do samba. Third time jive for Jacoby. I feel if Aly got a high score that salsa just shimmying and crawling on the floor, then she will be fine here.
For all those saying how Derek keeps hiding Kellie’s feet ( really, it is on full display in that incredibly fast quickstep), I could barely see Zendaya’s feet in that samba with dark lighting me her wearing long black pants.
I do hope Kellie goes last. She has not gone last since week 2! But if the other three are doing high energy freestyles, wonder where they will put Kellie if has the least ” production” side based on Derek’s interviews about their freestyle. But one can hope Kellie gets some love and credit from Carrie Ann.
I got the impression from something Aly said that Mark was going low production on their freestyle too – I could be wrong.
Seriously, there are people who actually feel like Kellie is favored by doing quickstep when she’s only done it once and Aly and Jacoby have done theirs twice before?? Hell, Cha Cha relay will be the THIRD time that Aly has done Cha cha. People never cease to amaze me with the stupid.
iam sure that kellie and derek will do a fanatic job on the dances that they are doing mon1 vote for kellie amd derek
Oh, jesus. Zen just started the grab for the sympathy vote on Twitter.
I knew Jacoby would be getting jive but the times that he did do it, his feet were really turned in and I’ve noticed it’s getting better SO hopefully his jive technicality will work PLUS it’s a feel good dance, so Jacoby being Mr.Charisma will sure bring that.
I’m not sure how I feel about Aly and Zendaya both getting the same dance but oh well.
I think your order is correct! either is is Zen, Kellie, Aly, Jacoby or Zen, Kellie, Aly, Jacoby or even have Jacoby switch with Kellie.
Of course producers will milk it too. Look how brave and mature and tough Zendaya is! Carrie Ann will cry by her strength. Eye roll.
Why does the Disney Princess need sympathy votes? Did she break her leg? Oh she has the flu?? Aww…get a straw and suck it up I’d say.
Yeah, I’m sorely lacking in the sympathy dept. I’ve had cancer..so THERE!!
I don’t care who goes when. Why did they want Kellie to re-do her quickstep? I thought it was one of her better dances. I mean they were all good. I was hoping to see the Jazz!!
What is the ChaCha Relay? Is it where one couple starts doing the ChaCha, then some time later another couple comes on the floor to do the ChaCha?
I am trying so hard to care, but if the right person doesn’t win (Kellie), I’ll have no problem giving this show up. I’m just sick of all the plotting and manipulating that TPTB does. It’s mentally exhausting thinking of the order, the judges scores, and the votes.
I think the most creative and best dancing freestyle will be Kellie, I really like the approach Derek is taking. I think Jacoby will go last, his freestyle will have a huge entertainment value. As for ALy and Zendaya I am hoping that don’t take the obvious route. It seems like Mark is focusing on a dance with lots of cardio and actual dancing, so it won’t be a gymnastics routine. Zendaya I really don’t know what to expect. If she does mostly hip hop she will land herself in 4th, So we’ll see what Val comes up with. Dance order
1st Aly
2nd Zendaya (Zendaya and Aly could be switched)
3rd Kellie
4th Jacoby
I want zendaya to win and for her to go last she went first 2 or 3 times already..its not like she was looking for sympathy she just wrote on her twitter to her FANS saying she had the flu or something…what about last week episode where ally,jacoby,and zendaya video from family and friends where light and kind of happy didn’t really have anything said on it…but kellie had to talk about her father and mother…that was for sympathy..if zendaya doesn’t win I want ally to win kellie is just annoying and not the best dancer compared to zendaya.
The person getting the most votes will win, and to my way of thinking, that will be the “right” person. Just like last year. More people voted for Melissa, so she won. Which was really an accomplishment since I don’t think either her fan base or Tony’s were as large as Shawn and Derek’s. It’ll be the same this year, whether it’s Kellie, Zendaya,Jacoby,or Aly. They’ve all worked hard to earn votes, and in my opinion, whoever wins will deserve it. I don’t think any one of the 4 is another Bristol. Manipulation only works up to a point. I’m looking forward to some really good dancing tomorrow.
Since DWTS and tptb like manipulating so much they should make sure that the kind of behavior that Zendaya has inspired in her followers isn’t rewarded. The language, comments, abuse of the other celebs and people who dare to try to support someone else is ridiculous and in some cases, bullying. There has always been SOME of this sort of thing on social media regarding this show but never seen it like this. If DWTS condones this kind of stuff they don’t deserve to have viewers.
Do we know for SURE that Melissa got the most votes last year? The fact that the judges dogged Shawn and Derek’s repeat QS again (and I agree with PH that I don’t think that was the one they WANTED to reprise) had a lot to do with Melissa’s win I think 😉
Technically, I think Kellie is a far better BALLROOM dancer than Zendaya. Why didn’t she have to repeat that hellatious QS from last week? Zen could easily beat Kellie in a hip hop competition. Kellie’s legs are straighter where Zendaya’s have been bent. She didn’t do a lot of hip shaking in that one dance where she wore the Flapper dress, which is why Val outfitted her that way and the last two weeks she’s worn pants and sneakers, why? To hide her legs and keep her from falling flat on her face in the REQUIRED heels.
I think manipulation worked VERY well last season with Melissa’s win. Dogging Derek for always breaking the rules when he only actually broke the rules in that week 3 QS. Not calling out certain couples for lifts, like Mark & Aly’s QS. I could go on………
I wonder why the judges choose the samba for both Aly and Zendaya. I would have gave Zendaya Contemporary or the Viennese Waltz.
I am getting really tired of seeing Zendaya’ s fans bullying everybody on Twitter and on instagram. I can now see why bullying is such an issue today. These kids have zero respect for others.
#13 Kelly,
No, we don’t know for a fact that Melissa got the most votes because that information is never revealed. However,if she didn’t, she shouldn’t have won. But then we’d have to address all the winners over the years. Did they in fact get the most votes in their respective seasons? I tend to think the winners actually do get the most votes or somebody’s head would roll. But we’ll never know.
All I know is they instruct viewers to vote for your favorite. Not the best dancer, but the couple you want to win. I find it hard to believe anyone who likes a particular couple would change their mind because of some judge’s remark. With that being said, I think that’s what the voting public did. And will do again come Monday. 🙂
I agree with Auntie’s first post.
I acknowledge that I said I dont think Aly should win because she has the personality of a walnut, but she has been working hard and she is a pretty good dancer.
I think now everyone deserves to win. They are ALL good dancers, and manipulation or not they all deserve the mirror ball trophy.
I mean this is a dance competition right? So shouldn’t the best dancers win? (though that hasn’t been the case in previous seasons … cough Donnie Osmond cough)
I think this season in particular all four finalists are great dancers in their own ways and heck, each one of them deserves a mirror ball. Again, manipulation or not, everyone in the finals is a good dancer and they all deserve to win.
Everyone of these contestants have as*hole fans just like anything else sport teams youll find your fair share of nice fans then the rude, loudmouth, annoying ones. Ppl. are complaining kellie got the quickstep again becuz she got a 29 out of 30 on it the first time so its not really a redemption dance and len even called it the best dance of season 16. but does it matter becuz you know all the judges will give out perfect to near perfect scores even if they dont make improvments on the redo dances.
From my understanding it’s not a redo dance, but a totally new routine with new music.
But isn’t the judges’ choice supposed to be for a dance they believe they can improve on? not a dance they just want to see for fun? i highly doubt Kellie is gonna have a hard time improving her QS since the only reason she didn’t get a perfect score was cause CAI saw “a tiny space between her and Derek” .. big whoop.
Either way I dont mind seeing her do the QS again since it is one of my favorite ballroom dances though they should have chosen the Rumba or Jive for her.
#15 Auntie
While people may not stop voting for a favorite because of comments from the judges, I do think many people chose their favorites based on judges’ comments, because they think they are the experts. If Len says often enough that a couple isn’t following the rules or a dancer is the best of the season, people believe that even if their own eyes tell them something different. The same is true when CAI throws out comments that a couple doesn’t have chemistry or a feel for the dance.
Oh noah – so young, so naive. All the stars were talking about their LIVES – Zendaya hasn’t had one yet and she’s been quite blessed. And of course you think Zendaya is a better dancer – I don’t agree. I do think Val has had it easy, him giving her trainers to dance in most of the time and not getting yelled at for it like anyone else would. Also getting hip hop – she better be good at that since she’s trained in it and no one else on the show had any experience at all.
Technically, auntie, you don’t know that more people voted for Melissa. She was the leading scorer so it was possible for her to win without having the most votes.
Melissa was manipulated into the win – even Derek is recognizing that now because people are coming up to him on the street and telling him. And if Zendaya wins? Maybe she will deserve it, but it’s still more than a bit tainted IMO because of all the crap they’ve done to promote her. I will say, she will deserve it more than Melissa ever did.
No, CC, this is most certainly NOT a dance competition. Your comments imply that the people vote for the best dancer and we also know that is totally not true.
That’s illogical, Kelly, because she’s only danced it once whereas Aly and Jacoby have done their dance styles twice and Zendaya had the second highest score of the night with her Samba. Not to mention the fact that she’s a ringer.
These aren’t redemption dances, OBVIOUSLY – they’re just judges choice, which has allowed them to pick what they liked best (supposedly) from each contestant.
Susan is correct – it is an all new dance with new choreo, new music and new costumes.
Last season around the half way point the judges kept telling the “sheeple” how wonderful Melissa was and kept repeating how she was the only one who did not win her season. They also said Tony had never won and that Shawn and Derek broke the “rules”. I believe this pushed the voters in the direction that the producers wanted.
Just thought I’d pop in and say THANK YOU to the mods for an incredible job this season! PH, Court, and Vogue – you are simply THE BEST! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!’
And with regard to the finale… Has anyone here seen my GDF? I’ve misplaced it somewhere …
Bwahahahahaha!!! 😀
The one thing I remember clearly about Melissa is that for one dance Len said he wished he had an 11 paddle. I don’t remember him ever saying that about anyone else, and I was appalled that he said it to her in the season that included the Bhangra.
PH, I acknowledged I didn’t know for a fact she got the most votes. Nobody knows. And I have no argument to present for the judges scores because I don’t remember what those were in relation to the other couples. Or how much the judges scores count. If there was that big a difference, and the popular vote didn’t decide it, then I was incorrect. I’m just gonna go with the assumption ( and you know what they say about assuming, LOL 🙂 ) that the winner last year got the most of somebody’s votes, judges or viewers, and was the recipient of that hideous mirrorball. If I think about it any longer, I may start to wonder if any of the past winners actually won fairly.
In all honestly, I don’t vote for the best dancer because to me it’s not all about the technique. I like people who are personable, have had a journey from starting off okay and improving every week. Of course, people have favourites going in because they might like a certain celebrity in the show. I personally loved Kellie going in and had no idea who Jacoby (I’m Canadian and love hockey) and I grew to love Jacoby because he’s hilarious!
I either hope it’s Kellie or Jacoby taking the trophy home but I wouldn’t shocked if Zendaya won, and frankly if that happened I could careless and I would most likely just roll my eyes and turn off my TV.
Guess what, noah – you post on this site you are talking to EVERYONE and everyone has a right to respond to you. You don’t like it, go elsewhere.
P.S. Punctuation is good.
The judges comments on Melissa’s freestyle sealed the deal for me. Carrie Ann how risky it was…what? Melissa danced ballet and we have seen contemporary before. Just more lifts, little dancing, little growth. The eleven comment wavy Len was too much. She is the most mediocre winner. At least
Emmit or Hines had personality. They had dances that I remember fondly while I just remember Melissa getting sympathy votes and overpraised. I did hear how Melissa was going to get the Dallas cowboy cheerleaders. Wonder how that would have worked.
Rewatched all last seasons freestyles. Based audience response, even to finale, seemed like Shawn was the fave. Except with producers.
I do not think Zendaya or Aly are hurt by this at all. Carrie Ann love her samba and Aly is best when just shaking, shimmy and energy. Not really dancing. Compare Aly’s tango to Kellie. Aly’s feet not pointed. The show made a point of saying how Aly is always fourth and underdog, so I feel she is getting votes. I hope I am wrong and Kellie takes it. She is the best dancer, IMO, ever on the show with no dance experience,
Well, there’s fair and there’s FAIR. As per the rules of DWTS, the rank is based on 50% judges score and 50% viewers votes. If someone got the highest score from the judges, but NOT the most votes, they can still win (by the math) according to the rules of the show and it is “fair” – that’s why I do the numbers every week. If it was one thing or the other there would be no point to doing them. What is not so fair is when the producers go out of the way to influence the vote in one direction or another. And if you pay any attention at all to the media and politics, you know this is not that difficult to do. It takes YEARS for a population to realize they’ve been manipulated.
Pet Peeve – the expression, Jessica, is “I *couldn’t* care less” – drives me crazy when I see it the other way, since it doesn’t make sense. Sorry – I had to put that out there. 😀
Carolyn, #16, they don’t have respect, what they do have is way too much time on their hands.
I want to see Z in heels and a dress all night. No pants, no flats. But it won’t happen. I said before, I really won’t be able to watch the celebration if she wins. Her winning would be as blatant a manipulation as Melissa was last year and would probably cost the show a whole lot of viewers for next season.
Really, TPTB need to wake up. They’re losing the group that made the show a success and has kept it on all these seasons. If that core bails, the show will be history and that would be sad.
I will guess Noah is another tween Zswagger. Ive never seen ruder fans than Zendaya’s. If you dare bring up her name, they will call you a hater and they troll all over everyone elses dance videos on YouTube. It’s sad really. And it makes me despise her THAT much more 😉 I’m glad my son doesn’t like any Disney Channel shows!
I knew who everyone was but Lisa Vanderpump,Ingo and Zendaya. I don’t watch Real Housewives or Soap Operas. I honestly didn’t think Kellie would go very far in the competition and I’m so glad she’s proved me wrong. I don’t know that she would’ve gotten this far if she’d have been paired with a different male pro except maybe Mark.
Footballers usually do well. Honestly I think Jacoby is a better dancer than either Hines or Donald ever was. Aly is good but has the personality of a turnip.
I’ll be pleasantly surprised if Kellie pulls off the win! I’m looking forward to seeing Dorothy Hamil back on the floor! I cried the night she withdrew 🙁
why havent derek or kellie danced contemporary yet did i miss it or something … ;/
Did Kellie’s jazz count both as a jazz and contemporary ??
@lesha no couple did both Jazz or Contemporary. They did either one.
@Heidi, Opps! that’s what I get for typing quickly on my phone 🙂 Where’s the edit button when you need one? :p
Does anyone have the link to Derek’s TVGuide blog? I just checked PureDH, and didn’t see it and I would assume it would have been a more recent post to make the front page…
Oops. Just checked TV Guide themselves. He hasn’t posted one. Boo.
I guess I have to disagree with you Tracy…whoever is the best dancer/couple deserves it. You know my son played on many sports teams…some good, some not so good. It would have been nice if they had won some of the games when he was on a poor team…but they didn’t. Would it have been better for the refs to call the game in such a manner that the poorer team won? Should the Lakers give back some of those World Championships? Perhaps Apollo should try and lose his event at the Olympics so some other “deserving” skater could win. Maybe Tony Hawk should have scaled back his tricks and flips. The argument makes no sense. If Derek is the best, he and his partner deserve to win. It isn’t his fault that he is a great choreographer. The other choreographers should try to up their game. Competition is what is. It’s really not fair in my opinion to target someone because as you said “they are too freaking good”
#7KellyK, you are a hero. I sincerely hope you are cancer free.
My take on dance order will be:
Aly and Mark- 1st.
Jacoby and Karina- 2nd.
Zendaya and Val- 3rd.
Kellie and Derek- 4th.
But really, who the heck knows? I think the producers wait until the couples actually get out on the floor for camera blocking before they “cast” the dance order.
I think whoever they think has the dynamic freestyle will go last.
I much prefer when the judge’s do-over dance was one that the couples maybe didn’t do so hot on the first time. You could almost always see the couple improve that dance. It was gratifying for the dancer themselves as well as their fans.
Whatever placing Kellie gets on Tuesday night, I hope she is pleased and satisfied with it. For some reason I just want that girl to have her happy ending, whatever that may be.
Hope Zendaya feels better, also that Jacoby and Karina dance like the floor is on fire.
Glad it was a typo, Jessica. That’s one of those things that always bugs. 🙂
Tracy, I don’t like the pee wee mentality. Competition is competition. Every single one of the pros who have EVER been on DWTS, KNOWS what a competition is, and KNOWS that they need to WORK in order to win.
What a sad show we would have, if we had to make sure all of the pros win. It would “dumb down” the entire series….
I watch for great dancing. This targeting and complaining about Derek that you’re doing…. It’s partly because of HIM that the show has lasted as long as it has. See, way back when, Derek, Julianne and Mark were competing as young teens on the World Class circuit, their competitors HATED them, because they went in, and started winning. But you know what? It made everyone else up their game and work harder, because they knew what the “Ballas Brat Pack” were capable of doing, and in order to beat them in all of the competitions, everyone else had to improve.
Fast forward several years, and Julianne became a pro in season 4 (at 18yo) and Derek and Mark in season 5. And what happened? Yep, they started winning! And kept winning! The level of dancing that ALL of the pros have managed to teach the celebrities has steadily increased, mostly because DEREK and MARK and Julianne were “too good” at their job…. Teaching their celebrities, and bringing some kick-butt choreography and innovations. They raised the bar, and everyone else has been working to raise it even more…
Giving us some great seasons.
Once we start “taking turns” with the winning, the level of dancing and choreography will take a STEEP decline downwards, why work hard, if you know it’s “not your turn” to win?
Everyone loses. The pros, because the competition has been fixed. The celebrities who sign on, because their pro won’t need to work so hard. The viewers, who will become disenchanted with the show and stop watching. The producers and everyone else behind the scenes, who will be out of a job because TPTB fiddled once too often, and ended up getting a once wonderful show canceled.
@KellyK – Stay strong and Cancer free, We love you!
Puts life in perspective doesn’t it, And this is just a silly dance show.
Thank you Sandy 1& Sandy 2. I’m currently cancer free! Go tomorrow for the obligatory mammo(my 1st one) I hope nothing shows up there!
I haven’t been posting much because I really have nothing to add to the discussion. I can say though that I can’t believe this season is almost over.
I am contemplating even watching tomorrow. On one hand I can watch it on Youtube but on the other Tom’s live commentary is the only reason I watch now.
Other than that I’m tired of watching the celebs get screwed over for storyboarding. I am suprised though that Zendaya isn’t going last just so she can close out the show.
I’m just ready for next season.
@Kelly considering I’m going Wednesday to see my doctor about my 5th surgery in the past sixteen months, I feel no sympathy for Zendaya and it sctually urks me about her a bit more. I started this season wanting to cheer her on but week by week it is either the child herself or her fans doing or saying something that just turns me against her. ALL of the contestants have been sick at some point this season. Not to mention KArina dancing with a sprained (?) jaw, Mark dancing with e messed up back and then Derek and his issues wuth his neck. I guess though TPTB got their wish, we talk about her more than we do the other contestants.
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@KellyK – Good luck and God Bless!
@Lori – I just stood up and applauded at your post. It was beautiful and told the truth.
Cher- Thats the thing all these pros have mention there injuries or illness. Karina told her fans on her facebook page about her jaw injury, mark told his fans on his weekly blog about his back injury, derek both tweeted and told his fans on his weekly blog how he was feeling under the weather a few weeks ago, all there doing is keeping there fans updated, informed. Then when zendaya says something about being under the weather shes looking for the sympathy vote when shes doing nothing different then the ppl. listed above.
I have to laugh…S Shephard’s tweet..Val & Zendaya no props just great dancing…lol
TEAM Pure, thanks for hanging in. It’s been tough.
I have always wanted Derek to do a full-blown Retro Southern California Freestyle, with a medley of “beach blanket bingo” type music. I think he and Jennie Garth could have pulled this off. I know he and Kellie could kill it. I’ll just keep dreaming.
AMEN, Lori. You exactly hit the nail on the head.
She most certainly is doing something different, Kelly. She is DAILY begging her fans to make new accounts, to vote, etc. AS I SAID before, that “I had to get three shots” on top of everything else is just too much.
Not to mention that I don’t recall Derek saying he was under the weather this season at all. We *knew* he was, but I don’t think he ever mentioned it. Karina?? Only spoke up about her injury when it hit the press due to the paps seeing her go to the ER – she was reassuring people AFTER the fact. Mark, as well, was telling people so they would know why Aly was dancing with Henry all week.
If you don’t see the difference there, then I’m not surprised because Zen fans have shown a consistent inability to make distinctions.
#Cindy 35 – heartily agree with you on every point and I, too, want to see Zendaya in heels and a dress for every dance – heels for Aly, also. And I will be one of the core bail-ees. I loved this show for years, smiled thru the whole show and looked forward to each week and each season… not dumb enough to think there was no favoritism, but it was limited. The last several seasons, I find myself getting mad during the shows and the dances and the judging, and that is not what I want from show. I think I am one of many who will drop this as regular viewing if this week turns out to be a joke
My guess is either Zendaya or Jacoby will go last since it sounds like they’ll both have kiddies running around in their freestyles. Derek seems to be talking about minimal production so possibly Derek and Kellie sandwiched between Jacoby and Zendaya which would have Aly as the leadoff. Granted we have no idea what Mark’s doing for freestyle so who knows.
Z and Aly should def both be in heels for samba and cha cha, I have a feeling Zendaya’s freestyle will be in kicks and Aly’s barefoot.
Aly will have to sort of re-learn the Samba because her Samba was performed with another pro couple the 1st time around.
Zendaya will have to improve her Samba because it was done weeks ago & it wasn’t her best dance
Jacoby will also have to sort of re-learn the Jive for the same reasons as Aly
Kellie got 29 for her Quickstep, she doesn’t have much to re-learn or improve.
That’s how I see it.
Of course it is, Jennifer, I would expect you to ignore that Aly and Jacoby have each danced their style TWICE, while Kellie has only danced it once. Zendaya was in week 4 – which is equivalent to a much higher score in later weeks – the high score that week was a 27 and she got a 26 – hardly a horrible dance, and she’s definitely not in a worse position than Kellie.
All are doing new choreography to new music – the ones with the advantage here are Aly and Jacoby, no matter how you try to spin it. Nice try though.
I know its too early to say because people change their minds after watching the free style but the official DWTS facebook page seems to be gearing their votes toward Kellie. Last season this is where i saw the swing from Shawn to Melissa…everyone on the facebook page wanted Melissa and i was getting that gut feeling that people were picking up the phone and voting that way as well.only time will tell:)
I have occasionally browsed this site for information on dances and song but not really posted on her. So first off, thanks mods for the site and the info you share with us and insightful commentary and feed back, especially for us untrained eyes. That said, I was rooting for Zendaya in the beginning because for a 16yr old, she showed a certain maturity about her dancing wasn’t bad either. However as the weeks have gone on, I am kind of soured on her, from the pimping she gets,(Someone will have to explain to me how getting her new CD or something along those lines equates to critiquing a dance) to her annoying fans but now to her new attitude. Maybe its just me, but as the season has progressed she has started exhibiting a certain arrogance about her that just irks me. The whole thing about my Zswaggers are out to prove the world wrong…. almost like, I have the most fans than any of you and if I don’t win it on merit, I will win it because I’ve decided to….yes because she has decided to… Anyway of the four left, I am rooting for Kellie or Jakoby, Kellie because she is in my opinion the best dancer of the four, but both her and Jakoby outside of dancing, their story on the show has been very inspiring. Heck I would have rooted for Andy if he was still on, yes he was not nearly a as good a dancer but in the end, their was a journey with him that you couldn’t help but root for because he touched you in a proufound way and those kinds of stories, no not the sympathy vote getting ones, but stories that reflect the person journey in life, the ones that they would tell it to you the same way if you had met them outside the show, those stories help us identify with these individuals and want for them to do well because we get as certain satisfaction in seeing a life turned around through hard work. Anyway I guess now I know why I don’t post much…but thanks mods for the board and other posters for sharing your thoughts. cant wait for this season to end though.
#Jennifer
Learning and memorizing Choreography is in Zendaya’s job description so I doubt “relearning” choreo is a problem for her and Kellie for al the 29 she got, especially when most thought it was really good, would probably be the one with the hardest task, because its hard to improve on something that was perfect and yet someone found a reason to say otherwise, that creates doubts in ones mind and doesn’t give you much to work with as opposed to if a dance was actually bad then you know what to improve on.
Wow, I didn’t think that the comments on Facebook were that… Foolish (the most polite word I found).
People saying Kellie had an advantage because she took a few dance classes in high school. (Sigh)…
I sure hope that the swing that Joey said will indeed come true, because, as someone said in this or another post, I’m not watching the “celebration” if Zen wins. God, I’m looking at Val’s attitude for next season, if he’s naturally arrogant, he’ll be worse!
Anyway… Let’s hope that next season everything will be less cynical than this and last season. (Yes, maybe I’m naive, but I still have faith on the show).
Thanks to the mods for this weird yet interesting season. Lots of love from México.
#29 Susan – Len wanted an 11 paddle for Joey Fatone’s freestyle in Season 4. I *clearly* remember that one, don’t know about any other season 😉
@Joey- I was browsing the comments and thinking the same thing. However, All of Z’s little minions are in school right now so who knows how that will blow up in a couple hours
I suppose one can always find something to get irked about if they stretch far enough. For me, this show has always been a hybrid dance show and entertainment/ personality show. It can’t be judged on strickly ballroom BC it isn’t. Therefore I find the judging and voting to be very subjective. That’s just how it is. At the end, whomever gets the most votes added to the scores on the last day of competition gets the win.
Plus, since some seem to be relating this to sports… one can be the best team all season with most wins, etc but that doesn’t mean that if a “lesser team beats them in the finals, the team that won didn’t deserve it.
I only state this since I have seen some bringing up the sports angle. My favorites haven’t won for many seasons but I will keep watching. If people really hate the thought of ringers winning, they won’t get the votes to win…Katherine Jenkins comes to mind. Subsequently, if they are offended by the seeming pimping of someone.. think William Levy, same outcome.
I agree with you Natalie. Pimping sometimes doesn’t work. William Levy is a perfect example. I don’t think Zendaya will win. I’ll be very surprised if Kellie doesn’t. My favorites haven’t won for many seasons either, but I still watch. And if my favorite doesn’t win tonight, I’ll be here for next season. It’s entertainment, pure and simple, and I love dancing.
@PJ I saw Sherri Shepherds tweet about Val and Zen’s lack of props…I tweeted her back, Oh so what were those race cars they used last week…she DM’d me(NOT PUBLICLY) to say up till that week.
Also called out another Zen fan about Zendaya wearing pants and sneakers the last two weeks…She told me that it’s age appropriate and Val is trying to keep her from exposure. Ok then…..and Zen CAN’T WEAR HEELS because she would tower over Val. All KINDS of excuses for not following the rules about the heels. They say Derek used smoke on floor to hide footwork. I said Val used sneakers so Zen wouldn’t FALL on her face!!! They just have every excuse for Zendaya.
Derek posted in his blog that his neck spasmed. Oh no!! I hope he’ll be ok for tonight!
Bye Noah. Come back when you can grow up some.
Auntie, my favorite hasn’t won since Season 12–as a Steelers fan I HAD to root for HInes Ward 🙂 plus Derek sat out that season.
I just hope people remember to vote for the CELEBRITY and not the pro. It’s about Kellie, Aly, Jacoby and Zendaya(my hopes on how I would like them to finish) not Derek, Mark, Karina and Val.
Kelly, it’s about the “pro” for me as well as the “celebrity”. I like to judge and vote for them as a “team” and their dancing as a whole. “It takes two to tango”.
Right Vogue BUT I see people saying Derek has already won three times, Mark twice and karina once…Val has never won so he and Zendaya should win and not the others for THAT reason only. It’s the peewee baseball mentality.
Kelly, I always dislike that argument too. Question: did you ever play competitive sports? If so, how would have liked it if someone said to you or your team that you couldn’t win again since you won before….and yet, you were the best. In my opinion, whoever dances the best, deserves to win no matter if they’ve won before or not …or it wouldn’t mean the same.
It’s like alchemy in a way. Instead of turning lead into gold you turn a celebrity and a professional into a magical and unforgettable duo.
Some seasons I’ve liked the celebs but not necessarily their pro and vice versa.
But, I see what you are saying too.
I consider the couples a team ,too Vogue. I also agree that just because you’ve won 3/4 times doesnt mean you shouldn’t win again. I think the couple that gets the most votes from viewers and the judges should win. And sometimes that is the best dancer. And sometimes it isn’t. All the couples in the finals deserve to be there. Good luck to all of them. They’ve provided us with several weeks of entertainment and I’m sorry to see it end.
@KellyK and @Cher I don’t know if you will see this, but God Bless you both. This comes from a person who has had cancer twice and 16 surgeries. KellyK one of mine was the same as you, and I wish you the best of luck at your test and Cher best of luck with your doctor’s visit. I haven’t been able to post much because I have had my mind on other things since I have to have a Pet Scan this week. My prayers go out to both of you.
Back to the dancing and this show. I have watched from the first season, but have only been part of first another site and more recently this one the last few years. I loved this show because I love dancing. I have had people I wanted to win end up winning, and others not, but even when my favorite didn’t win I still enjoyed the show. That changed last season and continued with this season. I had high hopes for this season when it first started, but now I am not even sure I can watch tonight. There have been so many things that have gone on that has ruined it for me personally. I am not even excited for tonight and this is a first for me.
Thank you to all the Mods and everyone who is part of this site for all your hard work. Thank you as well to all the posters for their comments and opinions. I miss the way DWTS was at one time and just hope that they learn from this season and hopefully make it better next season.
Thank you Gail! I’m not expecting anything suspicious to show up on my mammogram. I haven’t felt any lumps or anything! We’ll see
I appreciate all the hard work that Courtney, Heidi, Vogue, Lori and Charlie(John) put into this site. I’ve surely appreciated it and because of it, I’ve learned quite a few things that I didn’t know before. I LOVE Courtney & Heidi’s wit! As a nurse, I’ve developed a similar one 😉
I’m agree with both Zendaya fans and you Kellie and Derek fans! I don’t feel just because Derek Mark and Karina have won Val should win! Derek’s 3 wins Marks 2 wins and Karinas win were all well deserved! Hell Derek should already have 4 (TPTB SCREWED THAT UP LAST SEASON! ) but I really want Val to win because he deserves and has worked hard! But everyone else has! But yeah like I said I want he and Zendaya to win! But I’d be happy with anyone
Zendaya danced in heels for the majority of her routines and never fell flat on her face. Had she continued in heels for the rest of her performances(minus the hip-hop), I highly doubt she would have had any problems. If the judges don’t mind if Zendaya/Aly perform barefoot and/or in sneakers; then neither do I.
But why should the judges call one person out for not following the footwear rules and not the others…same thing with the lifts. CAI only calls out certain people for lifts. There were several dances that had blatant lifts but never got called out for it. The last two weeks Zen danced in sneakers..performed her immunity jive in sneaks.
The winner is gonna come down to whomever gets the most votes as I see the judges scoring the four very closely. ALL of them deserve to be there for sure. ALL of the pros have worked hard and most with injuries. So have the celebs! I probably couldn’t do it but then I’m 40 and very out of shape. lol
I think the question is why did the judges mind other seasons and not this one??? Maria M. danced in heels with several fractures in her feet. She wore flats all day everyday, but had to wear heels for the show. Please give me a good reason for that.
Unfortunately meggie, there isn’t one, just like there wasn’t for Derek being called out for his tractor (which, of course, is in the title of the song), while Melissa and Tony had a campfire and a bench, to say nothing of Zendaya and Val’s cars. It would be interesting to ask Len, but I’m sure he’d just talk his way out of it. But I’m telling you, I still think a Zendaya win should merit an asterisk.
I understand what everyone means about Zendaya not wearing heels but Aly went barefoot for the Contemporary which I see everyone goes barefoot and also in the AfroJazz because of the type of dance it is. Shawn & Derek & Mark went barefoot in the tribal Samba last season.
Aly had on really low heels for her rumba. Watch her video and you will see that there is a small heel on her shoe.
Where did anyone get the idea that Kellie took dance classes in high school? This is certainly news to me – and even if true it is stupid beyond belief, although not quite as bad as the claim that Joanna was a ringer for taking Ballet at 11, but close. Seriously, only an idiot would complain about that when Zendaya has trained for 8 years in dance – in her own words, since she was 8.
I’m talking about ballroom dances, kae, where traditionally heels are required.
Way to miss the point, Natalie. And it seems to be contagious.
LOL – so Sherri DM’ed you, eh Kelly?? Wonder what she’s afraid of? Zenbots or not toeing the company line….
Meggie – I understand you are talking about ballroom dances. There have been several people in other posts who have said that Aly doesn’t wear proper shoes. This is what I am confused about.
I guess we need Courtney, the ballroom expert, to comment on that!
Meggie — several people in other posts have said lots of things, but saying it doesn’t make it so. I went to YouTube and looked at all of Aly’s ballroom dances and she’s wearing heels in all of them. You might want to have a look yourself.
Way to miss the point, Rocky. The point IS – many other couples have been called out for dancing barefoot when it wasn’t appropriate, etc. But not Zendaya. So, why is that, do you suppose?
When are you Zendaya fans going to realize that 95 percent of the problems people have with Zendaya are NOT directly about Zendaya herself, but are about what a lot of people see as preferential treatment and pimping?? I understand that’s a hard distinction to make, but there it is.
By the way, Rocky, you’ve been yelling “go valdaya” on a couple posts and we frown on that sort of thing. Ya need more content than just that.
Sorry, kae, but no. Barefoot in contemporary and in the Afrojazz is standard. It is NOT standard (or regulation ballroom as Zen’s fans are fond of claiming about Val), and neither are sneakers, in the dances that Zendaya has done besides hip hop. And as you MIGHT recall, Shawn/Derek and Mark got hosed for their tribal samba.
Actually Susan, if you look at Aly’s rumba you will note that she is wearing gold ballet flats and not high heels at all.
Womens Latin dance shoes do several things for a dancer that a flat soled or very low heeled ballet type shoe will not do.
Latin shoes have suede on the bottom of the shoe allowing the dancer to glide on the floor while still providing a good grip on the floor.
It allows the dancer to stand more on the balls of their feet. They’re also very flexible and accent the articulation of the ladies feet.
I personally can’t stand not seeing the proper footwear on ANY of the female contestants on DWTS. Whether I’m a fan of said contestant or not.
On a side note, I made myself Susan2 so as not to get confused with Susan who I believe was here first. She gets dibs on the name!
Echoing what Susan2 said, there is a good reason why women are supposed to wear heels for Latin dances – and I went into great detail about it in my Why Do Women Have to Wear Heels in Ballroom/Latin Dances? post. If you choose to wear some other type of footwear to do one of these dances, you do so basically knowing that it’s going to negatively affect your technique. If you get called out for it, tough sh*t. Grow a pair and wear the damn heels – I don’t care if you’re 6′ tall in flats and tower over your partner – they are almost always going to look better than a pair of sneakers or jazz shoes.
And speaking of jazz shoes – that’s what Aly was wearing in her rumba. They look something like this, and they’re really more for jazz instructors to teach in, as opposed to performing by ballroom dancers. They’re far more flexible in the arch than ballroom shoes (which I’m guessing was chosen to accomodate a difficulty in toe pointing on Aly’s part), and the heel is of the low, block variety – which does NOT give the same effect as traditional, high-and-skinny ballroom heels. She got very little hip action, and her leg lines looked shorter. Not a win. Hell, I’d have probably been less offended if she at least wore the block heeled Latin shoes that the little kids wear…would have at least looked a bit more like real ballroom shoes.
And the big beef is that neither Zendaya nor Aly got called out for the judges for their choice in footwear – yet other competitors have in the past. I distinctly remember Hope getting called out for wearing flat boots in her rumba, yet I’m having a hard time finding a video on YouTube of that particular dance. But yeah, in conclusion – just wear the damn heels.
Yes PH Sherri DM’d me! LOL Gotta root for the fellow ABC/Disney employee! lol
I totally agree with Courtney about the heels. I’ve never danced in my life and have no idea about the technical issues of wearing heels as opposed to flat boots, shoes or sneakers but I feel like the dance looks better in heels, especially the rumba. I remember that performance of Hope’s in season 13 and I thought it would have looked better in heels as well as thinking the same for Aly.
I know that Zendaya even acknowledged that she hates wearing heels (and only puts her heels on during show time when Val makes her right before going on) but it’s a ballroom competition, not a hip hop or contemporary routine. I think the contestants being called out on their shoes is like them being called out on their lifts, either they do or they don’t. I just hope Zendaya wears heels in her samba tonight.
What if….. Zen and Val are eliminated in fourth place? Hey, a girl can dream can’t she.
Patiently waiting for my Andy fix tonight. WOOHOO!
Would love to see jacoby and kellie as the final 2 but both Aly and Zendaya fanbase is big. But one can hope 🙂
I just want to know why Zendaya and Val got the pimp spot AGAIN.
Because she’s ZENDAYA!!! And Val got kicked in the head! I see she’s wearing pants again! LOL but at least she has heels on! Shawn had the pimp spot last season and that didn’t mean anything.
Was there any doubt that they wouldn’t get the pimp spot?
Fancy, no, not really. I’m just an optimist. 😉
Are they big, wide-legged pants that hide her wobbly baby deer legs?
How convenient Zendaya is also 4th for the cha cha relay…
I officially can’t watch this show anymore. Go home Zendaya.
And it looked like Zendaya’s solo was longer.
She doesn’t wear heels because they make her fall out of her turns…like she did TWICE during her Samba.
It’s a combination of the heels and the very wobbly legs that they cleverly try to hide behind huge, wide-legged pants and floor-length skirts.
Susan2 — I guess that makes me Susan1. Thanks for your thoughtfulness.
Zendaya’s legs in the Cha Cha relay were wobbly, and she visibly missed a couple of steps. If they were doing it based on actual technique, Kellie and Derek were the best. But of course they completely ignored that and gave the 5 points to Zendaya. No surprises there. I think last week was just an attempt to tone down the blatant favoritism and pimping because they were picking up on the backlash. Now they’re back to shoving her down our throats and doing everything they can to hand her the win.
No actually they’re more like leggings but of course the Judges LOVED it. I thought her first Samba was better
they’re throwing Jacoby under the bus. He’ll get 4th
Another twitter contest for the encore..are you kidding me?
Jacoby and Karina – WTH was that.
Hmm I gotta wonder if they’re overscoring Zendaya because she’s not getting as many votes as Kellie?
The two best couple Zendaya and Val and Kellie and Derek had wobbles! Zendaya wobbled and KELLIE clear as day messed up at the very beginning of that Cha Cha! So no she wasn’t the best if we talking about execution it was either Zendaya or Aly! Because the leg slide at the end was sloppy. Kellie won round 1 for me but Zendaya won round 2 hands down!!!!
You call almost falling out of turns winning that round Grant? I don’t that’s for sure. Zendaya didn’t deserve a 30 for a Samba where she nearly fell twice out of her turns.
I thought Jacoby and Karina’s freestyle was awful. What a mess. Karina seems to have just given up… she’s really been half-assing it with her choreography and execution the past few weeks.
I think it’s more likely they are trying to be on the side of history, Kelly.
A twitter vote for the freestyle encore. Zendaya is going to win that. Is she just going to be winning everything tomorrow?
Kelly K did u read my post I clearly said Kellie won round one!! Zendaya samba had misteps kellie was amazing! But zendaya and Val won round 2 she had a wobbled yeah but kellie had a clearly fault in her cha cha and the leg drag was sloppy! That’s when I said Zendaya won cha cha! Please read it!
Well KellyK – Add Mark and Aly’s freestyle to that awful list too, I didn’t like one either.
I’m shocked that Aly and Mark’s freestyle got 10s. There were obvious timing issues and she fell out of several of her tricks. I think they’re overscoring her to get rid of Jacoby.
Grant, you are on the verge of being on moderation. Either calm down or go away. Responding to criticism of Zendaya by saying Kellie won a round?? NOT the point that you are responding to.
Derek to the Rescue! Guaranteed his freestyle will be great.
I dunno, Sandy – Kellie looks exhausted.
YES Grant I read your post. Very well. So, it’s ok to wobble and still get the win? She wobbled twice. we all know you’re a Zendaya fan but I’m able to read very well, thanks.
PH, I don’t want to be banned like Whitney and the other person! All I was trying to say was that Zendayas wasn’t as great at her samba as kellies quickstep because there were clear mistakes but vice versa for the Cha Cha! That’s it! I just don’t want to be banned for voices my opinion like everyone else! I love PUREDWTS!
Hey Melissa & Tony– THIS is the way a contemporary number should look…it’s not all lifts. Can’t say I’ve been rooting for Kellie this season, but my god Derek choreographed a beautiful number… as usual.
I’m just going to agree to disagree! Cool? But must I saw KELLIE AND DEREKS FREESTYLE WAS ART IN MOTION!!!
Whoa! Who else thought that Kellie and Derek’s freestyle was powerful? Derek really made the right call focusing on dance instead of props, stunts, backup dancers, and special effects.
OMG!!!! I don’t have the words to describe that beautiful heartfelt dance!
The problem, Grant, is you sound and act hysterical and you say the same thing over and over and over, refusing to accept that people just don’t agree with you.
Wow! That is all I can say to Kellie’s Freestyle. It was amazing.
THAT is how you do a contemporary freestyle. Damn…I think that might be his best yet and that’s saying something.
Wow.. #EncoreJacoby is trending in the United States right now… I’m sort of surprised.
I am still a mess after Kellie and Derek’s freestyle. “Wow” can’t even describe it. There are no words for how awesome that dance was.
Wow….Zen’s freestyle was a let down. Will get a 30 anyway.
Does anyone know the name of the song Mark just danced to? There weren’t any lyrics I don’t think. Anyone! Please fill me in 🙂
@PH agreed… convenient too how they just skipped over mentioning the stumble that was clearly there.
Well it also appears some of ABC’s phone lines aren’t working either… I just dialed one star’s number.. first it cut off before the message was read.. now it keeps telling me the call can’t be completed.
What is sad is, we will be stuck watching Zen & Val’s FS as the encore tomorrow nite.
Yep, too true PJ. I do wish that the other couples would whore themselves for an encore the way that Team Zendaya is. God.
First time in the history of the show that the most amazing freestyle of the night doesn’t get an encore.
Well, I’m happy that I’m seeing #EncoreKellie being TT on Twitter. I haven’t seen the their Freestyle, but I’m hopping of joy :D!
Here’s going to start the freestyle section. I’m so excited to watch Kellie’s!
Anything would be a letdown after seeing that thing of beauty from Kellie and Derek!
I’m having a lot of trouble getting through to vote for Kellie and Derek by phone. The call will cut off before the message is read or the call will seem to go through but then I never hear the message.
I wish they wouldn’t do the Twitter votes for encores or extra points. It’s too easy for people to make multiple accounts and then vote with each one hundreds of times. Most of the adults that I know don’t use Twitter, so it gives the contestants whose fanbases are primarily teens or kids a huge advantage.
Honestly, I think voting should be done solely by phone, and each phone number should get one vote.
Technical issues for voting: part of the conspiracy, do you think?? I wouldn’t put it past them!
Now it’s telling me that I’ve reached my call-in limit, despite the fact that it only actually went through twice. Unless they’re counting the times that I didn’t get the recorded message.
Keep trying on the phone, belletx – that glitch is common on the phones when circuits are overloaded.
I voted by two phone lines for Kellie and Derek – it took awhile, but I finally got all my votes in.
Kellie and Derek’s freestyle was just *WOW*. Way to make me cry. No one can say now that Kellie doesn’t connect emotionally.
Whoooo!!! That’s how you do it!! Team Valdaya! So, so proud of Val/Z!! and aww…Val!! I hope he gets better soon! Huge kudos to him for continuing despite his injury. Zendaya was so sad about it! But!! They performed incredibly tonight! I loved their freestyle and thought it was great for them to use the younger dancers. Great way to represent Zendaya. I’m in awe right now. Massive applause to Kellie/Derek’s freestyle, that was so beautiful and heartfelt. For me, Kellie’s best dance of the entire season, she finally let go!! Wow! alright…I gotta go vote for ValDaya.
I am so relieved I got my votes in before everything went down. Go Kellie and Derek!
Well DEREK HOUGH IS A GOD WOW!!!!!!!! 🙂 GOT MY VOTE
Funny how Derek is having back issues and it didn’t get a single mention on the show. I guess you gotta do what you can for votes.
OH MY FLIPPING GOD! KEELLIEEEEE AND DEEEREEEEEEK!
That, my friends, is a Contemporary.
BEST. THING. EVER.
So stripped down, emotional, beautiful, artistic, professional, inspiring, yet humble. They made it look so easy, no hesitations, no mistakes, no gimmicks, nothing over the top. That’s passion.
I’m crying, and I’ve cried only with Shawn and Derek’s rumba and Katherine and Mark’s viennese waltz (I think it was VW, I can be wrong).
Let the confetti shower fall! Those are the true winners.
OMG Kellie and Derek, just when you thought he had outdone himself with free style in allstar season, he pulls out a master piece and dare I say, better than the allsatar one, which is saying a lot because that was great. Derek what can I say. There is a talent and then there is genius and Derek is both. Kudos to Kellie for nailing that dance with so much conviction.
Well that freestyle by Kelli and Derek was awesome to behold and it showed out the judges when they gave Zendaya and Val a ten for nothing as beautiful or as complicated as what Kelli and Derek did. It is a sad state of affairs and is really making me dislike this show even more that I have loved for years.
Okay, I just joined twitter! I just have to do what I can to help Kellie and Derek get the encore! So … can I just retweet EncoreKellie when I see it ?
Kellie and Derek just won this season as soon as they did that freestyle trophy or not. That is what dancing is supposed to be and it’s what dancing is supposed to do. It’s supposed to move people, make them feel something. I take back part of what I posted before. This show is supposed to be about the star and Kellie Pickler defines what is supposed to happen on DWTS and deserves to win after the season she’s had. But Derek Hough deserved his 4th trophy last season and all the quality carried right over to this season. Fresh new exciting dances for Kellie and being the best teacher and dancer is not something that should be an obstacle. It should be celebrated. That being said, IF there was ever any doubt about the league he is in and if he DESERVES a 4th trophy, if you could get everybody to be truly honest about it, this freestyle was probably perfection, as close as anyone can get to perfection
ooops sorry hit submit too soon. Wanted to add Kellie Pickler isn’t just an incredibly hard worker, she is a force to be reckoned with. I did not know what to expect from her, at first, but I am so impressed and amazed by her And these two as a team, beyond words.
Please tell me if I am the only one who can’t vote online. I don’t have Facebook or Twitter and have only voted by abc.com and it no longer comes up for me. It takes me directly to Facebook. I will never watch this show again if this is what is going to happen. I just sent an email to complain. I want to know if it is just me or are others having problem. I have logged out, tried different browsers, etc. and nothing works.
Thanks for any help.
Yes, Meggie – make sure it’s like this #encoreKellie with the hash tag in front of it. Twitter may make you change it up each time. If you look at what others are tweeting you’ll get the idea.
Thanks! I’m on it!
Just wanted to let everyone know that I just checked on another site and abc.com is down. I am really beginning to think this show is fixed. What are the odds that the last night the site and phone lines are having a problem?
Makes it easy for me as I will never watch this show again if they don’t get it fixed soon.
I actually think that the ABC site being down will work against Zendaya. I honestly think that the general population, say, the core audience that made the show what it is, is not swayed towards Zendaya. Not enough. If everyone could only vote once I don’t see her winning. Right now all of the young fans, who no doubt have multiple email addresses, can’t continue to vote with all of those addresses. There’s essentially an even playing field. I just don’t see her beating out Kellie on an even playing field.
You may be right Ang, but Kellie is not receiving my votes and that bothers me. I don’t think it is fair to any of the contestants to have it go down. Guess we will see what happens.
Was planning to vote for Jacoby or Zendaya ftw, but after seeing all the freestyles, Kellie and Derek are getting ALL my votes. Amazed!
I know this is way after the fact, but since no one else mentioned it, I MUST mention Val’s mini lecture to parents. He grabbed the mike from Brooke, I guess he felt that his pearls of wisdom were just too good not to share. What a jackass. It’s quite amazing that both he and his ego can fit onto the ballroom at the same time. Who the f#&k does he think he is? The only up side to him winning is that his ego might inflate so much that it will set him aloft and take him away so we don’t have to deal any more with his seemingly unlimited supply of crap. I thought last season that we really learned everything we needed to know about him from his choice to wear a Speedo — and it appears I was right.
@Susan, ha ha, I said something very similar to my husband after Val’s little speech, though I assumed he was merely pimping for more votes from the ‘older’ crowd. (Lest anyone should think otherwise, I’m a parent of four, including a daughter who is a huge Zendaya fan.)
Susan, I needed a good laugh! Thanks for that. I agree with Sherry. Val was looking for those good parents’ votes.
No matter who actually takes the trophy home I think that Kelly and Derek are the ones who have done the dances that people will remember long after this season has ended.