Anna Trebunskaya And Henry Byalikov Help Afterbuzz Break Down DWTS Season 17 Week 4
I haven’t watched this new Afterbuzz show in it’s entirety yet, but, dance pros Anna Trebunskaya and Henry Byalikov help them break down Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Week 4!! They start out talking about Julianne Hough and her being a guest judge. See if you agree with them on everything….
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Thank you Vogue. I love watching After Buzz and I agreed with everything they had to say except I am not feeling Leah as much as they do.
I was interested in Henry and Anna’s take on the Mark/Julianne zinger. While I think that Anna’s right that he probably goes full out all the time, this cannot be the first time he’s ever been told that he needs to tone it down to match his partners. I know it isn’t — it’s definitely been raised in scoring (with Chelsea more than once) and as jokes on DanceCenter. I’d also be shocked if it hadn’t been raised when he was dancing competitively, though a fellow dancer would be more likely to match his energy level. While I know Sabrina rubbed some the wrong way, she’s still my favorite partner of his, because their energy matched so well.
Other outlets are also reporting that Mark was talking it over with other dancers — and, I suspect many, like Henry, won’t tell him what should be obvious on the tapes — he pulls focus. Either he needs to pull back, or coax/drag that level of performance out of his partners. And I understand him being upset, because Julianne could have been more diplomatic — she was gentle in suggesting to Tristan to choreograph Valerie in hold for example. But it should be obvious to him that, even if he doesn’t see this as a problem, a lot of people watching do, and he needs to fix it to help his partners succeed.
Nah, Julianne’s diplomacy isn’t at issue here, IMO. He’s had this critique before and much more bluntly, I think, from CAI Len and/or Bruno. The problem is, Julianne is his former partner, former girlfriend, former “little sister” – he likely sees her as a peer, or an equal, or “one of them” and just got his pride hurt. None of the other pros, Derek included, will tell him this.
Kind of sad that Mark isn’t mature enough to accept constructive criticism from his friends and family. Those are the people who’s opinion you should be able to accept.
I found it odd that Anna and Henry would excuse Mark’s overdancing and focus pulling by saying “that’s Mark; he’s so passionate and always goes 100%” as if that’s *always* a good thing. Going full-out on the dance floor is, by itself, neither good nor bad. You have to look at it in context. In this context – dancing with a celebrity partner – it’s not a positive quality.
I guess Henry has to be a bit careful not to offend any of the competing pros by being overly opinionated. He admitted to being ambitious. So I’m sure he wants to maximize his chances of being picked to dance with one or more competing couples if they do Trio dances or Len’s Challenge again.
Ah, Sandy lookie there — the grammar nazi has been hoisted by her own petard — it’s *whose* opinion, not *who’s”. 😛
I agree with Princess. It wasn’t much about what was said, it was about Julianne saying it.
IMO, I don’t really care if someone i don’t know critiques me. However, if someone i know and/or care about said the same thing, I’ll get defensive.
I’m not going to argue if Julianne should have or shouldn’t have said anything because that’s the only thing creating buzz right now, but I understand why Mark’s ego got hurt.
I agree with Cidra – it’s about context, and dancing 200% next to a celebrity partner isn’t really a good thing.
The implication of a couple of Anna’s and Henry’s comments was that Mark would lack integrity if he *didn’t* dance that way (basically, he wouldn’t be giving his all), but I feel other pros give it their all, even when they’re “pulling back” (for lack of a better term) in order to allow their partner to shine. Mark wouldn’t have to be a sloppy dancer, or have bad technique, or try to be dull; it just would mean reorienting his energy so that it’s not as loud in comparison to his partner. He could put that energy and intensity onto his partner to pull them up, instead of dancing in a way that it showcases him.
There’s a a difference between “giving your all” for YOUR DANCING and “giving your all” to the SHOW. Agree with Cidra and Butterfly – in the context of the show, it’s more important to tailor your dancing so as to put the focus squarely on your celeb partner. It’s not lacking integrity in the slightest to give your all to the show – which means you showcase your partner, not yourself.