Carrie Ann Inaba Writes On The DWTS Finale, Believes It’s Anyone’s Game
Carrie Ann Inaba has written a new blog at Parade. She writes on all of the couples again for their strengths and weaknesses. One thing I don’t agree with though is when she writes that Alfonso and Janel are the best dancers. Maybe Alfonso, but Janel? Sadie and Bethany have been the better dancers in my opinion. Let us know what you think in comments.
However, the diehard dancing fans, the ones who want to see only the best dancers in it to win it, will be happy that next week, the final four will be Bethany, Sadie, Janel and Alfonso. Diehard fans are super-excited because this is going to be a close one. All four have the potential to win it this season!
In my mind, the best two dancers—the ones with the most polish and highest scores so far—are Janel Parrish and Alfonso Ribeiro. The two dark horses are Bethany Mota and Sadie Robertson. But this is an interesting year. Our social media presence has grown and people are voting and getting involved in our show in new ways. We have a broader audience now, a younger one to enhance our extremely steadfast family of viewers who have stayed with us all these years. (And I thank you for that!) We love our fans. They have become our family!
But the two dark horses have big fan bases that are younger and more social media savvy. This could make the finale interesting. In the past, we’ve had younger stars (Cody Lindley and Sabrina Bryant, for example) with incredible fan bases. Their dancing was worthy of making the finals, but their fans didn’t stick with them. This year, it feels like the fans are here! They are making their presence known. I see it in my twitter and Instagram feeds and on my Facebook and whosay pages. This is the face of the new generation of DWTS fans. Welcome!
More at Parade. Note that she says the judges have picked the Jive for Alfonso and Witney’s Judges Choice dance.
And how about this dress? I loved it and her shoes….
I am not on the Judges or TPTB band wagon! I dislike the ‘Janel agenda’ and hope everyone votes like crazy or the winner won’t be your fav. Why oh why do they always have to have preconceived plans? Why can’t the judging be more fair? Grrrrrrrrr!
I don’t usually agree w/CAI, but I think that she is spot on with her assessment of the four finalists. I think that this year is a treat because there are 4 good dancers in the finals, and now with Alfonso’s injury, it could really be anyone at the end. There’s been a lot of hate on this board for one of the finalists, but I think that they are all deserving to be in the finals, and the outcome will be exciting. Just sad to see another season ending…a well done season by all!
There has been no “hate” for any of the finalists on this board. I do however really dislike when one of the judges comes out and shows support for anyone before they have danced. CAI has pushed for Vajanel all season. Tired of the in your face pimping by TPTB.
I remember back in the day, when they didn’t do sh*t like this. What has happened to DWTS.
Carrie Ann calling Alfonso and Janel the two best dancers, well duh, they both have a dance background, even if Alfonso’s is from years and years ago.
I hope for judges pick they don’t do jazz or contemporay, there both to freestylish. I can see them giving Sadie samba, Bethany paso and Janel foxtrot. Alfonso’s first jive was one of my favorites of the season and ever done on the show, cant wait to see his one during the finale.
PJ, unless you have your head up someone’s ass, kissing it, some people consider it “hate”. 🙂 That’s the level of discourse we’re at these days.
Janel’s weakness is that she’s not a clean dancer. The judges just turn a blind eye to it. I hate the Vajanel agenda. And Carrie Ann seems to be in favor for it after reading the bullshit she wrote.
Bethany is a teeny-bit inconsistent? Pot, meet kettle.
I feel like the only valid thing she said was about Alfonso.
Either way, this lady has no more credibility. She’ll be back for season 20, I’m sure, but I don’t think there’s a soul that watches this show that wants that.
I already decided that I am gonna stay up all night to vote for Alphonso/Whitney. Whitney has really impressed me with her choreography this season and I think she is a talented dancer as well. Her and Alphonso are a good match for one another. I saw Extra the other night, and Tony was interviewing Carrie Anne and she said that she feels that a female will win this year. Guess she has her mind already made up, and it’s not for Alphonso. Never mind she hasn’t seen the freestyle yet. And since she mentioned Janel, I think she is going for her. Such BS to announce that she feels a female will win this year. Talk about manipulation. A legit judge should not be making comments like that.
I really, really do not know why this woman is still judging the show(if what she does can even be called judging)She has no adequate background to judge, gives high marks to guys that she drools over and nitpicks on those that she does not like(like pretty young girls who can dance). I’ve had enough of her crocodile tears and her falling off chairs or her insipid and incomprehensible comments on the dances.
My only hope is that the next time she falls off her chair, the people behind her will drag her away and we will never have to hear her fake laugh again. lol
Just kidding not “hating on CAI”
Her pimpage of Janel and Val is annoying but at least we only have one more week of it :). Would love nothing more than to see Janel place 4th and Bethany and Sadie place higher than her…especially Sadie. This younger viewer thing is absolutely true this season but I think it’s because of the three ladies in the final 4. Next season if they want to keep them around, they need to find more younger celebs like Bethanny and Sadie and even Janel that have the fanbase. It’s funny becuase when Brant was on the show PLL fans that I know were like “meh”. Janel gets on the show and they got very excited. If they can get Lucy Hale, I am pretty sure my cousin and her friends might have their heads explode.
#PJ LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha ha PJ, I’m now imagining Henry, Sasha, Alison and Lindsay in their zombie costumes recreating the end of Sadie’s paso!
Well she just confirmed that the two girls are killing it in votes. She mentions only social media but the judges know damn well what the voting numbers are IMO. Notice how she listed Janel first. I’m convinced she’s not getting the votes and it bugs the hell out of CAI. For whatever reason CAI identifies with her. It could be something stupid like the fact that they’re both from Hawaii because we’ve clearly seen it has nothing to do with dancing.
Yeah KJ where r those zombies when u need them?
Who are Alphonso and Whitney? Their names are spelled AlFonso and WItney..no H in Witney’s name and no ph in Alfonso’s name…sorry but that bothers me…I should’ve been an English teacher…lol
I dislike Vajanel because of the pimping done by the producers…the cockiness of Val…Janel can dance but it’s not clean at all..she about fell on her face several times during her QS…her contempo routine wasn’t that great either, it was off-time. They have been given SO many helps from TPTB, it’s ridiculous.
CAI has shown an obvious dislike of Sadie and Bethany since week 1 and she hasn’t changed her stance at ALL!