PureDWTS Season 20 Post Finale Questionnaire: How are you feeling About Dancing With The Stars?
How are you feeling about Dancing With The Stars Season 20? Answer the questions below and let us know. Maybe your comments and ideas will somehow help producers with the next season of Dancing With The Stars.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can ‘the powers that be’ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
3. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
6. If you were to give a “choreographing” award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Thanks, Everyone. Meet you in comments with my answers!
Note too that we have more questionnaires planned for the near future as well as Pro and Celeb posts for who you’d like to see dance next season. So, stay tuned! đ
Ok, my answers:
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the 10th Anniversary Show. So much so, I wished for more. In fact, wouldn’t it be cool if they had a special like that every season where they brought back old celebs and pros? They could even do it in the off season. I also liked the Paley Center Press conference. They should do that every season too.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I’ve always been generally happy for how the show has been produced, etc..but, this is the first season, I felt so disappointed. I don’t know what’s happening with one of my favorite shows, but, now it feels more tabloid and soap opera controlled. I especially don’t like the kindergarten “it’s their turn to win” mentality/philosophy. Please TPTB, get this show back to the true “competition at a high level” it use to be and let the chips fall naturally with no favoring, manipulation, and interfering.
I also wish for better production (creatively and passionately) like what I witnessed on Dancing With The Stars Russia. Watch some videos to see what I mean.
Please bring back “Macy’s Stars Of Dance” and more Pro numbers.
Improve the troupe. With an exception to Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold, they were all lack luster this season.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? I hate to say it…but a “D”. In all my time watching this show, I would have never graded it that low.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Noah Galloway!
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Allison Holker, Sharna Burgess, and Sasha Farber.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, and Allison Holker! Sharna Burgess was amazing too!
1. I actually really enjoyed the live streams, it gave the fans an opportunity to see how hard the couples really work and to get to know the dancers and celebrities a bit better.
2. I do like the inclusion of new dance styles (jazz, contemporary) and them slowly steering away from only being a traditional ballroom show, however as far as the production of the show goes, I could not be more disappointed. This year the manipulation was as obvious as can be. I want it to be a fair show with no pimping of a special couple, if they want to show challenging moments during a rehearsal then no couple should be exempt from it. Dont try and make one couple happen, give a fair and balanced portrayal of all the couples and let the viewers decide on who they want to root for.
3. D
4. Patti LaBelle
5. Emma Slater, Derek Hough, Witney Carson,Artem Chigvintsev, Sharna Burgess
6. Derek Hough, Sharna Burgess, Allison Holker
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Introduction of celebrities that were maybe not know that much, but we fell in love with them (most of the time đ )
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I would do little step back to season 16-17 where it was awesome show, but without troupe being in every dance. Don´t get me wrong I love these guys, but it takes way too much away from celebrity and her pro.
These packages before the performance. I love to get the celebs more but sometimes it was like watching bad soap opera.
And please it is not about pros time to win it is about the celebrity and her/his journey. I get that people love the pros, but even if first season pro won or nineteenth season pro won it should stil be about that celebrity.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
B
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Riker – I have never seen guy with such live optimism who is so grounded, thankfull and humble at such young age. Especially rockstar.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Sharna, Artem, Emma, Allison, Sasha
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Allison, Sharna, Derek/Mark (they both do a great job, but sometimes they take the choreography way too far when it´s not necessary, but it doesn´t take away the fact that they are both brilliant at what they do)
1. The livestreams were great. Also, this was the first season in a while where I didnât actively dislike any of the celebs. Normally thereâs always one or two I just canât stand for whatever reason but this season I thought they were all fairly likable, some more than others of course. Doesnât mean they could all dance (!) but personality wise they were set. Also, I think sharing Noahâs story was the highlight of the season in the end.
2. No Iâm not. At the end of the day Iâll always watch this show and it will still bring me moments of joy but more than anything it just frustrates me. The heavy handed nature of the producers is becoming more and more evident and itâs disheartening to see. Also, I hate how the male pros are always the focus and favored by the producers. Show the women pros the same attention.
3. HmmmâŚprobably a C+. Partnerships like Rallison, Shway, Markingjay, Sharkaroo, Houghkin were delightful to watch and Rallison is probably one of my top 5 favorites of all time. If it wasnât for these standout couples the season would have a much lower grade. Itâs not higher because the producer manipulation ruined the season for me as a whole.
4. HmmmâŚmaybe Robert? Or Noah? I canât decide! If it was an award just for the final week I would say Chris haha. He seemed to want to be in every shot and was just enjoying every second.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were: Allison, Mark, Sharna, Derek, and Sasha.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like: Allison, Mark, and a toss-up between Sharna and Derek.
Positive things about season 20-
1. Disney night was fun and creative. Just all around top notch work by the costume, hair and make-up and production people, although I’m miffed we didn’t get Classical night.
2. The stellar work by Sasha as Nastia’s fill in partner. Get that man a celeb partner next season OR ELSE!
How to improve the show:
1. No more pimping of either a pro, celeb or both. It’s ruining the show. Win the show based on likability, dance ability, good choreography and entertainment factor. No one is owed a mirrorball based on never having won one.
2. Scale back the troupe in regular season dances.
3. A return to the pro dances of the past, choregraphed and creatively directed by an actual ballroom person.
4. Stop the storyboarding and manipulating. Just cast the show, let them dance and let the viewing audience decide who to vote for. Simple right?
Grade for season 20-
C-
Congeniality Award-
Ms. Patti. She was fun, friendly, kind and all round amazing.
Top five season 20 pros-
Sharna, Mark, Derek, Sasha and Emma, because even though she was out early she SLAYED in the pro numbers.
Choreography Awards-
Derek, Mark and Sharna.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Definitely the live streams. And having a 10th Anniversary special show.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Not really.
I have enjoyed the inclusion of contemporary and jazz since season 16 I think? But the pushing certain agendas or celebs or the ‘every pro has to have a mirrorball’ mentality are really getting me frustrated. These people work too hard to all not get an honest portrayal of their personalities and journeys and a fair shot at the mirrorball, not matter if the pro has won before or not. Celebs journeys should be the focus.
Less troupe in routines, nothing against those dancers, but so using them feels ‘special’ again
Ballroom pros choreographing pro numbers too, not all Mandy Moore. Would love Derek to take this role actually.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C-D due to the extreme agendas from day 1, from saying it was possibly Val’s season (didn’t like that remark at all, but at least say “Rumer & Val’s season, not just Val’s), poor treatement of Nastia & Derek, and poor choreo winning the show, worst of any winner in the history of the show IMO of a regular season (All-Stars not included, Tony was probably the worst if included).
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Aww too hard, so many good ones this season! Probably Noah or Robert.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek, Sharna, Allison, Sasha, Kym (love others too but these are my top 5 this season!)
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek/Sharna/Allison (Runner Up: Mark – unique does not always make ‘favorite’ routines for me)
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the live streams, the anniversary special (and how many people came back!), the judges challenge (or whatever that was called) and liked all access during the show and this year’s host!
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
This is my favorite show and the only thing I would love is for the producers to stop the pimping and making it about the pros. The show has great pros but every star who signs that contract deserves a chance to win. They need o learn that after ten years they know very well how to manipulate but the audience (loyal fans for years) also know when we are being manipulated.
I would also do more group-pro numbers and maybe bring back Macys. This is the way to showcase your excellent dancers, not pimping them in the competition.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
B- I love the dancing on this show and getting to know stars in a different light… hope it starts focusing on that again.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Robert! This was one that although not the best dancer, I always wanted to see and always put a smile on my face!
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Emma, Mark, Sharna, Derek, Kym (also loved Sasha he should be a pro again!)
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. Derek, Mark, Sharna…. runner up Allison for the Paso or contemporary
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20? The few pro numbers we got: Latin Week, Disney Week, and Semi-Finals were awesome! It was also great to see the 10th anniversary. Would love to see more former pros and contestants return during the results show and preform a dance.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
More pro numbers- the jive in week 9 was AWESOME! It was just a fun dance. Also please stop with the “opening credits” and put in a pro number. I don’t need to see shots of the couples standing on mountain tops to remember they are on the show- I will see them dancing.
Also please stop the blatant manipulation. I say this as someone who actually likes Val and used to vote for Val, but then when I look back at this season I don’t know if the manipulation was more for Val or for Rumer, I get that her parents are famous but if you really want me to believe she deserves to win than she needs to do a different dance instead of dancing the same choreo each week.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? C, I think this season started off great, but even as someone who likes Val and would like to see him win at some point, I didn’t like the shove Val down my throat or the Willis family show that I had to watch ever Monday…seriously I think the Willis family got more screen time than at least 2/3 of the cast and I think were forced to watch them celebrate more than Val and Rumer actually.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Noah Galloway
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Peta Murgatroyd, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigventsev, Jenna Johnson.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Sharna Burgess, Allison Holker, Witney Carson
1) I LOVED th anniversary special. Also, I was really worried about how Noah would do on the show. But TPTB and Sharna both did an excellent job making sure he had the opportunity to shine, and Noah did well. I particularly want to call out TPTB for not giving him jive and quickstep which Sharna mentioned as being pretty impossible to do. A great decision by all involved.
2) Direction implies trajectory, so I have to say no to that. First, I am happy with the direction casting is going. I liked this season better than the last, so it seems to be going in a good direction. But the scheming, storylines, and manufactured drama grew tiresome fast. More than ever, I felt like the judges scored with the producers in their ears. I think TPTB could improve the show by limiting the theme weeks and gimmicks to only the really popular one and letting the storylines and drama develop organically.
3) C I liked the first half of the show for the most part. Miss Patti and Robert had the winning personalities, and Nastia and Noah kept me coming back to see their talents and what they would do next week. But the second half (without the personalities and with Derek’s injury) became ALL about Rumer and Val and it being Val’s time. Bleh.
4) Noah. He was the heart of the show to me. Runners-up to Patti and Robert for the positive energy they brought.
5) Sharna, Derek, Mark, Artem, Kym
6) Derek (for his pure genius at usual), Sharna (for amazing ingenuity), and Artem (for crafting choreography to show off the best of Patti). Runner-up to Mark for great concepts but ones that occasionally overshadowed the choreography and Willow.
. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the Live Stream into each couple’s rehearsals. I liked the 10th Anniversary Special, although I was left wanting more, it should’ve been a 2 hr program
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Please quit pimping one select couple each season! The last two have been Val and his partner, that I felt it was more about Val than the celeb. It should never be about which Pro hasn’t ever won in X seasons. And please stop manipulating the packages shown. Rumer’s packages were either about her Dad or Val whining about never having won. Yet Nastia had one bad package that was shown 3 different times when in reality, per Derek’s TV Guide Blog, it was just the last 5 min of an 8 HOUR rehearsal! They kept focusing on their commute from NYC to LA each week, instead of focusing on the real partnership. And then made Henry out as if he had a much larger role than he actually did.
Also less use of Troupe in regular season dances–reserve them for the bumpers and Freestyles only. Like in Willow and Mark’s Most Memorable Year dance, Willow got lost amongst the troupe
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? C- because of the pimpage of the chosen ones, Willow and Mark exited WAY too early and we didn’t get to see a Derek Freestyle with Nastia which would’ve been AMAZING and blew everyone elses OUT of the water for sure, but TPTB couldn’t have that because then Val wouldn’t have won đ
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? I’d say Patti LaBelle because she was such a joy to watch dance even if she didn’t do much actual dancing.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were _Derek, Mark, Sharna, Allison and Witney
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark and Sharna!
1-Anniversary Special
2-No
3-D–The first night, when it was made known it was Val’s season, ruined it for me. This show should be about the celebs and not the pros. Will they ever learn?
4-Noah
5-Derek, Mark, Sharna, Kym, Sasha
6-Derek, Mark, Sharna
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I loved the live rehearsals, 10th anniversary special, Disney night and the judges choice. Also, I liked the cast this season. It was better than some previous seasons!!
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
The pimping of Rumer and Val was terrible and I hated some of the packages shown. I wish there were more opening pro numbers. I love the troupe, but I think they should dial it down with how much they’re used. Oh, and make Sasha a pro!!!!
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
Probably a B-, because I liked some of the new additions that I mentioned in question 1, but hated the pimping. Season 19 was so great for me, and compared to that, it fell flat.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Robert! He and Kym were so cute and they made me smile every week when they danced! Loved them.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek, Witney, Sharna, Mark, Sasha
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Sharna, Derek, Mark
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Livestreams!! I absolutely loved the livestreams. Those were an added bonus to see how hard each celebrity was working, growing, and their interaction with their pro. I hope this continues in the future. I also like that there were celebrities this season that may not have been so well known to us. But we sure grew to love! I enjoyed the anniversary show. I would like to see that happen more often, each season maybe. I also love that newer dances are being introduced. While I love the traditional, it’s refreshing to see more modern dances too. The mix is wonderful.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Satisfied? I have to say no. The manipulation was so obvious. I was so disappointed that the spotlight was really only placed on a select few celebrities. This isn’t a fair “competition” anymore. Please, stop trying to make a couple happen, give everyone fair and equal attention. I’m not a fan of the huge productions for dances either. Don’t get me wrong, I love the troupe. But what happened to the couple just coming out and dancing? What else? This is not “all about the pros” either. Just because they haven’t won the trophy yet… enough said. I also would like to see equal attention between the female and male pros. TPTB seem to favor the male pros, the experienced pros.. and spend less time on newer ones. Please, just get this show back to where it used to be. Oh, and the packages with each star/pro? All I can say is fair and equal timing again. Less drama. So much focus should not be put on a few select couples.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
I give it a C+. While I love this show, this season was disappointing because of all the manipulation and pushing of certain couples. I would actually give it a lower grade if it wasn’t for team Rallison and Markingjay.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Honestly, I would give it to Riker. I have never seen a young man like him stay so true to him. Always so optimistic, humble, friendly, grounded, respectful… the list could go on. I have a lot of respect for him.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were?
Allison, Derek, Mark, Sharna, Emma
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Allison, Mark & Derek (even though they do go a tad overboard sometimes, they are both absolutely brilliant!) Sharna too.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the live rehearsals, Disney night. The creative choreography of some of the pros.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I am so disgusted with the way that the show manipulated a win for Val. Just like Meryl’s season, she was just there to win for Maks and she knew it. So sad. My favorite show is not the same anymore. I am still deciding if I want to waste my time watching any more. Can all of the whining pros just leave already? You know who they are.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
I would give it a D. I loved some of the dances so I can’t go all the way to an F, but it is still aggravating me. No, I don’t think Derek needs to win every season but when he doesn’t win, he is very humble and encouraging to those that are still in it, not all pros are like that….cough..C-Bros….cough
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Willow – she seemed very thankful to be there and it showed.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek, WHitney, Emma, Mark, Sasha
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark and Emma
1. I really like the All Access rehearsals from all the couples. It gave me a peek of what really goes on behind the scenes and how the couples prepare for their performances. I love how we get to know their personalities that way. We all know how much the producers manipulate packages during the show so the live rehearsals give us a look of how they really are–outside of how they’re portrayed on show day. Of course, I am a HUGE Disney fan so I made sure to catch DISNEY WEEK in its entirety on Season 20!
2. Like many of us have said on here, DWTS is one of my favorite shows. I have been keeping up with it for years and I’ve always enjoyed the dances. This year was the first year that I really noticed TPTB manipulation, especially after Derek and Nastia got eliminated, because I believe there is NO way they were the couple with the lowest votes that night. I also do not like the troupe being in the dances other than freestyle. It does take attention away from the couple. Many dances this season where the troupe was involved seemed too much to me and it was hard for me to actually see the couple and appreciate what they were doing. Save the troupe involvement for the freestyle. I also wouldn’t mind more pro numbers. They need to eliminate jazz because to me, the style allows for freestyle-like choreography. It’s always an easy 10 type of dance to me. I actually wouldn’t mind seeing hip-hop because it’ll be fun to see both the pro and celeb out of their element, but in a good way of course! Also, I don’t know what TPTB is doing but they need to stop being unfair to Derek!
3. C (I like how the show is constantly trying to re-invent itself but the manipulation is getting out of hand and I’m starting to doubt if TPTB is actually still using the people’s votes to determine who stays/leaves/wins.)
4. Robert or Noah
5. Derek, Sasha, Sharna, Witney, and Kym (sometimes)
6. Derek, Sharna, and if I HAVE to pick… Allison. I don’t particularly like her because she moves too jerky for me and you can CLEARLY tell she isn’t a ballroom dancer, but I bet if she were more refined, I would actually appreciate it a little bit.
1) 10th Anniversary special and judges choice/design dances
2) No manipulation.
3) B
4) Robert
5) Derek, Mark, Kym, Sharna, and Allison
6) Derek, Sharna, and Mark
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
-Judges Pick Week, Disney Week (much better than last time), Anniversary Special and DEREK HOUGH!
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
-No, they need to be less manipulative.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
-C
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
-Rumer Willis
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were ______
-Derek, Kym, Mark, Sasha, Emma
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
-Derek, Mark, Allison
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I loved the nostalgic feel! The show may be old, but it’s still gold! I mean 10 years and it’s still a top 10?! I also liked the livestreams and AllAccess it made fans feel like they were more included! It’s funny I feel like we watch the show and talk about it as if we actually know the cast!
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I was disappointed with how they sort of set the platform for the season in week 1, “Val this is your season”, yeah but there are 11 other dancers. “You’re the ones to beat.”, it was a nice routine, but incredibly underwhelming. It was sad that so many people fell into the pimping. The TPTB shouldn’t be shoving their champions down our throats we should decide.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C-and that’s being somewhat generous! As I said I liked the nostalgic feel, but it was almost lacking for a “Perfect 10” can’t put my finger on what it was exactly. Then of course the pimping and the attitude some ahem, Val, people. It’s a celebrity ballroom competition and you get a cheap trophy at the end!
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Nastia! I know I sound really biased, but think about it she was flying back and forth and then of course Derek’s injury, in total she danced with 3 guys! In my opinion she was the best dancer since Meryl, but they purposely nit picked her! Wait for it…pimping.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
Derek Hough, Sasha Farber, Mark Ballas(can he get an Emmy?), Allison Holker, and Sharna Burgess
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Mark, Derek, and Sharna! Runner up Allison
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
The 10th Anniversary Special, Disney Night, Noah and Amy dancing in the finale, Nastia, Derek and Len’s dance
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
This is my favorite show but the manipulation was out of control this season. With Len saying this could be your season Val on the first episode was wrong on many levels and unfortunately set the tone for the season.
I agree with the use of the troupe dancers being too much. They are great dancers but it should be about the couple. Have the troupe come in for the freestyles, the trio dances and the opening numbers.
No more children of stars as contestants.
When you have a competitive season like this one, there should have been 4 couples dancing in the finale. We were robbed of a Nastia and Derek freestyle. The past few seasons there have been 4 couples going into the finale with an elimination at the end of Monday night.
I’m a little tired of the fusion challenge being the last dance of the season.
Also I’d like better theme nights. If you’re going to do a decades show carry the theme throughout, including the music. A 60’s jive to a song playing on the radio now. Really?
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C, the manipulation of this season was crazy.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Noah
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were
Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Sharna Burgess, Sasha Farber, Allison Holker
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Sharna Burgess
1.) The only thing that I enjoyed about this season were being able to watch Riker and Allison, Nastia and Derek & Willow and Mark.
2.) I am NOT satisfied with the direction of the show, it’s more about stupid producer agenda, drama & storylines now, wish we could get back to the days of DANCING.
3.)I’ll give it a D.
4.) Allison, Derek, Mark, Kym and Sharna.
5.) Allison, Derek and Mark.
Oops, totally forgot the congeniality question. I would totally give that award to Riker!
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
– I LOVED the All Access rehearsals. I looked forward to it almost as much as the actual show. The Judges’ Choice was pretty cool. The packages (if they weren’t about manipulation) and the other little videos about the couples were well made. I especially liked the video log thingy with the keywords during the semi-finals. And Noah and Sharna’s last package before the fusion dance made me ugly cry!
– Speaking of Noah, I thought he was the heart of this season. With him around plus his constant messages about determination and hard work, I think it gave more meaning to the show with. And the rest of the cast were great as well (minus a few that I found annoying). They all seemed like friends too. The Robert/Noah bromance was adorable!
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
– The Val thing frustrated me. I actually liked Val and Rumer at the beginning of the season but the constant pimping just made me like them less. I mean they truly did have a good chance from the very beginning but I don’t want anyone telling me it’s in the bag or that it’s Val’s turn to win.
– Please. I don’t like when feelings get hurt. Poor Nastia during the semis. That video of her little tantrum was on repeat and that “uninteresting” comment by Val was harsh. Kudos to Noah for getting out of that hypothetical hole that TPTB were trying to dig with the video of his argument with Sharna. He trampled all over that package and everything it represented!
– Make Sasha a pro again. Seriously.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
– B, maybe? I still enjoyed it despite the deception. I liked Nastia’s journey. For me, she was sort of just “ok” at first but I began loving her towards the end when she started to open up. Riker found a way into my heart as well even though I didn’t want him to. And of course Noah and Sharna. They brought that grade way up!
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
– Noah Galloway. Robert and Miss Patti were also great.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
– Sharna Burgess, Peta Murgatroyd, Artem Chisomething, Emma Slater, and does Sasha count?
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
– Sharna Burgess, Derek Hough, and Mark Ballas.
People are confusing choreography with concept again.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Hands down, the best part of Season 20 was Sharna Burgess’ amazing choreography and work with Noah Galloway. He was never a dancer even before he was wounded, and she was able to take a soldier and turn him into a beautiful dancer. All of the other pros had advantages, and Sharna turned their season into a beautiful journey and story. Glad that they made it all the way to the finals.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future? Would like to see more pro numbers in general and less troupe in the individual dances. Would also like to see a smaller troupe. Unless they are moving in as pros within 1-2 seasons of being in troupe, there is really no point for all of the extra dancers. The last few seasons, they have brought in new pros directly (Allison, Keo) while troupe members are not going anywhere even though talented (Lindsey, Sasha). I also think that they haven’t worked on developing new male pros as well as they have new female pros. There is always a lot of drama with Derek/Mark/Val, but I don’t see anyone moving up with as strong personalities, unlike the women, where Peta/Sharna/Emma have moved up as Cheryl/Anna/Karina moved on.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? B-/C+
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? They all seemed like genuinely nice people…liked the lack of drama and bad attitude in general. Liked Robert/Noah/Rumer/Patti
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Sharna, Emma, Kym, Val, Mark.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. SHARNA
I don’t have enough distance from this season to know how I feel about it so I’ll skip to fave pros and choreographers.
Fave pros of the season: Emma, Kym, Derek, Sasha, Sharna but I like most of them well enough
Best choreographers: Derek and Sharna
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I loved the live stream rehearsals and All Access on show nights again. Judge’s Choice was also something I hope they continue.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
The pimping, manipulation and agendas this season completely killed the fun of the show for me. I don’t need to hear what the season’s outcome will be on night one and then have that outcome shoved in my face the whole season. Not only did it make me not enjoy the show I normally love, but it made me dislike a girl who I normally would’ve loved. It’s not fair to the celebs and it’s not fair to the other pros to be used and disregarded in the manner than were so one certain pro “can have their turn”. That’s not what this show is meant to be about and TBTB need end it now. What they did to Nastia this season was appalling. And more Pro numbers would be good and with choreographers other than Mandy Moore.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? Probably a C-D. There were some good moments such as Judge’s Choice night and Disney Night and watching the true family aspect of the show when Derek went down and Sasha came in willing to do anything and everything he could to keep Nastia and Derek going.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Ms. Patti hands down. I strive to be that glorious at her age. And I can nominate Sasha on the pro side? Talk about pure heart, soul and love. That man deserves some major kudos.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek, Mark, Sharna, Sasha and Allison
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Sharna and Mark(although Mark was more concept than choreography)
Positives about Season 20: Definitely the celebrities – getting to know them and their personalities, stories and talents. The inspiration of Noah and Sharna. Loved the livestream rehearsals, Disney week and judges’ choice.
Direction of show and improvements: I try to avoid the pimping, packaging and manipulation, but it’s really hard to do so and still fully enjoy the show. I’m thinking Noah was scored low purposefully both nights of the final to keep him in third place.
I would also like to see more parity of dance styles (not everyone doing a cha-cha on week one, but perhaps styles more comparable) and the music needs improvement. Not the quality, but use of music appropriate to the dance style. More traditional music instead of forcing use of a pop song.
Weekly pro dance openers would be great, but less bumping and grinding choreography please. Like the bowling theme pro dance opener for the semi-finals.
Overall season grade: B (I’d be an easy teacher!)
Congeniality Contestant award: Patti. Wait, Riker. Oh, Noah. Robert?
Loved the contestants this season.
Five favorite pros: Sharna, Kym, Sasha, Allison and Val (I think we saw a bit of a softer side).
Three pro choreography awards: Sharna, Derek and Allison
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20? I loved the interesting couples the music was great, dancing from Noah and Sharna phenomenal.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future? Yes
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? A+
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Noah Galloway
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
Sharna, Allison, Sasha, Tony, Mark
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. Sharna, Allison, Derek, runner up Mark
1. Tom Bergeron! The Crab and the Shark! Pro Dances! All Access Rehearsals!
2. I guess so – I’d like the Macy’s dance to return. I like the new dance styles, but wish we could see one style by all the stars – to judge them with same dance (ie – night of all waltzes or at least all ballroom). I’d like to have more consistency with judges comments (if dances are to be in hold – then call them out if they are not – for everyone – same with lifts, same with sticking to the chosen style) and less consistency with the votes (don’t give everyone a “10” on finals night) and better constructive criticism.
3. Maybe a C. I think the show is trying too hard to push an agenda of who they want to win – I blame the producers. I think all the Pros and the Stars are doing their jobs.
4. Riker – always positive and fun!
5. Emma, Sasha, Allison, Sharna, Derek.
6. Sharna, Allison, Mark
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Really good cast of celebrities that were talented and fun to watch.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
No, I am getting tired of the blatant manipulation for example,misleading the casual viewer by showing Nastia’s bad package 3 times, when that package did not accurately reflect her true nature. What you can improve is make it fair to the celebrities. It seemed like Nastia was penalized for having Derek as a partner because he’s “won too much”. Fix this by not assigning any of the contestants to any one pro. Having them dance with a different pro each week is the only way to fix this. Otherwise many die hard fans will vote for the pro, not the celebrity. Make it interesting! Have switch up every week! Let us focus only on the celebrity and how they adapt to all the different pros.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
D. It was boring in parts, especially the finale. Most of the dances were kind of blah. Should have been 4 in the finale.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Robert probably, he was smiling all the time and had a good attitude (from what you let us see)
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Derek, Sharna, Sasha, Sharna and Whitney__________________________.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark, and Sharna hands down.
Oops on number 5 above I mean to say Derek, Mark, Sasha, Sharna, and Whitney. (I repeated Sharna twice by mistake, sorry!)
1.I liked the live rehearsals and they had some great competition although it turned sour with all the manipulating. 2. I am not happy at all where the show is headed it has become a tabloid with all the enforced drama and negativity. The manipulation was so obvious starting in week 1 It’s Val’s season and TPTB stuffed it down everyone’s throat.We can decide ourselves, and it is no one’s turn to win it’s all about the star not the pro and how many times they have or haven’t won. Bring this show back to a dance competition not a popularity contest. When it comes to the finals it should truly be the best dancers and I like 4 couples in the finals. You can solve good dancers getting to the finals by eliminating voting in the semifinals or do a judges save or something. Changes need to be made or the shows going down. 3. I give a generous C 4. I guess Noah 5. Derek Mark Tony Peta and Emma 6. Derek Mark Allison
1.)live feed was fun, I like the blooper reels they need to do more of those, and dress rehearsal video! LOVE the group pro dances! 2.) no comment 3)C 4) favorite celeb was hands down patti labelle her dances had so much personality even though she wasn’t the best dancer she just had so much charm, and she was so fun to watch!!
5)favorite pros are sharna witney emma(would like to see her with a contender for once instead of another celeb she dances literal circles around because they can’t dance at all) Peta Derek Val Sasha
6)choreographing awards: Mark- he is just oozing with creativity even though I’m not a huge fan of his, Sharna is also amazing, Derek, Witney
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the live streams during rehearsals. The judges choice round was cool, too.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Ummm, not really. For starters, the more jazz/contemporary we see each week, the less interesting the freestyles appear, in my opinion. So many pros choose contemporary for the freestyle, and I’m left feeling like we’ve seen that dance already earlier on. There aren’t enough pros who can think out of the box and can still give us different freestyles. Extra dancers, while sometimes add to the production value, are usually a distraction and lead to more judging inconsistencies (Len getting annoyed when Noah used extra dancers, but never during anyone else’s dance. And don’t get me starting on the pimping of the PROS! No Rumer pimping annoyed me, it was all the pimping of Val that really got to me. Nastia did the show a huge favor by jumping in last minute and the thanks she and Derek got was being treated like garbage. All I’m gonna say on this matter is, Derek truly understands what this show is about. When asked if it would be fair if he and Kellie won because he already won 3 times, he said something along the lines of “of course it’s fair- Kellie has never won before!”
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
B- based on the blatant favoritism and manipulations
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Robert. Probably Redfoo if he made it a little farther
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
Derek, Mark, Sharna, Kym, and Allison. Sasha gets an honorable mention for stepping in, being awesome, and not complaining about his role. He better be a pro next season!!!
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Sharna, and Mark
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
That they brought back former stars from the past and incorporated them through the season.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Less contemporary, jazz and other stuff and go back to the basics of ballroom/latin like it was meant to be. Contemporary and other stuff should only be allowed in team dances or freestyles.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
B-
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Definitely Noah in my opinion.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Val and Mark.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek and Sharna for sure. Probably Mark as well.
Oh sorry i didn’t see it was 5 favorite pros, you can add Sharna, Peta and Artem to the list.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20? All Access with Gethin; the live streaming was fun; the Judges challenge; Derek & Jules contemporary during the finals
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
NO– 1.The obvious pimping for the Pro week one because he had not won before and continuously the rest of the season got real old. I thought the show was about the journey for the celebrity, they come on the show to try and win and work hard to achieve their goal, They all should get equal air time. This season was clearly about the pro winning and the producers agenda. 2,Need Macy’s Stars of Dance back missing. 3.Less troupe in regular dances, need to see the couple more and save the troupe for the freestyle, this years was a letdown. 4.More Pro numbers
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? D- due to the producers over the top pimping of Val & using Rumer & parents to get it done. Got tired of only seeing them and not equal time for Riker and Noah in the finals. Should be and F if it was not for the other pro/celebrities being so professional about the obvious pimping/agenda of the producers. Shame jon the producers for ruining a perfectly good show.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Robert/Noah
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were.
Derek Hough, Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Sahsa Farber
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. Derek Hough, Sharna Burgess, Allison Holker, Mark Ballas
1. Positive things about DWTS Season 20
*footballers number in the Anniversary show
*Judge’s Choice Week (I hope they bring this back)
2. How can TPTB improve in the future
*cut the livestreams down to 30 min (I love these but 1 hour is too long)
*NO MORE THEME WEEKS (every once in a while is okay, like Disney Week or Classical Week, but not every week)
*stop telling couples before they dance that they are in jeopardy
*please bring back Macy’s Stars of Dance so that Derek and other creative choreographers can create awesome pro numbers
*NO MORE PIMPING of one pro/couple!!! (this will probably never happen though…)
3. How would I grade DWTS Season 20?
*D: this is probably one of my least favorite seasons I’ve ever watched. I don’t even care if Val & Rumer won (well… maybe a little) but I really did not like all the heavy-handed manipulation that occurred to get them there
4. Celebrity Congeniality Award
*Riker (I thought he had a great attitude and got along with everybody)
5. Five Favorite Pros
*Derek (I admire his positive attitude, his creative mind, his strong work ethic… having said all that, I hope never comes back as pro – the show does not deserve him)
*Mark
*Sharna
*Emma
*Artem (I really enjoyed his partnership with Patti, I got to see a sweet and gentle side of him… hopefully we’ll get to see more of that in future seasons)
6. “Choreographing” Award to three pros
*Derek (Rumba, Subway Charleston, Gladiator Paso, Jive Trio, Len Waltz)
*Mark (Contemporary Art AT, Hunger Games Contemporary, Alice Foxtrot)
*Sharna (70’s Jazz, Judge’s Choice Paso – does CAI get credit for this too? I don’t know)
*runner-up: Allison (Salsa, Pirate Paso, Contemporary, Judge’s Choice AT)
1. Loved the All access rehearsals. They were so much fun to watch and I looked forward to them just like the show. The great cast. Probably the best one in a few seasons.
2. Improvements? With such a great cast, I’m not sure what happened along the way. I LOVED Rumer in the beginning, but started fast forwarding through anything of hers and Val’s. I don’t care who her parents are and if they were there, I wanted to see her. If her parents want more screen time, they can join a future caste of DWTS and I’ll watch them then. I felt like that couple and her family was shown more than some of the competing couples and that’s completely unfair. I would have liked much more of the couples. And is Nastia’s story only about flight times? Jeez, we knew what they were up against, give us a little more than that one dimensional topic please. That package of hers…I’d be ashamed if I were responsible for that. Poor, poor choice. That will only keep celebrities from joining if they knew they were going to be portrayed like that.
Be more consistent with scoring and taking off points for things. More pro dances, and I want to see the PROS choreograph them! Mandy is great and all, but I’d like to see others now, the ones who are signed on working their butts off all week to bring a top notch show!
Like others have said, scale back on having so many troupe dancers involved in weekly dances. It should feel like a treat to have the extras in there, now it getting to be same old/same old.
3. I hate to say this, but a C. I love this show, and this season looked like it had so many possibilities but again, something got lost midway through. (Integrity maybe?) I was left deflated. I didn’t watch Mondays finale. Watched Tuesday for my favorites. Fast forwarded again through the winning couples dances.
4. Celebrity? Riker. He’s adorable. I loved him as Captain Jack, he was so stinkin’ cute. Can I have a congeniality award for pro? SASHA I loved his attitude and he fit in so nicely with Derek and Nastia. I looked forward to their dances even more with him involved. I hope that TPTB come to their senses and make him a pro again.
5. Mark, Derek, Sasha, Emma, Allison. Sharna too.
6. Absolutely Derek. Mark’s concepts were great. Allison.
1. The anniversary show (Amber dancing, Amber singing! Can she comes back every season ? haha <3)
2. to stop pimping some couples and to remember that those celebs are humans and not props. I think they tend to forget that sometimes…
3. D I like some performances and some moments but towards the end I was like can this be over already haha I hope next season, will be their comeback ?
4. Riker, Noah and Willow, Robert. Sorry, I couldn't choose hihi.
5.Derek, Emma, Witney, Mark, Sharna and Allison. Again, Sorry, I couldn't choose only 5 hahaha
6.Derek, Sharna, Allison.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
The positive things I liked about this season were definitely anniversary show and the Judge’s Choice round as a few have mentioned. But I think my favorite thing about this season was Willow Shields. Forever adorable and just a breath of fresh air. I loved her to pieces.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I’m not. It became obvious right from the beginning someone behind the curtain (if not more than one person) wanted Val to win. And they got it. Just like in Season 18. Sigh. Rumer is to Meryl as Nastia is to Charlie, sadly. đ
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
Umm… I guess I’d give it a solid C+. It wasn’t their worst season, but it sure as hell wasn’t great. Just middle of the road to me.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
I think the congeniality award probably goes to Noah. He had a lot of respect for all his fellow competitors it seemed, and the feeling was 100% mutual.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were __________________________.
Sharna, Derek, Mark, Emma and Allison.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Choreographing Award Number 1 goes to Derek for the following dances: Nastia’s Argentine Tango, Charleston and Viennese Waltz. And I’m going to tack on that AMAZING routine he did with Julianne to Elastic Heart.
Choreographing Award Number 2 goes to Sharna for: Basically all of Noah’s dances. She had to get really creative with what Noah could do.
Choreographing Award Number 3 goes to Allison for: Riker’s Jazz and Contemporary. When Allison is in her element, wow. I had no idea she was so good. She so redeemed herself from last season. I hope she continues to use the off season to hone her ballroom skills and continues learn everything she can about it.
Sorry for the double post: I completely forgot that Mark should totally get a “Choreography Award” too! I would revise it and put Mark in there for Willow’s Argentine Tango, Paso and Foxtrot and then move Allison to an Honorable Mention.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
-Live stream of the rehearsals
-All Access
-Judges’ Choice Week
-SASHA FARBER! After this season, he’s proven he deserves to be a pro.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Not at all. The pimping/manipulation needs to end. I haven’t been this annoyed with the show since the all star season when Shawn was robbed due to “it’s Tony’s turn to win”. The whole “it’s this pro’s turn to win” has got to stop. The show should be about the celeb’s journey, their growth as a dancer/person, and how the pro brought out the best in them. Everyone is going to get a negative package at one point but to replay the same one 3 times? That’s just insulting. Hey TPTB, we know what you’re doing and we don’t appreciate it.
Bring back Macy’s Stars of Dance!
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
Eh… D.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Definitely Noah.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek, Sasha, Mark, Allison, Emma
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark, Allison
Runner up: Sharna
1. Positive things: All Access, Judge’s Choice, Anniversary Show – and I think the hair, make-up and costume department all do a fantastic job.
2. Satisfied with the direction: Absolutely not! Starting with Night 1 when we were told that it’s Val’s year, it was a real turn off. The pimping of one couple and the tearing down of Nastia & Derek were disgusting to watch. I ended up being angry on Monday nights instead of being entertained. The manipulation this year was out of control.
3. From A to F – I would give it a D because of the reasons in #2
4. Riker always had nice things to say about everyone
5. Favorite pros: Derek, Mark, Sharna, Emma and Peta
6. Choreography Award: Derek, Mark and Sharna
1. All access, Judges Choice
2. I haven’t watched DWTS in years, but I was entertained, it was fun and lighthearted TV.
3. B- I did not like the treatment of Nastia, but I was entertained each week, and was drawn into watch it
4. Noah & Patti, but I will also say Rumer too. She always would say Thank you to the Judges and seemed warm to all the other dancers. We met her a few years ago and she was an kind and geniune as on the show…..I hope the Fam does not take advantage of her kindness
5. In order this season: Sharna, Derek, Artem (so sweet with Patti), Peta and I am trying to warm up to Val
6. Sharna (70’s theme dance and her free style), Derek- always creative, and I am going to say Val- I did like a couple of his dances this season
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked seeing contestants from previous seasons on the anniversary show. I really liked being able to see the live rehearsals.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
Rob Wade seems much more willing than Conrad Green to manipulate the audience to produce the outcome that he wants. He apparently chose his winner before the season started, and just pushed it relentlessly. I hated that. I hate feeling like the judges are just parroting what the producers told them to say (e.g., “it’s a travesty if [you] don’t win!”, “you make me want to be a better dancer”). I’m afraid Rob Wade is going to tank the show if he continues. The manipulation is much more obvious now that they have the rehearsal cam. The producers should stop the over-the-top manipulation, and be more honest in their portrayal of the contestants.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C-. This was my least favorite season ever.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Robert! Robert had such an unfailingly positive, enthusiastic attitude. I loved that.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Derek, Allison, Mark, Kym and Sasha.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Allison, Sharna. Runner-up: Mark
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
â˘The anniversary special, the special effects and lighting with each couples dance, Disney Night,
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
â˘The last three shows have had so much manipulation by producers & judges and this season was way out of control. Lenâs remark to Val that this could be his season was way, way out of line; especially since he never said that to any other pro. Isnât it mainly about the celeb learning to dance and winning the trophy? And hardly ever showing anything positive about one couple and showing a few minutes of a woman who was exhausted after practicing 8 hours and be drilled with stupid questions and shown 3 different times was nothing but manipulation to give the viewer negative reactions. This has to stop or you will jeopardize the success and ratings of the show. Also, please spare us the âtarring of our heart stringsâ by bringing amputees on the show. It is not right to have to choose between someone who cannot perform the dances in the same way all the others can. Itâs not an even playing field and seems unfair.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
⢠D — I hated the obvious manipulation to shove one couple in our faces all season.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
â˘I would say that Nastia for her outstanding good nature with everything on her plate and having to rehearse with 3 different men and how she was able to learn Derekâs choreography and dance with Sasha had to be so hard of a challenge, yet, she came through it shining like the star she is and never showed anything but having fun dancing.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
â˘Derek, Sharna, Witney, Mark, Sasha
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
â˘Derek, Sharna, Allison and runners up, Kym, Artem
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Live rehearsals were brilliant, they have to return. All Access in general. The anniversary show to an extent although it was a little underwhelming. Judges choice, My Jam Monday and Disney were big successes. The team dances were also great as always.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
That depends on whether Rob Wade is willing to allow the winners of the show to not have to go on tour and ABC family cast members getting a free pass to the latter stages of the competition. I’ll be interested to see what angle they go next season. If Derek returns will they let him actually win this time with MOVE not touring in the winter. I’d like to see Contemporary and Jazz removed as well. That along with no Derek/Mark had an adverse affect on freestyles this season. I don’t really mind the troupe being in numbers though. Their are 6 of them and they are being paid well so I can understand them being used as much as possible. I’d also like to see the switch up back next year. Hopefully Macy’s numbers but with no results shows probably I’m not expecting it.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Probably Noah. Honourable mentions to Patti and Robert.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were in no real order – Derek, Sharna, Artem, Kym, Mark. I would have probably said Emma, but she got bumped off 1st week.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek Sharna are the only real stand outs for me. Honourable mentions to Mark who was outstanding at certain times this season when the concept didn’t get in the way of the choreo and Artem for doing very well with a 70 year old on that bum knee. Actually I’d say Allison as well. I thought she flopped her freestyle and still have real doubts on her ballroom but looking back she actually did a fantastic job with her latin.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
The 10th Anniversary show/Gethin Jones hosting all access/overall quailty of dancing was impressive/loved Judges challenge week
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
along with a few others agreeing on – less of thetroupe featured in couples dances (love them but takes so much away – save it for trios or freestyles) use them for the bumpers etc, let the celeb shine more (its dancing with the STARS) who wins should come down to dancing and dancing alone, great suggestions for Derek to take over the group numbers at the start of the show or perhaps steal Jason Gilkenson from Strictly Come Dancing (has done some amazing opening pro numbers).
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
C+ – the Val show really ruined it for me (and i didn’t mind him before this season)
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Riker
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were ..
Sharna, Derek, Kym, Emma (slayed with Jason Durelo), Allison (espically toward the end of the season)
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Sharna followed closely by Mark (deserved to be around so much longer)
Positive-Tom Bergeron
Very Unsatisfied-I have watched this show since the very beginning the only reality show I ever watched and it saddens me that now I can’t even muster the desire to watch it in full. I have resorted to reading this site and then just decide w/c ones to watch on youtube. ing is getting worse, the judges are getting more cruel in their comments and too biased, the show more focused on the pros bit the celebs, I don’t even watch the packages anymore because I just start rolling my eyes. This season is the worst(after Season 18).
F-I don’t even know if I will ever watch the show again.
Riker-I like his attitude
Derek Sharna Emma
Derek Mark Sharna
I’m sick to death of a lot of you saying that there is so much manipulation and what not — and like it or not, the pros are just as much a part of the show as the stars– who do you think choreographs the dances? More so this year since we lost Cheryl and Karina. It’s a competition
Dear Jessie/Chris/Evan/Jake/Sam/whatever other names you’re trying to fool us with…
1.) Pick one name to post with, or you won’t be posting at all.
2..) If you’re “sick to death” of what we’re saying, then why are a you here?
I love watching dancers like Derek and Mark create their magic.
The blatant manipulation is a turnoff. In the past even with the manipulation there was some unpredictability. Last few seasons the end game has been a foregone conclusion. As many others have noted, the show also seemed very rushed.
Anniversary show grade – C. Nothing special about it IMO. Didn’t live up to the hype. Maybe having the Willis family in the audience every week was their idea of a spectacular season though.
Emma for Miss Congeniality – hands down.
Favorite pros – Derek, Mark, Emma, Sharna, Karina
Best choreographers Derek (in a league of his own), Mark, Sharna
I agree with a lot of the sentiments already posted, but I gotta give the Congeniality Award to Willow. There seemed to be a lot of mutual adoration between her and the entire cast/crew. She’s also one of the most positive things about the season for me.
Hey Vogue! What a great questionnaire!!
1)What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
a) LOVED the All Access Rehearsals!! It was fantastic to be able to peek inside the studio to watch the process.
b) Gethin Jones and the live-stream during the show: so much fun!
c) Judges Challenge week: really interesting to see things from the judges’ perspective and it made me appreciate their knowledge and talent even more.
d) Tom Bergeron as always!
e) Derek Hough whose presence, charm, skill, talent & dancing can make even a bad day (or show) good.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I am extremely dissatisfied and dismayed about the downward direction of this show which I have watched from season one. It used to be about Pro-Am ballroom dancing with a fun freestyle at the end and interesting comments from three diverse judges, as well as exciting Pro numbers that showcased the tremendous talent of the Pros. It was fun to think that our votes were actually counted for the best dancer to win. I was glued to my seat! No longer. Now I am just disgusted with what the show has deteriorated into, DVD it and fast forward most of it. I am just so sad to witness the progressive demise of what was once a fabulous reality show.
How to improve it? For goodness sake TPTB, learn from and return to what initially made the show so wonderful: ballroom and latin dancing with one celebrity and one Pro that was NOT highly produced with an agenda to make a certain Pro win. Plus:
a) Three judges. Four just takes up too much time so that one judge’s comments are invariably cut short.
b) More Pro dances choreographed by one of the actual Pros.
c) More Macy Stars of Dance.
d) STOP the insulting-to-the viewer pimpage of a particular Pro (Val, Maks & Tony) at the expense of an actually talented celebrity that might deserve to win: i.e. Shawn Johnson, Charlie White and Nastia Liukin. If I were a celebrity, I would be reluctant to join a show where the outcome was pre-determined.
e) Ballroom, ballroom, ballroom: one Pro, one celebrity on the dance floor at a time without all the razzmatazz of big production numbers every time which makes the freestyle anti-climactic.
f) Stop the over usage of the troupe. It has become tedious.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
D minus because even with the improvements of live streaming and Gethin Jones, the pimpage and blatant manipulation of the viewer was insulting and degrading and took all the fun of the show away for me.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Miss Patti, with Robert as runner-up.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
a) Derek
b) Mark
c) Kym
d) Witney
e) Artem, simply because of how wonderful he was with Miss Patti and gave her choreo she could manage.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
I have to copy part of #38 Jane’s list here because I agree with it!:
*Derek (Rumba, Subway Charleston, Gladiator Paso, Jive Trio, Len Waltz)
*Mark (Contemporary Art AT, Hunger Games Contemporary, Alice Foxtrot)
*Sharna (70âs Jazz)
*runner-up: Allison (Salsa, Pirate Paso, Contemporary)
Thanks DW! Glad you liked. I’m enjoying you and everyone’s comments so much, THANKS ALL!
And Fig, now I want to change my mind to Willow. In every blog she wrote, she talked about the other couples mostly and not about her and Mark. She is really something special.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I was very taken to by many of the stars’ attitudes this season. rom Robert to Patti to Charlotte and dare I say Chris. This was a very likeable cast.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I like how they are getting bolder with the production of the dances but sometimes all the extra props, effects and troupe can be rather excessive. Needs to be moderated. Also, I think people already talked about pimping eonugh so I don’t think I need to say more.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
D
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
I’m torn between RIker and Willow
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Mark, Derek, Allison, Artem and Sasha.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like. Mark, Derek and Allison. Runner-ups would be Artem and Sharna.
Yep, Vogue – she’s a special kid and really seems like she has a kind heart, good soul, and amazing attitude and maturity.
This is one of the reasons I love this show still – I would have never known a thing about her otherwise, and now I’m a fan for life. I might even have to watch those dreaded movies one of these days, haha.
Fig, lol DITTO!
How did I miss this post đ So here is mine đ
what positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
1.(A) All Access was definitely a hit we could c the personalities of each contestant their more that was also one place where we could c the bonding between Nastia and D. (B)The Live rehearsals were great the 6 cameras all of that and some of the theme concepts were good I liked the Latin Night and Disney it was fun.(C) Anniversary special was good and the during the finale the Social media bit they played was cool
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
No not at all for various reasons.
A. I get it that this is a reality show and they want to show drama but that does not mean you have the rights to portray a perfectly lovely girl as mean and try to destroy her image on top of it try to defend it as she was trying to hind something that was way out of line. They can have their agendas but why play with peoples image for that?
B. 1st make your song selections better and if a song is given to some one just go with it no 1n should be allowed to change it as per their wish or inability to choreograph to it.
c.The judging s too inconsistent there has to be a rule book that the judges follow.
D. Lastly the media appearance or screen time for all the couple should be same pls
E. Miss the Macy performance they should bring it back
3. I would give it a D coz it was too obvious on who should win they dint let the chips fall its ways.
4. Riker he was nice to every1n drama free appreciated everything loved how he use to say Derek is the king of Dance đ one time he said it would be great to do a trio with Derek
5.Derek, Mark, Emma, Allison, kym
6. Derek, sharna, Mark.
Mishti, Riker said that? Oh what I would give to see a trio with Riker, Derek, and Allison. Now THAT would’ve been epic. Maybe they should’ve done that for their freestyle. In season 18, I also wanted to see Derek and Charlie dance. Riker, Derek, Charlie all come across as wonderful people, no drama, just hard work and fun. Unfortunately that’s not what the show wants to promote.
#Ananya, Ya he did in one of his live rehearsals đ Allison was explaining somewhere in week 4/5 I guess that they have a trio dance round with another pro at one point in the competition and Riker immediately said can we have Derek? can we dance with Derek and Allison said it will be amazing to dance with Derek :-).If the show focused on giving us some brilliant dancing then they could have made things possible but that’s not their focus đ
1- POSITIVES
Sharna & Noah. Beautiful soul meets beautiful soul. Probably one of my favorite couples off all time
I liked the Anniversary special mostly and especially as an idea. But where were tons of the old pros? And Kelly and Val dancing mostly naked to a dance that wasn’t all that the first time around? Really?! And 1 hour? Liked it but mostly a disappointment
2- IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Stop ramming a chosen couple down our throats (R & V)Stop gushing over subpar choreo or choreo that doesn’t fit the style (Val!!) Let the judges judge. Period. Don’t have them dock here or pad here. Fair would be nice!!!! Be even with the packages. They should all be approx equal in length. And don’t intentionally make someone out to be the boogy man (nastia). They all get tired all get frustrated. Not just the contestants you want to boot prematurely.
Stop making it about the pros. Don’t give the same pros awesome partners year after year. It pisses me off! IT IS NO ONES TURN TO WIN.
Oh man, just getting warmed up!! đ
Stop putting the troop in every frickin dance. Please. It’s getting old and distracting. Plus it makes the freestyles seem like just another week. Here is an idea!! Use the troop to do an OPENING NUMBER. You know where there was actually a fun opening to the show!!
And can we please dial back the raunch? I don’t need all the men shirtless all the time. I don’t need incessant hair flipping and grinding. Really I’m good!! And what was with the all male number in the finale. THIS IS NOT MAGIC MIKE
I almost wish there was a pro rotation in place. It has become way too much about the pros.
3 GRADE
C it would have been a D without Noah and ShArna. Too much production and too much pimpage. The producers are RUININg my favorite show!!!
4 Noah and Willow.
5- my favorite pros Sharna, Derek, Emma, Artem & Sasha
I like Mark but he was just too OTT this season. I like Allison’s choreo but she is not a ballroom dancer. Her technique stands out like a sore tooth.
6-Best choreo – SHARNA!! She killed it. Derek. And I know this is crazy but Artem. Even though Patti was limited he made cute little routines for her. Were they over scored? Yes. Did that piss me off? Yes. But he did good for a partner like her.
Willow….she was raised right, that girl. Love her. She gets my vote as well.
I. Would. Grade. Season 20. Dwts a let down. That. Derek. And. His. Partner went home In the semi finals. Over. Noah. You gotta. Be getting me. How. Could you let that happen. Derek and his. Partner. Should have. One. The whole thing that guy just got Votes. For. Spthamthy. Votes. He. Should have gone in the semi finals. And you. Guys had the. Whole thing. Fix. For Val and. Rummer. To win. That gotta. Stop to. And. To. Have. You. Fix things. And. May I had that mark ballas went way to early. How. Could you let mark go home. And. Emma. Needs to. Have. A better partner next time. And you. Can. The problem. Next time season 21. That Derek wins. Or. Mark wins. Or. You. Lost me as a viewer. How. That. Better make sure Derek wins. Next time. Or. I. Will. Tell my family. Not to watch. You guys anymore.
Well, let me be honest and brief if I may. 1. The hosts, Erin and Tom. 2. To gain improvement you need a new set of judges & Some returns of other experienced pros we met on DWTS from season 3-18. Now the show is a little messy.
3.D+ It was not a good show. It was known from day one of the competition that Rumer and Val would win. Also known that Allison because Riker was so GREAT would come in second. An easy bet. I am happy that Val won. He deserved it. 4. Congeniality would be Riker.
5. Five favorite pros on this season 20 show are: Whitney, Sharna, Val, Kim and Mark. Mark is great but he doesn’t get the credit he deserves from the judges. Derek, doesn’t have to ever worry- he is a favorite by those judges. Derek can dance now. My group of watchers of DWTSI did not enjoy the show this season 20.
I swear, Mandy Moore is the reason we get both all female, slightly raunchy and all male really raunchy routines. It’s her go-to choreo style. Think back to the all male jive that opened the show that one season – that was awesome. Actual dancing and everyone had all their clothes on. Unfortunately, the female pros don’t really seem to choreograph for more than their hair and hips when left to their own devices in a pro dance. Why, women, why?
I was going to go into more detail, but my laptop broke so I’ll keep it quick.
1) Tom is perpetual perfection, and Erin really rose to meet him this season. There was still some good dancing to be enjoyed this season and I felt entertained and inspired by the first half of the series.
2) Various kinds of no. Strip it all back. Replace Len, who I’m fairly sure has been dead for the last year, Bruno and Carrie-Ann with better, fairer judges. Either allocate songs and make them stick, or allow free choice, because the wishy-washy crap that Val got away with isn’t OK. And the producers we have clearly cannot leave well enough alone. If the only way to have a fair season where things are allowed to unfold is to completely replace the producers, do it. What are Heidi, Courtney and Vogue doing?
3) D- Just barely passable. It started off well enough, but that may be because there’s only so much pimping you can fit in with 10 couples in the show. It all went massively to hell about halfway in and overall I’m left with a foul taste on my mouth. If another couple ever gets treated in the way Nastia and Derek were I’m done. The show’s better than that.
4) Willow Shields, for general likeability on the show, and stunning maturity in handling one of the most disappointing eliminations in the show’s history. She’ll go far.
5) Sharna, Derek and Mark are easily my top 3 for the season. 4th and 5th would have to be Sasha for stepping up to the plate and Allison purely for the scene with the penguin costumes in their Viennese Waltz package.
6) Sharna and Derek should both get Emmy nominations for this season, although Sharna’s unlikely to. Mark again makes my top 3 but I wish he’d gone simpler for Willow sometimes. I wish he’d been allowed to, the only ballroom dance they got was their Disney Foxtrot. I wish they’d had Viennese Waltz or Tango at some point.
Also, yes, that is me keeping it quick.
Ok I am back……sorry……I just can’t help myself it seems. I don’t want DWTS to be canceled in the near future because of producer stupidity.
A couple more things to add that I loved in S20
-Paul Kirkland in Noah & Rykers freestyle as well as the finalE. He is so talented
-judges dances – I really liked what CAI did with Noah
-keo got a second chance. I know he didn’t get far but no one deserves a one and done IMO
Things to improve/ideas
I would like all new judges or some other method of obtaining fair scoring. I am with someone above that says rules. Rulebook and stick to it! (CAI with her ability to spot or not spot lifts with no consistency) I am ok with Len Bruno and CAI but only when fair. And I really don’t like JA as a judge. Sometimes she says really snarky stuff & her presence will ensure that FAM fans scream impartiality.
Bring back the DESIGN A DANCE. I loved Chelsie & Trystan to BeyoncĂŠ. Loved Mark & Sabrina to eye of the tiger
New blood with the pros. Derek is insanely talented but underrated and his partners always have a target on thier back. Make Derek the pro choreographer. He can do amazing things (without raunch) & deserves better than this treatment. Same with Mark. He is so underrated & disrespected. Make them the choreo team & wait for the Emmys
Tony should have retired long before now. His choreo is so boring. If you get him as your pro you are essentially guaranteed of a loss. Val-I’m not even going there
I feel like troupers or even fresh blood will help the show. It’s gotten hard to watch these past seasons.
Mandy Moore choreographed great girls routines on SYTYCD, e.g. Top 7 Girls routine to MY Immortal. Very aesthetic and sensual, yet so powerful. I wish she could create something like that for the girls on dwts. She once mentioned that she loves the sassiness of latin and ballroom dancers. Maybe that’s why she only choreographs hair and hips :-). But I think that is very unfortunate since the girls are so amazing and there is more to them then just “sassi”.
Mr A, I love your idea for judging replacements. Thanks. Oh Charlie’s Angels in the most beautiful dresses….can you imagine?
1. Livestream rehearsals, Disney week, Erin is so funny.
2. I don´t like the pity stuffs, some packages were horrible on purpose.
3. B
4. Riker hands down. He is awesome, even when he was stressed out, he really enjoyed the show as anyone else
5. Derek, Allison, Sharna, Mark.
6. Derek,Allison, Sharna and Mark
1. The positives were the Anniversary show and the casting of the variety of celebrities of different backgrounds and personalities. The show could improve by going back to 3 judges and give the celebs more time on camera say like the confessionals. I would also only have 10 couples instead of 12. I prefer better song choices to match the dance given.
2. The direction of the show is actually go downhill for me. I know they have to bring in the younger crowd but there is way too much contemporary styles done each week and far too less ballroom. Don’t get me wrong, strictly ballroom is not for me either but I prefer the entertainment style of ballroom dances. Also the guest singers are way too much rap style; loud and obnoxious. Let the Pro numbers go back to one of the actual pros. Mandy Moore does nothing for me. I maybe have enjoyed two or three of her numbers. It’s all girls and guys bumping and grinding.
3. Grade: D Too much of one couple and certain agendas. It’s starting to really look like a low grade reality show similar to a grade B cable TV.
4. Favorites: Derek, Mark, Sasha (always has been since day one), Kim and Sharna.
5. Best Choreographers: Derek, Mark Sharna; without a doubt.
Lastly, the Congeniality award goes to Robert for the men and Nastia for the women.
The thing with Mandy Moore is, just when you think you are fed up with her routines and want to see her gone, she then pulls something out of the bag like that bowling number in the semi finals that makes you want to give her another chance. She then proceeds to choreo routines that make you fed up again before she inevitably pulls another great number out the bag.
If Derek ever steps down as a pro, TPTB simply have to get him in as creative director. It’s just a complete no brainer. Look what he does with Macy’s numbers on limited time. Give Derek a group of world class dancers to direct every week and he’ll choreograph you Emmy winning routines. If DWTS don’t offer him that gig the minute he says no to being a pro dancer, they deserve all the stick they get.
I might add that I so enjoy the live all-access and rehearsal packages, they truly show the couples and their journey. It is too bad that all can’t see them during the live show. If it weren’t for this and PDH website I know I would have missed out on some interesting concepts of the celebrity and the teaching process.
I agree with pretty much everything’s that’s been said here. I would like the give the Congeniality award to two celebs though, firstly Willow, she was amazing, adorable, and so mature, she dealt with the show so well, and secondly to Nastia. I’m not sure is Congeniality is the right word/award for her.. but I think that Nastia in my opinion was the celeb who was modest and most mature/smart(?) about the entire show and every horrible thing that was thrown at her. I’ll like to give props up to Derek for that as well.
#67 PH: OMG, I just have to respond to your comment about that all male jive Pro number that opened the show one season and I can’t remember which one, but it was early on after Mark & Derek started. It was indeed AWESOME!! One of my favorite Pro dances ever. Thanks for mentioning it: it brought back great & wistful memories!!
Season 9, DW. đ https://youtu.be/qZtcLv0CDJI
The. Cherohapy award. Should. Also go to mark. Sharna and. Alison and Whitney. Whitney did a. Great. Job. Chris. Whitney. Should. Get. The cherophapy award for. Dance. When. They. Did the. Foot loose. One. Derek if. He. Wins the. Cherohapy award. I. He. Gets it. For the. Train. Dance they. Did. And mark. The. Alice dance.
My. 5 favorite pros are. Derek. Mark. Alison. Emma. Sharana. Tony
#78 PH: Thank you!! Loved it.
#78 PH: Wow, that was great! Derek definitely stole the show though. Some of the former pros….well let’s just say I can see why they’re former pros.
Tara, take it easy on the periods. If you can’t post in a more readable manner, just don’t.
Long time lurker, first time commenting due to my frustration with show agenda that came to a head this year, but obviously has been taking this direction for a few seasons. I’ve watched DWTS since the first season, and it’s always been one of my favorite shows. After this season, though, they may have lost me. Obvious bias is a real turnoff for me.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20? – Very little seemed positive to me this year due to the blatantly pushed agenda of it’s Val’s turn to win. Sorry, but no one is entitled to a mirror ball simply for showing up for a few years–show us great choreography and a desire to showcase your celebrity, please. The best thing about this season was the 10 yr anniversary show. Also, I loved the joy and chemistry that was obvious between several of the couples. I hate seeing anyone injured, but loved the innovative choreography Derek was able to come up with for Sasha & Nastia, particularly the “subway dance”. The team dances are always a highlight for me, too–lots of creativity and a great showcase for all of the dancers, celebrity and pro alike.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future? Absolutely not. Like others, I absolutely detest having the “I haven’t won a mirror ball” them pushed down my throat virtually all season. Manipulation by the producers and/or judges and media is not a pretty thing to watch, and totally drives me away from the celebrity, even though it isn’t their fault. This show needs to be about the celebrity’s journey, and way less emphasis on “it’s the pro’s turn” or the pros angst. Also, please get rid of having the troupe dancing in the celebrity/pro numbers unless it’s for a trio dance or the finale. It really takes away from watching the celebrity dancer and makes me think that the celebrity can’t handle the choreography if there needs to be so much smoke & mirrors to distract us. This year it seemed that there was very little ballroom, and way too much contemporary, especially for certain couples. Don’t get me wrong, I love contemporary and jazz, but I want to see several styles of dance from all of the couples. I want to see a little balance and fairness in dance assignments given to all of the couples. They should all have to do the same dances at some time in their time on the show (unless it isn’t physically possible for them), not obviously skewed to the strengths of a particular partnership or another. I would like to see a little more fairness and less bias all across the board.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall? This year, definitely a D from me due to all of the blatant manipulation of packages, dances, and the “poor me, I’ve never won a mirror ball” mentality. Let’s make it fair and about the celebrity. Also, less choreo by Mandy Moore, and more diversity in pro dances. Would love to see the Macy’s Stars of Dance come back.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most? Noah, hands down. The guy always had a positive attitude, and seemed to be on great terms with all of the dancers and celebs. Runner up would probably be Robert who always had a genuine smile on his face, and you could tell that he really was enjoying himself and the whole experience.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were Derek, Sharna, Mark, Emma, & Allison. Also, kudos to Sasha for stepping in, always with a smile on his face, and executing beautiful dances with Nastia and Derek. He was just a joy to watch.
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark, & Sharna, with Emma as a runner-up (she seems to make all of her partners better and is just fun to watch). I want choreography that is creative, fresh, and not dumbed down. Points off for pros that put in a lot of walking or fluff to use up time before the dance, and use the troupe a lot.
The thing about the Mandy Moore sexy routines is that I do really enjoy the sexy dances but the pro dances aren’t necessarily the time or place. Celebrities can actually do the sexy as well as the pros, they tend to have the performing skills it takes. It’s jaw-dropping technique that the pros will always have the edge in, so showcase that. The Season 9 men’s jive was, what, 8 men doing really complex Jive in perfect sync, and a pro dance is the only place you’ll get that on the show.
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
I liked the level of cameradery amongst some contestants. I like the addition of live streams but I would suggest they work a little on that. It can’t be so hard to do taping with sound and some kind of being on time. I really enjoyed All Access and Gethin.
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I am not all too happy with the direction. This is the third season in a row where the winner was known from the beginning. First the perfect Disney princess, then Alfonso, now the celebrity’s kid and the “most deserving pro”. I don’t want to take away from the clebes, they all are great dancers. But if it is forced down my throat from day one who “has to win”, it gets old.
They should improve it by going back to what they did the frist 5 years. Just dance! 10 Ballroom dances first and then other styles. Not the other way around. Not every dance needs to be a big production with 10 pros. Just dance!
They should finally allow lifts in Ballroom, but limit the number of lifts per dance.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
Dancingwise it was very good, so B+ here. Overall there was some disappointment. So it is a C.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Well that must be Noah.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were:
Derek
Sasha
Sharna
Emma
Mark
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek
Sharna
Mark
Thanks PH #78 for sharing that link of the all-male Jive number! I agree with Mr A #85, it’s nice to see the pro dancers dancing all-out.
I also really liked the all-male pro number to “Seven Nation Army” in Season 16. I wish more male pro numbers were like this and that Jive number (I’m also being biased because I love The White Stripes). I did not like the male pro number in the Finale Results Show – especially the part when after the dance, the men gathered around Erin and were practically groping her. I’m not a prude, but I was like, please stop, this looks so uncomfortable. But Erin seemed to like it so I guess I shouldn’t complain. Funny how neither Derek nor Mark were in that number. I guess during production meetings both were like, um, no thanks.
While on the topic of pro numbers (in particular Mandy Moore pro numbers), one of my biggest pet peeves is when the female pros are constantly looking for the camera. This just bugs me because I feel they spend more time trying to spot the camera than looking at their partners/connecting with their partners. And I don’t think Mandy Moore is the only one to blame. I also think it’s the newer generation of dancers: Witney, Jenna, Sharna, Peta, Allison (Emma is the exception IMO). When Karina and Cheryl were on the show, I noticed they didn’t do that as much which makes me miss them even more.
Jane, the camera mugging by the female pros has irked me for a while, too. I adore Sharna, but she is probably the most egregious offender. It takes me out of the dance, too, and I wish they’d connect with each other rather than the camera. It did ramp up a lot with Mandy Moore, so I don’t think she’s blameless – but you’re right in that Karina and Cheryl did it a lot less. I’d prefer they not do it at all, but if they are make it an unexpected gesture, rather than a constant reaction. I realize that some people might not care at all or even enjoy it, but for me personally it’s a not-insignificant detraction from the pro numbers.
I agree Figmentation, I also think Sharna is one of the bigger offenders in the camera mugging (I also think Jenna is another one). It’s weird though because while I don’t like the way she dances in pro numbers (because she’s always looking for the camera), I do love the way she dances with her celeb partners (Noah especially).
I too wish they would tone down the camera mugging but I guess some people just don’t mind it. But for me personally, whenever the camera pans around the dance floor and there’s always a couple female pros who I can see actively looking for the camera, they just stick out like sore thumbs. I wish I could ignore whenever that happens but my eyes immediately get drawn to those offenders… and I don’t like it! đ
1. There was a good mix of younger and older celebrities this year. I also really like getting to see the rehearsals on line this season.
2. It’s about time that Emma finally got a good partner. She hasn’t had much to work with so far and it would be fun to see her get a partner that has a chance to reach the finals. I would like to see a segment this next season where the judges perform a routine together.
3. A+
4. Patti
5.Emma, Derek, Kym, Sharna, Mark
6. Derek, Sharna, Mark
1. Positive things? Disney Week, good mixture of older and younger stars.
2. The one thing to improve DWTS most is to be transparent about the voting. No more of this “while not necessarily the bottom two” nonsense. Also, I’d like to see one pro back — Anna Trebunskaya.
3. Grade for season 20 — B+. The judges’ choice in the semifinals was cheesy and pointless. Go back to a four-couple final.
4. Congeniality award? Well, that’s a no-brainer: Patti LaBelle.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were (in no particular order) Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, Sharna Burgess, Peta Murgatroyd, Val Chmerkovskiy.
6. Choreographing award: 1. Sharna for the body of her work with Noah. 2. Mark for constantly pushing the envelope. 3. Allison Holker for constantly challenging Riker — and the young man came through!
1. What positive things did you like about Dancing With The Stars Season 20?
Disney Week…. thats all i’ve got
2. Are you satisfied with the direction of the show? If not, how can âthe powers that beâ improve Dancing With The Stars in the future?
I honestly think DWTS has always been a cheese ball show, but now that it’s trying to be more contemporary, its sort of have become a hot mess. Both have its pros and cons, but the cons are coming out much more now. I think the judges need to go, but I’ve thought that for a while. I think Julianne has the only one who has been the most consistent. I’ve always hated a playing of favorites, but all performance competition (DWTS, SYTYCD, American Idol) shows do it. I wish the focus would be more on REALITY of what the stars are dealing with and not some contrived fantasy that they concocted. I recognize they want to bring out drama, but I don’t think these people need THAT MUCH assistance.
3. From an âAâ to an âFâ, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 20 overall?
D – Only because a lot of people I wanted around left early.
4. From all the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 20 and if there was a Congeniality Award, which one celebrity deserved it the most?
Either Patti Labelle or Willow Sheilds. My favorite line from Patti was something to the effect of “my knee may be hurt, but Noah doesn’t have a leg.” I liked what she brought out in Artem as well.
5. My 5 favorite pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20 were – 1) Derek (write it down in the history books, this is a first), 2) Mark, 3) Sharna, 4) Artem/ Tony – both men surprised me in how they brought out the best in their partners and were bearable this season, 5) Allison
6. If you were to give a âchoreographingâ award to THREE pros on Dancing With The Stars Season 20, would they be? You can also list a few runners-up if you like.
Derek, Mark, Sharna…. Honorable Mention: Artem/ Tony and Allison
1. Positive things- Disney week & most memorable year week. Team dances were awesome as always.
2. No. Too much producer manipulation to create drama. DWTS used to be such a good-natured but cheesy show. Now it’s still cheesy, but the way they’ve been treating certain celebrities these past few seasons, I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a hard time finding people to sign up.
Things to fix:
Everyone gets equal time for packages. Less emphasis on dramatic moments. It throws the celebrities off their game. And no replaying negative edits to sway viewers. They didn’t do it to Chris, nor Noah when they got frustrated, so doing it to Nastia was really cruel.
Back to the 4 person finale. I like more freestyles.
For non ballroom dances, a couple does either jazz or contemporary, but not both because I think it makes freestyles less impactful at times.
For repeat dances in the finale, make it clear whether it’s a judges choice or a star’s choice. I think calling it the repeat dance is vague and pretty manipulative because what is it based on? Are they dancing for redemption, or was it a favorite dance/ was the dance so good they wanna see it again?
3. C. There was some incredible dancing, brilliant choreography and very likable stars, but I am so annoyed by the manipulation. I’ve watched since S3 because of the feel good vibes, but TPTB often have left me with a bad taste in my mouth lately. Plus, I feel like there could’ve been more done to celebrate the 20th season on the live show. I think the 200th episode back in S11 was a lot more celebratory.
4. As said before, everyone in this cast was so nice! But I gotta give it to Miss Patti LaBelle. She was the heart of the show for me. The queen! Honorable mentions to Noah for having such a good heart and being inspirational, Riker for his electric enthusiasm, Willow for being such a sweet girl & a fearless performer, and Nastia for her class and grace.
5. Mark, Derek, Sharna, Kym, Allison, Artem in no particular order. I always love Emma too. Wish team Fooma went further.
6. Mark, Derek and Sharna for their creativity, passion, and desire to continually push themselves while raising the bar for everyone else.
Just thought of this randomly:
I remembered this past season the show did these “demonstration bumpers” where a couple does a Jive and it’s labeled “Jive” on the bottom of the screen or Cha-Cha and it’s labeled “Cha-Cha,” etc, etc.
I don’t recall them doing Contemporary or Jazz so I think it would be nice if they do demonstration bumpers of these styles since they are one of the assigned dances – preferably choreographed and danced by people who know these styles (Mandy Moore, Derek, Allison, maybe some outside choreographers/dancers).
I also think it would be nice if they do demonstration bumpers of sister dances to ballroom like Disco, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Flamenco as well as dances outside of ballroom like Bollywood, Hip-Hop, Afro Jazz, Broadway, Tap, Ballet.
I just think it would be nice to show viewers all these different types of dances – as well as educate them what some of these dances are supposed to be. I don’t think Gilles & Peta’s Bollywood dance is a great example of what a Bollywood dance is about nor any of Val’s Contemporaries are great examples of what Contemporary is all about – because he seems to think it’s all about running around the floor, walking down stairs and gazing longingly into his partner’s eyes.
Another thought: Disney night works really well, it’s probably the best theme night they have, especially since they screwed up Classical Night, but if they’re gonna carry on doing it they should bring in some new movies, both figuratively and literally. Stuff that’s not either princess or brave hero. How AMAZING would it have been for Alfonso and Whitney to dance Salsa to Perfect World from The Emperor’s New Groove, had they had Disney night in Season 19? Disney has such a variety of styles throughout its movies, I’d love them to use the whole spectrum.