Does Kim Zolciak Want To Quit Dancing With The Stars?
Not sure if any of this is true, but, Celebrity Laundry is reporting Kim Zolciak doesn’t want to take the stage again on Dancing With The Stars. Also, a lot of various sources are reporting she had a melt down with Delta Airlines on Monday night after the show. Celebrity Laundry is more of a tabloid source, but, I can’t help to wonder if this rumor about her wanting to quit isn’t true? Let us know what you think!
After Kim’s disastrous and embarrassing Dancing With The Stars performance, the reality TV star and NFL wife had a total meltdown at Delta Airlines. According to a report from TMZ, it all started with an issue with boarding passes, apparently the airline tried to put half of Kim’s family and entourage on another flight and the RHOA star was not having it. After her mortifying performance on Dancing With The Stars Kim took all of her frustrations out on the employees at Delta.
Sources close to Kim Zolciak reveal that the reality TV star is threatening to quit Dancing With The Stars – even though she is bound by contract, she does not want to take the stage again. An insider close to Kim dished to CDL, “Kim isn’t exactly used to not excelling. She doesn’t know how to handle not being the best at something. She has already threatened to quit Dancing With The Stars, and has asked her agent if there us any way to get her out of the contract. She was in tears after her embarrassing performance during the premiere – it’ll be a miracle if they get her back up on stage for night two.”
I hope she doesn’t quit. As a mother of 6 it would set a terrible example for her children. You can’t always be the best, but you need to finish what you start and take risks outside your comfort zone.
Kim “doesn’t know how to handle not being the best at something”? Sooo…she thinks she sings like Celine Dion, then? Cause her vocal abilities are anything but “the best”. I think a more accurate statement would be “Kim doesn’t know how to handle things not going her way.” Hell, that’s easy to see, from the Delta blowup video.
Honestly, I would not be surprised if this were true. The last time things stopped going her way on a show, she just quit (her unceremonious exit from RHOA). I’m sure she’s assuming she can just do the same here – contractual obligations be damned! Legalities don’t seem to be something that really hinder her – just look at the mess she & Kroy had with their rental home, and the brouhaha over her not giving royalties to Kandi Burress for “Tardy for the Party”.
Just had a mini convo with Kim on IG. She said she’d NEVER quit!
Couldn’t agree more, Court! I have a feeling we’re in for a lot of drama with her on Monday…especially trying to learn two new dances this week. Can you imagine? I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s eliminated first.
Jill, so true. If she quits, she will be bad example to her kids. It sounds like it wouldn’t be first time.
I’d take anything Kim says with a grain of salt – she’s probably in damage control mode right now.
It’s a TV show so I say keep going until she gets voted out becuase quoting becuase she isn’t the best dancer and failed miserably will just make her look bad.
Hopefully come Monday Kim won’t need to quit…. She’ll be gone by the power invested by the voters.
I don’t see any way Kim survives Monday night’s elim – but just seeing what I have from her, it wouldn’t surprise me if she was just flat out refusing to even perform on Monday. Too much ego.
No doubt she’ll be eliminated early…..too bad she didn’t dance as well as she did on her rehearsal video. She moves well…..maybe a different pro? It seemed really slow for a salsa.
I almost have to wonder if it’s a Tony thing because how often have we used the word “timid” to describe his seemingly big personality partners on the dance floor. Wendy Williams, Wynonna, Suzanne Somers to name a few.
It’s like Tony pours all of his creative juice into weird themes instead of better choreography and giving his partners a bit more confidence. Not enough tough love, if any.
Well where would the votes come from to save her? Currently she’d need about 0.4% more if the vote than Chaka, and 1.2% more than one (or two if Chaka gets enough to save herself)of Victor, Gary and Paula. Everyone else is at least too far ahead for Kim to catch (I think.) How would that happen? Could anyone vote for that dance? I doubt it. I don’t think the Real Housewives fan base is big enough or relevant enough to do much. Does Tony have a big fan base? Not that I’ve seen. Her personality didn’t come off that well to me, certainly compared to someone like Victor, and “bad dance” votes (which upset me, but may be a bigger factor in Britain than America) might well go other ways, to entertaining trainwrecks rather than the total non-event that Salsa was. If she’s coming into this week with a bad attitude, it will show in her dance, and that I think will be the final nail in an already well-built coffin.
@Mr A – I guess I’m feeling like Kim is Lolo redux – somebody that just so spectacularly self-destructed on camera that it kept people from even considering voting for them.
Well yes, that’s my feeling too, but like I say, even if she’d danced well I have my doubts about her strength in voting.
At least Gary was entertaining. I think he may have pulled in a ton of votes just for that alone. When he said Tom’s left eye was spinning, I just about lost it.
Kim and leave this week and take her waist shrinking gizmo with her.
Didn’t Vin report that his grandma voted for her?
@Mr A – The Real Housewives are such a roll of the dice, fanbase-wise – Lisa Vanderpump was a fairly lousy dancer with a brand-new pro, yet managed to stick around for a few weeks; NeNe certainly wasn’t terrible and was a great showman, and lasted past the midpoint of her season. Thing is, both NeNe & Lisa were still on their respective RH’s shows at the time – Kim has been gone from RHOA for a few years now. And while she does have her own show now, I’m not sure it is the ratings magnet that RH’s tend to be. I generally find that a lot of women find Kim hard to relate to – she’s a devoted wife and mother, but she’s a devoted wife and mother with a staff of nannies and housekeepers, and a rich husband that gives her carte blanche with the credit card to go shopping, get her hair done, get plastic surgery, etc. She may love to drop the “I have 6 kids!” line – but she’s certainly not corraling all of them singlehandedly. I would guess that she isn’t as popular as Lisa or NeNe – and is a worse dancer than both – so she’s probably a goner.
Random tidbit here but on the subject of Lisa Vanderpump- do you think she’d have been the first one gone from Season 16? I seem to recall she was up against Victor Ortiz but then Dorothy’s withdrawal spared them. I never really was sure who would have been the first boot…but I think I was always edging towards it being Lisa (luckily she got a couple more weeks- liked her. :D)
Yes, I really think it would have been Lisa to go first. The only actual elimination she survived was Wynonna and Tony’s in Week 3, when they had a 6-point cushion, so possible she still got very few votes. With Nene, I couldn’t give a sh- about The Fake Housewives, but I liked her on Glee, liked her personality and she was a decent dancer, none of which I can say for Kim
You know, I’m not the biggest Tony fan, but I feel for him having to partner Kim. First Kate Gosselin, than this chick? Yowza.
If she’s trying to get out of the show, I say let her go. If you have to make up something like a fake injury to try and save face, than do it. I’m not interested in seeing that sort of self-involved toxic behavior. I mean Amy and Noah both appeared on the show despite enormous physical hurtles to overcome and not only danced, but danced rather well.
Kim is an able bodied, reasonably fit woman. There’s no excuse for being so whiny and self-defeating.
I like Tony but more often than not he has not seemed to be able to get anything extra out of his celebrity partners. There is no doubt in my mind if Derek were her partner we would see a far more improved Kim, both talent and attitude wise. Remember how thrilled NeNe was when she got a chance to work one week with Derek during the switch up. She almost sent Tony over the edge with her comments towards Derek.
@Trish – And this is why I have to argue with people EVERY SINGLE SEASON about how all the pros are NOT created equal – there’s pros that can shine turds (Derek, Mark) and there are pros that struggle when they’re handed a non-skilled/less-skilled dancer (Tony, Keo, Val). With Keo in particular these days, I just have to roll my eyes when I hear yet another person saying “Poor Keo! He only gets sh*tty partners, and he’s such a great teacher…he deserves a good partner!” Keo’s had 3 partners in a row now, all from different backgrounds and ages, that have all forgotten their choreography on show night. The popular sentiment amongst his fans is that all three ladies had terrible memories and just “didn’t listen to Keo and work hard enough” – none seem willing to entertain the notion that Keo, the common denominator in all three partnerships, is the problem. Never even seems to occur to them that maybe, just maybe, if Keo were TRULY a great teacher, he could overcome these (alleged) obstacles? Ditto for Tony – the sentiment seems to be “Poor Tony, he always gets crappy partners!” and nobody wants to even think that maybe Tony is part of the problem. NeNe was no slouch – those practicing revisionist history love to say that NeNe was a “crappy partner”, but just look at what Derek pulled out of her in 1 week.
@jess: that’s the sad part lol my grandmother did vote for her on Monday night. That’s the only reason I don’t want her to quit: becuase my grandma likes her.
Maybe Tony is too nice or something….afraid to get real with his partners?
I’m sorry, Keo is just awful. All that crap about his abs and being a prince? I said last season that he is only interested in himself. Why not have Artem? He was great with Patti!
For all of Kim’s bravado, she really is insecure and scared. I felt bad for her. She likes control and perfection, but that’s now how life is. I hope she sees this as a opprotunity it’s to learn more about herself.
Yeah, I cannot think of a single partner of Tony’s who could not have been better with someone else. There’s a pretty clear hierarchy in the male pros specifically, beginning with Derek, then Mark and Val, heading down towards Tony and Keo. Results do not lie that much. In two seasons Keo has gone out first and second, and has never in three series been higher up the leaderboard than second from bottom. I like the guy, he’s a great dancer, but he is not a good teacher. For god’s sake put him back in the troupe. Artem is just so much better.
Back to Nene and Tony, and Tony was never really any better than good with Nene. She lasted a long time because of the screwed-up way season 18 went down, and ended up 7th of 12 couples, which is not great. Billydee Williams could even have outdone her if he’d not had to pull out. Derek got her for one week and transformed her. For me he only did the obvious turning her into a warrior woman, but it was what she needed and she was so proud. The fact is, everyone wants Derek for a reason, and he is a big advantage to whoever he gets. Would Kim have been good with him? Doubt it. Would she have been better? I have to believe so.
On Kim, she has the physicality. She’s young enough, seems to be in good shape and has the “correct” number of limbs, unlike several of the finalists and even winners from past seasons. It seems to be her terrible attitude holding her back.
Also, this may be unfair but I found out from Wikipedia that she and her husband Kroy have 4 kids with names beginning with K born since 2010, so now I cannot help thinking of her as a wannabe Kardashian.
Vin, you’re sweet to care about your grandma like that 🙂
I agree Court and Mr. A. I get so sick of the Tony victim mentality and now it seems we have a 2nd pro victim.
They both are probably nice enough people and talented dancers but…
Give our man Sasha another chance! He did SO well with Nicole.
Mr A. My whole family has names that start with J’s and we’re nothing like the Duggars….lol.
Kroy adopted her older girls from a previous relationship. He’s seems like a nice guy….
There’s a family in my hometown, probably 9 kids and 2 parents all beginning with D. Like I said, possibly unfair, but between the Ks specifically and the already unfavourable impression I had from her preseason press and Monday night, it just comes across badly.
I’m with Mr. A 🙂 My kids names start with R’s and my sisters kids start with J, and my other sisters kids start with P. It’s quite common.
Kroy seems like a good guy.
CORRECTION: I’m with Jill L. 🙂
I like Tony, but even with his good partners, they never really learn how to be impactful in their dancing. Melissa was boring and too cheerleader like. All her steps seemed a bit too “high” and not grounded. Stacy was his best and she was also a bit boring and not impactful. Even his not so talented partners had a lot of personality and attitude danced like they were timid, Leah and NeNe come to mind. I think both of them would’ve had better dances that suited their personalities if they had someone other than Tony.
Wanted to like Keo, but like everyone else has said, he has 3 partners of different backgrounds and they all couldn’t get through one routine with out forgetting the choreography. I’m also frustrated, like Bruno, in that Keo doesn’t seem to also teach the technique. Honestly, I thought Lolo was very promising but Keo didn’t drill her enough and didn’t prepare her for mishaps, like forgotten choreography or missed cues to recover. I don’t think she had a bad attitude, but not being able to handle a missed cue and having a meltdown on live tv made me feel bad for her but also not want to vote for her. Chaka couldn’t even remember less than 1 minute of simple choreography and it makes me think Keo just isn’t cutting it.
I doubt Kim’s going to quit. The viewers/ voters will see to it that she doesn’t need to quit! She was absolutely horrendous! I’ll be shocked if she’s not eliminated next week.
@Sandy – Kroy IS a really good guy – comes from a large, Christian family in Montana (his parents and all of his siblings have K-names as well – so he & Kim opted to keep the tradition going), was a 3-season athlete (football, wrestling, and track), and just comes across as a generally peaceful, loving guy, and a good dad. His family seems like good, down-to-earth, humble folk, too.
Which is why it absolutely confounds me that he ended up with someone like Kim. 😯
I’m not defending Tony or his teaching style.
His partners all seem to dance like dowdy old ladies afraid to break in their new orthopedic shoes. He has the worst record of the pros when it comes to costuming as well. My God, the heinious outfits he’s made his partners wear over the years. I noticed last season with Suzanne Somers, although it probably started before that, that he would costume her week after week in loud, ugly obnoxious “stunt” costumes. Here we are week one of this season and we get Kim in an over the top, unflattering Cleopatra costume. Which by the way, had nothing to do with either the song or the dance.
Kim probably would have benefitted from a different partner. I still imagine she’d be a real pill, but for sure someone else would have showcased her better.
I just don’t have a lot of sympathy for a celeb who signs up to do the show, then wants to quit because it’s too hard. It’s no secret after all these seasons that it’s no easy, peasy paycheck.
I wonder if Kim was always supposed to be Tony’s partner or if it was a last minute switch up do to Val’s original partner pulling out?
Ugh! I don’t care how Kim goes as long as she’s gone by the time the show wraps on Monday night!
Let this be a lesson to TPTB. If you go rummaging in the bottom of the barrel to cast your show, you’re going to end up with rotten apples like Kim Zolciak!
@Susan2- I assume she was always meant to be Tony’s partner strictly because of height. She’s like 5’9-5’10.
Just saw a video on FB showing part of Tony and Kim’s Monday rehearsal. She danced so much better even for a short snippet. And looked like she was having fun. So maybe it was nerves and what IMO was a bad costume (which could be another Tony issue). I wouldn’t put her in the Lolo self-destruct category yet, but will give her another chance on Monday.
Far be it from me to defend Kim, since I want her gone before anyone else – but that video on TMZ didn’t seem nearly as bad as I had been led to believe it was (although I couldn’t hear some of it), and while I absolutely do believe in always giving respect to everyone – even when frustrated – I’d be miffed too if my daughter wasn’t going to be flying with me, although that’s the only one of the issues that didn’t reek of diva-tude – like the luggage thing, oy.
I guess I was expecting a meltdown of epic proportions, and just saw someone kind of frustrated and a little selfish – and a little justified in her frustrations.
If you guys that heard it better have a different perspective, do feel free to enlighten me on what I might have missed.
Fig…I didn’t think it was a “meltdown” either. Diva? Yes, but not a meltdown.
She posted that her costume weighed 30 pounds! Crazy. Less is more in this case.
I was surprised to here she was doing the show in the first place! Her hubby travels every week, she’s got really little kids and 2 older ones. She should have done the show when it’s off season for the NFL.
I haven’t watched the airport video. I’ll give her a pass on that one. Flying and dealing with all that entails can be extremely stressful. As long as she didn’t threaten with violence or pee on fellow passengers like that nut job from several days ago.
You could tell from the after show photos on Monday night that she’d probably rather be getting a root canal than posing for pictures. I just think she had a huge bout of stage fright and things quickly went downhill from there. Instead of trying to rebound from it, she decided to wallow in her misery. I mean Paula and Chaka both had not so hot first dances too, but they’re smiling in their after show pictures.
There’s no way those that work as customer agents at airlines get paid enough to deal with the abuse I’ve seen them take. Kim’s was actually quite mild in comparison to some of the asshats that I’ve seen absolutely freak out and start attacking them personally. I once had to intervene on the behalf of an agent and a guy that was yelling at them for not getting a first class seat – which was not their fault at all. Total asshole, and I ripped him a new one to go with it.
Yeah, where I’m from in Scotland all the trains and stations have signs asking people not to verbally or physically abuse the staff, but then that is Scotland. I’m sure it’s not the worst they’ve seen, but it’s probably the worst they’ve seen from a “celebrity” relying desperately on public votes to stay in a competition. Public image matters and she knows it. The fact that she allowed this to happen, regardless of mistakes made by airline staff, means she either completely lost control of her emotions or doesn’t give a shit. Either way, not someone I want in DWTS, even if they could actually, y’know, dance.
Mr A, if you watched her show or the RHOA her behavior would not surprise you and she’s one of more calm cast members! Some of the other ladies are something else. That’s why they’re cast.
Tell you what Court you hit the nail on the head regarding Keo. The utter cheek of some his fans abusing Chaka online. That made me really mad, who the hell do they think they are talking down to a legend such as Chaka like that. I can give Keo a pass with Lolo because I think she really was a disaster but for Charlotte and Chaka there is no excuse. He’s the worst pro on the show by a distance (Tony comes in second last) and as much as Keo’s fans (while there ain’t many of them they seem to be an annoyingly vocal bunch) want to believe it’s not the case I’m afraid it is. He’s not in the lineup on merit, he’s in it for his skin colour that’s the sad truth. I fully understand the need for diversity within the pro ranks, but the least DWTS can do is recruit a mixed race pro dancer who can teach to a high level and not overdance his partner.
I watched a few clips of Kim & Kroy’s show and wondered the same thing Courtney. He seems like a super nice guy.
I could tell that Kim was not happy with her performance. She seemed to hold back and wasn’t warming up to Tony. She should have realized, if she has watched the show enough times, that the whole success of the dancing relies on developing a relationship with your partner and chemistry. I could tell Tony was having a problem with her being distant. I hope if she doesn’t manage to get out of her contract, that she doesn’t create drama while she remains. Everyone else seems to be having a good time. I do hope Keo takes the judges advice and works with Chaka on technicality. He was dancing so fancy around Chaka that he was hogging the limelight.
@M8 – That’s exactly the problem I have with them hiring Keo: it was as if they grabbed the first black pro they could find, and didn’t even bother asking him if he had any teaching experience. It was as if they asked him two questions: “Are you black? Can you dance? Yes and yes? CONGRATS! WELCOME TO THE DWTS TEAM!!!” But you don’t dare say that anywhere on Twitter, lest you get labeled a “racist” – that seems to be his fans’ favorite defense. I can go blue in the face presenting a logical argument for why Keo has failed as a teacher, and they just respond with, “You’re just racist!” Personally, I don’t give a f*ck if Keo is white, black, purple, chartreuse with yellow polka dots, etc. – if you can’t teach, YOU CAN’T TEACH. Cheryl was of mixed ancestry, but she also was a FANTASTIC teacher. He has had 3 partners now, all of different ages and skill sets, and he’s failed all 3. But these women that love him just seem blind – he can do no wrong in their eyes, but all of his partners? Crazy b*tches that didn’t work hard enough or listen to what Keo said. It’s a pretty misogynistic viewpoint, when you think about it – it’s all the womens’ fault, and the guy is just perfect. Not saying the women were completely innocent (I think Charlotte got discouraged after her first performance, and Lolo just got too stuck in her own head), but I daresay Keo is not without blame.
Courtney, I completely agree with everything you said in regards to Keo. How did he even get such a rabid fanbase so quickly?! He has only been on three seasons and he never lasts long on any of them.
I’ve been slightly afraid of saying it, but I think you’re right. Must admit, I may have a problem with Chartreuse and yellow polka dots: sounds like a terrible colour combo, but as excited as I was to see Keo get a celebrity in season 19, he’s messed it up 3 times. Has he had the best stars? No, but nearly any other pro could have brought more out of them than he did. When Chaka is in her element, she is such a fantastic performer, and Keo just couldn’t make her channel that. If Lolo got in her head and Charlotte lost her confidence, these are both things I feel Keo could have and should have been working on with them. There is so much more to being a pro than dancing and choreography, and Keo does not seem to get that.
@Bailey – You want the truth? Probably just because he’s black. That’s really it – cause as soon as they announced him as a pro a year ago, suddenly he had TONS of fans; fans that had never even seen him dance or heard his name prior to the pro announcement in season 19, but by golly, he was suddenly their favorite pro. “Finally, DWTS has hired a black pro! They should have done it a long time ago, why did they wait so long??? THEY’RE RACIST!” Nevermind the fact that there just aren’t many black professional ballroom dancers to begin with, but DWTS should have hired one a looooong time ago, according to his fans, and he’s “just what this show needs”. To which I say, “The show needs a bad teacher?” 🙂
@Mr A – This is how I look at it: when Candace was having stage fright issues in season 18, Mark took an active role in helping her overcome them – they went and talked to a therapist, he gave her a pep talk before every dance, and they worked that much harder during rehearsals to ensure that Candace was comfortable enough with her routines that she didn’t get nervous. Keo, so far as I can tell, has not tried to address some of the emotional issues his partners have had, on top of not really having a strong approach to actually teaching them the technique. It’s as if he says “Welp, I showed you the steps – the rest is on you!” The truly good pros on this show tend to address the physical, mental, AND emotional aspects of learning to dance – Keo isn’t even very competent at teaching the physical steps.
This is random but I am almost positive I heard Keo say he has a school in Africa & teaches there. That’s why I’ve been confused about why he has done so poorly. I think it’s on YouTube. I need to look for it.
Maybe I read it. On divagalsdaily.com there is an interview of Keo from November 2014. Keo says teaching is his dream & he has a studio in South Africa.
@herbie – He does mean teaching DANCE, right? lol
The thing is, teaching dance is a very different thing than teaching on DWTS. I think that’s where Tony fails – he always pulls the “I’ve been teaching dance for a thousand years” thing when his partners question him – but that’s a totally different experience to stand in a studio than to perform in front of millions on live television.
So what Keo may be lacking isn’t in teaching dance itself, but in preparing his celebs for the actual show – that may be splitting hairs, but I could see how there’s a distinct skill set for each of them, and how it’s probably really difficult to have it all – great dancer, great choreographer, great dance teacher, and great “counselor” all in one.
@Fig
that totally makes sense!! He can talk the terminology & technique but it isn’t working on TV
With TV there has to be audience engagement personality & they must be able to concentrate & remember choreos while people cheer lights flash cameras move.
I see comments criticizing Derek for not letting go of his partners but imo that’s what these pros need to do with a terrified celeb, hand on, lead them…don’t leave them out there by themselves especially the first week!
@Fig You may be right. It always seems to be camera/ live TV related problems his celebrities have. But why is nobody else helping him with that?
@Mr A, I can think of several reasons why nobody else is helping Keo become a better DWTS pro. The main one would be, maybe he hasn’t asked. I’m sure if he approached any of the seasoned pros and asked for advice, they’d be happy to help. However, it would be arrogant to start telling another pro what they’re doing wrong and how to do it better if they haven’t asked for your input.
I remember Mark saying last season that he helped Keo with something – choreography or the like. I wonder if Keo asked or if it was unsolicited guidance.
To me, Keo’s biggest flaw may just be in his immaturity. He seems very excitable and maybe he’s not ready to be hyper focused on both himself and an inexperienced partner.
As to why Keo has so many fans – he’s gorgeous, a beautiful dancer, and seems very likable. Sure he hasn’t had success on the show, but that doesn’t take away from all that is appealing about him.
Call me a fuddy duddy but.. I hate it when the male pros are already baring their chest in week 1. (aka Tony and Keo)! Seriously guys, let your dancing speak for itself. Oh, that’s right it didnt!!
Well yeah. Some of them just do do that. Lousy dance? Deploy nipples! Tony has always been the worst for it, but Keo might be starting to have the same problem. This time, not only was Tony mostly naked, his costume was extremely distracting. What even was it, and how does it go with the dance? I remember Tony did it a lot with Nene too. By the time she was eliminated, everyone left was either a much better dancer or Candace Cameron-Bure, so Tony was wearing as little as possible as often as possible.
I forgot while the topic of Tony’s partners’ costumes was on the table to say, definitively I feel: Martina Navratilova. She was first to go home in season 14, and I feel it was because Tony didn’t give her the confidence she needed. I think he, again, kinda screwed her with the costume. Beaded fishnet? She had a great body, but she was in her mid fifties at the time, and you could tell she was so uncomfortable in it. It’s a costume style he’s used a fair bit, but he gave no consideration to the woman wearing it in this case.
Tony has *the worst* taste in costumes, ever. Boy can’t get anything right. Always unflattering or uncomfortable looking.
I agree, Fig – Tony needs to hire an costume consultant! I remember that gawd awful jive dress he put Martina in, the minute i saw how uncomfortable she looked in it, i knew the dance was going to be a mess. And what did this Egyptian theme have to do with Salsa, or with the song? They’re not uncomfortable enough already, you got to dress them up to look like fools too?
Linde, what, you didn’t get the Egyptian-themed Salsa? Why it’s one of those new, hip fusion things. You know, like the “Amish Tango” Bindi and Derek are going to do next week. *wink* 😀
Firstly, love the idea that someone’s reading that without knowing the stupid thing I said on another post and they’re like, “Huh?”
Second, I love doing weird, conceptual dances, and Tango is kinda my specialty. If it weren’t for the fact that one of my usual partners is really busy and the other I just broke up with, I’d do an Amish Tango because now I really like the idea!
Mr. A, if you ever do an Amish Tango, please post it on YouTube so we can see it. Perhaps after a traveling swivel you could mime milking a cow or building a fence. ?
We have a good sized community of Amish in north part of our state. I see them quite a bit.
Here’s what I think Tony is doing with his everything but the kitchen sink dances. He thinks he’s being creative like Mark with the over the top costumes and props. What he doesn’t realize is that Mark backs up the theatricality of his dances with good and interesting choreography. Every now and then it will overshadow his partner, like in the Hunger Games dance for Willow, but most of the time the spectacle matches the skill level of the dance.
Tony doesn’t realize that he doesn’t have the choreographic talent to pull of these sorts of dances. His choreography for Suzanne Somers was like this. Every week he had her in some hideous, unflattering costume with lots of props doing very little actual choreo. All flash, no substance.
I do like Tony as a person. I think he’s a decent sort. But his choreography and taste level is pretty bad.
I was thinking either awkward and fumbly with, like, folksy music, or go full Rumspringa and do what I call “Just out of prison” Tango in a silly hat.