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Wouldn’t you just love to be Randall Christensen personal assistant for a day…especially right now with the last show approaching? As for this past week, he describes the design process for the semi-finals as “more intense but also more rewarding.” Here a take from Styelist on how he came up with the costumes this week.
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough: The actress scored perfect 10s for her cha-cha in a sexy minidress that featured a mix of silver and gold bugle bead fringe overlaid onto a Swarovski crystal-encrusted base. Christensen’s team stripped down ostrich plumes one by one to attach some of the beads. Don’t expect a repeat — making the dress was “an absolute nightmare,” says Christensen, who was especially happy with Grey’s romantic blue waltz gown. “It was a perfect Cinderella look, dreamy and floaty on a cloud.”
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas: The political daughter, known for her modest costume requests, asked to show some leg! “It was Bristol’s idea to open up the legs on both of her costumes,” says Christensen. The dark and dramatic gown she wore for her second dance to “Mary Goes to Jesus” from “The Passion of the Christ” was a “DWTS” first. “We’ve never done a hooded gown, but with the somber, haunting music, it set the tone.”
Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Christensen says her “scorcher” tango look, which featured a beaded red halter, was one of his favorites. Red fabric was added to Brandy’s side-slit skirt to make the look “pop.” “It was the epitome of sophisticated sexiness,” he says.
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer: The inspiration for Massey’s crowd-pleasing tango look was a military jacket the costume designer saw on the runway and shared with the teen. “We decided it was a fun way to make him masculine and mature,” says Christensen.
Ballroom Bling: Many of the gorgeous gemstone earrings StyleList spied on the ladies were sourced from New York City-based Anne Koplik jewelers. “Last night was a testimony to their ability to bring just the right balance to each costume,” says Christensen. Typically, each contestant is given two jewelry options to coordinate with her costume.
The DWTS Hairteam posted some fun pictures of Brandy, Jennifer, and Bristol on their Facebook page Monday night with a few captions. They do such a good job on this show as well. You really have to commend them along with the make-up crew.
“Mark giving Bristol a pep talk backstage while Mary touches up her hair and Zena touches up her makeup”
“Jennifer went from a tossed curl look for her Cha Cha to this up style with the new Dancing with the stars hair pieces”
Oh, and we can’t forget this. To go along with this thread, here is fun video on the Insider’s “Top 10 Most Outragous Costumes” on DWTS. Would you agree with their assessment? lol Julianne Hough is interviewed too for this.
#1 Kate Gosselin
#2 Bristol Palin
#3 Michael Bolton
#4 Julianne Hough
#5 Marie Osmond
#6 Erin Andrews
#7 Jake Pavelka
#8 Nicole Scherzinger
#9 Toni Braxton
#10 Donny Osmond
Ok, that is it for now. So, which costumes were your favorites this week? I’ve got to give it to Bristol this week especially being I’ve been so critical of her costumes in the past so much. I thought she looked beautiful, haunting, and mid-evil like. I love her in black. I loved the feathers in Jennifer’s Cha Cha Cha costume as well and the way they danced with her. Brandy looked so beautiful too in her lace stockings for her and Mak’s Tango. Perfect.
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" ~ Martha Graham. That's what DWTS makes me think of every Monday night. To read more about me and my other interests, see Lisa Kay Photography. You can also follow me at Voguerista Twitter & Voguerista Soundcloud.
Well, it was a disappointing elimination for many of us last night including myself. If I feel the way I do, I can’t imagine how Brandy and Maks must feel? But, here they are in good spirits and making the best of it on The Jimmy Kimmel Show last night after the show. I love how Jimmy starts off this interview saying they were “unfortunate victims” of “Hurricane Bristol” and a little later “The Tea Party Voting Block”.lol I like how Brandy holds Maks’ leg for most of the interview and he holds her hand.
And here they are on “Good Morning America” this morning very emotional in places.
Here is recap of the night from ABC and some reaction across twitter on the elimination and many people blaming politics for what happened. Brandy and Maks are also interviewed by ABC.
Access Hollywood interviewing them as well. Maks takes responsibility and also says the elimination is due to the “nature of the show” and “not everything is about dancing”. I love what he keeps saying about what this Country is about and the power and freedom to vote which his Country didn’t have.
Brandy breaks down with Niecy Nash on ET. The other couples are interviewed as well on the elimintation.
Monday there was a great interview with Tom Bergeron (Heidi’s second love, lol) posted at Movie Line. Special thanks to PureDWTS fan Sheri for letting us know on this one. Tom discusses the show this year, his favorite funny people, hosting nightmares, and his impatience with Bristol Palin conspiracy theorists. Here are a couple takes. Be sure to read much more at the link.
Which couples on Dancing with the Stars have you felt compelled to defend this season or in past seasons?Nobody in particular, but in general it’ll be at any point where I think the judges are going after them and being either unfair or inconsistent in what they’re saying to one couple versus another. Sometimes I get it completely wrong. Last week was a case in point where Carrie Ann [Inaba] justly criticized Maksim [Chmerkovskiy], and Brandy and Maks got indignant. They went back and forth, and then Len said, “Your dance was full of this, full of that, full of this,” and he was being complimentary. And I said, “But what did you think Carrie Ann was full of?” It was a straight line to swing at, but he used it as an opportunity to defend what Carrie Ann had said, and he kind of put us all in our place. “You two may have had words,” meaning Maks and Carrie Ann, “but in fact she had a valid point.” That’s one of the things the judges know that I’ll go at them for if I feel like they’re being unfair. They, in turn, have reasons for what they’re saying. They’re happy to defend themselves.
Let’s talk about this season of Dancing with the Stars. Can you gauge audience reaction during the taping? Is there noticeable commotion when Bristol Palin gets the lowest scores but isn’t eliminated? Or when—Here’s the thing. Let’s address the Bristol thing. That’s the thing I get the biggest kick out of on the show. I’m going to put on my political hat. I’m a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly. But I have no patience with my friends who believe there is a conspiracy keeping Bristol on the show. They’ll say, and they’re friends of a similar political persuasion though I have friends across the spectrum, “Oh, well! She’s still on the show! She’s obviously not the best dancer! She gets the lowest scores!” My response to that is similar to my response to the midterm elections. I’ll say, “OK, right. So who did you vote for instead of Bristol?” “Uh, well, I don’t vote!” “Well, then, f*ck you.” I mean, basically! You can clean that up. I have no patience for that! If you don’t participate to create a different outcome — and this can be true in national politics or a TV reality show — then don’t piss and moan if you don’t like the way it’s playing out. You know, I’m sorry! I think Bristol is clearly not the best dancer here, but she’s a charming young woman who’s shown an incredible growth from week one to this week. If she happens to get more votes for whatever reason, more power to her. If you don’t like it, vote for someone else. But that’s been the part of the show that’s amused me, how quickly people are to seize on conspiracy theories when people aren’t involved in the process.
I have to disagree with Tom about the political conspiracies surrounding the show this year. Although I think Bristol showed much improvement this week and I was impressed by her dances (and costumes, lol), I very much suspect (as others have commented) that the Tea Party has influenced this show this year. It’s debatable for sure. Here is something from E Online I found on this.
“I would assume that many people who follow Sarah Palin would also be supportive of Bristol Palin,” Dale Robertson of TeaParty.org told us via email.
Wait… So, there really is an organized, get-out-the-phone-vote effort on behalf of the somewhat-coordinated daughter of the Mama Grizzly in Chief?! Former DWTS competitor Marissa Jaret Winokur was dead-on in the New York Post?! (“I think Bristol is going to keep advancing because the Republicans are going to keep voting for her,” Winokur said.)
Er, no, not exactly.
“Bristol has done a great job,” Robertson said, “but I trust people to be objective in their decision-making rather than subjective.”
And so it went with the handful of Tea Partiers we talked to today—including the guy who all but hung up on us on account of he was kinda ticked we were asking him about DWTS.
Bristol also responds to people who say that politics give her a dancing advantage on the show which she doesn’t agree with.
More of the same here after the Results addressing criticisms and more.
Mark has posted a new blog on USA Today. Here is take from it. Be sure to read the link for more. (Heidi’s Note: I can hear the screams of laughter now as people read that Mark thinks Shawn was an underdog. LOL!!)
I’m so very grateful to our fans! Thanks to our supporters, we’re able to continue on. We’ve been working hard and are happy to be here. Aside from doing the best we can it truly is out of our hands. That’s why it’s such an honor to have the opportunity to make a run at the mirror ball trophy. And once you get to the final, all bets are off. I’ve been there with Shawn (Johnson, who won Season Eight) as the underdog. It’s anyone’s game!
As you can imagine, it’s been somewhat tense backstage. These past few days, I’ve pretty much turned on my iPod on and chilled out. The goal is to stay upbeat and loose. All of the couples deal with the pressure differently, but most of us zone out. If you don’t try to distract your mind, you’ll go crazy!
Take last week, for example. Before the Results Show. After I went to makeup, I returned to my trailer to change into my show wardrobe. I opened the trailer door and found a crowd: my managers, Bill and Steve; my mom Shirley; Bristol, her parents Sarah and Todd and her cousins Brandy and Greg. They were all hanging out, talking out their nerves and recounting all the fun moments from the season. (Plus, Mama P told me she loves reading the journal, so I have to give her a shoutout!) I’ve definitely enjoyed getting to know Bristol’s large family and they’ve been so warm, sweet, and kind to me, and I’m going to miss seeing them every week.
Remember last week when I was freaking out about having two dances? Well this week — the finale! — we have four dances! That’s four dances to choreograph, learn, rehearse, tweak, and perfect in five days. One of our dances is a freestyle dance. I’ve always had an idea in my head of what our freestyle dance would be, and I’m really excited that we get to perform it.
This is my seventh season and I’ve been fortunate enough to win the mirror ball trophy twice. But I’m proudest to have done what I believe is the true testament of this show: taking a non-performer and turning her into a dancer. And despite my previous successes, this is my most rewarding season. It feels great that all the hard work we’ve put in is paying off, and Bristol and I will do everything we can this week to give you our best dances!
I don’t know about you, but, I can’t even begin to picture Bristol being able to do FOUR DANCES??! 😮
Lastly, here is Jennifer and Derek discussion the elimination lastnight, the “odd mixture of feelings” and more.
Kyle and Lacey being interviewed as well on the elimination and their upcoming dances.
Ok, that is all for you for now. Have a great Hump Day! 😉 xx
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" ~ Martha Graham. That's what DWTS makes me think of every Monday night. To read more about me and my other interests, see Lisa Kay Photography. You can also follow me at Voguerista Twitter & Voguerista Soundcloud.
We’d like to share some backstage footage after Monday nights performances. Here are all the dancing couples reactions to their dances and some recaps.
First up, is Jennifer and Derek. No don’t the final is going to be “tight” just like Derek commented;
Kyle and Lacey so excited and “sexy”, lol;
Here is Lacey being interviewed on same sex couples dancing as well;
Brandy and Maks remarking on how this show is ‘much more than a dance show’ and more;
Here they again are talking about “bullying” and how proud Maks is of Brandy no matter what happens;
Bristol and Mark and how much Bristol has changed and grown, etc.;
Here is ET backstage with all the couples;
A video made before the show discussing the stars that were in the audience and the high energy;
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" ~ Martha Graham. That's what DWTS makes me think of every Monday night. To read more about me and my other interests, see Lisa Kay Photography. You can also follow me at Voguerista Twitter & Voguerista Soundcloud.
Design a Dance pretty much rocked, and one of our readers, Abby, was the winner of the concept! Great job Abby, and you looked beautiful on TV. Tell me Derek smells good. 🙂
Okay, other than that, and Derek and Jennifer being safe, the results show sucked canal water pretty bad. Yes, Brandy went home tonight and I think it sucks. I want to see a good finale – not one great dancer, one pretty good dancer, and a sucky dancer, with the sucky dancer winning. Gee – great show. Although, I don’t REALLY believe that Bristol will win it.
Thanks to our esteemed judges, once again Bristol didn’t have to do much to stay. She only needed 17k and change in a night that had the highest number of votes in the history of the competition to that point. I tend to think it was more a lack of votes for Brandy than it was an excess for Bristol. We’ll see how the judges handle it next week. Are they going to continue to score Bristol on her own personal scale, or are they going to treat all the dancers equally?? This should be a race between two great dancers -and what are we going to get?
Well, I doubt it will be as impressive as it could have been.
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
Well, as you all know by now, this is a crap shoot. Or a look at the odds, with no guarantee. Whatever. Thanks to the Tea Party vote skewing this entire season, we have no clue who will stay and who will go – and no, just because you’re not a Tea Party supporter and you’re voting for Bristol you don’t get to say that the Tea Party isn’t heavily influencing this thing. It’s silly to think otherwise. Of course there are people who aren’t Tea Partiers voting for her – but it doesn’t negate that voting block’s power. If her last name wasn’t Palin she would have been gone in Week 3 or 4 – definitely the week of the monkey suit. IMO.
But how big of an influence is it? Well, thanks to the judges we still don’t have a very clear view. They manage to keep the scores relatively (ridiculously?) close, such that it’s hard to tell. I personally don’t believe getting 1 or 2 % more of the vote than someone else is that big of an accomplishment, but it’s certainly enough to send someone else home – and it will likely be someone else tonight. But who? I tend to think that the judges were protecting Kyle, because I felt both of his dances were ridiculously overscored, whereas Bristol earned her 27 and was too high on her 26. But if they were into protecting anyone, they wouldn’t have overscored Bristol on that extremely vacant Waltz – they would have given her the 24 that I thought she deserved. But that’s just me. What do the number say?
The Judges Scores and Percentages
Place
Celebrity
Score
Percentage
1.
Jennifer
60
26.32
2.
Kyle
58
25.44
3.
Brandy
57
25.00
4.
Bristol
53
23.25
As the low scorer, Bristol is the one who’s got to make up the lost ground. What does she have to do to stay? ONE of the following:
– Bristol needs 17,600 more votes per 1 million votes cast to pass Brandy, OR;
– If Brandy is getting ton of votes, Bristol needs 22,000 more votes per million votes cast to pass Kyle, OR;
– If Kyle is also doing very well, Bristol would need 30,700 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer.
I think Bristol can probably catch both Brandy and Kyle, but Jennifer?? Tough call. With all the problems voting last night, that adds an additional element of uncertainty. Let’s say Bristol passes Brandy easily and moves to the head of the class. What does Brandy have to do to stay?
– Brandy would need 4,400 more votes per 1 million votes cast to beat Kyle and send him home, OR;
– If Kyle is doing well, Brandy would need 13,160 more votes per million votes cast to beat Jennifer.
Hmmm…I see her beating Kyle easily. Jennifer? I kinda doubt it, but you never know. So let’s say, for the sake of argument, that Bristol gets the votes to pass both Kyle and Brandy, and Brandy gets the necessary votes to pass Kyle – Kyle goes home. If Brandy doesn’t beat Kyle by the required number, Brandy goes home. For this reason, I kinda lean towards Kyle going home, with Brandy a “possible”. But what would it take for Jennifer to go home? ALL of the following MUST happen:
– Kyle gets 8,800 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer, AND;
– Brandy gets 13,160 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer, AND;
– Bristol gets 30,700 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer.
None of those numbers are unheard of – but how likely are they? Beats the hell out of me. But, due to the Jennifer numbers and my overall feeling at the end of the night last night, I’m going to go out on a very long limb (with a wing and a prayer) and say that Jennifer and Bristol are safe and that it will come down to Brandy and Kyle, with Kyle going home. I really, really hope that neither Brandy nor Jennifer go home because that would be a damn shame – one of those two deserves the win and if either of the other two get it…well, next season I will be working on the X-Factor web site we’re starting. Just kidding. I think. Actually, I’ll probably stick around just to annoy the Maks fans. 🙂
So, I know what a lot of you think. Has seeing the numbers changed any minds? Who’s going home?
And just for fun, let’s add another element of guessing or prognosticating to the mix. How will the producers call it?? Well, I think that they will call Bristol safe FIRST, unless she’s actually going home. If Bristol is going home, I think they will put her up next to either Jennifer or Brandy…probably Jennifer. If Jennifer or Brandy is going home, I bet they put them up there next to each other. Kyle? They’ll put him up next to Bristol if he’s going home.
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
Why does Courtney get to go on Vacay?? So not fair. :::sigh::: But, say thank you to the producer gods that they finally trimmed the show to 90 minutes.
Well, here we go. And for the 500th time, it’s not just about the dancing.
One thing I will mention right off the bat is that everyone, except Kyle, was dressed beautifully. Just gorgeous. The male pros have really learned how to dress their women. I was in extreme envy. And I want Jennifer’s waltz earrings.
As for the rankings, I’m at a bit of a loss, really. I think Derek and Jennifer are an obvious first place choice, but what to do after that? Because like I said 2 paragraphs ago, it’s not just about the dancing, but a whole combination of factors – and this one is a hard one to call. For one thing, Bristol’s Paso was a vast improvement over her previous dances – but three 9s? I don’t agree. Then she kinda fell out in the Waltz – her face was totally vacant and at points she was skipping. I expected more from Brandy, although her dances were beautiful – and I didn’t like either of Kyle’s dances. So….I’m going to cop out. 🙂
1. Jennifer and Derek. I was crying right along with Derek when it came to that waltz, and I wasn’t sure why. Very simple, very beautiful, very clean – they just managed to put a ton of emotion into a slow dance. Don’t believe me? Compare it to Bristol and Mark’s. As for the Cha Cha Cha – that was amazing. High energy, sassy, saucy, funky…loved it.
2. TIE Brandy and Bristol (and Mark and Maks). Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear the complaining now. But, like it or not, Bristol knocked one out of the park with her Paso. I don’t think she belongs in the final after that Waltz though – her face was totally blank, vacant. Her feet were also once again, sloppy. But, she has shown she’s got the votes prior to now. I would have scored her a point lower on the Paso and 2 points lower on her waltz. As for Brandy, she is a far superior dancer to Bristol and both of her dances were beautiful tonight – but I was left wanting and expecting more on both of them. I think my expectations were entirely too high for her on both those dances – they both seemed like gimme’s and I don’t feel like Maks delivered completely on the choreography. Don’t get me wrong – two very, very good dances, but I was disappointed. I also have to say (and this is NOT their fault at all) but I really despised the use of such a contemporary song for their Paso Doble. Wasn’t that Katy Perry’s Firework? I think they were kinda hosed on that – the Paso lost it’s power due to that music. I think the producers did then no favors with that music – and actually the same comment applies to Kyle.
3. Kyle and Lacey. I actually think Kyle danced better on average than Bristol did, but I really didn’t like his first dance at all. He struck me as trying too hard and I didn’t find him as entertaining as many do. As for his Paso, well my original thought was that Lacey was doing a lot more actual dancing than he was. I thought he was very overscored on his Paso – both his dances actually. I thought 27 for both would be about right.
Okay, start yelling. I won’t hear you for a while because I have a lot of voting to do. 🙂
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
Here are the numbers for what Viscosimedia’s is reporting;
The final four remaining celebrity dancers will battle for the mirror ball trophy starting on the Dancing with the Stars Finale for Season 11 on Monday, November 15th. Early DWTS betting favorites Brandy 2/1 and Jennifer Grey 4/7 are still predicted to walk away with the title. The other two finalist feature somewhat of a surprise with Disney star from “That’s So Raven” fame Kyle Massey 10/1 and political star Bristol Palin 15/2 from “Almost Vice-Presidential Daughter” fame as longshots in Dancing with the Stars odds for the season 11 finale.
In what some people are calling the most important contribution of the “Tea Party” this year, Bristol Palin fans have somehow overwhelmed the voting booths of DWTS and have recharged their faith by landing Palin and partner Mark Ballas in the finale despite having only 47-points. Can “Palin Nation” help daughter reach the plateau of celebrity dancing? Will the favored musician and movie star win as favorites? Or will the teenage work horse upset them all? Bet on DWTS season 11 odds with a 10% deposit for Brandy 2/1 and Jennifer Grey 4/7 as favorites or Massey 10/1 and Bristol Palin 15/2 as longshots.
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Ready for showtime everyone? It really is anyone’s ballgame…more so than any other Season at this point in my opinion!! Like Heidi yesterday, I want to really stress how important it is to vote for your “favorite(s)” tonight. They need you now more than ever!!!
In starting out your media updates for today, how about this for an “Awwww” moment? Derek tweeted this lastnight of himself making fun of his teeth. lol (Heidi: More like his *lack* of teeth. LOL)
Speaking of Derek, we’re got a couple of interviews to share. First from TV Fans Space, Derek discusses the stress, the judges, and more. Here are a couple of takes. (Heidi’s Note: I think this is originally from Watch With Kristen on E!, but I’m not sure – it reads very familiar.)
How stressed out is everyone RIGHT THIS SECOND???
Everyone is fairly stressed out. But to be honest with most of the cast you’d never be able to tell. Everyone is always so composed.
I loved when you told Jennifer last week, “It’s fine. It’s just a dance show” to put things in perspective. Do you ever have to stop and remind yourself of that, too, or do you have a pretty steady sense of perspective having done this for many seasons? Every season is something new and intense for me. It’s always a change as no two partners of mine have been alike. But at the end of the day, it’s a dance show and you win a mirror ball trophy. It can be competitive, but it always has to stay fun.
You may have made a critical error by not doing your two-seasons-running “crotch bob” move with your partner during the dance marathon. This year, you just did a milder, yet very heartfelt solo crotch grab. This was probably the best choice concerning Jen’s neck, but were you sad to break the streak of what is now your signature dance marathon move? This is a really long and ridiculous question!
What’s the saying – Traditions were meant to be broken? I think we should have lasted longer in the dance marathon. I had some tricks up my sleeve and just didn’t get the chance to use them. Maybe next season.
Carrie Ann said Jennifer was “out-of-control” during your Week 6 paso. Was anything about the performance “out of control” until the flub at the end?I think that Jennifer did a great job with that routine and there was nothing out-of-control about it. We had a slight bobble at the end. It’s a slight mistake that we paid dearly for in the scoring but Jennifer was far from “out-of-control.”
Were the judges probably being extra hard on you to “level the playing field,” so to speak?
I think that this season, the judges have been hard on everyone. We’re all just doing our best and the audience needs to remember that you’re talking about 12 celebrities without any dance experience and no matter how easy it looks on Monday night when we perform – it’s a long hard road getting there.
And here is a take from a wonderful interiew today from TV Guide with Derek. Be sure to read the link for more as well. Take special note how their rehearsals are NOT just about tears and Jennifer’s injuries. Also, he addresses what happened with Carrie Anne and Maks.
TVGuide.com: How are the waltz and cha-cha going?Derek Hough: She’s doing really well and picking them up. It helps that we did the cha-cha in our team dance. Someone made a YouTube video of us about our journey on the show and it’s almost like we’re making our own film. We’ve had our highs and we’ve had our lows because of injuries and physical issues — and tears. We’ve overcome that and now we can end the show on a good note. That’s what we’re going for.
TVGuide.com: Her injuries have taken over your packages the past few weeks.Hough: It’s kind of a shame because we have a lot of fun together. We laugh and joke around. I’m always being dumb and weird. But with her injuries, that’s what they’ve been showing. But I don’t want people to get the impression that that’s all that goes on. It’s a minute package out of a 30-hour week.
TVGuide.com: I take it you were happy DanceCenter showed funny clips of you guys then?Hough: Yes! Exactly! For me, the focus on her injuries has been overkill. Hopefully from now on we can show people the fun we have and the joy we have. One of the things that I love about Jennifer is that she did this not to further her career. She did it because she wanted to awaken something she had lost and also something she didn’t know she had. She loves to dance. What happened is they’ve seen her struggling, but they don’t see her love for it and how it’s one of the hardest things she’s ever done, but it’s also one of the most rewarding.
TVGuide.com: I’m sure people are tired of hearing about her injuries too, no matter how bad they are.Hough: Of course. There’s a point. A couple of seasons ago, everyone was injured and it was like injury-injury-injury. We all have our little issues, but we’re scared to talk about them because the camera is in our faces all the time. If you even go like, “Oh, my foot hurts,” it becomes, [bellows in announcer voice] “Derek’s foot hurts!” They make it into a huge ordeal when it’s usually nothing. We have to be careful now and just go, [whispers] “I’m kind of hurting. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.” [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: How serious are her injuries? Did you ever consider withdrawing?Hough: No. Once we found that she wasn’t going to do permanent damage, she was like, “OK, cool. That’s all I needed to know.” I don’t think that was made explicit on the show. But everything you’ve seen and heard is 110 percent legitimate. It has been quite serious, but she’s not going to give up. It did knock her confidence. When your body isn’t doing what your mind wants you to do, you kind of lose faith in yourself. It’s hard to see happen, but I think people will see a new confidence and a new excitement now.
TVGuide.com: What are you hoping to do this week to move into the final? It’s the first week since Week 2 without a theme or a gimmick.
Hough: Yeah, it’s pretty funny. It’s like, “Holy crap!” This season has felt like three seasons in one. It’s been pretty hard-core. We’re not doing anything drastic — just trying to get as good as we can and do good quality routines you look at and go, “She deserves to be in the final.”
TVGuide.com: Some fans are upset at Bristol outlasting Audrina, Rick and Kurt. What do you think?Hough: I think it all depends on what you want to see and what America wants to see. Obviously they want to see Bristol carry on. If you base it on dance ability or dance quality, Audrina should still be here. But it’s not just about that. It’s about story, about people. It’s a people show. The dancing element is the catalyst that creates these human moments. So the actual scores, they’re important, but it’s not the end-all, be-all.
TVGuide.com: What’s your take on Maks vs. Carrie Ann last week?Hough: I’ve lost my cool with the judges before, so I can completely understand. You get heated. You get passionate. For me, after that experience when I yelled at them with Shannon [Elizabeth], I just realized it was never worth it. What was the point? I completely understand how protective he got over his partner. Whenever a judge comments on your choreography, you’d feel bummed out.
Mark and Bristol talk about last weeks dances and the challenges they have with their upcoming dances in this interview with ET.
Here is Kyle and Lacey rehearsing on ET. Kyle is so funny as always talking about the upcoming Tango being his “Sexy Dance”. lol
Maks and Brandy were also interviewed by ET. Here they are discussing their Argentine Tango planned for tonight, Maks’ being a perfectionist, what their rehearsals are like, and more.
Lastly, “Dancing With The Stars” has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award along with American Idol, American’s Got Talent, Hell’s Kitchen, and So You Think You Can Dance. Be sure to get your votes in for our favorite show in the “Favorite Competition Show” catagory HERE. The winners for The People’s Choice Awards will be announced on CBS the night of Jan. 5th, 2011.
And we end on this note today;
We’re now down to Jennifer: The most technical, Kyle: The best performer, Brandy: The most consistant, and Bristol: The most improved. Its a good balance and a pretty level playing field. Heres to the semi-finals! ~ PureDWTS fan “Zach” in our comments section yesterday
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I got too busy for this last week, but I did manage to scrounge some stuff off my Tivo this week. Some of it may resemble video Vogue has uploaded but it is the broadcast version as opposed to the net version.
Access Hollywood from Monday – I do think it’s cute that Maks is trying to hook Brandy up and give her dating advice
Remember me talking about the split screen with the clock?? Here you go. This actually made me go back and watch all the dances – Kyle is the only other one who didn’t start right away.
Jen and Derek on ET – “how the old broads do it”. LOL. Also Kyle and Lacey.
More “Ballroom Feud” from ET. :::rolls eyes::: Mark – lookin’ worse than Maks ever did in my opinion. People’s Choice Awards
I worry for Brandy if she doesn’t win, actually. Extra!
I really like Brandy – I wish she had more control over Maks. 🙂 And a big HA HA to Chelsie, who manages to irritate Mark with her insistence that it’s the Tea Party keeping Bristol around. 🙂
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Final Four, everyone!! It should be an interesting week – will Bristol get the bums rush and end up leaving, or will the judges continue to be overly kind at the risk of Brandy and Jennifer?? I can’t wait to watch. 🙂 Here’s what our couples are dancing this week; as usual, as more information comes out, I will update this post.
Jennifer and Derek; Cha cha cha and Slow Waltz
Brandy and Maks; Paso Doble and Argentine Tango – Dancing First
Bristol and Mark; Paso Doble and Slow Waltz
Kyle and Lacey; Argentine Tango and Samba
I have to give the serious edge to Brandy this week with two very showy dances. If she can pull them off sans melodrama, she should be in good position score-wise. Jennifer is also in a good spot, but I always worry about a slow waltz at this point in the competition, going up against Pasos and ATs and Sambas. Luckily, she’s got a cha cha to back it up. Derek usually can make a waltz exciting too. I think both ladies will do well, score wise, but I’m a little concerned with Brandy AND Jennifer with the voters. Mainly because when people get high scores their fans get complacent and either don’t vote, or try to vote AGAINST someone – for example, voting for Kyle in an attempt to get rid of Bristol. HORRIBLE idea, people. Don’t do it. Vote for the person you like the best – if Brandy and Jennifer get 10s you best vote like you never have before. Anyway, out of the two of them, I worry more about Brandy than I do Jennifer and Maks didn’t help this last week.
Then we have Bristol and Kyle. Ye gods. Normally I would give the edge to Kyle, but here’s the problem: Lacey has never done an AT on this show, that I recall, and; Samba? Kyle? I just don’t know how this will work. But, he’s pulled off dances before that I didn’t think he would so, who knows? The other problem for Kyle is that Bristol will likely do well enough on the Paso and Waltz to get herself decent scores again. Well, lets face it, she forgets half her steps and gets decent scores – I don’t see that changing now. I re-watched last weeks Samba and her getting 8’s annoyed me. No way was that dance worthy of 8’s. She clearly forgets her steps at one point and has to look at Mark’s feet.
So, I guess what I’m thinking is: tomorrow night is the night we will likely find out just what kind a fanbase Bristol and Kyle each have, but anyone could go home. I wrote up the post that I threatened to write, the one about recapping the season to date to see what it has taken for Bristol to get here and there was only ONE week that was impressive and it’s the same week where Kurt was MORE impressive. The week Audrina went home. Lots of people leapt over Audrina, which tells me she wasn’t getting votes, not that they were getting lots. And don’t let anyone sell you this “Bristol has been in last place all along” crap either. Bristol has only been in last place 3 of the last 8 weeks. That’s not even half the time.
All’s I can say is, if you want your favorite to stay, you best vote like crazy. 🙂
I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)
