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DWTS11 Week 4 – The Cheesecake Awards!

Sorry for the delay, folks – we’ve had one hell of a week at our respective day jobs (heh, and side blogs). I know we’re leaving something out of this one – because the question “why was Karina wearing a tea cup on her head?” keeps running through my brain. šŸ™‚ Well, in one camera shot it DID look like a tea cup. Could have been the wine, I suppose….Heidi

Award for Best Time Killer – Long opening rumba by Chelsie and Dmitry

Heidi: Very beautiful dance, but after a few minutes I realized that the producers were terrified the show would run short. Ā šŸ˜‰Ā  Maybe I was crazy, but it seemed longer than most of the contestant’s dances.

Courtney: It was indeed a rather long-winded danceā€¦and a bit redundant at times.Ā  Donā€™t get me wrong, I enjoyed it ā€“ but it even seemed longer than Anna D.ā€™s Argentine tango demo.Ā  And it looks like they took the costume Chelsie wore for her pro dance with Damian to Sade last season and cut back some of the excess (and I do mean excess!) fabric and were like ā€œHere, wear this.ā€ Seemed a little hastily thrown together, like the whole thing was improvised at the last minuteā€¦even though we know it was planned ahead of time.


The Spouse of the Night Award – Mrs. Kurt Warner, for taking some well placed shots at hubby during his and Anna’s package.

Heidi: Hilarious. You go girl. Way to puncture that football player ego that was concerned you’d be worried about him dancing a rumba (poorly).

Courtney: To really drive the point home about her being “okay” with it, she should have done an impromptu lambada with Jonathan. šŸ˜‰

Heidi: Better yet…a better Rumba. šŸ™‚ Ā “Here, honey, THIS is how it’s done.”

Award for the Cheesiest Fake Pickup Line of the Night – “These are for you, Brandy” by Maks Chmerkovskiy

Heidi: These are the moments where I find Maks to be utterly charming. Hilarious, complete with a Cheesy grin. Why does he feel the need to balance the charm out with the other stuff?? Ā šŸ™‚

Courtney: Poor guy.Ā  I feel like he was actually making and honest effort to be ā€œromanticā€ and Brandy basically like ā€œYouā€™re doing it wrong!ā€ Hence, the goofy-grinned, half-laughing ā€œDeese are for you, Bran-dee!ā€ (thatā€™s the best way I can phonetically interpret Maksā€™ accent :-P) But I agree, totally endearing. šŸ˜‰

Heidi: It gives me the feeling that Maks typically walks into a bar, bares a little chest, and women throw themselves at his feet, completely eliminating ANY need for romantic chops. šŸ™‚ Hell, who needs good English?? The accent will get them every time. Are we sure he’s from the Ukraine? šŸ˜‰

The ā€œNice Tryā€ in Costuming Award – Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Heidi: I gotta give him props for trying to disguise some stiff hips, but even a huge bed sheet didn’t accomplish that. In fact, I wonder if such a costume makes the judges look harder at her hips than they might have otherwise because they are on to the costuming tricks.

Courtney: I actually really liked this costume, but I agree that at times the fabric overlay really seemed to obscure her entire body movement ā€“ not just her hips.Ā  It seemed like an intermediate between Pamā€™s rumba costume last season, and the aforementioned costume Chelsie wore when she danced with Damian, only white.Ā  I do think that when pros put a celeb that we know has a decent body into something soā€¦well, COVERING, it almost screams ā€œYep, Iā€™m trying to hide something!ā€ Usually itā€™s a lack of techniqueā€¦but who knows, they may also have just indulged in a little too much cheesecake off the craft services table šŸ˜‰

Award for the Biggest Balls on a Female Pro – Karina Smirnoff

Heidi: Jesus, Karina – I’m on record as calling you extraordinarily brave a few weeks ago when we did the Pros and Cons of the Pros posts for your willingness to go flying through the air with the greatest of ease – and no net – but that was with other pro dancers!! But to do THOSE lifts with a rank, not very talented, amateur? Serious cojones, girl. Serious. I had wondered which professional would go for all lifts and no dance, but I never expected it to be you!! That’s not a criticism – I understand your rationale completely. Brave.

Courtney: Iā€™m still miffed that the judges chose to tear these two a new one instead of acknowledging the sheer athleticism of their routine this week ā€“ they were KILLING those lifts! I donā€™t think any other routine that night could match up to them when it came to lifts. But yes, points for Karina for bravery ā€“ ā€œHey, Iā€™ve got an idea.Ā  Why donā€™t you fling me up in the air, Iā€™ll rotate 360 degrees, and then youā€™ll catch me.Ā  No biggieā€¦weā€™ll just practice on this couch backstage.Ā  No need for helmet, pads, or an ambulance on standbyā€¦I trust you, Sitch! And then you can hoist me up on your shoulder, fling me around while just holding my wrist & ankle, and slide me around the stage like a hockey puck.Ā  Itā€™s gonna be GREAT!ā€

Most Awesome (probably Unintentional) Comedy Reference – Lacey does ā€œKids in the Hallā€

Heidi: I crush your head! I crush your head!!Ā  LMFAO! Considering that Lacey didn’t know who the Eagles are, she probably got lucky (or one of the cameramen/producers told her to do it) with that particular comedic gem.

Courtney: It just struck me as typical Lacey behavior, reacting in a mischievous, juvenile way when she wants attention.Ā  I too doubt sheā€™s familiar with Kids in the Hall ā€“ too old and too cerebral for her tastes šŸ˜‰

Cheesiest New Costuming Obesssion – Lacey Schwimmer and the Tutu

Heidi: I believe my first thought was WTF?? My second thought was that Lacey has started her own trend because she was jealous of Cheryl’s sheer skirt ā€œthingā€. šŸ™‚ Ā At least Cheryl’s favorite clothing looks great on her. I hated the tutu look. Just. No. To both the long and short versions.

Courtney: Knowing Lacey, youā€™re probably right about that one ā€“ if Cheryl got a costume gimmick, she wanted one too.Ā  And clearly, hers is ruffles.Ā  Lots of ā€˜em.Ā  TOO MANY.Ā  But I think what bugged me more this week was the black embroidery going down one of the stocking legsā€¦blech.Ā  Ruined her leg lines, which already arenā€™t stellar because her legs are shorter than a lot of the other female pros.Ā  The overall look reminded me of something that she probably wore when she was competing in Latin as a preteen. Oh well, maybe sheā€™s just trying to be age-appropriate where Kyleā€™s concernedā€¦although Iā€™m sure heā€™s probably holding out for a nip slip or something, that rascal šŸ˜‰

Award for The Package that Scared the Hell out of me – Team Florky

Heidi: I started getting nervous when Tom announced they were coming up next. By the time we got to Naked!Corky, I was having a full blown panic attack. I could completely relate to Mark laying his head on the table and laughing like a loon. Ya know, I totally admire her willingness to be SEXY! and think she should be able to do that if and when she wants. I just don’t really want to watch it. Really, really don’t.

Courtney: Cut out by my DVR, thank goodness.

Heidi: Are you sure that wasn’t hysterical blindness? Because your DVR cuts out at really convenient times. šŸ™‚ The best thing about that package, by the way, was “Inappropriate” – wish someone (Derek) would have held one of those signs in front of Mark’s bare chest when he was getting his scores, instead of a pillow. šŸ™‚

Award for the Most Shocking (and Most Funny) Pro Smackdown of the Night – Len To Mark ā€œMore ‘we’ and less ‘me’ā€

Heidi: Wow. Called out by 2 judges! Has anyone gotten called out by two of them like that before for something that wasn’t breaking the rules?? I’m quite conflicted by this actually. I agree with the judges that the last two Mark/Bristol dances were all about Mark showing how good he was, and that annoyed me to some degree. BUT at the same time, I understand why Mark is doing it. If Bristol just can’t cope with the dance and he needs to draw attention away from her flaws, I get it.Ā  But I also don’t think Bristol is AS bad as a lot of people are saying. I think she has potential – so why can’t Mark get that out of her? Really as much as I like the Situation more than her, she’s a better dancer.

Courtney: Agree about Bristol ā€“ not nearly as bad as everyone is saying (Iā€™ll even admit she is better than Sitch), but just a bit of a disappointment because she just doesnā€™t seem to be trying anymore.Ā  But I loved that the judges called Mark out on his ā€œlook at me!ā€ tendencies ā€“ I always get a kick out of it when judges throw the book at the choreographers of a dance (like Nigel calling out Laurie Ann Gibson for crappy choreo on SYTYCD) rather than raking the dancers themselves across the coals for a shitty routine that really isnā€™t their fault.Ā  And I reiterate: the right pro can turn the most inept dancer into a star.Ā  Put your shirt back on, Marky, and really drill Bristolā€¦er, maybe that wasnā€™t the best choice of wordsā€¦ šŸ˜‰

Heidi: LOL!! Don’t give him any ideas – I think his dance card is already approaching full. Ā šŸ™‚ At least going by rumor and innuendo.

Award for Biggest Production Screw-Up of the night – The Bizarre inability to keep the camera on the ā€œForever Tangoā€ Group in the Celebraquarium.

Heidi: Part of me thinks this was a crazy ass production screw up, the other part of me was thinking ā€œWell, it’s no surprise that Lacey and Corky can’t stay out of the camera frame as they are the two who love it most dearlyā€. šŸ™‚ Ā Maybe the reason the camera was moving all funky was the dude (ette?) was trying to figure out what the hell was going on with Lacey’s Tutu??

Courtney: I think Iā€™ve just resigned myself to the fact that the production crew this season is just sub-par.Ā  Wrong lighting, missed camera angles, awkward zoom-insā€¦whatever.Ā  Theyā€™re probably drunk from all the protein-infused vodka that Sitch was giving awayā€¦as Rick Fox described him on Twitter, heā€™s ā€œa walking gifting suiteā€. šŸ™‚

The Award for Most Awesome Display of ā€œIf Looks Could Killā€ – Mark Ballas to Kyle Massey After the Results Show Recap of Kyle and Bristol’s Dances.

Heidi: Oooohhh….Mark really doesn’t like Kyle talking back to him and telling him to put a shirt on. I believe the glare was accompanied by a ā€œTake YOUR shirt off, Kyle.ā€ Testy testy.Ā  All is better now, apparently, since Mark mentioned that he was out at Derek’s clothing launch thing last night with Kyle and The Sitch, but I did wonder if Mark was going to do some ass whuppin’ on the kid. šŸ™‚ Now THAT would be great TV.

Courtney: Ooh wee, looks like Marky forgot to take some Midol this weekā€¦couldā€™ve sworn I heard cats screeching & hissing in the background on that oneā€¦

Cheesiest Time-Filler Segment of the Results Show – How to get a 10 From Len; (dis)honorable mention for the ā€œDay in the life of a celeb on DWTSā€ segment

Heidi: I was prepared to be bored and roll my eyes at the whole perversion of the Len Commandments idea from last season, but then they included this season’s cast in the bit, which made it much more tolerable. A+ for Audrina for playing the pretty but stupid girl so well.

Courtney: Props to Audrina for self-deprecating humorĀ šŸ˜‰ And I got a kick out of Sitch, Kurt, and Rick all pointing fingers at each other.

Heidi: As for the “week in the life” thing…Derek’s got some nice biceps growing on him. And he’s wearing the team shirt I sent him that one of his fans from PureDerekHough.com designed. šŸ™‚ Other than that? Worthless. Cheesy. Time filler.

Makeup Department FAIL award: Unsuccessfully attempting to cover up both Audrina & Markā€™s tattoos

Courtney: They may as well have let ’em be, the way they were clearly showing through the makeup that was put over them.Ā  Not as noticeable on live TV, but if you look at some of the still photos – blantanly obvious.Ā  Have you guys not heard of Dermablend?

Heidi:Does Mark think he’s Angelina Jolie or something?? And Audrina looks like she got hit during a paintball fight…although I can’t picture her in camo and head gear carrying a paintball gun. She totally doesn’t have the shoes for it.

Tom Bergeron Line Oā€™ the Week: ā€œStop squeezing my ASS!ā€

Courtney: I about spit out my Snapple on this one.Ā  Why? Because it was TOTALLY on the fly, and Tom seemed genuinely perturbed by it.Ā  Who was it touching his ass, anyway? Corky?

Heidi:I would totally squeeze his ass given half a chance. Me thinks he doth protest too much. He totally loves it. šŸ˜‰ Well, maybe he would love it more from Jennifer than from, say, TONY. šŸ™‚

Best (Futile) Attempt at Avoiding Elimination: The Situation flexing his pecs

Courtney: Again, I reiterate: the Situation’s “situation” is nice, but “The Seduction” (what I’ve named his pecs) are what get me šŸ˜‰ I wanna squeeze ’em, rub ’em, and eat dinner off of them.Ā  Mmmmgrrrr!

Heidi:Well. Ummm, ick. I really can’t think of anything else to say to that. “ICK” keeps crowding everything else out of my brain. šŸ™‚

The ā€œPot, Meet Kettleā€ Award: Len chastising Mark for going shirtless and remarking ā€œYou donā€™t see me running around with my shirt off for no reason!ā€ā€¦and then the producers digging up the footage of him shirtless on ā€œDance Centerā€

Courtney: Yet another example of old stock footage becoming useful at exactly the right time šŸ˜‰ Mark, it may have been an act of desperation, you taking your shirt off in your rumba with Bristol; but man, I was desperate to avert my eyes when I was forced to look at Len’s saggy, pasty torso! šŸ™

Heidi:Well, at least Dance Center is almost ALWAYS funny. Half naked Len in the quest of comedy is actually better than Mark doffing the shirt to distract from Bristol. šŸ™‚ It’s all about INTENT. Besides, Len’s tattoo was prettier. šŸ˜‰

How did this get to be the Mark Ballas edition of the Cheesecake Awards anyway?? I have no clue. šŸ™‚

October 14, 2010 I Written By

Ultrasound sales specialist by day, semi-knowledgeable DWTS fan by night...with a smattering of hair & makeup enthusiast, occasional model, baker, and crazy cat lady peppered in to make things REALLY interesting ;-) I might pee my pants in happiness if Donnie Wahlberg ever does DWTS - or if they ever use "Sunglasses at Night" as a paso doble.

Dancing With The Stars, Season 11, Week 4 – Blogger Alert Part 1

The stars of the show are already out there blogging about their dances this past week and their upcoming dances. Here’s a snippet from Brandy’s blog on Access Hollywood.

I admit that I was relieved when Maks and I were safe early on during Tuesdayā€™s elimination show. No matter how hard you work and how much you pray, when I hear our names called, as being ā€œsafe,ā€ itā€™s always a huge weight off my shoulders. Unlike Week Two (with that not-so-great-jive of mine), I have consistently tried to incorporate the judgesā€™ critiques into my next performance. They need my toes pointed more, the next week I am pointing so hard until my ankles are sore. They need more softness and grace in my arms, the next week Iā€™ll work on my posture and practice ballet moves at home in front of my mirror. The real trick is to remember these tips from week to week and still manage to get a brand new routine down in five days.

First, there is the general rhythm of each dance to learn. Next, is learning the choreography; add in the special musical selection and blend everything together and voila! ā€“ Monday is here. This past Monday was very special because the stage was round. It definitely created a much more intimate atmosphere with the audience. I truly felt the romance in the air when Maks and I stepped on the dance floor for our Rumba.

From the costume design to the sweet and sensual Maxwell song, the mood was set, and I remember floating on air as I focused on my partner. It was our best dance ever and we were so pleased with how things felt that the judgesā€™ praise was really just the topping on our already full sundae!! Each week, I feel that I am getting stronger and faster in picking up the new dances as Maks and I have finally sunk into our own special rhythm. Weā€™ve bonded as a team and I really do look forward to our time together in rehearsals and on the dance floor.

Now, before you all get dreamy-eyed, I am standing firm by our ā€˜weā€™re just friendsā€™ motto. I know that I mentioned that I havenā€™t been in love in over six years, but the truth is, Iā€™m not looking for love. Iā€™m waiting for loveā€¦ and there is a huge difference. My life is very full right now and I have my daughter, my family, my friends, and my full work schedule to keep me happy in the meantime. Love with that special someone will find us both in the right place at the right time and Iā€™m open and ready for that at anytime.

And here is a snippet of Mark Ballas’ blog from USA Today. I have to disagree with him about what the judges gave him and Bristol for scores. If I was a judge, I would have given him an even lower score. Sorry.

Tuesday night was terrible on my nerves. Terrible! Being in jeopardy is not fun at all. I get anxious, but I don’t stress because I’m 100% confident that Bristol and I are prepared when we hit the dance floor. It’s a clichĆ© but we live to not regret, which is what drives us to work as hard as we do. But those commercial breaks in between the results seem like they’re thirty minutes each!

(Pro dancer) Derek (Hough and partner Jennifer Grey ) killed it this week. His dance was clean, slick, and sharp. Jenny looked beautiful and had great posture and grace. Brandy and (pro dancer partner) Maks (Chmerkovskiy ) keep getting better and I look for them to really push hard in the coming weeks.

This week I’m most looking forward to my costume. Since Halloween is quickly coming upon us, that’s the theme. (This past week was Story Week.) I can’t reveal my costume or the song we’re dancing to, but I can tell you our dance step. We’ll be rehearsing the jive. It’s kind of like the quick step. Bristol did very well with that, so I expect the same with this one. I can’t wait to get to it so we can give our fans the performance they expect!

Now, about those judges. I was really disappointed and angry with the 4 that we received. I thought the scoring was a little inconsistent this week. I’ve been doing this a long time and I genuinely think our performance was worthy of a score higher than that 4! The great news is that will continue to motivate us and drive us to work tirelessly to prove those judges wrong!

Stay tuned for more Blogs coming soon!

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"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.

DWTS11 Week 4 Caption Contest

Thanks to all who participated in our caption contest last week! We got some huge laughs out of reading your entries…definitely fun for all of us šŸ™‚ We’d like to congratulate our winner, J, for giving us the comedic gem below:
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Ultrasound sales specialist by day, semi-knowledgeable DWTS fan by night...with a smattering of hair & makeup enthusiast, occasional model, baker, and crazy cat lady peppered in to make things REALLY interesting ;-) I might pee my pants in happiness if Donnie Wahlberg ever does DWTS - or if they ever use "Sunglasses at Night" as a paso doble.

DWTS 11, Week 4: Media After The Results

I want to start off this post by sending Maks and his brother Van all of our heartfelt condolences from “Pure Dancing With The Stars”. He tweeted that he lost his Grandmother lastnight. Here’s what he tweeted….

Heavens welcomed another angel last night…..as I lost a piece of my heart…. RIP grandma…..

Our thoughts and prayers will be with you Guys!!

As for a wrap up in lots of media today, first we’ve got The Situation and Karina on Good Morning America this morning expressing their sadness about being picked to leave the show. But, Mike holds his head up high and handles it in a very class act way (in my opinion);

It seems The Situation really touched everyone. Here the cast expresses their sentiments in him leaving the show;

In other media in circulation, check out this fun video where some of the cast is asked about what they do on a “normal Tuesday night”.

I thought this video was hilarious of Kyle, Maks, Lacey, Corky, and Mark goofing around about their weekly football contest on Tuesdays with Kurt and Tony.

Here are Jennifer and Derek, Maks and Brandy, Audrina and Tony, and Flo and Corky after the Results show. They talk about their dances and their upcoming dances next week.

Somehow I can not see The Brady Bunch theme and a Tango for what Flo mentions? šŸ˜®

Also, if anyone missed the results show lastnight, be sure to see this skif they made with Len lastnight and how he scores. I was just cracking up.

Here is cool interview Maks did with E Online after Monday night’s show;

How’d you think last night went? You did really well.
I thought it was great. I thought it was all about her.

What was with all the nakedness? You had your shirt open, Mark Ballas was shirtless and even Mark’s father Corky was totally naked.
Corky and Florence [Henderson] are having a lot of funā€”just maybe a little too much for comfort for some people.

What did you think of their dance? Did they go too far? Carrie Ann said it made her uncomfortable.
I went to dinner afterwards with some friends and we were talking about it. I liked it. I thought they were having fun. What a sweet lady, and she has spunk! But some people at dinner said it made them uncomfortable. I guess it’s a matter of opinion.

Brandy said in your video package that she hasn’t been with a man in six years. What kind of guy do you think is good for her?
Oh, man. Somebody sweet, somebody romantic. I think she needs somebody strong and very polite and very gentleman-like.

OK, the “date” you went onā€”did it feel as corny as it looked?
We had fun. We had just been rehearsing and we were exhausted and her leg hurt. But we thought it would be fun. It turned out pretty good. We ended up just sitting and chattingā€¦But I definitely know how to present flowers to a woman [Laughs]. I am a big romantic. I am very suave. The comedy there was cute, but that was not me.

What’s wrong with Brandy’s leg?
Her quads are very sore and her ankle is bothering her. So we’re trying to pace ourselves…Unfortunately, there’s only so much our bodies allow us to do and her ankle is hurting. She doesn’t want to address it on the show because she doesn’t want it to seem like she’s crying about it.

Lastly, Jennifer Grey is on the new cover of this week’s US Magazine. They also interview her in which she says this about aging and how she almost had some botox done on her face before the show. I’m so glad she didn’t. She looks beautiful as is. Do you agree? So many celebrities get botox and they look fakey and like Chipmunks afterwards.;

Out of the spotlight for more than 20 years, it wasn’t easy for 80s icon Jennifer Grey to return to the dance floor at age 50.

“Before the show, I thought, Oh, I should get some Botox, get rid of the wrinkles under my eyes,” the Dancing With the Stars frontrunner tells the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now). “When you put a lot of makeup, the lines become very apparent.”

But she says her husband of nine years, actor Clark Gregg, told her “not to touch anything, to be who I am, because I look great.”

And Grey — who famously underwent two nose jobs in the 1990s; the second operation left her unrecognizable — is glad she listened.

“Aging is inevitable and the idea that we can be eternally youthful is the pitfall of our society,” says Grey, mother to daughter, Stella, 8. “When my body and face were perfect as far as youth, I wasn’t happy. If you try to hold on to something you don’t have anymore, you can’t be happy in the moment.”

More to come. I am sure. šŸ˜‰

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"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.