Dancing With The Stars 2011 – Mark Ballas And Chelsea Kane Putting The Finishing Touches On Their Samba
Mark has penned a new writing in his blog at USA Today. He says he and Chelsea are gearing up for a “strong run”. Chelsea has been flawless and he thinks she’s the one to beat. Their last score was the highest of the season so far which backs that up (but, what about them being in the hot seat this past week? Has he forgotten that?). More below. If you’d like to read on his music adventures, you can do so at the link.
This Monday marks the end of the first half of the season. Despite Team Kanenball being the final couple saved on last week’s show, I feel confident that we’re gearing up for a strong run. Chelsea has been almost flawless on her last three dances, and I think she’s establishing herself as the celeb to beat as the competition heats up. Our score of 26, the highest of the season thus far for any couple, just backs that up. But as we’ve seen on shows that require the fan vote, we deeply rely on our fans to support us.
Just like Chelsea thrived in her other two Latin dances (Cha Cha and Jive), she’s done a great job picking up the choreography and principles of Samba. We started choreography on Wednesday, and I finished it on Thursday afternoon. By Thursday night we were on a roll with our routine and we’ll use the weekend to put the finishing touches on it so the dance is performance ready. We have a really fun song and a cool theme for America Week. I hope you like it!
As the season progresses, there are more and more requirements for press. This is partly because there are fewer teams to share the commitments, but also because the remaining teams are under more scrutiny. I love doing media, but it’s certainly still work. As the pressure rises, we find ourselves trying to squeeze everything in, with our priority being rehearsals. On Thursday we were up at 6:30 a.m. for an interview with Access Hollywood. After that, I went straight to the rehearsal studio to finish our Samba choreography. In the afternoon, it was on to another interview for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, followed by four hours of rehearsal until almost midnight. It was a long day, butI’m certainly not complaining!
CHELSEA!!!! WANNA SEE HIP ACTION THIS TIME!
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sorry, I’m out of myself… hehe hope no edgy stuff… I’m a little tired… (and they were overscored last week.)
Dont worry, I know the feeling, Carlos. 🙂
thanks, Zach – hehe
Actually I re-watched her jive and v.waltz and really I saw a lot of jive and waltz there. BUT the problem is that the non-dance elements shine more. They are all we remember.
and her chacha had no hip action at all… IMO
Hi,
Except for the couple that ends being voted off the show, the couples in jeopardy are not necessarily in the bottom two, right? Mark and Chelsea being in jeopardy last week can be a way for the producers to create suspense and drama in order to get better ratings. And I think that’s exactly what it was, pure drama. IMO they were never in the hot seat.
Yes, Gail, “in jeopardy” often means nothing. It’s not that they were “in jeopardy” that was interesting, it was the great lengths they went to to have Len pretty much negate all his negative comments on the duo. That makes me wonder if perhaps Chelsea isn’t getting the votes they would have thought she should be getting – they made way too big of a deal about it. AND, all that bullcrap that Len was spewing will certainly guarantee they stick around for a couple more weeks, which seems like a cheat, to me.
This is like reading a trashy tabloid. I thought it would be something useful.