DWTS All Stars, Week 3 – Who’s Dancing What…and When??
Ah, week three – let’s all recreate iconic dances and make fans of the original cringe in horror. 🙂 I thought I would post this one a bit early, since it is bound to generate a lot of talk. 🙂 We’ll do the Cheesecake tomorrow, for those wondering. Still lookin’ for a porno gif of the week. 😉
ETA: As I’m adding the video links to the post I’m watching the dances and I have to say…iconic?? Yes to the Futuristic Paso and yes to Mel and Maks Paso.
ETA2: Okay…maybe Julianne and Apolo…and I adore Carson. And Julianne and Helio…but wasn’t that one all about the kiss at the end??
ETA3: Hmmm…I think that Helio and Julianne stretch the rules a good bit in their dance. I think Derek’s going to break them completely, judging by one picture I saw.
ETA4: UPDATE to Gilles/Peta’s dance. They were inspired by Maks and Erin’s tango – which Court says is ordinary and which I can’t even remember. At all. Silly. And by they way, Gilles, your tooting of your own horn on Twitter, telling us how epic and amazing you’re going to be is not only tiresome, but cringe inducing. STFU, you’re making me want to vomit.
ETA5: Awesome, Gilles dancing second. Of course, he’s telling us his dance is “real hard” and he wants to make it wonderful for us. He could make it wonderful for me by shutting up. Geez.
ETA6: This is starting to look….interesting. 🙂
ETA7: Sheery, in the comments, says a Bristol fansite (there is such a thing??) is saying she’s 10th. And Mari mentioned that Karina tweeted that they were fourth, although I somehow missed that one. So, by process of elimination, Derek and Shawn have the pimp spot. Perhaps the rumors about that dance are true?
Drew/Anna – recreating Joey & Ashly’s season 1 cha-cha to “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce
Dancing 1st
Voting #: 1-800-868-3408
Gilles/Peta – recreating William & Cheryl’s season 14 tango Maks and Erin’s season 10 Tango to “Sweet Dreams” by The Eurythmics
Dancing 2nd
Voting #: 1-800-868-3410
Melissa/Tony – recreating JR & Karina’s season 13 samba to “Conga” by Gloria Estefan
Dancing 3rd
Voting #: 1-800-868-3406
Apolo/Karina – recreating Gilles & Cheryl’s season 8 foxtrot to “Fever” by Michael Buble
Dancing 4th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3407
Kelly/Val – recreating Laila & Maks’ season 4 paso doble to “Espana Cani” by Erich Kunzel
Dancing 5th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3411
Kirstie/Maks – recreating Carson & Anna’s season 13 cha-cha to “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5
Dancing 6th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3412
Sabrina/Louis – recreating Mel B & Maks’ season 5 paso doble to “Free Your Mind” by En Vogue (?)*
Dancing 7th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3403
Emmett/Cheryl – recreating Mario & Karina’s season 3 paso doble to “Cancion Del Mariachi” by Desperado Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas (?)*
Dancing 8th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3413
Helio/Chelsie – recreating Apolo & Julianne’s season 4 quickstep to “Mr. Pinstripe Suit” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Dancing 9th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3404
Bristol/Mark – recreating Derek & Joanna’s season 9 futuristic paso doble to “Living on Video” by Trans-X
Dancing 10th (Bristol fansite??)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3409
Shawn/Derek – recreating Helio & Julianne’s season 5 quickstep to “Hey Pachuco” from The Mask
Dancing 11th (process of elimination)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3402
*Sabrina & Emmitt could be switched – Courtney picked what seemed most likely for each. We’ll update when we find out. 🙂
Thanks Heidi for the early spoilers! Would love to hear your comments about these!
I wonder how many of the originals (pros and celebs) will grace the practice rooms. Did we hear that Carson would be around or was it just talk? Smart move for Tony/Melissa if they get JR to come around for them.
Can I just say how much I love “Fever” as a Foxtrot? I’m loving Apolo even more. Can’t wait for Shawn and Melissa’s dances. I think it’s cool how Val chose one of Maks’ dances, and a traditional Paso at that. I’m very happy with my favorites this week. 🙂
LOLLL, I can’t wait to see the Porno Gif of the week! LOLLLLL Heidi!!
Seriously, I’m so excited on this coming week (in more ways than one. Madonna, I’m coming! 🙂 ). Bring it on!! I think they are all going to be good except for Bristol and Mark.
Funny that , free your mind, the mask and fever were all in the 200 episode (I still don’t thin fever was iconic, but whatever).
I don’t think it is a good idea for Sabrina to dance free your mind, Maks and Mel B had such hot chemistry, and Maks was sexy as one can get in that dance, been really honest LOuie and Sabrina have no chemistry, and I don’t think they are sexy enough to pull this dance off.
So, what color will Derek be in for “Hey Pachuco”? Helio was in yellow; Rick Fox was in green. What color will it be for Derek? Red? Blue? Orange? Polka dot?
Nothing exciting or iconic about that Joey and Ashly cha cha. Here’s hoping Drew can improve upon that.
I only remember four of them…Mel and Maks, Helio and Julianne, Carson and Anna, and Joanna and Derek. I plan on watching them all today, during breaks from football! So, thank you for the links.
Bringing up the name JR Martinez could make many fans sentimental. At least I hope it will 🙂 Well played, Melissa and Tony. Well played.
And SO excited for Kelly and Val to dance a paso. Sabrina and Louis, too.
Thanks for adding the video links of the originals, PH. I can’t decide if the fact we saw Helio and Julianne’s dance last week will help or hinder Shawn and Derek. Will people be bored with seeing it again so soon, or will these two blow it out of the park and make it look so much better than last week’s version that people can’t help but love it????
I doubt very much they are doing the same choreo. That doesn’t sound much like Derek, does it?
Seriously, you think that Melissa dancing to a sentimental favorite will actually HELP Melissa?? LOL – well, it won’t hurt them, anyway. But I doubt very much it’s a great strategic move. I think the ones that are BAD strategic moves are those that chose Derek and Joanna, and Mel and Maks.
Meggie, if the dance is good I don’t think people will care, a lot of people don’t really care for the troupe dance, I’m sure that most of people won’t even remember that.
I’ve not had a chance to see all of the originals yet, so I am going on memory of the original for some. So far, I think that some of the All Star couples WILL end up a hot mess… Some of the chosen dances I don’t think of as iconic, and some yes, I do…. And, I don’t think some of the current pros choreograph as well as the pro who choreographed the original. Tony/Karina? Karina. Mark/Derek? Derek, if only because Bristol is not a capable dancer. Chelsie/Julianne? Julianne. Karina/Cheryl? Close, but I give the edge to Karina, because I prefer her choreography. Louis/Maks? Louis, unfortunately. Maks/Anna? Maks. Cheryl/Karina? Same as above. Anna/Ashly? Anna. Derek/Julianne? Close, but have to give a slight edge to Derek. I do think this one will easily stand beside the original as equally iconic. Val/Maks? Close, but I give the edge to Maks, because I haven’t yet decided on Val’s choreography. Peta/Cheryl? Close, and don’t know who will get the edge. Probably Peta, because I don’t think C was concentrating on the dance part of the choreography last season.
And….. I found the costume that Cheryl wore last week!
Yes, I do think it could possibly help her. People loved JR. They could possibly see it as paying homage to him, because I don’t see that dance as being “iconic” in that doing it again could tick people off, like the Free Your Mind Paso or the futuristic Paso.
@Heidi – Thanks for posting these spoilers early for us! 🙂
Unfortunately my computer has an appointment with the Computer MD first thing Monday morning and once my computer is released from the hospital I know I can count on you ladies to have all the latest news and views. I couldn’t imagine going through any season of DWTS without all my friends on here.
Thank You and Big Hugs to All!
This may backfire for them, but I will take redoing dances over story weeks of a thousand rumbas to dead family members any time.
No, I don’t think they’ll do the same choreo for sure, but if they have the same idea for costumes, etc., will it be different enough? Same music, same loud coloured suit, etc. I am somewhat biased because I think Derek is a genius, so I think it will be better than both the original with Helio and the troupes, but will others be bored with the similarities. I also agree that anyone who is taking on a dance originally choreographed by Derek is crazy! Those are pretty hard to beat 😉
I kinda considered the Banana Man routine as sacred to Helio and Julianne. I had wished we would see Helio and Chelsie perform that this season. Then Lacey and crew did it this past week. And now Shawn and Derek are doing it. Well I still think it is sacred and no one else can adequately copy the great Helio Hey Pachuco!
Many thanks for these links Princess, am loving the trip down memory lane 🙂
Yes, Bristol is going to pale in comparison to Joanna & Derek’s futuristic Paso.
However, I think Drew & Anna will kill it, especially compared to the original.
I wonder if they’re going to show the originals before each couple dances?
While I loved Mel B’s & Maks’ Paso, I do think Louis will be able to choreograph something exciting and Sabrina will be able to execute. We’ll see, I am looking forward to Monday. Tuesday, not so much. Other than Bristol, really not ready to see anyone else go home.
Didn’t I hear in one of the interviews Derek & Shawn saying something about role reversal ? do you think it will be Shawn dancing in the loud suit?
It could be that they just picked it again because it would be EASY to improve upon. I think you’re giving them way too much credit for a strategy that is unlikely to have an impact.
LOL Crystal – you got me there. I have to agree.
Lois, if ANYONE attempts to “copy” the original, they will get roasted alive by the judges and the audience. And anyone that thinks Derek would copy anyone? Hasn’t been paying attention. Only Benji Schwimmer has that much arrogance. Ick…just grossed myself out. 🙂
@Princess Heidi, is your ETA 3 Chelsie and Helio stretching the rules? No doubt they would go that route since they were in the bottom 2 last week and hopefully it will not backfire on them since I like Chelsie.
I think, Linde, it might have just been that the female was the pro in the original dance…but who knows with Derek. I’m just worry that he’s going to shatter the rule book so completely that they’ll be at the bottom of the leader board. The only way is to do a dance so great that it would have gotten tens…and they deduct points to an 8. Except Len who will give them a 6…same as he gives fucking Bristol.
No, I was talking about Helio and Julianne stretching the rules in the original dance. I best check what I wrote to make sure I didn’t screw that up….
You could be right. But even if it wasn’t a strategic choice, I do still believe it could make people think back fondly on JR and in a way that will make them smile and possibly think more of Melissa’s dance than some others.
i really thought sabrina goes with thriller, but whatever…
Wow, thanks for listing all of the couples dances and the original performances. It’s funny but I don’t remember quite of few of them. Only a few of to me are Iconic. Having said that, I have to admit that I’m a little excited to see how some of them are recreated.
Can’t wait to see how Derek recreates this Quickstep for Shawn. The way they dance together it could certainly be a show stopping performance. Also looking forward to seeing Karina/Apolo, Chelsie/Helio and Sabrina-sorry Louis-lol
Overall, I think it could be a great show.
You all do an AMAZING job here at Puredwts-AMAZING!!
Yikes! This week is tough. I like all of those dances. Saying that, this is what I think will happen: bye bye Bristol and Drew.
Awww I loved the futuristic paso Joanna and Derek did. And bristol is gonna ruin it 🙁
Gilles said they picked based on the song not the actual dance. I also love him pumping it up on twitter. It makes me super excited for Monday,
Gilles tweets are the worst, “Raising the bar, perfect, flip out”, SHUT UP
Wow, I could have seen Giles doing the Tango previously performed by William/Cheryl but the one by Maks/Erin not so much. Is it me or does it seem like Giles has a fascination with Maks’ style of dancing?-lol I noticed it in his Jive last week. Could be by encouraged by Peta who knows-LOL I just want to see Giles dance the way he did in S8.
Let the games begin.
Yeah, I think Gilles is fibbing on twitter, Sophia. I just report what I’m told. 😉
Gilles personality as of lately is quite grating, I think I would vote for Bristol over him at this point. He really is that bothersome.
It seems to me that Gilles could do far worse than be fascinated by Maks’ style of dancing. Maks can dance. 🙂
Fibbing about how good it’s going to be or how they chose their iconic dance?
@Izzy109 (#29) – I’m with you. I have a mental image of me, watching Monday night, screaming “My eyes! My eyes!” as I see Bristol mangling Derek’s incredible futuristic paso… 🙁 I wonder if they’ll try to turn it into some sort of “rednecks-in-the-future” paso??? 😉
At this point Gilles already know that in the judges eyes he can do no wrong
#35 auntie bellum – LOL, He just looks weird to me dancing that way…
Looking forward to the show. I really hope Bristol’s performance doesn’t smear my memory of Derek & Joanna’s Paso Doble. – Oh my!!
I guess I can kind of see the Joey/Ashly cha-cha as “iconic” from the standpoint that it was the first dance ever perforemd on DWTS (though that may not have had anything to do with Anna and Drew choosing it). Didn’t they use that song for the pro number in the 200th episode?
I’m actually really excited to see what Bristol and Mark do with that futuristic paso. It could be cringe-inducing but I’m totally okay with that.
Izzy, ditto!!!
Might have been a safer bet to use Mel and Maks’ second paso instead. Less iconic (i.e., well-known) to be sure, but also less beloved and hyped.
Wonderful to have these links, ladies.
And @Sally #37 – your “rednecks-in-the-future” comment created dangerous coffee splatter on my keyboard and screen. Your name should come with a Swallow Before Reading warning.
I rather like that sabrina is giving a nod to her buddy Mel B. Mel gave the same nod after Sabrina’s elimination with the cheetah tattoos. In Mel’s paso rehearsal package i remember Maks asking Mel how she knew how to style her hands already, and Mel said it was because she had seen Sabrina do it. It’s sentimental and a perfect 30 routine. I think Louis is a stronger choreographer than Maks, so I can’t wait to see how what they’ve come up with. Same for Shawn&Derek. “Iconic” is hardly the word I’d use to describe some of those original dances, so I’m really curious to see why each team chose the dance they did.
Gilles is so desperate he will do anything to win and it is OBNOXIOUS. I would not be surprised to learn he is even cheating with outside help!
Uh-oh some trainwrecks are in store for Monday night. Some of these dances I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole.
It will be interesting to see the differences in the choreography. There are things in a routine that are just so etched in ones mind (for example, Helio in his Yellow Suit)… Will the dance seem the same without it? I don’t know. Some pros will make it work, others I am afraid may fail miserably.
I think any questions of the chemistry between Apolo and Karina will be pretty much nonexistent after Monday night. I have a feeling these two will be smoking hot. In my opinion, the Foxtrot is one of Karina’s stronger dances as far as the choreography.
On the subject of Gilles… I thought Donny Osmond had the biggest ego EVER on the show… Well, Not Anymore!!
Fibbing about how they chose it.
Eh, laila, in the past the judges have shown that even they can be turned off of someone, if that someone isn’t careful.
mmc, I agree. There are few dances that really stick in my memory on DWTS, and that is one of them. Most of the others belong to Derek, Julianne or Mark. I think using that dance as inspiration could turn out to be a HUGE mistake. Same with the Futuristic Paso. Lordy.
Heh. Derek just tweeted that this might be his favorite quickstep he’s ever done on the show.
I just want to thank you ladies for posting the links to these dances…I had never seen some of them. I’ve just spent a very enjoyable half hour watching them. Loved Laila and Maks paso, and Joanna and Derek’s futuristic paso…and I agree..No way is Bristol gonna pull that off. But it will be interesting to watch. Had to watch Carson and Anna again, and it left me smiling. I hope he shows up to help on Monday.
#46 Edwina I think it’s quite an advantage that Gilles said Maks comes in to help them. I doubt the other celebrities have same sex pros coming in to help them.
I think I read or heard somewhere that Derek/Shawn shared a studio with Helio/Chelsie and they helped each other. Or did I dream that? I’m almost sure I heard it.
Derek has always helped out with male celebs – some of those celebs have said so. I would imagine that all the guys do that.
Heidi, Shawn said that in the today show blog/interview
I think Mark picked the futurist paso only because Bristol in her season was from a paso, and since the futuristic paso had robotic moves, he thought that could fit Bristol better than a regular paso. I don’t he is worried about been compare or anything like that, He just choose the dance that he thinks is the best fit for her.
I’m really exited about the quickstep, Derek normally don’t tweet this kind of things about the dances, so this must be really special. I hope they don’t break hold, because I really don’t wanna see them int the bottom of the leader board. I wanna see them on top.
Heidi: Derek is never one to brag! If this quickstep is as good as he claims (can’t wait to see it). Do you think they will judge them accordingly. Shawn really can keep up with Derek physically and they are in sync with each other. I just hope Len is fair to them both.
I don’t like Gilles and Peta any more. I personally think Peta doesn’t care much for winning this season. She won last season so, she’s just rooting for her main man Maks this season. I think it’s going to be between my top 3 Sabrina, Apolo, and Shawn.
He didn’t say it was good…he said it was his “favorite”. I heard it was really good from other sources than him. 🙂
Donna, yup, Gilles has a male and female pro coaching him. No advantage there 😉 I don’t believe he knew what he was really saying when he announced that Maks was helping him, but many of the rest of us sure did.
I do recall Erin got slammed by the judges for her tango so maybe he and Peta think it’s an easy one to improve on.
#58 katarina Despite the fact she was hurt that week, I think the Tango was Erin’s worst dance. And it’s hardly a dance I’d call iconic.
That tango was much more forgettable than iconic. Gonna be interesting to listen to Gilles spin that one.
The only really iconic dances are helio quickstep , Joanna’s paso and Mel b paso. Jr and Apolo, and Gilles, Laila were good but far from iconic
I just need a clarification, because my memory is very Swiss cheese-like at times. (Damned senior moments!) Did someone in a position of power/knowledge/intelligence actually say the word “iconic”? Or was it just memorable or favourite or something along those lines?
I think Gilles did pick based on the song rather than the dance, although that really seems to defeat the purpose of iconic dance week.
Evaine, I think Tom actually said the word ICONIC, and pretty much every pro
#62 Evaine Maks used the word iconic in his blog this week.
Well, if Tom used it and Maks used it, it must be iconic then. 😉
Shawn and Derek are among my top faves, and I think Derek is smart to take some risks with the dance. Even if the worst happens and the judges dock a few points for breaking rules, or maybe Shawn and Derek do or don’t top the leader board, I think he knows they aren’t in great danger of leaving this week. He knows that Shawn is a solid performer week after week. On top of that, he surely is aware of her strong popularity. Take a few risks, make the dance extremely memorable, and earn viewer devotion so that when you’re in the final against what will hopefully be the best of the best, you’ve become the fan favorite of the season.
Really looking forward to the dances, which I think will be mostly great, except maybe for one.
Some strange choices but overall I think all of these couples can improve upon the original or make-it-great-and-their-own, EXCEPT:
Bristol & Mark – I think enough was said already about that
Whoever chose to do Mario & Karina’s Paso. I still love that dance, and they performed it beautifully on season 3. No way Emmitt & Cheryl could match what Mario & Karina did. Now, if Sabrina chose it, she could be close, but the chemistry between her & Louis isn’t right for matching this particular music, IMO.
Thanks for the early spoilers, PH. Some interesting choices there. We’ll soon see how well the “reinvention” thing works and how many pros have the guts to take Len at his word and run with the carte blanche he gave them. I hope Derek and Shawn and Apolo and Karina really go for it.
I’m doing some reinventing of my own and taking a page out of Joey’s book. No more getting my knickers in a bunch over who stays and who gets eliminated. I’m just going to enjoy the dancing, do my voting, and enjoy the discussion and snarking here on Pure. 🙂
Can’t wait for this week’s cheesecake.
Faby (#44) – LOVE! 😀
I think I’m going to need to yell at the judges QUITE A BIT Monday night…. I KNOW that Len said that they want to be WOWed…. But, he may forget that by the time Monday and performance day rolls around, and while he will be wowed by some of the choreography, I am sure he will be docking points for breaking rules…….. I’ll just have to yell at him when he yells at my favorite pairs, telling them that he didn’t want them to break the rules, that he has a choice………….. Crowd pleasing and exciting choreography to some iconic dances (or “iconic” dances) or, great dancing that doesn’t break any rules that Len seems to have in that rule book that changes from dancer to dancer?
Hmm… a foxtrot to “Fever,” a paso to “Espana Cani” – Can the producers PLEASE let the couples pick their music EVERY WEEK!
Melissa & Tony are smart to do one of Melissa’s best dances to an iconic song like Conga.
I’m expecting Apolo & Karina’s foxtrot to be amazing.
As much as I like Helio & Julianne’s “Hey Pachuco” quickstep, NOTHING matches Yulia Zagoruychenko & Maxim Kozhevnikov’s Mask dance, which starts as a quickstep and quickly becomes a jive. If you haven’t seen it, youtube it because it’s awesome. Interested to see what Derek classifies “kitchen sink” as! This should be good.
Never got on the Gilles train and with the slightly longer hair and a couple of years older, for some reason this season all I’m seeing is “Klinger.”
Maybe they should re-air Joey’s week-one PYT cha-cha? Kinda weird the producer’s gave them that music if they were planning “iconic” dances a couple of weeks later.
Sigh – why do I feel like it’s going to take copious amounts of booze to make it through the show on Monday (and probably Tuesday too)? 😎
Mario and Karina’s paso is the best paso I’ve ever seen on Dancing With The Stars. I love this traditional paso choreography and music.
I recall Gilles saying he would not pick a dance done by any other “all star”, out of respect to them. I wonder if he’s going to be bent out of shape that someone chose one of his dances. Why do I even ask? Of course he will be.
Exactly my thoughts, Karen.
Sabrina n louis are dancing paso to free your mind!
What I don’t understand about Gilles’s pick, is if he liked the song “Sweet Dreams” so much, why didn’t he pick a better dance, something a bit more memorable like Ricki Lake’s paso to sweet dreams? He would have to do a different dance, but so what? If he wanted to do and iconic tango, what’s wrong with the Psyco tango?
I would have preferred Maks and Erin’s “Argentine Tango” versus their “Tango” and would perceive it as more iconic.
I don’t believe Gilles’ BS for one moment. He probably didn’t want to pick another All Star’s dance because he would have to compete. Look at what he did pick, a dance that got 7s?
I think Gilles wanted to pick something somewhat obscure so he could not only improve on it, but also not suffer in comparison. It’s smart really – especially if you are as desperate to win as Gilles is.
Ok, that makes sense. not what I would do though.
Smart, if the judges give him a pass. I’m thinking the curve ball Tom spoke about may be that the new dances will be graded on a curve based on how good the originals were. Otherwise. It’s a joke.
I think tomorrow night is going to produce a lot of WTF moments. I don’t understand why any of the couples would pick an iconic (memorable) dance to redo and/or improve. I mean, the original dance had to be pretty good to begin with as that’s what makes them iconic. Maybe I’m missing something – it won’t be the first time. lol
To me, just about the only pro who could possibly improve (emphasis on improve) on a true iconic dance is Derrick so, I’m excited to see what he comes up with.
Also, is Gilles the only one doing a dance that received low scores the first time around?
#4 Laila, I agree with you, Louie & Sabrina have no chemistry for this dance. I personally think Val & Kelly should do this dance. Val & Kelly do have lots & lots of chemistry, Val is super hot to watch !!
I don’t know how I will survive this Monday night without my computer. What will I do without my PureDWTS on Monday? I will have no way of knowing the order of the dances…. This is gonna suck big time!
Hope and pray my computer is done bright and early this Tuesday morning. Fingerscrossed, say my prayers…
There’s only three or four truly iconic dances on that list. I find it unfair to single Gilles out for picking a not so great dance, Carson and Joey’s cha cha chas weren’t so hot either.
@Sandy #86 *GASP* That would be the end of the world as I know it! 😉 Here’s to speedy repairs!
#87 Sophia, in my opinion the difference is that Carson and Joey’s dances aren’t being done by celebrities who are likely to be contenders for the finals. All the others who look likely to be in the finals (Apolo, Shawn, Emmitt) are doing dances that scored very high, in the 28-30 range. Erin’s tango scored 21 for performance and 18 for technical, and was her lowest scoring dance.
I just hope Shawn & Derek doesn’t break all the rules in the quickstep. I hope these two win. But this week is a double elimination and we need good judges scores. I can handle breaking one or two rules. But breaking them all completely is going a little too far. Even though the song is soo good! But I’m still excited to see it because on how Shawn & Derek’s been saying it’s amazing!!! Too pumped! But I really hope the stick to the rules and don’t “completely” break them all. But if they do it should be soo fun to watch! But the Judges won’t be so thrilled! The one judge I’m really nervous about is Len. But I’m pretty sure they’ll be safe on Tuesday!
Mileage varies I suppose. I don’t think it should make a difference.
Derek is smart. He’ll know how to play it. Plus they have a great, which is half the battle. I rewatched the original and while I thought it was a great performance (Helio really sold it), it wasn’t great technically. That’s something Derek will fix. It’ll probably be a showstopper.
*great SONG
Aren’t the celebs the ones that are somehow in charge of choreography this week? I am not sure I understand that, but I think Tom said something about that and I’ve read some posts about it elsewhere. All I know is, I am picturing Bristol in charge of the choreo for a dance originally choreographed by Derek… and I am LMAO.
I wish producers chose Argentine Tango of Maks and Erin instead of their tango as one of the iconic dances.
I also think Evan and Anna’s Argentine Tango and Paso Doble are more iconic than some of the dances chosen.
I feel sorry for Bristol for being the most hated finalist/all star. I would choose her to stay over Gilles.
Sorry, if this was mentioned somewhere, but Apolo tweeted this saying he hopes it’s not considered a lift. http://instagram.com/p/QdYU9cPa3R/
If it is in their dance, I’m sure it’ll be great, but I don’t want any of my favorites breaking rules and getting “slammed back” (LOL) on scores.
That’s totally a lift. Don’t worry – I think Derek put one in his and Shawn’s dance as well.
@sheery – I saw that, but I thought it was a joke.
My daughter just told me Gilles is dancing in the #2 spot tomorrow.
LOL to ETA#5!
Not sure if someone mentioned this already but isn’t the celeb the one who chose the dance and is in charge of costumes and sort of choreography. Which means Bristol chose the futuristic Paso and there is no way she can come close to the original. That one should be a mess.
Also all of you got me to read Gilles tweets! I agree he is a bit full of himself this season. I was looking forward to watching him but not any more.
Thank you, PH, for ETA 5!!!!! Couldn’t have said it better. 😀 I;ll vote for ANYBODY but Gilles (yes, even Bristol, if I have to). 😉
Heidi, about the lift, they could argue that Shawn is actually jumping, I was watching her A. tango with Mark, and they do similar move, even tough he is holding her, in the first part of the jump it doesn’t look like a lift, If she land the jump on her feet by herself, they could actually say that it was a jump. A lot o times in jive ( Helio and Chelsie this week) and even quickstep you can see people throwing other, but as long as dont hold that person in the air or help them land, I don’t think is actually a lift.
Louie just said in Sabrina vlog that they not breaking the rules but bending the rules, a lot of that will happen this week. I wish they let the couple do like one lift for dance, just to make cool
I just began following Gilles and Louis on Twitter during this season, and I can now see what you all meant about how annoying their tweets are! From Gilles talking about how much they impressed everyone in rehearsals last week and now this week saying how perfect they are, to Louis tweeting about how their encore dance last week was even better than their amazing dance on Monday night! LOL, don’t these two egomaniacs know that you are supposed to hope someone else says that about you, but you don’t say it about yourself? Yikes, they sure are cut from the same cloth.
PH … when I saw the latest tweet by Gilles, I thought about you 😉
#103 Laila
I agree, it could be considered a jump. Shawn is a gymnast and could probably pull that move off without him lifting her up.. Derek did a similar move with Maria last season, she just didn’t jump as high.
I think its going to be a show stopping performance. Hope so anyway!!
I wouldn’t be surprised if Bristol dances last this week. ABC probably realize the stir she’s created and the longer she stays, the better ratings will get.
#101 Kae, Yeah, sure Bristol picked it LOL. Mark even said in an interview last week that Bristol got to pick the color of the outfit. He never mentioned anything about her doing anything else. Bristol admitted before the season even started on her local radio station that even though she made it to the finals, she knows nothing about dance and doesn’t remember the name of the steps. She admitted she had never really watched the show. She went to the season 12 finals to cheer on Mark, and only watched the end of season 13 to see JR Martinez. She told her fans to vote for Mark then thought Katherine was an actress from the U.K. (If she watched the show, she’d know Katherine was a singer.) It’s not hard for Mark to still do everything and away from cameras, they discuss everything to make it look like Bristol did stuff.
Or
Plan B—Mark lets Bristol try and create a dance so he can get the heck off the show LOL.
And now Gilles just tweeted bringing up his injury again. He’s doing much better now, in case you were all worried! LOL
I love that Gilles is second. Not a great place for Sabrina, but at least she isn’t stuck in the 1st hour again.
I hope Helio gets a good spot, and Melissa. I think they’ve both been in the first hour both times, though Melissa was toward the very end of it week 1. And to be fair, Kelly, though I love her, should go toward the beginning.
Yes, well, Derek jumped into Nicole’s arms in their Season 10 quickstep and it was called a lift. So there you go.
@Violet – Your right, Kelly has been 11th the 1st and 2nd week. Time for Val and Kelly to move to the front of the line and I hope Emmitt is right up front with them.
I am curious to see if Apolo and Karina will finally land a dance spot toward the end of the show for once.
Speaking of Derek and partner being docked for lifts….. Who was it, and which dance, where the crowd went wild, and Derek and partner waited, and THOUGHT the music ended, he picked her up and carried her to the judges in his arms, and that moment carried the feeling of the dance, and CAI DOCKED HIM POINTS because the very last note had not quite completely faded, therefore, the song wasn’t over…………..
I really think that some pairs get judged and scored according to what the level that the judges think the pro should/could be choreographing.
Lori, that was Derek and Nicole’s fantastic finale Rumba.
It was ridiculous for Carrie to go to the “the music was over” bull. That was one of the best Rumba’s i’ve seen from a female celebrity.
I don’t follow Kirstie, but some is saying she’s dancing 6th. Anyone follow her?
Drew going first, that is so not good for him right now, better have a killer cha cha
Sheery true, she is dancing 6. I’m wanna know who is dancing last, I think Shawn and Derek (but I say that everyweek) maybe Melissa and Tony.
Melissa Rycroft @MelissaRycroft
@kmpevents We’re 3rd tomorrow 🙂
Oh, dang. Drew is going first. That means I have to vote really hard tomorrow.
That’s the 3rd week in a row that Melissa’s in the 1st hour.
I was just about to say the same thing, MMC. IMO, that sucks. I already feel like I am going to give all my votes to Melissa and Tony tonight, just because I want them to survive this double elim so badly. As long as they don’t completely screw up their dance somehow.
I really hope poor Helio gets a spot in the last hour, because I feel like he’s gotten more of a shaft, as far as running order.
I can’t believe I forgot Apolo and Karina haven’t gone near the end yet, Sandy. I hope they get the last spot. 🙂
Laila (post #103), lifts are allowed in the Argentine Tango, so that stuff is not relative to the Quickstep or any other dance.
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I’m glad Helio got a good spot.
I wonder why they have Sabrina and Emmitt doing paso back to back, when they could easily spread the dance styles out? That puzzles me.
Karina tweeted that they’re going 4th, sigh…
I really really hope her and Apolo are getting enough votes. It worries me that they’re going in the first half again, the show doesn’t seem to be pimping these two at all 🙁
Violet (post#126) I’m puzzled by that too. I also would have thought they’d spread out the dances that there is only one of (Tango, Samba, and Foxtrot) but instead they placed them 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
If Apolo is going 4, that leaves 5, 10, 11 for kelly, shawn and Bristol. I think Kelly 5. Bristol 10 and Shawn 11 (since Shawn has a quickstep and Helio 9 is also dancing a quickstep)
Is it about time to start worrying about Apolo’s running order from week to week now?
I’m with you Mari. 🙁
Exactly my thoughts, Jen. It seems so odd.
Mari, I didn’t see your post. It’s really suck. I guess, it’s very obvious now that producers don’t care about him. Sad.
I am wondering how much, or if, The Voice could be influencing the placement order? Maybe they are trying to place some stronger dancers in the first hour in order to hold the audience and keep them from switching over to stop the ratings bleeding? Or, maybe I am telling myself this because it is concerning me too that Melissa and Apolo keep being placed in the first hour. I don’t believe Apolo has anything to worry about for several more weeks, but Melissa I am definitely worried about, but I worry every week with her.
Maybe Apolo is getting so many votes, they don’t need to worry about pimping him! 🙂
@Meggie, I hope you are right!!
@Jen, I hope you are right, too, but somehow I doubt it. I know running order is probably not as important this season, but I can’t shake thinking that it matters at least a little bit. Apolo and Melissa are two of my favorites, too. I don’t worry as much about Apolo, and while I hadn’t been overly anxious about Melissa the past couple of weeks, I am really afraid for her this week. Kelly and Sabrina are my other two favorites, and they also make me worry. I gave Kelly my votes week 1, and last week I gave them to Apolo. This week they probably go to Melissa. I know vote splitting is a bad idea, but I love them all so much. If I had to choose, I think I would choose between Melissa and Sabrina, because they seem to have weaker fan bases than the other two. Sabrina has been scoring better than Melissa, so I might just stick with Mel from here on out. If she gets eliminated I’ll pick one of the other three. Likely Sabrina, since she hasn’t won and neither has her pro.
This show is so stressful!!
Kelly is dancing 5th?
What’s been worrying me about Apolo is he himself saying how he doesn’t know the steps and he is rusty. I pray he’s getting a ton of votes.
A Bristol fan site saying she’s 10th….ugh! They haven’t been wrong….hope so today.
I think Meggie is likely on the right track. I think Apolo has nothing to worry about.
Sheery #137, did I miss something? When did he say it? His last tweet was:
Apolo Anton Ohno @ApoloOhno
More bounce. To the ounce. Foxtrot is ready….def a side most have never seen. Hope you all love it!!!
He seems as much excited about this dance as he was about the quickstep. At least I got that impression.
Heidi, rumors about that dance, great rumors I hope, SO EXITED
Agreed … I don’t think Apolo has anything to worry about.
Trying to understand the rhyme or reason for the dance order gives me a headache. Just when you think you have it figured out, TPTB do just the opposite.
BTW – PH, Gilles’s lastest tweet (1 hour ago) is just for you … we’ll do a stunt never seen before! The dream of most people on earth.
Really?
I’m going to go drink now.
Not surprised but happy to see Shawn get the pimp spot. There’s a trend out there that’s worked for 12/14 seasons that the winner of each season had the pimp spot by Week 4. Only exceptions were Jennifer Grey and Helio Castroneves. So far, If it holds true the winner will be either Emmitt, Gilles, or Shawn.
So Gilles is going to fly or something, very tango.
Funny that emmit and Melissa are also saying that they have something in the routine that people never seen before.
Gilles is really getting annoying! For someone with so many injuries he would attempt something like a stunt. This is nauseating!
Agreeing Apolo has nothing to worry about. I think he is bringing in big time votes.
Super excited to see Shawn and Derek’s dance. It’s going to be outstanding.
I don’t think Melissa is in much danger. ABC has given her and Mark many promotional opportunities (interviews, call-ins, etc), which they wouldn’t give to a couple they don’t care about. If they weren’t getting good votes, I don’t think the show would keep them in the first hour.
I am super concerned for Kelly, although I certainly understand why she’s taking her turn in the first hour. Although she wasn’t necessarily in the bottom three last week, I do think their putting her and Val in jeopardy is a sign they aren’t bringing in enough votes to stay long. That, plus her dancing with an injury, along with double eliminations has me thinking they are going to have trouble surviving this week.
Sorry, in my last post when referring to Melissa, I meant to say Melissa and Tony – not Mark.
Shawn just tweeted that they are indeed going last
# 143 – Laila … you made me lol
Yay, happy to hear that Shawn & Derek are going last. Hopefully, they can recreate a show-stopping Iconic performance of their own.
Good Luck to them and all the couples tonight.
A stunt that is everyone’s dream? Is Publishers Clearing House coming on stage to present a check during their dance?
I know the order in which the couples perform can make or break them but poor Drew and Anna. I’m kinda worried he might be forgotten by the end of the night. he chose a cha cha that a lot of people might not even remember at all.
Well, it sounds to me like everyone is taking big risks in their routines this week. Good. Because I don’t see “new” without also seeing rule breaking or, at the least, something Len hates. Personally, I hope he knocks Gilles down about ten notches…then maybe his head will fit through the doors again.
Drew and Anna got to be in the second hour the first two weeks so it’s only fair they are in the first hour this week. I agree going first isn’t a good position for them though. But I don’t think it’s going to matter at all that they picked a dance no one remembers. Then they won’t get compared to it and the audience will just focus on what they are doing. The ones that run a bigger risk are those doing one of the truly iconic dances that people DO remember imo. I believe Derek and Shawn will knock theirs out of the park. We’ll have to see about the others.
Yay, Apolo’s great friend @MichaelPhelps will be in a house to support him tonight!!!
@Jen: I agree with you. Every week when I do the rankings I always forget to include Drew and Anna and have to rewatch the dance. going first might be more harmful than anything for him at this point. I think Sabrina might be in trouble tonight. That dance should be in the dictionary under iconic and she has a lot to live up to.
Oops, meant to be “in the house”
THat’s nice to see Derek and Shawn and there spot this wk. Hope it can live up to Helio and Juileanne dance. Ugh DWTS really put Mark and Bristol close to last because of there fake fights and getting the pr on People already. I didn’t like how Bristol put Sabrina and Shawn’s name out there when she was fake fight with Mark. I mean come that video looks so fake and shed can’t even act.This is why this season kinda sucks DWTS wants fake press on Bristol and Mark. Good luck to my favs tonight Shawn,Sabrina,Kelly,Melissa, and Apolo. I will catch you on youtube since this show is just awful watching when it airs.
146. Cecilia
I agree…super concerned for Kelly for the reasons you stated. Will be voting like crazy for her. Here’s to a stressful Monday and Tues.!
So… That donkey picture with Shawn. Should I be worried?
http://instagram.com/p/QiLlEJg3io/
The donkey is also shown with Karina and Cheryl and both claim he is their new dance partner.
Thanks PH!
But I still wonder, given the dance styles tonight, who do you think would it fit better with?
By the way, I don’t comment here that often but I’d just like to thank you all for the amazing coverage you guys provide week after week, season after season. It makes DWTS so much more enjoyable!
I’m worried about Drew. It’s obvious they don’t want him there. Pair him with Anna; make the foxtrot (his worst dance) be his first dance; and now, this week, they’re throwing him out there first. They want him to be forgotten. They want him to be gone. I’ll be voting hard tonight but I don’t know.
Let’s see, Donkey?? That screams Gilles to me. Or Louis. 🙂 Is a Donkey really an ASS??
I’m here all week, folks, and I haven’t even hit the booze yet…
A donkey?!?!?! OK, I’m calling it – Bristol really is doing a “rednecks-in-the-future” paso!!!!! 😀
Oh, it’s a real donkey? LOL. I was expecting a fake one for some reason.
All of you worried about Bristol going towards the end..it just gives us something to compare it to. If her quickstep was after Apolo or Sabrina last week, it would (should!) have gotten lower scores, or maybe less votes.
Someone said the donkey might before Cheryl and Emmitt.
I was so waiting for the donkey and nothing… ahahahahah
I thought maybe Cheryl would ride out onto the dance floor on the donkey. Maybe they didn’t want to risk poop.
Nope, apparently the donkey refused to go out on the stage. 🙂
I still want to know who the donkey was for though. 😀