Dancing with the Stars Season 15, Week 5 – Who’s Dancing What…and When??
This is sure to be a weird week, what with the performance show split over two nights. We don’t know yet how they will do the voting, but I assume it will happen both nights. My vote is to eliminate the voting from this week entirely. That way half the couples aren’t penalized by having their solo dance on Tuesday night when fewer people actually watch the show. A lot fewer. Sure, the die hards will vote no matter what, but the casual viewer, who likely makes up the largest percentage of the vote total, might not. So, use the scores only. It will screw the margins….but at least the voting margins won’t be screwed as well. But I bet ABC is greedy for those votes and won’t do it my way. :::sigh::: Here’s to hoping for Team Shawn dancing solo dances on Monday night.
ETA: Who wants to bet me that I can tell you EXACTLY how Kirstie’s dance will play out just based on the song? 🙂 I predict that it’s going to be very predictable.
ETA2: In a new ABC Press release, TPTB detail how the dances will take place in one hour shows on Monday and Tuesday. They also detail how voting will take place each night. Please read the press release carefully here. Because of the different scheduling, this could really play with votings and how this competition plays out this week, so be sure you VOTE!!! ~Vogue
ETA:3 I smell a rat. How is that Kelly knows Cher Lloyd beyond what she saw on a results show?? These songs had to the ones they were picking before the season started, so what gives?? I didn’t think she was that big of a deal here just yet. I only know of her because I watched that season of X Factor UK. I smell pimpage. Hmmm….isn’t X Factor UK an ITV show, not a BBC show? I think so. So what’s the deal? Huh.
ETA4: Well, that’s just great. The pimping of Gilles continues. It appears his team is doing their individual dances on Monday, since Melissa said they were dancing their solo first on Tuesday. Great. Fabulous.
ETA5: Kind of a moot point for those who have already read the spoilers for tonight’s show, but updated to reflect tonight’s running order. -Court-
MONDAY
Kelly/Val – Samba (Song: “Want U Back” by Cher Lloyd)
Dancing 1st on Monday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3411
Gilles/Peta – Rumba (Song:“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston)
Dancing 2nd on Monday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3410
Kirstie/Maks – Quickstep (Song: “Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel)
Dancing 3rd on Monday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3412
Emmett/Cheryl – Samba (Song: “Copacabana” by Barry Manilow)
Dancing 4th on Monday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3413
Team Shawn – Freestyle (Song: “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepson)
Shawn & Derek
Sabrina & Louis
Melissa & Tony
Apolo & Karina
TUESDAY
Melissa/Tony – Tango (Song: “Toxic” by Britney Spears)
Dancing 1st on Tuesday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3406
Shawn/Derek – Rumba (Song: “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3402
Dancing 2nd on Tuesday
Apolo/Karina – Samba (Song: “Give it to Me Baby” by Rick James)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3407
Dancing 3rd on Tuesday
Sabrina/Louis – Waltz (Song: “So This is Love” from Cinderella (Disney version))
Dancing 4th on Tuesday
Voting #: 1-800-868-3403
Team Gilles – Freestyle (Song: “Gangnam Style” by PSY)
Gilles & Peta
Kelly & Val
Kirstie & Maks
Emmitt & Cheryl
Team Shawn Sneak Peek
Yay, I totally can NOT wait for the shows this week. I so love CALL ME MAYBE too!!
UGH – So I’m really going to have to listen to I Will Always Love You AND My Heart Will Go On? One is bad enough, but both will require earplugs.
“I Will Always Love You” AND “My Heart Will Go On”? *sigh* Definitely not MY guilty pleasures.
lol How about Copacabana? That is one of my least favorite songs of all time. lol
Is it just me or does Copacabana seem kinda slow for a Samba?
First day of rehersal is Gilles already said that his rumba is mesmerezing. The rumba showndown will be fun . Shawn x Gilles . Celine x whitney. This songs are so Cheese , but this is the point of the Week ,
@Andrea – It seemed to work ok for Margaret & Louis’ infamous Rainbow Brite samba back in season 11. Here’s a fun fact, though: “Copacabana” was not Emmitt’s first choice for a guilty pleasures song. In fact, it wasn’t Emmitt’s choice at all – Cheryl picked it after the song Emmitt originally wanted (which was allegedly a Bon Jovi song) couldn’t get cleared, for whatever reason. I’ve heard that Emmitt actually kind of hates “Copacabana”…so his excitement about it up in the celebraquarium on Tuesday night could have been a bit sarcastic 😛
Louis and Cheryl danced to coppacabana
http://youtu.be/P28Nzge5YJs
at least we don’t have to listen to “I will always love you” and “My heart will go on” on the same night.
Yep, Maddy, that’s what I just said. 😯
I really liked that Cheryl/Louis dance. As I recall, they danced for a large portion of the song, not just a couple sections like the pros do now sometimes.
I have a fondness for “Copacabana” and I bet I still know all the words. *LOL* I think, though, that one of my guilty pleasure songs that I would choose to dance to would be “Delilah” by Tom Jones. I don’t even know what dance style it would work with, but there you go. 🙂
I think Kirstie may be doing “Mrs Robinson” for her quickstep…which is interesting, as Jerry Hall is doing it this weekend on SCD from what I gather. She made a reference to it on OTRC (I think) or another interview and she always tweets this song to Teddy V.
You know, I think I was thinking of Rachel Green trying to sing “Copacabana” on Friends, which was obviously slower. Humor me, it’s been a long week. Thanks for the video and links. 🙂
I can see why Cheryl would choose Copa for Emmett.
“First day of rehersal is Gilles already said that his rumba is mesmerIzing.”
Well of course, since he’ll be staring at his own bare chest all day. ;p
…it’s well known, well paced with a beat that allows him to play up his token suave showmanship.
I actually kinda like ‘My Heart Will Go On’. That said, I can’t listen to it on repeat or it gets super annoying. It’s also one of those songs that’s fun to obnoxiously sing to.
Brilliant song choice for Gilles and Peta, One of the greatest classics of all time and with the recent passing of Whitney I can see him paying homage to her with a kiss up into the sky just for her… (No disrespect to Whitney I am just saying that I can see him doing that).
Coppacabana should be interesting.
*sigh* Even if Gilles’ rumba is meant to be an homage to Whitney, he’ll find some way to make it all about him. Apparently he’s already made the Team Gangnam Style freestyle all about him already, too.
Oh my goodness, I have been hoping for someone to dance to So This Is Love!!! It is such a beautiful song for a waltz! Sabrina is going to amazing! But she’s never done the waltz so I hope it all works out for her!
I love Shawn and Derek always! I can’t wait for next week!
A fan on facebook said Apolo has another awesome song…anyone know what it is yet? He’s had good songs all along…thank goodness.
#20 Courtney, Emmitt and Cheryl must be thrilled lol.
I would prefer they skip audience voting this week and allow people to vote on the dancer’s “body of work” from weeks 5 and 6 at one time. If they allowed extra votes that week, ABC could still get their Internet hits. They could even reshow the week 5 dances for fill.
Do we know if the couples are only doing one dance week 6?
Well, I’ve been cringing ever since Giles mentioned his song on Tuesday night. :p
I’m hoping Louis can “soften” Sabrina’s dancing for the waltz.
Well this should be fun, the band will butcher MHWGO and IWALY. That and I just saw Weird Al in concert last week, so I’ll totally be singing “Star Wars Cantina” in my head which should make watching Emmitt and Cheryl interesting.
Evaine the original of Delilah would be a waltz, but Tom Jones’ version is different, Wikieadia says his version is “set to a flamenco rhythm in 3/8 time” so I’m not sure either.
Yes, we know Apolo’s song, and it is indeed awesome – I’d say he picked the best song for this week. It’s up to Heidi when we spoil it.
Hey Courtney,
Do you know how the vibe on team Gilles has been between CHeryl and Val? Did she accept his apology and they’re all fine or not so much? Just curious. Thanks.
That’s some kind of karma getting put on the same team after that!
i think the band will be fine for MHWGO, they did fine with it when romeo & chelsie danced to it. Im more concerned with them butchering IWALY.
i think this will be an interesting week, and thought some couples would benefit from the judges getting two separate nights to judge. Alas, thats not the case.
Emmitt – I think this is going to be his week to jump from the middle of the pack again. Samba is by far one of his best dances because he gets to showcase his natural rhythm, charming smile, and have fun. This is going to be a great night for him, but it is going straight down hill after that- look at the dances this guys got left
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Apolo – I think apolo will shine in samba, especially if he takes of his shirt because you know after that fall karina’s coming back with a vengance…but i fear he might be one of the two possible victims to be swallowed up in the Gilles slobber-fest thats bound to happen.
Shawn- she is the other person i fear will fall victim. I have know doubt her and derek will do a magnificent rumba, but if it is judged the same night as gilles’ with carrie-ann and bruno on the pannel, I hope she dances first.
kirstie – i cant for the life of me see this quickstep being good
sabrina – it will be nice to see a softer side of sabrina, and if she nails it, maybe she’ll get back in the judges favor
Gilles- this is going to be william levy’s rumba part deux except gilles is a better dancer. 10s. he may start to regain steam after this, if he can keep his whining to a minimum.
melissa- Im estatic for melissa to take on a more serious and passionate role, but i fear for tony’s choreo. I hope he takes some risk to help them standout
kelly – I actually have no idea what to expect out of this samba
Updated the post to include team pictures. Makes me nervous when I see Louis talking – but at least it appears mainly to Sabrina. Derek is gesturing with his hand anyway.
@Ashley L – I haven’t really heard specifically about the vibe between Cheryl & Val, but the general mood of Team Gilles’ rehearsals has been…nonsensical. The teams actually only have 2 official rehearsals (Wed & today) before camera blocking, but apparently the bulk of Team Gilles’ rehearsal on Wed night was spent on ass-shaking, pony dancing, and determining Gilles’ attire. 😯 Cause we all know he is the most important member of that team. :::eye roll::: Team Shawn’s rehearsal, on the other hand, was quite productive – from what I’ve heard, everyone was giving their input and they were working very well together. A good mix of ballroom choreography to please Len and some tricks & lifts as well. So basically, things are going about like everyone predicted: Team Shawn is working hard to come up with something that’s equally pleasing to both the crowd and the judges, and Team Gilles is counting on their song to pull them through…so they aren’t really focused on choreography.
The more I think about it, the more I see Len just RIPPING into Team Gilles, if their final product looks like I think it’s going to look.
Oh Courtney LOL Gilles’ name is above the door, basically meaning there is no one else more important than him – end of…….
That’s why I thought Gangnam Style COULD be a fun freestyle song, IF you only did a few of the moves and choreographed around it. You’d look like an idiot if you just copied the video. Which is what will probably happen to this group dance if they don’t get it together.
I hate the entitled, “used car salesman” persona Gilles has this season. I can’t even watch his and Cheryl’s AT anymore, because I dislike him so much now. 🙁
So glad Apolo/Karina are on the other team.
Could some one tell me whos on team gilles and whos on team shawn i kinda forgot..and i see they producers playing this out to be shawn against Gilles in the end and to be quite honest shwan doesnt impress me i mean her tricks are cool but she always dances sammie sammie and i can never seem to be excited about her performances..she just moves like shes doing gymnastics a litle to precise..I would love to see Kelly or Sabrina walk away with it and i Love me some Emmitt and Cheryl
I just added the couples on each team to Heidi’s post.
And I haven’t the slightest clue what “sammie sammie” means.
Sory lol Repetitive im from Barbados the country rihanna is from it means it looks the same way…sammie sammie
Some people who were worried about the judges comparing Shawn & Gilles rumbas too much: They are dancing the rumbas on different nights, so I think that will benefit Shawn. If she went after Gilles on the same night, Bruno & Carrie Ann might hit her more for not being sexual enough (compared to Gilles).
#31 Court,
Hahahaha! What a mess. I’m happy for Tony he isn’t on his C boys team. That’s a lot of sideline drama he won’t have to deal with. Can’t wait to see these dances on Monday. 🙂
lol that post made me look forward to the team dances even more….Im ready to ROTFL at team gilles and appreciate some good dancing from team shawn, im excited.
One of the only problems I have with Emmitt and Cheryl dancing to Copacabana, is that I can’t get Margaret and Louis version out of my head, and it’s not pretty!
@ ashley
hasnt cheryl known maks & val since she was like 8? kelly is good friends with cheryl and said in an interview she took it all in jest. If there is drama, i wouldnt think its because of that.
Actually, EP, they are dancing on the same night and being scored on the same night. It’s just that one of them will be aired on Tuesday night. They’re live to tape the second hour.
All the people on Gilles team have their heads so far up each others asses that I can’t imagine this working out. But it will probably draw raves, regardless. The judging has been pretty gawdawful – I still can’t get over that mess that Gilles called bollywood getting the same score as Shawn’s great Mambo.
Of course Kelly would say that, Yo. It looks bad on her and Val that they made Cheryl cry. Which our source says they did.
EPmusic, all the dances are being performed and scored on Monday. Half of them are being pre-taped and just won’t be broadcast until Tuesday.
I’m excited for Karina’s and Apolo’s samba. Apolo’s samba with Julianne and Karina’s samba with JR Martinez are my two favorite sambas on DWTS since I started watching in Season 3.
Unfortunately, I think the judges will use the rumba to bring Shawn and Derek down regardless of how well they do the dance. The judges seem to focus more on the emotional aspects of this dance rather than the quality of the dancing. This dance will be the true test of Derek’s teaching abilities this season with Shawn.
@yo
Maybe Cheryl took it in jest from Kelly but if she was crying over Val calling her a bitch on national television then I guess she didn’t get Val’s joke and as a viewer, I didn’t either. As a public figure, Val just made himself look very bad, IMO, whether Cheryl forgives him or not.
@Ashley L – Yeah, I’m glad Melissa & Tony ended up on Team Shawn, too – I think Melissa actually audibly squeaked with joy when Shawn called her name. 🙂 I get the feeling that Tony feels a sense of loyalty to the C boys because of their history together, but I really think he has gotten to the point where he’s not into drama. Ditto for Melissa – she & Tony both seem like they’re mature family-types that just want to do good, proper dances and not get sucked into gossippy side of the show. I really like those two this season…very laid back and just pleasant to watch them interact. I wouldn’t mind at all if Melissa actually edged out both Gilles AND Kelly for that last spot in the finale…I just hope that she & Tony’s laid back approach doesn’t result in them getting lost in the shuffle.
I actually find myself liking Sabrina & Louis more now, too – as I mentioned on Twitter last night, they were apparently so convinced that they were going to get eliminated on Tuesday night that they didn’t even bother bringing rehearsal clothes for after the show. When they did make it through (much to their pleasant surprise), they actually didn’t have time post-show to go retrieve some clothes to practice in, and Sabrina ended up doing team dance rehearsal in a hoodie while Louis danced in jeans. I just found that story a little bit endearing 🙂
Eh, Shawn could nail the emotional aspect as well and still be marked down – gotta make it a horse race after all and Gilles is the current pimp-ee. I direct your attention to Exhibit A: The Bollywood Dance from hell.
I forgot to add what I said to Courtney the other night. I would not be at all surprised to find out that Derek made sure Shawn picked a rumba for this coming week. Get it out of the way while there are still people likely to be eliminated well before Shawn, just in case it’s one of her rougher dances. He’s pretty strategic in this way. Pretty sure that’s why Maria’s rumba happened when it did and why it did.
@Courtney
I get that feeling too. Tony and the C boys own businesses together and are best friends but considering how Tony has always been so even and a good guy, he must get sick of dealing with the negative drama they can dispense. I love he and Melissa together, nice, happy, not bitter or jealous over anyone or anything.
Sabrina and Louis are not grating on me like they were. I don’t know if they’re more humble or because of Maks’ Karina fits and Val’s poor behavior, Sabrina and Louis look much better to me. I’ll take annoying over cruel any day. 🙂
i think everyone has been pretty average to strategic in choosing dance choices except for emmitt. I dont know what him and cheryl are thinking, but like i said earlier, I think he’s going to have a tough road after this week save for maybe the A. tango.
Shawn rumba with Mark is one of my favorites, so this one is going To be great, but the Gilles thing can Really hurt Their scores. It is safe To say that Shawn rumba will have not only better choreo but also will be way more difficult , just hope the judges will that.
Well, you can’t really say that, Yo, because they haven’t had a choice up to now except for week 3.
I cant stand the songs both teams got but im more excited to watch team Gilles.Kirstie and Maks dancing to Mrs.Robinson I cant wait i loved their last quickstep and now she has more stamina this time so it should be even better
true…but if just judging on this week, i dont think it is very strategic of cheryl.
Now i dont think emmitt is shawn level safe, but i think he is solid enough, that she should have gone with getting one of his standard dances out of the way, and saving the samba to make a splash later. Maks on the other hand is someone i think is being pretty smart about this week- he’s getting kirstie’s quickstep out of the way while there’s still a bonus week.
Gee Thanks Everyone…. Now I can’t get Copacabana out of my head! At the Copa, The Copa CaBana….. LOL
As much as I ahte to say it, this should be Kirstie’s week to go. Quicketep and her don’t sound like a great pair based on her last one. kelly and val getting samba is awesom though 🙂 they will definately stand out from the crowd. Sabrina’s dance is the one I a mlooking forward to the most though. Perfect song for that dance.
I love the behind the scenes info, Courtney! But I can’t say I’m surprised at how the team dances are going.
I think Cheryl was pretty ticked (was it summer of 2011?) when there were photos of her and Maks kissing in Vegas published, and Lizzie (his PR “rep”) said he was whispering in her ear? I think Cheryl pretty much felt thrown under the bus by the C brothers after that. Kinda tossed the whole “we think of Cheryl as our little sister” quote into gross territory, IMO.
Haven’t heard much about them all hanging out like they used to since then. And yes, even if Val was joking about it, the viewers wouldn’t necessarily know. I total get why she might be upset.
The post has been updated with how you will be able to vote on Monday and Tuesday night. This is going to mess with votings so bad. So, be sure to vote …now more than ever!!!
Am I understanding it right that there will be phone voting each night until one hour after the show, but online voting only Monday night through Tues am? NOT cool if so. They should just do phone voting each night to keep everyone’s chance of receiving votes equal. It’s especially disturbing with all the points the judges will be giving so that fan vote will be the determining factor of who goes. I want to be sure to say that my complaint stands even if it ends up benefiting my favorites and you can be sure that it’s going to really piss me off if it hurts my favorites.
That was my take on it too, Jess. Honestly, they should have just moved the show to Tuesday for such a rare and important accommodation. Then again, is this really any dopier than the campaigns mucking with DWTS, The Voice AND Monday Night Football?
And heres to you Mrs. Robinson—-bring it on KirstieI can’t wait. She will probably be the next eliminated but thats ok. Her book comes out Nov 5 or 6 and she is doing a book tour and than on Dec 1 shooting a tv pilot so it is a win win for her!
My ideal scenario would be:
Monday – start with Team Gilles individual dances, close with Team Shawn group.
Tuesday – start with Team Gilles group dance, close with Team Shawn’s individual dances.
Teasing Shawn and Apolo’s dances on Tuesday is what would get me to be sure and tune in and vote. This way both nights end strong. I can always hope.
Think positive, Diana. Freestyle & Quickstep are probably not the best for Kirstie, but I’m hoping she and a couple such others surprise this week. I predicted her leaving by/around the book release regardless of how she danced, so even if that should come in the next elim or two, might as well give it her all and go out with a bang with a few good dances.
I think it’s just bad wording. When they revised the press release, they didn’t change Tuesday to Wednesday. It does say online voting is open from the start of each episode.
“Online voting at http://www.ABC.com is open from the start of each episode on the East Coast and closes at 8:00 a.m., PT/11:00 a.m., ET on Tuesday mornings.”
The thing that is not clear is how many times you can vote. 4 times each night or 8 times both nights. Might need to create more e-mail addresses.
Well this sucks, I have standing plans every Tuesday so there is no way I will be able to vote 🙁
Thanks, Courtney, btw, for answering my question about Gilles & Mark.
As for the voting, I wonder if we’ll be able to vote for ALL of the couples on both Monday and Tuesday nights. The press release doesn’t seem to make that clear.
At first I thought that just the four couples who perform individual dances would be able to get voted for on each night.
I assume that we will be able to vote for all of the couples on each night, as that would make the most sense, and be the most fair. Still, that involves more effort.
The press release says: “Online voting at http://www.ABC.com is open from the start of each episode on the East Coast and closes at 8:00 a.m., PT/11:00 a.m., ET on Tuesday mornings.”
I swear I don’t understand that. If online voting opens “from the start of each episode”, shouldn’t there be online voting next Tuesday *night* as well as Monday night? How can online voting end on Tuesday *mornings* (plural) at 8:00am and still be “open from the start” of next Tuesday night’s episode? Does anyone have a different take on those instructions? Maybe I’m reading them wrong … [*cleans eyeglasses*]
ABC is using a boiler plate for their press releases, most likely. So, the reality may not match what they have written here. When they say “each episode” they could mean each monday or they could each as in Monday and Tuesday. We’ll likely have to listen to Tom on monday, since that release is as clear as mud.
I suggested yesterday that they don’t know what the hell they’re doing. I’m now convinced.
When are we getting Apolo’s song choice? Have been waiting patiently 🙂
There better be online voting both nights otherwise what little credibility the show has left will go out the window in my opinion.
Even if they do have voting both nights, TPTB know this 2-night performance schedule will confuse viewers. Even though Tom will explain it at the start of the show, half the viewers won’t be paying attention and the other half won’t “get it”.
I’m pretty sure we’ll see Team Gilles’ individual dances on Monday to make sure TPTB’s pets get the benefit of the larger audience and regular voting night. Team Shawn’s individual dances will air on Tuesday.
Shawn, Sabrina, Melissa and Apolo fans better be ready to rock the vote like crazy both this week and next to try to minimize the inequity.
Whoops, thanks guys, don’t remember seeing the note that they were taping all in the same day. Makes sense so one half doesn’t get more prep time than the other.
Still hope Team Shawn has their individual dances air on Monday….but have a feeling that won’t happen
#Courtney I wasn’t going to post anymore tonight since I melted down the other article, haha but I was laughing so much about the bottom shaking the pony and the attire comment I was crying. HAHAHA
EPmusic – me too, because of the crazy music I’m pretty sure that Team Gilles is dancing on tuesday.
Heidi, Yeah — “Clear as mud” is what I was thinking too. I am one who thinks they should have just waited to vote for all the dances the following week, and just give us a free week next week with no voting or eliminations.
Not to mention that the tuesday night show generally has several million fewer viewers.
Not sure why that keeps coming up can someone explain Thanks
What are you talking about sweepster?
Poor Kelly, really, that was really weird.
Melissa I’m not sure, I like the Toxic Duet with Mark and Val, but I’m not sure as a tango song, if they use the violin version is better for sure.
“Toxic” was Rachel & Jonathan’s tango in season 1. It’s doable.
Apolo song is good but IMO not for samba. Some really weird songs this week.
If I were Gilles I would do the rumba in the acapella version of I will always love you, it would be cool.
I think Apolo’s song is a great choice for a samba. Think Toxic is good for Melissa’s tango, if it’s slowed a little. Think it’s a little too fast as written. Think Want you Back is great beat for a samba, as well. And I’m pretty much “blech” to the other songs. Super worried about how the 2 days will play into voting
Oh, I agree a lot of pimpage going on. No way these were some first choices for guilty pleasures songs.
** If it were me, Escape (the Pina Colada Song) would be one of my first choices. LOL! Growing up in the 70’s – loved it. 🙂
Apolo – “Give It To Me Baby”
Brilliant! I already thought he was great but I CAN”T WAIT to see this dance now.
“Toxic” fro Melissa and Tony
Bummer. I’m sure Tony didn’t pick it.
“Want U Back” for Kelly and Val
Um, I guess it fits Kelly’s wheelhouse. I doubt Val picked this one.
So excited for Apolo’s!
And I love Kirstie’s. Perfect for her and I love that song.
I’m not surprised by the Cher Lloyd selection! If I were Kelly, I probably would have chosen that song too. It’s been on the radio a lot since mid/late-summer. I’m obsessed with it! The only reason why she was just starting to do tv performances was to promote her album in the us- which has been out in the uk for awhile. She’s all over youtube though. I don’t think there’s any “rat” here. I just know the dwts singers are gonna be terrible at every single song this week… but that’s no surprise.
So the dwts singers will do the Cher Lloyd grunt? Lol.
Maybe Kelly’s choice could not be cleared. Though Cher Lloyd’s song was playing for a few months now. I heard it a lot during the summer along with Carly Rae Jepsen’s song. Who knows. Sure the show wants Kelly to go far though.
To reuse a quote from last night – I’d rather fellate a hot curling iron than listen to/dance to/experience in any sensory method “Want U Back”.
Rick James, on the other hand – that sh*t’s legit. 😎
I knew who Cher Llyod was from Pandora over the summer I had no idea she had started on xfactor UK until it was mentioned here.
I am so excited about Sabrinas waltz, here’s hoping she doesn’t f it up.
You know I was just thinking what a shame Emmitt and Cheryl didn’t pick Rick James’,
“Give It To Me Baby”. They could rock the house and at the end turn to Val and say in unison, “I’m Rick James ‘BITCH'”!
I kid. I couldn’t resist. 🙂
“Our #Rumba is looking great! I’m getting the same feel as my Argentine Tango ! U feel me?”
The only thing that i feel is sorry for you, could he be any more obnoxious. He called his team the dreamteam, really.
Gilles needs to stop acting like his dancing is curing cancer. I can’t wait till he’s gets cut. This conceited, serious Gilles is not fun to watch, at all.
I honestly hope Team Shawn demolishes his. He seemed pretty confident on his song and his selections for his team and he just needs a proverbial slap in the face.
Courtney, Heidi, etc, do you know what this Tweet is about?:
“Mark Ballas @MarkBallas
It’s so funny when u see how people work… How it’s a routine, and they do the same moves over and over… #hilarious #stix&stonez”
He doesn’t usually ever take random shots, from what I can tell. He does, however, fire back very quickly when he feels that he’s been attacked, so I’m thinking that someone (possibly another pro?) started something or did something that pissed him off. Especially with the #stix&stonez tag.
Do you know about this, and do you know who/what he’s referring to?
Also, as you know, camera blocking day was yesterday. So that Tweet could fit with him seeing a routine yesterday. Do you know if he was there?
I’d still want to know what prompted it, though, because like I said, I’ve never seen him just attack out of nowhere. And that tag is there for a reason.
It could, of course, be something totally unrelated to DWTS. Just curious if you have any inside info.
It will be very interesting to see Shawn’s rumba. It was a very difficult dance for her last time around. I wonder if she’ll feel she can’t be intimate with Derek given her dedication to her football-playing collegiate boyfriend?
Want U Back by Cher Lloyd has been all over the place in America for the last few months. Even my mom knows and loves that song lol. I don’t think it’s odd at all that Kelly would like that song.
#DWTSFan – camera blocking is on Sunday. How do we know Mark is talking about dance? It could be the routine of life! Doing the same things day in an day out. or maybe not….
I can’t see Mark commenting on another person’s routine. That is not like Mark.
DWTS Fan…I seriously doubt it has anything to do with DWTS. Right before the tweet you quoted on Mark, he tweeted this:
Workin on a new tune, Got my note book, guitar, Coke zero and Malibu.. I’m all set. #stix&stonez
Yup, I thought Stix & Stonez was the name of this tune he was writing and the routine he was laughing at was his own for settling in to write his music. 🙂
Heidi ETA3
It’s Val’s Guilty Pleasure IMO… some pros (Cheryl included) are such “trickers” as we say in Brazil…
And I absolutely love that samba Cheryl and Louis danced to Copacabana. One of my favourites pro dances ever.
Courtney #48
Amem.
DtwtSFan #94
Well, if I had to answer, I’d say Maksim. But could be Cheryl… but Mark seems to be good friend of them.
One thing we have to admit, after ten or more seasons of these pros, we do see a lot of routines that are alike other former routines. I don’t like it very much, but it’s understandable…
Ugh! “My Heart Goes On”… Sadly, For me, that song has wore itself out. I used to love it, but not anymore.
Never heard of Kelly Val’s song choice, Thank goodness for Google.
Sandy, Don’t fret though! Shawn and Derek will surely knock this out of the park again! The song did wear itself out, but this week we can’t think like that.
Anyway anyone remember Gilles being this annoying when he was on DWTS the first time? Mesmerizing, yeah right!
Um i cant wait till Shawn and Derek get the cut…Derek always gets the advantage cause hes the golden boy they would have never given someone like kelly to Derek he had to get the girl that can do back flips…so tired of Derek he won 3 times in a row i think thats enough..
re #93 Matt “acting like his dancing is curing cancer” ha ha, lmao,that struck me as too funny. Like it’s ending human trafficking, insuring equal human rights, ending global warming, bringing world peace. Makes me appreciate Kirstie more, she obviously gives a shit about world problems from reading her tweets, but she’s gonna just entertain us on this dance show.
@Matt and @Jess
Hysterical! That would be the end all be all for me if Kirstie could ever knock Gilles out first.
Reneetamesha – He always get the “kelly”, fit girl on her mid 30’s ( MAria, Joanna, Shannon, Brooke…..) this is his first time with a athlete and a young partner, and Shawn was already in the show with Mark, with or theory was right, why they didn’t give her to him on her first season.
More annoying than this type of comment is the Shawn can’t dance, she is just flipping every week, is not fair because she is gymnast, she can’t really dance, and all that crap, some people are just blind or stupid.
Just ignore reneetamesha. She’s clearly just trying to get attention, as we go through this almost every single time she posts.
@Reneetamesha, just to emphasize Laila’s point, Derek’s never had an athlete before. He’s always had partners who were older than him (sometimes by a LOT). Other pros have gotten athletes, but not all of them won. This is the first season Derek’s gotten a young partner that can keep up with him.
Ah, sorry Courtney. I didn’t see your comment until the page refreshed 😛
I thought that there was some kind of run through that they all go through on Fridays. Maybe it’s not camera blocking, but something else? Maybe I’m wrong, though.
Anyway, “moves” and “routine” are what made me think that Mark was referring to dancing. And he’s said stix & stones before when people were attacking him with regard to Bristol, so I figured that tag had to do with a response to an attack. Also the “#hilarious” tag seemed sarcastic.
Who knows, though. That’s why I hate subliminal messages! Haha.
I love Apolo’s song, and Kelly’s isn’t bad either. Really, I like most of these choices these week.
laila, in this case, the answer is “stupid”.
Er, except for the fact that Kelly isn’t a teeny bopper with shit taste in “music” – which is why I have a hard time believing she picked it. Of course, it is “guilty” pleasure week, so any selection could be seen as rather insulting.
THere was an interview with Kelly and she said all was good between she Val and Cheryl.
Boy people sure know how to run with false rumors. Kelly and Cheryl are best friends
Looking forward to team Gilles freestyle not fond of him but I am rooting for Cheryl and Emmitt and Val and Kelly so good luck to them
And I know Derek is going to bring it. Hate on him all you want people but he is a very good choreographer.
Running with false rumors? Look in the mirror, donna. I don’t believe for one second that Kelly & Cheryl are best friends. And as much as you’d like it to be – Val & Cheryl’s ordeal? NOT FALSE.
Donna, please refrain from commenting on other people on this site and what they choose to say.
i dont know about the whole val & cheryl thing- cuz of course i was not there…BUT cheryl and kelly are really good friends. Cheryl stated it herself in one of those poptv aftershow videos while heading to mixology. they got on the subject, and cheryl said the have known each other for years (ever since she came to LA 7-8 yrs ago) and are really good friends. Maks even mentioned it in his blog before the whole val vs cheryl rumor, stating that he has known kelly for years basically through cheryl
Reneetamesha…geez, Derek and his partners have worked for every bit of those wins and if he wins again, it will be because he and his partner are “talented”, not because he is the “golden boy”. Lame but, thanks,….fans like you remind me of why I’ll vote for Derek and Shawn even harder this week! 😀
Gangnam Style has too huge advantage at the song.
I flipping love Melissa’s song. Toxic, or any Britney, really, is one of my guilty pleasures, too.
I like all the songs, really, except Kelly’s, because I have no idea what it is. I just know I didn’t like Cher Lloyd when she performed on DWTS recently.
I’m so excited about Sabrina’s. I wish she would have chosen a different Disney song, kind of, but this one is great too. Having never seen her dance a slow dance, I’m really looking forward to seeing how she does.
@119 – Only if they perform to tape or if Psy surprises with a live performance (which is possible – he was in Vegas last night.)
This is just a theory but do you think the celebs picked a “style” of music or a particular artist and the producers gave them a song that was easy to clear. Barry Manilow, Dolly Parton, and Cher Lloyd have all performed on the show previously….Sabrina and Louis’s song is already owned by Disney.
Kelly’s guilty pleasure could have been British Pop and they may have cleared Cher’s song for free.
I think Shawn and Derek will do fine. I remember in some interview after last week that Derek said he has been coaching Shawn on bringing out the sexy since day one…and that next week there would be even less to her costume.
Kelly and Val getting the pimp spot again. Here is what I don’t get…in another interview they talked about how they got into character from the first moment they were on set last Monday…so why do people seem to believe there is something going on between the two of them? She is on a soap opera, she could appear that way with a crazed homeless killer…that is her training. I like Val…just saying…just because it appears to be doesn’t make it real.
I hope the judges are fair this week,but that seems to be beyond their ability. I am still stumped at how Shawn and Gilles got the same score last week. I can’t excuse them for not “knowing” cause isn’t it their JOB to know so they can judge well. Besides last season they seemed to know well what was Bollywood when Derek, Henry, and Maria did the Samba and the arm movements there were clean and concise as compared to the hot mess of Gilles this season when he supposed to be doing Bollywood.
So is it my imagination or do we have both ABC employees in the pimp spots, one on Monday night and one on Tuesday night or maybe I misunderstood and we don’t know the order yet.
@Lynne
The order isn’t know yet because it will say under their names, 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.
I still, for now, wouldn’t mind seeing Val make it to final three but as far as Kelly goes, I would love to see if for one week she can get through without mentioning her “big, huge, ti*ts.” and her, “rack”. Just once. She’s been very one dimensional for me and it would shake things, no pun intended, if she could rely on something else for attention.
@Lynne – Am I missing something? I don’t see any dance order as of yet.
But you did raise a valid point. If creepy Kelly and Val get the pimp spot I am going to be pissed off.
There is no running order yet, Lynne. And if what I’ve heard is correct, there’s no possible way that both Kelly & Gilles (who I assume you’re referring to when you say “ABC employees”) could get the pimp spot, as they both will be doing their individual dances on the same night. I actually think the team dances will end up being the last dance on each night.
And guys, just as an FYI now that we’re getting into the middle of the season & the couples are doing more than one dance – running order is going to matter less and less. And it sounds like the next few weeks, the “pimp spot” likely won’t be going to an individual dance – it’ll probably be the team dances this week, a rumored group dance next week, trio dance at some point, etc.
Courtney, are they bringing the dance trio again. I rally hope so, how amazing would be Derek, Shawn and Mark dancing, hoping for paso (acoustic) or a cha cha.
The more I hear about the Gangnam Style team, the more I think it’ll be a ever-lovin’ disaster. Just my opinion, but they have the weaker dancers (including the survivor from the last bottom 2), and if all they’re going to do is to parrot the video, then they deserve to get blasted by the judges, and the voters as well.
With the destructive power of “Hurricane Bristol”, Gilles’ narcissism, CAI’s bitchiness, TPTB’s manipulation, and Kirstie’s schtick getting O-L-D, this season is a LOT less fun than I thought it was going to be. 🙁
I know it is team K-Stick but can we call it K-Schtick now… I mean, come on…That Mrs. Robinson theme has played out already.
Expect epic-ness from Team Shawn!!!!
I have a question for you ladies of puredwts first let me tell you how much I’m thankful for your work and how much I love reading about the inside stories in rehearsal it makes me a part of the team I support Team Shawnhough and Team Call me maybe all the way ;D
My question is what behind the scenes scoop in any of te dwts seasons like the mark and gilles feud this season has marked you the most or do you remember the most and for what reason ?
I don’t mean to pry just since it’s all stars seasons I thought we could do a recap of all the behind the scenes scoops and see if they stick with what we remember of that season
I’m happy that Emmett’s dancing to “Copacabana.” There are very few ways that the band can butcher this song.
There is no dance order yet. And I don’t really see how there can be a “pimp spot” this week since it’s two 1-hour shows. IMO, everyone who dances a solo on Monday is at an advantage just in terms of viewers.
@laila – Trio dance is coming back…but don’t hold your breath for a Shawn, Derek, Mark trio.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152200237720103
Video from Team Heart rehearsal…
Hehehehe..
Already posted, Carlos
I’m glad that the trio dance is coming back! Courtney, why can’t we expect a Shawn, Derek, and Mark trio dance?
Can’t say right now, Malou. But let’s just say there’s a twist to it this time around.
That is why I said I wasn’t sure…you just had Kelly and Val listed last and I thought Gilles was listed fourth and I thought…oh great…so I humbly apologize…it’s just your order has been close many times even before the actual numbers were put up.
Loved what you put up for the team dance…that was cool…makes me feel like I can’t wait…lol
OK Courtney, let me throw this out there. Trio dance and the third member will be a former “star” who didn’t want to go through the whole season. Or one of the eliminated “stars”. If that was the case, I’d say get Helio.
If trio was with a former star I’d like to see Helio with Apolo… (I’d like to see him paired with Karina since the beginig)
Sorry Heidi, when I posted it wasn’t on…
I’m kinda getting tired of Val… with all those pics and comments of how he and Kelly are connected, how they have chemestry, how they are good looking and sexies… I love her and like her journey on show but lil Chems is starting being like old chems… =/ preffered when thhey were jus funny…
So we will we be able to vote online till Wednesday at 0800am! This week I’m a little confused
Val and Kelly have bought into their own press. Very sad.
Nice preview from Team Shawn, Gilles says his team dance may be a little too raunchy for TV… great moves ( and dancing) vs raunchiness…hopefully viewers will see through this and vote Team Shawn
Wow, loved the teaser from Team Shawn. That dance could be a show-stopper. If Team Gilles is the trainwreck we all anticipate and the judges still fawn over them and give both teams almost identical scores, it’ll be pretty clear to me the fix is in.
I wonder if the Trio twist is they get to choose from a pool of former contestants that weren’t All Stars.
Sad about this twist already, I was rally hoping to see Derek, Shawn and Mark, it would be Epic.
Here is the preview of Gilles’ team gangnam style…
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152201025110103
Oh wow just saw a preview for team Gilles it has me even more excited to watch on Monday hoping for all 10s for them
Glad to hear you are excited ashley…for me all it seemed like was Gilles was out front as if he was the lead…I wasn’t so impressed…but it is probably I didn’t like his OTRC interview at all…I thought it was kind of ugly to Peta when he said HE called in an expert to help them with the Bollywood style on Friday. I guess I think it is one thing for a pro to say they got help, but for the celebrity to say it…I don’t know plus I didn’t think his Bollywood was hat great. Then he said his rhumba was so awesome…maybe I just like people with more humility. Nothing against you Ashley…lots of people aren’t Derek fans and I think he is fabulous so it all opinion.
Gillles is front and center in the dance, not surprise, even if he is tallest of the group. I fell bad for emmit, I don’t think he is enjoying all that dance, they are pretty much doing the original choreo, lame.
Im on Team Gilles more for everybody on that team but Gilles,Emmitt,and Cheryl everybody else i love and i hope get far.I just want Monday and Tuesday to be really fun and happy and let the president debate be stressful and nail biting
DWTSFAN,
Mark’s tweet more than likely was aimed at a fan (Bellagrazi-who has gotten yelled at here as well about Bristol) who keeps tweeting him about Bristol. When things were good=positive, supportive tweets. When things were bad (fight, fan thought he did bad choreo in country QS, Mark didn’t remember Bristol’s Birthday)=negative tweets. That same fan has since tweeted Shawn & Derek about being back stabbers and letting down Mark when they didn’t pick him for the team dance. She carried on saying that Kristi Yamaguchi was a better friend and partner for picking Mark & Bristol first during the season 11 team dance that she was the captain of. (Of course, she forgets that Kristi wasn’t in the running for a MBT at that time and that Derek & Shawn had a plan–sorry but I bet they didn’t want Bristol and figured she’d be eliminated, why waste a good pick.) Anyway, she did they same stuff like tweeting positively about him when she thought he & Bristol were secretly dating(ROTFLMAO) and then negatively when he made a comment about wanting to nail the rumor coffin shut about Bristol. She thinks he “profits” from being Bristol’s partner by promoting cds the seasons she was on.
He has tweeted “stixnstonz” before to “haters”. Now, IF he does goes and writes a song with that title, she and other shippers will think he wrote it for her lol. **His face book page had to repeatedly warn people about the nasty comments being posted and deleted them and supposedly started banning people.
The team “hate” (sorry cheryl, chems and gille fans, that’s how i called them, in opposition to team <3) is pretty good. I think it's gonna be a fun routine, no doubt about it.
Don’t be mad, I’m just kidding. =p
It’s going to come down to whoever has the better tricks in their “dances.” This season has turned into a mockery of dancing as it is full of tricks and jumps. Bristol and Mark played it safe last week and though I am glad she is gone, it probably played a part in her leaving as voters were bored by her routine. Even Kirstie had some on her dance and I gasped when she did the cartwheel because I can’t do them at my age and I am younger than her. Will be interesting to see what happens when we have the first on air mishap that results in someone getting seriously hurt. I love the basic dances, so I wish the producers (and judges) would put a stop to the tricks.
I think you exaggerate, Winter. I’ve seen a lot of good dancing this season. Last week was an exception and was bad more for bad dancing than it was tricks. Gilles routine was not good, Kelly’s was not good and I really can’t remember any others because they didn’t make much of an impact. I remember Shawn’s but not because of tricks, but because that was a great MAMBO. My favorite move was the one they did where he was leaning over her and their legs were going back and forth and then it transitioned to when she was leaning over him, their legs going the whole time. I don’t remember seeing it done before, and certainly not by Derek and one of his partners.
Personally, I think the team dance will have lots of tricks, but will ultimately come down to better dancing. And I’m not saying that with any inside knowledge other than hearing that one team is copying the original video a lot and the other team isn’t.
We had four weeks, 3 regular dances and one with lifts aloud, now week 5, 4 regular dances and 2 with tricks aloud, so I’m not sure what people are complaining about it. there still four weeks before the finale, they are not going to be doing tricks this dance (only if they have the group dance or the marathon again, and the argentine tango of course). During season 7,8,9 when they introduce new dances there were a week with tricks aloud, even in season 6 they had that.
Totally agree with Heidi, even Carrie Ann said that, Shawn dance was amazing because of the dance and how fast and well danced it was. I’ve never seen a celeb dancing that fast with such hard footwork and making look so good, she had one actual lift, Sabrina, Melissa, Kelly all had more lifts then her, but since she is a gymnast, people forget that and keep with the nonsense that she is not dancing, just flipping ( Melissa said in the confessional, she had 8 lifts)
Okay, I will add that as much as I love Melissa and Tony this season, they did have too many lifts/tricks. I think I counted 8 or 9 to Derek’s 2.
I thought last week consisted of a lot of good dancing and tricks.Derek probably got away with one of the biggest tricks according to Elena grinenko, he danced the whole routine on the wrong beat. What makes mambo mambo and difficult is that it should be dance on two not one, which actually makes the routine a lot easier. I didn’t care though, because to my untrained eye, I just saw great dancing, as I did with many routines that night.
I don’t know if the Mambo was danced on the wrong beat or not. It was fantastic! But, it would have been totally unfair if the judges scored on technicalities. The judges have knowledge of some of the dances performed that night and no clue of the rules on the others.
Too true, Linz. That Bollywood number by Gilles will go down as the biggest joke in the history of the show. Wonder what Elena had to say about that?? Bet she loved it, eh? 🙂
I completely agree. That’s why I thought it was silly to dock Sabrina for getting off beat for a second when Derek and Shawn were never on beat and u have no experience in certain dances like Bollywood to even judge technically.
Okay which one of our fearless leaders has dance experience and can answer the question…did derek dance on the wrong beat? Derek is so meticulous it seems odd to me he would dance a whole song on the wrong beat? In addition, as much as judges love to nitpick him, especially Len,I think he would have called him on it right away…I know one of you lovely ladies has dance experience, I think….so what is your opinion??
The worst thing is that you don’t need to know anything about Bollywood to know how crap that was.
Yeah, I would agree with that, too, Laila. I’ve seen a lot of Bollywood dances, though, and that was crap.
As for Derek’s Mambo. That sucker was perfect, regardless of the beat. It would not surprise me in the least to find out that Derek did something like that, however – he goes with the look and feel over the technicalities a lot and that’s what makes for crowd pleasing dances, which is what a lot of the show is about. It would also not surprise me to find out that while Derek might know he was getting away with something that the judges had NO CLUE.
Lynne, Courtney is the one with dance experience and she called it a “proper mambo” in her Power Rankings.
Didn’t Sabrina also have trouble coming out of some of her lifts too, Yo?? And if you want to complain about Sabrina versus someone – it should probably be versus Melissa. Sabrina was cleaner than Melissa but not as exciting as Shawn – but Melissa was scored higher than her by a point and a half.
To be honest I’ve seen all the good mambos in the show and I didn’t see any difference from Shawn’s, maybe because of the speed of the song. I don’t think Sabrina lost points from just being off the beat, her routine was good but somehow boring in some parts, felt rushed and Louis almost dropped her in the end.
No, was just trying to state that the judging was bound to be wacky last week and never on equal ground
How is that different than any other week?? 🙂 Seriously, good dances are continuously underscored because the judges expected more from that couple, while crap dances get the same score or nearly the same score as the great ones because the person doing it did better than expected. In what universe is that NOT wacky?? Answer: it’s very wacky and always unfair. It was just more wacky and unfair this week than it normally is.
Not different than other week, just amplified
Maybe it’s just me but I’ve always found Elena to be exceptionally biased towards the Chmerkovskiy family. Which is why I always laugh when I see fans on Twitter calling for her to become a judge. Or worse, setting up Twitter petitions that she asks people to sign. Not just her bias, but pretty disrespectful to the current judges for her to be doing that.
I just finished watching Team Gilles, there was nothing new, in fact this is your typical Gangnam style of dance, whereas Team Shawn one word WOW.
Oh, yeah, of course she’s very biased toward the Chmerkovskiy group – didn’t she dance with Tony?? Or am I confusing her with someone else. In any case, she’s a part of that entourage and, like them, seems to have an “us against them” mentality to everyone who isn’t part of it.
she danced with Tony and Maks.
Elena used to be Tony’s partner. I think she is in their group. I agree. She is biased in their favor. This is why I prefer and respect opinions from pros who seem to have no stake. I remember Alec said Derek is just good and responded to that when other people accused the show of favoritis, He does not seem particularly loyal to Derek or the show so I find that type of opinion more credible than say Corky, Louis or Elena.
I apologize in advance if this has already been covered, but have been sick with the flu and way behind on all the different articles provided by all you great ladies. I think I understand that we will be voting both Mon. and Tues. nights with online voting probably going until Wed. even though it said Tues., but what I am not understanding is will there be no elimination this week? If not then is there going to be a double elimination next week? Again, sorry if this has been covered, but still not feeling great and tried reading all the posts really fast.
I must be in the minority this season, but I am having a hard time picking my favorite. Some of them may have been a favorite in past seasons and did not win then or in other cases they are past winners. At this point it is easier for me to pick the ones that I would not like to see win. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Gail, you are correct! There will be no elimination this week and a double elimintation next week (ouch!). Read through Court’s Guilty Pleasures post for more here.
And I’m so so sorry you’ve been sick. I hope you are feeling better and back to normal soon.
According to Melissa twitter Team call me maybe dances monday, why I’m not surprise about that. With Gilles and Kelly in the same team of course it wouldn’t be different.
Actually Vogue, the double elimination was moved to week 8, according to the latest update in red on “Guilty Pleasures” post.
Yep, Melissa tweeted she and Tony dance their tango first on Tuesday.
So Team Call Me Maybe is Monday and Gangnam Style gets to do individuals on Monday. Argh…
Agh, it’s totally sucks for team Shawn. It’s always less people watching Tuesday’s show. Also many viewers will either forget to vote Tuesday or use all their allowed votes on Monday.(JMO)
So Gilles is not only dancing to I will always love you, he is actually doing the all bodyguard thing.
Wishful thinking on my part would be the double elimination of Kelly and Gilles. Then maybe I could enjoy the show.
Vote for your Favorite, especially this week. It seems that ABC has protected their own once again.
Well knock me over with a feather – Gilles and his teammates get to do their individual dances on the night that has more viewers (hence more voters).
Guess I’ll tune in at the beginning of the show to make sure I understand how the voting works and then go off and do something else until Team Shawn performs.
IMO, the entire voting should be done on Tuesday after the viewers watched everyone dance. This is only one way to make it fair.
Call me crazy, but I’m not actually all that worried about Team Shawn going first – I think it will actually serve to deter the judges from grossly overscoring Team Gilles. I was worried about a scenario where Team Gilles went first, enchanted the judges (despite sh*tty choreo), and got a ridiculously high score like 29 – and then Team Shawn goes 2nd, blows Team Gilles out of the water, and all they can hope for is 1 point more than Team Gilles. This way, I think Team Shawn at least gets a fighting chance at a proper score, even if the judges do lowball them. I really don’t think they have anything to worry about with the team dance.
As for the individual dance, I’m actually not too worried about that, either, since we’re at the point now where I think viewers have already decided who their favorites are – and they’re used to voting on Monday, so they’re likely going to still vote on Monday, regardless of whether their favorite is dancing their individual routine on Monday or not. And if they don’t get as many votes as usual this week, due to the wacky schedule? They’ve still got next week to make up for it. If they still don’t get the votes? They probably weren’t getting that many to begin with.
I may be crazy, or just resigned to the wackiness of this season, but I’m just not bothering to get too upset about this week. 😛
Courtney – I see you point, Is team Shawn looking much then team Gilles? I know they are better dancer and choreo, but the only thing that worries is horny Bruno and Carrie Ann, thank god for Len sometimes
I just saw an article in People magazine online, that Melissa was hospitalized tonight with a head injury, during camera blocking. It said that “all precautions are being taken” and both Tye and Tony accompanied her.
Pretty scary!
And at the same time, I found it very ironic that was was hurt during her season and couldn’t dance the group dance.
I hope she quickly recovers!
This is Vogue. For the news on Melissa, see this post: https://www.puredwts.com/2012/10/21/melissa-rycroft-injured-during-camera-blocking-for-dancing-with-the-stars/
I’m not surprised with the lineup. I think it’s more a strategic move than anything else. Watch Emmitt, Kelly, Kirstie, and Gilles, followed by Team Shawn, who blows the roof off the place. Then producers can tease that team’s individual dances to get viewers on Tuesday. If Shawn and Apolo are getting the majority of votes, which I think they are, putting them both on Tuesday is a hope by producers to get more viewers on Tuesday. I guess we’ll see if it works.
Poor Melissa, they didn’t say if she is going to dance or not, but her last tweet was three hour ago, so the injured probably happened after that. If she can’t dance they will probably get Chelsie to dance on her place.
Laila, from what I’ve heard, Team Shawn is MILES ahead of Team Gilles in terms of content, technique, entertainment value, & creativity – and this is from a source without any sort of stake in or preference for either team. I’ve heard Team Shawn actually has some great tricks – while Team Gilles seems to be relying more on shock value. I’m convinced Team Shawn has the superior dance, sight unseen – the question is: will the judges acknowledge it with both their scores & their critiques?
Scary about Melissa – I’m so freaked out about head/neck injuries. Hope everything is ok.
I can’t take Val/Kelly’s crap anymore. If you have good chemistry, people can tell. You don’t have to keep shoving it down people’s throats. It’s just getting annoying and gross, IMO. She is a very good dancer – just dance and enough with the articles about how much you want each other. But then again, Val is repped by Lizzie G, so of course I’m sure she’s sending all that out.
And Elena danced with Maks (and dated Maks) and danced with Tony. So I’d never recommend her to be an unbiased judge.
If there is a God, Kirstie and Gilles will be eliminated next time. 😉
I know this is going to annoy several people, but I really hope Melissa goes. I don’t really have anything against her, but there seems to be little chance of Gilles getting eliminated, and I don’t want to see the same top 3 that appeared in season 8 so… sorry Melissa.
My realistic hopes for this week would be Melissa and Kirstie get eliminated and Kelly & Val don’t grope each other. I’ve been voting for Kelly, but if they do what ever that was again, I’ll have to stop.
I hope all is well with Melissa first and foremost, and I hope she is able to perform because you know she worked hard
I’m sick of the Gilles pimping as much as the next person, but I don’t actually see his team dance being on Tuesday as more pimping. I think everyone’s sick of “Call Me Maybe” and they want to get it out of the way!
I hope Sabrina and Louis get eliminated next week. Can’t stand him. He’s too whiny and Sabrina is not too far behind him.
I’m sorry about Melissa, but have felt something was going to happen. Btw, the promos for the show tonight have been about the celebs falling. Granted, not in regards to what happened today but in the past. I wish they’d show the good stuff and not the bad stuff when promoting.
Gosh, we keep saying that Team Shawn is clearly superior and I’m afraid we’re jinxing them.
Hope Melissa is okay.
If you read here regularly, ald, you would know that the concern is not with Gilles Team dances being on tuesday, it’s with his (and his teams) individual dances being on monday, when everyone is used to voting. I guess we have to hope that Team Shawn really does blow it out of the water on Monday night and that they get the votes from that.
Not really. ald 🙂
There was no doubt in my mind that Gilles and “his” team would get to dance individually tomorrow night. I only hope they’re manipulating things as blatantly as they are because their abc duo, Gilles and Kelly, aren’t racking up enough votes.
I’m with mnbonnie, bye-bye Kirstie and Maks. It would be the only right thing.
Maybe this is wishful thinking, but I’m hoping that Team Shawn was chosen to do their individual dances on Tuesday because they include the biggest vote getters and therefore ratings grabbers and TPTB think it is the best way to retain the most viewers from Monday to Tuesday. Am I just overthinking and delusional? LOL
Re: Kelly and Val…. I don’t mind groping and dancing. Both is fine with me
For Jimmbboe and other Karina & Apolo fans–
That’s an odd samba move, and sooo close to the wall, too. First she’s tweezing his eyebrow… 🙂
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/581349_10151190345601740_671186179_n.jpg.
Well, Jerry Hall just danced to “Mrs Robinson” on SCD and was eliminated. Kirstie could go the same way with the same song, although truthfully, I’m hoping Gilles that goes next. Kirstie at least can crack a few jokes…
I, too, hope that the primary reason Shawn and Apolo are dancing tomorrow is because they are pulling in the most votes. I normally do not watch DWTS on Tuesday, but I definitely will be watching on Tuesday this week just to see both of them dance.
Isn’t the elimination not until next week and the votes combined for the two weeks will determine who is eliminated then? I swore that is what I have read here and elsewhere. So it doesn’t really matter who goes when because there is always next week.
Forgot to mention in my earlier post that Apolo mentioned that there is a velvet bed as a prop for his samba. That’s right up Len’s alley!
I’m hoping the next gif includes that prop lol.
That info about the bed prop is not good news. Has any dance that used a bed as a prop been scored well. I seem to recall that the dances have only been hot messes.
Sabrina and Louis are dancing fourth on Tuesday so that means Tuesday is either:
Melissa – Apolo – Shawn – Sabrina – Team Gangnam
or
Melissa – Shawn – Apolo – Sabrina – Team Gangnam
(Probably the latter as it would alternate slow and quick tempo songs)
Source – Sabrina’s Facebook
Per twitter, kirstie & maks are 3rd and emmitt & Cheryl are 4th tonight
Also val states him and Kelly are 1st leaves Gilles and Peta 2nd
I think they should have the invididual dances followed by the team dance tonight, and when they tape for tomorrow’s show then have the team dance followed by the individual dances.
This way the two team dances will go back to back and it will also give them Call Me Maybe Team a chance to catch their breath before they start taping the individual dances. Team Gangham will be rested so they should be ok to start with their team dance.
I’m not worried so much about the bed prop. Len hates everything, so his liking or not liking doesn’t bother me, LOL! As long as it’s not a whole routine of “messing about” and there are still a lot of dance steps, think they will be fine. Gilles and Peta used a bed prop for their Sweet Dreams thing and they got good scores.
These two are not only fun to watch on the dance floor, but their interviews are hilarious – love their ones with George P (I mean GPop, LMAO).
I’m confused I thought team Shawn will be doing there single dances on Tuesday but on Karina’s twitter she just said that she was in hair and make up for doing the samba tonight.
Has the dance schedule changed for tonight due to Melissa’s injury?
@Donna,
No. I believe everyone is dancing tonight it’s just the viewing audience won’t see it all. The dances you’ll see tomorrow night are taped today with the others. They just wanted to split it up on tv over 2 nights.
Thanks Ashley for clearing that up for me 🙂
Correct – As far as I recall, everyone is dancing all dances tonight and then they are just showing half the dances (team Shawn’s individual dances and Team Gilles for) tomorrow. NOW, what’s gonna happen with interviews or is there a Tweet Gag Order in place? So like if Apolo and Karina score 3 10’s tonight (fingers crossed) I guess they CAN’T tell us? HTH is that gonna work until it airs tomorrow? Will GPop have his little paper of scores and be interviewing them gleefully when I can’t see it? Or can I watch his interview online early tomorrow like usual and know ahead of time before the show tomorrow how they did?
I reiterate I HATE THE WAY THIS IS BEING SPLIT UP!
@Donna
No problem! The Presidential debates have just thrown everything off a bit.
How unfortunate… Tonights 4 individual couples are my least favorite in the competition. Guess I will be channel surfing between HGTV and CBS and ABC tonight. Looks like my remote will be getting a workout tonight.
Now tomorrow night is a different story. WooHoo!
If you read the rest of the site, you will see that all dances are being taped tonight. Some will be aired tomorrow.
It’s entirely possible that if you watch this site, you will find out the scores. 😉
Thanks Heidi! 🙂
Thank you, Heidi…. 🙂
I understand all of the dances are being performed tonight, but I’m still confused about why Karina would be in hair and makeup for her Samba costume instead of her team dance costume. Wouldn’t all of Team Shawn be dancing their team dance first on the live show tonight, and then change into their costumes for the individual dances after that? Or are they all going to be starting out in their individual dance costumes for the intro walking down the stairs piece so that intro can be used both nights?
I really don’t want find out the spoilers about tomorrow’s show. I spoil myself on nearly every other show I watch and I wanna be surprised tomorrow. If I spoil myself, I won’t enjoy the show as much, even though most of my favorites are on Team Shawn.
Gonna be a hard 24 hours to avoid seeing any spoilers, but I think I can do it.
@Jen, recalling Season 12, I distinctly remember Karina’s hair being relatively the same if not exact for the Team Dance as her dance with Ralph (because it had this curly-cue roll thingy going on in the front – very retro and didn’t exactly go with Lady Gaga). So I am guessing they dress for their individual and keep that or slightly modify for the team dance. With 8 ladies I would imagine there is limited time to change up hairstyles, get dressed, etc.
Well I guess we can assume that Carrie Ann prefers team Shawn! She says “I think this will be a pivotal moment. I think one couple made alot better choice in their team than the other couple did. I will not say who but i think one couple has by far the advantage in the way they made their choices on who to pick”…..
Matt, either Courtney or myself will be doing the post – I’ll tell her to put a “read more” tag in it so that you actually have to click the button to see what’s been written. How’s that? 🙂
Oh Crap. *makes a note* Gonna be a riot playing dodgeball with spoilers tonight and tomorrow.
Heidi, thank you! I’d imagine i’m not the only one who wants to remain spoiler free.
It’s just the one show left I have where what actually happens on the show I want to be surprised with. I don’t mind seeing dance orders or song spoilers, but what the judges say or the score is a bit more than I wanna find out.
@PH (223): Looks like I’ll be forcing myself to not check Pure until Wednesday. Lol
I’m wondering how the press is going to work today, since they are actually taping every dance.
@PH, I’m thinking ahead a couple of weeks to when we have our next crazy week, the actual election…..
As been said here before by you and C, they will (somehow) be eliminating someone Monday night, and NOT having a results show at all, correct?
SO! Can you PLEASE still to a Numbers post, as if they didn’t have the elimination? Or, try to post a numbers post based on “how did they get this” or whatever? I know there are several of us who look forward to your posts on Tuesdays.
AND more immediately, could you still do a numbers post on Wednesday, even though there is no elimination? Next week, you’ll have half the work done (although, not sure if it would be helpful to you, since they are using scores from this week and next, and having…. 4? scores for each pair, and thus lowering the percentage of viewer votes needed…. I think I still would love your input)….
Note – I said “maybe”. 🙂 And I’ll definitely include a “read more” tag so no one will see it accidentally.
Yes, I was planning on doing a numbers post this week – on Wednesday or Thursday – and then one next week I’ll do a little section on what the additional points do to the margins.
Those of you who don’t want to be spoiled – don’t sweat it. I’ll make it so you can’t see any spoilers (IF we get them) just by coming to the site. Also, beware of twitter – there are a couple hundred people in the audience, remember. That might be where I get the info from. 🙂
I like spoilers! I’ll be happily reading if you post them.
“Our #Gangnam style dance is a bit like “Magic mike” meets Dancing with the stars! #Epic #Nuts #OutOfControl .”Really, magic mike, they already have a 10 from Bruno.
I don’t like any of the four couples dancing tonight so I guess I will watch the Bears on Monday Night Football and The Voice until the team dance.
Oooooohhhhh Courtney #137 I’m intrigued about the trio twist!
Thought Shawn and Derek were fantastic and were severely underscored. My choices for elimination are Carrie Ann and Len.