Dancing with the Stars Season 15, Week 6 – Who’s Dancing What…and When??
Country week!! Not my favorite genre – and apparently Shawn loves it. It’s an Iowa thing?
I’m told that the scoring has been changed up again. :::rolls eyes::: Now you can apparently get 2, 4, or 6 points for your solo in the group dance – before it was just 2 extra bonus points. Let me guess…Gilles, Sabrina and….should be Shawn, but will it be?? Possibly Melissa. Whoever needs the most help with the votes. You heard it here first. 🙂 And no, we don’t know what the rest of the couples get, if anything.
ETA: I LOVE me some Blake Shelton. But not because of country music, but because of his bromance with Adam Levine. 🙂 A little birdie told me that Gilles showed up late to team dance rehearsal in a rhinestone cowboy vest & chaps…because he must be the center of attention, and show everyone else up. At all times. Courtney co-opted my standard response to anything Gilles on this one and said: “F@#ker.” Those of you who follow me on twitter know this is my saying for Gilles. 😉 On the other end of the spectrum is Derek, who apparently did an entire interview during the rehearsal in a southern accent, cracking Shawn up the whole time.
ETA2: Gee, let me guess – a faux tractor with Gilles doing hip thrusts on top, waving a cowboy hat, while Peta gyrates somewhere in the background. :::rolls eyes::: Anyone wanna bet there is a tractor and a vest involved?? Cuz we gotta have a spectacle so we can have the “best ever Cha Cha unlike that Shawn who can only do tricks.” (end sarcasm…for now)
ETA3: Someone tell me if Sabrina has a good song or not – don’t think I’ve ever heard of it.
ETA4: Somebody make note of this auspicious day, because I, Courtney, am completely speechless. Apparently the DWTS Instagram is correct & Gilles does have Shania Twain – which makes no sense whatsoever to me because the song is “Man! I Feel Like a Woman”. Is Gilles going to be cross-dressing for his cha-cha? I’ve already heard the choreography is pretty low-brow – once again, he & Peta are going for the raunch, and they’ll probably get 10’s for it. At least I’ve heard that Shawn & Derek’s cha-cha is fairly cute & Western-y. I may need to self-medicate before Monday’s show…
ETA5: So Emmitt and Cheryl get a song that isn’t really very country and it just so happens that I can’t stand it. 🙂 I also hear it in my head and don’t see Foxtrot. But maybe that’s just me. Never heard of Melissa’s song. The other big news which I didn’t know – unless I was told and forgot which is entirely possible – is something Gilles just said on Twitter: The Group Dance will be on Tuesday. This is total bull and, with the change in the number of bonus points, EXTRAORDINARILY manipulative. The judges can get clues from the producers as to who needs those extra points. So, if, say, Melissa is in danger, she will magically be awarded the 6 points and be safe. I guess we now know why they changed the scoring on that one. They figured out that two points won’t do a thing. Constant manipulation. Is that a shark I see??
ETA6: So, our source says the group dance is Monday, and Tony also says it’s Monday, and Gilles deleted his tweet. Dope. All that self pimpage and he’s lost it.
ETA7: Running order is filling in…and to be honest, I’m not sure it’s going to matter much this week. Now that we’re past the halfway point of the season & viewers already have their favorites, and with the couples doing more than one dance, I’m not sure that there’s necessarily a “pimp spot” or a “crap spot”. Will be interesting to see how Emmitt fares with such a quick change from his foxtrot, though – I think he may actually be at a bit of a disadvantage. -Court-
Gilles/Peta – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” by Kenny Chesney “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” by Shania Twain)
Dancing 1st
Voting #: 1-800-868-3410
Sabrina/Louis – Rumba (Song: “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes)
Dancing 2nd
Voting #: 1-800-868-3403
Kelly/Val – Tango (Song: “Good Girl” by Carrie Underwood)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3411
Melissa/Tony – V. Waltz (Song: “Why Ya Wanna” by Jana Kramer)
Dancing 4th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3406
Kirstie/Maks – Rumba (Song: “Home” by Blake Shelton)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3412
Shawn/Derek – Cha Cha Cha (Song: “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” by Kenny Chesney)
Voting #: 1-800-868-3402
Apolo/Karina – V. Waltz (Song: “Skin” by Rascal Flatts)
Dancing 7th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3407
Emmett/Cheryl – Foxtrot (Song: “Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers)
Dancing 8th
Voting #: 1-800-868-3413
Group Dance!! Song: Medley of “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” by Big & Rich and “I Play Chicken with the Train” by Cowboy Troy – supposedly both songs will be sung by the artists, live.
Bonus: Hot Cowboy and goofy country. 🙂
Thanks as always for posting. I’m looking forward to seeing more of the songs when they are posted. I like country, so I’m looking forward to the music, though I’m not sure how country will translate to the ballroom. I think the waltzes and the rumbas (the slower dances) will fare better, but we’ll see!
OMG, “Skin” is the slowest and the most boring song ever(IMO).
Just asking…but…do you think the numbers are in from this week and Gilles isn’t doing so well, so they had to pad things some…some really good dancers could be trouble like Apollo and Shawn if they are not rewarded ….that could put a huge point differential in that would be tough to overcome…I mean I hate to sound paranoid…but really????
Kirstie is dancing to a Blake Shelton song. Thanks for the post :).
I’m not following you, Lynne. I think that they want Gilles around for a while, but I don’t really believe they want him around at Shawn’s expense. Or Apolo’s really, although I’m not as sure about that one.
I love good girl , but that song doesn’t say tango to me, more like a cha cha.
Shawn loves country music, she tweets all the time, she is actually still friends with that Chuck guy from season 8. I’m worried about her song, I don’t want another sweet home alabama moment.
Country works better for waltz and Rumbas IMO, even quicksteps, not sure about the rest.
My guess is the other 6 points go to Kelly to give her that boost she needs over Kirstie.
Yes, Air, we know.
Thanks for the song spoilers! I love Good Girl, but not sure how it will be for a tango?
Hmm. A Rascal Flatts song I’m not familiar with. I’ll have to go and listen to it. I think I read an interview with Karina somewhere (might have even been on here) that said she loves country music and knew exactly what song she wanted for country week, so I’m inclined to think that she chose their song for that reason.
I’m still holding out hope for Hunter Hayes, but my “Come Wake Me Up” dream is dashed now that a different RF song is being used.
Rascal Flatts, Yuck! I don’t care for any of their music.
@Heidi – I have my fingerscrossed that Apolo makes the finals, I know I will be an unhappy camper if he doesn’t.
Uh-oh, Sounds like maybe Gilles has dropped in the popularity polls, could it be that atrocious mockery of a Team dance, his dancing in a diaper, or maybe just his freaking attitude has finally shown through. I hope he is history soon.!
@Sandy – I’m with you there – I find myself thinking all Rascal Flatts songs sound the same. And I think “Skin”, despite its serious subject matter, just comes across as clunky and kind of corny. I think they just got a little to literal with the lyrics.
“Good Girl” actually has enough staccato to it that it should make a good tango.
Skin is good song, but quite slow for a v.waltz. It would be better for a waltz.
Long shot but I was hoping Shawn would dance to Turn up the radio by Reba, that song would be great for cha cha.
I guess we’ll find out who really needs help this week. Wow, 6 free points.
Those pics are too fun! I LOVE THEM!!
Not a country music fan, but as a fan of DWTS, I am hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
Bless his heart, Tony looks like a dweeb. I think Shawn called Derek Kenny Chesney, which is interesting because over the summer there was a picture of Derek at the beach, leaning against some railing with his baseball cap turned backward and when I first glanced at the pic I thought it was Kenny Chesney.
I will be so sad if Apolo is sacrificed for a whining, entitled, spoiled brat (which is so very NOT sexy imo).
YEAH Sandy
Thanks for the post. not sure about the song not enough hints for me.
I hope one of the songs is “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” by kieth urban.
Also, one of my friends is really into country music and read that taylor swift is performing on the show this week too.
Yes vin, we know – Vogue already reported on it here.
I wasn’t saying they would intentionally put Shawn or Apollo at risk but rather if that could be the unintentional outcome if they changed the issuance of 2 points to 2,4, or 6. Given the somewhat delusional behavior of the some of the judges and how they have scored…I am hard pressed to believe they would use those points to reward Shawn, Apollo, but rather Gilles who may not have the fan base. Because the scores are so close…6 points could make a dramatic difference.
I saw the picture of Gilles on the dwtsoficial twitter, I can’t believe that he went to rehearsal with that costume, and was late just to make big entrance. He is so desperate that is not even funny, but I’m so glad that a lot people are noticing his attitude now, he can kiss the MBT goodbye.
Lynne, because it’s happening THIS week, I don’t think it will unintentionally put Apolo or Shawn in danger – there are still 8 people left and in a close race I think Apolo beats Melissa, Sabrina and Kelly without too much trouble. Courtney mentioned in a comment on one of the posts somewhere that the two points awarded is likely to be insignificant (depending on who they give it to) because they will have given out so many points over two weeks that those couple points won’t have an impact. Four or six, on the other hand, could have a negative impact on someone – but I don’t *think* it will be Apolo or Shawn.
Look at it this way. Say they give Sabrina the 6 points and Melissa the four points…that leaves Kelly and Kirstie out in the cold and more open to elimination. Say they give the 6 points to Gilles and the 4 points to Shawn – that puts Sabrina, Shawn and Gilles likely at or near the top of the leader board. Apolo could have issues, but Kelly, Kirstie AND Melissa are still down there with him…and I think he beats at least Kelly and Melissa. See what I mean?? Only ONE person goes home, and at this stage I think that Apolo can cover most of the spreads, provided he doesn’t crash and burn. Same for Shawn.
Geeze, that group medley is not my cup of tea. It’s not that I dislike the songs themselves, but those have been the only two country freestyle songs in DWTS history, right? Seems like an odd choice to me.
I really hope Melissa finally dances close to the end this week. I hope Kelly is toward the beginning, and Shawn hasn’t been toward the beginning in a while either…and Gilles, too? I can’t remember about him. (I’m not counting last week’s whacky line ups).
I really like Melissa. Tony, good dancer, great guy, wish he had Derek’s skill set as choreographer, strategist, overall performer, etc. I have to give Kirstie props for trying so hard and blending well with Maks.
Shouldn’t that say Week 6? Just saying. (Unless it’s week 5 continued cuz there was no elimination) LOL.
Kinda echoing what Heidi just said – even the extra 6 points is not likely to make a huge difference, just because an ENORMOUS number of points will have been handed out in both week 5 & week 6. I actually ran the numbers in a theoretical scenario when I heard about the 2 bonus points, and all it did was give something like a .033% boost to whomever got it. That’s about a few hundred votes. That’s downright PALTRY, and then if we’re making 10 more points available (to be distributed as 4 & 6 bonus points to two respective couples), that actually ends up making each point even LESS powerful in the great scheme of things. All in all, I think the only way the bonus points from the group dance are going to make a real difference is if two couples at the bottom are neck-and-neck when you add up their judges’ points and the votes. If Kelly or Kirstie wins them (and I doubt they will, given that it sounds like the judges have been instructed to give the points to the most impressive “tricks”), it could give them enough of a boost that they avoid the bottom 2 (or just the bottom). Even if they don’t win them, it could decrease the margins enough that if they were neck-in-neck beforehead, it could make it easier for one of them to pass the other. But like I said – I don’t see it making a huge difference, unless things are already VERY close. If I had to wager a guess, I’d said Shawn & Derek will most likely have the strongest “trick” and will (or at least likely should) get the 6 points; Apolo & Gilles will probably be duking it out for the 4 & 2 point bonuses. I don’t see anyone else giving those 3 couples a run for their money in the stunt department.
Shame Drew isn’t still competing. That would have been fun since we could see how he would dance to his freestlye song a second time.
Heh. It might should say week 6. I was writing this post and the numbers post at the same time. 🙂
Shawn was second last week, Violet – and on the bad night too. There have been five weeks of competition and she’s been in the first half twice. If she’s in the first half this week that is 50% of the time. Nothing unfair about that at all. Same for Kelly. Melissa has been at the top of the hour a few times which is good, as has Apolo. I don’t think anyone’s getting hosed at this point – there are only 8 people left and it’s All stars.
I am okay with Kirstie leaving and I’m okay with Emmett leaving. However I would be REALLY HAPPY if Melissa left, because A) she is still not a star to me B)Why does she always talk live an eight year old?
I hope Gilles goes first this week, because the first person to dance has almost always had low scores this season.
In reality, every couple (even the one I voted for) pissed me off last week. I hope this week everyone comes back down to earth. That would be great.
I just saw that picture of Gilles too, in the rhinestone vest, He looks RIDICULOUS in it, IMO.
I hope he wears it for the actual, live dance! 🙂
Last week was whacky, which is why I said I wasn’t counting it. There was no “first half” or “second half” last week–they were both one hour shows.
The first four weeks, Shawn was in the first hour once, and the second hour 3 times. Melissa was the opposite. Kelly has also only been in the first hour once. I was just saying how I hoped it would shake out this week.
HOLY MOTHER OF ANGELS, if all cowboys look like Derek, I wouldn’t say no to riding a cowboy – HELLO!!!
Whoa, where is the second picture with Derek and Shawn from?
A Carrie song! YAYA! Although I would never would had picked Good Girl for a Tango.
Is this Repeat Season or All-Star Season?!? First they have to do “Iconic Dances” week and rehash some of the most memorable dances/songs (and not so memorable!) – one of which (Hey, Panchuco) was used just the week before on the show. Then Kelly dances to Cher Lloyd who sang the same song on the results show three weeks prior. NOW they are reusing THE MOST MEMORABLE freestyle AND its knock-off version(sorry, not a Peta fan) which was the finale just last season?!?! I know they repeat songs occasionally but this seems pretty redundant and quite common this season.
Courtney
do you think Melissa may get the 4 points since Shawn will most likely get the 6?
Melissa knows some tricks also for the D.Cowboy cheerleader routines.
They Apolo for the 2 points.
I don’t see Gilles as a TRICK sort of guy not in this sense anyway, HAHA TRICKster yes but mastering a REAL trick naw.
I know the judges may want to give points to Gilles by the way they have pimped him so far this season, I just don’t think they can justify them with this point method.
I think this works to Gilles’ demise this week as he is already low for the group dance that was a nightmare.
It could be a long shot but I am liking the ‘shocker’ departure of Gilles this week.
Dee, I think Conrad Greene said they wanted this season to be a celebration of the past seasons, guess he wasn’t kidding.
I liked Gilles a lot in his last season, but what an arrogant jerk he has turned into!! Seems like everyone else thinks so too. Shirley Ballas was funny in her description of him on Afterbuzz with Louis and Sabrina. Said he’s very fake and plastic and just wants the attention on him. Glad other people see him for what he is!! Shawn needs to win again and beat him out by a MUCH bigger margin this time 🙂
Dee don’t be sorry I am nota Peta person either, I think Peta fooled alot of people and they aren’t much of a Peta person afterall this season.
also: There are plenty of music that has never been on DWTS to choose from they are making ‘stale’ ‘stale-er’
I’m curious about something, normally team dances are at week 7, they did in week 5 this time, week 6 group dance, so week 7 they will probably start having two individual dances a week (one being the dance trio).
The weird thing is, like Shawn, she still have to dance . Waltz, V. Walz, tango and Argentine Tango – all balroom. Latin she has Samba, and Paso, maybe Salsa (not sure f they bringing this one back). The only way of her dancing all this dances and don’t dance two ballroom’s in one week is if in the finale they all dance a unlearn dance, like they did in season 9. Gilles is in the same situation that Shawn ( did Tango/but no quickstep).
Sweepster, you have to keep in mind that Melissa is still injured – she & Tony may do some tricks, but I don’t see her trying anything too flashy/dangerous…and unfortunatley, I think flashy/dangerous is exactly what the judges are going to be looking for. And I don’t really know that her years as a DCC are going to help much – these are partner stunts, not solo cheerleader high-kicks. In that respect, I think Tony has FAR more experience than she does – he’s probably the best lifter out of the male pros. But odds are he’s going to err on the side of caution due to Melissa’s neck.
And whether or not Gilles is a “trick sort of guy”, you know he’s going to go for it and attempt the flashiest, most over-the-top trick he can – because Gilles simply must upstage everyone else. Whether or not he’s actually successful at doing said trick? Guess we’ll see. But I have a feeling that even if he whiffs it, the judges will probably give him at least 2 points for attempting it.
And I think what some of you are forgetting about the music is that the show is somewhat at the mercy of what they can and cannot get cleared – I think a lot of these songs get reused because they know they can get clearance on them. As I’ve said before, Emmitt actually wanted a Bon Jovi song for Guilty Pleasures week – and they weren’t able to get it cleared, so they used a back-up song they had cleared earlier in the season just in case. As “stale” as the music may be to you guys, I wouldn’t necessarily blame the music department – blame the owners of the rights to the songs they’ve attempted to get cleared but can’t.
But there was a tuesday show which is normally much lower in viewers – by four or five million people, generally. It counts – but not in a good way.
And of course there is a first half and a second half in an hour long show. The first half hour and the second half hour. Same rules would generally apply if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s an All Star Season and is likely less important in the first place – which is why it won’t affect Melissa.
Second pic of Derek and Shawn was tweeted by Melissa.
Trio isn’t until week 8, laila. And I haven’t heard anything about the Argentine tango coming back, yet – so I wouldn’t hang your hat on even seeing it at all this season. And I wouldn’t assume that the finalists are going to get through each of the 10 regular dances this season (cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, jive, waltz, tango, quickstep, foxtrot, and Viennese waltz), either – it’s entirely possible that, like in season 12, they will end up with 1 or 2 dances that they never end up doing.
I think some of you are still operating under the assumption that this season is going to be like every other season – it clearly isn’t.
“Shocker departure for Gilles” is music to my ears. I can only hope Sweepster is psychic.
Courtney- I will be so mad if they actually cut the argentine tango, that is like one best dances by far. I was already imagining a flawless a.tango from Derek and Shawn ( he is a god in that dance and Shawn got a 30 on her season). A. tango is so much better than the normal tango, we had two tangos already and the botch sucked IMO.
I don’r care for salsa , hope they cut that one.
I like Gilles chances. I think he’s a fine dancer. I think the judges will do a fair job. No one dance will send anyone home with the number of dances going into one single elimination.
In the end, I expect the finals to be Shawn, Gilles, and either Apolo or Emmitt.
If I am remembering correctly when they still used to do group dances, the packages always had one celebrity coming in late, dressed differently…. Remember Ty in season 8, with the wrong 1960’s era clothing? Unfortunately, I have to give Gilles the benefit of the doubt, until I see the photo, and learn more… Like, was this all schtick for the show, or just Gilles being obnoxious again…..
Who’s that cowboy! Looking sexy Derek! Wonder if Shawn & Derek are dancing to a Kenny Chesney song seeing that she mentioned him and all.. Gotta a feeling its gonna be a hot Cha Cha!
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Hopefully Monday will be a great night of performances.
To whoever wrote tt note about Gilles showing up late and Derek doing an interview in a southern accent, you have told out lud what I’ve been thinking about Gilles being an egomaniac ad Derek being a goofy sweetheart, I would love to follow uou on twitter if only I knew your username.
Thanks Heidi and Courtney for spelling all that out to me…It makes perfect sense. That is why I love this site. Although I must say I have been craving some cheesecake in the last couple day….hint, hint….lol!!
No Argentine tango? It is such a crowd pleaser and would have been nice to see celebs like Apolo or Emmitt who never got a chance to dance it as well.
Skin has been played as a V.waltz in modern ballroom dance, but they had change the tempo in the middle of the song making it 180 beats per minute. But if they leave it with the same arrangement will be slow like a waltz.
Karma came back around for Gilles, what a crap song. He and Shawn will probably have hard time dancing cha cha to country songs, just like ralph and Karina samba.
So Kirstie and Maks will be dancing to a Blake Shelton song after previously dancing to an Adam Levine/Maroon 5 number that features Christina Aguilera this season and prior to that the oft-repeated cha cha to a Cee Lo Green song from Season 12. Guess someone felt the need to complete the “Coaches from The Voice” set?
Gilles…Peta…”She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”… I’m sighing and shaking my head already. But who knows, maybe Gilles’ ego will rest for a while and we could have an entertaining and well-danced cha-cha.
*crickets chirp*
I love Blake and I love “Home,” but I don’t think of it as a Rumba song (neither his nor Michael Buble’s version). Though it is a romantic song, it’s not quite sensual like you would think for a rumba. “Home” would be better for one of the waltzes, I think.
I don’t know to much about country music so I listened to “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” 1st off those are really stupid lyrics, 2nd what a perfect song for a egomaniac. I am sure the judges will love it.
Move over Donny Osmond, the MBT for the Biggest Ego Ever to Do the Show has now been presented to Gilles Marini.
OMG. I hate Gilles’ song. He’s going to cheese that one up for sure, and probably be praised to the high heavens for it.
Courtney
Yep Gilles will be trying to out do everyone else. Maybe he will fall on his tightie whities instead.
A person can hope.
Katarina
Maybe one can hope anyway.
And I don’t mean be hurt when he falls just fall to get points knocked
#60 Sandy – Totally agree! Forgot about Donny! At least, he has been in the business for a long time and very successful. Gilles hasn’t starred in anything; he’s just an ensemble actor. I expressed my views to a friend recently and she could not believe what I said about GM. She was so surprised because she knew how much I loved him in Season 8. I told her that guy died; and this is his cheap replacement. I am still ashamed to say he was my first choice for All Star season. Now, I see Jaleel in him. Be gone soon Frenchie!
Just the “visuals” of Gilles and “country” makes me hysterical. Actually just can’t see it for several of them……but I will console myself by plastering that top picture of Derek on my tv screen til all the bad stuff is over. Know it’s not Derek’s cup’o’tea…but HEY, doesn’t stop his HOT-ness factor one little bit. LOL
I love country- But damn the dwts band of strangled cats is gonna murder some of these songs!! I’m actually glad they’re not using some of the best country songs I can think of- cuz they’d murder them!! Also, last week they said the band Little big Town (ones of my faves btw) was gonna perform. Performance show or results????
I’m not happy to hear about the addition of the 6 and 4 points for tricks. One, people are trying things they shouldn’t be trying to try to please the judges, and someone is going to get hurt. I don’t mind tricks in the finale, but there’s too many tricks being practically required this season. Yes, I know it’s All-stars, but still.
Two, I think this is bad for Apolo (who’s my favorite) because I think it’s unlikely he will get any of the points. I think he’s a fantastic dancer, so much better than his first season, but he’s small in stature. Even though he has a lot more upper body muscle than he did his first season, it will still be hard for him to lift and throw Karina. I think this generally gives an advantage to the female celebs, since their pro partners have experience doing lifts. And I somehow think Gilles will at least get the 2 points.
Now, I think it’s unlikely even if Apolo gets no points that he would go home this week, he’s very popular. But if he languishes in the middle or bottom of the leaderboard too often it will start to have a negative effect on voting. His ardent fans will vote for him regardless, but there are plenty of people who are dividing their votes between favorites, or switch between favorites. And once they think someone is a lost cause, they just aren’t pulling in the judges votes to have a chance of winning, people start to give the votes to someone they like that they think still has a chance of winning. That’s what I worry about for Apolo.
The band is going to murder Good Girl, I’m big fan of Carrie Underwood and even for her it took some time to get used to sing that song live, that song is a bitch.
A lot of songs will be runned monday night.
Nancy, I’m worried for Apolo too. He tweeted that they were having a rough time or something like that with the v. waltz, but right after that said it was coming together–on a Friday??? I agree that he might have a problem lifting Karina because it looked like he struggle during the freestyle number. She’s a tiny thing too! I wondered why his “role” in freestyle was so short.
Anyway, I found it interesting watching a very short clip of Carrie Ann Inaba at the rehearsal studio and as Apolo approached the entrance, she said something to him and that had an awkward hug. He looked like he could care less about her words or hug. Still makes me wonder why she was there. I think the judges go to contestants to “help” them out later on.
I’ll still vote for him. He is not a performer (as Kirstie inferenced), or a contestant with dance background so for him to come out and do what he’s doing is impressive to me
Dee, I HOPE Shawn and Derek don’t have a Kenny Chesney song for their cha cha. It would be too much… Gilles and Peta are also dancing the cha cha to a Kenny Chesney song. I don’t know what song I think they should do, though.
No worries. It’s not Kenny, unless Derek got something changed again.
I think the freestyles that didn’t go first lost some time because of the cool transitions they did from one couple to another. It was a worthy sacrifice. 🙂
SABRINA GOT A GREAT SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was one on my wish list for this season!!
Here’s the song, I’m deliberately putting an extra space in the url…
http://www.you tube.com/watch?v=ruyaKdPfTN4
Heidi, I hope you’re kidding about Sabrina’s song! 🙂 LOL I LOVE that song. It’s amazing! I’m beyond excited now.
The only “Wanted” Song I know is by Bon Jovi.
It’s really beautiful. Not sure what the DWTS singers will do to it (!) but when Hunter sings it, IMO it is one of the prettiest, most genuine songs out there right now.
PS-Wanted (Dead or Alive) is an absolute fave of mine 🙂
I’m in Iowa also and country is SO not my thing :/ ill watch in hopes that Derek’s jeans are tight enough to get a glimpse, but not too pumped for this week…
Dwts instagram says Gilles is dancing to shania twain?
Yay Sabrina’s dancing to “Wanted”!
“Wanted” falls into the same category as “Skin” for me. They’re both pretty songs, but not something I would pick for DWTS.
Gilles to Man! I Feel Like a Woman! ? And Shawn to She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy? This is all kinds of wrong.
Oh well. I still hate the tractor song, and I like the Shania song, but I don’t know about seeing Gilles and Peta dance to it.
Looking forward to finding out Melissa’s and Emmitt’s songs.
I like that son by Shania Twain….but for a dance for Gilles…I don’t know…I hope if it is raunchy and low brow the judges grow some and grade them fairly…
I’m going to have faith in humankind and hope that people see through Gilles bullshit and recognize that he’s not only trying to hard, but he seriously thinks he’s hot shit. And really, in my book, the only men who are truly hot shit are those that don’t quite buy it. And they definitely don’t buy their own press the way Gilles has. What a disappointment.
The Shania song would have been perfect for Shawn – since she’s grown up and is acting more like a woman than a girl now. Instead, she gets a song about a piece of farm equipment. What is life????
And Gilles the Pill once again gets to be the center of attention, even if everyone is laughing AT him, rather than WITH him. I will not be at all suprised if he comes out wearing a women’s dress, heels, & makeup.
I liked “I feel like a women” better than the tractor song but find it odd Gilles dancing to it. With this song I am guessing PETA will again do almost all the dancing.
The biggest fool is always the one that doesn’t realize people are laughing at him instead of with him…so it fits.
But really?? the producers must be morons for having these two songs switched from where they should logically be.
Since Shawn dances to PYT on season 8′ the Shania song would have been great. Mixed opportunity by tptb. But good to hear Shawn’s dance is cute which I take as a positive. Better than Whatever Gilles does.
Heidi I agree the producers are morons the songs should be switched between Gilles and Shawn why the f would they give a Shania twain song to Gilles the pill when its a song about feeling like a woman I bet they keep their recipe and Peta will dance around Gilles like hes a pole and she’s at a poe dancing class.
Agree that Gilles getting that song is odd. I can almost picture Gilles ripping off his costume only to reveal women’s clothing underneath. Hey he wasn’t above wearing a cloth diaper last week. Anything to draw more attention to himself.
I never liked Shania’s song so I’m not sorry Shawn didn’t end up with it. My guess is Gilles requested it. He seems to have figured out that all he and Peta have to do is prance around half-naked and they have it in the bag. So far, he has been right.
OK, now Derek is dancing to the tracker song!? This is going to be a crazy night. I don’t like the song but I hope Derek can make something of it.
This has got to be a joke. That tractor song is actually the worst thing to ever be written. It shouldn’t even be considered music, the lyrics are so cringe-worthy. I was hoping it would provide the necessary final trainwreck that would prove to the general public (who doesn’t invest as much time doing their research) just how much Gilles needs to go home. Why on EARTH would they give that song to Shawn?
I’m not worried about Shawn. Knowing Derek he will find the song amusing in a trainwreck sort of way and will make something fun out of it.
But Gilles? I’m hoping that the judges finally get their heads out of their asses.
Oy!
That tractor song is the dumbest song, IMO. I can’t believe they’re making Shawn dance to that. I know Derek will do wonders to minimize the song damage but if you’ve never heard that song, you never forget it because it is so stupid. I grew up on country among other genres and it’s horrible.
On the other hand, Gilles dancing to, Man I Feel Like A Woman…hahaha. I was never a big Shania fan and this song was the most annoying for me personally of hers.
So there, I guess TPTB maybe wanted to even the playing filed between Shawn and Derek by giving them the same dance and similarly horrible, obnoxious songs. If that’s the case, SHawn and Derek should wipe the floor with Gilles. Fingers crossed!
I’m starting to imagine the finale freestyle that Derek will create for Shawn. I can’t wait. I hope it’s his best one yet!
Ashley if Derek and Shawn make to the final the skys the limit in my opinion. She keeps pace with him, it should hopefully remind us of him with Nicole and Jennifer. Cant take Gilles anymore!
@ Margaret
I get so excited thinking about what Derek will come up with, with his storytelling capabilities, how he’ll taylor it to fit Shawn and his choreography…. 🙂
I’m hoping TPTB picked an obviously, meant-for-a-woman, song for him because they’re tired of his diva behavior and want to make him look like an idiot. Can you imagine Peta’s reaction when the songs were switched! the tractor one was bad but the Shania one is worse for Gilles. Peta would almost have to make it about her and do most of the dancing to avoid Gilles being the point of the lyrics which is ridiculous. It ought to be interesting.
The Shania T. song would have been perfect for Shawn as she is coming into womanhood and embracing it. Hopefully they’ll switch to it..
I don’t know what to say about that Tractor song-geez, that’s more Giles’ speed.
I sure Derek can work it out, maybe he’ll have them take most of the singing out.. (highlight) Derek in some nice jeans wearing a Stetson Hat!-woohoo
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Just listened to “Tractor is Sexy” and it made me smile.
I think Shawn & Derek will have a cute routine.
I looked at Kenny Chesney’s song on YouTube. I think I’d like to see Derek in the bib coveralls without a shirt. OOOOOOOH Baby!
I hope the judges will finally get tough on the other dancers like they are with Shawn. It’s past the mid-way point, and it is the All Stars. Toughen up on all of them – don’t pick and choose.
I listened to “Skin,” and I cried the whole way through……
Is it bad that I’m hoping that CAI cries while watching?
I imagine Gilles & Peta will emulate Shania’s video (which was a spin on Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” video) where Shania is dressed in a tux-like outfit (then stripped down to a litle black dress) and she has male models behind her. I can see Peta wearing the little dress and Gilles as the male models. Mind you, I am in no way looking forward to this, but I can see them copying it.
As for “Wanted,” I wasn’t crazy about it when it first hit radio, but it’s grown on me and I rather like it now. I think it will make for a pretty rumba for Sabrina (who has also grown on me).
Derek & Shawn got stuck with a crap song (it’s one of Chesney’s worst, in my opinion; “Somewhere With You” I think is his best, but I digress), but Derek can make lemon souffle from lemons, so I don’t think I’ll worry too much.
Gilles’s song is Man! I Feel Like a Woman?? lol. Okay then.
She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy is the only song by Kenny I can stand.
Sabrina & Louis got a great song!
Jennifer, I agree about Tractor….. One of Chesney’s worst. Although, I don’t really care for Somewhere With You, either. Not sure what I would consider one of his best, because he’s not one of my favorite artists. He’s got a unique sound though. Don’t really like his new one El Cerito Place (intersting… our local station has a Keep It or Kick It where he plays a new song, and then people call in to vote… Keep it, and it’ll stay, or kick it, where it’s supposed to never be played on the station again…. ECP WAS KICKED! but they still play it. Only song ever kicked) OH! My favorite KC song? Can’t remember the name right now… You’re Gonna Miss It? “saw an old man being interviewed, turned 110 today…”
I’ve been looking at Melissa and Tony’s picture above, hoping I could figure out a clue or something, to make a guess at the song….Only song that would pop out at me is Pontoon, but that would be the strangest and weirdest V Waltz…. And I doubt it is anywhere close to being right for the style.
Lori, I think it’s “Don’t Blink” which I agree is a pretty good KC song. He’s not one of my favorites either, it’s usually hit or miss with me. 🙂
I am eager to see what songs Emmitt & Cheryl and Melissa & Tony will dance to, particularly Melissa & Tony. I’m trying to think of some pretty country songs that would be good for a Viennese Waltz…
Love the hunter Hayes song that will make for a good rumba 🙂
Thanks ladies, as always you keep us up to date with all the latest.. 🙂
Saying my prayers tonight for all of us East Coasters in the path of Hurricane Sandy. Hope and Pray everyone stays safe and sound. Fingerscrossed that the Cable TV is free of any interruptions for Monday night.
Sandy (and everyone on the East Coast!) stay safe!!I live in Alabama not terribly far from Hurricane central, so I definitely feel your pain. I’m thinking about you all and hoping for the best.
Thanks Violet. I feel like I have made some very special friends on here. Just wish everyone the best always. 🙂
Jennifer, you’re right, it’s Don’t Blink. You’re Gonna Miss This is TRACE, who I like more than Kenny!
Come Wake Me Up I think would make a great waltz or V Waltz, it’s got the 1-2-3 beat feel built into the song. I don’t think they’d use 2 Rascal Flatts songs in one week though. Not sure I want Tony choreographing it, because he’s a wonderful teacher, but a bit weaker choreographer…. I’d love to see what Derek or Karina could come up with for that song………
As for the storm…. I’m in Upstate NY, and hoping for snow………. I think I’d rather we got the snow than the rain and wind….. My area was pretty devasted by the storm in September (the big one that came through JUST after Hurricane Irene devastated other areas of NYS and Vermont) and we still aren’t fully recovered from the flooding….
Hope and pray everyone in the path of the storm stay safe! And, that all 3 huge weather systems DON’T merge!!!!!
To Sandy and everyone on the east coast say safe and hope youll be able to watch on monday.
I just listened to Kenny Chesney and I think the lyrics are stupid but I like the rythm of it and I know Derek’s the only one who can make Lemonade and a killer Lemon Meringue pie out of lemons, and Shawn can follow Dereks moves like a pro,so I know they’ll make a great chacha.
Plus Derek doesn’t need the tractor for us ladies to think he’s sexy LOL
My favorite Kenny Chesney song is Come Over, Love that song. Love Country music !!! My favorite artist is Toby Keith…. I live in PA & I am keeping my fingers crossed on this storm coming thru, don’t wanna loose power Monday night. DWTS is my favorite show to watch I have seaons 10-14 taped. Can’t wait for Country Night
@Carol – I live in PA too! Imagine that.
I went and listened to Man! I Feel Like a Woman – you must be able to dance cha cha to it, or it wouldn’t have been assigned to that dance, but it sounds like it would be much better as a jive (or really anything from the swing family); certainly I would rather dance swing to it than cha cha.
It’s gonna be really ironic if Kirstie goes home after dance “home”….
cannot wait for val and kelly, and shawn and derek! he really does look like kenny chesney in that picture! and wanted for sabrina is awesome!
I love that Kirstie is dancing to Blake Shelton I just wish it wasnt that one i’ve never liked that song.
I agree with everyone who says the bonus points for the group dance are meant to attempt to save someone, however, I think it’s Sabrina not Gilles.
Home is a song that Kirstie has posted on her twitter a number of times in the last year in half. She likes the song alot. If she is voted off it might be the best thing for her. She has an interview Nov 2 on20/20 with Barbara Walters about her new book coming out on Nov 5 and than a book tour and Dec 1 shooting a new tv pilot.I love this woman she will be 62 in Jan and is an inspiration for all woman.I will be sad to see her go!
Gilles song doesn’t quite match up to what I had envisioned him doing for Country Week. Since he’s been out on the floor with his pants unzipped as well as in a towel and underwear, I was expecting him to strut around as The Naked Cowboy…
If Kelly’s tango is as great as her paso doble, she’s safe this week. Not excited about Gilles, Kirstie, Shawn. I don’t think Emmitt(is it Emmitt or Emmett?) will be great because they’re traveling a lot lately. Perhaps he’ll standout in team dance. I think Apolo will get 9.5s this time. I can see CAI crying. Maybe even 10s. I hope Sabrina & Louis will dance a proper rumba. Not sure about the scores though because I think they want Sabrina to survive this week but they don’t want her on top of the scoreboard. It will be probably Gilles, Shawn or Apolo on the top.
Melissa & Tony will be great in V. Waltz. Tony’s Waltzes are usually great and Melissa is elegant. But I wonder if the injury affects her dancing or not. I hope she’ll get at least two 9.5s and a 9.
I hope the team points will go to Sabrina, Melissa and Emmitt. I think Emmitt can do awesome lifts, much better than the other two guys. But my guess is the points will go to Shawn, Sabrina and Gilles or Apolo.
Those of you living on the East coast and in the path of Hurricane Sandy, please be careful and safe. I hope your electricity won’t go out too so you can watch the show. Most importantly though, just STAY SAFE!!xxx
Hi evrybody, I am in NJ, waiting for the storm, thank you for your kind words and wishes!!!
We hope not to miss show. Hope everyone is safe.
Count me in as another person waiting for Sandy. I’m not worried about missing the show because I can watch it later OnDemand. But, if I lose power, I can’t vote online. So, if you are able to vote, power vote for me for Shawn and Derek!
Kelly’s paso was overscored. If she’s over scored again, then she might be safe. Hard to say.
NE Power Outage will take most votes away from Maksim,Valentin and Tony. So one may leave Tuesday.#Sandy
Not so subtle changes from tptb. In the end, what does it matter if Kirstie leaves now or later. They did not bother with these shenanigans to save two former champs. Then again they can say ” see two champs,left…this is crazy all stars” . If they protect Kelly, Sabrina, and Melissa ( guessing Gilles too)’ what is the point? Like trying to get Chelsea to the finals over Ralph, she ended up third despite all that propping. Some combination of the stars they are trying to protect may leave during the double elimination. Or maybe they just want to protect their abc ” family” folks as much as they can.
As soon as Gilles posted that Tuesday night was the group dance I thought total score manipulation. They will know the scores and can save whoever they wish to save. For them to increase the points one of their favs must be really falling behind in votes. I wonder who this chosen one is?
Oh come on, Annette. You really think that those guys are ONLY getting votes from the Northeast (because all northeasterners are brainless and will only vote for someone from there) and from no where else? And that no other couple is getting votes from there?? Be seriously.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be that they must save a particular person. It could be that they just think it’s time for one person to go home. Like Kirstie. I still think they don’t care who wins, but it does benefit them to make sure the best dancers make it to the finale. It maintains the illusion of this show being at least partly about dancing. If Gilles, Shawn, Melissa, Sabrina, Apolo or one of the other great dancers is at risk due to Kirstie’s fanbase, then giving them all more points would likely be at her expense. Since I don’t think Shawn is in danger, and I don’t think Apolo is either, I think the points will go to Gilles, Melissa and either Sabrina or Emmitt. Depends on how they do in their regular dances.
I think it’s a total push to get Sabrina to the finals. It would give the show the vindication it’s been searching for since she was so “shockingly eliminated” way back when. And it makes a lovely script for them.
I have to repectfully disagree, I would say “Islands in the Stream” is totally country – old school but still country. But it is an odd choice when everything else is modern country. Going to be interesting at any rate, some of those songs are just odd for the dances they are assigned.
Well, I am thoroughly annoyed that TPTB aren’t even attempting to hide the manipulation any more.
She might get to the finals – but she may not even with help. She’s already been in the bottom two and once Kirstie and Kelly are gone?? That’s a tough row to hoe. One obviously bad dance and she’s toast.
I do wonder if Gilles is in danger – because that’s another good story. I’ve yet to meet someone in my real life that actually likes the man.
#121—thank you 🙂 🙂
#129—correct!!! I’ve never voted for those three (although I like Tony & Melissa)
Even though I have a generator, Verizon and At&T sent emails and calls to customers saying they might not give us service during the storm…sigh 🙁 …… that means my 742 votes this week for Apolo won’t happen. Well, I have Rosary Beads! 🙂
Wow, the group dance on Tuesday is pretty manipulative. At this point though, the only way it will piss me off is if it is to save Gilles, OR if Kirstie or Emmitt gets saved at the expense of Melissa or Sabrina, but I don’t see that last one happening. Please don’t prove me wrong, TPTB.
I HATE Melissa’s song. 🙁 It is utterly annoying, and I don’t think it’s slow enough for a V. Waltz at all. Islands in the Stream is okay I guess, but I don’t really see Foxtrot to that, either. Should those two be switched, as far as dance styles? I have no idea how many beats per minute a song needs to fit a style, just guessing.
The dance I’m most looking forward to based on the song is definitely Sabrina’s.
Alright, I’ll say it. It’s disappointing that the producers would stoop to this level of manipulation, where it’s so blatant its obvious to the viewers. I’m one of those who felt just ducky about burying my head and pretending like production of reality shows doesnt ever intervene for the sake of results, but unfortunately, this is a little hard to ignore.
Even IF it’s because of viewership and wanting to keep the race “tight,” wouldn’t it make just as much sense to let the chips fall where they may and since it’s the ALL-STAR season the cream will rise to the top on its own and will be a better race for it?? I’d rather see a head to head race that the contestants EARNED rather than were handed.
I don’t know. It’s disenchanting, to say the least.
And I have a question because I’m curious: has anyone ever won the whole season and been in the bottom two in at least one previous week?? I can’t for the life of me remember and I’ve missed enough seasons to not know the answer to this.
if the group dance is on tuesday, that means 8 dances for a 2 hour show, this is annoying.
Sounds like manipulation is front and center this week. Obviously they’ve already figured out 2 points won’t get TPTB what they want, so someone must be way ahead (Kirstie) or way behind (Gilles or Sabrina).
I can’t imagine what next week will hold with a Monday elimination. Will the home voters just be left completely out of it next week? Will we just have judges voting? Will elimination be based on who is lowest overall for the season?
Just listened to Melissa’s song – it’s actually a good tempo for V. waltz, which, unlike regular waltz, is fairly quick.
My thoughts are that Gilles is the weak link. Thus some hanky panky going on.
Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. We have a generator, but it won’t mean anything if the cable goes out!!
But most importantly everyone just stay safe, afterall it’s just a silly dance show. @Sheery – Hopefully we can still support our man. 🙂
In my opinion, I think Island’s in the Stream sounds more Cha-Cha Cha- than Foxtrot. I was hoping Emmitt would dance to Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell. It would have been more appropiate considering he played for the Dallas Cowboys.
I like Melissa’s song! The title and artist didn’t ring a bell until I looked it up and realized I know it.
Hate Shawn’s song but she’s not in danger anyway so no biggie. And who knows, Derek is amazing with choreo so he probably came up with a routine that’ll end up making me like the song. lol
I like the song itself that Gilles is dancing to but hate that he’s dancing to it because it’ll probably ruin it for me.
Okay, I must confess, I Love “Islands in the Stream”, but I have always been a fan of anything that Barry Gibb wrote.
You aren’t alone Sandy, I love that song too. 🙂
Shawn should have danced to one of Julianne Hough’s songs. For example “That song in my head”.
Gilles twittered that they will be dressed like Shania and her background boys in the music video. Uh-oh. Another laughing-at-Gilles moment in the making.
I like to read this blog and read the comments but i don’t write, but today i want to write something.
I love Dancing with the stars and i like some pros better than others as any one.
I am not a fan of gilles behaviour he is acting to much and results fake.
But on the other hand i am a big/huge fan of Peta Murgatroyd.I love her when she dance. I think she is the best pro, and a beautiful person Inside & out (it’s my opinion)and it hurts me when people write bad comments about her(like she isn’t the same person as last season, when she did nothing) if you don’t like her dancing ok(its matter of once liking) but otherwise she remaind the same.
Thank you for keeping us up to date about DWTS and sorry but i have to write that
The laughing-at-Gilles moment I most want to see is Gilles being booted before the finals and losing to Shawn again. Losing to both Shawn AND Melissa would make it a ROTFLMAO-at-Gilles moment.
#Rachel I don’t think so but maybe #Courtney knows more on this subject.
I agree about points being given out on Tuesday is for the “control” factor that TPTB want to keep.
Their play boy Gilles can’t go home oh my whatever would they do then to stink up DWTS?
After the ‘camel toe’ she doesn’t deserve to stay. Anyone that un-informed as to not protect against that sort of embarrassment has “no self worth”.
Shawn seems to like the genre so if she is having fun, it will show. I watched her cha cha from season 8, and while I like it, wow she has loosened up so much more and improved as a performer. Her jive and mambo this season are better than that cha cha. I read Shawn say how Derek breaks down every aspect of the dance including performance and it is showing in her performances. I do not think it is just because she is older. She said this was different from Mark who just showed her what to do and imitated him. She said Derek uses more technical terms which fits more the way she thinks. She said Derek is the right partner for her now and it shows. Like PH, still think Apolo can win this but love Shawn’s improvement on all stars. I may have felt Gillles was robbed in season 8, but if Shawn beats him again, she deserves it.
I do not think there is any celeb who won that was in the bottom before.
Each to their own opinion but Peta has done plenty. I won’t be getting into the other stuff as it was played all through the dirt mags enough.
I will say this: lies and betrayal with deceitful motives are not to my liking. I prefer honesty and a self worth to a person with higher standards than she puts forth.
Self worth is amazing and very difficult to achieve properly without coming off arrogant.
That’s all for now.
I wonder if it is Kelly they want to push away from elimination? She is at the bottom and I can’t see her getting a ton of votes. My guess is that Kirstie and Maks’ fanbase is bigger than Kelly and Val’s. Kelly’s presence as a member of the ABC family is a bonus for them. Though I can see Kirstie leaving since she has a book to promote with it coming out early Nov.
@Heidi, at what week do the remaining contestants just get a flat fee? It thought they got paid based on how long they stayed, but I would think that somebody would call out TPTB for trying to get someone to stay or go at some point.
I have to say I am not surprised. I wondered from the very beginning if this was a way to manipulate the scores in some way. I am disappointed to know my suspicions were confirmed.
As far as Peta goes…I don’t know her personally and my observations of her are only based on what I see. In fact, I don’t doubt she is a very nice person. I had higher expectations for her this season. I think it is part of the pro’s job to know their celeb…warts and all and to cover those warts as best as possible. She seems to be letting Gilles warts shine and plays into them. Gilles never misses an opportunity to let the world know how great he is, so I think she should let him dance and really let people see his skills or lack thereof. Instead I think she is dancing circles around him. She didn’t do that last season.
When Kym had to work with Jaleel, she tried to tamp down his arrogance to no avail. But, then I think she just let him rip but still did her job in terms of choreography and letting people see HIM dance. I think the same is true of Mark this season. He spoke to the elephant in the room and said he was dumbing down the routine. I guess I would have greater respect for Peta as a pro if she would make him dance instead of allowing him to stand around the dance floor like “I’m sexy and I know it” and dancing all around him. That however is just my opinion. But, the bottom line is I think she is probably a very nice person.
Sweepster, do you personally know Peta? If not, I think you are making some really harsh judements on her personally. Be careful not to believe everything you hear and in turn spread it because some people and media outlets like to only talk dirt when they have absolutely no idea on all of the circumstances. I think she’s really nice. I’m not wild about Gilles or their partnership, but, I still like her and her dancing a lot.
Okay, now Gilles is saying something about 2 points on Monday for the “Cowboy dance”. We need to investigate.
Hey, Islands in the Stream is a great karaoke song! LOL.
Gilles probably is the weak link. It seems that mostly everyone who loved him the first time around think he’s kind of losing it this season. Let him go so we can have a Shawn/Apollo face off in the finals. 🙂
Sweepster, cut it out. Quit stating things as if they are fact and providing nothing to back it up, particularly salacious gossip.
I’ve always heard that they get paid by how long they stay and then get a bonus if they win or make the finale. I don’t remember. As far as making a fuss – sure they can, but I would bet that this sort of manipulation is not against the rules and there’s probably a clause in their contracts.
I think Peta might recycle some trick from her freestyle with Donald, since they are dancing to the same song, the only trick that impressed me in that routine was that last split jump, so I bet she is doing that one again.
it is amazing how obnoxious Gilles is on twitter, I bet he is dancing in a see through shirt and leather paints like the guys from Shania videoclip.
Careful. Jumps with catches are now “lifts”. He wouldn’t want to be like Shawn who can only do tricks and not dance. :::rolls eyes:::
cheryl tweeted her and emmitt are last with their foxtrot
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that contracts were written up with guarantees and that this is why the producers have to bend over backwards to protect certain celebrities. I do remember talk in Kirstie’s first season that she had in her contract a minimum number of weeks during which they couldn’t boot her.
I think they’re definitely protecting Gilles because of all the overscoring. I also think they were probably shocked when Kirstie landed bottom two and she might be one of others. Guess we’ll see once the points are doled out as to whether it all makes sense, or whether it’s manipulated.
As for Peta, if she has the bad sense to hook up with a Chmerkovskiy, then I have to believe she’s of the same mindset as they are, which ain’t good IMO. Birds of a feather..I don’t for a minute believe she’d be allowed in that inner circle unless she toed the line.
Although I’ve been iffy about Sabrina, I sincerely hope she’ll last longer than Gilles and Kelly (as unrealistic as that might sound). Her personality (or should I say, Louis’s diva-attitude) can be off-putting at times, but she can really dance.
yaaaay i love wanted (and hunter hayes) <3
Sabrina/Louis song is a great one. It’s pop/country, but still good. Hunter is a great singer. Looks like he’s 12 lol but whatever.
So, what I’m hearing is it doesn’t matter if we vote, because the show is deciding who’s going home.
I think they might be doing this to get Emmitt out. Think about it. He doesn’t work for ABC, he doesn’t generate a whole lot of buzz, and his fan base is nowhere near the size of Shawn or Apolo’s. Though, it is possible that they want to get Kelly, Melissa, or Kirstie out, but it doesn’t seem like they’d need to go to such extremes to make that happen.
Tony just tweeted that the group dance will be on Monday. I hope it is.
Isn’t this the 3rd time Emmitt has been in the last spot? I know one time was the split show but it was still the best spot because it was on Monday. Makes me wonder why?
He won’t really be last. He’ll be dancing right before the group dance…which isn’t necessarily a great place to be.
the group dance might be last because I don’t understand why you would put emmitt’s foxtrot last. I mean he might be popular, but i don’t see the foxtrot being one of his best dances.
I agree with Heidi, being last before a group dance is not a great place, is like dancing twice in a row, they will have to rush to change costumes and won’t have a lot time to rest.
Cowboy fans are no joke. But with group dances, when you dance may have more to do with transition time to prepare for group dance. Sure Emmitt’s costume change will be less time consuming than most of the female stars.
I visit this site for information on what the couples will dance, songs and order. In past seasons the “snark” was all in good fun but this season, the comments have turned just cruel. It’s one thing to root for your favorites, but I really don’t think it necessary to put down the others that are trying their best in order to do so. All the contestants are there to promote themselves in one form or another. What really gets me is the personal slanders made against celebrities/pros who you don’t know and might not be like you imagine they are. Sorry…couldn’t keep my mouth shut any longer.
Hit the road if you don’t like it Phyllis.
Bye Phillis!
As far as Peta goes, I like her fine. She is a good dancer and her legs are freaking amazing! I didn’t watch last season so I don’t know how she is with another partner. I liked it when she called Gilles out on making the Rhumba “Breastaking” and liking Bruno’s “Cleavlage, too”. Gilles did not take either being corrected too well, and gave her rather surly looks.
I think she just laughs at him inside and sometimes can’t help herself and laughs out loud. It’s a difficult position to be in as a pro, because you still have to make your partner look good and not have them hate you in the process regardless of how you feel about them as an individual.
Well they have just closed the schools Monday and Tuesday and I don’t think there is a bottle of water left in town. Prospects aren’t looking so good to watch the show on Monday or Tuesday. Bummer. But as long as everyone weathers the storm safely that’s all that matters. Take care everyone. Love you all!
Love you too Sandy! BE SAFE!!!!! Keep us posted if and when you can.
Of all of the great Country songs out there, I think they made some odd choices. I was hoping for some Luke Bryan to be used, but the band probably would have ruined it anyway.
Thanks Vogue 🙂 I surely will.
I’m not a big country fan, so I just listened to the songs for this week. Uh, who gave Kirstie, Home? Could this be foreshadowing for this week’s elimination like Joey Fatone’s “The End” sign?
“I’ve had my run, Baby I’m done, Let me go Home”
“It’ll all be alright I’ll be home tonight, I’m coming back home.”
Geez, not very subtle…
So it seems I answered my own question and wonder if I can apply it to this season.
In 14 seasons, the eventual winner was NEVER been in the bottom two in previous weeks.
In 14 seasons, only 2 champions were ever last to be called safe (not bottom two), each one time.
It makes sense, especially given the numbers you ladies crunch. To me, it seems to mean anyone who has landed in the bottom two this season won’t win.
Just interesting in my opinion. Of course, it could all change this season and blow my great theory out of the water.
LOL, I think I called Gilles and Peta doing Shania’s video.
As for the opinion on Peta, I like her, though I’m not liking her partnership with Gilles, though that might just be because of Gilles, I don’t know. I’m pulling for Shawn and Derek, so I guess my opinion of her this season doesn’t really matter.
I love “Islands in the Stream” as a totally guilty pleasure song. I’m not crazy about Melissa’s song, but I think that’s because I’m tired of country radio playing it ad nauseum.
Be safe Sandy and Sheery and anyone else on the east coast!
I am in PA, anyone who is in danger please be safe… I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t loose power, I love Country music and I want to see this episode so BAD !!!! Keep Safe Everyone
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I loved Peta last season. Thought she was perfect for Donald, she got all the charisma that I always appreciate. However, this season she looked all sour and a bit too arrogant for my taste.
Speaking of Gilles, he is annoying me so much this season that, as a friend told me, I may even wish he goes to the finals, just to see him being smashed by Shawn once again. If Melissa makes it into the final, I’ll be hoping to see her getting second place over him too. That should calm him down. His dances are being reasonably good, but he is so over the top that it ruins the whole thing.
On a side note, it blows my mind how fast and accurate you girls are with numbers. When I even start to think of doing some math I end up yawning and doing anything else. Congrats.
Peta says her and Gilles are first
I am pretty excited for Emmitt this week, since not only is he doing it Texas style, all of cowboy nation were tweeting and talking that ten years ago today ES became the all time leading Rusher in NFL history, so even if Emmitt’s fans may not be in dancing blogs, he’s very much supported and with the vote. If he does well again like he did last week, he’ll be on track to take it further
Giles say one more word about yourself and i might kill myself like ugh stfu kno one cares like what happen to the sweet guy in season 8 where did he go and if he called that a rumba yea right haha dont make me laugh and i use to think he was hot but now i really cant stand the sight of him he makes me wanna throw up and hes turning me off like thats not a good look dude you should prob work on that lol he needs to get a reality check or something because if it wasn’t for Shawn and Derek i so would have been done watching this show by now and i hope u trip and fall on ur cha cha cha and he thinks hes gonna do better then Shawn yea right the only reason he got that high score in the rumba is because carrie ann needs a man and lens old age is catching up with him and he thinks hes to hot for his own good and if i have to go through blood sweat and tears to make Shawn and Derek win on bet that i will if i see Gile and Peta pick up the MBT i might die on the spot just saying
Thank you, Ashley !!!! <3
Karina & Apollo going 7th. I hope emmitts dance is light because he’s going to be following some really heavy subject matter
I’m not really judging Peta personally because I don’t know her but in regards to her dancing, I don’t really find it all that great. She tends to over dance sometimes, which can make her dancing look sloppy, like her jive with Gilles. I don’t really know if that was just all that frilly stuff on her outfit but her kicks and all that looked sloppy and not as crisp as say Karina or something. She just doesn’t impress me as a dancer. Also, some people before mentioned that they feel she is inexperienced as a pro, and I agree. I just feel like she doesn’t SEEM to have the same amount of knowledge as the other pros, like Derek, who is practically in her age group or Julianne even, who was even younger than Peta when she competed in the show.
A good example was her A. Tango with Donald. I thought it had very little content and when CAI asked her to redo the dance and add more content, she still didn’t do it! I’m not saying all of this to diss her, I am just making an observation from WHAT I see.
That’s why I don’t really think much of Peta. Though she may be a decent dancer, what I mean to say by inexperienced is that she just lacks so much choreography wise. I need more content from her rather than just ass shaking and leg flailing crap. Maybe then I will rethink what I think of her.
I liked Peta with Donald but I agree that her choreo lacks a lot, especially in content.
Her dancing doesn’t impress me either, she is great but not amazing, even in the pro dances, as amazing as her legs are, he lacks the sharpness of Karina, Anna and Chelsie.
Hey Heidi, Courtney and all…I have seen 2 tweets in the last couple hours saying this week is a double elimination…I know I am probably the only one up…I am an insomniac…but Louis said it is a double and to check his GMA blog in the AM…either that or I am delirious due to lack of sleep and misunderstood the tweet…which is entirely possible…lol!! Just a heads up!
“She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” by Kenny Chesney. wow, really? It sounds like a parody… lol!
Louis said to check his blogs for the eliminations for the next couple weeks and when someone said this week is a double, he said to check his blog. I didn’t see anywhere where he confirmed that this week is a double elimination. As far as we’ve been told this was the week but it’s been moved to week 8.
Hmmmm, so either Gilles is dressing in drag or Peta is gonna be the main dancer the song will be focused on, and dance around Gilles like a pole. Again. {Eyeroll} Sadly, I think I hope it’s the former, since we’ve seen the latter many times from her and other female pros when their stars can’t dance well. Which is unfortunate, because Gilles CAN dance when his massive ego gets out of the way.
Glad Apolo and Karina go late. Fingers crossed they get scores they deserve FINALLY.
I’m so glad we get to get Gilles out of the way until the Group Dance. Though I imagine if this doesn’t go well (which I’m sure it won’t) the can play up a big “comeback” next week. Even when he’s going first, it’s like this huge advantage to the manipulation of getting Gilles further in the competition. But like I said, I’m glad he’s going first so we can just get him out of the way.
So Heidi…my insomnia did get to me and I got the tweeter and the tweetee mixed up…oh well sorry…thank you for straightening me out as usual :)!!
My DWTS dream – Gilles, depending on raunchy slop and no real dancing, actually gets called out for same (i.e. Len – “it was raunchy and had no real cha-cha content”) and gets appropriate scores – no higher than an 8. (I’d say 7, but that seems too much to ask for…)
Apolo, going later, has CAI sobbing as she blubbers out that the dance was the most moving, graceful thing she’s ever seen and everyone breaks out their 10 paddle.
What? I can dream!
Louis states he and Sabrina are second
Okay.. I’m really worried about next week. According to Louis there will be no voting so the elimination will be based ENTIRELY on the judges scores! :O
Yeah, Gitte, I think we had already mentioned that several times on Twitter – but no one believed us, until now.
I think it would be fair to have the couple with the lowest cumulated score eliminated not just the lowest score of the week that way we can be sure that the worst couple is eliminated not just the couple who’s having a bad week.
I agree Cynthia.
Nah, Cynthia, I don’t think it would be fair at all to go by cumulative scores to date as so far the judges have scored according to “the potential of each star” vs judging them all by the same standard, or, they have artificially propped a couple of people to raise their cumulative score. I have to hope that if the judges know it’s all in their hands, they will truly score the dances next week using the same standard for everyone. I am worried though and will be very sad if one of my favorites fall victim to inaccurate judging.
I dont think cumulative scores is a good idea because it will make the week less suspensful and monday kind of useless. Lets say either kirstie or kelly makes it to next week, kirstie is like 20 points behind everyone and kelly is about 6. If they only have one dance, there wouldnt be any incentive for them to even try because kirstie has no shot, and kelly would need all of the couples to of fall down to even have a chance.
With one dance, at least there is hope that you can go out there, try hard, and have an amazing dance.
@LurkerB5…..that would be CAI saying, with tears in her eyes “something profound just happened on the dancefloor”…..I don’t think she’s used that old standby yet this season 😉
melissa and tony dance 4th tonight according to her twitter
Or CAI uses the word “magic”….
LOL, Dee. 😀
I do hope Apolo & Karina do well tonight and I hope Shawn & Derek can pull out a great cha-cha-cha out of that pooh-pooh song.
I keep looking forward to tonight and then I remember that it’s country week. Ugh. Not only does country music make me nauseous, but I’m concerned that some of the music will just not go well with some of the dances and it will diminish their impact. I don’t know any of these songs (except Islands in the Stream and I Feel Like a Woman) so I can’t speak for their suitability, just a concern that I have.
Dee, Sherry – *snicker* Yeah, that would be her phrasology!
I think they’re gonna give the team point to Shawn. And she’ll get the “first perfect score” of the season. I just hope they won’t overscore Gilles and Shawn(i think they will) and I really hope they won’t underscore Sabrina, apolo.