Dancing with the Stars Season 16, Week 3 – Who’s Dancing What…and When?
The dreaded Prom Night. Almost a guarantee of SUPER CHEESE and probable stupidity. Complete with Prom King and Queen – which translates to another win for Zendaya, since it’s apparently based on Twitter votes. I guess all we can hope for is that it lulls her fans into not voting. Because nothing pisses me off more than pimpage. Here’s what ABC.com has to say:
You can help select the King and Queen of the night by using Twitter. Here’s how:
Just Tweet hash tag “prom” followed by the first name of the male star or female star of your choice. Don’t forget to select your favorite King and Queen. Twitter selection for our King and Queen will be open until Tuesday morning at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT. The hashtag should read #prom and then the first name of the celebrity. For example #promandy #promwynonna
The male and female Stars who each receive the most number of tweets will be named Prom King and Queen for the night and each be awarded two extra points for the night.
DWTS TPTB: “Yeah…our main demo for DWTS is older women….and they suck, so lets try to get more young ‘uns to watch by having them vote on twitter for Prom Queen and King. Okay, so it didn’t really work so well last week as we still got hammered by The Voice, but hey! It could work…eventually. Yeah, we know it means that Zendaya will win everything, cuz old ladies don’t tweet, and that could skew the voting…but we don’t actually CARE about that. So what if we alienate the old ladies who watch our show…we’re just sure the key demo will come to us…eventually. And they’re way more important.”
:::rolls eyes::: I’m getting sick of this crap and it’s only week 3. Seriously – two extra points? What stupid gimmick are they going to come up with next week?? Are they really this desperate??
Clearly, the answer is yes.
ETA: What kind of prom has a couple dancing to “Sex Machine”?? I’m also GUESSING that Ingo is dancing to Queen, since that sounds like a Paso song to me. Anyway, I’ve put the dances in the order that I think they’ll be dance
ETA2: Nailed it on Lisa and gleb 🙂
ETA3: Two for two!!:-)
ETA4: Off by one spot for DL and Cheryl. All good rolls come to an end. 🙂
ETA5: Well, I was doing so well with my predictions. Off on Victor by 2 sports. Oh well. 🙂
ETA6: Ugh. Waste of a perfectly good “pimp” spot…although I wager it’s as close to the original meaning as it’s ever going to get. 🙂 Maybe the “family” needs some help, eh?
ETA7: Well, I get home late from work and see there is some confusion as to who is going last. Since Zendaya said “last” and Peta said 11th, I’m betting they shuffled the order based on the dress rehearsal and Zendaya’s order is current. Who knows?? Kellie is going at the top of the hour, which is good. Zendaya going last makes more sense than Sean.
Here are the dancers and their dances.
Aly and Mark – V. Waltz
Dancing 1st
Voting # 1-800-868-3408
Andy and Sharna – Cha Cha Cha
Dancing 2nd
Voting # 1-800-868-3411
Ingo and Kym – Paso Doble
Dancing 3rd
Voting # 1-800-868-3403
Lisa and Gleb – V. Waltz
Dancing 4th
Voting # 1-800-868-3404
Kellie and Derek – Jive
Dancing 5th
Voting # 1-800-868-3401
DL and Cheryl – Salsa (Song: Sex Machine by James Brown)
Dancing 6th
Voting # 1-800-868-3405
Victor and Lindsay – Contemporary
Dancing 7th
Voting # 1-800-868-3402
Jacoby and Karina – Rumba
Voting # 1-800-868-3412
Wynonna and Tony – Samba
Dancing 10th
Voting # 1-800-868-3410
Sean and Peta – Cha Cha Cha
Dancing 11th??
Voting # 1-800-868-3407
Zendaya and Val – Waltz
Dancing 11th ??
Voting # 1-800-868-3406
This is also from ABC.com:
Here are some the songs you’ll hear Monday night – were any of them played at your prom?
“Do You Think I’m Sexy” – by Rod Stewart
“Footloose” by Kenny Loggins
“Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen
“Y.M.C.A” by the Village People
Am I correct in thinking that, with the only Jive on the roster, Kellie and Derek have Footloose?? Derek should be a little familiar with that particular song. 🙂
I didn’t realize some of the songs had been leaked. lol I only knew that Aly and Mark have an Ed Sheeran song. I bet Andy & Sharna have YMCA.
The last two extra points I remember being given were those given to Kirstie for slapping Maks’s butt. Makes it all worth it, doesn’t it?
I think you’re right about “Footloose”, PH. And, “Another One Bites the Dust” sounds kinda-sorta like a Paso, if ya know what I mean… 😉
It’s not a leak if it comes directly from ABC.com.
I hope Andy and Sharna have YMCA – he can make something fun out of that again this week. 🙂
Not sure what you’re implying, Susan. I didn’t like it then and I don’t like it now. Period.
As a member of the demo that made their silly dance show a hit, I’m getting tired of playing “Betty” to the producers’ “Archie” as they chase endlessly after “Veronica”.
Wow. My bad. Haha! Didn’t see that at first.
Ugh prom king and queen will be determined by twitter hashtags, This sucks like you said “translates to another win for Zendaya” I am gonna get even more annoyed if Zendaya and Val tweet all night making their fans vote for them for prom king and queen!
I’m with you, Cidra. I think TPTB need to accept that the average age of a DWTS viewer is 61 (read that somewhere), and then realize that in today’s economy, us “not teeny-bopper” gals have something called “disposable income”… Hey, advertisers! I buy lots of stuff! 😀
Holy crap!
Really, these are the songs so far…
Of course they choose twitter to vote, which I don’t have since apparently I’m old. But they’ll use it to attract the young ‘uns, which is weird because they would barf at these songs since they are so young they wouldn’t understand why these songs were popular in our day. Well I guess TPTB are hoping to get both demographics, good luck.
I think Footloose is perfect for Kellie and Derek.
But I kind of can’t get over the ‘Do You Think I’m Sexy’ and “YMCA”. Unless you were at the roller rink doing the YMCA, which none of these couples were, then it won’t be that nostalgic watching you dance to it. However, either one of these songs would fit with Wy and Tony who are older than the rest and I would find funny if they weren’t dancing Samba, OY VEY!! So I don’t think they’ll get these songs.
But since Andy/Sharna and Sean/Peta have Cha Cha, I think the tempo has to go with those songs, maybe.
I certainly agree that with all the cheesy prom theme dances, Zendaya and Val’s will stand out since they are choosing her grandmother’s prom era and dedication. Good for them. I’m starting to feel the dark horse pick may win the whole thing and I wouldn’t mind it one bit! 🙂
Can you Samba to “Do You Think I’m Sexy”? I have this vague memory of Wynonna and Tony telling someone (maybe George?) to wait until next week because the idea for their dance was going to be even more out there than the mall cops concept. Needless to say the very thought sent chills down my spine, and not in a good way.
That’s just it, Angela. None of the other pros or celebs campaigned as hard as Val and Zendaya – if they campaigned AT ALL. I think Kellie sent one tweet asking people to vote for her and that was it. I don’t remember seeing any other celebs campaign so hard. Odds are, they could make it a horse race if they did, but Zendaya has 2 million followers who are children who do nothing BUT tweet. I’ll be curious to see if they actually vote on the show. Makes me wonder, this obsession TPTB have with twitter – maybe they aren’t voting.
I think I’m actually between Demos and I’m still pissed off, Cidra.
That’s what I think, PH. I don’t think Zendaya is getting the votes, so they are trying to help her along. Why else would you give 2 extra points in a twitter competition on a dance competition??????.
PH, I think anyone who’s been a loyal fan of the show for many seasons regardless of demo should be PO’d. In keeping with this dumb theme, aren’t you supposed to dance with the girl you brought to the prom?
The problem with your theory, Meggie, is that it’s not a dance competition, it’s mostly a popularity contest with a little dancing on the side and some backstage drama thrown in for light entertainment.
Dance with the girl you brought to the prom??? You’re showing your age, Cidra! Nowadays, the girls all go together and same with the guys. Who needs a prom date anymore??? LOL!
Too true, Meggie. 😉 And don’t a lot of kids these days just put in an appearance at the official prom and then head straight to their afterparty?
It doesn’t bother me too much that King & Queen will be chosen by twitter but it REALLY bothers me that they get 2 extra points. My husband tells me I am have a mistaken notion that this is a dance show & points are given for dancing. I’m beginning to think he’s right.
He’s absolutely right RebeccaW, imo. And this twitter voting along with the extra 2 points certainly reeks of a Zendaya pimping. I think she’s a great girl from what I’ve seen so far. I just don’t like the spoon shoved down my throat, especially when I love Kellie/Derek just as much and definitely see these two as my pick for prom king and queen since neither went to their high school prom and both are amazing dancers as well as Z and Val, imo.
Heidi – “I’m getting sick of this crap and it’s only week 3.”
You said it! By mid-season I will be ready for this “chosen” couple to hid the road, and don’t let the dance door hit you on the way out.
I can see it now, the producers coming up with some lame dances and contests to keep these two on top. Need I say, WTA Cha-Cha….
That’s a lot of variety in dances for one night. Really looking forward to the jive.
In case any of you missed it, Derek has officially become a pop culture reference. In this weeks episode of Psych he was referenced a couple of times. One of the characters had spent time in prison and while he was there his “gorgeous angel of a wife fell in love with Derek Hough, the blonde b@!tard face from Dancing With The Stars”, and the second time as the guy being bitter “that his wife was stolen from him by that beautiful b@!tard face dancer Derek Hough.” He has made it in Hollywood, now. It was really funny.
@Cidra Love your analogy of I’m getting tired of playing “Betty” to the producers’ “Archie” as they chase endlessly after “Veronica”. Brought back such fond memories of my “Archie” comic book days! 🙂
I also think you are correct in thinking that kids today just make an appearance at the official prom and head straight to where the real party is. Times certainly have changed.
I almost spit my drink out as I tried to picture Tony and Wynonna dancing the Samba to “Im Sexy and I Know It” and you are remembering correctly as she did say that to George and had some sort of “look” in her eyes. Like watch out everybody!!!
I think of when this show first started and what it is today and I feel the difference is like night and day. I can’t remember if it is on this site or another that covers this show that it was discussed how they use to demonstrate what they were looking for in each dance by first showing us real pros and what they were looking for and now it’s like who knows??? Whatever the judges decide for the night I guess.
I hate this Twitter business for extra votes as I am not on it (guess I might as well admit I am old as well) and don’t think it is fair to the people who made this show so popular to begin with.
@Ashley L so true about wanting to attract the young uns with being current with this Twitter business, but using songs that they truly would barf at.
So much for looking forward to the dances and I don’t know who keeps coming up with this stuff (I know the Producers, but wonder if they hired some new people), because I think “Themes” are taking on a whole new meaning.
Not surprised the Voice is kicking ratings butt. I’m not enthused about the couples or the new pros they are hyping at all. They took this “old lady’s” favorite pros off the show.
I am in the demographic and I don’t tweet. Text messaging with the grandkids is as much as I do. Asked my grandkids how much they “tweet” and the answer was not at all to occasionally. Asked them if they had seen Zendaya on Dancing with the stars. They said yes. Asked if they voted for her. They said as many times as they could. My grandkids are about the same age as Zendaya. One is 16 and has taken dance lessons since the age of 4. She attends a “Fame” type high school and says that her classmates are also voting for Zendaya. Everyone is here for Easter and it was interesting to get the kids’ opinion. Just from my little slice of the world, it seems that these kids are voting.
@Gail – Count me in as well… An Oldie but Goodie.
I am an avid fan of DWTS, it’s hands down by favorite show on television, and I am disappointed in ABC for making me feel as if I no longer matter to them.
@RebeccaW I agree with your husband and my husband figured that out awhile ago as he won’t even watch it with me any longer. 🙁
I’m a teen and me and my friends at school watch zendaya on dancing with the stars and vote for her.
Meant to say I am not in the demographic of the youthful (in mind and spirit I am. Bodywise, not so much).
Interesting prom songs they are choosing. I was thinking that it would be a night soley of song ballads, but I will take upbeat cheestastic songs. The only song I remember from my prom is the Chicken dance song, it was nothing like the one they did on the 3rd episode of New Girl to a Phil Collins tune.
Whoever mentioned the Derek reference on Pysch, I just watched the Pysch episode and caught that too.
I don’t know whether teens are voting for Zendaya, though it appears they may be if the few comments above are any indication, but a lot of programs are engaging with fans via Twitter these days. I think DWTS is just jumping on the bandwagon.
Luckily, I’m really enjoying Zendaya and Val. I didn’t think I would when the season started. I am bummed that Lisa is getting the Viennese Waltz though while some of the others get sexy dances. I hope she and Gleb can make it a showstopper.
Using twitter on this show is a mistake, but if TPTB insist on it, people are going to get real tired real fast when it’s the same person winning week after week. I’m already tired of Zendaya and it’s only been two weeks. She probably isn’t getting the votes and with them wanting the younger viewers, she’s being shoved front and center every chance in every possible way they have. But what’s really, really wrong this week is giving the extra points to the “king and queen.” You want a prom theme, fine. Crown your king and queen, but that’s it. Getting extra points for that is wrong on so many levels. I hope the whole thing blows up in their face and they stop doing it.
I think I tend to ignore the pimple of a couple. Unless that couple’s names are William & Cheryl. I mean, sure, it’s annoying, but really, it’s going to happen whether we like it or not. I wish they didn’t have to pimp Zendaya because she really is one of my favorites, and I feel like she’s too good for pimping. But this the show isn’t about a star’s journey or dancing anymore. It’s all about the freaking ratings.
Ooops. I mean pimpage. My mac corrects words for me sometimes…
@katarina I agree
I think the show is trying to jump on the social media bandwagon. take a show like scandal, which was pretty much dead in the water 1st season, but the cast makes a dedicated effort to tweet live every episode, and in response more people watch live…their demo went from a consistent 2.1 to a steady 2.7 in a seasons span.
I think its directly to grab fans, not pimp zendaya. does she benefit from it? who knows, because like u said, twitter doesnt equate to votes.
Oh yay, 2 more points for Z & V :/
Yeah, don’t come on this blog and use the phrase “stop hating” to people who are expressing an opinion contrary to yours. First time, I delete you. Next time it’s moderation. We may have to deal with children tweeting, but we don’t have to deal with them here.
I know you’re a huge zendaya fan, yo, but even you have to admit that an extra two points IS a benefit, as is being repeatedly in the audiences faces. That’s common sense.
And this does not compare to scandal at all in that the stars aren’t tweeting about the show any more than they normally do. The only people seeing these “votes” are those specifically looking for them.
2 extra points, assuming she gets it, of course will benefit her.
I was talking about the social media push as a whole, since there has been no evidence so far to state they will continue handing out extra points for tweets throughout the season.
Now if that happens, and zendaya constantly wins, then I will agree with pimpage.
Yeah, Jim, it’s certainly turning me off the girl quickly, as are her fans who feel the need to be assholes on said social media to anyone who threatens their queen.
I guess what I don’t get is that if TPTB want to get the younger demo, putting stars on like Dorothy, Wynonna and Andy doesn’t make sense. The younger fans have no idea who they are and the older dancer ‘story’ plays better with the higher end of the 18-54 demo. Tough to get viewers to vote and text and tweet if they are only interested (or even know who) a few celebs are.
And I love that Derek might be getting footloose. Makes the picture of him jumping through the air make more sense….
I’m sorry for being slow – is this the official dance order? If so, it’s early this week!
It’s certainly clear who’s the fodder here, if it is. They’re really pimping Lisa and Victor, at least with the dance slots. In Victor’s case, it’s not because he’s getting the votes, so I wonder why?
(If this isn’t the official order, discount everything above!) 😉
Oh I don’t know Tony…I kind of liked the word pimple…it does kind of fester and the suddenly pop and ooze…lol! Oh well it tickled me!
I also saw the reference to Derek on Psych…so funny! The video’s tonight of Wynonna and Tony are so funny…tony was cracking me up. Hmm maybe I am just punch drunk. Well it is now Sunday so let the chaos begin. I guess we will see today where the celebs dance.
Did I miss a picture of Derek? Jumping through the air??
My pre-teen daughter and all her friends, who have NEVER watched DWTS in their life, are dedicated viewers this season. All because they are excited about seeing Zendaya dance on the show. And make no mistake, these pushy children are definitely voting! My daughter and her group have a call tree, to make sure everyone in each of their household and outside the house are using all avenues of voting. LOL!
So, yeah…they’re voting.
Oh, I’m sure they are voting – the question is, are there enough of them?
No, they are still in last weeks dance order. I will take a stab at guessing the order in the morning. We have to get the cheese finished first. 🙂
I think you guys are slightly exaggerating these extra two points. I do agree it’s unnecessary but it’s not like it will change the final result. D.L was behind in judges points by eight and still avoided the bottom two because of viewer votes. Two points really won’t make a difference. Just my two cents. 🙂
I really dislike that 2-point thing. I am on twitter mostly to follow interesting and funny people like Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and even Christiane Amanpour & Betty White & some singers. Never in a million years would I start tweeting a zillion times for a prom king/queen thing and which would spam the timeline of the few people (family, etc.) that follow me. I like to read tweets not tweet myself.
Thank you, Heidi!! Appreciate the response. This week’s order should be interesting, especially since we know the real bottom two last week.
Oh, sorry for the double post. The picture of Derek I think you’re talking about was tweeted a couple of days ago by Kellie, I think. A move in their dance, when the photo caught him in mid-air. Interestingly, Wynonna tweeted a similar photo of Tony (but he was maybe 1/4 as high in the air!).
Ok, I’m really confused. What demographic is DWTS trying to pull again? Because Zendaya works on Disney Channel, and that’s preteen. I’m actually in the desired demographic (18-35 was it?) and I HIGHLY doubt people in my age group will tune in to watch a Disney Channel girl. Just my take. Unless they are trying to attract the preteen to teen demographic? Even so, my teenage sister can’t stand Disney Channel — but then again, she’s 17 and worried about college and such. Again, not exactly in the Disney Channel demographic.
So, Zendaya will obviously be Prom Queen. Who will be King? What guy has a large enough following on Twitter?
Either way, this whole thing is dumb. Messing up the season already, eh?
And if they’re going for the teen vote, where was all of this pimping for Roshon? Aren’t he and Zendaya on the same show? Why didn’t they go overboard pimping for him? Why her?
I think it will be Jacoby and Zendaya who get the points.
The jumping in air photos by all the celebs and pros were a take in the hadukan viral meme. It is but in Japan and spreading. Infound them, better than the murgalo. That is how you do it, Sean and PETA,
Andy was the second highest trending celeb for encore, and I think people like his story too,
As do Zendaya fans, I feel she has a fanbase, she is Disney big star and they are invested in her more than say a Roshin, Cody or Sabrina. I had no idea who Demi or Selena were back in those days, but the kids did and that is Zendaya now, that is why the show pushing her is a bit annoying. She has fans to stick around and she is good enough to stay in her dancing skills.
2 POINTS!! FOR WHAT!!
I don’t give a rat’s ass who wears the prom queen & king crowns (would love for Andy to be king) but the 2 points is ridiculous. I’m smack dab in the middle of the demo that has kept this show going for years (celebrated my 60th last month) and this kind of crap pisses me off royally! If TPTB are so desperate for the younger audience – who is not loyal, who will not tune in season after season after season regardless of the line up, who does not spend $$ on the products advertised – then why not have a season of nothing but Disney stars: the MBT is ensured to go to a Mickey or Minnie and the younger demo is tuned in from beginning to end. Oh. But wait – some of us old fogies might lose interest and tune out, and they can’t risk that either. Word to TPTB: YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ALL WAYS! Just let the chips fall where they may. Incorporate Twitter, by all means (I admit, I don’t know how to tweet or what twitter is all about, really) or anything else you can think of to draw in desired viewers, but don’t assign valuable points based on that. It’s bad enough the judges assign scores willy nilly. You might as well take any judging/scoring off the table entirely. Geez, what’s next – the audience tweets in their scores, the average number of the first 1000 tweets equals the 4th judge?
Yes, agree Melissa – Zendaya certainly is good enough to stay on this show based solely on the dancing skills we’ve seen from her so far. She doesn’t need to be propped up by these gimmicks, unless of course the 2 million twitter followers are not picking up the phone to vote. It will be interesting to see how she does with the V.Waltz tonight (I do hope she has that dance) – if she handles it as well as the Jive and Contemporary, I definitely see her in the finals. Unless TPTB screw things up for her by either pissing everyone off with the obvious pimpage, or making it look like she’s a safe bet so voting is going elsewhere (Andy & Wynonna) to support more sentimental favorites.
She wasn’t even named prom queen yet people…it could easily go to someone else just because she got the encore last week does not mean it will be a weekly thing.
Thanks to all the “old ladies” LOL for polling their grandkids on the Zendaya question. Sounds like the kids are voting as well as tweeting for the encore.
Even so, as PH always reminds us, it’s not just about who’s getting the votes, but who isn’t getting the votes. And that’s where the whole Tweeting thing starts to chap my hide. If a lot of average DWTS viewers lose interest in voting for their favorites because the Tweet Encores and Popularity Contest Bonus Points give the perception that Zendaya is an overwhelming favorite, then the relative value of Zendaya’s hardcore fan votes goes up significantly (1 million votes out of 5 million goes a lot further than 1 million votes out of 10 million). It’s the old keep ’em away from the polls strategy.
As Kelly says, at this point, it’s all speculation. We’ll have to wait and see if the Tweet vote for prom royalty plays out as we think it will and see what happens if they continue with the Tweet Encore.
If this continues, they might as well change the name from “Dancing with the Stars” to “Dancing with Zendaya”.
I’m calling it now. Zendaya will likely have the pimp spot, the producers will think that everyone will be sitting on the edge of their seat waiting to watch her dance.
Well this is one Old Fogie that is not very happy where this season may be heading.
Happy Easter Everyone!
I didn’t even think about Zendaya getting the pimp spot. Especially since she has a whole story to go with her dance this week with dedicating it to her grandmother and recreating her grandmother’s prom dress and all that stuff.
With the shenanigans starting so early in the season, I bet I’ll be giving The Voice my full attention very soon.
Zendaya did ballroom for a Disney special. It is online, mark is dancing with her costar and Derek dancing with Zendaya. She looked fine. She will be good. No surprise. She can dance, can learn choreo, and has a serious fanbase. One bigger and more dedicated than say Chelsea. Plus the show seems determined to make her and Val the big story of this season IMO.
Well if Andy goes home this week because of some of this Bulls**t, I am gonna be pissed.
Wait I just read it over, a male and a female celeb will be chosen as prom king and queen, so Two couple will be rewarded extra points? Such as if Zendaya is the female with the most tweets and Andy is the male with the most votes, Zendaya and Andy are prom king and king? Now that will weird, but I guess it will give the male celebs a chance, I am thinking Jacoby or Andy.
Me too Sandy!
I wonder who came up with the tweet encore idea and now the tweet for prom King and Queen? Please. Don’t they realize how this could backfire on them and on the contestants? I think it’s sad when ABC plays favorites too.
@Vogue – It would be too much for me to take this season, First Dorothy and if then Andy. I probably would tune out until the semi-finals or something. And I have NEVER said that before. So Sad.
LOL…seems I struck a nerve with the Zendaya kids. Look, I have said many times that I like the girl very much. I think she’s a great dancer. Should she win? We’ll see. I won’t even care, as long as she isn’t pimped the whole way to the end. What I DON’T like is this bullshit the producers are pulling AND I am beginning to despise her fans for the immature brats that they are (and that could start to rub off on her, if you keep it up). If you aren’t smart enough to make these distinctions, then you best go somewhere else to play. If you can’t tell the difference between hating the player and hating the game, YOU are the ones with the problems, not me.
And really, calling me a bitch just makes me giggle. 😀 I feel like I won something. 😉
Christy, there’s also a picture of ALL the male pros doing that move at the same time with Len in the middle of them. I believe it’s for an all male pro dance. (Yay!!)
Sara, you’re asking hard questions. I don’t know what they’re trying to do really – but it is an important point that Zendaya works for Disney. They ALWAYS give lots and lots of help to the “family”. Chelsea Kane and the 15 points WTA cha cha…Roshon Fegan stayed probably two or three weeks longer than he would have without the dance off/judges save thing.
Thing is, I don’t think Zendaya needs the help. It’s entirely possible that they’re just stupidly throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.
See my previous post, Fancy. Roshon got his own brand of pimpage and we didn’t like that one either.
You know, maybe it’s not about the younger demo…maybe it IS about Disney and turning her into the next Selena and this is giving her a bigger audience. But…not the audience that she would need to be the next Selena, so I’m not sure that works either.
Here’s a novel idea – let the damn people dance and give points based on dancing, not some arbitrary twitter bullshit.
Cidra…I’m so proud. 🙂 You are absolutely right and you actually put it into words better than I did with this very important point: “If a lot of average DWTS viewers lose interest in voting for their favorites because the Tweet Encores and Popularity Contest Bonus Points give the perception that Zendaya is an overwhelming favorite, then the relative value of Zendaya’s hardcore fan votes goes up significantly (1 million votes out of 5 million goes a lot further than 1 million votes out of 10 million). It’s the old keep ‘em away from the polls strategy.” EXACTLY. This is the problem I was trying to articulate the other day and was having trouble saying properly.
Lat season they tried to pimp Gilles before Melissa and that didn’t turn out well so one would think that Zendaya might fall like Gilles if the pimping continue and her and val continue to be desperate for votes on twitter.
I don’t remember much pimpage for Roshon. I must’ve blocked that out or something.
@Fancy the week after Roshon landed into the bottom 2 the first time they announced a dance duel but 95% of the time when they pimp a couple the fans of the show see right through it and that couple doesnt win like the WTA Cha-Cha which only got Chelsea Kane to 3rd she couldve only gotten 4th without it. The dance duel did no favours for Roshon besides keep him in longer than he wouldve been in the competition for. The only pimpage that worked so far was giving melissa an instant samba in the finale last year even though she won u saw here struggle with the speed of the music.
Fancy, think about that season. Roshon was in the bottom two in week 4. He was safe the next week. For the next two or three weeks after that, he was saved in the “dance off”. THAT is manipulation and them playing with the show to keep the people around that they think should stay. Granted, it’s MUCH more subtle than what they’re doing now. And isn’t that interesting too?? They seem to have completely lost the subtle touch.
As for Gilles, Jeff – he was also a colossal ass and Zendaya doesn’t seem to have that problem. They pimped Gilles (and overscored him) until they realized it wasn’t going to work and that people were not liking him (and probably not voting for him). Have to give them some credit – they will give up if someone seems to be a lost cause.
I personally think that it is entirely possible that kellie or Aly could win the prom queen title- I really don’t think Zendaya has everything wrapped up right now. Don’t get me wrong, I love the girl and im in that 18-35(?) bracket but when I vote/tweet I dont just vote for her- I vote for Aly too and I even throw a few votes Kelli’s way! I will continue doing this until any of the 3 of them go home so just from my perspective I think all of them have a chance!
I dunno…Kellie is sick (and she hates the Jive) so I’m thinking it won’t be peppy enough. Aly? I still don’t get it with that one. I do like Mark better with hair though, I will say that. His momma was right about the “thug look”.
PH, oh no I got that much, especially with the way they pimped Gilles (he’s working for ABCFamily now, isn’t he?) last season. What I don’t get is why they are doing it for Zendaya so vehemently. Unless I’m waaaaay off, Zendaya’s not exactly a draw for the coveted demographic. The demo they’re trying to draw is a bit mature for Disney Channel.
But like you said, TPTB never really know what they’re doing anyway. It’s just irritating that they’re the only ones who can’t see that the crap they’re pulling doesn’t work.
Awww, thanks, PH. 🙂 It’s been a long time since I was in college, but I still try to read, process, and learn. Glad I was able to take what you were saying and restate it.
In a way, I feel for Zendaya. She’s a talented, hard working, likeable young woman. Val is doing a great job so far showcasing her. If TPTB would leave well enough alone, I think she’d charm the core DWTS viewers because she strikes me as the kind of granddaughter a lot of grandma’s would love to have.
Don’t like the news that Kellie’s sick, but that little firecracker is a performer and a trooper. My guess is she’ll give it her all even if she collapses afterwards (off stage, of course).
The thing that worries me about Kellie being sick is that she’s so little. She better be eating, cuz she’s not got much to spare.
Yeah, I feel for her too, Cidra, because TPTB are screwing the pooch and IF she wins (frankly, I’ll be shocked if she doesn’t) prom queen there could be backlash. IF they would leave well enough alone, she could win the whole show. I’m not sure they’re helping that at all. But then, I don’t think that’s what they care about.
By the way, all, I’ve put the dances in the order I’m guessing that they’ll occur. We’ll see. 🙂
Not sure if it is just demo but to show it is hip. Look at them with the murgalo and recent haduken viral meme pics all weekend. On their site, they have memes now too. At least there is no dwts Harlem Shake. All of it just seems like dwts to increase it is social media presence and thus appear hipper. Sadly those memes not that funny. But found one with Zendaya only with a star is born and I can see the whole pushing Zendaya as their next big thing.
I think tomorrow might be tough for kellie if she is sick. And Aly got ballroom which works better for her so I see them slowly scripting Aly as contender. Better Kellie get tough jive and off week early than later.
I would love to see Andy win king! That would be great! Anyone, really, other than Val. I don’t like him. He has a desperate attitude all the time. He’s always putting someone down, he’s always on twitter begging for votes. It’s so obvious how badly he wants to win, especially since his brother never has and he doesn’t have to compete against him this season. Give it a rest. Get your scores on your dancing skills alone and be quiet about it. And I would like to see Zendaya dance first. Which will never happen. I see her always dancing the second half, and most likely at the pimp spot or close to it. When are the TPTB going to wake up and realize what they’re doing is pissing people off? Are they really that blind? Stop giving extra points, stop the dance duels, anything other than letting a couple dance and scoring them based on that alone. But then the judges would have to learn how to score fairly and not try to sway the votes by scoring too high or low to ensure a couple is safe. I agree with Linde. I have watched this show season after season, and I don’t want to stop. But with all of the manipulation and pimping that goes on, and that gets worse with each season, I could find myself not watching anymore. And like a lot of us on this site, I’m the age that they should be trying to KEEP instead of turning away.
I’m pretty sure of the pros can win prom king/queen, Cindy. I think it’s a contestant only thing.
Ugh, sorry. Meant to say “I’m pretty sure NONE of the pros can win prom king/queen.”
Maybe we’re overthinking this when we try to find a link between the pimpage and the Disney channel or the desire to snag the 18-35 demo. We’re obviously way brighter than the idiots who put DWTS on the air.
Pure and simple, this could be a crime of opportunity. The producers are taking advantage of a very popular Disney star to boost this season’s overall ratings regardless of how the demographics break down. After all, they took a ratings dip with the all-stars, didn’t they? So if they can get Zendaya’s large, and devoted Disney fans to tune in on both nights, that’s a lot more TVs/DVRs tuned to ABC, especially for Tuesday’s results show.
Oooh! You think Ingo/Kym will get the pimp spot! I’m happy, but why? Because their dance style is so different from all the others…more dramatic?
Good point, PH, about Kellie not having a lot of fat reserves to burn if she’s off her feed. We’ll just have to look on the bright side. Like Melissa says, Kellie will get her off week and tough jive out of the way early.
Melissa, I see what you mean about the slow build-up of Aly as a contender. Her way got a lot easier with Dorothy’s withdrawal (no much loved Olympic sweetheart to compete with for votes) and this whole prom thing also plays in her favor since she’s the other teenager on this season. If the judges gush about what a lovely, emotional connection she brought to her VWaltz, we’ll know they’re starting to weave that sub-plot into the script.
I wonder if Ingo and Kym would get the pimp spot Monday night since General Hospital’s 50th anniversary bash begins this week?
As for Aly, I must admit she hasn’t left an impression on me yet.
Too bad about Kellie being sick. Wasn’t Derek sick recently too?
I too had a feeling Aly might be the first up this week. And if not Aly then maybe Lisa (just a wild guess). I was thinking the pimp spot would go to Wynonna for some reason.. I just feel like the Samba might make her break free. After all, she just tweeted that she has been working VERY hard this week and the Samba is her favorite dance yet.
I can see how Ingo could get the pimp spot though. A Paso is a strong dance and if he manages to do it well, it will end the night with a BANG.
I think Ingo for the pimp spot because it’s the only Paso (and Kym does good paso) PLUS it’s the sort of song that gets people going. Of course, that could mean they go first as well, but I’m thinking Aly.
Heh…Derek just said he’s pulling out a “familiar character” – yep, they got footloose.
I’m as much worried as excited.
Hope it won’t disappoint as much as it seems to be…
Yep, poor Derek, he likes to be creative and do new stuff and he’s stuck retreading Footloose. After the way Len raked down poor Dorothy last week, I bet he’ll be all over Kellie if she’s not kickin’ and flickin’ like a pro.
I hope Kym had her creative hat on this week and that Ingo draws on all his acting chops to give us a powerful, dramatic paso (with no pancake hands). I like these two a lot but they need to do something memorable (in a good way) because right now they’re in danger of fading into the scenery.
Very interesting comments, all, and Cidra, you have outdone yourself. TPTB should listen up here.
I look forward to tomorrow, hope someone totally unexpected wins the twitter contest (tho Zen is one of my faves, along with 4 others & yes, I split my votes with abandon last week),and agree with all who said just let the couples dance and get scored without all this BS.
@Cidra totally agree with all you have said and @Faby definitely wish they would just let the couples dance and let it be.
Just wanted to add that I know nothing about Twitter and don’t even understand many of the messages when I read them. I did notice that when they have the tweets listed that some of the Zandaya fans were putting comments (vote for Zendaya) on some of what I am guessing are the other stars pages. Sorry my terminology for this shows how little I know, but I agree Zendaya is a fabulous dancer on her own and IMO don’t think some of her fans are doing her any favors. I don’t want anyone to think I am putting every one of her fans in the same category. A couple were cute saying that they were only in the 5th grade and know nothing about prom, but were going to be voting for her. How many actually do vote is an unknown, but I think she would do fine regardless of what the show does. Some admitted they had never watched the show before, but were because of watching her show and knowing that she was on DWTS. I agree with those that like myself have watched since Season 1 and want to feel like we and our votes are every bit as important. Again, just let them dance and that will speak for itself.
While on the ABC site I saw a picture of Sean and Peta and what I think has to be their costume this week. Has anyone seen their picture? I haven’t seen them mentioned (hope I didn’t miss it on another post) and was wondering what people’s thoughts were. You can barely recognize them. Both have short dark wigs on and I think it was Sean who has a boa on? I know they remind me of someone and yet I can’t come up with the names. I know many of you are good at that and figuring out who will be dancing what dance to a certain song.
Also, does anyone think Sean could get Prom King? I wonder how many fans he has since being the Bachelor? I guess it could go so many different ways since ABC has a few shows in the mixture including Ingo and the GH 50 years. I would love to see Andy get it, but will wait to see them all dance. Not that I will be Tweeeting (since I don’t do Twitter). 🙂
Happy Easter everyone!!!
I say we throw a monkey wrench into this Twitter vote. I’m voting Queen Dorothy and King Tristan. The couple handled a difficult decision with class. But, of course, TPTB had to have the drama of waiting until the last minute to inform everyone. TPTB should take lessons from Dorothy and Tristan. Try to be classy. Stop the pimping and let them just dance. Your way could backfire big time!
I predict disaster.
In a few short weeks I’ve gone from being indifferent to Zendaya to actively disliking her being on the show (primarily due to her fans’ obnoxious behavior and the show’s choosing to do twitter votes when they know that gives one celeb a HUGE advantage over everyone else).
If the reports of her twitter votes last week are to be believed she will undoubtedly win every and all twitter votes this season, and if twitter voting continues past this week that will quickly turn others off her as well. No one wants someone shoved down their throats, there will likely be an anti-Zendaya backlash to that.
I should thank the obnoxious Zendaya fans I’ve seen for reminding me of why I’m so happy I never had kids, though! Thanks, obnoxious self-entitled tweens!
Wow Heidi. You’re good at this predicting thing hahaha
Yay we finally have an update I thought these stars and pros would hold it in all night damn! Lol
I feel like I have missed something….
Last season I was a Kelly/Val fan. You all know this. It took four weeks to turn me totally against them and actively and publically dislike them. The whole “showmance” thing was just..ugh.
I like Zendaya. The reason I didn’t vote for her to begin with is in the first episode I felt the heavy judge pimpage going on already. My point is the more something is shoved down someone’s throat the more it turns them against it. Unless their plan is to totally turn everyone against Zendaya. She’s a cute kid and unless she turns into a total Diva or brat in the next few weeks she’ll do just fine on her own.
TPTB really need to learn how to leave things be. It is like my mom used to say “Play with it too much and it’ll fall off.”
You know, it struck me earlier today, reading all the comments about Zen’s fans being too young to be the demographic that TPTB continue to search for to the detriment of all else. Well, these kids, someone said from 5 to 12 was the norm for Disney channel, they have parents and what age would those parents be? Late 20s and early 30s in many cases. Catch the kids and the parents will follow, maybe? As viewers, not necessarily voters, hence the rush to ‘prop her up’? Which I don’t think she needs at all. And to TPTB, what’s important in the end is the number of viewers, not voters.
Anyway, I think she’s adorable and if I were voting this season, I might have tossed some her way.
Linz (#94) – JMO, but if everyone voted for Dorothy for “prom queen”, TPTB would just throw those votes out. 🙁 I’m afraid we’re doomed to see Zendaya as the DWTS Prom Queen. The only thing up for grabs is which of the male celebs winds up as the King.
It’s way too late to expect TPTB to just let things play out. That ship sailed many seasons ago, and they all missed the boat.
Just having the couples dance, the judges score, and the fans votes is totally outdated to the people who’re calling the shots. They don’t get it, and they haven’t got a clue what new ideas might actually work to reinvigorate the show. So they’re firing off every weapon in the arsenal, in hopes that something hits the target. Of course, if they get lucky, they won’t have a clue which weapon fired the shot that hit the target. They’ll use all their ammunition and won’t have gained anything. It’s bloody pathetic if you ask me. And we, the viewers, are left sitting in front of our TVs saying “WTF??? Why am I still watching this show?”
Kellie Pickler looks and sounds vaguely like Julianne.
Let me try a shot at this one. (Ah-hem…)
DEREK WILL CHEAT BY USING JULIANNE INSTEAD OF KELLIE FOR THE FOOTLOOSE THING HELL SNEAK HER IN AND GET ALL THE VOTES CAUSE HES A CHEATER
How’d I do?
I’m waiting for the next “reinvention” to be Bruno, Len and CAI sitting in chairs in front of screens but can’t see who the dancers are only the shadow outline and when they see a dance they like they turn their chair around and award two extra points because you know, that hasn’t been done before and is totally new.
Ugh, TPTB definitely have Lisa and Gleb front and center in prime cannon fodder position. Dancing between Wynonna the slow-moving “Country Legend” and DL the fast-talking “comeback kid who’s so grateful to the fans for keeping him in” (really?!?). No one’s gonna remember a VWaltz from Lisa and Gleb unless they dance it nude, and then only if Giggy is also there without his wardrobe.
@Cidra – As usual, interesting perspective. I hadn’t thought of that. I definitely see Victor, Lisa and Wynonna as the chosen fodder for this week, especially since they gave Wynonna the only Samba. I’m having trouble picturing it, honestly, and I love Wynonna! LOL.
I read Tony is going shirtless, so that probably says something! 😉
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that Lisa does a pretty good V. Waltz, though. Victor and contemporary could go either way, so I’m looking forward to seeing it.
I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to guess the bottom three, though, unless something unforeseen happens.
@ Cidra
Oh, maybe Gleb can borrow Val’s speedo? Do you think it would fit Giggy?
Impressed with the Aly & Mark dancing first call.
@Cher – Lisa’s got enough money – she can get Giggy his own speedo.. 😉
I really hope Lisa doesn’t go next, Cidra, I’m oddly enjoying her chemistry with Gleb. At this point it would almost seem weirder to see Giggy “nude” than Gleb.
@Christy, Tony shirtless?! 😯 Interesting. A definite sign of desperation from a male pro, in my opinion (unless you’re Val, who prefers to be shirtless unless his partner is underage). 😉 Still, it will generate a responses from Len. Better to be raked over the coals by the judges and spur your fans to rise up in anger and vote than to do a bland routine and get a “that was a nice try *yawn*” response. All the more reason for Lisa and Gleb to be very afraid.
Aly going first? PH is on a role.
Aly going first? Makes sense to have her open up prom night. PH is on a roll!
Wow, this site is amazing. I wish the producers of dwts would listen to the amazing people who run this site.
Tony going shirtless is a sign of desperation, was the same true about Derek last week?
NancyM, I really hope Lisa doesn’t go next either. I’m 100% in the Lisa/Gleb/Giggy camp. They’re cute together and their rehearsal vids are delightful. I think Lisa has some natural ability too that would come through on the dance floor if she could just get over being so self conscious on Monday’s.
Sally, I agree, Lisa could get the Gig-ster a speedo in every color of the rainbow, and a matching set for Gleb!
Ah, PH is on a roll!
Evelyn, short answer…no.
I dunno, he didn’t give Derek shit last week, although Derek does it sparingly and typically it fits the dance very well. I guess we’ll have to wait and see with Tony.
Clearly, it’s NOT one size fits all when it comes to going shirtless. In other words, they’re not all created equally. I think we will have to wait and see how Tony does it before we can judge. Derek has only done it when it has fit the dance – last week and during a lambada where he would have been silly to wear a shirt. Was there another time during competition?? I don’t think so. But then…has Tony ever gone completely shirtless before?? It’s not his normal style either, as I remember.
If Sean and Peta can have Mergaloing then I say we start a “Gettin’ Giggy Wit’ It” trend for Lisa/Gleb. Oh and the speedos have to be bedazzled too!!
I don’t know if Tony’s every gone completely shirtless. He’s definitely done the fully unbuttoned shirt. While I think you could justify going shirtless for Samba a lot depends on what your partner is wearing. To me, if the male dancer is going shirtless, the female dancer should also be scantilly clad, which in this case isn’t going to happen (at least I pray to the 1000 little dance gods that’s not going to happen).
Sign me up, Cher! I’m definitely giggy with that.
I should correct myself – Tony never said “shirtless” in interviews I saw. Apologies for over-reaching. Wynonna said in part of the dance Tony is “doing like the Magic Mike movie.” And then said wait and see when asked about stripping. So, I’m waiting and seeing. 😉
Ah well, then, we’ll all have to wait and see together 😉 My guess is he might not take too much flak from Len if he takes his shirt off as part of the routine, especially if it’s kind of a final flourish.
Why do I have a feeling that in a majority of the routines we’ll see tomorrow night, the only “prom” reference is going to be in their packages? Some of the pros, YES, will definitely be very “prommy” in their packages and routines, and a few (*cough* Derek *cough*) will be criticized and marked down for sticking to the theme………
Tony shirtless? At a prom? It doesn’t seem like a “Tony” thing for him to do, so if he does end up taking his shirt off, it’s definitely Wy who got him to do it….
Kellie and Derek and Footloose? Yes, I can see it as a jive, and I don’t doubt that he’s come up with some fun choreography, and something that FITS both he and Kellie, but at the same time, I’m thinking…. Footloose? Hough? REALLY??? With both Houghs having BEEN in Footloose, it almost feels overdone for them to give THAT SONG to Derek. However, I am eager to see a routine that will wipe the last Footloose routine from my mind… Was it Evan and Anna’s freestyle?
I guess I’m feeling “blah” about tomorrow, I hope it ends up better than I think it’s going to be.
Derek/Kellie could always recreate the prom scene (was it prom or just a dance?) in Foot Loose.
If Tony is going Magic Mike on us does that mean Wyn bought him a speedo?
Because I remember speedo action in that movie…..
With a little bow tie… oh the bow tie and speedo can match! And Wyn can have like a feather boa that’s prommy, right?
Ok, I think it is time for bed. 🙂
Wynonna and Tony’s dance sounds ridiculous, almost bordering on desperation. Magic Mike, Tony being shirtless — yeah. If they actually do all of that and Len is not complaining afterward, then — shoot. I’m already calling shenanigans with this Zendaya stuff. I’ll be screaming even more.
Cooking with gas on the dance order, PH. And if I were scoring this, I’d give double points for correct guesses on 1st, opening 2nd hr, and last – also 65% points for within one on the other spots.
Cheryl just tweeted they’re dancing 6th 🙂
I, for one, hope the older couples don’t take the prom thing too literally. That would be the big turnoff for me.
How do we already know that Tony taking his shirt off is a sign of desperation? Derek removed his at the end of his samba with Maria, as did Maks in his samba with Erin. Both were gratuitous IMO, yet Len joked about Derek’s and raked Maks over the coals for doing virtually the same thing. If Tony is planning it, it’ll be interesting to see which way the pendulum swings.
I’d also rather see them throw the 2 point vote out to the audience than have the judges give one couple 10 points, which we know is all agenda driven. The 2 points, by comparison, are insignificant. And, I think it’s incredibly unfair allowing people to vote using hundreds of e-mail accounts from the same computer so I consider this Twitter thing to be just one more thing.
How does Magic Mike fit “Prom”? Am I missing something??
Really, Ivan? You don’t say? :::rolls eyes:::
All I have to say is…at what prom did they play Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?
When I think of DL trying to be anything remotely sexy… Ewww Gross! And then throw Cheryl into the mix. OMG, I don’t even want to watch that! I hope they are not pimping these two at the top of the hour.
Honestly, the whole night seems like a Joke if you ask me.
Uh oh, Andy and Sharna are dancing 2nd tonight per her twitter. Not sure if that is a good sign or not.
Audrina was eliminated when she did a PD to “Another One Bites The Dust” 🙁
So far Kellie is the only celebrity that i see tweeting for prom queen votes.
I’m not so sure Zendaya will be queen of the night. I also think Kellie has a good chance to win it, she’s a nice and popular person.
don’t know if everyone knows this but Zendaya will be dedicating her dance tonightto her grandmother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer the day after the premiere. Zendaya will be wearing an exact replica of her grandmother’s prom dress. which means this will be EMOTIONAL night for her. who knows how Zendaya will be able to keep her emotions together. this will be either a great night or she may choke under the pressure.
i love CHEESY entertainment. i just hope DWTS doesn’t overkill the prom with too much gimmicks. haha
Yeah, ford, she tweeted ONE whole time. I’m sure that will change shortly.
I love Zendaya. thats saying alot cuz I’m 32 yrs old. haha!! but I hope they do give prom queen to someone else besides Zendaya just for the sake being fare. If you notice that Zendaya hasn’t been tweeting for PROM QUEEN votes the last few days. She is just reminding to get votes based on her dance. This girl is awesome and smart 😉
Yeeeah…one comment about why you love Zendaya is PLENTY. Any more and you’re spamming.
I think everyone is waiting until after they dance to campaign for Prom King or Queen.
I personally don’t think Z is going to win Prom Queen Maybe Aly or Kellie. I do want Andy to win Prom King so I’m going to be voting for him.
sorry Courtney! by the way I love your avatar. *high five*
I guess this fan of DWTS will have to just stick with voting for my favorite. Somehow the producers have managed to leave a majority of us fans out in the cold.. As far as the tweeting goes.
Well I’m not sure who will dance 3rd tonight, but so far by the looks of things, Other than Andy, the first half of the show is rather weak.
I’m actually kind of surprised Victor & Lindsay are in the later half of the show…
Ugh. Team “Murga-HOLE” in the pimp spot.. 🙁
Thanks Sally. Now I go to bed a tad earlier.
Pe-eww, nothing like ending a cheesy night with the stinkiest cheese in the cellar. Guess I’ll follow Sandy’s example.
This may just be me, but Sean going last makes me think that he might have “YMCA”, and I really hope he doesn’t because Andy would do more fun things with that song.
Me three… 🙁
Nighty night
Sean is going last? Oh, I can go to bed early tonight! 🙂
@Tony honestly would you rather Sean have YMCA or Do You Think I’m Sexy? Because really somethings cannot be unseen.
Our DWTS goddesses will let us know soon.
I can see it now. When it’s CAI’s turn to give us the benefit of her wisdom, she’s gonna jump up, start doing the YMCA dance, slap herself upside the head, and fall off the dais. 🙄
It’s unanimous.. More Beauty sleep for everyone!!
Oh Cidra, we can only hope! 😀
I am surprised that Andy does not have a better dance spot this week, considering that there has been quite a lot of press lately about his awesome performances on the show.
I’m wondering if the pimp spot is really going to be all that beneficial, since they’re probably going to be crowning the prom king & queen at the end of the show…I think that has the potential to overshadow any potentially wacky, attention grabbing dance Murgalo does, especially if Andy or Jacoby is crowned king and makes some big, wacky, endearing display 😛 And I’m wondering if those dancing in the first hour may actually benefit from having more time to get tweets nominating them for king/queen. But I guess I’m a bit torn: is it going to be more beneficial for a couple to get the 2 extra points from being crowned prom king/queen? Or would it be more beneficial to just tell fans not to worry about the tweeting and just vote their fingers off? I’m leaning towards the latter, but that’s not to say that I wouldn’t want to see Andy crowned king…just because I think he’d be tickled if it actually happened 😀
Sandy, Andy’s probably doing a lot better in viewer votes than someone they want to pimp (3 guesses who). So they’re going to do whatever they can to make Andy less memorable and the “family member” more prominent. I hope PH is right about the silver lining around tonight’s pimp spot.
The last dance of the night might just be saved for the raunchy/sexier routine, after children have gone to bed 😉
I hope so anyway.
The “Crowning” is going to be during the results show as per the press release, no?
@Courtney the King and Queen are gonna be announced tomorrow. The tweeting is open from the start of the show to Tuesday 11AM ET .
Forget what I said, then. You guys pay better attention than I do 🙂
Did anyone see the tweet from Karina? Something about there only being 11 prom king/queen votes per twitter account… I thought the votes were unlimited?
Yeah, you can tweet for prom queen and king (god, still can’t believe I’m saying that) until voting closes tomorrow morning.
I think karina is likely confused. The amount of effort to cull out more than 11 tweets per account is astronomical. They can’t control it the way they do online voting.
Just wanted to say that even though I definitely have my favs, I am uncomfortable vilifying any couple.. especially those who through no fault of their own ( said fault lies with TPTB’s bonehead twitter scheme, choice of dancing order, etc) seem to be getting blasted. I am by no means a “Polly Anna” and definitely enjoy a good snarky comment but I do have mad respect for all the pros and celebs alike.
@Natalie. I agree!
I don’t dislike anyone but when the same person is shoved in your face over and over and over again…it leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I’m less likely to vote for them. I usually decide before the show even starts who I’m gonna vote for. I don’t split votes at all. If TPTB wouldn’t have slammed William Levy down our throats, I could’ve found him endearing.
Now they seem to be doing the same thing with Zendaya. She seems likeable but if TPTB keep pimping her and THIS early, it’s likely to backfire. My 12 yr old niece knows who she is and likes her but guess what? She isn’t voting for her or anyone for that matter.
Wait for me as I will be joining those going to bed earlier.
I guess I am a bit surprised that this is so far from the image that Sean or maybe the Producers of The Bachelor painted him as.
This was supposed to be a quiet guy who was looking for love, supposedly found it, wants to save himself until their wedding night, after getting married on national tv (I know it is paid for) and yet all their dances so far have been cheesy and sexual in content. At least his last dance definitely had sexual content in it. I am already forgetting his first one.
I am guessing it will be “I’m Sexy and I Know It.” Although Cidra’s version of YMCA and what could happen with CA would be hysterical!!!
🙂 🙂
You know having Peta and Sean go in the last spot could backfire on TPTB if they are trying to help the family. The way I see it, it appears three powerhouse couples will be going directly before them: Karina and Jacoby, Zendaya and Val, and Kellie and Derek. Would YOU want to dance after them…they better be “damn” good or only their weakness will show. Just a thought,,,
@Cidra Nah, she won’t knock herself in the head…she’ll just slap Len silly when she goes to do the “Y” and he’ll fall backwards landing on his *Beep* either that or poke out one of his eyes, depends on what kind of jewelry she is wearing. She has been into the spikey stuff lately.
Then Tom will make a Fifty Shades reference because Tom is the friggin MAN.
@KellyK my hope is one day TPTB will learn that less is more.
I keep saying they need to go to cooking school and learn the KISS mentality we chefs have when plating up a dish. Keep It Simple Stupid.
Oh boy am I ticked. TPTB give Ingo & Kym the 3rd spot, and that craptastic Batchelor douche the pimp spot? Damn you, TPTB! They should be taken to the parking lot and boiled in a vat of spray-tan until they’re the same color as John Boehner! What a bunch of turds…
In my opinion, most if not all of the things that seem to be turning people off toward Sean are outside of his control. I ‘m sure it wasn’t his idea to be announced later than the other contestans. And like all the celebs I’ll bet he goes along with his pro’s ideas about choreography, costumes and the like. He doesn’t pick the songs or dance order. I think he’s doing the best he can with the situation. I can see why people don’t want the producers to try to be influential in the results by giving some couples an advantage, but I enjoy Sean and Peta and also Zendaya and Val. JMO
Oops, I’m sorry…. I live in the South… I should have said “TPTB… Bless their hearts.” 😉
Derek and Kellie 5th ??? according to Derek’s tweet.
Wynonna and Tony are dancing third tonight.
For some reason picturing Andy in daisy dukes a sleeveless shirt, work boots and a construction hat is funny.
Picturing it on Sean is just scary, wrong and makes me want to go take a shower.
Are we expecting anymore confirmations before airtime? if not we shall know in about 60ish minutes.
Wait Zendaya just said she is going last.. now im confused. I believe her more than Peta. She was probably told she was second to last so she probably got confused thinking there were still 12 celebs (idk how i came up with that lol)
Okay, scratch that I’ve heard two different numbers for Wynonna and Tony – they’re either 3rd or 10th.
Seems like there may have been a couple last-minute order changes.
Seems like Peta was misinformed or there were last minute changes. Maybe Zendaya did amazing during the dress rehearsal so they put her last and Tony just said to someone they are 10th, so Sean likely got bumped back a few numbers.
If Ingo was third, I am going to be disappointed for him. Third week in a row in the first half. Even sadder if ABC is pushing him aside for boring Sean. Guess abc is taking care of their family this week. Not shocked Zendaya is going last. Open and close with the teens. It is prom! Sure she will the tweet win too.
This is THE! Mantra for this season! (all credit going to Kellie and @Sally)
TPTB…. Bless Their Hearts!
Poor Ingo and Kym. I think they may be the only couple that’s been in the first half all three weeks. And Sean and Peta never have been.
I know he probably won’t win, but I kinda really want Andy Dick to do well. He just seems like he wants to do well so bad, you know?
And as for the total twitter campaigning going on, its totally true, but i can’t blame them. If i was on the show, I’d want everybody and their mother to vote for me lol
Should be a fun night though:)
To Cidra # 154, if I were on a dais, I would’ve fallen off it laughng from your comment. Brilliantly funny!
#promjacoby
Man, if they break out the 10 paddle for Zendaya tonight…
Looks like Andy will need those 2 points! I wish I was on twitter, dang it!
#PromZendaya has been trending for a half hour.
woop-dee-doo…is it bedtime for the kiddos yet?
BUT… is there a Prom Queen challenger?? #PromKellie has taken over…. Wow, it’s not a runaway!
How come Sean can have back up dancers? Does he suck that much we need to be distraced by the troupe dancing up on stage?
This Prom Night theme makes me want to barf! I hope they never, ever do it again. And that goes for this twitter crap too!
@Cidra – I guess we are about the only ones that aren’t on twitter.
No Sandy, you aren’t the only ones.
I did join twitter. Just to keep up with the favorite dancer. This is embarrassing I ended up voting tonight. For Victor and Lindsay. I should seriously stop criticizing the new pros before actually posting here. Or actually seeing what they are capable of doing. Sorry, Sharna and Lindsay get the best new pros votes for me. Gleb is getting on my nerves. The pimpage isn’t necessary. Let the guy teach and show Lisa’s training. It should be about the dances not a hot looking guy dancing with a older woman. I better stop the troll is going to come out if I don’t. 🙁
The judges were pretty good tonight – bless their hearts. 😉
Yes they were, even Len. 🙂
@Meggie – I guess it’s just you and I tonight. Everyone is busy trending on twitter.
Do NOT start doing the hashtags here and NO I do not need a report every time someone trends, Christy.
Sorry, Heidi. Was just having fun with the Prom contest. I thought some folks might not be on twitter. Won’t do it again.
Could have sworn I heard Tom say eleven tweets per account. Maybe Karina got it right.
Sorry Sandy and Meggie, I was popping in and out while watching the show and doing some online voting. The whole Twitter thing is just a big *shrug* to me. I know lots of folks enjoy it, and that’s great, but it’s not for me.
Len actually was half-way pleasant tonight. He must have felt all youthfull and festive in his ruffly prom shirt 😛 I even agreed with him about the VWaltzes. I also would prefer to see more in hold for the VWaltz.
No worries, Cidra! We knew you weren’t busy tweeting anyway!
Yes, Len seems to have swallowed some “lighten up” pills, thank goodness. As much as I dislike DL’s dancing, I think the judges were not very nice in delivering their remarks to him. CAI was a little nicer than the other two.
LOL, Meggie. Tweet-tweet.
You’re right about CAI at least giving him the courtesy of acknowledging his effort, which the men didn’t bother to do. While I agreed with their comments, if their goal was to send DL home, the nasty remarks didn’t further it. By all means give the low score, but keep the comments polite. To do otherwise just riles up the core fans and also generates sympathy voting.
I agree with you Cidra. It also appears that D.L. is getting MORE than his fair share of the ridicule and some of that should definately go to Wynonna as well, who I find a FAR worse dancer than D.L.!