Maks Chmerkovskiy Talks About Meryl Davis And DWTS In A New Celebrity Bite
Below is Maks Chmerkovskiy talking in a MSN Celebrity Bite. He explains why he came back to Dancing With The Stars. He says Meryl Davis is the closest he’s come to ‘dancing with normal people’ since she isn’t dramatic, etc. He also talks of how he’s not doing the show again to win a trophy. If he never wins Dancing With The Stars, that’s ok. It was about meeting the people he has and the experience. Lot’s more below with Maks!
ETA: Don’t miss reading a fun new interview with Meryl at Team USA. She talks of ice skating and the new “Stars On Ice” tour with ice dancing Charlie White. Below is a take for what they asked her about her new dance and the switch up dance on Dancing With The Stars. More at the link. Thanks to Anna for sending.
For the first time in the show’s history, contestants will be switching partners Monday night based on fan voting. How do you feel about the switch-up, and is there anyone you’d like to be partnered with?I’m not a fan of the idea of the switch-up. I feel so comfortable because I’m in the rhythm that Maks and I have developed over the past couple weeks. I’m not encouraging any specific partnership, I think I’ll just go with whomever the audience votes for, especially since it’s required we switch partners and it’s happening, but I hope we switch back.
How are you feeling about your upcoming dance, the foxtrot?
I’m enjoying it. It’s been nice that we’ve had some variety, whether it’s swing, foxtrot or cha-cha, they’re all different. It’s been nice to experience drastically different dances right off the bat.
I like maks but I don’t like the way he keeps dissing his former partners..not clasy or cool in any way imo. I still think Danicaicantdance is the biggest ringer tho 🙂
While I find Meryl lovely and talented, I just can’t warm up to this pairing.
He talks about coming back this season and then getting Meryl as a partner and starts kind of giggling and says, ” … kind of like it’s my turn.” In the next breath (literally) he says he did not come back for a trophy. Huh?
I’ll admit, I’m a huge skating fan and Meryl/Charlie are my absolute favorites, so I was thrilled when I heard they’d be on this season. Unfortunately, Maks just hasn’t impressed me yet with his choreography. We know that Meryl is capable of basically anything, so why isn’t he stepping up? Also, Maks being super handsy with what is basically America’s figure skating darling is just really weird and uncomfortable. It’s nice that he thinks so highly of her, but I just haven’t been able to get on board with him.
Maks needs to stop giving interviews because every one he gives comes off as him dissing all his former partners. It’s not surprising that not a single one of them has been to the show or tweeted any support for him other than Erin, who has her own reasons for doing it. And in the process, he’s really making me dislike his partnership with Meryl.
I’m voting for Meryl/Maks because I’m a fan of Meryl, who is such a sweetheart and a wonderful athlete. Maks? gives me the creeps, especially after the Hope Solo allegations.. I hope Charlie would step in and say something if Maks crosses the line, because Meryl just seems too nice to fight back.
Jo # 1 We have never had bigger ringers than Charlie and Meryl. Yes, we had plenty of celebs with dancing experience but at the end of the day they were actors, singers and so on. These 2 have never done anything else in their lives but dancing. Dancing is their profession. And you don’t bring your dancing skill on ice till you perfect it on a wood. So, here we go..
At the moment he went with something that sounds better than he can’t act his way out of a paperbag. Not having a mirrorball bugs him and his return/comments/this whole season has a suspiciously preordained feel to it.
Actually, Alicia, it’s my experience that the ballroom training ice dancers use is very, very different from the normal ballroom experience. Basically everything from the legs (and really, the chest) down is completely the opposite, especially the hips and the knees. the work Meryl and Charlie would have done on the floor would have been with the ice in mind, so I highly doubt they’d get into the real lower body technique of ballroom dances, as that would be against everything they’re taught to do on the ice. I’m not saying it’s a disadvantage, per se, but there is a lot of unlearning to do before they can learn to dance traditional ballroom correctly. Just a skater’s two cents 🙂
Josie/Jennifer – pick a name and stick with it. We’re not fans of sockpuppeting here.
From what I’ve heard, Danica is on a pretty level field with Meryl and Charlie. At least all their dancing has been on ice and only partly ballroom. The same can’t be said for Dancia.
Sorry, did Josie use my email? I’m letting my daughter use my computer for the time being.
Josie said she used her own email? Sorry, I’m new to this. Is there someplace where I have to sign out?
You have the exact same IP address, so I thought you were screwing around. If it’s your daughter, that’s fine.
I normally don’t leave responses but I feel compelled to on this video. I’m not sure we watched the same interview because I thought Maks was up front with his feelings, he did not diss other partners, and was completely upfront about not having won the MBT. I’m happy he has Meryl as a partner, they both look like they are having a great time dancing together. As far as the Hugging and touching going on, you see a lot of that with the other couples as well. I wish them both all the best in this competition.
I am not a Maks or Val fan so my opinions are a tad colored by this I am sure. Meryl and Maks did look good last night, but I felt Amy and Derek deserved a score just as high. Also, Danica used her acting skills to put it on a little thick after her dance. I really do not like Danica. When Maks speaks, I do not trust that he is being completely honest in what he says. Meryl is handling Maks in a great way. When this season ends, if Maks isn’t holding the MBT, I will be surprised. It seems like a done deal to me. Could be like a Val and Zendaya thing. TPTB just could not make it happen.
I agree Della. Amy and Derek deserved just as many if not more 10’s imo.
I’m only watching Dancing with the
Stars for Maks & Meryl. They are fab.
The judges raved about their dance
4/14/14 then all of them gave them
9s. Nene is an overgrown big baby.
Always pouting & crying.