Dancing with the Stars Season 19, THE FINALE – Who’s Dancing What….and When? (Song Spoilers)
Some crazy stuff going on this week. Janel and Sadie have Samba while Alfonso and Bethany have Jive. They added 30 seconds to EACH of the jives so Beth and Alfonso have to do additional choreo. Sound fair?? HELL no. Supposedly it was because they were so short the first time.
If you scroll to the bottom of the post, you’ll see a photo from someone at rehearsals saying that Alfonso has a slow motion tap sequence. Wonder where he got that idea from. Derek should be flattered with all the borrowing going on. 😉 Also note that Alfonso is the first person to reuse a freestyle song – Katherine first used it in season 14.
A super mario brothers freestyle?? Gotta be Mark and Sadie. 🙂 That said, we’re not sure if Revolution is Beth’s or Sadie’s song. Only somewhat sure. The whole Super Mario thing has got to be Mark, based on what Derek said.
ETA: Sources claim this is the dance order. Keep in mind there is still time for them to change it – either to spite us, or if something happens during dress.
Bethany and Derek – Dancing 1st
Jive (Song: “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift )
Freestyle (Song: “Revolution” by Diplo )
Vote: 1-800-868-3403
Sadie and Mark – Dancing 2nd
Samba (Song: “Hunter” by Pharrell Williams )
Freestyle (Song: Theme from Super Mario Brothers )
Vote: 1-800-868-3411
Janel and Val – Dancing 3rd
Samba (Song: “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” by Celia Cruz )
Freestyle (Song: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by Sleeping At Last )
Vote: 1-800-868-3405
Alfonso and Witney – Dancing 4th
Jive (Song: “3-6-9” by Cupid feat. B.o.B )
Freestyle (Song: “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Benny Goodman )
Vote: 1-800-868-3401
So those song choices for freestyles are pretty sick. Not a bad one in the bunch.
Alfonso and Whitney: I am going out on a limb here and am going to say he will get a perfect score for both dances. That freestyle song is a great one and while Mark choreographed a killer freestlye to it in the past, I think Whitney might surpass it. Also, very glad he gets to tap dance a bit too 🙂
Bethanny and Derek: Not sure if she will get a perfect score for her jive to be honest but hopefully I am wrong. Going out on a limb and going to say that freestyle should be EPIC.
Sadie and Mark: Great choice with the samaba but now I am more excited for that freestyle. Considering half my family looks like super mario and luigi, it’s no shock that I LOVE those games.
Janel and Val: The samba? Really odd choice for them. Someting tells me that will get a near perfect score (Len might be the 9). Catchy freestlye song too.
Wow, Val and Janel’s song is quite the love song… Beautiful song that will definitely draw some tears from CAI and give them a “moment”, regardless of what their dance looks like… Good choice, wonder who chose it (Mandy Moore perhaps??)… But it won’t help to keep the romance rumors at bay, which seems to be exactly what they want, because people are talking about it… A lot of people gravitate towards emotional freestyles, so I’m REALLY hoping the other numbers are mindblowing, especially Sadie’s and Alfonso’s. And I hope Janel and Val don’t perform last again… I don’t want to be a negative person and wish bad things for anybody, but I hope the top 3 are Alfonso, Sadie and Bethany. I don’t even care about the order.
Heidi, thanks for the finale scoop. Here is what I am most looking forward to, in no particular order:
1) Alfonso’s freestyle – Tap dancing is my first love, Sing Sing Sing holds special significance for me as a performer, and I remember Alfonso dance on Silver Spoons when I was a little kid. So naturally, you might understand why I am freaking out about this. 😉
2) Last week, Dwts aired the music jam session. This week, I would LOVE to see a tap jam session with Derek and Alfonso and any other tappers on the set!
3) Judges pick – OK, I am interested to hear the logic behind these selections.
4) Bethany – I am looking forward to seeing improvement in her jive, and what she and Derek have created for her freestyle piece.
5) Sadie – I am super curious (pun intended) about the Super Mario brothers freestyle.
Can’t wait!
I hate that they gave Alfonso the jive after the week he has last week….
I like Val and Janels song but that’s such a repeat from maks and Meryl’s freestyle….
I like the super Mario brothers for Sadie and mark and I can’t wait to see Alfonso tap
I want Alfonso to win so friggin bad
Some very interesting choice but I think Alfonso tap might be the winner!
MY PROBLEM with Janel is that her song is slow which means they are likely going the contemporary routine which she has done- We all know she can perform Jazz, Broadway, etc. I want her to do something new!
Good for Mark and Derek for trying something different.
And why does Sadie need to improve her samba? Her samba was awesome…. Are they going to try to compare it to Janel because I’m sorry to say that Janel loses considering Sadie’s looked more like a proper samba
I love all of the freestyle songs except Janel’s since I was hoping to see no contemporaries and it looks like they’ll be going that route. I was thinking it would be cool if J&V went for something like their Paso. Honestly, I’ve liked Janel this season (and did like their Romeo & Juliet contemporary) but I have a feeling she’ll be getting 4th. All the other songs seem great though and all around it looks like a great night of dancing.
Based off Facebook which is a good indicator, it looks like its between Alfonso and Sadie who seemed to be the most liked.
Bethany and Janel will likely fight for 3rd/4th
I am predicting
1st- Alfonso [Those who vote are his exactly his fanbase]
2nd- Sadie [She has a great following just like Candace and Bristol]
3rd- Janel [Over scoring will likely help but I think since she topped the leaderboard she’s safe]
4th- Bethany [Unfortunately, she has the hardest road and given haters attitude about her I think she might land in 4th]
How many times do I have to remind people that Facebook got the finale completely wrong last season except for Meryl???
@Megan: I had that question at first too but then it hit me: I think the judges might want her to get a perfect score on it since they got only one 10 the first go around.
Hands down, the BEST dancer of the season is Janel Parrish! There is no matter if she has some dance and broadway experience, she definitely does not have any ballroom experience. When she dances she shows the passion and emotion for the dance unlike Sadie and Bethany. Sadie is just all over the place and when she messes up, the judges never take that into consideration especially when she had the trio dance. Bethany is a good dancer but she could be stiff at times. Alfonso is also a great dancer as well. BUT Janel just knows how to dance and she definitely has chemistry with Val which is also a plus for ballroom dancing.
Also, Val does have similar choreography to his brother Maks, which is logical because they have similar styles just as much as Derek and Mark. So before everyone starts criticizing Val “copying” Maks, think because Derek and Mark both used props (the guitar and the frame) in the same way in their dances.
I wonder what the judges were thinking when they picked these dances for the couples to redo — Alfonso and Sadie both did really well with theirs the first time around, while Janel and Beth struggled a little. Doesn’t seem fair. But then you take into account that Alfonso and Beth have an additional 30 seconds… am I the only one who thinks Bethany is getting screwed here?
The freestyles I’m most excited for are Alfonso’s and Bethany’s. I’m really looming forward to seeing a tap freestyle, it sounds fun! And I can’t wait to see what Derek has put together for Bethany. The freestyle is really where he shines as a choreographer… I can’t think of a single bad one he’s done. Sadie’s freestyle sounds very risky, Mark had better make it great… U can’t help but think of Candace’s horrible freestyle last year. That said, he’s been on a roll this season, so maybe he’ll be able to make this work. As far as Vajanel’s freestyle… I’m just going to make myself a snack while they’re dancing. So tied of contemporary on this show, and using it as a freestyle so soon after they danced it seems to me to be desperate.
The song Val and Janel is so boring imo. I only heard the itunes snippet but it sounds very one dimensional. I guess they have decided to highlight their relationship and since all the other dances are upbeat they are going in the opposite direction. I suspect they are doing reverse psychology on his season with Zendaya where the contemporary routine of Derek and Kellie out shone Val’s choreography big time. I think he is trying to redeem himself from that disaster but doing a similar routine with similar music as his brother’s is still not particularly original.
I don’t know whether to say “YOU’RE JOKING” or “Oh my God that’s awesome” to the fact that Super Mario Brothers is being used as a freestyle song. Definitely has Mark written all over it though.
Maybe I’m on crack and just don’t know it (or I’m just too big of a fan of the original version, which I feel shouldn’t be tampered with), but Janel’s song makes me want to shiv myself in the ear. They took an upbeat, happy song and made it into a whiny, depressing one – and you know that Janel & Val are gonna be Meryl & Maks, redux, and looking at each other like they’re the only two people on the planet. Paaaaaaaassssssss.
Alfonso owns the freestyle round – I’d bank on it.
That’s your opinion, Jessica. Not a fact.
Oh, yeah, Jessica – the guitar and the frame were exactly the same.
Only, you know, NOT AT ALL.
@courtney
Love the original song! It Is so upbeat and fun which is a perfect for freestyle . I like the slow verison but it pales in comparison to the original
Oh, thank you so much for this spoilers post, Princess H! Was hoping we’d get a little treat before the show and her it is!
Was hoping they’d give the same dance styles for the Judges’ choice but with different song and choreo. I guess it’s to lessen the pressure of coming up with new routines. Longer time for two celebs; why? Weren’t all the dances too short first few weeks of the season? Sigh! Sometimes, I just want to swat tptb with the score paddles.
Nevertheless, I’m excited to see the dances on Monday. If the scoring is still going to be wonky…Okay, I’m not going there. I want to be able to enjoy the dances despite the judges’ agenda.
Courtney – I’ll put money in that bank. Alfonso is going to bring the house down. No doubt about it.
Looking forward for Derek and Bethany’s freestyle!!! That song have a great message and a good beat, as derek said is his blog, like Inception.!!!
About judges pick: We have two scenarios. 2 couples that can improve, and 2 others that did very well. The risk is for everyone. or we say I liked more the first time or I’ll take this version.
Think positive, people.
Thanks for the spoilers. Yeah, Mark & Derek are just alike…NOT. LOL Courtney
are you Carlton “Banks-ing” on it?
@Courtney- It’s not just you. I prefer the original version too. I never liked slow versions of upbeat songs.
Uhm Jessica, what about a violin?…sorry mods just an urge to ask her 🙂
Yeah Derek has to be flattered. From Mark, Val, Whitney and on all the pros seem to be inspired by him. Maybe he should have that performance producer credit too unlike Mandy who seems pretty salty.
I didn’t really care for ?Katherine’s freestyle. Mark has interesting ideas but always falls flat in execution. Also I don’t think he is outside the box or risky. I find his stuff usually taken from others. The beginning of Shawn and Mark’s freestyle was the jabbawockeez. He has borrowed from sytycd many times. But he has Misha doing the choreo based Misha and he is good. But not sure how much hip hop will suit Sadie. Bet it will be hip hop lite which I am not a fan. But still think Sadie will win. She has the fans and people feeling she is underscored. I think she is scored fair. Just Janel has been overscored.
I will be very sad if we don’t get to see a fusion dance from Derek.
LOL. I just died when I saw that Mark chose the Mario Bros Theme Song. That is EPIC. Hahahaha. God, I love Mark. That is gonna be kne creative and out of the box Freestyle, I tell ya. The beginning of the song is kinda Hip-Hop-ish so I think it’s gonna be more of a hip-hop inspired routine.
Of course Janel and Val are doing a sad, slow song.. If they are gonna go the Contemporary route then I hope Len calls them out on doing something “not original” (like when he called that out for Kelly and Val’s Freestyle). The romantic-contemporary freestyle is SO OVERDONE. Val couldn’t think of anything else? Really? Wow. He really is following in Maks’ footsteps. Sad…
I expect nothing bur greatness from Alfonso and Witney. Have we ever seen Tap before on this shkw? Like… as a pro number or anything? I don’t recall… I’m really excited for this. I hope his injury is healed by now and he can give it 100% now.
I also think Bethany and Derek are gonna KILL IT in their freestyle. The song they choose is AMAZING and I am picturing so many cool things to it. I think Bethany is really gonna shine here and combined with Derek’s choreo? Yes please!!! I think hers and Alfonso’s are gonna be the best freestyles of the four. We shall see!
As for the judges choice dances.. well, I was kinda hoping they would be dancing to new music but oh well. I’m okay with their choices. Sadie’s Samba was incredible the first time and I can’t wait to see it again. I wonder if the Dynasty men will be in this again.. haha. Alfonso’s Jive is bound to be AMAZING. I think the only bad thing about Bethany’s Jive the first time is that she didn’t look too confident and at ease with the dance. Now that she’s got a new-found confidence, I think she’ll be great! Janel and the Samba? Well, I think it won’t matter how well or how badly she does it, the judges are probably gonna love it so.. whatever.
Rooting for Bethany and Derek, but my votes will go to Alfonso if they get eliminated this coming Monday (which some people have predicted).
Interesting how two couples get a dance that was good, and two couples get one that could be improved.
Alfonso will be great I think, if he’s back injury doesn’t play up too much. I do wish he’d gotten another dance though.. He’s already done the jive twice this season.
We have such a different range of freestyle this year! Sadie (upbeat and funny I’m guessing), Alfonso (epic), Janel (contemporary romantic), Bethany (sad and then powerful). Honestly not into contemporaries right now though, it’s shaping up to be like another Maksyl season.
Yes exactly, it’s my opinion just like every body else says their opinion.
Also, I never said the guitar and the frame were the “same” thing, what I meant to say was that they used those two props in the same way by including them in their routine, which shows that derek and mark have a similar style.
And I am only saying this because people mentioned that Val and Janel’s dances are like a repeat of Meryl and Maks performances from last season. Val and Maks just have similar styles, just like Derek and Mark. That’s all.
And what about the violin? That has nothing to do with what I’m saying.
The violin has as much to to with what you’re saying as the frame and the guitar – it too is a prop included in the routine. You are so far off base by comparing the frame and the guitar that I almost don’t know where to start. Basically, I’ll just say this – everyone has used props at one time or another, so they must all be alike, right? Of course not. You are reaching. Desperately. Mark and Sadie danced with the guitar held between them. Derek and Bethany dances around through and with the frame – there is no comparison at all. Now Val and Maks on the other hand – one is copying off the other. Sitting on Chairs in the audience?? Brandy and Maks then Val and Janel. Walking together holding hands?? Meryl and Maks followed by Janel and Val. Now this freestyle – from what we hear they are VERY similar.
And if you don’t want a reaction like the one you got a few minutes ago, try stating your opinion as an OPINION and not as a fact.
Jessica, I agree with you to an extent.
I think that the guitar was used to create distance and space, whereas the frame was part of the message of the piece. I think Derek and Mark have a similar style to a degree. Their dances obviously give off a different vibe than Val’s dances, for sure. But Derek likes to have his partners in hold, whereas Mark likes a lot of ‘side by side’ choreography. And it’s just a style choice.
Val and Maks do have a similar style to, it’s hard to describe.. like Russian, brooding passion?? Of course Derek and Mark have a lot of passion too, but I feel like they tone it down to meet their younger partners.
What does witney and alfonso have to thank derek for? Its not like he invented a slow motion tap sequence they don’t own him anything. I do not get why alfonso and witney have to add new steps in the jive. I wanted them to do their freestyle last but I guess bethany and derek are going last. I hope alfonso and witney get a perfect score for the jive and the freestyle so they can win…if not them then sadie.
Yes obviously, everyone uses props in their routines, let me be more specific, derek used the frame in his routine, throughout the whole dance, even between their dancing moves, is what I meant. The same with Mark. As for Val, he just played his violin for what, 5 seconds before he even started dancing? Completely different. Didn’t you see when Derek was having trouble with his routines of that week, Mark came to help him out and to give him some tips.
Anyway, yes Angela, I agree with you about creating the distance with the guitar and all. I say that Derek and Mark are similar because they have worked together for so long, even with Julianne, they just have a way of making let’s say an old way of dancing and making it modern like you said.
Nope, sorry Jessica – there’s no comparison. Mark was in the room when Derek was having trouble – there is no evidence Mark helped and even if he had, so what? That’s indicative of nothing. I do admire how you keep “evolving” your opinion to try to get it to fit though. 😀
And Val played for a very long time and not very well.
Anyone who thinks that Mark and Derek are truly similar in style of dance has not been paying attention. Also, Jessica, you missed the part where Angela said “to a degree”.
Actually, bobby/noah, Derek was the first person to choreograph slow motion in a dance on Live TV. EVER. It was stated several times by the show the first time he did it. So yes, they very much did get inspiration from Derek.
Also, the order shown is not the dance order.
#27 @CC – You asked if tap has ever been performed on DWTS. In terms of pros, Savion Glover and his troupe performed a tap number back in Season 5 as the first ever Macy’s Stars of Dance. In terms of contestants, I remember Joey doing some tap in his Quickstep with Edyta in Season 3, and I saw a youtube video of Ricki & Derek doing side-by-side tap moves in their Quickstep. Anyone remember any other tap numbers?
I can’t wait to see what Alfonso and Witney have in store for us in their freestyle.
I love alfonso and witney song im expecting an amazing freestyle
I trust derek im sure he gonna do something amazing
Val and janel i knew they were going that road i Personally think people will get bored they have seen it already
Mark and sadie i hope it’s good but mark can be brillant or not good for me the AT with the guitare was not good and i really disliked his freestyle with aly BUT he definitely can be amazing like his freestyle with shwan and most of his season with sadiew we’ll see
TMZ is reporting an interesting tidbit about Janel. She is missing, or has missed, some rehearsals to do her PLL and is alienating people in both places. Taken wirh a grain of salt but it seems she must be pretty confident, or her routines are really simple, if she is doing that. Val is freaking out as you would expect.
Bring on this show. I can’t wait. I have such a good feeling!!
And for those who can’t see their posts this morning….bummer, keep it respectful, or you won’t be allowed to post here.
Here is more on Janel and the TMZ story:
https://www.puredwts.com/2014/11/22/tmz-reporting-janel-parrish-has-spread-herself-too-thin-missing-dwts-rehearsals/
Alfonso will definitely bring the house down with that freestyle. Sadie and Mark’s freestyle I think will be awesomely choreographed, I know Mark has hit and misses, but with Misha on his side I think it will be awesome, the get my name piece they did together was off the hook. I think what worries more about this piece is the actual dancing, it seems to have a hip hop vibe and worried Sadie will just look awkward doing it.
As for Derek and Mark having similar styles, I couldn’t disagree more. You can just see from the switch up partners that’s not the case. They are very diffrent, but it’s better that way. Both bring interesting things to dwts, besides if we are just comparing them cuz they used props COME ON! Everyone pro has used props before I guess now every pro is the same…seriously! LOL
Just said this in the post about the TMZ story but I highly doubt it will really matter in the long run for Janel. Sure it would be great to have a full week of rehearsal but if she’s just brushing up on one routine and then the freestyle is a contemporary piece they should be fine. Even if they aren’t she’ll get 10s. I hope at least one judge says something about their contemporary piece being expected and not original but instead I’m predicting tears from CAI and Julianne and probably man tears from Val like his brother last season.
Sadie and Mark? No idea what to expect but I’m here for it! I’m trying to not to have TOO high expectations for Alfonso but I’m really looking forward to his routine.
I actually think Janel has a bitchy resting face when she dances…..
Really worried that Mark is more focused on his creativity than what’s gonna make Sadie shine. I hope I’m wrong. He’s been great all season but I can’t see Len liking this.
I agree Megan!
I was so excited to see “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” as a song, but then I listened to it and it’s a slowed down version. It’s beautiful, but not the original that gets me all happy and excited. I feel like slowing it kind of misses the point of the song, but whatever.
Loving the concept idea of the Mario dance for Mark and Sadie. This kind of concept sounds right up his alley.
Definitely looking forward to Shake It Off, though I’d been hoping it would be a group dance since it’s been the theme song for the season.
Echoing what Vogue said – if you don’t see your comment this morning there’s a good reason why. I can’t believe I’m having to say this YET AGAIN, but here we go once more: share your opinion about the show; not your opinion of what other people think about the show. You love Janel & Val? Great. I’m not gonna fault you. But if you love Janel & Val and say others are “big meanies” or “being hateful” because they don’t share your opinion? Then you and I have a problem. The fact that some of you cannot seem to make this distinction is mind-boggling.
And then some of you are just being kinda immature & combative – looking at YOU, bobby/noah. If I think you’re showing up just to try and pick a fight, I’m gonna delete your comment. Don’t be douchey, guys.
And as a much-needed palate cleanser: I present to you the proper use of “I’m Gonna Be” as a dance number: http://youtu.be/sOytGgoihKo
Well, you know what they say, mariam – No Risk, No Reward. Gotta hand it to Mark – he’s not afraid to take big risks, even knowing that his type of risk fails about half the time. But when it succeeds? I think Sadie is a great entertainer, and will handle anything that Mark throws her way.
Judy – to be fair to Janel, she is likely under contract and not showing up at PLL is a great way to get sued.
Yeah, folks, and when commenting on other peoples opinion you should read the WHOLE conversation so you don’t look like a dumb ass (Jen) in addition to breaking the rules and being just plain bitchy.
As for you, bobby/noah – guy who claims to be two different people sharing a computer and an incredible similarity in writing style in addition to an email address – you should have been blocked along time ago, but I was feeling kindly and trying to give you the benefit of the doubt. Why do I do this? I don’t know. But I see you are determined to make me regret it.
Court… That video was amazing! I give that dance a 10. Hahaha. Thanks for sharing that with us. Great way to start my morning here 😀
Why couldn’t Val do something to the original song? If you ask me he flushed the opprotunity to do a fun and creative freestyle right down the toilet when he chose the slower version. It would be nice to see Janel do a more upbeat and fun dance. I feel like all her dances this season have been either too romantic or too serious. I don’t think we have ever seen a more playful side to her and with this song, we very well could have.
@5678Dance Thanks for sharing those! I’ll have to look them up later. I’ve always been fascinated by Tap dancing. How can someone move their feet so fast like that is beyond me hahaha. Makes me the more excited to see Alfonso and Witney’s Freestyle 🙂
Loved that video, Courtney! So fun! Thanks for sharing it. I, too, prefer the original version than the one to be used on the show.
Court, I love it. Thanks for posting!!
@ # 5678Dance : corbin blue jazz trio dance and kelly and derek’s flaminco has tap dancing on them as well
I don’t think Kellie’s flamenco is “tap” per se – I think that part of the dance is actually specific to Flamenco.
Guys, I think some of you are grasping at straws trying find instances of tap dancing on the show – flamenco is NOT tap dancing, Kira; as for Joey/Ricki/whoever else, unless they were wearing tap shoes when they were doing tap moves, it’s SOFTSHOE, not tap. Can’t remember if Corbin actually wore tap shoes or not, but as I recall, it was a rather brief tap section in a hip-hop routine. I think Alfonso’s freestyle is unique in that it’s the first true, 100% tap routine we’ve ever seen – it’s not a small section of tap, or something that resembles tap, or whatever. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
Seriously starting to wonder if some of you just want to argue about something – anything. *goes to rewatch “I’m Gonna Be” flash mob again to regain my zen* Glad some of you are enjoying it! It’s one of my faves 😀 Happy, happy, happy…
If most of us here are hoping that Janel won’t take the title. (me included) Who are you voting for instead?
Alfonso seems to be the frontrunner but there is also a lot of support for Bethany and Sadie as there should be. My concern is that even though the total number of people not voting for Janel is probably larger than the number of fans voting for her that the numbers will be diluted for any one single contender- Alfonso, Sadie, and Bethany all have strong fan bases all together but separately it might not be enough to declare a win over Janel’s PLL and new shipper fans. That coupled with the judges giving her enough to take her to the either the top of the leaderboard or close to it I’m afraid that she and Val will eke out a win.
So it would be interesting to see if most people were voting for Alfonso say or Bethany or Sadie. I would gladly vote for any of them since I’ve enjoyed and related to their journeys so much this season for different reasons. Though I would love it if Alfonso were to take the trophy since when he is on no one on this season can compare with his musicality, electricity, and dance showmanship. Thoughts?
Lstevens – it doesn’t matter if they send Janel to the top of the leaderboard on Monday (or it wouldn’t in past seasons) – the elimination on Monday SHOULD be determined by last weeks scores and votes. IF they change that, and don’t do an elimination on Monday night? Be worried they’re trying to save Janel.
It will be interesting to see how far they’ll go to manipulate Janel into a win or if they let the cards fall.
I hear ya Heidi. Monday night’s elimination should be based on last week’s results but what I’m saying is that I don’t think Janel wil be eliminated on Monday. I think TPTB’s manipulation will bear fruit on Monday and either Bethany or Sadie will go home. If one of them does go home then I am throwing all my votes behind Alfonso bc it will mean TPTB want a Janel vs Alfonso showdown and if there is any voting that goes to whomever is left standing between Sadie and Bethany then it could throw off the support for Alfonso and Janel might squeak out a win. I DONOT want this to happen just bringing it up as a possible scenario so that folks who are interested (like myself) in figuring out how to vote in order to prevent that Janel winning MBT scenario from happening can be aware. If Janel is eliminated on Monday I would be jumping up and down with joy with the rest of you and all my worry warting will be for nothing! I personally would prefer for that to be the case.
You could be right, Lstevens. If it’s Bethany, I will be hard pressed to decide who to vote for. I LOVE Sadie, but you have the right idea in throwing your support to the person most likely to win. That is *probably* Alfonso, but it will depend on what the judges do on Monday night.
Still don’t think Janel has a shot at winning, though. 🙂
What exactly is the the theme song to “Super Mario Brothers”? I guess I’ll have to try to check it out. Will Mark’s costume be in reference to Mario. Lol
@Courtney
Thanks for the video!! I am huge Grey’s Anatomy fan and forgot that they used it 2 seasons ago!
It just breaks my heart to think of Bethany being eliminated on Monday. There will be tears. And then there will be great indignation about not getting to see another Derek fusion. I wonder if TPTB know that they’re courting the crazies. When M&M won last year I thought they had hit bottom. Who knew they were going to start digging?
Mario bros is a video game. Their theme music will strike a chord with some of the key demo of dwts. Same ones who also love Fresh Prince. There are great hip hop routines to the theme song so again Mark not cutting edge there. Tutting work work for the song and Derek did tutting already on dwts with Amber. Though critics called it hand jive which is insulting to dancers. Tutting is tough. I still worry it will not showcase Sadie enough. I feel after the duck dance, Mark hasn’t been showcasing Sadie enough. Her technique stalled but the talk is so much about low scores and judges not getting Mark, Sadie failed to get constructive feedback which she can benefit from. Except with the AT where she wasn’t hitting it hard enough. Then again Janel also not getting feedback either,
I just hope Alfonso wins but think Sadie’s fanbase will get her a win. Which is fine but Mark has been annoying again since the whining about scores going back to his hip hop with Bethany. I don’t think any pro is due. I mean, Cheryl hasn’t won in years and got DL, Wayne Newton among others. On paper, Mark has had the best partners, the youngest partners and many natural dancers. People complain Derek has been to the finals a lot but Mark besides season 17 has been there many times with Derek too. I think ?Mark knows this year he has a real shot win compared to say when he went to the finals with Bristol or Candance. Maybe that is why his competitiveness with scores coming out more. Kinda like his year with Chelsea.
So much fluff in the finals but would love Alfonso and Derek tapping even as a bumper. Please, tptb!
Annoyed along with others that Janel is dancing to an awful cover to a fantastic upbeat original song.
Mark whinig about his scores is just because he feels like Sadie hasn’t or doesn’t get the recognition she deserves, and I do agree with that. Mark has not once as far as I can remember this season excpet for week 1 mentioned the mirrorball trophy or winning dwts. This is a highly produced show and just because TPTB choose to ask Mark these questions and not another pro doesn’t mean that they don’t whine or complain. Over the seasons Mark has gotten a lot of negative and rude feedback and he’s always back up and smiling the next week even smiling during interviews right after the show. And the Hip Hop thing. I watched an interview with sadie and mark from before the switch up week where Sadie was asked about one dance she’d really like to do and she said Hip Hop. So that’s probably not Marks wish or Idea.
Mark and Derek being to the finals so many times just shows how great they are .. Val has had some pretty good partners too, just saying. Zendaya was blooming good, Kelly monaco was great, Elizabeth berkley was great and Janel is great as well, I just feel like Val struggles with showcasing his partners a bit and the creative side of choreography, which is kind of sad, because I really like Val
@Melissa – I believe I fall into the key demo and in no way does Super Mario interest me one iota. Don’t know the song, and don’t care. But I’m sure Sadie and Mark’s dance will be cute and entertaining.
On the other hand, Fresh Prince of Bel Air is definitely of interest to me. Being that it spans a bit over all ages parents and children (in reruns) I would say Fresh Prince fans are much more wide spread.
Mario Bros also span generations. I am sure it will be cute and I like Mario Bros but not interested either tbh. Especially bc I have seen other dancers already do great routines to that theme song.
Agree to disagree that Mark handled comments well. I disagree and don’t think the comments are ever mean. I felt Derek, Tony and Lacey all handled harsher comments from judges better. rick Robinsom at Vibe/center stage said how competitive Mark is and think more about ego.
speaking of Rick, who taught many including the Houghs but also taught Witney. She said she went to Vibe bc of him. Derek praised him in his book particularly the performance side. He did great work teaching Witney too and see it in her too. And I didn’t care for her on sytycd but think she has been great with Alfonso.
#50 @CC – My pleasure. I did check YT and fortunately someone has the Savion Glover Macy’s Stars of Dance tap routine from Season 5 posted. As for your fascination with tap dancing, It’s never too late to start… have you considered taking lessons?
Yes, thank you to Courtney for clarifying that Ricki and Joey never wore tap shoes in their quicksteps. CC, I apologize if I misinterpreted your question too broadly; I thought you were asking about whether any form of tap moves — be it a whole routine or even snippet of a routine — was performed by professionals or contestants on DWTS. I may have gotten overexcited, LOL. Tap is the first dance form I ever studied as a kid, and I have always wanted to see MORE of it showcased on the air. So whenever tap moves get incorporated into a routine — no matter how little — my radar goes off and I do my happy dance. 🙂
I sound like a broken record player, but I can’t wait to see Alfonso’s freestyle and Monday cannot get here fast enough.
@Princess Heidi, forgive me if I missed this in your post, but I’m hoping you can clarify something for me.
So Alfonso and Bethany need to do an extra 30 seconds of new choreography for their jives. And depending on where that 30 seconds is getting added, they would need to modify their original choreo to make it seamless. But do Sadie and Janel need to do different choreography for any part of their sambas?
I understand why the show wouldn’t want some finalists dancing for 1 minute and other finalists dancing close to 1 1/2 minutes for a given round, in this case the Judges Choice round. But then why not have everybody do a new routine that will last, say 1 1/2 minutes? Or pick from the pool of dances that had approximately the same duration? Oh well.
Yes, Alfonso and Beth have to add new choreo. As for Sadie and Janel, theoretically they could do the exact same choreo with nothing new – but who knows if they will do that. It’s rather unfair to Bethany and Alfonso, though. But what else is new?
And yes, the judges could have picked dances from a week or two later so they would all be the same length.
Wow, great choices for freestyle I think. I even really like Janel’s song, even if their freestyle most likely would be a redo of Maks and Meryl’s.
Curious about the Super Mario Bros. theme as well! I wonder how Mark would choreograph this freestyle, hopefully nothing like too weird Marie Osmond’s creepy dolls or Aly’s pole dancing ones tbh.
I LOVE “Sing, Sing, Sing”! Alfonso could definitely kill it with the song! Btw, didn’t Katherine Jenkins and Mark used it for their freestyle as well?
Aaaaaand obviously waiting for Derek’s freestyle as well! His only freestyle that didn’t impress me much was Ricki’s, and the rest have all been amazing. Can’t wait to see what he could do with Beth this time.
I also agree that the last two standing would be Alfonzo and Sadie. Beth has no chance in hell, and while Janel still could make it (by manipulations by the producers, obviously), I’m still standing on this prediction. Would be lovely to see Witney win in her second season, but it’s been forever since the last time Mark won (he really should have won with Katherine) so I’d be happy for any of them to win. Just not Janel, PLEASE.
I believe I wrote in the post that Katherine used Sing Sing Sing, Daniel. And “no chance in hell” is a lot stronger than I would label it. I think she will beat out Janel, but if not it won’t be for a lack of fans.
Lol, sorry Heidi, I was a bit high before that I didn’t notice it! Still though, I really think Katherine killed her freestyle so I’m waiting what Alfonso could bring to the table.
And about Beth… As much as I love her, I can’t see her placed anything than 4th. I’d love to be wrong though, she danced last after all.
I hate Mark but Super Mario Bros as a theme. YES YES YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Oh maks’ comment on Twitter about how VaJanel is the real couple is a good way to show how they’re all supporting one another. If any of the other three remaining couples had a slip like janel in the Quickstep, they sure wouldn’t have gotten 10s. That’s called favoritism. And tweets from DWM studio after Kellie’s win showed the c-bros’ true colors
And Natalie, I suggest you stop telling us and others what to do or you wouldn’t see your posts disappear. Also, if you don’t like it here, then you know where the door is.
Natalie, you can say what you like about the dancers (within reason) but expect people to argue with you. EXPECT DISAGREEMENT. Both things are in bounds. But what MANY Janel fans have trouble with is stating their opinion without taking shots at other posters and their opinions. Until you get this figured out, you won’t be posting here.
#70 Thanks Heidi for clarifying. Oh well, I think Alfonso & Witney and Bethany & Derek will rise to this extra challenge requirement. I would just like the show to somehow give kudos to both of these couples for meeting this challenge during the live telecast tomorrow. But who knows if they will or not…
Aside from me being very curious to hear the rationale for each Judges Choice, I am wondering if they will sequence the dances like the Dance-Off, in other words have the sambas go back-to-back and then the jives, or vice versa.
OK, one more day to go.
Yes Ananya….The DWM studio tweets after Kellie/Derek won S16 after it was pretty much EXPECTED that Z and V would win?? Well that pretty much SOURED me on Maks/Val/Tony ever since.
I have a personal friend (that I’ve known since 2000) here in my hometown. She is personal friends with Maks and Val but moreso Maks. Maks was here in my area of the Country in September on personal business and was with my friend and her family. He posted pics of his visit on his personal Instagram page. She and her family are currently in LA to support Val and Janel as his (and Maks’) personal guest at the Finals tomorrow and Tuesday just as she was in May when Maks and Meryl won S18. I don’t say anything negative to her or on her FB/Insta page regarding my own personal feelings regarding Maks/Val behavior on DWTS out of respect of her friendship with Maks. She knows how much I love & support Derek. She knows I went and met Derek and Julianne this past summer and I’d also LOVE to see Maks and Val dance in person.
I’d like to believe that the C-bro’s behavior we see on DWTS is just for show and that their behavior OFF camera is different….she says it is…I know her and that SHE is real and genuine in her actions and words. I don’t know Maks/Val other than what is portrayed on TV and in the media.
So it suddenly dawned on me that Derek is mostly concerned with not repeating himself, and Val is mostly concerned with recreating what Maks did.
Thing is, why do they have to be different on the show? I think most everybody else is pretty real. They claim to be the most real all the time. So what’s the truth?
I don’t know? Are they jerks in real life? I don’t know….my friend is closest to Maks. I think they (the C bros) think that they have something to prove. But to me, they showed their true colors with the negative tweets from the DWM acct the night of the S16 Finale.
Whoever was in charge of that acct that night was DEFINITELY a poor sport :/ Which is NOT becoming on anyone. Whether you’re a 10 yr old on a little league baseball team or a 28 year old male dancer on a Reality TV show.
Suzy, #80…why would Val want to repeat what Maks did last season? I don’t buy a romance between him and Janel at ALL! Besides…We’ve seen it, twice already if you ask me. Once when Derek did it with Kellie in S16 and last season with Meryl. Derek did it FAR better than Maks/Meryl did…all that was to me was a bunch of jumps & spins on Meryl’s part.
P.S.–NOT a romance but a stripped down contemporary Freestyle..to clarify what I meant.
Well, there is no rule that both can’t be true. They can be nice to your friends and real jerks a lot of the time too. Seriously, the DWM twitter account after Zendaya lost was one of the worst displays I’ve ever seen. Seriously disgusting and bad – and so what if it wasn’t Maks himself tweeting (I think it was Teddy)?? It’s HIS business account, so it represents him.
EXACTLY, PH! Plus, in a roundabout way…in MY viewpoint, it(DWM Studios) also kind of represents DWTS because two of the three men who OWN DWM studios are also competing pros on the show…well Maks wasn’t but Tony and Val were…then Maks returned in S18 and had a guest judging stint in S17.
I’ve also seen rumors that Maks may return for S20??
He said he would never be back, and I tend to believe him.
Derek said the same thing before S15 though and he came back for S16. We both want Derek to move on from the show as he has bigger and better opportunities out there for himself. Maks, not so much.
If season 20 is in deed the last season as many are speculating, I could definitely see Maks coming back for that. But that’s only if it’s the last season, which I hope not.
#Kelly … Very simply, because Maks won doing it. These are not deep thinkers. These are guys who put Pharrell hats on their privates for a photo shoot. Val started right in on trying to get a showmance going. While that might not have turned out too well it appears that Val is continuing to try to recreate what Maks did. His other freestyles kind of took the “throw everything at it” approach, not particularly memorable in my opinion.
I don’t remember Derek ever saying that he would never be back. It was always up in the air. Maks declared that he was taking his marbles and going home.
I doubt season 20 will be the last. Despite what many are saying the ratings are still quite good.
Maks knows he can never win again, which I think is the only reason he’ll never be back, and Thank Goodness for that. I don’t need all the drama. I just wish he’d leave completely instead of hanging out in the red room every week.
Kelly – what your friend says about Maks could definitely be true, while still remaining true that he’s also a bit of an ass sometimes. Derek and Maks and company all seem to be friends – probably due to Derek being the water off a duck’s back kind of guy – but still, there seems to be much less animosity between the different factions of pros than their own fans.
I don’t think Maks will be back as a pro – he has complained of nagging injuries, and I think he knows he got his last shot at that trophy and now he’s leaving on a high note.
I also don’t remember Derek saying that he would never be back – just that he was taking a break because of filming, etc. I did think that his last season would be with Amy, but I think ABC is luring him back with attractive opportunities – the Nashville spot, etc. – and I also think he felt obligated after his tour fans kept wanting him back. I’m personally always torn – I want him to move onto great things, but I love what he brings to the show.
Derek said in an interview right before All-Stars that Season 15 would be his Swan Song…then he said it again right after his FreeStyle with Kellie that he wasn’t gonna come back for S16 but during a visit to his Mom in the hospital…something (or someone) spoke to him that urged him into doing another season.
I’m sure that the Pros get along just fine…it’s their fans who don’t. Moreso the fans of the C-bros than anyone else. 😮
I’m excited to see the finale! Alfonso & tap! Mark & Mario Bros. (sorry, that just seems more for Mark than Sadie). I’m glad that Bethany will be doing the Jive again…something upbeat and fun. I will just be skipping Janel’s (as usual).
Kelly — Sorry to be picking nits, but Derek thinking about not coming back and Maks stating that he’s done are just not the same thing to me.
Yeah, I think Derek never fully closed the door on DWTS to the public the way that Maks certainly has. Based on a few things he alluded to, I thought All-Stars was going to be his last season, especially with his emotional reaction after a few of his dances – but obviously he felt the pull to come back.
With Maks it’s a very strong declaration of “no” that he won’t be back as a pro. Of course, nothing is ever certain, and it doesn’t mean he won’t for sure if DWTS gives him an offer he can’t refuse – another Meryl, or a celeb with a lot of star power that wants him, for instance, or some other perk. Or boredom – who knows. But I think with his injuries and knowing he’d probably never win again – I think it’s unlikely.
So everyone keeps talking about them “pimping” Janel. Well with the Judge’s Choice this week they gave Janel her WORST dance while giving Sadie her BEST. Does that seem like “pimpage” to you. To me it sounds more like they are pimping Sadie. At least for this week anyway. I thought the Judge’s Choice was to have them IMPROVE on a dance that they did this season not give them their best dance of the season to redo. Doesn’t seem fair to me. Anyway I guess it’s anyone’s guess. This finale is too close to call.
To me, one important difference is I saw Maks give interviews where he whined and bitched and moaned and made fun of his partners and talked about how he SACRIFICED his life for their advancement and that he’d never be a pro on the show again. Derek might give off some idea that he might not return but I’ve NEVER heard him trash his partners or complain about having to sacrifice for them.
I started as a Maks fan and wasn’t inclined to be a fan of the hyperactive skinny blond boy but through their actions over seasons I’ve reversed who I’m a fan of.
While on this rant, I’ve hear people complain that Derek will get a celeb very far because of HIS fanbase who vote for him no matter what. Well, I don’t vote for him no matter what, but the REASON he has so many fans is because he consistently delivers routines that are entertaining and that make his celeb a joy to watch. So OF COURSE he has fans, he EARNED them, even some of who weren’t naturally drawn to him.
I’m really excited to see tonight’s routines. I’m glad to see the best dancers of the season compete for the mirror-ball trophy. Alfonso is still my pick to win the whole thing.
Hm. Both Bill and James danced first and then were both eliminated at the end of the night. Bad sign for Bethany?
Hmmm.. I figured it was about time for Bethany and Derek to open the show. Had a feeling it’d be this week. I don’t like it, but what can you do. Is it a bad thing to go first during the Finale? I guess when it comes to the Freestyles it might be bad, but I don’t know. I’m surprised Janel isn’t going last though I am also NOT surprised it is Alfonso going last.
There doesn’t seem to be any sense in the judges choices. Bethany and Alfonso, for example, don’t even have the option of doing the same choreo since they had 30 seconds added to their original routine. Janel didn’t have that problem, which I consider to be a fairly large one. So, yeah, I think she got off pretty easy. Plus, if she does better they will RAVE over her, whereas they will be free to diss Sadie for a lack of growth.
It’s all in how you look at it, jr – seems she got off pretty easy this whole season.
Very unhappy with the agenda — errr, I mean, dance order. The only positive spin I can contribute is that after Derek’s and Mark’s freestyles, Val’s will probably look very much like been-there-done-that. Unfortunately since tonight’s elimination is already decided, that doesn’t help at all.
Easy Rich. If your reading comprehension skills were any good at all, you would know we weren’t talking about Tap, but about the slow motion effect. Now buzz off, ya stan.
PH #103. I never looked at it that way and you make a valid point. I agree that there was no rhyme or reason to the picking. I didn’t know about the 30 second thing thanks for bringing that up. I guess we just have to wait to see how it all plays out.
@DLT – I don’t think two instances is indicative of a pattern – by the same token, you could look at the running order of finale night 1 in season 16, and see that Jacoby went first, and note that he didn’t end up in 4th place. There’s just not enough of a precedent for a 4-person finale to accurately draw any conclusions about running order – about the only thing I feel confident saying about this year’s finale running order is that Alfonso’s freestyle is likely a showstopper, which is why he’s going last; it also might have something to do with the special effects they’re using.
To add to what Courtney said – they often like to start the show with a bang as well, which might be why Derek and Bethany are going first.
PH Thank you for adding that. I feel like I’m going to be on the verge of tears all day, I soooooo don’t want them eliminated tonight.
Ah, Suzy, don’t worry! If they are eliminated tonight, you still had them for the 10 full weeks and there were lots of fun moments to enjoy. And watch again. 🙂 You’ll only miss one dance, and if last season is any indication, it’s possible that the Motavators could get them the encore. They may not be good voters, but they can tweet like crazy. 🙂
We have no idea who’s going tonight, only guesses – no sense in worrying about it. Deep breath. 🙂
Well,
Nicole S. & Derek went 1st S10 on the finals and we know how that ended=WINNING!!!
Even if they don’t win like Heidi said, its been a great season for Bethany & she really has grown as a performer and pretty much matured before our eyes. That equals WINNER in my book.
Let’s go Team Motough-You can do it!! 🙂
I know how you feel Suzy. I’m so nervous, don’t know how I’ll concentrate at work today. I just want them to get to the top 3. Really want to see Derek’s fusion. then I can just enjoy Tuesday’s show (unless Janel wins)
I agree that two seasons isn’t a lot to determine a pattern, it was more just the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that. Since this 4 person format is still fairly new it’s hard to tell how the show plays it. Also, since they know who is going to be eliminated tonight already (assuming the scores tonight don’t play into it) that adds another new element to finale night, which is what made me think of Bill and James since it was the same situation with the one night a week format. Hoping I’m wrong of course!
While I have no idea what will happen tonight, I do want to point out one difference. It is only S17-S19 where this format existed. In S16 while we had a four person finale, because we were still at 2 shows a week on a regular basis, there was no elimination on the 1st night of the finale. So when TPTB made the performance order for finale night, they really didn’t know for sure who was going to go out in 4th place. So when Jacoby was picked to dance 1st, TPTB didn’t 100% know where he would finish.
S17-S19 is different. The performance order is being chosen by TPTB after the votes are in and they already know who is going home in 4th place. So following that, in both S17 and S18 the person that performed 1st was the person that TPTB already knew was leaving. Now I’d like to think TPTB aren’t that stupid and would realize that if they always put the 4th place finisher in the 1st position, it would be a rather obvious tell. But I also tend to think the producers are that stupid.
All this to say I want Janel to leave tonight, but I am nervous it might be Bethany or Sadie.
It makes me nervous and upset that the popular opinion is that Beth is going home tonight 🙁 I hope everyone is wrong and Janel gets eliminated haha
I’m super excited for tonight’s freestyles! specially Bethany and Alfonso’s. I’m not sure how i feel about a Mario bros dance, it seems silly to me, but we’ll see.
Actually i’m really happy that Beth got her week 1 dance, that way she can really show the judges and America how much has she improved and grown during this season, we will see clearly how good she’s gotten. Alfonso will do great as usual, now about Sadie having her samba could be tricky. I would’ve chosen the paso for her, to me that was her weakest performance and Janel, hmm i don’t care about her lol
I hope D & B get through tonight, i know they will kill it! But if they get eliminated (knock on wood that they’re not) i’ll be happy that they made it this far 😀
Still, Ray – twice is not a pattern; it’s a coincidence. Now if Bethany gets eliminated tonight, then I’ll entertain the notion that the 4th place finisher going first was intentional. Something else to consider, given what we’ve heard from sources behind the scenes: both James & Bill had freestyles that had quite a few props and needed some set-up – while some seem to fixate on the running order “meaning something” about a certain couple, sometimes the running order is simply necessitated by logistics…it doesn’t make sense to have two very prop-and-set-up-heavy freestyles back to back, as the stage crew has to scramble to get one dance’s props off the stage and another’s on at the same time. It makes it a lot easier on the stage crew if they only have to remove one dance’s props and leave the stage bare for a simpler, more contemporary freestyle like Kellie & Derek’s.
@paati821 – It’s not really the popular opinion – it’s one or two people using faulty logic and a few others being too busy fretting to even question it. Everybody just BREATHE, please. 😯
Paati821, I’ve actually seen Bethany, Janel and Sadie’s names thrown around a lot for tonight’s elimination. In some parts of the internet, people are convinced it’s going to be Sadie. Probably because the show has been trying to push of late that Sadie is the worst of the 4 remaining, which while I don’t agree, of course often people fall in line with the show agenda. Plus by making her sweat it out in the B2 the past few weeks, people probably assume that she was in the B2 voteswise, even though that doesn’t really mean anything.
At this point in time I think the only real shock would be Alfonso going home tonight. He’s the only person people seem to think is safe to at least move on to tomorrow. Even if he didn’t have the best week last week, he should have gotten a ton of sympathy.
If Bethany and Derek are eliminated tonight…TBH, after these last two seasons with the pimpage of the C-bro’s & their partners, I think I’m not gonna vote at all because, to me, at this stage of the GAME, I JUST.DONT.CARE anymore. SO apathetic to the whole thing given TPTB and their manipulations.
Now, if Ms Bethany makes it thru to Tuesday night, I’m gonna pull another all nighter.
Kelly you have much more time to devote to voting than I do. 🙂 I vote with my various means email and phone…. then I’m done. What will be, will be. For me, at the end of the day, it’s just a dang television show.
Everyone is a winner on this show. By doing the show, their name gets back into the mix and leads them to opportunities that they may not have had otherwise.
Paati821, “popular opinion” that Beth is going home tonight? I haven’t seen that as a “popular opinion”. Courtney, you said it!
maybe i didn’t phrase it very well, what i meant what that a lot of the comments that i’ve read not only here it seems that people think that Bethany will leave tonight. that’s all.
the only thing that has been a constant in the finale is that th couple that dances first has never won. Couples have won dancing 2nd, 3rd or even 4th in the 4 person finale. But with this theory working for 18 seasons, Bethany is likely out as the winner.
Oh come on, Matt. Try reading all the comments. NICOLE danced first, dear. There is no “constant” – that’s a figment of your imagination.
Very few people believe that Bethany is going to win – I don’t think that’s indicated by dance order, however.
I will add that since your past comments indicate you are a Janel fan, I would imagine you are praying that Bethany is eliminated tonight. You may get your wish, but Janel ain’t going to win either.
@Matt- That isn’t true. There hasn’t been somebody who’s gone first that’s won in a while, but Emmitt, Kristie, Brooke and Shawn all won going first. Granted, it hasn’t been in a while but things change.
This is really only the 2nd season that they’ve been doing a 4 couple finale with votes taken the same way. Season 16 there was still elimination shows so scores and votes were all bases off of freestyles. Season 17 used last weeks votes and this weeks scores so nobody knew who would be eliminated yet when the running order was set. So season 18 where James was eliminated after dancing 1st is really the only example we have. I would say that going first isn’t indicative of anything (as others have said).
Also, I would say that TPTB wouldn’t want to do the same thing many years in a row as it would then become predictable to who goes home. Not that they really care, but it’s just a thought.
Ooh let me join in the inane pattern-sleuthing!!!! One time my cat puked while I was watching the finale, and the person that danced 2nd ended up winning. Therefore, if my cat pukes again during the finale tonight, Sadie is gonna win cause she’s dancing 2nd. HOORAY!!!
I’mma just leave this here…for errebody’s consideration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_avoidance
For all we know, they might do the whole thing that goes like: “We can now reveal the first couple safely through is.. BETHANY AND DEREK. And you are dancing first!”
But hey, that’s just wishful thinking from me, hahaha. As much as I would love for Bethany to beat out Janel tonight, if she doesn’t, I’ll be okay with that. Bethany’s done such a great job this season and as a fan of her before the show, I am very proud of what she has accomplished. And like PH said, we got her for 10 full weeks which is better than nothing!
It only pleases me to know that even if Janel makes it to tomorrow night, she won’t be winning. IMO, that MBT has Alfonso and Witney written all over it.
+1 Courtney!
This season has been a mix feeling for me. I have enjoyed most of the couples except TPTB’s constant manipulations. The only thing that will make me enjoy tonight’s show is to skip Vajanel dances due to my anticipation of the judges’ silly comments 😀 Although I want Bethany to be the last 3 standing but hey worst case scenario for me will be if Alfonso gets eliminated…then I might throw something at my TV…uhm, never mind I’m not that crazy haha..Alfonso or Sadie as a winner is a-okay.
Sandy…I worked already today. Supposed to work 2nd shift tomorrow but have sick time to use 😉 So…I can stay up all night voting. I didn’t mention a THING about DWTS finale tonight to ANYONE at work lest they clue in. 🙂 I stayed up all night voting for Team PurdyHough last season to no avail 🙁
There’s been some PRETTY strong support today I’ve noticed on Twitter and Instagram for Bethany, so I guess we will see!
Now Courtney, you have to let us know through out the night whether your cat puked or not 😀 We need a follow up haha…
I think that Bethany will be eliminated tonight…but I can’t wait for #TeamJanelskiy’s freestyle!!!! I bet it will AMAZING to celebrate their journey and chemistry. And most of the stripped down contemporary’s have won (Kellie, Meryl)
And as a far as I’m concerned…the stripped down FreeStyle has been done…Derek is the MASTER of it in my opinion. I want to see something I haven’t EVER seen before!
Janel has been on Broadway! Show me that! Show me something that’s NEVER been done on DWTS! THEN I’ll be impressed by Vajanel. So far this season, that has yet to happen.
I’m looking forward to seeing where the chips fall tonight. Have to admit tptb were sort of clever to never name a bottom two, at the same time swaying public opinion with the “not necessarily” crap. As I’ve done most of this season I will skip Vajanel ie Maksyl 2.0. I’m thrilled and a bit relieved that it sounds as if Alfonso is good to go, and I’m hoping Bethany will be right behind him. That would be my dream finale.
Heck, even the Tony/Melissa Supersize Freestyle was a stripped down Contemporary routine with a ton of lifts and flips. I’ve seen stripped down, romantic, bedroom eyes..blah blah blah.
I want an entertaining, high energy, SHOWSTOPPING number!!! I miss those kinds of freestyles with lots of flips, tricks jumps..stuff that wasn’t allowed to be done during the regular season…before TPTB introduced jazz, contemporary and all this other non-ballroom style of dances into the show 🙁
Which is why Janel won’t win – the stripped down freestyle has already been done multiple times. And by better dancers.
You guys don’t think the Ferguson Grand Jury announcement won’t mess things up? I read it will be done tonight. 🙁
@Misty – I doubt it, unless you live in Missouri. I could see a very brief news interruption during a commercial break and maybe a ticker across the bottom of the screen, but it usually takes nothing short of a natural disaster or some large-scale act of terrorism to interrupt prime time programming for a prolonged period of time. Too much money lost.
Been rushing around like cray today–did I just hear in a promo that a 1D guy would be in Sadie’s package ?? Please nooo ..
Derek also just confirmed on his instagram that they go 1st. So, his order is at least correct!
Oh god I’ve been reading all the comments and predictions here, then I go on twitter to see Derek posted this:
” We are first tonight and traditionally couples who go first in the finals don’t do well so let’s try and break that tradition . VOTE 1800-868-3403″
Losing my shit here with worry
WOW have never heard Derek make a comment like he just did on his Insta–unfortunately I think their fate may have been sealed last week. Feel bad for Bethany she’s done so well and better than at least 2 other finalists. Really gonna hate this show if Beth doesn’t make it through tonight.
I can see the dance order being the final placings in the competition with Bethany out first and Alfonso winning. For those saying its not fair Bethany and Alfonso adding 30 seconds more dance. If anything that will make the routine even better or least it should providing the choreographer is good.
I’m not sure dancing order plays much of a role at this point, but cripes how many times can Alfonso go last? It feels like every other episode he closes it out.
That said, I’m sad we’re at the finals. Where did the weeks go?!
***Edited by Heidi – last chance***
What I meant was that on the “finals” night, not the actual results, the couple first never won. Brooke, Kristi, and Shawn’s finals night didn’t consist of the typical 2 round scenarios, they just had the first freestyles. Emmitt’s season was 2 people so going first and winning is a higher probability than when there’s 2 or 3 people. I’m saying in the typical 3/4 people finals nights, the firts couple never won.
#127 Courtney, Vajanel just makes me puke but I don’t have any special cat powers. If I was a cat, I’d hurl a massive hairball and hope they were gone ASAP LOL. 😀
Being on the West Coast I stay off of all social media starting at 5pm so I can go home and enjoy the show – but since I’m traveling tonight will be checking this site to see who is eliminated. Praying it’s not Bethany & Derek so I can give them all my votes before I leave. If it is them, guess I’ll give them to Alfonso or Sadie.
So uncharacteristic for Derek to even muse on the negative. Very worrisome. The worst part is that at this point the dye is cast, nothing we or they can do to change the result that’s already on the books. Derek needs to remember the lessons Amy Purdy taught him about defying the odds. I love them both and hope they are through to tomorrow. At least I know that if it’s bad, there will be people here who will commiserate. I’m grateful for that.
#143 yup, I wish Derek and Bethany have done this last week. I bet it will make a bit of a difference, maybe not winning but 3rd place.
Attacked?? Such a baby. Expect disagreement – that’s the nature of discussion. If you can’t take it, it the road.
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PH, I wish you and the mods great patience tonight. I think you are going to need it. Lots of heated up fans out there!
Nah, we’ll just point and laugh as they try to comment and can’t. 🙂