Private Members Area – DWTS Season 20 Week 6 Discussion
Tonight was week 6 (Spring Break Week) of Dancing with the Stars Season 20. If you’re not a Pure DWTS Insider yet, you can do so here. If you are, then I look forward to the discussion in the comments.
It’s Spring Break week. Doesn’t it seem a little late for spring break? Maybe I’m biased since I live in Las Vegas and we’re getting close to summer, but I digress. Anyway, what did you think of the dances tonight? Favorites? Least favorites? New insights into the couples?
What about the team dances? I know everyone has an opinion on the team dances. What’s yours? Do you love or hate the team dances? See you in the comments for friendly discussion and plenty of spoilers.
I thought both of the team dances were really good, but, Team Yolo had the edge. They blew it out of the park imo.
As for the couples, Riker, Nastia, and Willow were my faves of the night. I also really liked Chris.
Derek and Nastia were underscored. Julianne is too worried what people will think if she scores Derek accurately. He and Nastia are heads above the rest. My husband has been a fan from the very first show and he turned it off right after their judges comments and scores. First time ever he has been that disappointed. Not sure he will cintinue to watch if this continues. Give credit where credit is due.
John, a lot of the East Coast has spring break right now – at least Massachusetts does because my boss has mentioned it a few times.
So random thing I saw that made me smirk – we know that the votes last night were very very close – most certainly between Chris and Patti. Chris and Patti’s Facebook likes for last week? They were dead even (and both below everyone else).
Again, not trying to say that there’s a TON of correlation, but I like paying attention to related patterns, even if it’s just to amuse myself with possibilities. I hate to even bring it up because I don’t want the masses to suddenly think OMG FB=truth predictor and rant and rave about it and drive you guys nuts like the Dial Idol truthers that wouldn’t listen to why it doesn’t work for DWTS. So that’s why I’m sharing in the Private Members area. 🙂
Yes, fig- Massachusetts does have spring break now. I live here and it’s an odd state for vacations growing up. I didn’t know until college that most people have a week off in March rather than one week in February and one week in April. We just call it February and April vacation. NH is next week and I think Maine is either this week or next too. Either way…my roommate is a teacher and is on vacation this week (while I type this from the office).
I always loved Boston. I better move there for the extra vacation time 😉
Hello Vogue, John, Kaitlyn, Fig, Sue and who/whom ever is typing over me. 🙂
Team Yolo was my favorite but I thought both teams were good.
I actually have to watch the whole show again because I fell asleep last night during the show only to wake up to my DH watching a program about Hawaii. Good thing is was recorded. I tried to watch it this afternoon but that didn’t work out. So I have only seen this and that and not the whole thing. Will try again tonight.
I was very happy Patty got voted off last night, not because I don’t like her but the pounding a body takes at our age isn’t easy.
Sorry to hear about Derek being injured. That sucks. Wishing him healthy vibes.
Our Spring break was over about 3 weeks ago. Spring break is always welcome especially after the Winter and snow we had.
Will check in later after I watch the whole show.
Hi Lynn, I also haven’t finished watching all the dances from last night’s show. But here are my initial thoughts on the show:
1) Yay Robert and Kym! I love this couple’s joy for dance, their work ethic, and their chemistry. I am so glad to see them continue.
2) Nastia and Derek’s tango was stunning. I’m grateful for all the dances that they have shared with us this season.
3) I loved Team Yolo’s energy, content, and synchronization. The way Team Yolo punched that ending capped off a great performance. Also can those ladies be any cuter? 🙂
So now on to today… so much news…
OK, first, I’m wishing Derek the very best with his recovery. I’m a West Coaster and was working late last night when I saw Derek’s tweet and IG photo of his feet with Mark giving the thumbs-down.
Today I found out from posters here and PDH that the tweets and photos are no longer on Derek and Mark’s pages. When I went to Mark’s twitter page, I noticed something…. I no longer see Mark’s previous tweets relating to the team concept and the producer approvals. Did these tweets get removed, or am I not seeing them properly? I thought I saw them a few days ago, and Fig also kindly pasted them in last week’s member thread.
Finally, thanks for updating us with the schedule changes to the anniversary-special and next elimination.
I think, 5678Dance, that there is some producer influenced tweet/instagram removal going on. Granted, Derek deletes instagrams all the time (part of me think he’s instagram incompetent), but Mark not so much. In terms of the injury, there are probably insurance and/or legal reasons why they have to come down – Derek was hurt on the DWTS set after all.
But the one with the production comments is interesting. Wonder where the idea to delete that one came from – Mark or the producers or Mark’s people.
Those tweets are still on Mark’s account, but you have to look at “Tweets and Replies” not just tweets, because he was replying to a fan.
As far as the Derek situation, the producers of both DWTS and his show probably have liability issues, but also PR considerations for sales and ratings, so I totally expected them take the posts down.
This was actually the weekend that I was eyeing to take my daughter to NY to see his show, but work was just a little too busy and we settled on just going to the Move show here in Chicago.
Hi 5678Dance,
Finally got to watch the whole show last night and I just have to say I really like Ryker. I did vote the night before even though I fell asleep.
No sense in going thru what everyone else has already said but the judges are crazy for the lack of a better word. On a funny note I have mentioned that I hit the mute button when they come on but I still violently 🙂 react to some of their comments. My husband said to me last night it’s not enough to hit mute, you have to stop reading their lips. I LOL because my Mom was deaf so I can sign and read lips. I forgot about that so now I will not look at the TV. 🙂
PH honestly I don’t understand all of the removals because everything is out there anyway. Once something is posted it’s pretty hard to get it back even if it is deleted. Is that true or maybe not.
Anyway my heart goes out to Derek. Praying healing for you as soon as possible.
I just saw a pic on Facebook of Maks in crutches and a knee bandage. Now, I like Maks and I hope he’s okay – but it does strike my absurd sense of humor that this is how he saw Derek getting attention, so why not give it a go himself?
Fig, you can’t be serious!?! What a buffoon. I’m so over Maks it’s not even funny anymore. He’s gotten absolutely pathetic! Someone needs to do an intervention and get him into serious therapy for his issues.
If that’s his idea of a joke – it’s a pretty fucking sick one. Guess that’s what irrelevant people do for attention.
Or maybe Maks just hurt himself and he wanted to share it with his followers like many people would do. Definitely feels like you’re reading a lot into a picture being posted. I get the irony, but it’s hard to judge intent from an image posted to Facebook.
John, I DO think that’s what actually happened – but like I said, the snark in me can’t help but see the irony.
Let me clarify why it’s so particularly funny to me – because of the recent AfterBuzz where a member of the Fam insinuated that Derek & Nastia’s tango was a copycat of Maks and Meryl’s – which we all know is pretty absurd.
So then this pops up on FB and it’s Maks copying Derek’s injury. I am sure that’s not the case – just tickled my dark little funny bone.
@Fig – Especially given Maks’ and Val’s penchant for taking jabs at Derek in the past.
Fig,
I agree. I love the irony. Just many people reading might not be as level headed about the topic as you describe. So, I had to offer both angles.
I didn’t think Maks was faking an injury to make a joke out of Derek being sidelined. However, I also don’t believe in coincidences. Maks suddenly posting a picture of himself with a wrapped knee and crutch just days after Derek gets hurt???
My guess is Maks has had a bit of a dodgy knee but was just wearing a copper-fit or some such on it until he saw all the attention Derek was getting.
See, and that’s what makes me suspicious too, Fig – Maks in particular always has a funny way of trying to keep himself in the limelight, and it usually coincides with something that’s going on with Derek. The timing is just a little too perfect.
Anything’s possible. When you’re a star you have to keep yourself relevant. It’s kind of your job. I agree that it is Maks’ humor to post something ironic like that to piggy back Derek’s picture. Is that for attention or humor though?
Court & Cidra-
I’ve definitely gotten that impression about Maks too – that he’s somehow almost childlike in that he sees Derek getting attention in a certain way, and like a kid he does the same thing. Perhaps they’ve all been coincidences – but that many times is interesting.
John, I didn’t see THIS particular instance as Maks being funny/ironic by posting it, at least not consciously. I do think he’s got a decent sense of humor, but I don’t think it was a tongue-in-cheek nod at Derek in this case.
I have a very expansive sense of humor, and I can’t for the life of me see what could be funny about Maks posing injured.
Please remember this is a man who thought that dancing around with a hat on his privates was good P.R.
Fig – I can definitely understand why someone could get that impression about Maks. I’m under the impression that this surgery he had (today?) was planned for sometime though. He missed the 10th anniversary after party to fly East for this procedure – I follow a lot of pros (including him) on instagram so I only remember this because late last year he had a procedure at the same place (possibly in Ohio?) and his good friend Joslin Seeds took care of him there. Now that I’ve offered you up more info than you ever probably cared for on this topic (lol)…
In regards to this past weeks show – I’m truly over theme weeks. I miss the show when it was much more simple and also more ballroom focused. I do enjoy the new changes that the latest producer has brought to the show, but in a way I feel like they are throwing everything out there and maybe seeing what sticks?
I love, LOVED, LOVED Nastia & Dereks’s routine – definitely my favorite of the night. I also really enjoyed Willow & Mark’s as well. I know I’m in the minority when I say this, but I wasn’t as much a fan of Ryker and Allison’s dance – I feel like she has only one speed – which is like the speed of light. I am looking forward to seeing when she does a contemporary with Ryker because I know that’s a specialty of hers.
Now John I love you to pieces but there is just one itty bity thing. I hate when you are rational! rotfl
Max is scum. Max will always be scum and that’s all I’ve got.
Nuff said!!!!
Sorry lynn. It’s just a feature that came with me.
Thank goodness.
It strikes me as odd that Maks (and the Lizard Grubbman) would schedule some elective surgery for a day that would cause Maks to miss the 10th Anniversary after-party–an excellent opportunity to stay in the public eye and stay “relevant”. However, setting that aside, I wonder if Maks would have posted a picture of himself walking with a crutch with his knee wrapped if Derek hadn’t just gotten a ton of attention for being injured.
The “Fam” mentality is more along the lines of, “we’re macho men who don’t advertise our injuries, and soldier on–suffering in silence.” I can see that ‘admit no weakness’ mantra only being trumped by the need to always compete with Derek for attention. They ought to do a group number to “Anything You Can Do (I Can do Better)”.
Cidra, wouldn’t that be, “Anything you can do I can TRY to do better!” LOL
The FAM needs to get into group therapy. Would love to be a fly on the wall for one of those sessions.
LOL, dancewithyou, good point. However, if you look at it from the “Fam” perspective, their ego is such that they absolutely believe they’re just as good as Derek. They long ago abandoned reality and have created and substituted their own.
I’m over the theme nights as well. But speaking of themes – what exactly was the theme of Vals outfit at the rdma’s?
I know that watching each’s week’s dances is not a race, but if it were, I would be crossing the finish line last. Or I would get lapped. 🙂 This week I’m going to finish watching Spring Break and Eras together.
#11 – Lynn, LOL to your husband’s advice about the lip-reading. I think that’s a good problem to have — it seems like a communication skill that would come in handy. 🙂 That’s awesome that you are also fluent in sign language. I can only sign the alphabet, some basic nouns, and some basic phrases like “I love you.” All thanks to Sesame Street!
#10 – Fig, thank you for pointing me to the producer-related tweets that are still on Mark’s page.
#5678Dance sometimes it is and sometimes it’s not. Like when my DH says “Your not listening to me!” I say “I am reading your lips loud and clear. I’m just silently disagreeing with you.” rotfl
Let’s Dance!!!!