Dancing with the Stars Season 28, Week 1 – LIVE BLOG
Wow. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had to do one of these. Wonder if I’m still snarky….
…yeah. Probably. ๐
So, according to George Pennachio (via Courtney), this is the dance order:
Hannah Brown
Kel Mitchell
Kate Flannery
Lamar Odom
Lauren Alaina
Sailor Brinkley Cook
Karamo Brown
Ray Lewis
Mary Wilson
Ally Brooke
Sean Spicer
James Van Der Beek
Most of these folks are pretty natural in this interview opener. ๐ Good to know that both Hannah and Lauren are self-described messes.
TOM!! I love you. I’ve missed you.
So thrilled to see they still feel the need to put Val front and center. gag.
I love the new look actually. Very pretty, IMO.
Hannah and Kate both looking beautiful. Not a fan of Lauren’s dress. Sailor already bugs. Wow, Mary!!
Bwahahahaha….that’s just mean, putting SS in lime green ruffles. Ah, he deserves it.
One of the bad things about Sharna being missing is that there are too many damn blonde pros. Daniella puts them all to shame, and very obviously.
I didn’t find the pro/partner mystery all that exciting or problematic. Hannah up first! This dress outside the Bachelor mansion is cute. Chris Harrison is still a total cheeseball, as is this opening.
British voice guy!!! It’s British voice guy! Okay, Hannah cold be a contender – for fun flirty dances. True test will be when she’s not allowed to break out that big smile.
Uh, ain’t none of the people in the shot from Bachelor in Paradise.
Judges are going to be stricter than usual, more recognizable steps. He says she’s crisp, clean confident and a bit unsteady at times. Agreed. I thought she did great.
Bruno being bruno. He tells her not to lose balance. CAI wants to see technique, says she had a lot of that – great way to start.
Hannah gets a 20 (7, 7, 6). Keep fighting the idiots trying to force a showmance, Hannah.
Get Bobby Brown off the damn camera, please.
Kel Mitchell is up next, partnered with…Witney!! They’re a cute little pair. Packages are toooo short.
This dude looks pretty good too. He stiffened up a bit halfway through. Dances are too short also. Good job. Of course, week two is the real test.
Bruno says he has focus and determination and that it was a real tango. Says he’s a little too jumpy and he went on the wrong foot.
CAI says she’s very excited because it’s only week 1 and he did well. And she’s CAI.
Len says he liked the attack and the attitude, he would have liked more heel leads and keeping it at a steady pace. He says the hold got loose – that might have been what I was seeing, loss of frame. Len says he has potential.
Kellito. LOL. Kel interupted Kellito.
Scores: 6, 5, 5 for a total of 16. Not terrible.
Next up is Kate – who I expect to be hilarious. Her partner is…Pasha. Sorry, I know him as Daniella’s husband. That woman is the most amazing dancer I’ve ever seen. Interesting start. She’s stiff through her body, but that’s to be expected. Smile girl! Not horrible, but pretty stiff. We’ll see if she loosens up as she goes along.
CAI says that was really good, she was surefooted, her movements are clear and defined. Great first dance. Hm.
Len says he put a “natural top” in the dance and he hasn’t seen that in donkey’s years (ha). He says she needs to straighten her legs. Her attitude is terrific.
Bruno says she can run his office any time. She needs to be careful to finish the move, with a sharp ending.
Very nice comments, but I’m afraid she’s going to be let down by the scores.
Scores: 5, 5, 5 for a total of 15. I think that’s a fair score.
Lamar up next, partnered with Peta. Girl, what are you wearing?
Love me a foxtrot. Lamar off to a good start. He’s just so big it’s going to be challenging. Jesus, the camera work still sucks. Go for a shot of Lamar’s face and there’s no sign of Peta. All in all I think he did pretty good.
Len says he did terrific job in spite of the height difference. Needed more smoothness and elegance. Lacked finesse.
Bruno says he got some nice lines at the beginning. Focusing too hard on the moves. Don’t over think it.
CAI disagrees with the men, says she was thoroughly impressed. Totally new to him but he listened to Peta and stood up straight. Great job.
Scores: 5, 3, 3 for a total of 11. I guess they weren’t kidding with the idea of scoring tougher. As long as they are that hard on everyone who deserves it.
Oh god, just what we need – more Bobby Bones :::gag::: Thanks Tom for pointing out his controversy. I like Lauren, but if Bobby is pimping her she sure don’t need my vote.
She’s partnered with Gleb so there’s a reason to feel sorry for her. Maybe dude will up his game this season? He’s had chances before.
Of course he’s the first to use extra dancers. I was hoping we had seen the last of that. She’s doing very well! She needs to focus on finishing her moves. But all in all she did very well. Good job.
Bruno – sultry southern bell giving a steamy cha cha the way he likes it. A couple nice finishes but she over walks her knees, over extended. Overall very polished performance.
CAI says Gleb took a risk with the choreography but she thinks it paid off in that it gave her confidences. Says she’s a little loose.
Len – the difficulty with Cha cha is you should have sharpness. Too long winded in the non-cha cha parts.
Scores: 7, 6, 6 for a 19 and she moves into second place. She earned it.
Gee, Gleb has first use of extra dancers and Val has first use of props. :::rolls eyes:::
Betting is saying that Sailor gets the high score of the night – good story line. And of course it’s Uptown Girl.
Yeah, she tripped over his foot. Sailor steps in -says she’s never danced before, but rumors say otherwise. Anyone got the deets??
Wasn’t it Derek and Jennie danced to this song. Yep. Nothing more to say. Poor Sailor’s feet were all wrong at the start but she seems to pull it together towards the end. But the very end was really weird. Not sure what was supposed to happen there.
CAI says she’s blown away and gushes, in general.
Len says with only three day that she floated his boat. A bit stumpy and a bit more body contact. Thank god for Len. Shit happens, you shouldn’t get 7s just out of pity. Not fair to the other contestants.
Bruno jealous of Christie’s…everything. Says Sailor has the looks and everything – just general gushing again.
Take your calcium, ladies.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18.
Karamo is up next. He’s very handsome. He’s dancing with Jenna. And both are very happy about it. ๐
Jesus god…talk about screwing up a great dance with shitty camera work. Good lord. Anyway, he’s excellent and Jenna does him right with the choreography. That was really good.
Len says it was disappointing?? Not enough hip action? I swear the man has a problem with certain people. I see something of a pattern. :::cough:::
CAI says he needs to pop. That it was underwhelming? Seriously?? Did I watch a different dance?
Scores: 6, 5, 6, for a total of 17. I think that was pretty underscored. I think he was better than Sailor at least.
Ray and Cheryl up next. His opening moves are very Cheryl and Ray. Get him pumped ups in his comfort zone. Cheryl still got it. When the playing field is level, she’s one of the best. She knows how to work with a footballer. Pretty darn good job, I must say!
Bruno is thrilled, but points out he had a mis-step – fantastic and charismatic.
CAI also liked the entrance and said it was pretty darn good. Agreed.
Len – couple of mistakes but great job.
Scores: 5, 5, 5 for a total of 15. Underscored, IMO. No credit for just OWNING it??
If they’re short on time now, what the hell is going to happen next week when there is an elimination?? Yeah, the Brits from SCD ain’t used to the whole commercial thing.
Mary up next…damn she looks great at 75. She’s partnered with Brandon. She thinks he’s cute. They’re doing a foxtrot. She’s gonna be funny.
Classy start. She’s moving very well. I don’t think there’s that much start and stop in foxtrot. But dang she’s doing well and seems to be having a blast. She selling it! Great job.
CAI – true elegance and true sophistication. A few mistakes, but if that’s how you’re starting. Very exciting.
Len – wishes he could do a foxtrot as well as she did.
Bruno – star struck. She knows how to sell it and she did a heel turn. Well done.
Scores; 6, 5, 6 for a total of 17 – well deserved in my opinion. Good job, Brandon.
Ally Brooke is up next with Sasha. Off to a hot start. Some interesting choreography from Sasha. She’s doing very well and I like her so far. She’s clearly NOT the worst dancer from Fifth Harmony – she’s a ringer, but Sasha doesn’t get those on the regular.
Len – too much Beyonce for him and they got in each other’s way a bit. She’s a very competent dancer though.
Bruno – loved the attack, the flair, but she gets a bit muddled. Needs to be on the music.
CAI – Lacking some balance – very sexy, very wild, got to reign it in but she has lots of potential.
What, running long now?? Geez. Lauren and Ally have really bonded – lots of big hugs tonight.
Scores: 5, 5, 6 for a total of 16 which is underscored in my opinion. Tom’s making no excuses for them at all.
Don’t be surprised if I say as little as possible about this next dancer. And don’t expect me to be anything close to a fan or positive or forgiving.
Next up, ______, dancing with Lindsay. Poor, poor Lindsay. One dimension…bad dimension. Pre-pre-school level of dance ability. LOL.
Spice girls. LOL.
We gonna start crying fake news now?
Scores: 4, 4, 4 for a total of 12. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason why Lamar got a 3. It’s called precedent. The cult can’t cry. Well, they still will, but you get my drift.
LOL to James gorgeous blonde children. ๐ Love me some Emma.
Wow. James has some moves. And he’s handsome. ๐ Okay, a f@#king tango that pretty much kicked ass. We have a serious contender here. Sexy ending too!!
CAI – style, technique and flavor.
Len – little bit more compact in the hold, had drive, had purpose, terrific number
Bruno – so strong, so passionate, so charismatic. In character and in control the whole time. Great.
Scores: 7, 7, 7 for a total of 21 and he moves into first place.
I was never a fan back in the day but he’s really grown into his looks. So handsome.
Well, what do you all think? I like most of the cast right now but I think my favorites are the two at the top of the leaderboard. That could change. What do you think?
P.S. Tune in this week for Courtney’s Power Rankings and my Dancing by the Numbers – I might have to revise my methods depending on what they’re going to do with the eliminations. I’m wondering if they’re going to give the judges more weight or just a judges save. Or do a SYTYC dance-style save of one couple from the bottom three. That would work. Stay tuned for Vogue also, with her many media posts.
Oooh James getting pimp spot? Iโll take it
No matter how bad a season, I’ll always be here for Tom.
So are they going to announce the pairings as they each come out to dance?
Pre-show I’m going with Kel, Hannah, and James as the ones to beat.
That’s pretty much the outfit I expected to see Sean in.
let this season be about dancing and not a popularity contest
They really seem to be moving along. I like the new set better than I expected.
Wonder what this change will be about the voting, unless it’s what we already know.
At least Hannah is someone from the Bachelor Universe that can dance.
Loved Hanna’s sunshine. Really great first dance.
Ok I like this new set and I like that they are focused on dancing more this year.
@Kara, the change is live voting during the show and live results. No more voting after the show is over like years past.
So there playing the showmance card? Props to Hannah for ignoring it! I love her bubbly personality she seems like she will be alot of fun
I agree with hannah and Alan’s score but wow I didn’t expect so much energy from her off the bat. No nerves at all it seems. Love it!
Yes Kel!
Liking the old school feel so far.
Hannah – good chacha (good choice – pairing her with Alan)
Kel – a little sloppy/jumpy on the tango (another good partner pairing)
I was very excited for Kel and he delivered big time. He reminds me jordan in regards to his ability to make it look effortless and he can dance really well. He is going to be a showman and he has the skills so this is going to be a pairing to watch.
Wow, go Kel. Impressive. He could go all the way!! Loved him!
Did Bobby make some deal to sit front and center? I’m glad the judges are going on and on about proper dances and technique in front of him at least.
Also agree with those that said they are glad Hannah shot the showmance down right away. I knew it was coming, just didn’t know it’d be episode one!
Depending on how they do the voting, the pimp spot may not be a pimp spot at all. Going first may be the new Pimp spot. We’ll have to wait and see.
Take a shot everytime bobby is on screen. Honestly why is he getting so much screen time
Really excited for Pasha. Never easy being the kid on the block, especially with all the backlash over Artem getting canned..
@Susan, that’s what I thought about the voting, just didn’t know if it was something else as well. Truthfully I already know who I’m voting for so unless they absolutely tank (and Kel is one of them and he didn’t), I don’t know whether live voting will matter much at all. Obviously the non-East Coast voters might make an impact if they aren’t voting. Who knows.
Bobby….get off screen please. As for kate, YES! That was unexpectedly good. I was expecting a train wreck to be honest and she killed it. Love this pairing. Pasha already is making his mark and its week one with that joy that exudes naturally. Good addition to the cast ๐
He’s so tall… I’m getting Lindsay/Kareem and Kym/Penn vibes.. so tall!
So far all of the pairings have matched up to what was leaked so…worst kept secret?
Still a less awkward looking pair than Kareem and Lindsay.
I had high hopes for Lamar, unfortunately that was about as good as I was expecting. I don’t know why people have it out for him, I wouldn’t put him in remotely the same category as Ray and Sean.
Love seeing some of DWTS Juniors pros in the audience. More of them, less of Bobby. Disappointed that show got cancelled.
Go back to basketball Lamar Odom
I thought Lamar was a pleasant surprise. Expected a train wreck and it was actually really cute since he seems to be having a blast. He isn’t the best dancer but he is far from being horrible. I think those threes were a bit much.
Lamar wasn’t great but 3s were just mean.
Gleb: She checks all the boxes, so I’ll actually try this season.
Cue sexy dance after sexy dance.
Ah, that explains all the Bobby. I forgot about the Lauren connection.
Gleb had someone with ability and I still thought that was lackluster.
Lauren is giving me audrina partridge vibes. Can dance but is kinda boring. Very surprised by that…gleb gave her good choreography though outside of the maks school of messing about on stage/anywhere before the dance annoyed me a bit.
No, they gotta go with 3s if the dance was a 3. If they don’t get their shit together with the over scoring, they’ll have another Bobby Bones on their hands. If they overscore SS, you’ll know they haven’t actually learned anything and they are just out to get Lamar.
That’s actually a pretty good comparison, Vin. Although I think that Lauren has more personality than Audrina. We’ll see if that holds up.
Who were the extra dancers. I thought we wouldnt have any this season.
Ok, Val tripped her up. It was obvious.
If that’s what she calls no dance experience then I’d love to see what she considers dance experience. Val got really lucky.
I’m sorry for Christie, but glad when this week (and probably next) is over so they can quit milking this stepping in at the last minute.
If thats what she can do in three days, i cannot wait to see what she can do! Sailor is gorgeous like her mom….she looks a lot like her too. Might be the best cast replacement since Melissa rycroft.
I was expecting better but I was pretty underwhelmed by Karamo. Of course I don’t think Jenna is the strongest choreographer either.
What is with the cameraman?
Karamo!! Wow. If that’s week one…..this is going to Be fun. Very fun! Showmanship times ten! And he can dance. Love him already
Kind of agree with the judges… I found the whole thing lacked pop. But yeah, the camera angles were definitely questionable lol…
Every season there’s someone who seems like they are a target by the judges that are never going to do right by them, just to get them out of the way of their chosen ones. We’ll see if Karamo is that person. I didn’t care for the dance (agreed with the judges), but do think he’s got potential. I think nerves are hitting some people tonight. I would have given him the same score as Lauren, who I didn’t think was any better.
So far no one’s really standing out to me. All are (mostly) doing well ๐ but no one taking the lead in terms of who I’m going to root for. Really excited the show is back!
Also 28 seasons and they still mess up the cameras? lol
So Len has gotten personal with both Lamar and Karamao. Hmm…
Ray….reminded me of that uncle everyone has that go really into a song at a wedding. You can tell he was feeling that. I like him already
Cheryl has great choreography! Loved Ray and his sexy style
Cheryl is a good fit for Ray. I like that no one is way out there yet in terms of dancing ability, but nobody is godawful either (well, Sean is still to come, but who knows, maybe he’ll actually surprise). So much potential with everyone, and I think week one being out of the way might be good for people’s nerves. I hope they don’t screw it up by pushing certain couples.
I’m not a Val fan, but come on, Steve J. It certainly wasn’t intentional. It was an accident.
Daniella was one of them, Lynne.
I loved this – I was excited for Mary. I get Ms. Patti Patti vibes, and I love it. So cute!
Mary just is so iconic. Loved every second of that. Her family must be going crazy because she can dance! Wasn’t expecting her to be that good!
I think Mary and Brandon have a super adorable grandmother and grandson partnership and itโs adorable. The smile on his face when they finished almost brought a tear to my eye. And Iโm only 21 lol. But in al seriousness sheโs giving me Patti and Artem vibes and Iโm not complaining
Might be an unpopular opinion (just basing it off the Twittersphere), but I like that they’re giving lower scores this season. I hope it continues throughout the season though.
You could just tell ally was nervous but if that’s her nervous ….she is going to be fun. A lot of fun.
I know this is Brandon’s second time as a pro but I’m excited to see what he can do with Mary. That was one of my favorite dances of the night.
I’m so excited for Ally/Sasha. Simone’s the only ringer he’s ever gotten, so I’m glad he’s gotten a partner with a lot of potential.
Bad camerawork and grumpy Len-some things never change.
I don’t think that Fifth Harmony song made sense for Ally and Sasha.
I don’t know how Sean Spicer is gonna do, but Lamar definitely made sure Sean doesn’t go home first.
Seems like a nice cast this season. Almost every dance was okay, including Sailor’s dance.
Everyone else has been super excited to meet their partners. Lindsay did the best she could in pretending to be happy. I’m just glad he didn’t get Emma, she always seems to get paired with these types.
Wearing an outfit like that and that was the dance I expected. Honestly, though…it wasn’t terrible. They’ve had worse. Still hope he’s the first one to go.
So funny that Ally was the weakest dancer in fifth harmony but she actually did quite well tonight. I hope she keeps it up because she seems very enjoyable.
Oh Sean Spicer. Tahat shirt lmfao. can’t wait to see you gone… though poor Linds. They probably did that on purpose because she’s pretty popular.
Is Daniella not a pro? I swear they announced her as one. But who would be her partner if James is the only one left and so is Emma?
Ah Sean. Ugh. What a train wreck from the video to the beginning of the dance. The dance itself was very….interesting. Strangely entertaining is the phrase that is best. Can’t wait to see him voted out.
I liked this! the whole electric lime thing. When he’s not at the podium, he has a great sense of humor. Oh, This is like the dance lessons I host at church, it warms my heart.
So according to Carrie Ann and Len, that was just one point worse than Ally? lol.
The scoring is crazy tonight. Guess that’s what happens when they are trying not to over score.
Really liked that dance! Was the best of the night. Didn’t expect that.
James!!!!! Iconic in my eyes in general but he is just an awesome guy too. Emma and that hair is a perfect match! Gorgeous. He can dance!!! Best of the night! Didn’t expect him to be that good at all! Keep that up and he is going to be the one to beat!
They definitely deserved the high score of the night. I think he and Hannah are the the front runners right now.
Same here, Joanne.
All in all I thought it was one of the best premieres in awhile. Liked the set, I thought there was kind of some throwbacks to older seasons, and I enjoyed that no one is way out there in terms of dancing ability (except maybe James, anxious to see some of his other dances) and no one is absolutely terrible. I’m curious to see how the voting works and impacts everyone. I’m nervous it’ll screw over some of the good couples.
I did not miss the troupe, and glad that Britt and Daniella were bare minimum in Lauren’s dance (and it was pointless using them honestly). Really a fun show, and I hope the rest of the season follows suit.
Sorry, if I have been posting a lot, but this will be my comments for the premiere.
I thought the show was good. I liked the set. I don’t mind that the scores that are lower, it’s just that I find some of the scores are very questionable (and don’t get me started with the rankings). I like most of the celebrities (to be specific, all but one to be honest). And I liked that they had the British guy’s voice back. My favorites were Hannah and James as well.
Negatives: I don’t know about you guys, but I find the dances so short. I get that they were pressed for time, but the dances just felt so short. And they REALLY need to sort the camera angles. Don’t the have a practice run to sort all of these things out. I mean come on. (Side note: I hate the new paddle design. You can barely see the score.)
That’s all.
Wow, James pleasantly exceeded my expectations. What a showman! I agree that he’s grown into his looks. I didn’t watch “Dawson’s Creek”, but I did enjoy him on “Pose”. I wouldn’t mind Emma getting another mirrorball this season.
I’m hoping that Karamo lives up to the judges’ high expectations next week. His scores weren’t terrible, but the critiques mostly had a negative tone. I know he can do better, but will it be enough for the judges next week? I hope.
Just finished watching and first impression: I kind think they only halfway fixed the voting issue, the judges were very on the money with some scores, but others they really were generous or the hosed them.
Hannah is absolutely delightful and I hope she does well. I have no idea, not a clue, on any of her Bachelorette days, but she seems like one to watch. I’m hoping she can bring a lot fun to this show.
As a 90’s kid seeing Kel Mitchell on Dancing with the Stars is just unreal. I love his vibe and I hope that Wit can go far. His tango was a bit messy, but definitely would not count Kel out.
I’ve never seen The Office, but damn Kate really makes me want to watch it. Her package was hilarious, Pasha is kinda quiet, yet endearing. I think she was slightly hosed as one six would have been just, but I think she will do great!
Lamar did well with what he was given, and Peta really took advantage of not being in hold often. Combine that with no elimination I think Peta was playing the game smart, but Lamar was not up to task. I think he should’ve been 4’s across the board like Spicer.
Lauren reminds me of someone I went to high school with, the kind of girl who is very innocent, but smoked a joint one time behind the dumpsters and now feels deep regret for it. On paper it seems like Gleb and Emma might’ve lucked out the most (which in Emma’s case is rightfully deserved). Her cha cha was cute but I could see her blending into the other women this season with slightly more competition coming from the women.
Ugh… I’m hoping Sailor was just a bystander in all this craziness. I really want to give her a chance, but her mom really is making this situation more difficult. I hope she can deliver next week and Christie not be involved as much. I’ll over look potential previous dance experience for great dances, but this situation is very obnoxious. Anyway I’ll give Sailor three weeks before she’s in any danger voting wise.
I’ll have to rewatch Karamo’s performance, but I dont quite have any thoughts on him.
Ray was surprisingly okay, but I really dont want to see him on the show. But let’s get Spicer out 1st then talk. Cheryl looks great though.
Mary was absolutely my surprise of the night. Graceful and at 75 she’s a dream. Her foxtrot was a bit too stop and go at times, but overall I think she’ll have some staying power.
Speaking of stop and go, Ally Brooke, as good as she was had a lot of breaks in her routine. I cant explain it, she has moves, but lacks connections between moves. Sasha also has a very good shot this year too.
And now we get to Sean Spicer, and I though he was gonna be the ham of the night, but no Christie took that helm. Get this man out next week, he had his fun, but Lindsay looks very uncomfortable.
Finally James brings the house down with a polished performance, and good for Emma! She needs a poised partner who could help him win, now let’s see how he does with Latin dancing.
Overall I give it a c+.
Did they get new camera guys? Also you can tell they made budget cuts. The sets and backgrounds were way worse than usual. But at least that way the freestyles in the finale will be more interesting. I surprised myself by missing the troupe. I usually didn’t like them but I missed seeing Hayley and Brit’s excited faces and high energy. ๐
i wish they had eliminated Gleb instead of Artem he has the personality of a cardboard box. My favorite of the night was James. I thought he was SO HOT and truly led the tango like a confident, well poised lead dancer. It was awesome and I am so happy she got a contender.
I almost didn’t recognize lindsey. After James I really enjoyed Ray he has a lot of charisma.
Is no one else upset about live voting? Please say so. It doesnโt take into account the west coast- people on the west coast are not gonna vote three hours before the show and itโs bad for the last dancer. If you are upset, please tweet it out. No successful show does this – the voice or AGT because they actually have results shows.
Just watched few videos on YouTube. Loved Emma, Loved Sasha, hated juice as salsa, hated the camera work, hated the showmance. New stage is huge and beautiful. Will I come back hardcore to the show? Guess not. But I’m going to try watch it more this season.
Huge Kudos to Miss Heidi’s first blog. Heidi, you out do yourself every time and had me cracking me up! Can’t wait for your Numbers post and Court’s Power Rankings!! Yayyy
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Good opener. Some good potential in this crop of stars. James was amazing and so humble as well. I enjoyed Hannah and I buy this showmance more than Alan/Alexis already haha. Sailor did great for only having 3 days. I can’t get over how much she looks like her mom! First outs will be Lamar or Sean I would think. Are the judges getting saves this year? I would imagine that’s the new thing.
You know an episode is good when you rewatch it the day after.
Is it just me or were the scores much lower than usual? 19-20 is usually the average for Week 1 dances, so it feels weird knowing those are among the highest scores of the night. All in all this feels like a back to basics season, I miss the troupe but I like everything else.
Sets and backgrounds, Jenny?? That’s the problem – they’ve had too, too much the past few years. I’m relieved they finally cut it back to just the dances. No more hiding behind the troupe or a set.
As for the camera guys, they’ve ALWAYS been bad. Seems like every other dance of Derek’s I would be screaming at the TV for screwing up a great dance.
Hold the freakin’ phone. THERE IS NO SHOWMANCE. Just stop. Even Hannah and Alan are saying there is NO showmance – to ET and I think Hannah made it clear after the dance. Choose your words better, people.
I moved out to the west coast this past winter and I’m having to adjust that live shows aren’t live here even though I live closer to LA. It stinks that people here will either not be voting anymore or vote blind since voting will be closed before the show even airs, but that’s what happens living here.
That being said, he who won’t be named needs to go. Lindsay looks so uncomfortable. She’s doing her best, but I don’t think she’ll be too upset if they’re voted off. Unfortunately, I see another potential Bobby Bones situation and that would be upsetting. This guy should never have been cast in the first place.
Val is not one of my favorite pros, never has been. I strongly feel that he should have been given another partner in the same age group as Christie and not handed someone that isn’t known except for being her daughter. I’m sure there are other females that age that would love to do the show and I’m also sure if they had put some effort into it they would have found one. It was very obvious an accident and I feel bad for Christie, but the way they went about the replacement is wrong and I would say that no matter who the partner was.
Don’t like Ray, his dance had the sleaze Cheryl is known for. Kate was surprising. Loved her in the office and see her being a lot of fun if she can stick around.
My favorites right now are James, Ken, Karamo and Ally.
Was at the Premier last night. Still buzzinโ Loved Hannah and Alan and think she could be a finalist as could Karamo (not that keen on Jennaโs choreo). But for me James and Emma nailed that Tango. Hope they keep up that level of performance as Emma is my favorite pro. Would love to see her get another MBT.
Missed your kindness Vogue =)
Have to be honest: I kinda lost interest on DwtS… too much drama and lack of dance have made me lose interest in the last two years… Trying to give it another chance this season…
(Btw, the brazilian version became really interesting and SCD is gold these years – longer dances, no troupe, drama on point, great song choices in almost 100% of the time…)
I want Karamo to win this! I love Mary’s spirit and was surprised at how fit she is at “75 and a half!” I didn’t watch James’ old shows so his sweet personality and showmanship are new to me – he surprised me a lot. British Voice really classes the joint up.
I was disappointed by the lousy camera work. It’s always been bad but it was especially bad last night, like getting dropped during 1 or 2 dances. The higher production values all-around make the bad camera work more glaring. The soft floody angelic spotlight on Bobby in the audience was also weird – like is he a Make A Wish guest or something?