Dancing With The Stars Season 28 “End Of The Season” Questionnaire (Grade, Suggestions Wanted, And More)
So, now that the Dancing With The Stars Season 28 is over and we’ve all had some time to mull everything over including the results, how are you feeling about it? Answer the questions below and let us know how you feel in comments!! Let’s hope the producers are reading and will listen to our thoughts, feelings, and suggestions….
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most?
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season?
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28? You can name more if you can’t stop at three.
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be?
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28? Also, do you have suggestions for the producers and the show’s future to make it better?
See you in comments!
Ok, here are my answers…
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most?
I’m going to say Sean Spicer for this one. I loved how he powered through all the criticisms and hate. I thought he was a class act for how he kept smiling and kept working hard at learning to dance.
I was also surprised for how much I loved Val with Sailor. He was understanding, kind and compassionate of her age. I loved their dancing too.
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season?
I loved James the most. I also ended up really liking Hannah in the end. Did I say James was my favorite?
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28? You can name more if you can’t stop at three.
Hanna & Alan’s Freestyle
James & Emma’s Viennese waltz
James & Emma’s Contemporary
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be?
Emma Slater!!
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28? Also, do you have suggestions for the producers and the show’s future to make it better?
B- to C+
My biggest complaint is that James should have made it to the finals. I hated the Judge’s save and how it seemed unfair and set up sometimes (like with James).
I also think the voting system this season was wacky. To exclude half the country was a terrible call if you want as many viewers as possible to watch the show and participate.
I also think the promo for this show could have been better every week with more interviews on the entertainment shows.
And please please get some of the older pros back (even if for one season)….like Derek, Mark, Julianne, Maks, Edyta, or Sharna! Also, give Daniella a partner. Her dancing is out of this world.
1.James and Kel surprised me the most
2. James, Hannah, and Kel
3. Kel’s contemporary, Hannah’s freestyle, and Kate’s Waltz
4. Pasha and Emma
5. B+ (better than last year but thats not saying much)
Things need to be improved:
– Let west coast vote
– No more political figures on the show
– Switch up the judges panel
1. Probably Sean – separated from what his supporters and detractors and the judges spent the season doing, he was likable than I would have thought, and he seemed to try his best. I was also surprised to find myself rather liking Lamar.
2. James, Kel & Kate – their personalities and dancing most embodied what I like about this show
3.I wasn’t knocked out by much of the dancing this season, I’m afraid. James & Emma’s Viennese Waltz is the only routine that made a lasting impression
4.Despite some strange choices (like whatever she thought she was doing with James’ second Cha Cha), I’d give this to Emma, with Witney as runner-up
5. I have to give this season a D – it’s been the least-enjoyable season of DWtS for me; I detested S15, but at least it had some spectacular dancing to offset the garbage the producers and the judges got up to.
As for the producers – I’m hesitant to even suggest anything, as they seem most likely to look at a good idea and do the opposite. But I’d like to see a season where they weren’t so blatantly ‘scripting’ a narrative and trying to get the judges to sell it – it really brings out the worst in everybody. And no more stunts like the Judges’ Save – that kind of thing has no place on a show like this.
Kel Mitchell
Kel Mitchell, Hannah Brown, Ally Brooke
Kel’s freestyle, Brooke’s Jive, Sailor’s first dance
Whitney Carson and Lindsay Arnold
-A
More surprise guest and letting America pick some of the theme’s
If you want it to be a dancing competition, you need to get the public out of it so it’s no a popularity contest!
We will no longer watch unless it’s only judged by the judging panel!
1- Sean Spicer, great attitude & continually tried hard each week. I don’t care what political side you represent. Everyone deserves a chance if they’re trying.
2- James VanDerBeek, Kel, Kate
3 – James & Emma’s waltz, the country singer’s contemporary
4 – Emma, Whitney & Alan
5 – I’d give this season a “B-“. I’d love to see like dancers like Artem return. He always had older or very inexperienced partners. This doesn’t allow him nor the other newish ones an opportunity to show what they can really do.
I’ve missed the troupe of dancers as well.
I think that the show needs to go back to the way it was with the dancing on Monday & the elimination on Tuesday’s, this way everyone has a chance to vote.
Also, the bachelor/bachelorette winners don’t need to be on every season. This is really not necessary. Of course,other than this, l this my opinion.
My only other suggestions is to change the percentages of votes versus judges scores. This will have to have better results if the judges scores account for more than the viewing audience’s votes.
I’m 50/50 on the Judges save. There have been so many seasons where person won that I didn’t think should have. It’s a competition. Other than the suggestions, I really like the show!! I hope my comments have helped.
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most?
James or Kel (Who knew that they would be that good?!)
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season?
1)James: Loved him
2)Kel: loved him
3)Kate: Just pure joy
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28? You can name more if you can’t stop at three.
1)James’s jive
2)James’s Jazz
3)Kel’s Contemporary
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be?
Emma
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28? Also, do you have suggestions for the producers and the show’s future to make it better?
A. Great cast….minus one person which leads me to the negative: they should stay away from political figures.
I love DWTS. LOVED all the dancers this season. Wish it were 2 nights again tho. I wish some of the past pros would be involved again, Miss Maks. But wish when we wait all season for a winner- that part was longer. Disappointed how short that was. Would like to see that happiness for at least a couple of minutes!!!!
My family and I really enjoyed this season.
We are happy that Hanna Brown won
Hanna surprised us the most.
Kel was too doop for me. He had way to much swag (?) I’m not knocking it just not my cup of “T”. (‘m not an old lady just not my style}
I would rate this season as a “B” – it really kept us entertained.
I felt the producers only put Jean in for “entertainment” purposes only.
He was trying to improve his image. It was a waste of time, I feel.
Aslo, Mary the lady from the Sapreeme’s (??) was terrible. Sean was a bit better than her. Just sayingggggggggggggggggg
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most: I think Kate gets my vote here – didn’t watch The Office so wasn’t all that familiar with her to begin with, but she brought her A game every single week.
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season: Kate, James & Kel. I liked Hannah, just couldn’t quite warm up to her.
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28: pretty much all of James’ dances; Kel’s contemporary; Ally’s Paso
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be: Pasha and Emma
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28? Also, do you have suggestions for the producers and the show’s future to make it better: I give this season a solid B. With only 1 exception, the cast was terrific – all good mix of celebrities, all likable and seeming to enjoy this journey. Suggestions for next season: I have to agree with those already posting here – let the entire country vote AFTER seeing the pairs dance. Voting just for your faves before seeing them dance makes no sense to me – why make them even dance at all, just parade them around the stage and the team with the least votes leaves. Wouldn’t need any judges at all – just think of the cost savings ! Speaking of judges – we need an entirely new panel! This certainly shocked me – but my favorite judge now is Bruno LOL. While I think he is also drinking the koolaid, it doesn’t appear as blatant as CAI and LG – may be that he hides it well under histrionics. And if we have to have judges (and I suppose we do) then they should score only on the technical aspects of each dance, awarding points – or deducting points – for how well certain aspects/steps of each dance are executed (or not). We can let the judges have 1 or 2 style points they can award for when a dance just feels good, looks good, has a good vibe, made you smile etc etc etc. even if it was lacking in technical aspects.
1. James and Kel. Also Sailor.
2. Not Hannah. Not Hannah. And also not Hannah.
3. Laura’s freestyle. Keks Freestyle. Nothing Hannah ever did.
4. Gleb
5. Stay away from the stupid bachelorette girls. They list for a reason! I’ve hated them all.
I have to say Kate surprised me the most
Could gave a lot to do with Pasha
Top 3 Hannah Ally James
Choreography goes to Pasha
I really didn’t think the bottom two with judges
save worked Only if the right two were there
Did not like the live voting It took away
the enjoyment of just watching the show
If you have theme weeks Have songs that
match dance style
Lastly I think all couples should have to do
the same dance styles if possible It’s not fair
some may not have to do a jive or quick step
yet do get jazz or contemporary
1) James and Hannah. I didn’t expect James to be as good as he was, and I never thought I’d find myself rooting for someone from Bachelor Nation after Joe last season. I also didn’t know what to make of Alan being Hannah’s partner (clearly they put her with the only single male pro for a reason), but it was one partnership I enjoyed. I also love how Hannah did her own thing and didn’t play to a narrative.
2) James, Kel, and Kate (Hannah is a close 4th). Kel I have been dying to see on this show for so long, James was not only a pleasant surprise but probably my favorite partnership of the season. And what wasn’t to love about Kate? I had never watched The Office before so didn’t know anything about her. I quickly became a fan, and I love her attitude and enthusiasm each week.
3) Kel and Witney’s freestyle (screw what Len said)
James and Emma’s tango
Hannah and Alan’s freestyle
4) Emma!
5) I’d give it a C-. I thought the season started off very promising, but by the middle of it I was over it. I think there were some positives, but the biggest negatives came with the voting, scoring, and judges. They need to quit casting controversial figures (political or not), but since they won’t, they need to not pretend to be shocked when they keep outlasting better dancers. Having a live vote made zero sense, and I still don’t know the reasoning behind it. It no doubt changed the outcome of certain weeks I’m sure. The judges save, to me, also seemed pointless. Sean made it almost to the semi finals, and wasn’t in the bottom 2 until then. There was no good reason James should have gone home. Ally had been in the bottom 2 three times. Carrie Ann and Bruno’s explanations made as little sense as sending James home, especially when CA said it was about the judges listening to America, and the two working together. Clearly she wasn’t listening enough. I also think they need to reevaluate the judges scoring. Sean getting 6s and 7s was bad enough, but equally bad when the likes of Hannah and Kel would sometimes only get a point better than him from the judges. Lastly, I’d love to see them finally ditch contemporary and jazz, get better music selections (and please retire Proud Mary), promote Daniella to a pro, and don’t demote Pasha.
1. Sean because I was surprised Disney would allow him to be cast. I also think he was on too long. I stopped watching when Sailor went home before him.
2. James, Kate, Sailor
3. Pass
4. Val
5. I was not a fan of the judge’s save. But I’m not sure how to fix this either because we never know if they are truly being honest about the results.
At the risk of sounding controversial, I would also replace Erin. She’s not enjoyable as a co-host and she has no chemistry with Tom. I wonder what the show might look like with Tom as solo host?
I’d like the show to get back to the more traditional casting. No politicians, no YouTube “stars”, etc.
I would also love to see Christie back as a contestant. I know she was overexposed in Sailor’s packages but I truly wanted to see how far she could get.
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most?
Kate surprised me the most and I enjoyed watching her development with dance.
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season?
James
Kel
Karamo
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28? You can name more if you can’t stop at three.
I always enjoy every dance. Can’t pull 3 out to highlight!
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be?
Emma
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28? Also, do you have suggestions for the producers and the show’s future to make it better?
Probably a “B”.
Voting: One thing that gets annoying at elimination time is hearing the judges stating “this is not right – America got it wrong”. If you are going to have an elimination that places so much emphasis on the popularity vote vs. actual dancing development there will always be those being eliminated who don’t necessarily deserve to go when they do. Maybe follow the format of allowing the judges to have the only votes until you get to the final 6 (or 4) couples.
Team Dances: I enjoy these dances, but honestly don’t feel bonus points are necessary. They should just do these for fun.
Dance Style: I understand the basis of offering a variety of styles each show, but think having everyone offer the same dance style (with different music) to be judged that night would offer a more honest grading of each couples final scores. Would also be nice to have the music be conducive to the dance style. We hear often that “this is not an easy one to put this dance to” from the pros.
Kate was a lovely surprise.
James, Kate & Emma
James & Emma Paso, Hannah & Alan waltz, Kate & Pasha foxtrot. Lauren & Gleb Argentine tango
Pasha and Emma
B-
Voting needs to change. West coast should count. I like the idea of Judge’s save but terrible choice of Ally over James.
1. The celebrity who surprised me the most was Kate Flannery. She was a pretty good dancer, and she was very entertaining to watch.
2. My top three were most definitely Hannah, James, and Ally.
3. Hannah’s quickstep, Viennese waltz,tango, Contemporary, and Dance off salsa
James’s paso, Contemporary, Viennese waltz, and tango
Ally’s freestyle, jazz, jive, and redemption Viennese waltz
4. I would have a three way tie with Sasha, Emma, and Alan. They are all awesome!
5. I give this season a B+. It was WAY better than last season. It would have received an A if James had been in the finals with Hannah and Ally. I’m so happy for Hannah and Alan! They were an awesome partnership, and Hannah was a beautiful dancer. I hope that the viewers who talked down about Ally ‘s dancing are eating their words. She was amazing!
1- James was the biggest surprise.
2- Lauren, Hannah and James
3- all of Lauren, Hannah and James’s dances
4-Glen
James got cheated.
Hannah became the ABC poster child. That needs to change. So what if the public picks their favorite? If it was just about the dancing then it would be Dancing with the Dancers. I’m glad Bobby Bones won and I hope you bring Sharna back!!!
1. From the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars 28, who surprised you the most?
I fell in love with Sailor. She was absolutely robbed this season
2. When you look back, who were your top three celebrities for this season?
Sailor, Hannah, James
3. From the couples dances, which were your most favorite THREE dances on Dancing With The Stars Season 28?
Sailor’s Tango, Hannah’s Freestyle, Hannah’s 2nd Viennese Waltz
4. If you were to give a “Choreograph Award” to ONE pro on Dancing With The Stars Season 28, who would it be?
Emma. Not even a question.
5. From an “A” to an “F”, how would you grade Dancing With The Stars Season 28?
C+. Not the best, but not the worst. Had America not been awful and voting for he who shall not be named, the show had a chance to have one of the best top 7 we’ve seen in a very long time. The voting system needs to be better, and the scoring needs to be WAY more consistent. You can’t break out 3’s for Lamar yet somehow justify giving S**n 7’s.
1. Kate! I thought she would be first to go if S___ wasnt but oh did she surprise me in the best way ever.
2. James, Hannah, Kel
3. Hannah&Alan V. Waltz, James&Emma V.Waltz, Kel&Witney Freestyle. Bonus points to Hannah’s and Lauren’s dance off!
4. Alan. I feel like he pushed himself this season to give Hannah challenging technical routines despite some horrendous song choices.
5. B-, better outcome to last season but they need to give the pros creative control back. You could see the difference in all the freestyles when they did vs. other dancing this season .
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1. I’d have to say a lot of the celebrities surprised me for many different reasons. Lamar being so open with his struggles, Kate’s sudden announcement about her sister’s passing then getting the call for dwts and her subsequent success on the show, James’ natural ability, Sailor coming to terms with being thrusted into the limelight in the “twelfth hour”, Mary Wilson’s beautiful relationship with Brandon, and Kel’s rebound midseason. Bonus: Kel’s last minute addition to the cast. I wonder who dropped out and how it might’ve shuffled the celebrities parterships?
2. Top three celebs were Kate, Kel, and Mary.
3. Umm… I’d have to say all of Pasha’s choreography will stick with me always and my top three dances are James and Emma’s samba, and any combination of Kate and Pasha routines.
4. Hands down Pasha is the best choreographer on the show atm. He should get an award, second- by a longshot is surprisingly Lindsay/Jenna. I always fast forwarded through her routines, but I would always hear and see little bits that Lindsay’s choreography has gotten better (her personal choreography) if they ever do a same sex couple I hope Lindsay is partnered with a woman. I would love to see how Lindsay gets that hypothetical celebrity woman moving.
5. If I had to grade this season, I’d grade it a C-
The voting was terribly flawed, go back to the previous method, but keep the judge’s save. Also implement a new mechanic that allows for a fail safe every three eliminations. Imagine this, the bottom two are joined by the lowest scoring couple in the judges save if they are not in the bottom two or the remaining lowest scored couple. Idk just a thought
Casting should be more creative, and diverse. This season had two many people in similar fan demographic, and if you have a controversial casting definitely keep it with reality television stars. No one political. Also get some names that garner good publicity. Wild card celebrities should be entertaining and have an appeal: I think Bindi Irwin, Steve Wozniak, Steve-O, Bethany Mota, Chaz Bono, Hayes Grier, and all come from very unique industries that DWTS doesn’t often tap into.
1. Biggest Surprise? Kate, for sure.
2. Top 3 – in no particular order, Kel, Hannah and Kate
3. Three favorite dances? Eh, compared to the old days of DWTS when super strong choreographers dominated, nothing truly is noteworthy because I can’t remember them at this point, other than Hannah’s freestyle. And her quickstep. There were a lot of good dances, for sure – but nothing that sticks with me like, for example, Shawn and Derek’s quickstep, or Derek and Nicole’s foxtrot. :::sigh::: Those were the days.
4. Hmmmm…Pasha, perhaps, or Emma. And let’s give huge props to all the guest choreographers that took over for one-note Mandy Moore.
5. Probably would have given the season a solid B, if not for the casting of SS. That casting move brought the whole season down because that led to them overscoring the crap out of Ally just to keep her out of the bottom two, and the inability of the judges to give him legit scores, which led to multiple idiotic eliminations. They made an attempt to “fix” the show, so someone like SS wouldn’t overstay his welcome, but the judges are too braindead to realize that you can’t give SS a 6 and someone that dances a thousand times better a 7 and expect that person with the 7 to be safe. It’s beyond stupid. Then there is the absolutely ridiculous move of sending James home over Ally. Why??? Normally, they would look at the body of work – but this one time, they base everything on how he did that ONE night? Assholes. As a result of all that, in spite of my favorite winning, I would still give the season a D.
Is this show still on the air?
I really wanted Hannah Brown to win season 28 dwts I like Alan to hopefully Shasha wins season 29 dwts hope he gets a partner out of this world hopefully emma gets a great partner along with Lindsay androld and Whitney please have some of the old pros back like Derek hough Mark ballas
I love to see some old pros back like Derek hough Mark ballas karaina Keo for season 29 dwts