Dancing with the Stars Season 29, Week 2 – LIVE BLOG
Okay, so tonight I’m going to attempt to do what I did last season and that is combine the live blog with Dancing by the Numbers. TRY. 🙂 It ain’t easy, that’s for sure, and I’m rusty….but I think I can pull it off thanks to my handy spreadsheet. It will be tough with 15 couples, but let’s give it a shot!!
T-minus 30 minutes…
A note about the numbers…to calculate more accurate numbers, I started with everyone getting the same score this week as they got last week in order to get the total number of points closer to reality. As the show goes along, I will input the correct score which likely won’t change the overall points by overly much. Using this method, right now, only 3,800 votes per million votes cast separate Carole and Charles. Only 7,700 votes separate Carole and Chrishell…prior to dancing. Both numbers can and will change, but if it’s very similar then you can easily see how Carole could stay over someone like Chrishell who isn’t as well known. What would help is if Chrishell does a great dance 2nd or 3rd, while Carole sucks and goes last. We’ll soon find out!
The celebs are funny…but who told Tyra she is? 🙂 I see we have another week of Tyra’s catwalk where she’s even more important than the judges.
Did Derek and Bruno talk before picking out their outfits??
Nev and Jenna are up first. SO glad he’s going first…plenty of people should vote for him. Love his story and his take on his show. Okay, Cha Cha!!
Damn, he’s good. nice hips, great feet, nice hand placement. This dude should go to the end. And he’s cute as hell on top of it. LOVED IT. I might have to vote for him.
Derek commenting on the chest hair out of jealousy. Says it’s a solid performance but keep the shoulders down. Bruno suggests a bit of manscaping but is very complimentary about the dance, notes the correct foot placement. CAI says she’s impressed yet again and comments on the hand placement like me. 🙂
Tyra makes his life all about her. :::rolls eyes:::
Scores: 7, 7, 7…for a total of 21. Personally, I think he deserved higher.
Skai up next in a very loud but oddly cute outfit. She is such a cute girl and her mother is beautiful. Anyway, she’s sambaing to Ne-Yo.
Calm that arm a bit, girl. Ouch, flubbed a lift – that sucks. Get it back together girl. Took her a few bars but she got there.
Bruno comforting her about blowing the lift but he still believes in her, she’s precise, neat and clean. CAI says to work on the arms a bit (why is she channeling me?). Derek says a set back sets you up for a comeback. Says Samba is about bounce, have Alan come down to her.
Scores: 5, 5, 5 for a total of 15. Not sure why all the judges always give the same score. Coincidence?? Derek is pretty genuine, unlike the rest of them. I suppose its not out of the question.
Johnny and Brit are up next with a Tango and some CRAZY outfits…and Gaga. Johnny Gaga…LOL.
Nice start. I feel like he needs to be a bit sharper. Needs a straighter back. And tuck the butt. But all in all, I love him and think he’s hilarious.
CAI says he sighed and totally got into the dance, says his footwork is odd. Derek loves the Johnny drama, tells him to watch his frame, gives good advice on how to fix it. Bruno says he’s inspired, focused and on point, says he needs more staccato (sharpness, yes).
Tyra kisses up to Gaga. Britt is doing right by Johnny so far…he’ll nail it eventually.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18. Their total is 36.
Justina is up next with Sasha. They’re doing a foxtrot. She’s definitely got it. Nice and smooth. I love the joy she shows on her face…but I think Sasha had her way off the floor unless I’m mistaken. That was a beautiful dance, although Nev’s foxtrot from last week is still the winner.
Derek just loves her, calls her natural, beautiful dancer. Bruno loves watching her, says she dances from the heart, but tells her to watch out on the turns. CAI talks about dance taking people to another place, says she’s emotionally connected. Rave reviews!!
Scores: 7, 7, 7 for a total of 21
Nev and Justina are at the top of the leaderboard and there is less than 2k votes between them, with Nev having to make up that 2k per million votes cast. Not much more I can do at this moment.
Monica and Val up next. She was apparently terrified last week…and doing a jive this week I’d be scared if I was her. LEN!! Good use of his time, IMO.
That’s a cute outfit. Of course Val finds a way to use a prop. I don’t think lifts are allowed in Jive…will CAI note it?? Her timing is a little off, but not bad. Just not terribly memorable either.
Bruno thinks the cheerleading helps, but the thing is that her timing was off. But he loves the swinging 60s feel. CAI likes seeing her more relaxed. She calls out the lift but she seems to be ignoring it. Derek says fun, playful, bubbly, but needs more jive…but he really enjoyed it.
Scores: 5, 6, 5 for a total of 16…what did Bruno say?
Numbers Update: If Carole, Chrishell and Charles all get similar scores to last week, then Monica is ahead of them by at least 18k votes per million votes cast. Sounds pretty good but you never know!
AJ and Cheryl looking great. This week they are foxtrotting to a great song. Talking about his wife.
Love the opening. Close your mouth, dude. Cheryl knows how to handle a celeb, second only to Derek, I imagine. He needs to work on the smoothness and a bit on the timing I think. But Cheryl kills the choreography.
CAI loved it. Derek calls him a showman, says it was fantastic, but says he had a moment right in front of the desk. Bruno blathers, loves the energy and notes that it shouldn’t be choppy. Rather Bruno channels me than CAI. 🙂
Scores: 7, 6, 6 for a total of 19.
Anne up next with a Foxtrot…hanging on to Keo. 🙂
She looks lovely. A few interesting choices at the beginning but she’s to handle it well once they get going. That sweeping turn looks a bit out of control. All in all, I liked that dance.
Derek loves their relationship, but comments on too much energy on the upper half and the legs are along for the ride, which is backward from what it should be. Bruno likes the content, notes a few things to sort out. CAI also likes the trusting relationship, notes growth since last week. Agrees with Derek on his comments.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18. Lots of couples getting the same scores from week to week.
Numbers Update: Anne is tied with Skai and Johnny, a point behind AJ and a point ahead of Monica. Assuming Carole gets a similar score to last week, everyone above is at LEAST 25k votes per million votes cast ahead of her.
Nelly and Daniella up next! They’re dancing cha cha which should fit him well. His arms switch between being odd to being perfect. Daniella got a lot of disco in here and it kinda works for him. Nelly putting all kinds of swag in there.
Bruno says his timing is good tonight and he has musicality but he has to articulate more through the foot. CAI can tell he’s a hard worker, but he has to work on his turns and drop his shoulders…he’s easy to watch. Derek says the timing was impeccable, and loved the content. Good job!
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18. I agree with that one. Slight improvement from last week!
Oooo…they gave Chrishell the top of the hour, which is a good position to get votes. She’s killing me with the story of her childhood. Oh, nice job…and then a little boo boo. Got a little out of control there for a minute. Gleb is not a choreographer. At all. But she did a pretty good job. Still a little out of control, but better.
CAI says she’s improved a lot…and says there was a lift but she doesn’t care. Derek says she had more passion, and gives her some notes that I missed about keeping it tight. Bruno says he sees the bombshell, with beautiful shapes (agreed) but she needs to link them.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18…well, that will do interesting things to the leaderboard. 🙂
Can’t wait until a couple people are gone so the judges don’t have to rush so much. OR, Tyra could just shut up.
Numbers Update: If Carole gets the same score as last week, Chrishell’s better score this week widened the gap between them to roughly 17k votes per million votes cast. That could be very important for Chrishell against the better known Carole.
Charles is up next with a cha cha to Luther Vandross. He’s certainly enjoying it, and he seems looser this week, but Emma is doing more of the dancing. His feet still need a ton of work. He’s counting a lot. He did great at that bit in the middle which allowed more personality. Still rough, but improving.
Derek says the foot work still needs work but a huge improvement from last week. CAI says to watch the focus. I missed what Bruno said.
Tyra manages to talk MUCH more than the judges. Not right.
Scores: 5, 5, 5 for a total of 15. Nice improvement. I love Emma’s attitude…so positive.
Jesse and Sharna up next with a foxtrot. Love the opening turns, very smooth. He didn’t extent the arms…copped them off. His feet are moving very small as well, which is weird. Sharna always choreographing shomantically. Yes, I made up a word.
Bruno calls him mr. dreamy and then gets out of control. Says to watch his bum, his posture and his footwork. CAI says she thinks it was smooth, but agrees on the posture. Derek is completely cut off because of the blathering of everyone else and he has the best critiques.
Quit whining Jesse.
Scores: 7, 7, 6 for a total of 20.
Numbers update: Based on what scores Charles got, and what Carole is likely to get, I would say that Justina, Nev, Jesse and AJ are safe, due to a combination of name recognition and/or scores. The rest? Well, I think Charles and Chrishell are most at risk – good scores, probably a good distance from Carole, but less name recognition.
Jeannie is up next with a Cha Cha. Love the opening, it works for her. Looks a bit stiff at some points but she’s got personality. Brandon put a lot of interesting stuff in that dance. It seems to fit Jeannie.
CAI says momma Mai needs to go easy. Big improvement this week but still needs a bit of taming. Derek says her weight was a little far back which makes it look wild, but he likes her energy and charisma. Bruno loves the partnership, needs a bit of polish but well done.
Scores: 6, 6, 6 for a total of 18.
Numbers Update: Here’s where we are if Carole scores similar to last week – it should be down to her and Charles, but you just never know. We’re also waiting to see Vernon and Kaitlyn after Carole.
Carole vs. Charles | 0.95% | 9,524 |
Carole vs. Chrishell | 1.71% | 17,143 |
Carole vs. | ||
Carole vs. Nelly | 2.29% | 22,857 |
Carole vs. Monica | 2.48% | 24,762 |
Carole vs. Skai/Johnny/Anne/Jeanie | 2.67% | 26,667 |
Carole vs. AJ | 2.86% | 28,571 |
Carole’s up next. She says she always starts out at the bottom. She talks about the negative attention from Tiger King and it’s affect on her daughter. She hopes that DWTS will make it better. It usually has that affect.
She’s dancing V. Waltz. This is quite an elaborate set. Kinda crazy. She actually starts out pretty well. She’s managing quite well, but I see her feet go wrong at one point. Well, that was actually pretty good. Uh oh.
Derek says that was a big improvement from last week, was impressed with the turns. Bruno says her performance was shining, there is hope. CAI says it was simple but she was impressed. Overall, well done.
Tyra talks to Carole for a LONNNG time.
Scores: 6, 5, 5 for a total of 16 which is a good improvement.
Numbers Update: Charles and Carole are now tied, which is not good for him at all. That had a rather devastating effect on all the numbers, bringing everyone a bit closer to Carole, putting more people in danger. Mostly Charles
Carole/Charles vs. Chrishell | 0.75% | 7,547 |
Carole vs. | ||
Carole vs. Nelly | 1.32% | 13,208 |
Carole vs. Monica | 1.51% | 15,094 |
Carole vs. Skai/Johnny/Anne/Jeanie | 1.70% | 16,981 |
Carole vs. AJ | 1.89% | 18,868 |
Vernon is up next with a Paso Doble. He is sooo handsome. I’m shallow, yes.
He has a bedazzled football! He’s surprisingly good at this dance. He needs to finish some of the moves, but he’s doing really well. Never count out the football players. Wow, great height on that jump!
Bruno loves the power, determination and strength. Says he needs to work on the shaping. Derek talks about tucking the butt, but he started out good. Wants more intensity rather than stoic, but all over, good job. CAI started out off the music, but he found it in there and you could tell.
Scores: 6, 6, 6, for a total of 18 out of 30.
Numbers Update: There is less than 8k votes per million votes cast between Carole/Charles and Chrishell – that is really not good news for her. She could be in serious trouble. I think those three in the most trouble, but the folks in the middle could also be in trouble. I do think it will come down to Charles and Chrishell, though, and that’s a bummer.
Kaitlyn going last I assume because they were hyping her injury. Which should in turn bring out Bachelor Nation in force. She’s a beautiful dancer and Artem is a good partner for her. I”m enjoying this dance quite a bit. Good job!!
CAI says that was a beautiful dance, the lines were gorgeous. Derek says he loves seeing her reclaim the dancer within, graceful, effortless. Bruno exclaims on the beauty of the movement. Well done.
I love that dress by the way.
Scores: 7, 8, 7 for a total of 22 out of 30. That sends her to the top of the leaderboard.
Final numbers: Justina, Kaitlyn, Nev and AJ should be fine. Although I think it is likely to be Charles or Chrishell leaving us, with Carole at the outside…Monica shouldn’t feel too comfortable. She was early enough in the show and is relatively unknown compared to others around her. Be concerned. I wish I had more time to go into more detail, but one commercial break isn’t enough time to do the full deal. 🙂
And here we go….the judges will save one of the bottom two couples, so that’s helpful. Or not.
SAFE: Kaitlyn and Artem
Safe: Vernon and Peta
SAFE: AJ and Cheryl
SAFE: Justina and Sasha
SAFE: Jesse and Sharna
SAFE: Johnny and Britt
SAFE: Monica and Val
SAFE: Nelly and Daniella
SAFE: Jeannie and Brandon
SAFE: Nev and Jenna
SAFE: Anne and Keo
SAFE: Skai and Alan
SAFE: Chrishell and Gleb…thank god.
Bottom Two are Charles and Carole.
CAI: Carole (are you KIDDING ME)
Bruno: Charles.
And Derek is the deciding vote: Carole (my boy has been infected by sitting next to CAI 🙂 )
Seriously, tired of Tyra rushing Derek so she can blather on and fuck it up to boot. Let the man talk!!
Anyway, I guess I can see saving Carole – she did vastly improve this week, kind of amazingly. It’s actually heartening that the bottom two consisted of people who really should be in the bottom two. The new voting works, I think. There just isn’t enough time to seriously spam for one couple.
Hopefully AJ and Cheryl will get higher scores this time and hopefully they won’t be eliminated
Did any one else watch wheel of fortune tonight before this show? Idk where they get their car prices from but that was def not the right price for a Mazda
No doubt Carole will suck, but I still think she’ll have some appeal to some people before all the cat songs and puns get old (if they aren’t already to some of us). Sticking with my opinion that Charles goes tonight, outside chance Anne or Carole. Really hoping to be proven wrong and it’s Carole, even if it means we lose Pasha.
If people had the chance to vote last week, I wonder how that would have changed things.
Tyra really has taken this show over as her own, hasn’t she? I saw she was front and center on the promo poster this week (at least the celebs were featured in much smaller pics on the mirrorball). Still don’t know what smizing is.
Do you think we’ll ever see Mark on the show again? I’d rather have him over Gleb tbh… Gleb is a very good dancer and choreographer, but on the american version he just kinda dumbs everything down for the sake of sexinesss. Smh
What do you think?
I’d like to think Nev could surprise everyone and win, but I doubt he’ll have the votes to take on Johnny, Skai, and AJ in the end (all of whom I feel like will be there in the finals). That was a great start, though!
Ah nev. I can already hear the people online losing their minds because of the song and the chest hair lol. Anyways the dance was awesome and I can’t find anything I didn’t like in that dance. I’d give that an 8 easily. And completely unrelated but that’s the best Jenna has looked the last two seasons 🙂
If Nev got 3 7s then someone is probably getting an 8 tonight.
I loved jenna’s skirt. Nev can chacha !
I don’t like how incredibly short these rehearsal packages are, and the dances as well. I wish we had 15 minutes less of commercials and 1 minute more of dance for each couple.
Three 5s, really?
And we already get the drama of ‘will she or won’t she dance’ with our first injury of the season in Kaitlyn. I do hope she’s okay, though. I just hate how they play that up.
I voted for Nev! Love everything about him. He is so fun and is a great dancer! Hope he doesn’t manscape. He does his own thing and glad he doesn’t let Jenna be handsy with him! Can’t wait to see the rest of the show!
The intro with the smizing was annoying. Other than that so far so good! Nev seems like such a sweet guy and I hope he goes far
15!? Seriously, it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t that horrible either!
I loved skai and Alan (mistake and all) and would have given them a 6. She is little miss positivity and i love it. Yeah not as good as last week but I think she will be safe.
Trya talking about Kaitlyn like she’s on her death bed
Johnny was a blast to watch and I’d give him a 6 as well. Justina is my fav of the night thus far. That was just beautiful. I’d give that a 7 (Bordering on an 8).
Johnny has enormous potential, but I don’t think Britt knows enough of ballroom yet to teach him properly. She learned a bit of ballroom, competed for a while, but her technique still looks a little off and clunky. Last week I didn’t like the choreo or the footwork, feel the same way this week. I think Allison would have been a better match. Or Cheryl. I’m still gonna vote for him bc I love his personality & he deserves to stay for a while.
I’m surprised Justina got scored that high when I noticed a little mistake just before Sasha swung her yet knocked Skai so hard. Granted, her’s was a bit more noticeable…
Also the fake crowd is so cringe. I don’t feel like I noticed the crowd much besides during the judges
Please provide context in your comments. If you’re commenting about a score of 15 without using a name, people who are watching later won’t know who you’re talking about.
And Val wastes half of the time alloted for the dance on walking around and not really jiving. Scores appropriate, Justina and Sasha rocked.
I thought Justina was supposed to dance a rumba this week? Anyway, that dance was beautiful. I think I enjoyed it more than last week. I’ll say it again, she and Sasha are a great pair. She has a very infectious energy.
And I don’t think I will ever not enjoy Johnny. I’m in agreement that the judges will probably low ball/stick it to him more because of how good he is and his fanbase. I’ve always enjoyed Poker Face, even though it’s a song that should probably be retired from this show at this point. I get why they chose it for him, though.
Always nice to see a cameo from Len!
After last week I forgot Monica after this show, and I won’t be surprised if I forget she’s there at the end of tonight. Good dancer, but nothing stands out for me. I did agree with the judges comments. And Carrie Ann with stupid lifts. Even when it’s not an “illegal” life, she still has to call it out. But Val’s choreography so far has been pretty blah.
Monica and Val has odd. I don’t see chemistry between them this week tbh. Not enough of what the judges pointed out and most importantly FUN. I’d give that a 6
Aj and Cheryl were good. He lost the nerves but gained even more fun. I would give them a 7 but I feel like he he is going to get better and better as the season goes on.
So far I’m not really surprised by everyone who went in the first hour. These seem to be the people TPTB probably want to get the votes, and are the crowd pleasers. I would have thought they would have saved Anne for the second half. I’m wondering if Carole will go last again.
AJ did a really good job, although I’m still not feeling him. Maybe when there aren’t as many couples to keep track of (I admit I was never much of a BSB fan).
I love Anne. I hope she proves me wrong and lasts longer than I’m thinking she will. I didn’t expect to enjoy her this much. Keo is a great partner for her, I’m glad he became a pro again. She needs work, but I think has a lot of raw potential.
ANNE KILLED THAT FOXTROT
Anne and keo are the surprise of the season for me. That was fun and danced well. She somehow is having the most fun out of everyone in the ballroom too which adds to the fun. My score is a 7
I’m not feeling these super low scores. Last week I agreed with most and felt they were trying to be consistent, but this week I think they’re going a little too low. I always try to compare the scores to Strictly, and I think Shirley would have thrown a few 7s in there…
Princess Heidi, how are you? Hope everything is going well! Anyway I’m hoping Anne keeps having an upward trajectory in the contest.
So far I’m not really surprised by everyone who went in the first hour. These seem to be the people TPTB probably want to get the votes, and are the crowd pleasers. I would have thought they would have saved Anne for the second half. I’m wondering if Carole will go last again (or Kaitlyn to keep milking the injury drama).
AJ did a really good job, although I’m still not feeling him. Maybe when there aren’t as many couples to keep track of (I admit I was never much of a BSB fan).
I love Anne. I hope she proves me wrong and lasts longer than I’m thinking she will. I didn’t expect to enjoy her this much. Keo is a great partner for her, I’m glad he became a pro again. She needs work, but I think has a lot of raw potential.
I had to laugh when Tyra just said “some things have changed around here.” COVID changes aside, it seems like the things that should change never do.
I am so happy you are doing the live blog! Trying to watch with a toddler during bedtime is impossible.
That said. Watching the videos afterwords it seems like the pros are stepping it up to be more like a pro-am(professional parried with amateur) type competition with a lot less “showy” and more dancey. If that makes sense
Not caring for Cheryl’s outfits this year – not as flattering as they could be for a beautiful girl. Love her and AJ together. I really hope he does well!
Something seems off between most couples from last week, like almost a lack or decrease of chemistry. Or perhaps I was just more excited last week because the show was finally back.
Can’t tell is Chrielle and Gleb made a mistake or if it was just a bit awkward?
Nelly still wasn’t wearing ballroom shoes, right? What did he say was on his feet? Better than last week, but I hope he gets better. Glad he has a fanbase because I could watch Daniella dance by herself, and I’d hate losing her early.
I liked Chrishell better than last week, but still not wowed. Seemed like a lot of standing in place. Seems nice, but she’s another one that I just find forgettable. I can always appreciate the people who had it rough growing up and then made something of themselves. Carrie Ann is ignoring a lift, but says the public doesn’t care (she’s not wrong). Not sure I agree with the scores, but glad Chrishell didn’t get 7s (I thought they were coming).
Chrishell and gleb were the most improved thus far. I agree with the 6s though. Nelly was not good. Felt a little too tentative and “then we do this the this then this”. I’d say a 5
Oh Charles. That was definitely something. He was slightly improved. I’d honestly give him a 5 but he has a great attitude and I love that
Surprised they didn’t wait until the minute Kaitlyn was supposed to perform to say whether she’d be dancing or not. I figured she would be, but glad she didn’t have to sit out this week.
I didn’t expect Charles to go until closer to the end. Better than last week I think? Charles is no dancer but I’m glad he’s at least having fun. I hope he makes it to next week. Emma is such a good cheerleader of a partner. He got the same score as Skai this week (15), which I don’t think was right, even with her flub. I wonder if they want to make sure Carole goes this week.
Jesse and sharna….not sure why but I wasn’t wowed. It just didn’t work for me if that makes sense. Even though I think he danced better this week I preferred his quickstep better from last week. Another one that I like his attitude a lot though. Costumes were an A+ though. I agreed with the 7
So nice to see Jesse smile a little and he did improve.
Derek’s critique should NOT be cut off to give Tyra time to waste with her blabbing.
Nelly was in the entertainment news before today’s show because he got custom dance shoes made that are hip hop sneakers on top and dance soles on the bottom. He was acting like it was a big screw you to the judges or a win for hip hop culture on the show and I just don’t get it.
And as for Daniella dancing by herself about a month ago she posted an amazing IG of her dancing alone, in a DWTS dress with a vacuum cleaner. Recommended viewing!!!
I could go one season without having a showmance. No wonder they paired up the last single female pro with the single male celeb. That aside, I loved Jesse’s dance, though I think his dance was better last week. Still needs work, but like Anne, has raw potential. He’ll likely last awhile so I look forward to seeing if he improves. Two 7s for Jesse was high, I would have given him three 6s at most. Skai really got hosed going early.
I agree @Princess Heidi, Tyra can cut her conversations in half so all the judges can talk, or we can move along. I’d much rather hear what Derek has to say, so I wish he didn’t get cut off.
Jeannie and Brandon is just a jolt of energy from Thor on that dance floor lol. Also her mom is hilarious….and a lot like half my family lol. Anyways, the dance was Killer. She is beyond fun to watch and the costumes were kinda hilarious since he looks like he came from Miami vice while she looks like she came out of a 90s club. Gotta love the costuming Brandon goes with on this show. I’d give that dance a 7
did the fake crowd audio boo jeannie at the beginning???
I feel bad for Carole and yet I don’t but that’s besides the point I guess since everyone must love/hate her costumes this season. Pasha….come on can we get her away from cat print. That wasn’t as bad as last week. Not much of an improvement either. I’d give her a 4 tbh but again I have to reiterate that if she survives another week, keep her away from cat print please.
Once again loved Jeannie. Great job, and glad Brandon gets a chance to show off his skills since he hasn’t had much luck lasting long in the last couple of seasons. Not sure I’m agreeing with the scores tonight, although I guess an 18 is okay for Jeannie’s dance.
I really hate the show for trying to paint Carole in a sympathetic light (and I feel like she buys into her own hype way too much). Pasha is a great partner, though. Not surprised that was better than last week (I hate admitting that), but still hoping she gets the boot. I’m leaning towards Charles, though.
And Vernon is yet another one I forgot about being in the cast. Two more dances and an elimination to go-wonder if they will run over the time again.
Someone mentioned this already but I thought Justina was doing a rumba too? Loved her foxtrot though!!! She and Sasha are such a great match. Charles made me smile, I threw them some votes because he’s what this show is about I think! And he improved!!
Carole has a better outfit this week at least. Last week was like from the bargain bin dwts wardrobe department.
This last half hour has been the sob story hour…
Wonder if all or Carole and Pasha’s dances will be about cats with tiger/cheetah print?
I’ve seen a lot of cameramen tonight… 29 seasons, DWTS, 29 seasons…
“Shomantically” Love it. That will get into the dictionary before smize 😉
That started off so well but the end of that dance Vernon seemed to lose a little steam. Costumes are an A+ though and can I just say that peta has my fav costume of the season thus far. I would have said 7 tbh
Ok what…that was her I’m with an injury and me no injuries walks into the bathroom door at least twice a week in the morning. I loved it and it’s my new fav of the night and she thankfully didn’t have the fake smile on the entire dance and u can tell she was feeling this one. Costumes……yeah that’s a suit but she looks awesome. I’d give that a 7
@ammie, yeah tonight reminded me of a watered down most memorable year week.
Kaitlyn gave a really nice performance. Some people I’ve liked more this week, others last week, but I think I enjoyed both of Kaitlyn’s performances so far. I hope her ankle gets better.
I think I’ll be glad when the crowd starts getting smaller, even though I feel like some of my favorites may go early on. And I wanted to give Tyra a chance, but she is just not cut out for this kind of hosting gig. I know Tom is not coming back, but should the day come if/when they get another host, I hope it is someone that doesn’t put so much focus on themselves. I feel like even without a co-host, we’d still hear less from Tom if he were there than we do Tyra.
Nev getting a 21 and going first, and only two other people matching that is pretty impressive. The fact that we only saw 1 eight surprised me. I know the overall leaderboard it didn’t really matter to his score tonight, but usually people get screwed going early.
DWTS needs better time management. They should have just announced the bottom 2, especially since it was no surprise.
Not at all surprised by the outcome, but was hoping I’d be wrong. Emma’s one of my favorite pros, so I’m sad I won’t be seeing her for the rest of the season. Hopefully the judges don’t regret this.
I think Anne, Chrishell, and Carole may be the next to go, but I’m still not convinced that Carole won’t last longer than she should.
Sucks to see him go but carole delivered big time tonight so i agreed with Derek and Julianne
Good to see the judges save is back! I think with the amount of stacked dancers this season, we will need it because eliminations will get real hard, real fast.
I cannot stand watching and listening to Tyra! The show is ruined for me!
You might get screwed by dancing early, Kara, but you get the benefit of casual voters voting for you more than they might someone at the end of the show.
If they based it on both weeks, then yeah, I can see where they’d almost have to save Carole if they want to be fair. I just hated seeing it so rushed at the end. Poor Derek, I felt like he got to talk the least tonight of anybody.
Nukegrrrl, since were pimping Daniella, I have to tell everyone to go watch her video with Derek to Natural…un-freakin’ believable. At Derek’s tour…was it last summer already?..there was this asshole at the meet and greet showing off for his girlfriend and he was sitting behind me. He basically accused Derek of speeding up the video of him dancing with Daniella. Derek has the patience of a saint but you could tell he was pissed. He basically said, well, you’ll see tonight, won’t you, that it wasn’t sped up.
Ah, but Kara, it’s that sort of bullshit that makes me want to smack CAI upside the head. Don’t dock points from one couple and then claim it doesn’t matter for another couple.
I will spoil a post Courtney has coming up (or pimp it, really) about lifts on DWTS. I peeked at it and got pissed off all over again at CAI’s bullshit through the years. And people who think Derek had it so easy…well, no. Only irrational haters would think that.
Fine Nick, thank you for asking. 🙂 I do okay during Covid cuz I really don’t mind staying home, reading and playing video games.
I sure as hell miss a good, boozy Sunday brunch with friends though.
Maina, I think Mark is over it…and he should be. If he wants a serious music career, then he’s doing the right thing by putting all his focus on doing that.
Disagree that Gleb is a good choreographer. I wish Chrishell had someone who would do her justice. I don’t get what he thinks he’s doing.
I hate how they rush eliminations so much! At least they revealed they bottom 2 this time, although I don’t think it is necessary. I wish they would treat the contestants with the respect SCD treats them – the celebrity gets eliminated and there isn’t even any time left for the couple to be interviewed, have a moment for a last dance on the floor like back in the day… It’s because of things like these that I miss results shows. It’s hard to cram 15 couples + judges comments + half an hour of commercials + eliminations + a lot of Tyra talking in 2 hours…
Before I go to walk the dogs (one at a time since one thinks he is king of all the universe and will bark at anything including flies or mosquitos) and go to bed I just wanted to say thank you to the kids for keeping this amazing site going strong even with the craziness of 2020 and the dwts changes 🙂 you guys rock! Stay safe everyone!
I don’t know but the show for me tonight was not as good as last week. Just kinda off. The celebs fell a little short for the most part. I did however, enjoy, Nelly, Skai(underscored), Nev and Kaitlyn was great too.
Really trying to be patient with Tyra she cannot constantly RUSH the judges and then have a full on conversation with the contestants-wth. She did it twice to Derek tonight -aggressively I might add. Like I said on Twitter, she needs to watch the show and see that she needs to shorten her conversations with the stars and allow the judges to properly critique the contestants. Who cares about Kaitlyn’s shoes. I know I didn’t. Also speed up the elimination process and allow the judges to make a proper decision on who they want to stay or go.
Sorry, kinda annoyed me tonight.
The costumes are kinda blah this season. Pera had the best costume of the season so far.
Just realized I used the slang I use with my friends. Kids is a good thing I swear lol
What I don’t understand about Gleb’s choreography is that, watching clips from the other DWTS versions he’s done, he’s actually been better on those shows. I don’t know how it works on the international scene, but do the other shows give their couples a lot of help compared to DWTS? I think Chrishell might have had more potential with someone else.
@Princess Heidi, good point about going early and getting the casual votes. I forget that going first has its benefits now due to how the voting takes place. And yes, I’m sure somewhere in DWTS history there was a couple who got docked a stupid point for a lift that came at the end. If she isn’t going to take off for it I don’t know why she mentions it. I doubt half of the audience watching at home would think twice about it, and if they did, would probably forget by the time the dance was done. I get why the pros are annoyed by it. I feel like CAI’s critiques are about arms, posture, and lifts. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard her mention anything else.
On the subject of Daniella, I admit the first time I saw a video of her dancing I actually thought it was sped up. Even before I knew who she was then I wondered why this girl wasn’t on DWTS yet. Seeing her on the tour this past winter, she dances circles around everyone else. I would have loved to have seen her and Pasha on a DWTS season in the early years with the OGs.
Does anyone know if Emma gets to move back home with Sasha now that she’s done with the season? I didn’t know how the quarantine rules worked in that regard.
Saw references in the posts to Derek and Daneilla’s video to Natural. Just have to say “WOW!” That was insanely good. Thanks for the mention, it was totally worth the trip to Youtube.
Thanks for suggesting “Natural.” I had’t seen it before, I think it’s the first time I’ve watched Daniella dance with a partner that wasn’t Pasha (or her vacuum). She also managed to squeeze in more costume changes in 2 minutes than Tyra can pull off in 2 hours. Super impressive.
Power rankings are up: https://www.puredwts.com/2020/09/23/puredwts-season-29-week-2-power-rankings/
Can I just say that I literally got a massive headache from the over the top (in my opinion)bling in the show last night? Between the set, lighting, CAI and Tyra’s costumes it was way too much for my eyes to handle. I can not STAND Tyra. Between having to put up with her and yet another Disney theme show, not sure I will be watching next week. After Derek and Hayley’s home produced Disney themed videos, I don’t think there is any chance at all that DWTS will do anything remotely close in quality, and I sincerely mean that.
I don’t really have a favorite couple. None of the celebs particularly inspire me to watch, although I would love to see Sasha or Artem win a mirrorball.
Glad you guys liked Natural. I have to say that experience at his Meet and Greet was interesting. I think a good fiction writer would say he had “the steely glint of anger in his eyes but a smile still on his face.”
I’m enjoying the various couples but Tyra is over the top with her wardrobe changes and too much talking.
I wish Chrishell was paired with someone else as well. I’ve never seen Selling Sunset but I know Chrishell from All My Children days. She may have some older fans as well as those who know her now.
Was not a fan of Anne Heche at all but have to say she’s surprised me. I really like she and Keo together and I could see them going far.
Wish Johnny had a more seasoned pro as well. I like Britt but I think she’s a little green.
So far I really like Justina, Kaitlyn and Jeannie
I really do think this may either be, Sasha or Artem’s year. I can see either of them winning it. They both have great partners. I also think that Jenna and Nev will make it into the finals maybe. It’s really interesting to see that Jenna is doing well with a partner that is straight. LOL I really don’t like her that much but I think that if he is consistent throughout the competition Jenna can make her first full season final. Yes, Jenna has been to a final but it was on the four week mini season with Adam. My favorite team personally is Brandon and Jeannie I’ve always been a fan. But I think other people on the show have stronger Fanbase is in her so my gut is telling me that we are going to have a mirror ball champion that is brand spanking new.