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DWTS Season 11, Week 9 – Dancing by the Numbers

Well, as you all know by now, this is a crap shoot. Or a look at the odds, with no guarantee. Whatever. Thanks to the Tea Party vote skewing this entire season, we have no clue who will stay and who will go – and no, just because you’re not a Tea Party supporter and you’re voting for Bristol you don’t get to say that the Tea Party isn’t heavily influencing this thing. It’s silly to think otherwise. Of course there are people who aren’t Tea Partiers voting for her – but it doesn’t negate that voting block’s power. If her last name wasn’t Palin she would have been gone in Week 3 or 4 – definitely the week of the monkey suit. IMO.

But how big of an influence is it? Well, thanks to the judges we still don’t have a very clear view. They manage to keep the scores relatively (ridiculously?) close, such that it’s hard to tell. I personally don’t believe getting 1 or 2 % more of the vote than someone else is that big of an accomplishment, but it’s certainly enough to send someone else home – and it will likely be someone else tonight. But who? I tend to think that the judges were protecting Kyle, because I felt both of his dances were ridiculously overscored, whereas Bristol earned her 27 and was too high on her 26. But if they were into protecting anyone, they wouldn’t have overscored Bristol on that extremely vacant Waltz – they would have given her the 24 that I thought she deserved. But that’s just me. What do the number say?

The Judges Scores and Percentages

Place Celebrity Score Percentage
1. Jennifer 60 26.32
2. Kyle 58 25.44
3. Brandy 57 25.00
4. Bristol 53 23.25

As the low scorer, Bristol is the one who’s got to make up the lost ground. What does she have to do to stay? ONE of the following:

– Bristol needs 17,600 more votes per 1 million votes cast to pass Brandy, OR;
– If Brandy is getting ton of votes, Bristol needs 22,000 more votes per million votes cast to pass Kyle, OR;
– If Kyle is also doing very well, Bristol would need 30,700 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer.

I think Bristol can probably catch both Brandy and Kyle, but Jennifer?? Tough call. With all the problems voting last night, that adds an additional element of uncertainty. Let’s say Bristol passes Brandy easily and moves to the head of the class. What does Brandy have to do to stay?

– Brandy would need 4,400 more votes per 1 million votes cast to beat Kyle and send him home, OR;
– If Kyle is doing well, Brandy would need 13,160 more votes per million votes cast to beat Jennifer.

Hmmm…I see her beating Kyle easily. Jennifer? I kinda doubt it, but you never know. So let’s say, for the sake of argument, that Bristol gets the votes to pass both Kyle and Brandy, and Brandy gets the necessary votes to pass Kyle – Kyle goes home. If Brandy doesn’t beat Kyle by the required number, Brandy goes home. For this reason, I kinda lean towards Kyle going home, with Brandy a “possible”. But what would it take for Jennifer to go home? ALL of the following MUST happen:

– Kyle gets 8,800 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer, AND;
– Brandy gets 13,160 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer, AND;
– Bristol gets 30,700 more votes per million votes cast to pass Jennifer.

None of those numbers are unheard of – but how likely are they? Beats the hell out of me. But, due to the Jennifer numbers and my overall feeling at the end of the night last night, I’m going to go out on a very long limb (with a wing and a prayer) and say that Jennifer and Bristol are safe and that it will come down to Brandy and Kyle, with Kyle going home. I really, really hope that neither Brandy nor Jennifer go home because that would be a damn shame – one of those two deserves the win and if either of the other two get it…well, next season I will be working on the X-Factor web site we’re starting. Just kidding. I think. Actually, I’ll probably stick around just to annoy the Maks fans. 🙂

So, I know what a lot of you think. Has seeing the numbers changed any minds? Who’s going home?

And just for fun, let’s add another element of guessing or prognosticating to the mix. How will the producers call it?? Well, I think that they will call Bristol safe FIRST, unless she’s actually going home. If Bristol is going home, I think they will put her up next to either Jennifer or Brandy…probably Jennifer. If Jennifer or Brandy is going home, I bet they put them up there next to each other. Kyle? They’ll put him up next to Bristol if he’s going home.

November 16, 2010 I Written By

I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)

Vote for the Dancing with the Stars Season 11 Top 3

It’s always fun at this point to start having readers of Pure DWTS voting for those who they think will make it to the Dancing with the Stars top 3. Certainly the poll isn’t perfect, but overall it’s done a pretty great job of predicting who will make it to the Dancing with the Stars Season 11 top 3. We’ll do a couple more times to predict the Winner of DWTS Season 11.

To make the voting fun. I’m actually going to make it so you can vote in 2 polls. The first poll you can only vote for your favorite DWTS season 11 couple. The second poll you can vote for which 3 couples you think will make it into the DWTS season 11 top 3. Let the voting begin.

Now the poll where you can vote for the top 3.

November 15, 2010 I Written By

Better known as Charlie.

DWTS Season 11, Week 9 – Power Rankings

Why does Courtney get to go on Vacay?? So not fair. :::sigh::: But, say thank you to the producer gods that they finally trimmed the show to 90 minutes.

Well, here we go. And for the 500th time, it’s not just about the dancing.

One thing I will mention right off the bat is that everyone, except Kyle, was dressed beautifully. Just gorgeous. The male pros have really learned how to dress their women. I was in extreme envy. And I want Jennifer’s waltz earrings.

As for the rankings, I’m at a bit of a loss, really. I think Derek and Jennifer are an obvious first place choice, but what to do after that? Because like I said 2 paragraphs ago, it’s not just about the dancing, but a whole combination of factors – and this one is a hard one to call. For one thing, Bristol’s Paso was a vast improvement over her previous dances – but three 9s? I don’t agree. Then she kinda fell out in the Waltz – her face was totally vacant and at points she was skipping. I expected more from Brandy, although her dances were beautiful – and I didn’t like either of Kyle’s dances. So….I’m going to cop out. 🙂

1. Jennifer and Derek. I was crying right along with Derek when it came to that waltz, and I wasn’t sure why. Very simple, very beautiful, very clean – they just managed to put a ton of emotion into a slow dance. Don’t believe me? Compare it to Bristol and Mark’s. As for the Cha Cha Cha – that was amazing. High energy, sassy, saucy, funky…loved it.

2. TIE Brandy and Bristol (and Mark and Maks). Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear the complaining now. But, like it or not, Bristol knocked one out of the park with her Paso. I don’t think she belongs in the final after that Waltz though – her face was totally blank, vacant. Her feet were also once again, sloppy. But, she has shown she’s got the votes prior to now. I would have scored her a point lower on the Paso and 2 points lower on her waltz. As for Brandy, she is a far superior dancer to Bristol and both of her dances were beautiful tonight – but I was left wanting and expecting more on both of them. I think my expectations were entirely too high for her on both those dances – they both seemed like gimme’s and I don’t feel like Maks delivered completely on the choreography. Don’t get me wrong – two very, very good dances, but I was disappointed. I also have to say (and this is NOT their fault at all) but I really despised the use of such a contemporary song for their Paso Doble. Wasn’t that Katy Perry’s Firework? I think they were kinda hosed on that – the Paso lost it’s power due to that music. I think the producers did then no favors with that music – and actually the same comment applies to Kyle.

3. Kyle and Lacey. I actually think Kyle danced better on average than Bristol did, but I really didn’t like his first dance at all. He struck me as trying too hard and I didn’t find him as entertaining as many do. As for his Paso, well my original thought was that Lacey was doing a lot more actual dancing than he was. I thought he was very overscored on his Paso – both his dances actually. I thought 27 for both would be about right.

Okay, start yelling. I won’t hear you for a while because I have a lot of voting to do. 🙂

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I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)

DWTS Season 11, Week 9 Begins – Who are the Las Vegas Favorites?

The betting odds favorites received a total shake-up for the last two weeks in a row. The questions is: What will happen this week?

Here are the odds from On-line Betting Guide;

Jennifer Grey 1.57

Brandy 3

Bristol Palin 10

Kyle Massey 17

Here are the numbers for what Viscosimedia’s is reporting;

The final four remaining celebrity dancers will battle for the mirror ball trophy starting on the Dancing with the Stars Finale for Season 11 on Monday, November 15th. Early DWTS betting favorites Brandy 2/1 and Jennifer Grey 4/7 are still predicted to walk away with the title. The other two finalist feature somewhat of a surprise with Disney star from “That’s So Raven” fame Kyle Massey 10/1 and political star Bristol Palin 15/2 from “Almost Vice-Presidential Daughter” fame as longshots in Dancing with the Stars odds for the season 11 finale.

In what some people are calling the most important contribution of the “Tea Party” this year, Bristol Palin fans have somehow overwhelmed the voting booths of DWTS and have recharged their faith by landing Palin and partner Mark Ballas in the finale despite having only 47-points. Can “Palin Nation” help daughter reach the plateau of celebrity dancing? Will the favored musician and movie star win as favorites? Or will the teenage work horse upset them all? Bet on DWTS season 11 odds with a 10% deposit for Brandy 2/1 and Jennifer Grey 4/7 as favorites or Massey 10/1 and Bristol Palin 15/2 as longshots.

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DWTS Season 11, Week 9 – ‘Let The Fun Begin’ Media Before Showtime

Ready for showtime everyone? It really is anyone’s ballgame…more so than any other Season at this point in my opinion!! Like Heidi yesterday, I want to really stress how important it is to vote for your “favorite(s)” tonight. They need you now more than ever!!!

In starting out your media updates for today, how about this for an “Awwww” moment? Derek tweeted this lastnight of himself making fun of his teeth. lol (Heidi: More like his *lack* of teeth. LOL)

Speaking of Derek, we’re got a couple of interviews to share. First from TV Fans Space, Derek discusses the stress, the judges, and more. Here are a couple of takes. (Heidi’s Note: I think this is originally from Watch With Kristen on E!, but I’m not sure – it reads very familiar.)

How stressed out is everyone RIGHT THIS SECOND???
Everyone is fairly stressed out. But to be honest with most of the cast you’d never be able to tell. Everyone is always so composed.

I loved when you told Jennifer last week, “It’s fine. It’s just a dance show” to put things in perspective. Do you ever have to stop and remind yourself of that, too, or do you have a pretty steady sense of perspective having done this for many seasons? Every season is something new and intense for me. It’s always a change as no two partners of mine have been alike. But at the end of the day, it’s a dance show and you win a mirror ball trophy. It can be competitive, but it always has to stay fun.

You may have made a critical error by not doing your two-seasons-running “crotch bob” move with your partner during the dance marathon. This year, you just did a milder, yet very heartfelt solo crotch grab. This was probably the best choice concerning Jen’s neck, but were you sad to break the streak of what is now your signature dance marathon move? This is a really long and ridiculous question!
What’s the saying – Traditions were meant to be broken? I think we should have lasted longer in the dance marathon. I had some tricks up my sleeve and just didn’t get the chance to use them. Maybe next season.

Carrie Ann said Jennifer was “out-of-control” during your Week 6 paso. Was anything about the performance “out of control” until the flub at the end?I think that Jennifer did a great job with that routine and there was nothing out-of-control about it. We had a slight bobble at the end. It’s a slight mistake that we paid dearly for in the scoring but Jennifer was far from “out-of-control.”

Were the judges probably being extra hard on you to “level the playing field,” so to speak?
I think that this season, the judges have been hard on everyone. We’re all just doing our best and the audience needs to remember that you’re talking about 12 celebrities without any dance experience and no matter how easy it looks on Monday night when we perform – it’s a long hard road getting there.

And here is a take from a wonderful interiew today from TV Guide with Derek. Be sure to read the link for more as well. Take special note how their rehearsals are NOT just about tears and Jennifer’s injuries. Also, he addresses what happened with Carrie Anne and Maks.

TVGuide.com: How are the waltz and cha-cha going?Derek Hough: She’s doing really well and picking them up. It helps that we did the cha-cha in our team dance. Someone made a YouTube video of us about our journey on the show and it’s almost like we’re making our own film. We’ve had our highs and we’ve had our lows because of injuries and physical issues — and tears. We’ve overcome that and now we can end the show on a good note. That’s what we’re going for.

TVGuide.com: Her injuries have taken over your packages the past few weeks.Hough: It’s kind of a shame because we have a lot of fun together. We laugh and joke around. I’m always being dumb and weird. But with her injuries, that’s what they’ve been showing. But I don’t want people to get the impression that that’s all that goes on. It’s a minute package out of a 30-hour week.

TVGuide.com: I take it you were happy DanceCenter showed funny clips of you guys then?Hough: Yes! Exactly! For me, the focus on her injuries has been overkill. Hopefully from now on we can show people the fun we have and the joy we have. One of the things that I love about Jennifer is that she did this not to further her career. She did it because she wanted to awaken something she had lost and also something she didn’t know she had. She loves to dance. What happened is they’ve seen her struggling, but they don’t see her love for it and how it’s one of the hardest things she’s ever done, but it’s also one of the most rewarding.

TVGuide.com: I’m sure people are tired of hearing about her injuries too, no matter how bad they are.Hough: Of course. There’s a point. A couple of seasons ago, everyone was injured and it was like injury-injury-injury. We all have our little issues, but we’re scared to talk about them because the camera is in our faces all the time. If you even go like, “Oh, my foot hurts,” it becomes, [bellows in announcer voice] “Derek’s foot hurts!” They make it into a huge ordeal when it’s usually nothing. We have to be careful now and just go, [whispers] “I’m kind of hurting. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.” [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: How serious are her injuries? Did you ever consider withdrawing?Hough: No. Once we found that she wasn’t going to do permanent damage, she was like, “OK, cool. That’s all I needed to know.” I don’t think that was made explicit on the show. But everything you’ve seen and heard is 110 percent legitimate. It has been quite serious, but she’s not going to give up. It did knock her confidence. When your body isn’t doing what your mind wants you to do, you kind of lose faith in yourself. It’s hard to see happen, but I think people will see a new confidence and a new excitement now.

TVGuide.com: What are you hoping to do this week to move into the final? It’s the first week since Week 2 without a theme or a gimmick.
Hough: Yeah, it’s pretty funny. It’s like, “Holy crap!” This season has felt like three seasons in one. It’s been pretty hard-core. We’re not doing anything drastic — just trying to get as good as we can and do good quality routines you look at and go, “She deserves to be in the final.”

TVGuide.com: Some fans are upset at Bristol outlasting Audrina, Rick and Kurt. What do you think?Hough: I think it all depends on what you want to see and what America wants to see. Obviously they want to see Bristol carry on. If you base it on dance ability or dance quality, Audrina should still be here. But it’s not just about that. It’s about story, about people. It’s a people show. The dancing element is the catalyst that creates these human moments. So the actual scores, they’re important, but it’s not the end-all, be-all.

TVGuide.com: What’s your take on Maks vs. Carrie Ann last week?Hough: I’ve lost my cool with the judges before, so I can completely understand. You get heated. You get passionate. For me, after that experience when I yelled at them with Shannon [Elizabeth], I just realized it was never worth it. What was the point? I completely understand how protective he got over his partner. Whenever a judge comments on your choreography, you’d feel bummed out.

Mark and Bristol talk about last weeks dances and the challenges they have with their upcoming dances in this interview with ET.

Here is Kyle and Lacey rehearsing on ET. Kyle is so funny as always talking about the upcoming Tango being his “Sexy Dance”. lol

Maks and Brandy were also interviewed by ET. Here they are discussing their Argentine Tango planned for tonight, Maks’ being a perfectionist, what their rehearsals are like, and more.

Lastly, “Dancing With The Stars” has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award along with American Idol, American’s Got Talent, Hell’s Kitchen, and So You Think You Can Dance. Be sure to get your votes in for our favorite show in the “Favorite Competition Show” catagory HERE. The winners for The People’s Choice Awards will be announced on CBS the night of Jan. 5th, 2011.

And we end on this note today;

We’re now down to Jennifer: The most technical, Kyle: The best performer, Brandy: The most consistant, and Bristol: The most improved. Its a good balance and a pretty level playing field. Heres to the semi-finals! ~ PureDWTS fan “Zach” in our comments section yesterday

You can say that again!! Let the fun begin!! 😉

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DWTS 11, Week 7 – Stuff Off My TiVo

I got too busy for this last week, but I did manage to scrounge some stuff off my Tivo this week.  Some of it may resemble video Vogue has uploaded but it is the broadcast version as opposed to the net version.

Access Hollywood from Monday – I do think it’s cute that Maks is trying to hook Brandy up and give her dating advice

Remember me talking about the split screen with the clock?? Here you go. This actually made me go back and watch all the dances – Kyle is the only other one who didn’t start right away.

Jen and Derek on ET – “how the old broads do it”. LOL. Also Kyle and Lacey.

More “Ballroom Feud” from ET. :::rolls eyes::: Mark – lookin’ worse than Maks ever did in my opinion. People’s Choice Awards

I worry for Brandy if she doesn’t win, actually. Extra!

I really like Brandy – I wish she had more control over Maks. 🙂 And a big HA HA to Chelsie, who manages to irritate Mark with her insistence that it’s the Tea Party keeping Bristol around. 🙂

The Insider with Kurt and Anna

November 14, 2010 I Written By

I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)

DWTS Season 11, Week 9 – Who’s Dancing What…and When?

Final Four, everyone!!  It should be an interesting week – will Bristol get the bums rush and end up leaving, or will the judges continue to be overly kind at the risk of Brandy and Jennifer?? I can’t wait to watch. 🙂  Here’s what our couples are dancing this week; as usual, as more information comes out, I will update this post.

Jennifer and Derek; Cha cha cha and Slow Waltz

Brandy and Maks; Paso Doble and Argentine Tango – Dancing First

Bristol and Mark; Paso Doble and Slow Waltz

Kyle and Lacey; Argentine Tango and Samba

I have to give the serious edge to Brandy this week with two very showy dances.  If she can pull them off sans melodrama, she should be in good position score-wise.  Jennifer is also in a good spot, but I always worry about a slow waltz at this point in the competition, going up against Pasos and ATs and Sambas. Luckily, she’s got a cha cha to back it up.  Derek usually can make a waltz exciting too. I think both ladies will do well, score wise, but I’m a little concerned with Brandy AND Jennifer with the voters. Mainly because when people get high scores their fans get complacent and either don’t vote, or try to vote AGAINST someone – for example, voting for Kyle in an attempt to get rid of Bristol. HORRIBLE idea, people. Don’t do it. Vote for the person you like the best – if Brandy and Jennifer get 10s you best vote like you never have before. Anyway, out of the two of them, I worry more about Brandy than I do Jennifer and Maks didn’t help this last week.

Then we have Bristol and Kyle.  Ye gods.  Normally I would give the edge to Kyle, but here’s the problem: Lacey has never done an AT on this show, that I recall, and; Samba? Kyle?  I just don’t know how this will work. But, he’s pulled off dances before that I didn’t think he would so, who knows? The other problem for Kyle is that Bristol will likely do well enough on the Paso and Waltz to get herself decent scores again. Well, lets face it, she forgets half her steps and gets decent scores – I don’t see that changing now. I re-watched last weeks Samba and her getting 8’s annoyed me. No way was that dance worthy of 8’s. She clearly forgets her steps at one point and has to look at Mark’s feet.

So, I guess what I’m thinking is: tomorrow night is the night we will likely find out just what kind a fanbase Bristol and Kyle each have, but anyone could go home.  I wrote up the post that I threatened to write, the one about recapping the season to date to see what it has taken for Bristol to get here and there was only ONE week that was impressive and it’s the same week where Kurt was MORE impressive. The week Audrina went home. Lots of people leapt over Audrina, which tells me she wasn’t getting votes, not that they were getting lots. And don’t let anyone sell you this “Bristol has been in last place all along” crap either. Bristol has only been in last place 3 of the last 8 weeks. That’s not even half the time.

All’s I can say is, if you want your favorite to stay, you best vote like crazy. 🙂

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I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)

DWTS Season 11 – Weekend Media Updates & Prediction Question

Two more days until our Semi-Final DWTS Show!! Even as whacked and frustrating as this Season is, this is getting more exciting by the day. So, if you were to rank how this Season is going to turn out for who will win right now (not who your favorites are) in order, how would you rank the final four? Get your predictions in now and then at the end of this Season in two weeks, we can look back and see who was right.

Here’s how I would rank them;

1st place: Jennifer and Derek
2nd place: Brandy and Maks
3rd place: Kyle and Lacey
4th place: Bristol and Mark

The inspiration for this question comes from a prediction Kelly Osbourne made on The Ellen Show yesterday. From Zap2it.

“You never know with that show,” says Osbourne. “It’s crazy you don’t always see what the people see at home and why they vote. You never really understand, but I definitely think that Jennifer Grey is going to be in the finals. As for the winner, I really feel like Bristol Palin is going to give everyone a run for his or her money…I have to say this you have to separate the person from the family. She’s out there and she’s trying.”

Here is another prediction from Telly Cafe.

Anyways, the final 4, as of now, stands as:

1. Bristol Palin
2. Jennifer Grey
3. Brandy
4. Kyle Massey

Jennifer Grey, alongside her partner, has been doing a phenomenal job and has earned applause from all quarters. She is one of the likely finalists and has a hefty chance of picking the trophy.

While Bristol Palin is unlikely to make it to the finals, Brandy is likely to make the cut unless Kyle Massey comes up with a better show. Though, a lot may transpire in the final few episodes, Jennifer and Brandy seem the two hot favourites at the moment.

Maks’ new blog is up on TV Guide. He writes that everything is fine with Carrie Anne. He also writes on the backlash. It’s sad how people have sent him “hate” tweets. Go ahead and disagree with him or any of the dancers. But, to sign up at Twitter just to send them “I hate you” tweets is just sad and low in my opinion. Be sure to read more on everything Maks says at the link. Here are some takes on he and Brandy’s upcoming dances and what he says about the “hate” tweets and negativity. (Heidi Editorial Note: He’s definitely not the only one who has people signing up just to send hate. He should read Derek’s or Mark’s @replies once in a while – or any other pros. As such, I don’t know if it can really be labeled “backlash” against a specific person – more like a hazard of the internet, sadly. Relax Maks – it’s not just you.)

We have the paso doble and the Argentine tango next week. We’ve finished the paso and are working on the tango now. We’re dedicating the paso to everybody who’s been bullied. I thought it was great for that particular message. We’re taking a risk with our interpretation. Will the audience get it? Will the judges get it? I don’t know. But it’s something Brandy and I clicked on. We spoke a lot about it and we went through tough, tough moments in our lives, but we came out on top. I want kids to understand that you have to speak up — let your voice be heard. Don’t be silent and wallow. Talk because there are people who care and who will listen. Our Argentine tango will be traditional. I think it’s going to be fun. We just want to do a good tango. The paso — we want to get people out of their seats.

Right now, Brandy and I are just focused on the semifinal. We’re not thinking about the final yet. if we go through to the finale, it would be cool and it’s definitely our goal, but we can’t look too far ahead. I need to take everything one step at a time because, as I’ve mentioned, this season has been very tough on all of us pros. Yesterday, I was at my worst. I was ridiculous. I was mentally and physically done. It’s really hard. No one — absolutely no one — understands what we go through no matter who you are. You haven’t been in our shoes. You have no idea how difficult it is. When you get to the final, you are so drained that you become a shell of a person. You’re on complete autopilot. Once it’s over, you go, “I have absolutely no idea how I did.” I love our fans. I love my fans. I love seeing what they like, bad or good. The positive stuff gives me a good reinforcement and tells me I’m doing something right. Most of the negativity I laugh at because it’s so stupid or unreasonable since these people clearly don’t know anything about ballroom dancing or what we go through. It’s funny to me that there’s so much negativity spewed at everyone. Why don’t you get up and try to do what we do? People judge me for being a certain way. Honestly at this point, I really don’t care. I only care about what Brandy thinks right now. I know what my past partners think and how good our relationships are — and people are still speculating about how we supposedly “hate” each other and whatnot. I love when I get tweets from people who say they created a Twitter account just to tell me they hate me. If you hate me, why waste your time making an account to tell me? If I hated someone, I would never waste time doing that. It’s really amazing the lengths people go to behind the protection and anonymity of the Internet to be mean. But I’m not letting those people get to me. I’m just focused right now on Monday. I’m tired. Brandy’s tired. But I know we will bring our best next week.

Oh, and I ran onto this fun interview with Len Goodman at the Daily Mail on how he got into dancing. He traded his welding career in for dancing…and yes, to meet GIRLS. lol Here is an excerpt. Be sure to read more at the link. And isn’t this a fun picture of him and his wife Cherry? lol  (Heidi: Hey! They’re both “squeezing the egg”!!  Just like in Dance Center. LOL!!)

How, I wonder, did he get into ballroom dancing? Did girls play a part, by any chance?

‘I was 21 and working as a welder, but had hurt my foot playing football. The doctor recommended ballroom dancing, of all things, to strengthen it. My first reaction was “Not on your nelly”, but someone told me there would be girls there and I thought, “Ah-ha”. I went into the class with a winklepicker on one foot and my dad’s carpet slipper on the other.’

He was a natural, and was paired with the dance-school owner’s daughter, Cherry. There was no shortage of enthusiasm – either for Cherry, who became his first wife, or for the dancing.

Len quickly established himself as one of the characters of the ballroom-dancing scene. He fizzes with anecdotes about those days, laughing himself silly about the day he tried to bribe the lighting people to shine the spotlight on him for an entire routine.

‘It backfired. I had a cold that day and spent most of the dance with a drip on the end of my nose, sparkling away.’

Lastly, we have more details to share on the upcoming Results Show from ABC.

Featured TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show,” renowned singer/songwriter Annie Lennox performs two breathtaking songs, “Little Bird” and the single “Universal Child” from her new holiday themed album. On November 16 Lennox releases her sixth solo album and first-ever holiday recording, A Christmas Cornucopia. A stunning collection of new and inspired interpretations of eleven traditional festive songs, the disc is rounded out by her new composition and first single, “Universal Child.” The CD will be released on Decca in the U.S. and everywhere else November 15 on Island Records. In her 30-year career, both as a member of the groundbreaking Eurythmics and as a solo artist, Lennox has amassed sales of more than 80 million albums worldwide. Her towering achievements also include 34 hit singles, four Grammy Awards, 11 Brit Awards and five Ivor Novello Awards, The Award of Merit from the American Music Awards. Lennox has also won an Academy Award and Golden Globe. The SING Campaign, www.annielennoxsing.com, is a humanitarian organization she founded to raise awareness and support for the AIDS/HIV pandemic in Africa.

Also on Tuesday, red hot Latin artist Enrique Iglesias is set to perform his smash international hit single, “I Like It,” from his newest album Euphoria. With its combination of pop and driving hip hop beats, Euphoria is Iglesias’ first album to feature songs sung in both Spanish and English, with guest performances by such VIP guests as Akon, Nicole Scherzinger, Usher, Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin and Yandel, Juan Luis Guerra and the legendary Lionel Richie. In the U.S., Iglesias is one of the biggest-selling Spanish artists of all time, with over 12 million albums sold and 19 #1 Billboard Latin hits across the Americas. Meanwhile, in the UK, he has sold 2.2 million albums and 1.6 million singles, the biggest of which – the inimitable “Hero” – spent four weeks at #1 and is now a staple of teary X Factor scenes. Iglesias has had 12 top 20 singles and six Top 10 singles in the UK, including “Bailamos,” “Could I Have This Kiss Forever,” “Escape,” “Not in Love” and “Do You Know.”

In the final “Macy’s Stars of Dance” performance of the season, the Macy’s Design-a-Dance will feature the song, dance style and pro dancers selected by voters. For the first time, viewers this season also had the chance to submit concept design entries for the performance, which fans also voted for on abc.com.

Ok, Voguerista over and out! More soon! 😉 xx

November 13, 2010 I Written By

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" ~ Martha Graham. That's what DWTS makes me think of every Monday night. To read more about me and my other interests, see Lisa Kay Photography. You can also follow me at Voguerista Twitter & Voguerista Soundcloud.

DWTS, Season 11, Week 8 – Larry King Coverage, Carrie Anne, & More!

For those who missed seeing the DWTS cast on The Larry King Show lastnight. You can see it in full in the videos below. I thought it was a great show and everyone looked HOT!!! lol

Here is Jennfer, Bristol, Brandy, and Kyle discussing how they’ve gotten this far in the competiton;

Brandy and Maks being interview alone;

Bristol and Mark (note how Bristol puts Larry in his place quickly when he asks about Levi. Girl is tough.);

Jennifer and Derek;

Kyle and Lacey (this guy constantly has me in stitches!);

Tom and Brooke (Tom is a hoot too as always too!);

Here is all of them together opening up to Larry;

In other media out there. Carrie Annie defends herself on Access Hollywood. She responds to criticisms about the way she judges. Plus, “is sexual tension really the reason behind her constant sparring with “Dancing” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy?” lol I have to laugh at the interviewers dumb questions sometimes. They try to stir up stuff even more in my opinion.;

Carrie Anne also talks to People.com and why she thinks Bristol might make it the finals. Be sure to see that HERE !!!

Lastly, Vegasnews.com reports that several of our pros are going to be on a special “LIVE with Regis & Kelly Show” in Las Vegas the week of November 29. Be sure to read more details at the link.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Living Legend Rod Stewart, late night host and Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel, actress/singer Selena Gomez, LIVE favorite Howie Mandel, hot young singer Nicki Minaj and Community star Joel McHale are just a few of the highlights as Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa bring LIVE! with Regis and Kelly to the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas the week of November 29, 2010.

In addition to interviews with Kimmel, Gomez, Mandel and McHale, performances also will take center stage during the four shows. Stewart will croon a classic song from his newest album of standards, Fly Me to the Moon … The Great American Songbook: Volume V; Gomez will perform a tune from her latest recording effort; Minaj will treat the crowd to Right Thru Me, the latest single from her debut album; and Dancing with the Stars professionals Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough will showcase their moves in an exciting duet.

Ok, that is all for your “Friday” in media things for now. Have a great TGIF and thanks always for reading and being fans to this site!!!!xxx

November 12, 2010 I Written By

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" ~ Martha Graham. That's what DWTS makes me think of every Monday night. To read more about me and my other interests, see Lisa Kay Photography. You can also follow me at Voguerista Twitter & Voguerista Soundcloud.

DWTS Season 11, Week 8 – The Cheesecake Awards!!

Another week, another cheesecake. It seems to get harder every week…Courtney preemptively left me this week to go on VACATION, so I added a couple screen caps she didn’t remark on. 🙂

The “WTF??” Award for Costuming, Female – Lacey Schwimmer

Heidi: Okay, welcome to Gone with the Wind – the Lacey Schwimmer costume gimmick version. Why, yes that that same kind of skirt material we’ve featured in other Cheesecake Awards! Why oh why does she insist on wearing clothing that is verging on awful?? Her bizarre white costume from their Jive was an improvement, but it’s still the very short, with ruffles around the hips style.

Courtney: Alright kids, time for another installment of “Dumb Stuff Court Did in College” (and yes, this does have something to do with Lacey’s ridiculous costume…stay with me!). My freshman year, I had the bright idea of starting a flirtation with one of my TA’s (big no-no) who was very into travel and had, by some miracle (or failure on the part of US customs) managed to smuggle a bottle of Romanian absinthe back into the states. For those of you unfamiliar with absinthe – it’s a bright green-colored alcohol, it’s wicked strong, and it can make you hallucinate something fierce if it’s the kind that’s distilled from wormwood (and yes, this particular variety was) – which is why it’s illegal in the US. One night Mr. TA suggested we do shots of the stuff, and to make a long story short – I spent the rest of the night alternating between being hunched over the toilet and trying to pick imaginary ants out of my hair. So what’s this have to do with Lacey’s costume, you ask? Well, the dark green part of it is what absinthe looks like in the bottle, and the pale green part is what absinthe looks like after you pour water over a sugar cube into a shot glass of it (the “French Method” of absinthe preparation). The very sight of it left me nauseous and slightly paranoid about imaginary insects. But kudos to Heidi for the Scarlett O’Hara reference – the wide-set hip area of the dress made me wonder if she had a full crinoline hoop as well as Mammy & Prissy under there! As for the jive costume…hehe…all I’m going to say is that there were some very comically placed appliqués on that nightmare…you all are free to figure that one out for yourself 😉

Heidi: Screw that – on another blog I think they called it a crotch doilies – I would give credit if I could remember where I read it. 🙂

Award for Best Good Natured Diss – Kyle Massey re: Lacey “She’s like an angry little baby.”

Heidi: Okay, LOL – never has a pro been so accurately characterized by their celeb partner and in such a charming way. Bet the angry little baby wasn’t really that happy about that. 🙂

Courtney: Lacey, like her cousin Heidi Groskreutz (who got called out for this on season 2 of SYTYCD) has a tendency to make what Nigel Lythgoe refers to as “Cabbage Patch doll faces” when either performing or getting angry. Must be a Schwimmer thing. So the angry baby comparison is pretty apt. 🙂

Bergeron Line O’ the night: “BTW, that sound you heard was Foreigner, weeping” Runner Up: “So, being cool lasted all of…12 seconds.”

Heidi: I know right, Tom?? I think there was a little bit of playacting going on by a lot of the pros and celebs (at the producers suggestion, similar to how they pretended to randomly draw a CD – please). But dude, LOL – and your follow up regarding Mark and Bristols song? Equally brilliant. 🙂 And nice shot to Maks for his inability to hold his cool.

Courtney: I think I’ve figured out my favorite Tom Bergeron trait: he ain’t afraid to call the pros, celebs, or judges out for being stupid, and he does it in such a way that you can’t really be mad at the guy…he’s just too funny. I have to wonder if the whole “Gee, I’ve never heard of Foreigner/Mas Que Nada/Teenage Dream/Hella Good/Good Golly Miss Molly” act was a ploy to make the instant dance sound harder than it really was. Considering everyone did decently well, and a lot of these songs are very well-known, I have a hard time believing that some of the pros & celebs had no idea what these songs were. And to Jennifer & Derek – you were almost dead to me when you drew a blank on one of my top 10 favorite bands of all-time. “Jukebox Hero”? “Cold as Ice”? “I Wanna Know What Love Is?” None of this is ringing any bells???? And Maks…hehe…you know you’re being a bit silly if Tom is calling you out, buddy. Let it go…the Berg knows best 😉

The Award for Cheesiest Cheese that Ever Cheesed, Week 8 – the “Locker room Check In” with the Celeb couples prior to the Insta-dance

Heidi: Sheesh. That was overly dramatic and kinda silly. The Insta-dance itself worked out pretty well, but Brooke as a “locker room reporter”? Not so much. Kinda silly. Let the people practice. And those sparkly storage containers?? LOL!! I wonder just how much labor went into the construction of those bad boys.

Courtney: I wonder how much of the currently-vacant Idol backlot they had to annex to create the 4 “practice stages”. Seemed like a colossal waste to me – they seriously couldn’t have just set aside a few areas of hardwood backstage and let the couples practice in peace? I don’t really know about you guys, but I didn’t really need to see them practicing, let alone having bimbo Brooke the “locker room reporter” interrupt them to ask them once more how “hard” everything was. Aaaagghhh…overkill. And Kurt’s comment to Anna “Anna, you look beautiful, now get back here and let’s practice!”…sure sounded scripted to me. Eee gad.

The Award for Most Annoyingly Predictable Packages – The producers.

Heidi: Mix it up boys and girls and jerks. Jennifer is not always in pain (see Dance Center), I’m sure Lacey doesn’t spend all her time screaming at Kyle and I’m pretty damn sure that Bristol and Mark aren’t rays of freakin’ sunshine all the damn time. Oh, and quit using her damn mother (and child) for ratings because people might actually STOP watching the damn show if she wins because of it!!! Geez!!

Courtney: I am half tempted to fast forward all the way through the packages and judges critiques anymore and just watch the dances themselves…but then I might miss valuable cheesecake material. I do this for you guys! Hahah. Yah, I am going to use my astounding powers of ESPN to predict what’s going to be in next week’s packages: Jennifer will be injured, another member of the Palin clan will stop in to observe Mark & Bristol’s practice, Brandy will be sassy, and Kyle & Lacey will look like hobos while Lacey screams. Remember kids – you heard it here first 😉

Heidi: Hobos in $2 pants, if Dance Center is anything to go by. LOL

Award for Most Melodrama in a Dance – Brandy and Maks’ Waltz

Heidi: Very beautiful costumes and a very pretty dance, but the faces Brandy was making probably weren’t supposed to make me laugh. Girlfriend isn’t an actress, is she?? LOL.

Courtney: Heidi, of course she’s an actress – she was on Moesha, right? 😉 The first time I watched this waltz, I think I just was a bit ADD and didn’t notice the over-the-top drama of it. Then I watched it again…and again…and again…and lol’ed each time. I haven’t seen such melodramatic face pulling since Benji Schwimmer. Pretty dance, don’t get me wrong…but I could have done with a lot less of the overacting.

The “WTF??” in Judging Award – Week 8 – Len on Brandy and Maks’ Waltz

Heidi: Dude, generally not a good idea to tell someone (and the audience) that Brandy had issues and then proceed to say you don’t care and give her a ten. For real? Somebody put happy pills in your Spotted Dick??

Courtney: Once again, this continues to be the season of WTF when Len is the most lenient judge up there…especially since he seems to have assumed the “Paula” role on the panel. So maybe the whole happy pills theory isn’t too far off, Heidi…Tom did say it was a sign of the apocalypse with Len lecturing Bruno on being nice…

The Award for Best Guest Star in a Package – Steve O; Honorable Mention(s) – Joel Grey and Kurt’s Kids.

Heidi: Steve-O and the air horn – best non-dancing thing from Monday night. LOL. Then the nudity. Dear lord. Joel Grey? I just love him. 🙂 I included Kurt’s kids in here at the last minute because it was cracking me up that all his kids were giving him 9’s and 10’s – except one. Hilarious. That kid was meaner than Carrie Ann!!

Courtney: The mean kid who gave the 7 is probably going through his rebellious teenage years 😉 But those twin girls of Kurt’s are just darling! God I love Steve-O – I think he’s been my favorite partner of Lacey’s, just due to how off-the-wall the pairing was to begin with, and how well it ended up working out. Leave it to Steve-O to come up with the most hilarious of distractions for Kyle – the air horn, the basketball, the nudity (did he do jumping jacks? Haha), and the leaf blower. Such a lovable imp – just like Kyle. I remember Lacey tweeting something last week about going to see Steve-O do stand-up, so I’m wondering if they came up with this little gem of an idea on the fly. And Joel Grey? Seriously seems like the most supportive, encouraging, wise father ever. And he’s just so darn adorable, I want him to come to my house at Christmas and drink hot toddies and tell fun stories. Or maybe play a skinny singing Santa. Who knows.

Most Shocking Error by a Host – Tom Bergeron!

Heidi: The world is ending. This NEVER happens and it happened twice in one week!! First Tom announce Kyle with a reference to Foreigner (that was Jen’s song), and then on the results show he totally boo booed on the announcing Kurt and Jennifer – safe or red light of doom. Yo, it’s shocking because this man is a genius.

Courtney: Again, another possible sign of the apocalypse: Tom fouls up twice, while Brooke doesn’t make any mistakes this week. You know, this season may very well be getting to him too…could be zapping his creativity and brain power. All the more reason for things to normalize and Bristol to go home. I blame her for Tom’s deterioration 😛

The Award for Most Misplaced Whine – Bristol Palin; (Dis)Honorable Mention – Maks Chmerkovskiy

Heidi: Yo, Bristol, everyone had the same amount of time to rehearse their insta-dance, this wasn’t just about you. Yo, Bristol, ANYONE else would have gotten 6’s on that Samba…actually, maybe this is better directed at Mark. He’s elevated your expectations. LOL to Mark saying that the AT was better than their V. Waltz but it got the same score – Dude, the V. Waltz was OVER SCORED. Nice try though. 🙂 I can kinda understand your confusion because once they start the overscoring on a couple, it’s hard for them to STOP – which makes it confusing. As for Maks – we’ve been over this 500 times, but I just have to say when your complaints during the show last longer than your actual dancing does, maybe it’s OVERKILL. Dude, you talk to a dozen media outlets right after the show. Save it. And ALL that for a *28* – to anyone else that’s a great score. And the Cha Cha –ing you did really wasn’t worth a 28, so from where I’m sitting you should be happy.

Courtney: Forget Bristol. If I heard Mark whine one more time about how he fouled up their samba, I was going to claim responsibility for its sucktasticness myself just to spite him 😛 “Guys, it’s my fault that Bristol & Mark got a sucky score for their samba. I was ruining it by osmosis from my couch.” And I’ve already said my piece on Maks multiple times, so I’ll just sum it up: if you do something you know you’re not supposed to and get called out for it, suck it up – you have no room to argue. It’s like getting busted doing something illegal and then trying to fight with the cops – “But officer, I didn’t know that smoking meth was illegal. I work so hard all day long and you don’t understand what I’m going through…” You get the idea. Just…silly.

The “WTF??” Costuming Award, Male – Mark Ballas

Courtney: That jacket he wore for their A. tango? Made him look like some sort of Star Trek villain. I was half expecting him to declare war on the Federation or order the bridge to warp between gaunchos in that tango.

Heidi:Dude, thanks a hell of a lot. You made me re-watch that dance because I didn’t remember the jacket. As a result I saw Mark feel Bristol up again and I’m sorry but that kinda made me go “Ick” – and not because of Bristol. I just think Mark is trying TOO hard. And then I saw those weak, dull (as in non-crisp) legs and I got annoyed all over again at that 24. So, all of this is pretty much YOUR fault. 🙂 Anyway, on to the jacket. For some reason, the collar (or lack thereof) made me think The Beatles, but they had standup collars on the Nehru jackets, didn’t they? Then there was the wacky cut across the front…you’re right. Star Trek sans red shirt. 🙂 Are we challenging people to Google every week so they get the “red shirt” reference and Nehru jackets reference?? I wonder – all this crap is before my time, so what I’m really wondering is if I’m weirder than I realize. 🙂

Best Reaction to Instant Choreo – Anna channeling the Fonz

Courtney: Oh my little fiery-tressed Russian strikes again. 🙂 Loved her emphatic thumbs up and totally sarcastic grin anytime anyone mentioned the instant choreo. Everyone seemed to think the idea was a bit nuts, it seemed…even the Berg seemed to chuckle in disbelief anytime he said the phrase “instant choreography”. But Anna took the cake for me – hearty laughter from the audience each time she assumed that expression.

Heidi:I have to give her credit – that was the best non-verbal “this is f@#ked up” I have ever seen. 🙂

The Award for Best Segment EVER on DWTS – ANY Episode of Dance Center

Heidi: Dance Center, how do I love thee, let me count the ways…I think I’ll just put in some screen caps and Courtney and I will comment on the appropriately. 🙂

Courtney: Maybe I’m just a fuddy-duddy (or just stressed about packing and getting everything ready for vacay), but Dance Center is just ok to me. Parts of it a quite funny, but on the whole – the Berg is the height of comedy for me on this show 😉 However, I will join you in that captioning fun you speak of…

Heidi: Botany??? Dance Center is making an ass out of me, isn’t it. Is there a joke hidden here or are the boys being just totally random? 🙂

Courtney: Yah, right…if Brandy’s into botany, then I’m into collecting ceramic clowns and playing the vuvuzela in my spare time.

Heidi: Strange guy I work with ordered a vuvuzela from Africa during the world cup and blew it outside my office. He’s now walking funny. Ridiculous purchase, too, since it was made in China. 🙂

Heidi: I think the best part for me is how they spelled chicken, “chickin” -freakin’ hilarious OR the producers flunked 4th grade – you be the judge. 🙂

Courtney: Oops Mark, I think you forgot some of the weekly essentials…rose petals, massage oil, votive candles, chocolate truffles, satin sheets…damn, what else am I forgetting? Oh that’s right…eyeliner.

Heidi: Hee…I was so tempted to photoshop in a “Covergirl” reference but didn’t do it.

Courtney: Ok, now you’ve all heard of “mom jeans”…but are these mom…Hammer pants?! You can’t touch this…and I don’t want to either…*shudder*

Heidi: They had multiple shots of poor Lacey’s clothing that I could have capped, but at the time I was doing it I was feeling kind. My first instinct was to cap the slashed up sweatshirt circa Flashdance – they labeled it “free”. LOL. I was also being kind when I didn’t screen cap Lacey stuffing her face while Kyle busted his butt, with a voice over of how hard she works or some such thing. 🙂

Heidi: Okay, the whole Jennifer and Derek section was hilarious for multiple reasons, not the least of which was seeing Len say, “That Derek, he’s so cute” in that British accent – LOL. And the tie in of her age as infant, with her characters name in Dirty Dancing (Baby), and Derek rocking her – and then saying that yes, faking an injury is dirty dancing…hilarious but partly predictable. 🙂 Funniest part of that was the Dirty Dancing part – some bone heads on some un-named message boards were like “Oh look, they are outing her for faking her injuries”. :::rolls eyes::: No, dumbass, they read what some idiots were saying and are satirizing YOU. But the reason why I included this one is because of the Favorite Color. Is there an inside joke here I’m missing?? Oh crap. Just as I was typing this I got it. Light black = Grey. Oh my DUH. 🙂

Heidi: This one was a tad predictable as well, but I guffawed anyway. 🙂 Part of the fun of Dance Center is the way these three guys talk to each other. Well, that and the star under Jerry’s eye, Len’s chest tattoo and…everything about Kenny. Hilarious.

Courtney: Ok Heidi, you go grab the duct tape – it’s time to play “Edward Brandyhands”.

Heidi: There are times when this show would be easier to watch if I had a liquor bottle duct taped to my hand, I have to say. But not Brandy. Brandy is icky. 😉

Courtney: Oh look – they managed to sew together several of Lacey’s costumes in order to make Kenny look as ridiculous as possible.

Heidi: There are at least three of her skirts in that mess. And here we have an episode of “Who Wore it Better?” Isn’t that Tony’s shirt from his season with Melissa?? Someone in the comments said it was. He was also wearing it when gluing the tiny mirrrors on the mirror ball. As for who wore it better – well, the fact that it is being worn during Dance Center should tell you something.

Heidi: Favorite food – bananas. Bwahahaha…and how is it these guys can make “Zamboni” sound REALLY dirty? 🙂

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I'm a nerd and proud of it. Two degrees in geology also means I love BEER. :-) I'm also a Derek lover - proud of that too. So don't scream at those of us on this site and call us a bunch of "biased Derek-lovers" - it's just ME. :-) It may sound like I hate DWTS at times, but really, I'm just a snarky nitpicker from way back. And I'm cynical and jaded too. But I do love DWTS. :-)