It's Latin week. As well as Carlos Santana we have some celebrities and their professional partners dancing Latin!
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - 24 - Samba - very good, he seemed as though he was enjoying himself! "Your bum was going like you were chewing a toffee" - not Bruno, Len!
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Salsa - 21 - Melissa really seemed uncomfortable shaking her bits but she definitely took to the drama of the salsa! Bruno wanted her to be sharper.
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - Salsa - 27 - great performance, really sexy. Derek seems to be really pushing her technically. Bruno licked his lips.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - Argentine Tango - 29 - She really could dance professionally. The judges loved it.
Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff - Samba - 19 - competent dance, but compared to the others it's hard to stand out. He wasn't too good but he had fun.
We then had an intermission with Carlos Santana and the band playing Maria Maria and Louis Van Amstel and Anna Trebunskaya dancing. Very nice to see them.
William Levy and Cheryl Burke - Argentine Tango - 29 - he should hurt his ankle every week! Excellent. He is much better at this sort of dance than the jive. The judges liked it too.
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus - Samba - 22 - Gladys needs a waltz. She doesn't really suit the more flamboyant dances. She had fun though!
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - - Samba - 26 - good technically but a little uninspiring to me
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - Argentine Tango - 27 - oh my. That was very good indeed. Who was the pro?? Len thought the lifts were spectacular but he didn't like the rest.
Tomorrow night the bottom two couples will dance off to the Cha Cha and the judges will decide who will go home.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
What is in Week 5 of DWTS? Latin!
It's Latin week on Dancing with the Stars and to prove it Carlos Santana will perform some of his classic hits throughout the Monday show. And the remaining nine couples will dance either the Salsa, Argentine Tango or the Samba.
On Tuesday night, we have Train and Selena Gomez and her band, The Scene, performing (not together though.) The "Macy's Stars of Dance" performance is a celebration of Latin dances featuring acclaimed percussionist Sheila E.
The big thing this week is that the bottom two couples will face off in a Dance Duel. The two couples will perform the same dance style, this week the Cha-Cha, to the same song at the same time. The dance floor will be split in half as the couples dance side by side and the judges will decide who stays and who goes home. Now I don't like this as it marginalizes the viewer votes, but I have to say anything that makes the Results Show more interesting is OK with me! We'll have to see!
On Tuesday night, we have Train and Selena Gomez and her band, The Scene, performing (not together though.) The "Macy's Stars of Dance" performance is a celebration of Latin dances featuring acclaimed percussionist Sheila E.
The big thing this week is that the bottom two couples will face off in a Dance Duel. The two couples will perform the same dance style, this week the Cha-Cha, to the same song at the same time. The dance floor will be split in half as the couples dance side by side and the judges will decide who stays and who goes home. Now I don't like this as it marginalizes the viewer votes, but I have to say anything that makes the Results Show more interesting is OK with me! We'll have to see!
Guy Gets Flooded With Dancing With The Stars Voting Calls
Egg Harbor -Next Monday, fans nationwide will be calling in once again to vote for Donald Driver as he competes in week five of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
But for one Egg Harbor man, it will be week five of his own home phone ringing off the hook.
For four Mondays in a row now, Jeff Paschke's rural Door County home has been flooded with phone calls between 7 and 10 p.m.
"I picked up the phone and you know, 'Voting for Donald Driver!" Paschke said, imitating the caller. "And that's when I say, 'This is not Dancing with the Stars!"
The number to vote for Donald Driver is 1 (800) 868-3403.
The Paschke residence is (920) 868-3403.
The last seven digits are the same.
So when people nearby forget to dial 1-800, his phone rings.
Paschke says every season he gets a few calls, but this year, "I was watching it the first night knowing that Donald was on there, and he came out, as the third one coming out, his number was 3-4-0-3," he said. "And I'm like, 'Ohh boy, here we go. I wonder how many calls I'm going to get."
He got a whopping 76 calls for week three. He got 67 last week, all within the three-hour voting period. He knows because he has kept track of each call and its location in a notebook.
"I do have call waiting so when I am with one, all of a sudden another one comes beeping in... I hang up on one and I've got another call on the line," Paschke said.
He has gotten calls from as far away as De Pere, which means people are actually dialing the 920 area code instead of 1-800.
But Paschke is finding the humor behind it all because it's just temporary.
Though, he does want to remind viewers: "Make sure you dial the 1-800, you know?"
via wbay.com
It might be a good indicator of how well Donald is doing!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Who Got Rolled in Rock Week?
The answer further down the page...
KISS kicked off after a montage of the previous night's dances and an ambulance or two (Melissa hurt her head and had to get checked out).
In fact the first two couples were Melissa/Maks and Gavin/Karina. however Melissa was not there - the doctors told her to rest after hitting her head on Maks' shin (I could think of more interesting places on Maks).
Anyway they were both safe! Tom had hinted on Twitter that we were in for a surprise result so they are going to keep the suspense going.
Donald and Peta performed their Purple Haze Paso Doble as the spotlight dance. Those spins are impressive!
Next three couples up are Maria/Derek, Jaleel/Kym and Gladys/Tristan. Maria is coming back. As is Jaleel. As is Gladys!
Karina danced ballet with a really good dancer to an Argentinean band. Thoroughly enjoyable.
The top two scoring couples are next up - Roshon/Chelsie and Donald/Peta. Donald is safe. According to Tom that means that Roshon and Chelsie are in the bottom two, despite having the second highest judges' score!
We then had a routine from the DWTS show that opens in Las Vegas this weekend. Looks good!
The final three couples are up to find out who will join Roshon and Chelsie in the bottom two. Katherine is safe.
Pause for commercial break...
William and Cheryl are safe.
The final two couples - Sherri/Val and Roshon/Chelsie - descend the stairs of shame.
Sherri Shepherd has been eliminated from season 14 of Dancing with the Stars. She most definitely enjoyed it and got her money's worth.
KISS kicked off after a montage of the previous night's dances and an ambulance or two (Melissa hurt her head and had to get checked out).
In fact the first two couples were Melissa/Maks and Gavin/Karina. however Melissa was not there - the doctors told her to rest after hitting her head on Maks' shin (I could think of more interesting places on Maks).
Anyway they were both safe! Tom had hinted on Twitter that we were in for a surprise result so they are going to keep the suspense going.
Donald and Peta performed their Purple Haze Paso Doble as the spotlight dance. Those spins are impressive!
Next three couples up are Maria/Derek, Jaleel/Kym and Gladys/Tristan. Maria is coming back. As is Jaleel. As is Gladys!
Karina danced ballet with a really good dancer to an Argentinean band. Thoroughly enjoyable.
The top two scoring couples are next up - Roshon/Chelsie and Donald/Peta. Donald is safe. According to Tom that means that Roshon and Chelsie are in the bottom two, despite having the second highest judges' score!
We then had a routine from the DWTS show that opens in Las Vegas this weekend. Looks good!
The final three couples are up to find out who will join Roshon and Chelsie in the bottom two. Katherine is safe.
Pause for commercial break...
William and Cheryl are safe.
The final two couples - Sherri/Val and Roshon/Chelsie - descend the stairs of shame.
Sherri Shepherd has been eliminated from season 14 of Dancing with the Stars. She most definitely enjoyed it and got her money's worth.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Rock Week Scores on Dancing with the Stars
Rock Week kicked off with some old people wearing way too much make-up...and it wasn't the celebrities or the judges! Yes KISS started off the show!
And here are the scores:
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy - Tango - 21 - the judges gave it straight sevens saying it was OK but not exciting. The Tango needs drama which Sherri didn't really deliver for once.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - Paso - 24 - lots of passion but the technical part wasn't as good as previous weeks.
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - Tango - 22 - great dance, seemed to be a bit rigid at times. The judges liked it, wanted more attack.
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Paso - 22 - lots of drama, great performance. Maks slipped a bit. Pretty good really. The audience thought the score was too low.
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - Paso - 27 - oh my. Shirtless. And very very hot! "Hot damn" said Carrie Ann. Bruno just panted a lot. "I never thought I'd get excited by a man with his shirt off" - Len
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus - Tango - 20 - Bohemian Rhapsody didn't allow Gladys to bring out her inner Tina Turner and was very hard to dance to. A bad song for her. The audience didn't like the score but I thought it was a little high.
William Levy and Cheryl Burke - Jive - 22 - frenetic, a few mistakes, he seemed to lack confidence. Len and the judges warned him to focus.
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - Viennese Waltz - 26 - lovely dance. The music wasn't very "Rock Week" but a great performance.
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - Tango - 26 - very dramatic, easy song for the Tango. Len thought she had great posture.
Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff - Tango - 23 - eh. Posture bad, rest ok.
I don't think that Rock Music lends itself to the Tango or the Paso Doble which might be why scores are low this week.
Tomorrow the bottom two couples will have a dance-off with the judges deciding who goes home. I don't like it but we'll see how it goes!
And here are the scores:
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy - Tango - 21 - the judges gave it straight sevens saying it was OK but not exciting. The Tango needs drama which Sherri didn't really deliver for once.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - Paso - 24 - lots of passion but the technical part wasn't as good as previous weeks.
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - Tango - 22 - great dance, seemed to be a bit rigid at times. The judges liked it, wanted more attack.
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Paso - 22 - lots of drama, great performance. Maks slipped a bit. Pretty good really. The audience thought the score was too low.
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - Paso - 27 - oh my. Shirtless. And very very hot! "Hot damn" said Carrie Ann. Bruno just panted a lot. "I never thought I'd get excited by a man with his shirt off" - Len
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus - Tango - 20 - Bohemian Rhapsody didn't allow Gladys to bring out her inner Tina Turner and was very hard to dance to. A bad song for her. The audience didn't like the score but I thought it was a little high.
William Levy and Cheryl Burke - Jive - 22 - frenetic, a few mistakes, he seemed to lack confidence. Len and the judges warned him to focus.
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - Viennese Waltz - 26 - lovely dance. The music wasn't very "Rock Week" but a great performance.
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - Tango - 26 - very dramatic, easy song for the Tango. Len thought she had great posture.
Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff - Tango - 23 - eh. Posture bad, rest ok.
I don't think that Rock Music lends itself to the Tango or the Paso Doble which might be why scores are low this week.
Tomorrow the bottom two couples will have a dance-off with the judges deciding who goes home. I don't like it but we'll see how it goes!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The second (memorable) elimination in season 14
The next couple to be eliminated is...
...further down the page.
The "Most Memorable Year Of My Life" week had a most forgettable Results Show so lets get straight to it.
The couples were whittled down to three by the end:
Gladys/Tristan
Jack/Anna
Gavin/Karina
Gladys was the first to be declared safe and the final two couples had to descend the stairway of shame (too slowly apparently).
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya were eliminated. Jack seems like a really nice guy but just too uncomfortable on the dance floor. Everyone is great this season and it's a shame to see anyone go!
...further down the page.
The "Most Memorable Year Of My Life" week had a most forgettable Results Show so lets get straight to it.
The couples were whittled down to three by the end:
Gladys/Tristan
Jack/Anna
Gavin/Karina
Gladys was the first to be declared safe and the final two couples had to descend the stairway of shame (too slowly apparently).
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya were eliminated. Jack seems like a really nice guy but just too uncomfortable on the dance floor. Everyone is great this season and it's a shame to see anyone go!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Memorable Year Of My Life Week (or...Dribbling with the Stars)
As always this week has the highest potential for cheesy, sentimental dances. So here are the scores:
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya - 24
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - 27
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus - 24
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - 25
Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff - 24
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - 29
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy - 24
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 24
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - 25
William Levy and Cheryl Burke - 28
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - 26
Some very good performances tonight and no one was bad. Whoever goes home doesn't deserve to!
The crying was pretty irritating though - I'm not saying it was insincere but the producers just seemed to feature it anyway they could.
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya - 24
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough - 27
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus - 24
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower - 25
Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff - 24
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas - 29
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy - 24
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 24
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson - 25
William Levy and Cheryl Burke - 28
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd - 26
Some very good performances tonight and no one was bad. Whoever goes home doesn't deserve to!
The crying was pretty irritating though - I'm not saying it was insincere but the producers just seemed to feature it anyway they could.
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