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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 9:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Today's "San Diego Union-Tribune" had an article title It's live, it's scary. The article was all about this show, and included some cool tidbits.

Yes, Charlotte was Richard Gere's tutor for "Shall We Dance". All couples have been practicing for 20 to 30 hours a week.

And, get this... the winner? The prize is "merely 'a little trophy'".

Interesting about the live aspect, too. Since yeah, if they mis-step and fall, we'll catch it live. There is a few seconds delay (which would've come in handy had Kelly's costume really popped off last week!). And the audience? They are told to dress as if at a cocktail party, but to act as if they are at a sporting event! LOL.

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 11:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I was so frustrated with the way they blasted Joey & Ashley for not doing a strict foxtrot, but scored Kelly & her partner so high for that cha-cha/samba/salsa number that didn't really resemble a Paso Doble at all to me. It was very entertaining and showy, but didn't look like the dance they were supposed to be performing. I was disappointed that she made it to the final two with these last two dances which weren't close to the level of Joey & Ashley in my opinion. By scoring Kelly's number so high and routinely scoring Rachel's routines so high, they made hypocrites of themselves by coming down on J & A for not doing a stricter interpretation of the foxtrot.

I'm glad John made it through. They were smart to choose the traditional song for that dance. It made all the difference in the world. He's been the most consistent performer and I hope he wins. I went to one of the Kelly Monaco fansites where they were encouraging all the GH fans to vote for her even if they don't like her on GH because "we take care of our own." I think some of those GH fans really think they're in the mafia with Sonny Corinthos.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 11:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
"we take care of our own." I think some of those GH fans really think they're in the mafia with Sonny Corinthos.

Now that is too funny!



Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 2:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Well, I'm glad all of you were here because I totally missed the show and my vcr was taping "Gilligan's" I just got home from all night in the ED with my dad. He was still waiting for a room when I left. As tired as I am, I think I'm going to take a bit to "chill out" after the scare w/my dad and then being in the Emergency Dept all night. The good thing is, he seems just fine now after a huge scare - it appears he had a couple of TIAs or mini-strokes. Now I can get myself relaxed by reading the boards. Thank goodness for TVCH for distraction when needed!!!!

Sorry to hear Joey is gone and I hope they replay this week before the final next week so I can see it.

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 2:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
I missed the show tonight, fell asleep early
:-(, unusual for me, so appreciate all your postings! Hope they will reair next week like they did this week!
About the voting at abc.com: it looks like you have to register in order to vote?
Thanks again, beth

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Watching, glad to hear he is ok.

Sassynegal
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01-21-2005

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sassynegal a private message Print Post    
I was sad to see Joey go but for a final 3 I really couldn't decided who I wanted to go so I guess I was happy either way. I see great chemistry between all John and Charolette so I enjoy that but there is a sexy thing going on with Kelly and her Partner.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I liked all of the last 3 pairs and was sad to see Joey and Ashley go. I definitely think Joey will get more Broadway musical work from this. John and Charlotte were my favorites early on, but lately his overly-dramatic facial expressions have been annoying me and I think Charlotte is the one leading way too often. I think they have done wonderful performances, but have played it safe and his acting ability has provided gloss. Is that bad? Not at all... they are the best of all at using what they have to their full potential. Still I am more in the Kelly-Alec camp, I think. They've made more mistakes but have also taken some great chances. Something about them makes me want to cheer them on. But I'd be pleased with either couple winning. They have worked hard and performed well and I hope they all get a career boost. Somehow I think they would enjoy that more than the trophy.

Oh, and the dancers. I feel bad for them that they are not given equal billing as the stars of the show. I have a feeling that they will enjoy the recognition they get after this. I know I would stop and watch if I saw them in any dance competition when I was flipping channels. And I do think those competitions will be on tv more. They've done good things for their sport.

Hereiam
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03-29-2002

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hereiam a private message Print Post    
So is Kelly the only one of the "stars" who currently is working/has a day job? The juggling of the dance training and the filming of General Hospital must be exhausting.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Wonder if Ashley's comments to the judges cost them some votes? I liked Joey and his enthusiasm for the dances.

Kelly is trying mightily but wish Alec would smile.

My favorites are John and Charlotte. I don't care much for the way she drapes herself all over him while they are not dancing but they are the best dancing team.

I am basing my choice mainly on the "star" and not the partners.

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 8:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
What I find weird about this show is that one of the dancers has already been voted off, so it doesn't matter what the judge's scores are.

Still, it turned out to be much more entertaining that I thought it would be.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Do the judges' scores go toward the following week's decision?

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
The judges's scores count toward the present week's decision, and the viewers scores count toward the following week. So for example Joey & Ashley were eliminated based on the judges' scores for their foxtrot and paso doble combined with the audience rating of their samba and Viennese waltz.

I read on the ABC boards a message supposedly from Ashley. She was gracious and thanked the fans for their support and said they'll be performing the cha-cha on next week's show. Maybe all the other teams will get to perform their favorite numbers.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the update Curlyq!

Luvmykitties
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01-02-2004

Friday, July 01, 2005 - 12:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Luvmykitties a private message Print Post    
I only started watching this show last week (so 2 times), but I got the distinct feeling that the judges just don't care for Joey too much, and totally favor Kelly (because of her costumes maybe?)

All 3 judges raved about Joey's 2nd dance - and yet scored them kind of low - considering their comments. I think they looked great! The judges scored them the same as Kelly - who seemed to do a Samba/Latin dance number more than a "bullfighter-flamenco" type dance. I wasn't even that impressed with their performance.

And I don't even get the logic behind that scoring. If they factored in the audience scoring before the elimination, then maybe then it would make more sense to me.
Didn't they say that the audience votes count for 50% of the scoring? What if Joey had a huge audience vote from last week? Seems unfair IMO.

My favorite is John - and I bet he will win. His personality is a big benefit to this show.
I'd love to see him in another sitcom

Does anyone know how they are going to score the final showdown next week? Will the winner be announced the following week - after the audience has voted?

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Friday, July 01, 2005 - 1:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
No, they said the viewer votes from last night would be used next week with the new votes from the judges, so a winner will be announced. I think the viewer votes are always from the show before the judges votes.

Potted_plant
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08-29-2001

Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 1:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Potted_plant a private message Print Post    
yes they told us to vote for who we wanted to win. So I have just voted for John :-)

I hope he gets the host job on this show.
(after he wins of course!)

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
OOOHH!!! He would be the perfect host!!!!!!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
The judges were always hard on Joey and he was one of the best. I thought the judges were kinda creepy anyway.

Shelb724
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10-20-2002

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shelb724 a private message Print Post    
I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I was so frustrated with the way they blasted Joey & Ashley for not doing a strict foxtrot, but scored Kelly & her partner so high for that cha-cha/samba/salsa number that didn't really resemble a Paso Doble at all to me. It was very entertaining and showy, but didn't look like the dance they were supposed to be performing. I was disappointed that she made it to the final two with these last two dances which weren't close to the level of Joey & Ashley in my opinion. By scoring Kelly's number so high and routinely scoring Rachel's routines so high, they made hypocrites of themselves by coming down on J & A for not doing a stricter interpretation of the foxtrot.

so i'm a little late here. Curly, you are right. Kelly and her partner's pasa doble, was not right at all. did you ever watch PBS when they had the ballroom dancing championships? they always used the exact same music for the pasa doble, and basically they did the same dance. that's what made it a little boring, but at least it made sense. kelly's version was not it at all. and you're right, i thought for sure after they blasted Joey on his fox trot, which was really good, i thought for sure they would say something. granted--i like kelly's character on GH, but that doesn't make it right that they got away with that.

Roteach
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06-01-2003

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roteach a private message Print Post    
Thank you Shelb! I was waiting for each of the couples to do the Paso Doble with the SAME music. Heck, it's a bull fighting dance. I loved watching ballroom dancing on PBS. I know using up to date music is partially to get viewers who may be interested in the stars but not be into the "older" music.

Buggles
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09-07-2002

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Buggles a private message Print Post    
I think you guys are making good points about Kelly v. Joey. I always had the feeling that the judges really just did not like the fun, earthy style of Joeys routines. On the other extreme, John has a classy, sophisticated look and I think that has earned him points regardless of his technical performances on any given dance. Maybe its snootiness, or maybe its a valid preference in the ballroom dancing world... I don't know enough to know.

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
Shelb, I watched those PBS shows. I love them. I also got to watch a movie on HBO last week called Dance With Me. Some great Latin dance in that movie: samba, paso doble, although their rhumba was kind of lame.

It's tradition to do the Paso Doble to that song. When I rewatched Wednesday's show I turned off the sound so I could appreciate the steps more. It helped, but Kelly and Alec still didn't do a number deserving those marks. They did do a few steps that looked like an attempt at the paso doble, but they were stiff and awkward. The rest of the dance was the hip-twisting, shoulder shaking style that they're better at. One move even looked like a hula. Contrast that with Charlotte who kept her spine so straight I mistook her for a mannequin at the beginning. Joey's routine looks sooo much better with the sound off.

Buggles, I don't know what the judges are looking for at this point. I don't think they just want traditional or they wouldn't have given some of the inflated scores that they have for routines that barely qualified as ballroom. There's no consistency with the judges' decisions. It makes me wonder if the producers aren't making these decisions behind the scenes.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Monday, July 04, 2005 - 6:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Fruitbat a private message Print Post    
Where the "stars" fail is really in the learning process and choreography. Ashley, Joey's partner, is only 22 and not in a league with Charlotte. She failed to produce an official fox trot and was unable to instruct Joey on controlling his movements. Their jive was labled a performance, lacking in acurate steps.

As she admitted, she did interptive choreography. I would blame communication breakdown or failure of production to make the rules clear.

I think the judges are doing a a good job with these amatures. They look for some technical accuracy and score accordingly. They do not expect them to be polished. It is really all about their professional partners.


Sadiesmom
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03-13-2002

Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sadiesmom a private message Print Post    
WHoo hoo, I am psyched - finales in just a little while