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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 10:50 am
Vsmart .... I had the same thought about John and Rachel dancing together... that would be interesting to see. I'd like to see how they do without a professional partner.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 11:17 am
I noticed Kelly's girls bouncing around too. I was worried (well, I don't know if I was worried) they might pop out. As soon as I saw that, the director stopped doing close up shots that showed her chest. They would show her legs and feet or her face. Any other shots were full body shots from far back. The director must have been worried about the FCC!!! LOL.
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 11:27 am
I like Joey but he doesn't seem to really have much rhythm. Cute to watch but rather stiff. I am old enough to remember this type of dancing. Even did it myself. But the whole theme of wearing GI clothes was great. 
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Potted_plant
Member
08-29-2001
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 3:32 pm
I will miss Evander. Half the fun, to me, was to watch him try & be fast footed on the dance floor. I loved their jive last night. I can't stand Kelly. Like Joe & John too.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 6:58 pm
I think Joey is the second best dancer there, so I made sure to throw my vote his way. He's not my favorite, but he seems to be lacking the fan base that the others have and I'd hate to see him get kicked out because of it. I still think y'all were way off base about Charlotta, and if anyone got wind of the internet gossip mill it was probably John. Didn't you notice how he made a point of holding her hands and staring intently into her eyes backstage when he knew the cameras were on them? It was like he was saying "in your face" to the internet rumor mill. And after watching the encore of last week yet again I still didn't see her do anything the least bit unusual. Nothing I wouldn't do with my Dad or grandfather for that matter. I did notice that as they left the floor John joked with her "Carry me!" I applaud Kelly for trying the jive rather than doing yet another slow dance. It was obviously the more difficult of the two, and that's probably why none of the teams looked too spectacular doing it. That looked like one tough aerobic workout. They should've graded them on a curve.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 7:54 pm
Are you sure they get to choose which dance or is assigned to them? I've been wondering. I would think Trista would have chosen the less intimate dance.
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Babyboo
Member
06-16-2003
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 9:04 am
Curlyq, i agree, i haven't seen anything inappropriate, that is just ridiculous.
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 11:09 am
I think Rachel is far and away the most talented of the celebrity dancers. John is a good amateur dancer and a great performer. If these are the final two, and Rachel wins the judges and John the fans. I wonder how they would break the tie?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 12:30 pm
a dance off !!! like that movie You got ....what is that word???
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 2:19 pm
I've enjoyed this show. Rachel and John have so far been the best every week. John is hilarious, and has been a favorite of mine for awhile. I became a Rachel fan after seeing her on Gilligan's Island last season. Kelly is on an abc soap, so her fan base will keep her around. I don't think Joey's dancing is all that. Evander was very entertaining, but he did deserve to go out of those that were left.
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 2:46 pm
"You got served" or were you perhaps more interested in a Sharks versus Jets, West Side Story type dance off, Pamy?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 3:43 pm
Served!!!! thanks!! it was racking my brain!! LOL
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 6:41 pm
I just got caught up watching these episodes. Some overall impressions..... I remember a comment when this thread started that Trista had some dance experience. I can't say I was too impressed at all with her. I remember one move, where she did a leg kick. The lift on that kick was barely higher than a kick I could do myself (and with no dance experience, and as fat as I am, you can guess just how high I can kick). Trista's bio says she danced for the Miami Heat for two seasons. I can't imagine that says much for their dance program. Rachel must have some sort of dance background/training. In the last episode, when she extended her legs in various poses, she even had some toe point going on. That's a detail I'd assume only someone with at least a little bit of background would think about while doing the routines. Her bio does say she dreamed of being a ballerina, but it never mentions if she took any classes. Charlotte bugged me in the first episode. Her "head snaps" were over the top. I get the showmanship and selling the program thing, but what bugged me about her head snaps was she did a little "wind up" thing before each snap. If it called for her to snap her head to look to the left, she sort of wound her head up to the right a little and then snapped to the left. I looked for her to do that in the next two episodes, but their programs really didn't call for the snapping head thing. The changes in focal point where she was looking called for somewhat softer transitions. My favorite teams so far are the same as most here. John/Charlotte and Rachel/Johnathan. John is very good at getting into character. Rachel really is serious and working hard to improve with each outing.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 7:46 am
I, too, think that Rachael is the better dancer. Out of the gate John was the favorite, largely due to his personality. There is a pattern with viewer voting that all shows reflect. When John became the sweetheart of the judges and apparent star, things shifted. Rachaels skill, underdog status and vulnerablity moved viewer voting. I was one. The judges shifted as well. The judges are privy to the viewer voting scores and can't help but be influenced a tad, as well. I am not crying conspiracy, it is human nature to consider all the information. A poster on another board claims to know someone in production who told her Kelly has a high popular vote number. Her soap fans are probably voting for her if we believe this information. I am curious to see if she continues to get low scores from the judges to balance this. I don't think she is a great dancer but her rumba probably deserved sightly higher scores. I expect to see Rachael and John as the final two and Joey gone this week.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 7:46 pm
Judging by the state of the ABC boards, I'd say Kelly has all the GH fans voting for her and campaigning all their friends to do the same. Nearly every post is about her. While I have not been a fan of Rachel's dancing, I do give her credit for finally doing actual ballroom dance in this past episode. The posing, splits, and would-be ballet was getting old. The theory of judges' compensation might explain the unbelievable gushing they did over her and the previous harsh treatment of Kelly. It's too bad Joey might have to pay the price for all the politics. Kelly might even end up winning just for being on GH.
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Sue
Member
06-02-2005
| Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 9:42 pm
Ballroom dancing is something I have always wanted to learn to do so I am really enjoying this show. My picks would have to be John and Rachel altho I think Kelly did a great job on the jive. Looked like a fun dance to do.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 11:38 am
If you stop 'n think about it... their actual scores don't mean much except for placement. So even if Kelly got a higher score on her rhumba, odds are that she still would've placed last (thereby earning only one point). I'm glad they finally described the point process this week... It's not really the total number of points, just that the total number can place you in a higher position than others. I think the one thing that I dislike about all the dancing are the poses. I don't know if this is "normal" in ballrooom dancing competitions. But it seems contrived. Rachel, especially. (Like, "dance, do the splits, wait for the applause, dance, strike a pose, wait for the applause, dance... ".) I must admit, though, that both John and Rachel do seem to have an edge with the fans and the judges. I think there is an elegance to both of them that is lacking a bit with Kelly and Joey (the latter two are "cute" but not as "elegant"). Ballroom dancing is all over the local news. The local studio has been all over the news lately, too. $12 per lesson. (This is when I hate being tall. I love to dance, but some of these dances are really difficult with shorter partners!)
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 1:13 pm
Costa, how tall are you? Sometimes I feel graceful in my body, and other times I feel like a KLUTZ ! I'm 6'. Would not want to be any taller, but neither would I want to be shorter. I've never disliked my height. Waaaaay back in high school, after six weeks of modern dance in PE, one of the PE teachers told me I should get into dancing! I never did. Sorta wished . . . .
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 6:15 pm
Hey Color. You've got me beat... I'm 5'10" in my bare feet. I usually don't mind being tall, but I have very long legs and it's very hard to buy pants and long skirts (I'm also a small size, and for some dorky reason, clothing manufacturers think that longer lengths go on larger sizes!). My legs are too long for ballet. I used to do jazz dance. And whenever I've had a really tall boyfriend, we've always gone dancing or taken dance lessons. My last bf and I took east coast and west coast swing classes. They *were* a lotta fun, except for the part where you rotate partners and I ended up with a 5'2" man who couldn't twirl me cause he couldn't get his arms up high enuf! <wink>
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 9:07 am
Hey, being a short fat person holds its own challenges in buying clothes...they think other people my size ARE 6' tall and have legs that are as wide as columns...it can drive you crazy! But I generally don't have a problem with being taller than whomever I dance with (or used to dance with).
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 3:31 pm
I hear ya Roxip! Before they came out with the "petite" size clothes in plus size clothing (isn't it fun to say you wear petite?) I had to hem up all my jeans by several inches.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 4:23 pm
But at least all you petites can hem them up. There's usually not enough hem in pants, skirts, sleeves to let down. I quit wearing skirts and dresses years ago. Knock-on-wood, thanks to Lands' End, Eddie Bauer, and L.L. Bean, I can find all the pants and jeans, etc. I need. (I am a totally casual dresser.) I need 34" inseams.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 4:55 pm
I've never voted for anyone on this show but I think I might be voting for Joey...a lot. I'm tired of him getting crapped on by the judges. He's doing a better job than anyone else on the show. Much more difficult dance steps and doing them well. I still love John but he's got plenty of votes.
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Jennabeesmommy
Member
06-06-2004
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 5:00 pm
Kelly is my favorite, but then, I'm a soap watcher, too.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, June 20, 2005 - 7:18 pm
Did you all catch Joey and Ashley on Regis & Kelly this morning? They did their "I'm Still Standing" jive number, and then danced with Regis and Kelly. They were very cute, and hopefully they brought a little more attention to the show and will get some votes out of it.
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