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Bblover262
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08-05-2005

Friday, April 06, 2007 - 4:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bblover262 a private message Print Post    
Back on the first show, Billy Ray said he was very shy and the only time he isn't shy is when he is singing, so I think he sings to himself as he is dancing in order to get over his shyness.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 5:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
The pasadoble(sp) music for Leeza was horrible. I don't see how they could do a decent dance to that music.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I think Laila could do most anything reasonably well. Is her problem her partner? She was enjoying the dance, but the smile didn't belong on her face during the paso doble.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
OMG, I don't think Billy is going home after this one..whew...fanning myself

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Maybe if the music was more traditional for the various dances, the stars would have an easier time of it. The music would put them in the right mood and guide their movements to an extent. Many many (many) years ago someone told me I should get into dancing. Much of the music I hear on DWTS wouldn't tell me how to move.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Who chooses the music. Do the professionals? There's no comparison between the music for Leeza and Joey -- both doing the paso doble. It would be so much easier to dance to the traditional music Joey and his partner did. All doing the same dance should dance to the same music. It would be a much fairer competition. I don't think it would be boring to watch.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
how come the pets get the best music? Joey didn't have to paso to queen or some other stupid stuff, but he got latin music and heather got waltz music. Pah ... another way to manipulate this thing

Ritfie
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05-09-2006

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ritfie a private message Print Post    
I thought the stars were all bad tonight (even Joey), but last week I liked everybody. Last week I thought Wow! these stars are great. Now maybe the show should dump everybody and start over. Am I just tired of the show? Probably.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I love the professional partners who "equalize" themselves with their "stars", so the spotlight features both of them: Cheryl is great at that, so is newcomer Julianne, and Kim. It's interesting that when Joey did the same move as Maxim (the stag type leap) in the pasa, I gasped, but not when Maxim did it, because i expect it of him (and we saw it in rehearsal). I LOVE Maxim, but I didn't feel the dance tonight was "balanced" between him and Laila.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I enjoyed the show. I enjoyed the fact that Billy Ray seemed to be trying hard and he did show some improvement. Clyde is just a terrible dancer, Leeza is frozen by nerves and John just wasn't in it tonight. Laila was good but not great. I don't find her and her partner to be a great match. I thought Heather was very good and Ian was good as usual.

Julianne and Apolo are great! Wonderful chemistry together and amazingly good dancing. She is doing a great job teaching, especially being so young. Also as I've mentioned before, I am so happy that Kym has got a great partner in Joey. That leap was amazing. Those two pairs were infinitely better than the rest tonight.

I agree with the last comments about equalization. I love the pros who let their partner shine, and Kym, Julianne and Cheryl are great at that. Also to put in a good word for one of the guys, I think that Jonathan is doing amazingly well working with Heather.

Of course, ultimately it helps if your partner can dance and I think that Joey, Apolo and perhaps Ian are well out in front. I would have included Laila as a front runner as well but she seems to be slipping a bit.

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
I agree, Cheryl and Kym do a phenomenal job of helping their partners shine with the choreography, and I am also so glad that Kym has a partner this season who can dance.

Something I have admired immensely about Kym since last season is her chameleon like quality. Her customes always rock and she completely gets into the character of each dance, way above and beyond. She can do anything. Love her!

Cpmfinster
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08-15-2005

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 8:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cpmfinster a private message Print Post    
I'm with Coldordeagua in that the music was awful.

It's got to be tough to set the tone of a dance when the music isn't anywhere near what you would expect for the dance.

Something's rotten in Denmark

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I hope that either Clyde or Leeza leaves this week. IMO they are the worst of the bunch. I think the best dancers so far are Joey, Ian, and Apolo with Laila close by. You know, everytime they show the clip of the "mistake" that Ian made with his feet I don't see anything wrong. What was it he did that was so bad??

Jennywa
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07-17-2003

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jennywa a private message Print Post    
This is the first season I've watched and I'm really enjoying it.
Just a few comments:
I don't get the music?? Some is conventional, some is not. Can make a difference. I wonder who decides.
Laila is beautiful! I hope she does well!
Apolo is my favorite so far.
Don't care for Joey. Too cocky and has an advantage because of his background.
Surprised at how well Heather is doing.
Ian's partner's hair was a distraction for the waltz- should have been in a buin instead of flipping around.
Love Billy Ray!
Go Leeza!

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Monday, April 09, 2007 - 10:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I like that Len told on them at the beginning of the show. After last week's mediocre performances which led to so many tie scores, I'm glad he made the effort to find out about their rehearsal time. I know there was at least one of Shandi's dances (perhaps her last) where she looked like she might've nailed it if she had just practiced it a little longer. You can tell when the stars are looking at their partners for reminders or counting out the steps as they go (thank goodness Billy Ray finally broke that habit).

They must really want Clyde to go. When his partner was calling him out in her interview clips, it was like Master P and Ashley all over again. If she really wanted to continue with him she wouldn't have been complaining about him to the camera. That scene with Karina and Billy Ray also felt manipulative. She goes into the ladies room to sob in private, but makes sure to leave the door cracked open and the microphone on. I'm glad he couldn't hear her in the studio, but it must've made him feel awful when he saw that clip. Talk about pressure.

Maybe if they cut out those silly gimmicky scenes of meeting with a martial arts instructor or going horseback riding together, these couples would have more time for actual practice. If they really want to bring in some help, bring in another pro dancer to show them what their moves should look like.

I also agree that the music helps them get into the role. Laila was dancing the paso doble like it was a graceful waltz. Way too fluid and smiling. I expected her of all people to be sharp and fierce. Her music made it all the more confusing. Leeza could've made the music work, but she's just too stiff in all her movements.

I'll bet next week they'll all put in a lot more practice time and then we'll see some great performances.

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 3:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
I believe the couples get to select the music as well as the dance moves. It would be an unfair advantage otherwise. Joey selected his music last week because he is such a star wars fan. Sometimes the odd music choice works (like the star wars theme) but most times it falls flat. I have never seen Cheryl pick a bad song and I believe that is why she is so successful.

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 3:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
one last thing. The pasa doblo should always be performed to traditional music. It's the only way to get into character and feel the intensity of the dance.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 4:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I loved Apollo!!
Dfng, i agree, the music ruined them. two of the paso's looked like tangos! only liked Joey's.
when they were showing the whole rehearsal scenes with Clyde i found myself thinking 'i sure don't like how he is coming off'. I sort of know him and he has never come across as blowing things off like they were showing him. I got very tickled at how insulted he got at Lynn's comments about not trying. I would like to see him go through this round just to see if we see a change in him (or how he is edited).

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    

quote:

Why is Heather getting all the blame when things went wrong?




Maybe because she is saying she needs $19,000 a *day* in alimony just to get by? I"d be a lot more sympathetic if she simply asked for expenses for her child, a huge contribution to her charities, and went back to living the way she did before she met him.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Once again, I think the judging is completely unfair. Yeah, OK, so Clyde actually did kinda deserve his low marks. But I did not think Heather deserved the scores she got. She never really extended her arms. I'll ignore the awkwardness of her lower body, but she can make her upper body graceful, and follow thru on her extensions. She doesn't, and yet the judges constantly score her high. Carrie Ann was the only one who called her on it this week. (And finally, for once, we didn't get to see an unattached artificial leg!)

I really enjoyed Joey's dance and felt that he got into the role. I wasn't sure Laila would be able to pull off the paso doble (I think she'd make a better bull than a cape). I tuned out during Billy Ray's dance (sorry, my mom called). And Leeza looks completely and totally wooden!

I think Leeza's going tonight. Clyde's still got a fan base, even if it looked like the editors want him to go this week. Leeza doesn't, and she really was one of the worst dancers (I think Clyde and Heather belong at the bottom with her).

FWIW, Heather's personal life has nothing to do with how I feel about her. I think she's being judged unfairly, and not being held to the standards the others are. She wants to be treated just like everyone else, yet she's not. So, yeah, she does great charity work. So do many others. That shouldn't be a reason to continually praise a really crappy performance.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I agree about Heather. I think she has done an amazing job. I even thought the waltz that she did was remarkable...considering...but it is that "considering" that makes me feel she is being judged unfairly.

I feel bad for Leeza. It is so obvious that she wants to be there on the show and doing well, and yet she has been unable to relax and let herself get into the dances fully. And she looks amazing, by the way, for a woman her age or any of the ages around it!

Clyde should go. He is phoning it in at this point. Its not fair that he gets to stay if he is so lackluster in his attitude. I feel for his partner.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
This is basically my first season too... and i am luving it up. I agree so much with what y'all are saying. But since I don't know Apollo from a bag of rocks, I am very objective, and frankly he leaves me cold at the moment. I find Laila gorgous but her voice sounds like she's a steroid junkie, or a guy in drag. Sorry, that's just IMHO. I keep rooting for Leeza, but if she's toast tonight, its only fair, as she's still too wooden. But you can tell she's really trying, and I luv her constantly upbeat attitude. Ian... who knew that his name had that odd pronounciation, lol, I sure didn't. It sounds so phoney to me. And he kinda leaves me cold too.
Clyde has this puppydog look that is both endearing and irritating, depending on my mood.
Yep, Heather is certainly a big surprise. And you can tell that her partner is just as surprised AND relieved, how well she is doing. And I agree those men are knocking themselves out to be 'fair' to her, but its the lady judge who's really the only one who's fair, and she was trying so hard to give Heather constructive advice while those guys were talking over her.
The younger male judge cracks me up with his lack of fluency in english. Mr. MacStiffy indeed. Rofl!
RN - My fave is Joey, even though I know he's got more experience.
And I do like John... he's so sweet, and really putting personality into his performances, even if he's just a prop for his partner to hang onto while dancing her heart out hoping we don't notice he's not really dancing at all, but just standing there making grand gestures. LOLOL.
There are others but I can't remember at the moment.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Clyde is by far the biggest disappointment. He doesn't appear to be trying at all. You would think he would care more about his reputation or is it just all part of the show?

LOL - I love this show but at times it feels a little bit like pro wrestling - the background bits are a little fake. Still a lot of fun to watch though!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
My favorite move of the night was the opening move of Joey and Kym's number...where he was pointing with his straight arm and she was pointing with her leg...it was AMAZING! (and they aren't even my favorite couple)

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
I'm pretty sure Laila and Maxsim were dancing to a POLKA. Their music was SO wrong.