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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:00 am
oh, I just have to say... Jonathan & Anna's dance to Barry's Mandy imo was the most beautiful performance in all seasons of DWTS. sooo romantic (esp knowing they are married). just lovely. wow.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 6:17 am
I'm totally devastated that Sabrina got voted off! I never knew who she was before this but she totally won me and my husband over. I thought she was cute and personable and I looked forward to her dance the most each week. I think she got voted off because most people assumed she was safe. I didn't hear anyone say that they thought she would be in the bottom two. I didn't get to vote as I was out and taped the show and it was past voting time when I watched it. But usually I toss Sabrina a couple votes and then vote for who I like best that I think might be in the bottom two like last week I voted mostly for Mel since she had been in the bottom the week before. I think the reason neither Marie nor Jane were in the bottom two is because everyone thought they would be in the bottom two so people wanted to save whichever one they liked best of those two. As in American Idol I think they should change the voting and you vote for who you want to see voted off.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 6:33 am
I'm really surprised Sabrina left... I thought for sure she'd be, at least, in F3. I think Marie, Jane, and Jennie need to go. None of the three of them can dance, and I personally think their fans are the ONLY reason they are still there. Of the three, Marie is the only one who looks most relaxed, but even then she's just not all that great. Jane's jive was the worst I've ever seen (I wouldn't even call it a jive, it was so slow), and Jennie still dances stiff (no matter the scores the judges gave her). I hate to say it, but those three could leave 1-2-3 in the next three weeks and I wouldn't mind it. I find it interesting that Jane has missed two of the "results" shows. I'd give her a pass for her mom, but... I just find it interesting, that's all. Finally, this show is called "Dancing With The Stars." Not "Dancing With The Stars Who Don't Know How To Dance" or "Dancing With The Most Improved Stars." Unfortunately, though, it's really a popularity contest, and Sabrina just didn't have the fans. Or the fans of Marie and Jane (both of whom SHOULD have been in F2) are so rabid that they vote so often that they skew the results. I never vote, just don't care that much. But I really wanted to see Sabrina and Helio in F2. I thought that would've made a great finale. What do I know?
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 6:41 am
I feel that every year to about the final 5 or 4, it is a popularity contest. But in the end the person who should win usually does win. I thought Sabrina's fans would get her far but not to the finals. But based on dance alone, JMO Marie or Jane should have left. I love Jennie and see improvemnt every week. She is so shy for an actress and I think that has hindered her dancing and she's trying to get past the shyness. (most of my votes go to Jennie). I love Mel B's personality. She cracks me up and seems like finally someone who can handle Max. Quite an ego on him.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:55 am
Costacat - I also would have loved to see a final 2 with Sabrina and Helio! That's who I really thought it would be and I thought it would be an exciting finish! Roxi - ITA with your thoughts on Marie & Jane and also on Jennie and Mel. Mel B seems to leave Max speechless sometimes and I think it's so funny. I always find myself rooting for Jennie. She wears her emotions on her sleeve and she tries so hard. I don't think she's the best dancer but I give her kudos for what she has done.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 9:02 am
It has been touched on briefly, but I think one strike against Sabrina was her body. I actually heard someone in a conversation about the show a couple of weeks ago, refer to her as "the fat girl." He went on to say she was pretty good, but his remark showed what was in his mind. Many people just do not see a dancer when they look at her. Dancers are supposed to be slim and graceful, not "chunky." I think some people just can't get past that. Unfair, but in our society, a fact of life. And everyone is not as kind and openminded as those of us on this board. I thought the music for Jane's jive was totally wrong. As soon as it started, I thought, "Uh oh. Music does not fit the dance." That was just not jive music. Now, Rockin Robin was perfect for the group dance. I loved that. Took me back to my high school days. I love Marie and Jane as performers, but I feel it is time for both of them to go. The others are just better at this point. If Jane could dance an elegant waltz every week, she would shine. And if Marie could do a bubbly rock and roll every week, she would shine. But when they branch out to other types of dance, I feel they just do not measure up to the rest.
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 9:47 am
To me this clearly shows how differently fans view "who should be there," and why. First, if folks haven't gathered, I'm in the group of fans who want to see someone who starts out not so great is out of their comfort zone, who works and improves each week, and mostly who entertains me while doing the above. If I just wanted to see a good dancer, I could watch the legit Ballroom championships on PBS but never once have. This is why in the early weeks I voted for Mark Cuban, who I felt was ignoring major business deals and worked insane hours while repeatedly being bashed by the judges. BUT when it became clear he was the worst left I stopped voting for him, as others must have as that was the week he left. To current time, the dancers who I look forward to each week has consistantly been Marie and Helio. I feel both have not done great last few weeks (for very diff reasons), which is why I think next week is a pivotal week. I am thinking it's about Jane's time unless she really kicks it up a notch, drops the excuses and gives us more than grace. But I also want to see Mel give us more than solid dancing...I want emotion and to be drawn in to it. In short, touch me, entertain me, show some dancing improvement, and I'll like you the most and vote for you. That is my personal voting criteria! Last, for those who say Sabrina never had ballroom experience, check this out. Just saw it, but makes me think the rumors weren't totally off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW7EYCGTgHE
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 10:07 am
Interesting Lurk.I always said she was in a different league than the rest-she belongs with professionals.But then I also think Jane shouldnt be there either with her ballet background.Im a stickler I guess. Sabrina is a cute girl tho and if we saw her in real life we probably wouldnt think she was heavy at all-the camera adds 10 pounds plus shes short.Im glad that shes gone so that the competition is left for the amatures.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 10:16 am
There have been many of the contestants that have been 'heavy' at the start. What always struck me about Sabrina is unlike all the others who had the lbs melting off of them, she didn't seem to lose any weight.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 10:27 am
Probably because she IS a dancer, all the dance practice is her regular excersise-so it was nothing new,nothing more rigurous than her usural routine.Did anyone see her on The View today.She was very emotional about dancing with her partner,she was very gracious.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 10:41 am
Ooops, my entertainment news indigestion made me understand that Helio and the cute blonde dancer fell in love... with each other and plan to marry.... Blame it on Access and ET.. that's where I heard all the hoopla about this couple... if it's not true... Spunky, wake up!!!! But they're cute together and I hope they'll last longer than Jane and Marie... at least !!!!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 11:18 am
Just because Sabrina learnt one tango for one show, it doesn't make her a ballroom dancer. Just saying. Don't most actresses/actors have dance training anyway as part of the stage school experience? Just about everyone except Marie and Helio have done the splits during the competition and that takes training beyond what we've seen in the last few weeks. I think if we looked we'd find most of them had taken some sort of dance course when they were younger.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 2:17 pm
Exactly Kitt. And Marie has lots of performing experience and the Osmonds did dance though not like this. In that clip of Sabrina we have no idea how many cut and pastes they did either. I don't care that she has some background in dancing. I found her dances the most exciting and entertaining.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 2:52 pm
I found her dances the most exciting and entertaining. I did also Sky, she was way better than Marie and thats who I though would be next to go. I loved the video Lurk, I CAN NOT dance It's like I have 2 wooden legs when I get on the floor! When I was a teen a date walked me off the dance floor and said I couldn't dance! I never got on the dance floor again unless it was crowded. I love watching these dancers!
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 3:10 pm
quote:Finally, this show is called "Dancing With The Stars." Not "Dancing With The Stars Who Don't Know How To Dance" or "Dancing With The Most Improved Stars."
Just because they didn't want to use a long awkward title for the show doesn't mean that's not the point of the show. If the show was just about seeing the best stars dance, we'd see a lot more celebrities from the dance world competing. In fact, we'd see only celebrities from the dance world competing. Instead of just performing in the results shows, people like Savion Glover and Wade Robson would be competing against each other. The fact that they cast football players and race car drivers shows that the show isn't meant to just be about showing off talented and entertaining dancers. It's about seeing if these people can be taught to dance, and seeing who learned the most. Meanwhile, it looks like something similar must've happened on the English version this week. A more talented girl (according to the articles) was booted after a dance-off where the judges, including Len and Bruno, made the final decision. It's interesting reading some of the familiar comments. She didn't connect with the viewers. She wasn't vulnerable enough. She was too good, etc.
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Rubyroo77
Member
08-13-2005
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:02 pm
I haven't really read a lot of the posts here-and I have not started watching the show yet-but...I just got back from a funeral in Quebec and was there for almost 2 weeks. They have the show ET Canada and then after that they show ET (U.S)..while I was up there I remarked to my family that I could not believe how much these 2 shows were pushing for a Marie or Jane win EVERYDAY!! You would not believe it..it was sickening. There..I'm done. 
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:20 pm
i didn't like her. simple. i like marie. i like jennie. i vote for who i like.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 4:45 pm
put marie on the fantasy list of gal pals (along with eva longoria and sarah jessica parker)
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 7:09 pm
Marie and Kathy Griffin are on my BFF wish list
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 8:50 pm
lol Landi...you said in one line what I've been trying to get across in a few thousand!!! (Minus the Jennie part hehe). Well done--plus heyya lol. Now, for those defending Sabrina's tango I posted, I have said for awhile I have read tons of rumors (as most of us have) about her having more formal dance training/experience than both the others and what she has admitted to. I've said here a few times I had no clue what was true. When I saw this posted, and it's clear she has at least done ONE ballroom dance professionally, it says to me that the defense of her having NO ballroom training (which I've read over and over and over, and also think she's said), simply isn't true. And it just makes me wonder. No more, no less. But bottom line is it shows she at least has SOME professional ballroom training for no less than one dance. That is now a proven fact far as I'm concerned. Regardless, my main problem with her remains twofold. I never really connected with her, and her dances never entertained me, regardless of how well done. So it's actually not that big a deal for me truthfully. I just found it very interesting. Plus I kinda enjoyed it honestly, having never once seen her outside DWTS, have no clue what a Cheetah girl IS other than what I read, and was fun to see a bit of it. And Skydiver, at risk of showing my age, I'll remind you it was the Osmond BROTHERS who did the major choreographed moves for the most part. Marie did some on the 1st Donny and Marie show, but what I find hysterical and truthfully very empowering is back then it was considered her downfall and she was always messing up steps, being clumsy and tripping over herself (and Donny lol). It's why one of the funniest moments to me this year was the package when Donny visited the studio and he asked Jonathan how he is doing it, that he spent YEARS trying to get her to dance! While he was being funny, it was true too!!!!! So I give her double probs for doing something so well that she was bad at when she was less than half her current age!!!! WTG Marie!
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Lurknomore
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 8:55 pm
Spunky, forgot to ask...you sure it's Helio and his partner you heard the rumors about? All over those shows (and others) the talk I've mostly heard has been about Sabrina and her partner, who did tell her he loved her when she got the boot and they have looked VERY cozy lolol. I'm wondering is you are mixing up romantically rumored couples, since Helio is engaged and far as I know still happily (not that he called and confirmed this or anything hehe, so my knowledge is rather limited ).
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 7:21 am
From what I saw on ER, it is Sabrina and partner who have gotten cozy.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 7:22 am
ET, make that ET.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 11:03 am
Sabrina's tango on youtube may have had some dance steps, but no passion.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Friday, November 02, 2007 - 4:44 pm
I still think that if the show found it ok to put her on why should we judge her on our own make believe rules about past experience? There are no printed rules about that, so I just don't get how that makes her in the wrong. You like someone...you don't like someone, everyone has their own voting system, I get that. I just don't really get the debate over something that the show had no issues with.
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