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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 12:34 pm
Yep Edyta and Karina are great dancers. It's just their personalities I do not like.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 12:54 pm
What Mocha said! (Plus, I think Edyta doesn't choreograph to showcase her star's skills but instead to showcase her own skills.)
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 1:05 pm
I love Lacey she's adorable. I'm GLAD that Kim is gone. IMO She didn't look like she wanted to be there.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 1:24 pm
Kim just wanted to wear the costumes / clothes -- not dance.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 3:14 pm
Kim just wanted to extend her 15 minutes of fame to see if she could be anything besides a reality "star". <evil grin>
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 4:00 pm
16 minutes. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 4:49 pm
LOL! BTW, can I just say that I am: 1. Sick of spray tans. Fake tans look fake, people! 2. Drapey asymmetric weird costumes. 3. Samantha. 4. "B" list singers (Jessica Simpson? Eesh!). But I have to say, I did like the weird lights on the Stars of Macy dancers! Kinda cool looking. Also, remembered why I didn't really like Lacey much when she was on SYTYCD. There's an air of cockiness about her that just rubs me the wrong way. She thinks she's gonna win (she didn't before), she thinks she doesn't have to listen what anyone says, and I get the feeling she thinks she's a better dancer than anyone else. Oh yeah, and Cheryl has definitely gained weight. A lot of weight. The costume she wore when dancing with Maks? You could see her bootie was much larger and her arms have gotten big and have lost their definition. I didn't realize she'd gained so much weight, but I guess that's what happens when you party all the time (and get busted by TMZ all the time) rather than training for your position as a "pro" on a dance show.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 5:54 pm
I still adore Cheryl & so what she likes to have a little fun during her down time. I'll bet, if her & her partner stay in awhile, she'll be back in tip-top "old" Cheryl form in no time.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 6:32 pm
Deb, they've been rehearsing and dancing for about six weeks now.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 6:42 pm
The dances for next week are the Viennese waltz and the jive (just heard on the news where they interviewed Kim who said she was glad we got to see the "real" me instead of who we thought she was. (huh?)
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 7:27 pm
Yeah when Cheryl was dancing with Maks, each time they showed her bootie...it looked like two VW bugs trying to pass each other. Glad Kim is gone and I thought Warren's Matrix Paso was the bomb! Lacey bugs me...after all these seasons of DWTS...she thinks she can just come in and do it her way. I believe she really thinks the judges will just up and throw away all the years of experience they have away and say, "Well, dayum...You know...Lacey may be on to something."
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 8:29 pm
but I get tired of the judges being so pompous about technique. I want to see ppl having fun and entertaining me..poo to technique if every paso looks the same because the do the same basic steps
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 9:29 pm
I like a good mix of technique and entertainment, and the best of them bring it. Or learn to by the end of the season. Frankly IMHO Lacey & Lance 'up' the fun factor and bring excitement to this season. But ITA that Lacey's overall attitude is disrespectful to the judges advice. Oh and Cheryl is heavier this season but I'd kill to be that 'heavy' and able to move and dance like her. ITA that she'll probably lose the weight by the end of the season, as they all seem to.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 10:48 pm
Me, too, MB. I'd like to have her two vw bugs ...
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:27 pm
LOL LadyT! Brings new meaning to the phrase the Driver's Seat. Grin.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 1:48 am
Thanks, Mocha, for posting Lacey's bio. Saved me from having to google her. It explains a bit, too. Like why she makes up her own names for the steps instead of using the real ones. If she's a swing dancer she probably isn't experienced in the standard and Latin dances. Wonder why on Earth they hired her. Do they even do swing on this show? I know jive is similar, and they have added some other categories in recent seasons, but I can't remember if they do swing other than in that group dance a couple of seasons ago. I just didn't like the attitude that ballroom dance isn't entertaining enough and has to be jazzed up with flashy nonsense. What sets this show apart is that they bring ballroom to an audience that usually only sees the run-of-the-mill music video style of dance. True ballroom, when choreographed by someone who knows what they're doing (like Julianne, Derek, Mark or Cheryl), is as entertaining as any other style of dance. Hi, Mameblanche. I haven't been posting as much lately because I've been dealing with some painful eye strain and can only stand to be on the computer for short intervals.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 6:20 am
She's a latin dance champ, so I think she's probably very experienced in the latin dances ...
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 7:07 am
If you've ever watched a professional ballroom dance competition you'll see it looks so robotic as every move, stance and hold has to conform to the standard for that dance. After awhile I get bored stiff. Through the years I've noticed the same with cheerleading comps. ROBOTIC to the max.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 7:11 am
This is 2008 and ballroom needs some umph to it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 7:43 am
Professional competitions in ballroom are similar to those in other sports... there are certain things you must do (in ice skating, it may be that you have to perform three triple jumps and one triple/double combination). It's when the dancers get to freestyle that you can see a combination of both standard moves and "entertainment". Lacey's cocky attitude is likely going to be her downfall again this time (and I think the audience for this show is a wee bit older than SYTYCD). And since she KNOWS what it is the judges want to see, there's pretty much no excuse. I'd also say that the dances that are boring are not because of the choreography but because of the dancers (can you say "Kim"?). I agree with Curly... this show brings ballroom to the masses and shows that it can be fun and can be performed by "anyone." When a "professional" blatantly disrespects the judges (and encourages her "star" to do the same), it's not showing a lot of respect to those who have been in the field longer than she's been on this planet. I think Lacey has been acting like a spoiled brat and it's because of that that I don't like her (I think, for the most part, she's a good dancer, she just doesn't always touch me).
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 7:47 am
Has Lacey done the waltz yet? Now that's a dance that needs jazzing up.
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 9:26 am
Thanks so much Mocha, Texasdeb and Mameblanche. You have said all the thing I have been thinking but was too lazy to post. ;-}
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 10:22 am
((((Curly)))) I hope your painful eyestrain goes away soon. I hope your doctor is on top of it, hon.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 2:39 pm
Mocha.. Viennese waltz OR jive this week.. not sure what Lance and Lacey will be assigned but I think they'd have fun with the jive.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 4:16 pm
TMZ has learned that Helio Castroneves has been indicted for allegedly not paying taxes on more than $5 million. Castroneves was indicted today in Miami. The charges -- Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. and Tax Evasion. According to the indictment, Helio and two others are accused of using "an offshore Panamanian shell corporation Seven Promotions to conceal and disguise the true and correct amount of Helio Castroneves' income from the Internal Revenue Service." Helio was indicted along with his sister, Katiucia Castroneves and Alan Miller, Helio's lawyer. The three are charged with conspiracy "for the purpose of impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful government functions of the Internal Revenue Service." They are accused of trying to "conceal and disguise" Helio's income. One of the charges -- that Helio received $2 million in salary from a Brazilian trading company but made it appear that he only received $200,000. The Conspiracy and Tax Evasion charges are each punishable by a maximum of 5 years in federal prison. Castroneves is known to some as a race car driver, but recently gained wider fame by winning "Dancing with the Stars."
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