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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
THIS is Burn the Floor. Makes me want to go to NY just to see it.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Kitt, I don't remember hearing anything like that re DWTS judges. May be another show?

And I love that the pros are now becoming "stars" in their own rights. Before DWTS, didn't know any of them.

I don't know why . . . Dmitry's Russian accent always surprises me. Probably because his last name isn't particularly Russian. I'd guess he changed it -- maybe?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I want to see Burn the Floor. Hope it eventually comes to Chicago.

Shelb724
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10-20-2002

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shelb724 a private message Print Post    
Omg, i'm going to NYC on Friday! I don't know that we'll have a chance to go to any Broadway shows, let alone this!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Thanks Color. I think I must be thinking of one of the Got Talent shows or something.

It seems like Chaplin is Dmitry's real first name, at least I can't see any other name mentioned. Maybe his dad is British or American. The other day I noticed Jonathan's real name is Jonathan Robert Stubenrauch, which sounds German.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Kitt, I think you're thinking of So You Think You Can Dance. For a while, Nigel had an empty chair next to him, and when he'd turn it around it had Paula Abdul's name on it.

Dmitry's full name is Dmitry Alexandrovich Chaplin and he was born in Rostov-on-Don (former Soviet Union). I believe that is his birth name as I haven't found anything to indicate he changed his name. He also went to high school in Minnesota for a while. And for a dancer, he's actually quite tall at 6'1".

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I finally saw the 2nd Whitney performance, yes it sounded like crap but I think it's the mic not her. Donny also sounded like crap earlier when he sang live. We have talked about others sounding like crap singing live on this show. I think it's the show's mic or the band overplaying the vocals. If you watch you can even see Whitney's lips singing and nothing is comming out of the mic

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Whitney's performance was filmed on Monday night and stitched into Tuesday's program. Didn't you ever wonder how all that confetti got cleaned up in a couple of minutes? When the cameras came back to the dance floor there wasn't a piece to be seen anywhere. I had heard that's what was done so I was watching for it. The stars around the floor were dressed differently during her performance than they were after her performance.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Mya tweeted this morning that if the Indians had given the Pilgrims a donkey instead of a turkey, we'd all be getting a piece of a** today ... bwah haha

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
L O L !!!!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
That tweet has been going around. I've received it twice today as text messages.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
still thought it was cute

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
LOL

Chief
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08-09-2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chief a private message Print Post    
Good one! LOLOL

Well, if not anything, I'm at least consistent in being in the minority with wanting Mya to win. Quite frankly, the woman "burned" that dance floor week after week after week. I know she was very professional about losing to Donny, and I can't speak for her. But it seemed like a ginormous slap in the face. Mya totally outdanced Donny the whole season, and got 2 perfect scores the night before the finale. I totally commend her!

I caculated the approximate #'s we knew: judges scores, contestants share of judges totals (%), and even the Dial Idol results (of course not a guarantee). My numbers showed Mya mostly ahead. What's ironic is that I even mentioned to friends that the only thing that would affect Mya winning, would be if the judges ranked Donny 1st on finale night. Sure enough they did. And it was so obvious they were playing to the audience ... his movements on the dance floor were sooooo not equal to what Mya did. Seriously.

Donny knows the truth! I'm happy for him, but even he was shocked, and knows the truth.

I applaud both Kelly and Mya for their exceptional hard work, dedication, and professionalism. (Well Kelly slipped in the professionalism category once or twice.) I do feel they were used for the publicity of the show and did not receive their just due.

Even on finale night, we saw very long clips and segments of Donny, with a few seconds of Kelly and Mya thrown in. We saw the locker room scene that placed Donny as the center of attention (with Kelly and Mya there only for a short "appearance.") We saw Donny sing his sappy "Puppy Love" song for another couple to dance to. (I almost threw up, but kept waiting for some smidge of an improvement. Surely ABC wasn't telling us in a not-so-subliminal fashion that Donny would win!) In other words, we saw "The Donny Show" - not "Dancing With The Stars."

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Actually I thought they made a huge fuss over Kelly too. (Which I must admit I totally enjoyed.)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 4:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
this contest isn't exclusively up to the judges. the people get to vote, and we all have different criteria on what we deem enjoyable. for some it's all about the technical expertise, for others it's the entertainment value. i think it says more to his personality than his dancing ability that Donny seemed shocked that he won.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
What I dont understand is Mya has danced Ballroom dances - she has performed them - so I wasnt surprised she did very well compared to Kelly or Donny - but there was no "outcry" about her prior experience....

So I really didnt care how well she performed, she didnt excite me like Kelly did - or Donny ;)

but it does remind me of the fuss over Season 1's winner - wonder if there will be a "rematch"?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Believe me, there was plenty of discussion HERE about Mya's perceived prior dance experience.

Chief
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08-09-2009

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chief a private message Print Post    
What Costa said ... key word "perceived."

Reader, what is your response to the fact that Donny and his sister wrote a book about ballroom dancing? If we measure that, couldn't we also say the same thing about him?

I think that the bottom line is that ABC wasn't trying to be fair with the judging/real winners in this or past seasons. They were considering only ratings and money. If Donny's audience brought in the ratings, then we can summize what probably happened. Kelly may have made the show popular, too, being an Osbourne. Mya was the one who, ironically, "was cutting a serious rug" on this dancing show called "Dancing with the Stars."

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Ironically enough, DWTS lost THIS viewer this season. I'm sure they're glad I'm not a Nielson home.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
And if DTWS was only cast with people like Mya, people I don't know, don't care to know, people who lack the charisma Kelly and Donny have, I wouldn't watch the show at all. To me, it's more of a personality show than a dance show. For pure dance, I'll watch SYTYCD. I want to see personalities who are really having fun learning to dance on DWTS: "Dancing with the STARS".

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
But it's the definition of "star" that I find fault with. I don't think Donny is a star. You don't think Mya is a star. Who has ever heard of ALL of the "stars" they put on this show. (I'm thinking most of 'em are B celebs. Including Donny.)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Donny will always be "A" list in my heart. Mya is hugely talented, but she just doesn't have that star quality that causes her to pop off the screen, IMO. Donny may not pop off the screen anymore, either, but he sure did when he was king of my heart back in the '70's.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
It isn't named "Dancing With the A-List Celebrities" so having "stars" of all realms is what is implied, IMO.

Chief
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08-09-2009

Friday, November 27, 2009 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chief a private message Print Post    
Brenda said:
"To me, it's more of a personality show than a dance show. For pure dance, I'll watch SYTYCD."

So dancing on one show is different from dancing on another show? IMO, I thought dancing was just, well ... dancing.

I guess we can now say "true" dancing can't be found on DWTS. Otherwise, we would judge them as dancers, and not based on their personalities. That means DWTS should change it's name to: "Personality With The Stars."

And, too, my opinion is that if we didn't KNOW one of the stars (or cared to know them), we wouldn't really have any knowledge of their charisma. All things being equal I mean.

Mya is not an unknown. Check out her bio. She's been around for a long time, has grammy nominations and awards, has been in several movies, has her own foundation, works with under-priviledged children, etc. I think she has a LOT of "charisma." The rest of the stars on the show this year thought so, too, which is why even the judges mentioned the others constantly trying to get up to her level.