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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 8:23 pm
Missed the ep tonight and am very bummed by the results I'm reading here... Oh well. I'll miss Florence.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 9:13 pm
I bet we'll see her in the audience and of course she'll be practicing for the finale. Anyone have the text of the popeater article claiming the cast is irked with Jennifer Grey? Popeater blows up my browsers, so I cannot read whatever probably misleading text they have.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 9:13 pm
the Bruno dance video was sooo funny!!!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 10:17 pm
Sea: http://www.popeater.com/2010/10/18/irked-dancing-cast-close-to-turning-on-jennifer-grey/ Irked 'Dancing' Cast Close to Turning on Jennifer Grey After weeks of landing at the top of the 'Dancing With the Stars' leader board, insiders tell me the cast and dancers are starting to get a wee bit jealous of the outstanding Jennifer Grey. "It's not outright hate yet but it isn't good," one insider that's spent plenty of time on the 'Dancing' stage tells me. "It's just not fair that we are all working our a**es off every week and Jennifer literally waltzes in and gets the best marks. You would think that because she is a dancer the judges would be a little harder on her." This isn't the first time controversy has erupted over stars with dance experience stepping into the ballroom. Last season's winner, Nicole Scherzinger, came into the competition as one of the most respected dancers and choreographers in the music industry, and who can forget season 10 contestant Mya, who admitted she'd been dancing since she was 5 years old. "What is different this time is the questions about excluding stars with dance experience aren't coming from the public or the media but rather from within the competition itself," a TV executive tells me. "I fear that if Jennifer gets another perfect score this week, Bristol Palin will have a fit!" Now, now ladies, let's remember the winner wins a mirror ball trophy and not a desk in the Oval Office! Interesting if true... they've had practically professional dancers before now so weird they're picking on Jennifer. They always do the "shock" look who's in jeopardy thing with any good couple who have a bad week, so that's as far as my psychic powers go ;). I'm sad to see Florence go too, she seemed to be improving. If Bristol is actually getting high viewer votes (don't know if she is or is just scraping by each time) next week is going to be tricky - other than Bristol I don't think there's a stand out lower standard person.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 10:35 pm
I finally managed to read it, but it is easier here.. thanks!
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 5:29 am
Florence and Corky were cute on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Some trivia: Derek and Julianne Hough lived with the Ballas family...Derek was 10. Corky considers Derek like his own son. Corky's Dad owned a 64,000 sq. foot studio and employed 125 dance instructors. He also invented the weed eater.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 8:53 am
Besides Dirty Dancing, what other dancing has Jennifer done?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:09 am
Dirty Dancing was what? 20 years ago? And since then, hadn't Jennifer had back surgery? I can't imagine that learning how to dance 20 years ago, and not using it since then, would qualify her as a "dancer." What about Brandy? Doesn't she dance while she sings? Doesn't she do choreography? Wouldn't that also make HER a dancer?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:13 am
ITA 100% Costa.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:19 am
Me too.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:21 am
I was sure surprised a couple of weeks ago when I learned that Jennifer is the wife of 'Old Christine's' ex-husband.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:24 am
Some people are better than others... But Jennifer is not a professional dancer, Nicole Sherwhatever is not a professional dancer. I would hate for DWTS to exclude anyone who has taken tap dancing as a child, or cotillion instruction prior to the Junior Prom. Everyone chosen comes with different backgrounds.... some just happen to be more suited for dancing. These guys are competing for a Mirrorball... not a million dollars. I am there is a diversity of levels.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:34 am
Also Jennifer's 50. Not wanting to make that sound old, but come on, she's been kicking the butt of people half her age, and like Costa points out, some of those people half her age have had a lot of relevant training too. In that article the writer kind of hints that Bristol is one of the ones making most of the stink.
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:45 am
When I've read about Jennifer, it's the complaining that she studied dance in college. Yeah, over 25 years ago. Costa, she has two pins in her neck.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:55 am
like a voodoo doll?
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Hypermom
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:25 am
LOL Huk, no. Jennifer had surgery on her neck...two pins.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:35 am

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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:36 am
It's "Dancing with the Stars," not "Dancing with Stars who never Danced."
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 11:11 am
Oh yeah, neck surgery. Thanks Hypermom! And I will say this... I'd say I'm pretty comparable to Jennifer. I'm close to her age, I took jazz dance over 20 years ago, I took some west coast swing dance classes with an old BF about 13 years ago, I've had two shoulder surgeries (and those, along with getting hit by a car kinda precluded me from doing ANY kind of dancing)... While I had some training, so that means I know what certain positions are and how to place your feet, that doesn't mean that my body will remember what to do. And while I'm (mostly) the same size as I was 25 years ago, and flexible, I'm not nearly as flexible as I was then. So if Ms Palin is kvetching about someone having had dance experience before Ms Palin was even born, well, I won't say it...
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 12:28 pm
So the woman has taken classes and is good at dancing. Other than attending the occasional dinner dance and putting everyone to shame it isn't going to do her a lot of good. Now she found her opportunity to use that "experience" and have some fun on this silly show. Bristol is probably a much better public speaker (that is what she said she does right??) Does that mean she shouldn't go to any public rallies or debates? It's kinda like the soccer moms who complain that there is a star player who has outside shooting practice and he shouldn't be able to play in the league. I say, just practice and quit complaining that someone else has worked harder.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 1:38 pm
I think Jennifer's advatage is dual.. dance training (and I don't think she was all that loved by Patrick Swayze, but I need to go re-read that chapter of his bio) and she is an actress. I don't care for her but I'm fine with her being on the show. The ones who come in cold with no performance experience, often have the hardest time. Always interests me that models don't do well in general.. and with sports stars, some do really well and some not at all. I wonder if Bristol really is complaining.. I don't really trust that article to be true..but of course she's not liked so that can just be piled on that so and so SAYS she was upset. I'm betting there is more sniping from other PRO dancers on the show who are upset that she's on the show dancing with Derek. Agree that Brandy also has plenty of experience/training that gives her a leg up as well. Costa, I bet you'd do great!! And think of all the insider info too!
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 2:03 pm
I don't mind Jennifer's experience at all. I'm just having a hard time rooting for her. There's something about her that is a little over the top that turns me off. I can't put my finger on it.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 2:12 pm
a TV executive tells me. "I fear that if Jennifer gets another perfect score this week, Bristol Palin will have a fit!" Now, now ladies, let's remember the winner wins a mirror ball trophy and not a desk in the Oval Office! Political much, Popeater? I don't see a TV Exec. saying this, unless he's got something against Bristol, which is possible, I guess. The cast members seem to like Bristol, but I haven't been watching close enough to see how they react to Jennifer. I'll have to pay more attention after she dances. I would think Brandi and Audrina might have the most problem with her getting such good marks and being such a good dancer. We'll have to see how it plays out.
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Chitchat58
Member
07-25-2008
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 2:17 pm
I kind of like the aspect of not knowing who's going to win, and this show has gotten so predictable it's not fun anymore. I stopped watching a few years back for that reason.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 2:38 pm
I thought the exact same thing.I dont see Bristol complaining like that.Shes too shy and timid.
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