DWTS Week 4 4/11-4/12: Classics Week

[mrr50]

i am so ready for Kendra to be gone.

And Brooke, incomparable is pronounced in-kom-per-uh-buh;
Brooke has just lost my husband. the words air head and stupid ditz were used.

[Holley Calmes]

I kind of wondered about that. Do the dancers get a rush from all the cheering or do they consider it a distraction?

I have no idea. But I don't think I've ever met a performer who didn't love positive feedback from an audience. I guess it depends on the individual performer.

[danceronice]

I have no idea. But I don't think I've ever met a performer who didn't love positive feedback from an audience. I guess it depends on the individual performer.

Speaking for myself, DWTS is probably only slightly louder than an average evening session at a competition. Ballroom gets LOUD. In fact I hate being in the early-morning heats when there's almost no one there because no one yells. It's the best when you haven't run into someone you know yet and the first you hear is them yelling your name while you're on the floor. The MCs deliberately egg the crowd on, too. (Dan Messinger and Mark Brock like to tweak people on the floor by name, John De Palma (heard on "America's Ballroom Challenge") is ALWAYS on the crowd for "Who's your favorite couple, ladies and gentlemen?" He wants us LOUD!) If you don't have favorites, you yell anyway--Saturday night I didn't know anyone in the pro Rhythm final so I cheered for the couple the nice lady next to me knew. I would assume the pros at the very least are used to it and I'd bet that at least a few of them thrive on it.

[Cheylana]

Late to the thread, as I was on vacation last week and only got around to watching the DVR this weekend....

I felt so bad for Jennifer. She's really lost a lot of weight, and the many photos I've seen of her make her look a lot thinner than she appeared last night. I was so happy for her losing all that weight....but I'm afraid she will not be happy with how she looked last night.

Yeah, I too was puzzled by that choice of attire. It looked ridiculous and unflattering.

it is flying with someone somewhere since she is still here, i dont get it but i didnt get the appeal of girls next door either. i thought it was basically prostitution with a good medical plan and a curfew.

Concubines with a heart of gold!

Mark Ballas just released a new album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thq0CqoUjSU

Somebody.... please hold me

[orbitz]

Mark Ballas just released a new album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thq0CqoUjSU

The song and the singing aren't bad while you're listening to it, but the music is totally forgettable once it's done. He's treading into Jason Mraz territority but not with the same impact.

[Aceon6]

Do we know this week's dances yet?

[danceronice]

Didn't they say something about another theme this week?

[Garden Kitty]

Wasn't it some sort of "USA Week"? I recall them mentioning the jive as one of the dances.

[Jimena]

I know that Ralph and Karina have the

Spoiler

samba

.

[Veronika]

This is according to Wikipedia:

Spoiler

Kirstie & Maks--Foxtrot
Chris & Cheryl--Viennese Waltz (how is that "American?")
Chelsea & Mark--Samba
Ralph & Karina--Samba
Romeo & Chelsie--Foxtrot
Petra & Dmitry--Quickstep
Hines & Kym--Rumba
Kendra & Louis--Foxtrot

No word on music choices yet...

[Garden Kitty]

Maybe I'm misremembering the theme, because it your spoilers are right, nobody is doing the jive.

[skatesindreams]

I recall a mention of programs themed around "Patriot's Day".

[pixie cut]

I recall a mention of programs themed around "Patriot's Day".

Chelsea Kane blogs about her patriotic samba:
http://www.people.com/people/article...482844,00.html

I'm not putting a spoiler tag if it was published online at People.com.

[overedge]

Chelsea Kane blogs about her patriotic samba:
http://www.people.com/people/article...482844,00.html

The samba originated in Brazil and was a byproduct of the West African slave trade. I'm pretty sure that DWTS doesn't want to delve into the "Uncle Sam"/"big American eagle" associations with that particular part of history.

[skatingfan5]

I think this week's competition deserves it's own thread ... unless it has been decided to keep all the DWTS posts contained in one until they reach 1000. I've been off-line for a couple days, so I may have missed it. Please ignore, if that is the case.

[danceronice]

I'm sure someone will start one for the play-by-play.

And if they limited it to dances originating in America as in the United States, well, it would be pretty much Jive, with arguably Foxtrot. I'm betting they go for songs with a patriotic theme that happen to be vaguely danceable. (Patriot's Day? What, are we filming in New England now? The only "Patriot Day" I know is an attempt to stick that name on September 11, OR the to-do about Lexington and Concord, and possibly Bunker Hill. And I never met anyone who cared about those as anything resembling a holiday until I lived in Boston.)