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Does Dancing with the Stars do mostly ballroom? Are they trying to differentiate from that?
I think they maybe saw that the breakout stuff in seasons past was contemporary and maybe thought why not just add more? But I think it was breakout because there were more other styles to compare it to. Now I feel myself saying, "Oh, another angsty contemporary number, how novel."
ETA: God I loved Ellenore. Although Kathryn & Legacy were my favorite couple from that season.
SYTYCD: I think the issue with the all-stars is availability. I think we only got Mark this season because Gaga wanted to be on. What I'm hoping is that the dancers we don't get to see as all-stars are busy working somewhere.
PR: Ugh! this season is weird to me. I haven't been interested or excited by anything yet. I think Nina is the worst kind of person to design for.
ETA: God I loved Ellenore. Although Kathryn & Legacy were my favorite couple from that season.
I so agree, megan!
I still can't decide about the All-Stars. I love seeing people like Allison again, but, ultimately, I think it probably should just be the competitors.
I still can't decide about the All-Stars. I love seeing people like Allison again, but, ultimately, I think it probably should just be the competitors.
I wasn't necessarily a fan of all the All-Stars they've brought back, but I definitely liked how they did it this season, with the All-Stars not coming until later on, more than last season.
DWtS is ONLY Ballroom, so that may be the case.
Season 8 final cut:
Top Ten Guys, “Velocity”
Iveta & Pasha, “Ven A Bailar (On The Floor)”
Sasha & Alexander, “Stupid”
Melanie & Marko, “Turn to Stone”
Iveta & Nick, “Ballroom Blitz”
Caitlin & Mitchell, “Turning Tables”
Miranda & Robert, “Break Ya Neck”
Sasha & Alexander, “Coming Home”
Melanie & Marko, “I Got You”
Clarisse & Jess, “Fly Me to the Moon”
AXIS, “Partita for Violin no. 2”
Eric Luna and Georgia Ambarian, “Calypso”
Top Seven Guys, “Prague”
Clarisse & Jess, “Light Through the Branches”
Ryan & Ricky, “Fashion”
Caitlin & Mitchell, “To Love You More”
Sasha & Alexander, “Alley Dash March of the Trolls”
Jordan & Tadd, “Brotsjor”
Melanie & Marko, “Skin & Bones”
Chelsea & Marko, “Cinema Italiano”
Caitlin & Pasha, “Malajunta”
Sasha & Twitch, “Misty Blue”
Allison & Ricky, “Precious Things”
Caitlin & Ivan, “Let Me Love You”
Melanie & Neil, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Lauren & Tadd, “Another One Bites the Dust”
Allison & Marko, “I Know It’s Over”
Marko & Ricky, “Bad Boy for Life”
Sasha & Melanie, “Game On”
Sasha & Kent, “Fool of Me”
Jaime & Ricky, “Inside These Lines”
Melanie, “Cracks” solo
Melanie & Tadd, “Where Do I Begin?”
Caitlin & Marko, “Heavy in Your Arms”
Sasha & Mark, “Raise Your Weapon”
Sasha & Marko, “Whatever Lola Wants”
Lauren & Marko, “Shirk”
Melanie & Tadd, “Show Me What You’re Working With”
Melanie & Sasha, “Heart Asks Pleasure First”
If anyone wants a DVD, just let me know.
I just don't think my list of Top 20 dances from this season would come close to other seasons.
To be continued...
megan, I would LOVE a DVD.
No problem, just send me your address. It's recorded on a low setting so I can't guarantee quality. I mean, it looks fine on my crappy used TV. But, hey at least there are no commercials.
Wow, season five kicked all kinds of ass.
Season Five Top 20 Favorite Dances
Janette & Brandon, “Loving Is Really My Game” disco
Asuka & Vitolio, “Dreams Are More Precious” waltz
Melissa & Ade, “Emotion” rumba
Randi & Evan, “Koop Island Blues” contemporary
Janette & Brandon, “Hush Hush” cha-cha
Kayla & Kūpono, “Eyes on Fire” contemporary
Jeanine & Phillip, “Love Lockdown” hip hop
Karla & Vitolio, “Puttin’ on the Ritz” quickstep
Kayla & Kūpono, “Gravity” contemporary
Caitlin & Jason, “Minnie the Moocher” foxtrot
Janette & Brandon, “Libertango” Argentine tango
Janette & Brandon, “Ruby Blue” jazz
Janette & Ade, “Love Sex Magic” hip-hop
Jeanine & Jason, “If It Kills Me” contemporary
Jeanine & Brandon, “Battlefield” pop-jazz
Melissa & Ade, “This Woman’s Work” contemporary
Kayla & Jason, “They’re Everywhere” hip-hop
Kayla & Brandon, “All I Want” contemporary
Jeanine & Kayla, “The Four Sections: IV” contemporary
Jeanine & Brandon, “Matrix Revolutions” paso doble
I loved the Season Six dancers, but there weren't as many standout dances for me. Still, some very interesting stuff there.
Season Six Top 20 Favorite Dances
Bianca & Victor, “Wasted Time” contemporary
Ellenore & Ryan, “Arcadia” contemporary jazz
Kathryn & Legacy, “On & On” hip-hop
Karen & Kevin, “Ice Cream Paint Job” hip-hop
Kathryn & Legacy, “2 Steps Away” contemporary
Pauline & Peter, “Little Green Bag” jazz
Ashleigh & Jakob, “Relax” jazz
Ellenore & Ryan, “Your Ex-Lover’s Dead” contemporary
Ashleigh & Jakob, “Time Flies” lyrical jazz
Ellenore & Ryan, “Razzle Dazzle” broadway
Ashleigh & Jakob, “Cha Cha Heels” cha-cha
Ellenore & Jakob, “Tore My Heart” contemporary
Mollee & Russell, “Land of 1000 Dances” jive
Mollee & Jakob, “Ordinary Day” waltz
Ellenore & Legacy, “Machine Gun” contemporary
Kathryn & Ryan, “Magalenha” samba
Ashleigh & Russell, “Angel Standing By” lyrical jazz
Ellenore & Ryan, “Contact Me” jazz
Ellenore & Russell, “Village Attack” paso doble
Kathryn & Jakob, “At This Moment” contemporary
I wish I had had my magic dvr for the earlier seasons.