I love Tris & I found Katharine much more likable with Tris than Mark

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http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.co...the-stars?lite

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/danc...ooted-16309638

http://thestir.cafemom.com/entertain...maria_menounos

We are not the only ones speculating about Maria and Derek

Oh Gosh seriosuly Im so sick of hearing about these 2!
Can we focus on the dancing and stop with the showmance
Because I dont believe it for a second even if it does happen its not going to last!
I think what annoys me is that you see the other 3 William& C., Katherine &M, Donald&Peta focused on working together create a good partnership... and I just hate the contant drama behind the scenes with these 2 (Derek&Maria).

Isnt Maria supposed to be in a long-term relationship? What does her boyfriend think about all of this? I really never see him in the audience either, whats up with that

Thought the interviews they did where they were asked about making things more sexy and Kath and Mark said they wouldn't go down that road and wanted to keep it classy. Maria and Derek were jokingly saying about going buck naked, kind of tells you where they are coming from

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I've no idea if Derek and Maria are playing the showmance card or not.
If they are, it's disrespecful to the audience and a great big 'Boo Hiss' from me....
...but if they're genuinely attracted to one another (and they're in a situation where it can easily happen...but Derek? Really?!), it's pretty disrespectful to her boyfriend to flaunt it. Either way, I wish they'd put a lid on it :yawn: .

Updated Tristanology Slow mo yum

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Yes I dont understand this; also considering he had plenty and I mean plenty reasons for that to happen in the past and he somehow always managed to stay professional well maybe except with Shannon(was that her name?)
I think that one of the reasons for them going down that road is because he fully and clearly knows that while she made a lot of improvement, she is still not as good as some who like us to believe(well compared to the other 3 anyway).

If the rumors about Maks leaving are indeed true, I hope Derek follows him. As much as I may miss their antics in the show and choreo, maybe its time for them to do something else.

yay thanks for that; he really is delicious isnt it? Especially in slow-mo! haha

Confirmed Dances for the semi-final:
Donald &Peta waltz and Samba
1-Easy ballroom and the samba is a tough dance but he really knows how to engage the audience, and this dance is generally a crowd-pleasing routine so Im sure he will be fine.
I think that he has picked a lot more supporters during the middle of the competition and his place for that final in guarantee imo.

2-Derek&Maria AT and Jive
Damm I was really hoping that they would get the VW for their Ballroom.Derek always choreograph an amazing AT so Im slightly scared for Katherine's chances in that final with this dance.
He danced the AT week 9(semi-final) with Nicole and that dance imo really kind of won them the trophy because even Nicole or Derek haters lol loved it so....
Anyway I dont think she is going to do well in the jive;However maybe the judges need to be nice with her(like they were with Melissa this week) with their comments and be tough with Katherine

3-Katherine&Mark QS & Salsa
2 joyful dances that are really crowd-pleasing routines if danced well.
Katherine really need to step it up with her performance level (and with these 2 dances she is given that opportunity) if she wants to make it to the final.One main complaint that people have with her is that yes she is technically the best in this competition but since week 4 she seems kind of reserved and thats not good(that doesnt win you votes).
She kind of faded in the background since week 4 and Donald and Maria have suddenly emerged as contenders.So if she doesnt bring the full-on performance that she had in the Jive she has no chances of advancing or even a shot at winning this!

4-William&Cheryl
Nothing confirmed yet but his remaining dances are the Samba, tango or waltz.
Anyway he is going to be in the final

The 2 guys are guaranteed imo but one woman will advance and I really hope its Katherine

Nervously knocks on the door

Have been reading this thread for the last couple of weeks and have enjoyed all the info and links you all provide - many thanks to you all

Loved the 'threesomes' and definitely hope that is repeated again and somehow incoporated into strictly this year. Love seeing the how the new dynamics freshen up the dance and maybe next time they could have a 'partner swap' week where all the celebs left dance with a different pro. I remember how successful Brendan and Holly were last year.

Hope Maks returns. I find him very entertaining and it would be boring if all the pros had the same personality. The contrasts in characteristics is what makes them interesting. Some tough, some sweet, some moody, some cute etc. We wouldn't have anything to talk about otherwise.

The 'showmance' is dull but why the personal insults about Maria the whole time? How on earth are we supposed to know whether her boyfriend is happy about the situation or not. Maybe he is happy with her doing it, maybe he is not, maybe she has finished with him, maybe not but comments such as 'this shows us what kind of person she is' is imo ridiculous. I have never met the girl and don't expect any of you have either.

Anyway I want either Donald or Katherine to win and will go back to lurking now. Just wanted to get this off my chest. Thanks for all the links etc again

Maks & Derek can come to Strictly anytime for me.

Katherine and Mark perform on Extra.

http://www.bewitching-ballas.com/10/...medium=twitter

Btw Hello to Callicot

Hiya

Please keep posting.

The AT can very easily look great if the celeb is good. Maria is laughable compared to Nicole, Jennifer et al - I can't imagine her movements will be sharp enough. Will Derek choreograph a weird and wacky AT to compensate or will he simply have sex with Maria on the floor? Anything is possible at this point!

As I recall Shannon had a boyfriend (I think she was engaged) when she started DWTS and then went onto be with Derek. Even though Shannon never said anything all the pics of her and Derek together it was understood she broke up with fiancee. I think Derek and Shannon were together for over a year, maybe two. I never thought it was a showmance or that they were carrying on for the cameras. To me they just fell for each other. Her boyfriend appeared in the audience the first few shows and then he disappeared. Except for Shannon, Derek has never gone down the showmance road.with any of his parrtners. I believe his relationship with Shannon was the real deal, I don't think DWTS had anything do with their breakup.

I don't know how to explain why Maria and Derek are so cosy with each other if she is still with her boyfriend but obviously both are okay with it. If they don't pubically say anything or at least elude to dating it is easy for the public to assume this is a showmance.
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Windy's at it again.

He was gripped in a cold sweat 'til the results ha ha ha, he didn't want her to be bounced as he can't do long distance stalking

http://windycitizensports.wordpress....t-attack-city/

Saw the tweet on screen on DWTS results show never registered it was Windi

Hi Callicot - glad you delurked. Don't you dare go back! All opinions welcome

He's fickle, fickle, fickle. She will have to come back to the UK and then he'll dump her. Poor Kath.

Hell yes! Might not be good for my 'sanity' such as it is though

I know she'll be devastated Someone should link it to her twitter, don't know whether she would find it funny though????

Deep breaths, deep breaths!

(Can you imagine how he'd react to Craig?! )

Probably be carnage and I'd need more than a tin hat but still mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm