Awww 7 year old crying after Zendaya lost http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=iW1bUgcKk50 .
Zendaya and Val appreciation thread
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Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting 
and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.
and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.
Originally Posted by Bluemoon_B:
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting
and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
Love your post Bluemoon - and a very warm welcome to the forums! I hope you enjoy your time here xD
Originally Posted by Bluemoon_B:
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting
and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
what a lovely post, thank you for that and yes I pretty much agree with everything
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“Awww 7 year old crying after Zendaya lost http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=iW1bUgcKk50 .”
“Awww 7 year old crying after Zendaya lost http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=iW1bUgcKk50 .”
Originally Posted by Bluemoon_B:
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
“Hi everybody. I've been lurking around on the forums this whole season, but never posting
and rooting for Zendaya and Val all the way from England. They really made the season worth for me. I'll be one of those that will choose them as my favourite dancing couple ever on DWST. I'm kind of done with the show not because Zendaya and Val lost the MBT but because of the way the network handled the so-called voting fiasco. Yes, I'm one of those who thinks it's utterly disrespectful the way they conducted themselves towards the viewers but don't want to dwell on that. Thank God, I still have Strictly Come Dancing as my guilty pleasure Thanks all for this thread and links. I'm pretty sure the sky is the limit for Zendaya, uber talented in so many fronts, level-headed girl. The admiration here comes from a mother of a girl as well. I just can hope she keeps going like that and being this great role model that she is. She might have had many people trying to put her down during the season, but I could see that she also has tons of love from many, many other people. As for Val, I really hope he gets another shot to the MBT (if he chooses to stay on DWTS) because he's really deserving of more recognition not only for his talent but also for the way he's conducted himself throughout the season. I was quite impressed of how he's raised to the challenge of keeping all his choreo age appropriate without deflecting from the dance itself. All the best to everybody.”
welcome to the forum btw
Z is doing interviews after interviews at NY, she is literally everywhere LOVE IT
http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/65479626
http://www.mobli.com/zendaya/65212014/next-stop-mtvnews
https://twitter.com/DayaObsessed/sta...314304/photo/1
https://twitter.com/ComeGetItGomez/s...186433/photo/1
http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/65479626
http://www.mobli.com/zendaya/65212014/next-stop-mtvnews
https://twitter.com/DayaObsessed/sta...314304/photo/1
https://twitter.com/ComeGetItGomez/s...186433/photo/1
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“Lol I am going to be childish you need you're head testing if you think Kellie's the better dancer.”
“Lol I am going to be childish you need you're head testing if you think Kellie's the better dancer
.”
Love it
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“Lol I am going to be childish you need you're head testing if you think Kellie's the better dancer.”
“Lol I am going to be childish you need you're head testing if you think Kellie's the better dancer
.”
Where did I (or anybody) say Kellie's the better dancer? I haven't even tried to compare them because that has never been the issue at DWTS (ask Mya or Mario Lopez), although two of Kellie's competitors, Lisa and Andy, said they pegged Kellie on Week 1 to be the winner, and a third, Dorothy Hamill, made a similar comment. Both Zendaya and Kellie are fantastic in their own ways; both topped the leaderboard multiple times.
Long and lanky is a disadvantage at times, as Val realized when he was unhappy at first to get paired with Zendaya. Derek commented after being paired with someone almost as tall as Zendaya that "certain moves looked better when Jennie [his first celeb partner, who was 5'5) did them." Many of us knew exactly which moves he was talking about. I'm sure it was a challenge for Val as well, but he knew just how to showcase Zendaya to best advantage.
Donald Driver never got a single 10 during the regular season. Emmitt Smith was at the bottom of the leaderboard early in his season. Donny Osmond was at the bottom two weeks in a row. They all won regardless.
Even when my favorite doesn't win, I don't do sour grapes. What's the point? The premise of the show is that viewers get 50% say in who wins and who doesn't. I gave votes to Jacoby because I liked him and enjoyed seeing him dance and perform and because I loved watching him take the first kickoff in the second half of the Super Bowl and return it 108 yards for a touchdown. If he'd delilvered a crowd-pleasing freestyle I may have voted for him in the finals as I voted for Donald Driver. But he didn't.
Zendaya would have been a worthy winner, no question about it. The fact is, she didn't win, and I think it's safe to say the freestyle made the difference.
The credit should go to Carrie Ann for her advice in Week 7 for Kellie to show more emotion in her dances. As the judges said following Kellie and Derek's Samba: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb66T1ufaK4
Carrie Ann: "When you dance, I see perfection in every single move you do. You are such an incredible student. Every line is perfect, it's pristine. But I am going to tell you something because I really think you're fantastic: I don't feel you when you dance. [Crosstalk]. She's so fantastic, I really do believe you're fantastic but I feel like you're still--it's so pristine that [Crosstalk] but I'm telling you this because I really think you have a chance to make it to the final and I think it's going to come down to this--the emotional connection to the dance and making us feel for you."
Len: "It was a mix of bouchees, bounce and bungos. I'm telling you, it was crisp, it was clean, then it was hot and it was spicy. I thought you got the how of the technique and the wow of the performance. I can't agree [with Carrie Ann], I thought it was brilliant."
Bruno: "I must say, you shook my bon-bons and everybody else's bon-bons as well. Len is right. It was the perfect balance of technique and performance. Everything you could want from a Samba was there. The content was out of this world."
Derek took Carrie Ann's comment to heart and that's why he gave Kellie the freestyle he did. If he hasn't thanked Carrie Ann already, I'm sure he will.
Originally Posted by edy10:
“Z is doing interviews after interviews at NY, she is literally everywhere LOVE IT
http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/65479626
http://www.mobli.com/zendaya/65212014/next-stop-mtvnews
https://twitter.com/DayaObsessed/sta...314304/photo/1
https://twitter.com/ComeGetItGomez/s...186433/photo/1”
“Z is doing interviews after interviews at NY, she is literally everywhere LOVE IT
http://www.mobli.com/media/show/id/65479626
http://www.mobli.com/zendaya/65212014/next-stop-mtvnews
https://twitter.com/DayaObsessed/sta...314304/photo/1
https://twitter.com/ComeGetItGomez/s...186433/photo/1”
In her huffingtonpostlive interview she said that her single or album? will be coming out in June or July. So I hope we get to see more of Zendaya leading up to that. I wish her all the best in the success of her album
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/170...he-stars.jhtml
here's another article and interview from Zendaya very fun as she is talking about her castmates.
here's another article and interview from Zendaya very fun as she is talking about her castmates.
lol.
Dancefan8001 I respectfully disagree with whatever the point of your post is
Anyway I still think Zendaya is the better dancer....as for it all coming down to the freestyle....I'll never know for sure with the voting issue...the win is kinda tainted in my eyes.
Dancefan8001 I respectfully disagree with whatever the point of your post is
Anyway I still think Zendaya is the better dancer....as for it all coming down to the freestyle....I'll never know for sure with the voting issue...the win is kinda tainted in my eyes.
Originally Posted by valc_fan:
“lol.
Dancefan8001 I respectfully disagree with whatever the point of your post is
Anyway I still think Zendaya is the better dancer....as for it all coming down to the freestyle....I'll never know for sure with the voting issue...the win is kinda tainted in my eyes.”
“lol.
Dancefan8001 I respectfully disagree with whatever the point of your post is
Anyway I still think Zendaya is the better dancer....as for it all coming down to the freestyle....I'll never know for sure with the voting issue...the win is kinda tainted in my eyes.”
The voting issue affected ALL contestants equally. Nobody 'owns' any given voting method. In fact, ABC did the right thing in discounting all votes on ABC when some votes could get through, but others couldn't. It made things more fair.
The freestyle views show it was a blowout in the head-to-head freestyle. Kellie's freestyle already has more than 606,193 views. That's in Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy territory, and that one had 7 years to accumulate all its views. Zendaya's freestyle doesn't yet have 100,000 views, so more than 6 times as many = blowout. You can read quite a few articles online in which authors predicted the result based on the freestyles.
Louis Van Amstel wrote in his blog: "Absolute miles above the rest, and winning the freestyle round, was Kellie and Dereks contemporary freestyle. Everything about it was immaculate. It was raw, real, beautifully executed, so musical and internally felt." Louis went on Good Morning America and predicted Kellie would win.
As far as little kids crying, it's never too early to learn the lesson that we can't have everything we want and our favorites won't always win.
Zendaya will be fine. DWTS gave her a much bigger platform and she's no longer just an obscure cast member on a Disney show. She has talent to burn and will go far. As Bruno said, "A star is born...Big Time!" Thanks to her, viewers got to see more of Val's choreography and more of his personality. And all the finalists got paid the same regardless of how they ended up. It's a win-win for all of them.
I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12”
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12
”
I'm going to take your lead!
Great article. Very much agree with her observation of Zendaya:
She, for me, took on our ballroom technique better than anyone else in the competition
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12”
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12
”
Oh, the voting crash... What can I say here except I'm as surprised as you are and as concerned as the rest. Do I think it affected voting? Of course!!!! How could it not have. We lost all of our international fan votes and to some people that could have changed their fate. Will we ever have proof that it altered the end result? Absolutely not, and who's to say it did or didn't. It's one of those things we just have to let go and trust that the network handled it the only way they could. And FYI it's not ABC that tallies up our scores, it's a hired outside company that specializes in all of that, so ABC was following the advice given to them.
Agree with her about the voting as well. The win for Kellie is kind of tainted. We will never know.
Originally Posted by sweetmiss:
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12”
“I'm ignoring the noise
Sharna Burgess's DWTS Blog: I Wanted to See Zendaya and Val Win Exclusive! - Dancing With The Stars http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with...term=Friday+12
”
Love Sharna , she isnt afraid to say whatever is on her mind and always tell it like it is, its very refreshing
I hope she is back next year, I really loved her with Andy this season
.
Originally Posted by valc_fan:
“I'm going to take your lead!
Great article. Very much agree with her observation of Zendaya:
She, for me, took on our ballroom technique better than anyone else in the competition”
“I'm going to take your lead!
Great article. Very much agree with her observation of Zendaya:
She, for me, took on our ballroom technique better than anyone else in the competition”
I definitively agree with her
Originally Posted by valc_fan:
“http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/170...he-stars.jhtml
here's another article and interview from Zendaya very fun as she is talking about her castmates.”
“http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/170...he-stars.jhtml
here's another article and interview from Zendaya very fun as she is talking about her castmates.”
very fun interview, loved it
Z's single should be out in June and her album this Fall. I hope she comes back next season to perform one of her songs on the show .
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WOW LOVING THIS; now the dailymail , Z is taking over the world , she is literally everywhere. You would think that she is the winner , well imo she is but I love to see how much press she is getting
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...Manhattan.html
, she is literally everywhere. You would think that she is the winner , well imo she is but I love to see how much press she is getting http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...Manhattan.html
Originally Posted by edy10:
“WOW LOVING THIS; now the dailymail , Z is taking over the world, she is literally everywhere. You would think that she is the winner , well imo she is but I love to see how much press she is getting
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...Manhattan.html”
“WOW LOVING THIS; now the dailymail , Z is taking over the world
, she is literally everywhere. You would think that she is the winner , well imo she is but I love to see how much press she is getting http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...Manhattan.html”
She also did an interview with Lee Hawkins which will be posted next week sometime. He is with the Wall Street Journal: The Business of Celebrity.
Zendaya must be the busiest of all the Celebs from this season, there seems to be a new interview appearing daily - IMO shows who was real star of the show.
Had to laugh when she was asked to teach 1 of the presenters some dance steps he 1st thought was that she hoped Val wouldnt be watching her!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDjV9yCNqls
Had to laugh when she was asked to teach 1 of the presenters some dance steps he 1st thought was that she hoped Val wouldnt be watching her!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDjV9yCNqls
Already getting withdrawl symptoms from missing #TeamValdaya so visiting youtubes daily to re watch videos & found someone has put together all their Dance Confessionals in 1 video - so many memories of how great their partnership was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDjV9yCNqls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDjV9yCNqls
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