Did Joanna not do that dance in week 1?

Normally on DWTS in the semi final they repeat a dance with different music and choreography

am absolutely loving these clips.

thanks force ten.

I'm loving the guest spots too, Susan Boyle and Michael Buble were great, and the pro dances that went with their songs.

It's time Strictly had some "different" guest spots, this year's mostly have not been a success IMO

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Hi guys! Not posted on here since the series started as I just couldn't get up to date with the shows and didn't want to know who went out before I'd seen them!

So in an effort to catch up -

I loved the tributes to Patrick Swayze and Michael Jackson (especially the Patrick Swayze one ). Tom and Sam are both very good this series and the camera work is much better that usual and far better than on SCD. Has anyone else noticed how miserable a lot of the audience look? I loved Baz Luhrmann as guest judge - so different to Michael Flatley. In past series of DWTS I have FFd through the results show, but I liked a couple of the guests this year, so watched them and I noticed that some of the pro dancers are not those paired with celebs. Has DWTS always done this? I've spent so much time this series peering at the screen ,trying to work out if I recognise some of the pros in the pros dances! Presumably these pros are in the background helping with choreography, etc.? And why can't Bruno stay in his seat??? Two of the female celebs were simply too tall for their male pros - Kathy & Macy - and I thought that was unfair (good job they weren't contenders). Scoring was all over the place in the first few weeks too! Team Paso was fab but Team Tango was so much better! I loved the new style double elimination weeks with the 'dance off' dances - made for very exciting viewing! I thought DWTS was experimenting too much over the last couple of series, but maybe it was worthwhile as the format for this series is my favourite so far.

Natalie & Alec - Fab Rhumba & Bolero - didn't like their Paso music - sorry to see them go out.

Michael & Anna - She struggled with him at the start - his tongue made me laugh - their Paso music was bad - such a nice man and he grew on me.

Louie & Chelsie - Loved then together and loved seeing Tye again - I still have a soft spot for him - loved her AT dress - good Jitterbug - never real contenders though.

Aaron & Karina - He seems a bit emotionally fragile? - their jive was fantastic and deserved 10 (was he on something that night??)! How on earth did he get in the dance off from the top of the leaderboard?? Karina is very emotional too!
Kelly & Louis - She is a bit of surprise to me - one of my favourites now - loved her Paso dress, but not the music - loved their jitterbug and those fringed Salsa trousers were hilarious! - I love them as a couple as he is so good with her Mya & Dmitry - Sorry but her experience shouts out in every dance and she is far too close to a pro for me - she is already a very accomplished dancer and a choreographer - love Dmitry though - thought their AT was cold - they didn't deserve 2nd in the group Mambo dance - I hate the way she questions Dmitry so much and she constantly watches them in the mirrors in training to see how each move looks - far too much experience for DWTS, she could almost sit in Carrie Anne's seat! - not much foxtrot in their Foxtrot even for the USA & I agreed with Len about their choreography in general - Donny & Kym - Great arms for a man - loving him to bits and she is a very good teacher and now one of my favourite pros - AT was fab with great music & dress and I was so glad they beat Mya - loved their Jitterbug - thought their Quickstep was hard - B]Melissa & Mark[/b] - I thought they were often hard done by - loved their Charleston & AT (two of my favourite dances of the series) - I was hoping they would stay in the competition longer- what was going on with his hair this series???

Mark & Lacey - Lacey seemed a bit sulky/moody this series - loved her Paso dress - terrible Samba - he had great lines even when he was doing jumps - I thought Lacey was quite off with him and he had a raw deal having three pros in the week he was eliminated. I really liked him and again I was hoping they would stay in the competition longer.

Joanna & Derek - Not so keen on Joanna and although she is a good dancer,she's a little cold and clinical for me - I wish she'd stop waving with both hands to the audience and making a little bowing/praying movement to the judges - there is just something that puts me off her and I feel she can be rather dismissive of Derek - did well in AT and I got the impression she'd rather be partnered with Maks - do Maks & Derek get on okay??? - in the Rhumba I thought she was performing for the camera and it was a bit jerky -
Whew! Finished!

Thanks Buddy, a great recap of the series so far. I'd forgotten some of the things you pointed out. And I agree, it was lovely to see Ty again. I'm ever hopeful that Jewel will appear in DWTS one series and we'll get a dose of Ty every week.

I don't think Joanna is cold at all; she sees Derek as a goofy younger brother and I think they have a great relationship.

That would suit me just fine! I might start text voting on the abc website now that I'm up to date!



We all see things in our own way.

Maks' blog for this week.

http://www.tvguide.com/Celebrity-Blo...y-1012140.aspx

Thanks for this Lili - we need Hector the steadicam man on SCD, as he is great at making sure we see the feet on DWTS!

Here is a link for the show.
It is on at 1.00am.


Great link
http://atdhe.net/7869/watch-dancing-with-the-stars

Thanks! Far too many ad breaks though

Show Opening

Donny & Kym - Tango

Joanna & Derek - Viennese Waltz

Kelly & Louis - Rumba

Mya & Dmitry - Waltz

Donny & Kym - Samba

Joanna & Derek - Cha Cha Cha

Kelly & Louis - Quickstep

Mya & Dmitry - Salsa

Donny & Kym - Jitterbug

Joanna & Derek - Salsa

Kelly & Louis - Cha Cha Cha

Mya & Dmitry - Cha Cha Cha

Dance 1

Donny & Kym - Tango

Joanna & Derek - Viennese Waltz

Kelly & Louis - Rumba

Mya & Dmitry - Waltz


Dance 2

Donny & Kym - Samba

Joanna & Derek - Cha cha cha

Kelly & Louis - Quickstep

Mya & Dmitry - Salsa


Dance 3

Donny & Kym - Jitterbug

Joanna & Derek - Salsa

Kelly & Louis - Cha cha cha

Mya & Dmitry - Cha cha cha


Enjoy!

Oops! Sorry, didn't realise they've been posted ... was busy watching the dances again while posting

Thanks for all the clips Forceten, Great work!

For those interested post dance interviews. Sorry for the sound quality, the press lines are noisy! And the annoying commercial at the beginning.

I don't know if it is me but I get a sense that there is tension backstage amongst the couples over Mya's dance experience.

Mya and Dimitry

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7123477

Donny and Kym

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7123478

Kelly and Louis

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7123481

Joanna and Derek

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7123475

There is indeed tension, seems like the other girls are bitter about Mya's supposed dance experience. One of Kelly's twitter posts after DWTS last night:

Thank you so much for those, I am not sure about tension backstage but can I just say I would love Kelly Osborne to win this. I know she is not the best dancer but her obvious enthusiasm and genuine joy is so endearing and contagious.

Most performers with a genuine talent like Donny and Mya are going to have some dance background. It is not their fault that Kelly is famous for being a reality tv star. Joanna poses for playboy. Maybe they should make the show for reality tv stars and Glamour models instead.

I admit it has been very hard for me I always seem to champion the celebrity who comes in with very little dance background and is a combination of personality and perserverence along with how they on with their pro.

But for the last two weeks I have just thoroughly enjoyed the spectacular dancing of Mya and Dmitry. His choreography his fresh and exciting when he stays within the ballroom rules and he has a partner who can do it justice as she has.

But I absolutely understand not wanting her to win it on principal and having the win go to Kelly, Joanne or even Donny.

Joanne took ballet lessons as a child..


Did you not like Mel B DWTS and Alesha Dixon, Jill Halfpenny on SCD as well?
They had dancing training as well.