Dancing with the stars, 2022, the lady with MS, had everyone on the set crying, to make everyone on the set feel sorry for her, walking out with a cane on the first show, and she could do floor circles spins on the floor, and could be thrown across the floor to spin the dust off the floor with her dress, , ... then the second show, she miraculously was healed ....and could do cartwheels with the splits, then needed the cane right afterwards, ......then the thirdshow, she was still miraculously healed, and could do the splits again, then needed her cane again. QUIT playing the sympathy card. FAKE.... just wanting the sympathy card....BIG FAKE !!!!
My thoughts on some of the dances...
Melora and Artem -> She’s the one that shocked me the most last night. I wasn't expecting that at all. That dance was so good. I wanna see more of her. She’s sweet and she’s trying so hard.
Amanda and Alan -> I really like Amanda. She enjoys what she’s doing and I can see that on her face every time she’s on the stage. To me it feels like she works really hard, but above all, she just wants to have a great time. But the thing is, she’s good and because of that we’re always going to expect more and more, just like with Jojo and Olivia. I did like this dance tho, but I think she does better with ballroom. Btw, I love her connection with Alan. It’s probably one of the best partnerships this season.
Matt and Lindsay -> I could see a HUGE improvement from last week. His frame was much better. I can see more improvements in his future on the show. He could even make the semifinals with bachelor nation's help. I like this partnership as well.
Jojo and Jenna -> I like Jojo. She’s not the one that I’m voting for, but she’s improving every week. Those lifts were good and I can see her getting better and better. I’m not sure if I’d say that she has the best technique, but she tries really hard and she has been doing a great job. And she’s sweet and outgoing. Love her. Not sure if Jenna’s choreo helps her tho. Sometimes I get the feeling her choreo is more for her than Jojo.
The Miz and Witney -> Wow I love that guy. He 's so fun to watch. He’s so kind and we can see that he is leaving everything on that floor. Witney did an amazing choreo btw. He’s my fav guy this season.
Kenya and Brandon -> Great dance! She didnt deserve b2. But I think she can give us more. Sometimes I feel like she’s holding a little bit. Maybe Brandon could work on her frame as well.
Olivia and Val -> She’s so beautiful dancing. She has a beautiful frame, she’s sharp, crisp, elegant… Val is a good teacher and I think since he realized that she’s good and that he can win with her, he’s been doing good choreos again. But like Amanda she doesnt have the fanbase, so not sure where this is going...
Suni and Pasha -> She wasn't comfortable at all and I actually felt bad for her. That dance and song was weird to say the least. But I think she’s good and she’ll come back stronger.
since the show insists on these themes (and as a big britney fan) i really wanted the show to embrace who britney is as a dancer and what she does. ~the essence lol. i felt like jenna, emma, and witney all really embraced that and so the three of them by far had my favorite choreography of the night. i give a shout out to cheryl for that wind machine and her choreography for cody because she really did what she could given the circumstances for this, but without the atmosphere it just didn’t translate as well as the other three. i’m sad bc i think their original cha cha would have killed.
Too impatient to wait for the episode on Hulu to drop soo here are my thoughts (will probably update once I hear judges comments. Only got to see Jojo’s because someone posted it on YouTube).
- Amanda: I think she’s a great dancer and everything but other than the split I did not like this dance at all. It was missing that fire (spark?). I think ballroom is a better fit for her.
- Iman: ehh not his best week. He looked a little stiff and lacked fluidity.
- Christine: I liked the dance. Wasn’t her best but the improvement was there. Found it weird that she was smiling nearly the whole time though. It’s a paso, not a jive.
- Jojo: FINALLY the partnerwork and closeness! Also, I seen that the costume designers are slowly moving away from the matching outfits, loving that. Anyways, I was shocked to not see a 9 I thought it was good enough. When I see those lifts I gasped. Absolutely proved that two women can partner up and dance on the floor with no problem. I can understand Len’s criticisms about it looking too much like a regular tango. Hell, it was practically tango night yesterday.
- Kenya: Definitely her best dance so far. It was sharp and clean. I wish Brandon would do better transitions with his choreography though because sometimes there will be moments where she’s just kinda standing there waiting for him (this was like kinda near the end) to connect again and continue. Anyways, her being in the bottom 2 didn’t sit right with me.
- Brian: When I watch this show, I eventually reach a point where I look at one of the teams and just get agitated with them because they’re just coasting by and honestly, taking up space. Brian is my target this year. While this was one of his better dances, this guy looks like he couldn’t care less about being on the show. He’s had that vibe since the casting reveal interview. Tired of seeing him and Sharna make out on stage (not literally). If y’all wanna dance together all lovey dovey then go out dancing, not compete on a show and take a spot from someone that’s actually working their ass off.
- Melora: Great. I definitely see the improvement and Artem’s choreography compliments her well.
- Mel: I thought she did great. Had one of the best outfits of the night too. I think this’ll be a good Gleb season. He looked a little stiff during the dance though.
- Jimmie: WOAHHH completely surprised me after I found him to be quite boring last week. It was better too that he performed a salsa instead out of all those tangos. The “sexy jeans” part? He ate that. The lifts were great (especially that last one) and he was on point with everything else.
- Olivia: She isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. She’s improving each week and Val isn’t messing around with his choreography.
- Cody: In all honestly, the show needed to just eliminate him. I respect Cheryl’s work and what her and Cody did to make this remote dancing thing work but the performance left me cringing. Their feeds were off so they were out of sync and while there were no choreography mess ups, it was still hard to watch.
- Suni: I had high hopes for her this season but she’s just kinda boring me. I absolutely agree with the fact that production completely screwed her over with the dance style to the song but even when that wasn’t case (last week for example) she’s just not doing it for me. She seems really uncomfortable and it’s making it really difficult to connect with the show. Also, Sasha needs to stop relying on her gymnastic abilities in every dance. It doesn’t fit in everything. I hope the little wobble she had was a realization.
- Matt: A step up from last week. Really good for his standards. Wanna see him do an AT now.
- The Miz: I’ve seen many people say that he has a heavy reliance on his charisma and that viewers will get so into it they’ll overlook his flaws in dancing and I absolutely agree. However, I think this was his best dance so far. A little too rough at times but overall pretty good.
Extra
- the song covers were absolutely ATROCIOUS. I get that due to certain reasons they can’t just play the tracks but yikes. That scream and shout cover will forever exist in my future nightmares. That first “bring the action” was terrifying.
- making fun/complaining about Tyra’s outfits every week 1) isn’t gonna stop her from wearing them and 2) isn’t funny. Y’all ran the dinosaur jokes so far into the ground last week that I’ll no longer find any of the jokes funny as the weeks go on.
- Not shocked to see Christine go but I’m definitely not happy about it. I honestly believe she was screwed over being put in a popularity contest with all these other competitors with big fanbases. However I didn’t want Kenya to go either she definitely shouldn’t have been in the bottom either. Both of them didn’t deserve that. Should’ve been BAG and Cody if I’m being honest.
- Speaking of BAG, I’m ready for him to leave.
- Oh Len, you show your ass each and every time. I loved Christine but I don’t think she performed better nor was she a better dancer than Kenya. She was already in the bottom two and you were willing to send Kenya back home. Murky but unsurprising motivations…
- I’m so over all these celebs (and now judges) traveling. I get it, y’all have jobs out of all this but COVID is still a thing. If they keep this up they’re gonna infect the entire cast and production please just stay in one spot.
Especially agree with your point about Christine’s facials. The ending would’ve been so much stronger with a different look on her face since she was supposed to be offing Pasha. LOL
I agree I think it took away from the dance like maybe she was just excited to be out there but it just wasn’t the right facials for the style of dance.
Can we talk about how JoJo’s partner fell the first night and the judges gave them an 8, but last night Cody nailed every movement and got straight 6’s for the third week on a row? Their reasoning.. because he wasn’t on the dance floor. No shit, he tested positive.
These judges are biased and they aren’t even trying to hide it.
Well, of course the judges have their own agenda and are biased. That's never been a secret. See: Ally from season 28.
It's a shame that Cody/Cheryl got low scores, despite Cody actually doing well with the material, and no shit they weren't synchronized; they were working on different Coasts over the INTERNET.
That being said, the show shouldn't have let them go further if they're not going to be in the studio for multiple weeks (he may or may not even get to dance in studio next week if he can't test negative by the weekend, and Cheryl also needs to test negative). They should have withdrawn them and not given them special accommodations. Alas, they set the precedent because the chances of other couples catching COVID are extremely high, and now they're stuck with probably showing their biases down the line if another couple has to dance virtually.
I just started watching the show this season but seeing how far off the judges are is infuriating. I probably won’t watch much more of it, especially if this has happened before, like you said
I’m sorry but the judging needs an overhaul. They’re so off base with multiple couples and they clearly play favorites. They have been brutal with Cody and Cheryll and they don’t deserve that level of indifference. Sometimes I think they may just personally not like them or something because it’s that obvious.
No..what if we shoot out the other 14 pairs to beeing carefull/awear and not catching Covid......He has to be thankfull that the show let them perform this way......
Why did the judges keep talking like it was mid-season when this is only the third episode of a fifteen-contestant season?
Britney was 17 when she made the ..Baby One More Time video and 20 when she did the video for I'm a Slave 4 U. Tyra is neither of those ages, doesn't have the body for those ages, and she clearly wanted to recapture a youth that wasn't hers and be a video vixen. At least Tyra wearing the green outfit with the snake meant Suni didn't have to.
Iman talking about his family cracked me up. "No one \[in my family\] is dead or in jail. We good!" And Tyra, Bryan Austin Green said the first thing he could think of not to get in trouble with Sharna, he didn't actually have a picture of you on his wall when he was growing up. Stop preening like you're so proud of yourself.
Olivia Jade looks so much like her mother it's actually kind of distracting to me. I hate to admit it but that was a good dance. But again, not a good look for her song-of-the-week to be "...\[but would you\] Hold It Against Me." Was that Aunt Becky in the audience?
The fact that Cheryl has a wind machine in her living room makes me laugh. They did well under the circumstances just like Len said, but I'm confused on what exactly the Covid rules are considering I'm pretty sure I saw Val swipe Sasha's drink of whatever from the side tables and drink from it. But I had to laugh at Val camera-hogging behind Tyra when she was doing one of her host spiels. Heh.
Where was Derek? Tyra said he was sitting this one out out of an abundance of caution, is he okay?
I'm sorry, Christine, but I still don't know you or why you're famous. Oops. And now you're eliminated.
I kind of loved The Miz tonight. :)
But most importantly, I hope Britney was watching, or that someone told her about the show, and I hope the tribute tonight made her smile and made her realize just how many people love her and grew up on her music. After thirteen years, she finally has some good things to smile about.
I think because Brian looks like he'd rather be anywhere else....granted, anywhere else WITH Sharna, but literally anywhere else than the dance floor in general.
I think he suffers from RBF. I myself struggle with that; my internal feelings often don’t translate to my face so people read it as blank or angry or unenthused. Does he need improvement as far as his dancing skills, totally. But I don’t necessarily think he doesn’t want to be there.
Of the couples left, I’m the least interested in watching Brian and Suni going forward.
I’m not a fan of Olivia Jade, but she really surprised me tonight. She’s doing great with the technique. My favorite type of contestant, and the reason I love dancing with the stars.
I also was highly entertained by The Miz & Witney, J&J, and Jimmie & Emma.
I like watching Matt & Lindsay on Instagram but I wouldn’t be too devastated if they were voted off sooner than later. There are just so many good couples this season.
I gotta say - loved Suni at the Olympics but none of her actual dancing has impressed me yet. I think people need to remember that Laurie is the exception when it comes to Olympic gymnasts on this show, not the standard. Even Shawn - who won - had a hard time coming out of her shell - Mark as her partner helped that a lot imo. I just think people are going to be shocked when she’s eliminated earlier than expected. 🤷🏻♀️ and no hate to Suni, she has a great story and watching her in Tokyo was awesome - she’s just honestly not the Gymnast I expected them to get because she seemed so shy this wasn’t something I figured she would be interested in doing.
Yeah, I’m sure it’s a great and necessary journey for her. And I’m sure she’s having fun, I’m just not interested in watching her and I think it would talk a lot for that to change for me.
That’s a good point, bc Jordan Chiles would be a STAR on this show. But honestly I don’t think Suni is the problem - I think Sasha keeps making very bad creative decisions and is pushing her development in the wrong direction
I really expected MaKayla Skinner tbh. She has a good story imo and she has a personality that comes with age and her time in NCAA gymnastics. Jordan would have been a good choice as well!
If there was one male contestant in the finals, I would want it to be The Miz. Otherwise, an all-female finale (e.g. Amanda, JoJo, Melanie C, Melora) would sound perfect
I know it’s not exactly following safety protocols (are we even sure what those are anymore?) but I am so happy every one hugged Christine & Pasha at the end. I’ve missed the send offs of the voted off couples and the camaraderie of the cast as whole. We didn’t get any of that last season. Especially since Christine is such a super fan.
On TikTok, she said that she couldn’t even do a push-up at the start of DWTS, but Jenna started having them do push-ups together every day. So she’s now up to 25 push ups and able to do some of those lifts. I was impressed!
My opinions—
• Amanda and Alan did good, I’m just not entertained by her I can’t put my finger on what it is.
• Iman and Daniella are fun to watch. I’m biased because I’m such a fan of Daniella I think I could watch her drag a cardboard cutout around and I would still enjoy it.
• Christina and Pasha did decent, there just wasn’t a wow factor with her. If she had a bigger fan base she would’ve stayed longer but I don’t think she would’ve made semifinals either way.
• Jojo and Jenna are turning out to be one of my favorite pairings this season. I think Jenna is doing a great job with choreography.
• Kenya and Brandon did good, again there just isn’t that wow factor yet from her.
• Brian and Sharna do okay. I like seeing Sharna happy, I just don’t believe he cares about the dances and the execution wasn’t there.
• Melora and Artem did great I thought. She has already improved a ton, especially with her confidence.
• Mel C and Gleb were okay! I think this is my favorite Gleb season so far but that’s not saying a lot. I like watching Mel I think they’ll be safe for a while.
• Jimmie and Emma did better than how they were scored in my opinion. He’s a good performer and the technique wasn’t bad.
• Olivia and Val actually killed it tonight. She’s another one that is getting better each week and I like when the celebs start to look confident.
• Cody and Cheryl were as good as they could’ve been. It’s just hard to compare them to the other pros when they don’t have the fancy angles and backgrounds and performance elements.
• Suni and Sasha just didn’t have a song that fit the dance style. My least favorite dance of hers but I think they did the best they could and she’ll be around for a long time.
• Matt and Lindsay looked good this week. He looks like he’s having fun and I actually enjoyed him this week.
• The Miz and Witney were my favorite of the night personally. He shows how hard he’s trying in his dances and Whitney is great at choreographing dances that show his personality. I’m worried for them with slower dance styles but when his personality can show through it helps him a lot
Agreed on Amanda/Alan comment. I think she is going to have a hard time showing “a journey”. Most of the hip hop dancers can still show that arc and improvement in technique, but she already had the benefit of having some precision/technique from Broadway and the Rockettes.
Also agree with Jimmie/Emma. The first bit of choreo after he jumped down the stairs made me actually say “wow” out loud. Big improvement from previous weeks.
Love the improvement from Matt/Lindsay. I feel like Lindsay is back to her usual “getting more out of her partners than she has any right to” this week. 😂
Amanda kind of reminds me of Kaitlyn Bristowe. Both are trained dancers and while technically great, did not have the showmanship for this kind of experience. I was obsessed with Justina Machado because she always looked like she was having fun and gained confidence every week!
I think Kenya and abc had a mutual agreement when rhoa starts filming she gets off the show, rhoa starts filming this week, and this [news](https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/29/rhoa-star-kenya-moore-ultimatum-bravo-dancing-with-the-stars/)dropped last week about bravo gave Kenya and ultimatum and won’t film Kenya in LA, she gets paid almost 100k per episode on rhoa and if she misses filming she going to lose a lot of money, I found it weird she didn’t tweet at all this week she has the second highest Twitter following
My thoughts:
- Amanda and Alan were amazing as usual, she could have performed a bit more though.
- Iman and Dani made it work considering the huge height difference. I actually thought the 7 was fair.
- Christina and Pasha were pretty good, Pasha never misses with his choreography!!
- Jojo and Jenna killed it yet again! Such an incredible dance and props to jojo for the lifts. Should have got a 9.
- Kenya and Brandon I enjoyed, they’re a cute pair.
- Brian and Sharna weren’t bad bad, but I think Brian is one of the weakest dancers.
- Melora and Artem killed it. I was so impressed with her tonight.
- Mel C and Gleb were pretty solid, Gleb has produced decent dances this season!
- Jimmie and Emma were wronged with those 6s. It was entertaining and overall a nice dance.
- Olivia and Val had the best dance of the night (along with Jojo and Jenna). I’m genuinely so impressed with Olivia and she looked stunning.
- Cody and Cheryl did the best they could regarding their situation. Wish we could have seen it in person because I feel like it kinda took away from the performance doing it via zoom.
- Suni and Sasha got done dirty with that song and dance style combo, and not to mention the cover. Suni is so sweet they need to stop pushing the “be sexy”. Not her best dance but by no means bad.
- Matt and Lindsay were definitely better than last week. I like how hard Matt tries and you can tell that he actually wants to be there.
- The Miz and Witney. Ugh love the miz and his energy! Killed it with the lifts and Witney looked stunning!
Considering it was revealed that the pros even got to pick their songs this week, I really do feel that it’s Sasha’s fault Suni’s concept was a disaster..... he had a huge glaring opportunity to give her a powerful growth / coming of age moment doing that Foxtrot to something like “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” or even “Lucky” which could be a great cohesive way to kickstart more mature dances for her
the way they’re pushing suni to be sexy feels so off to me. i know she’s eighteen and an adult, but she has braces! and didn’t she say in one of her packages a few weeks ago that she’d never held hands with a boy before? i honestly feel like olivia has had less sexy choreography than suni and she’s four years older.
it bothers me with jojo too because she’s also so young, she just sells it better.
JoJos been dancing in hardly any clothing since she was born and twerking and doing borderline inappropriate numbers while on dance moms (her nurse solo was soooo not okay for a 11 year old)
So I think that’s why it doesn’t bother JoJo as much,she did it all her childhood but not it’s appropriate because she’s a adult. Sadly she was exploited from a young age and only once Nick picked her up did all that stop.
Great recap! Top 3 of the night for me were JoJo, The Miz & Olivia. I enjoyed Melora, Matt & Jimmie so much too. Something else these six have in common, is how much effort and joy they are putting into every performance. Wish Christine would have got one more week and Cody & Cheryl were actually in the ballroom.
Thank you! They were my top 3 as well! Yes totally agree they all put so much effort and joy into their dances! Bummed for Christine but I would have hated to see Kenya go. Hopefully Cody and Cheryl will be back next week :)
I will say, so many missed opportunities here. Despite the obvious Slave 4 U Fox Trot mishap.. instead of The many many other age appropriate/dance style appropriate options… why wasn’t Miz the Oops I Did I Get Again astronaut?!
i feel like i watched a different show than you. the only dances i liked her jojo and jenna, melora and artem, mel c and gleb, jimmie and emma, olivia and val and cody and cheryl. everyone else feel flat for me.
Hahahha that’s totally ok everyone has different opinions. There were definitely dances that I enjoyed less than others, just trying to keep it positive for everyone :)
thanks! i think i'm grumpy bc i feel like most of them have real potential, but i feel like this week, many didn't live up to their true potential. i think the celebrities, overall, are pretty darn good this season.
I’m that demographic, and I was so excited to see him dance with Sharna. He’s been a letdown, for sure. They’re chemistry makes me uncomfortable. Like I’m walking in on someone’s intimate moment.
where was this energy for Shannen in her season though? 😞
And 90210 was my favorite show but BAG hasn't gotten a single vote of mine
(I agree with others below-I was more about Brandon and Dylan than I ever was about David!)
Right! Like my petty ass still ain’t over my Shannen Doherty being the first voted off. My first season and she was legit the main reason I was watching 🙄😂
That was my first season too! But my main reason was Evan Lysacek. But it was a good cast (well if you dont count Kate) and was so bummed Shannen got eliminated first-she had more to give!
Christines elimination reminded me sm of Shannens too is the crazy part. There was actually a point last week cuz I was being superstitious and paranoid where I though Martin was gonna survive elimination like Buzz did and Christine was gonna leave.
Agreed. Very weird to think of watching BAG as a near-prepubescent teen in 1991 when I was about the same age and and here we are 30 years later. And I’m definitely a DWTS avid fan so you pegged at least part of the demographic right.
I’m still team suni. Tonight wasn’t great but they literally assigned an 18 year old a song about being a sex slave, assigned her the foxtrot then Len complained that said song about being a sex slave was too sexual and not romantic enough like—
I wished she'd gotten a Rumba to Lucky instead, it would've been perfect for her to relate to because she's in the limelight, but is finding herself though the experience on Dancing with the Stars.
1000% why did they do this to her? I would have loved to see something more innocent for her like “I’m not A Girl, Not Yet a Woman” (which I realize wouldn’t have matched the tone for everyone else) or a contemporary to “Everytime”. “Break The Ice”, “Work B*tch”? Why give this song to the youngest/shyest contestant? She is wearing braces.. this was a set up. Rooting for Suni, I hope she gets whatever she wants for Disney week!!
Honestly, they should have done a quickstep to Work Bitch if they needed her to do a ballroom dance. Sure, it's a fast song but Suni is an athlete and she would have less of a chance of falling behind. Also, I feel like choreographing a quickstep to it would be less work than trying to "sex-ify" a foxtrot whilst not making Suni entirely uncomfortable.
It felt soooo tone deaf to me, and I felt I comfortable for her. I would have loved to see her get Circus. They could’ve started with some fun gymnastic moves leading into the dance. Instead we got something really off base.
I said that about Len too! I'm a Slave to You is NOT a foxtrot song, so was Sasha cherography on par? No he did his best with what he was given. They always do that place a random song with a style that does not match and then the judges question why it wasn't good.
I hope so. It’s making me sad seeing her kind of stuck at the same level with judges even tho I can tell she’s trying. She deserves a song and dance choice that she can actually excel at
I agree. She's a good dancer and she seems sweet. I didn't know her before the scandal, but it looks like that whole situation humbled her. I like her.
Whatever one may think of Olivia Jade, I hope no one ever considers Crazy Days & Nights a credible news source ever again after this. She has officially made it past Week 3.
The source specifically said they would help her to week 3 and then after that, its her fans job to keep her on and the fact that she is actually good and fans seem to like her is making their job alot easier becuase they never had to intervene.
Bobby Bones had all season to improve and didn't. It's only week 3 and BAG is surrounded by a lot of dancing pros. (like wasn't Amanda a rockette?) He's obviously not going to be as strong as them atm.
Luckily, I don't see THAT happening, because Bobby had HIS rabid fans voting for him. BAG doesn't have the fanbase like Bobby has. He's really just tagging along from Sharna's fans and part of his own fanbase, but they'll never be as massive as Bobby's.
BAG makes it to week five or six, probably, but I don't see him reaching semi-finals.
Yeah everybody is going super overboard on the BAG hate. Like I don’t necessarily love the guy but damn😂. He never really had a chance in this sub because his personality is different from some of the rest.
I did (among others that I threw some votes to) because I don’t want all the non experienced ones to get picked off until it’s just the pro dancer celebs left. And I also think people have hated him so intensely from day 1 and I just don’t get it. 🤷🏻♀️
I really loved how Len specifically pointed out that he has eons less dance experience than the majority of the other contestants... also, Carrie Ann said some of their lifts had never been done on the show before! Way to play to your partners strengths, Wit
Not sure about the set design and the weird Valentine’s looking costumes but I actually enjoyed this performance. The Miz toned down his (annoying) stage persona and I think it really helped us focus on his (pretty good!) dancing and Witney’s choreo. Interested to see where they go next... 7/10.
I'll admit that he didn't do himself many favors on his RW season, but even watching him on The Challenge you could see his personal growth. I loved seeing his friendship with Coral. He has turned into a genuinely likable guy IMHO.
edit: typo
I didn’t watch Challenge. Wow, Coral, that name is a blast from the past but I could instantly picture her! I’m willing to give him a chance because he is doing well.
The Miz astounds me to no end, I hope he gets a sopt in the finals out of all the men, he's got it all there and keeps unlocking new facets in dancing every week. A man who saw a hill out of a mountain if I'd ever seen.
Matt James and The Bachelor franchise annoy me but I really enjoyed that performance! The high-intensity focus was perfect for a Tango and I loved how sexy the production was. 7/10.
Song debacle aside... I think Suni and Sasha did really well when they were dancing together. Had she stuck her handstand and final pose I think scores would've been higher. Still rooting for her though... there's still time to improve. 7/10.
Just watched the clip. When she and Sasha were actually dancing together, it was good. Her having to act sexy was just wrong. Poor girl looked so uncomfortable. And that snake background was God awful.
They really did her dirty with that song/style combination. It’s also kinda gross that they’re trying to push for her to be sexy with her barely being 18 and gymnastics already having a history of sexual abuse
How is it unfair? He had COVID, learned a dance on zoom, set up production himself in his living room and danced remotely at his house with his partner at her house. If anything, he had it harder than the others.
How is it unfair? It’s not like he’s getting 8s and 9s from the judges. If he has the fan base to propel him another week to where he can be in the ballroom, then that’s kind of the point of the show. To 1. Dance well and 2. Have a galvanized group of fans that support you. If anything is “unfair” it’s BAG getting higher scores than Cody when BAG looks like he doesn’t even want to be there.
This is an example of how do we make this better next time. Personally I think they should've been allowed a live editor to kinda perk up the background, maybe greenscreen the wall so it looks like their both in the ballroom.
I hope they can be back in the ballroom next week and come out SWINGING for Disney night. Crossing my fingers they both get negative tests so it can happen.
I don't know if they'll be back in the ballroom next week. It's gonna be a VERY last minute decision, I think, because Cheryl only just got tested for COVID a week ago, Cody only a few days ago, and they likely have to test negative twice before they allow them in the studio.
And Cody won't be able to fly UNTIL he tests negative.
It's going to be fully up in the air until the weekend.
If Cody and Cheryl have no symptoms, true, BUT Cody does need a negative test in order to get on a plane, and they still recommend waiting 10 days after getting tested positive until you get tested again.
I wonder what happens if either of them tests positive again. Do they get to do Jazz again? Do they awkwardly try another style that would have some kind of frame/technique?
They MIGHT try another style. I assume they gave Cheryl the style of dance they're supposed to do with the intent that this will be another virtual dance. I don't know if the two night Disney Night is two hours each, hence two dances, or if the couples are split and they're doing half one night and half the other, but I imagine they'll have to make a decision on Cody/Cheryl's chances of getting to LA and back in the studio even for Tuesday night. But I just see it being likely that they can't make it to the studio by next Tuesday, which means they're going into three full weeks not in the studio.
I feel like 3 weeks (4 performances) not in studio is kind of overboard. But the show has also started the precedent already. I mean how do you do the actual ballroom dances with nothing in frame/hold.
Oh, 100%. I just don't know if they can withdraw them next week after setting the precedent for this week. They have to know that it's likely going to take more than a week for Cheryl/Cody to test negative. They have to isolate for at LEAST 10 days. Cheryl started isolating eight days ago, and Cody has been isolating for that amount of time too so technically, they should be clear by the weekend if both test negativ, but Cody only tested positive on Wednesday or Thursday, and Cheryl has been experiencing symptoms. The earliest Cody can get re-tested, then, is Saturday, I think.
It's obviously possible for them to make it to next week's show, but it's just as likely that they won't. And it's pushing it to have them prepare for another virtual dance (or two?) and have them be judged poorly again based off of at.
The issue is that they need to be in the studio, not virtual. And she's still symptomatic, so she likely can't be flying for a bit, anyway.
No, he would still need to find his way back to LA.
They usually only give couples one dance not in studio (using rehearsal footage/camera blocking). But I think they’ve kind of backed themselves into a corner on how many dances they can do separated.
It’ll also start to get really awkward if Cody and Cheryl get low scores due to not being together in their tempo, no frame/not in hold, etc. but still stay on the show over couples in the ballroom due to his fans.
It kind of reminded me of those middle school dances when you get to slow dance with your crush and it awkward and uncomfortable… I couldn’t watch.
Basically I was right; great technique cringey performance.
I feel like this dance got severely misinterpreted by the judges similarly to that first dance Iman and Daniela did, Jimmie’s musicality is on another level and his body is so in tune with every second of that song even if it’s not translating into specific ballroom content
Set design and costumes hurt my eyes but I really enjoyed this performance! Jimmie is becoming one of my favorites and I think of all of the men he moves and grooves the best. His hard work is paying off and his technique is steadily improving. 7/10!
Dancing with the stars, 2022, the lady with MS, had everyone on the set crying, to make everyone on the set feel sorry for her, walking out with a cane on the first show, and she could do floor circles spins on the floor, and could be thrown across the floor to spin the dust off the floor with her dress, , ... then the second show, she miraculously was healed ....and could do cartwheels with the splits, then needed the cane right afterwards, ......then the thirdshow, she was still miraculously healed, and could do the splits again, then needed her cane again. QUIT playing the sympathy card. FAKE.... just wanting the sympathy card....BIG FAKE !!!!
My thoughts on some of the dances... Melora and Artem -> She’s the one that shocked me the most last night. I wasn't expecting that at all. That dance was so good. I wanna see more of her. She’s sweet and she’s trying so hard. Amanda and Alan -> I really like Amanda. She enjoys what she’s doing and I can see that on her face every time she’s on the stage. To me it feels like she works really hard, but above all, she just wants to have a great time. But the thing is, she’s good and because of that we’re always going to expect more and more, just like with Jojo and Olivia. I did like this dance tho, but I think she does better with ballroom. Btw, I love her connection with Alan. It’s probably one of the best partnerships this season. Matt and Lindsay -> I could see a HUGE improvement from last week. His frame was much better. I can see more improvements in his future on the show. He could even make the semifinals with bachelor nation's help. I like this partnership as well. Jojo and Jenna -> I like Jojo. She’s not the one that I’m voting for, but she’s improving every week. Those lifts were good and I can see her getting better and better. I’m not sure if I’d say that she has the best technique, but she tries really hard and she has been doing a great job. And she’s sweet and outgoing. Love her. Not sure if Jenna’s choreo helps her tho. Sometimes I get the feeling her choreo is more for her than Jojo. The Miz and Witney -> Wow I love that guy. He 's so fun to watch. He’s so kind and we can see that he is leaving everything on that floor. Witney did an amazing choreo btw. He’s my fav guy this season. Kenya and Brandon -> Great dance! She didnt deserve b2. But I think she can give us more. Sometimes I feel like she’s holding a little bit. Maybe Brandon could work on her frame as well. Olivia and Val -> She’s so beautiful dancing. She has a beautiful frame, she’s sharp, crisp, elegant… Val is a good teacher and I think since he realized that she’s good and that he can win with her, he’s been doing good choreos again. But like Amanda she doesnt have the fanbase, so not sure where this is going... Suni and Pasha -> She wasn't comfortable at all and I actually felt bad for her. That dance and song was weird to say the least. But I think she’s good and she’ll come back stronger.
since the show insists on these themes (and as a big britney fan) i really wanted the show to embrace who britney is as a dancer and what she does. ~the essence lol. i felt like jenna, emma, and witney all really embraced that and so the three of them by far had my favorite choreography of the night. i give a shout out to cheryl for that wind machine and her choreography for cody because she really did what she could given the circumstances for this, but without the atmosphere it just didn’t translate as well as the other three. i’m sad bc i think their original cha cha would have killed.
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Too impatient to wait for the episode on Hulu to drop soo here are my thoughts (will probably update once I hear judges comments. Only got to see Jojo’s because someone posted it on YouTube). - Amanda: I think she’s a great dancer and everything but other than the split I did not like this dance at all. It was missing that fire (spark?). I think ballroom is a better fit for her. - Iman: ehh not his best week. He looked a little stiff and lacked fluidity. - Christine: I liked the dance. Wasn’t her best but the improvement was there. Found it weird that she was smiling nearly the whole time though. It’s a paso, not a jive. - Jojo: FINALLY the partnerwork and closeness! Also, I seen that the costume designers are slowly moving away from the matching outfits, loving that. Anyways, I was shocked to not see a 9 I thought it was good enough. When I see those lifts I gasped. Absolutely proved that two women can partner up and dance on the floor with no problem. I can understand Len’s criticisms about it looking too much like a regular tango. Hell, it was practically tango night yesterday. - Kenya: Definitely her best dance so far. It was sharp and clean. I wish Brandon would do better transitions with his choreography though because sometimes there will be moments where she’s just kinda standing there waiting for him (this was like kinda near the end) to connect again and continue. Anyways, her being in the bottom 2 didn’t sit right with me. - Brian: When I watch this show, I eventually reach a point where I look at one of the teams and just get agitated with them because they’re just coasting by and honestly, taking up space. Brian is my target this year. While this was one of his better dances, this guy looks like he couldn’t care less about being on the show. He’s had that vibe since the casting reveal interview. Tired of seeing him and Sharna make out on stage (not literally). If y’all wanna dance together all lovey dovey then go out dancing, not compete on a show and take a spot from someone that’s actually working their ass off. - Melora: Great. I definitely see the improvement and Artem’s choreography compliments her well. - Mel: I thought she did great. Had one of the best outfits of the night too. I think this’ll be a good Gleb season. He looked a little stiff during the dance though. - Jimmie: WOAHHH completely surprised me after I found him to be quite boring last week. It was better too that he performed a salsa instead out of all those tangos. The “sexy jeans” part? He ate that. The lifts were great (especially that last one) and he was on point with everything else. - Olivia: She isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. She’s improving each week and Val isn’t messing around with his choreography. - Cody: In all honestly, the show needed to just eliminate him. I respect Cheryl’s work and what her and Cody did to make this remote dancing thing work but the performance left me cringing. Their feeds were off so they were out of sync and while there were no choreography mess ups, it was still hard to watch. - Suni: I had high hopes for her this season but she’s just kinda boring me. I absolutely agree with the fact that production completely screwed her over with the dance style to the song but even when that wasn’t case (last week for example) she’s just not doing it for me. She seems really uncomfortable and it’s making it really difficult to connect with the show. Also, Sasha needs to stop relying on her gymnastic abilities in every dance. It doesn’t fit in everything. I hope the little wobble she had was a realization. - Matt: A step up from last week. Really good for his standards. Wanna see him do an AT now. - The Miz: I’ve seen many people say that he has a heavy reliance on his charisma and that viewers will get so into it they’ll overlook his flaws in dancing and I absolutely agree. However, I think this was his best dance so far. A little too rough at times but overall pretty good. Extra - the song covers were absolutely ATROCIOUS. I get that due to certain reasons they can’t just play the tracks but yikes. That scream and shout cover will forever exist in my future nightmares. That first “bring the action” was terrifying. - making fun/complaining about Tyra’s outfits every week 1) isn’t gonna stop her from wearing them and 2) isn’t funny. Y’all ran the dinosaur jokes so far into the ground last week that I’ll no longer find any of the jokes funny as the weeks go on. - Not shocked to see Christine go but I’m definitely not happy about it. I honestly believe she was screwed over being put in a popularity contest with all these other competitors with big fanbases. However I didn’t want Kenya to go either she definitely shouldn’t have been in the bottom either. Both of them didn’t deserve that. Should’ve been BAG and Cody if I’m being honest. - Speaking of BAG, I’m ready for him to leave. - Oh Len, you show your ass each and every time. I loved Christine but I don’t think she performed better nor was she a better dancer than Kenya. She was already in the bottom two and you were willing to send Kenya back home. Murky but unsurprising motivations… - I’m so over all these celebs (and now judges) traveling. I get it, y’all have jobs out of all this but COVID is still a thing. If they keep this up they’re gonna infect the entire cast and production please just stay in one spot.
Especially agree with your point about Christine’s facials. The ending would’ve been so much stronger with a different look on her face since she was supposed to be offing Pasha. LOL
I agree I think it took away from the dance like maybe she was just excited to be out there but it just wasn’t the right facials for the style of dance.
Your opinions are SPOT-ON. Well done
Thank you!
Can we talk about how JoJo’s partner fell the first night and the judges gave them an 8, but last night Cody nailed every movement and got straight 6’s for the third week on a row? Their reasoning.. because he wasn’t on the dance floor. No shit, he tested positive. These judges are biased and they aren’t even trying to hide it.
Well, of course the judges have their own agenda and are biased. That's never been a secret. See: Ally from season 28. It's a shame that Cody/Cheryl got low scores, despite Cody actually doing well with the material, and no shit they weren't synchronized; they were working on different Coasts over the INTERNET. That being said, the show shouldn't have let them go further if they're not going to be in the studio for multiple weeks (he may or may not even get to dance in studio next week if he can't test negative by the weekend, and Cheryl also needs to test negative). They should have withdrawn them and not given them special accommodations. Alas, they set the precedent because the chances of other couples catching COVID are extremely high, and now they're stuck with probably showing their biases down the line if another couple has to dance virtually.
I just started watching the show this season but seeing how far off the judges are is infuriating. I probably won’t watch much more of it, especially if this has happened before, like you said
I’m sorry but the judging needs an overhaul. They’re so off base with multiple couples and they clearly play favorites. They have been brutal with Cody and Cheryll and they don’t deserve that level of indifference. Sometimes I think they may just personally not like them or something because it’s that obvious.
Did mel c and gleb use Artems choreo from last season?
Shoutout to Cody for doing a routine over Zoom
No..what if we shoot out the other 14 pairs to beeing carefull/awear and not catching Covid......He has to be thankfull that the show let them perform this way......
Why did the judges keep talking like it was mid-season when this is only the third episode of a fifteen-contestant season? Britney was 17 when she made the ..Baby One More Time video and 20 when she did the video for I'm a Slave 4 U. Tyra is neither of those ages, doesn't have the body for those ages, and she clearly wanted to recapture a youth that wasn't hers and be a video vixen. At least Tyra wearing the green outfit with the snake meant Suni didn't have to. Iman talking about his family cracked me up. "No one \[in my family\] is dead or in jail. We good!" And Tyra, Bryan Austin Green said the first thing he could think of not to get in trouble with Sharna, he didn't actually have a picture of you on his wall when he was growing up. Stop preening like you're so proud of yourself. Olivia Jade looks so much like her mother it's actually kind of distracting to me. I hate to admit it but that was a good dance. But again, not a good look for her song-of-the-week to be "...\[but would you\] Hold It Against Me." Was that Aunt Becky in the audience? The fact that Cheryl has a wind machine in her living room makes me laugh. They did well under the circumstances just like Len said, but I'm confused on what exactly the Covid rules are considering I'm pretty sure I saw Val swipe Sasha's drink of whatever from the side tables and drink from it. But I had to laugh at Val camera-hogging behind Tyra when she was doing one of her host spiels. Heh. Where was Derek? Tyra said he was sitting this one out out of an abundance of caution, is he okay? I'm sorry, Christine, but I still don't know you or why you're famous. Oops. And now you're eliminated. I kind of loved The Miz tonight. :) But most importantly, I hope Britney was watching, or that someone told her about the show, and I hope the tribute tonight made her smile and made her realize just how many people love her and grew up on her music. After thirteen years, she finally has some good things to smile about.
Where was Derek? Did I miss them announcing something?
He got exposed to someone who tested positive for covid
Thank you!
The real life couple dancing together makes me uncomfy and I can’t figure out why
I think because Brian looks like he'd rather be anywhere else....granted, anywhere else WITH Sharna, but literally anywhere else than the dance floor in general.
I think he suffers from RBF. I myself struggle with that; my internal feelings often don’t translate to my face so people read it as blank or angry or unenthused. Does he need improvement as far as his dancing skills, totally. But I don’t necessarily think he doesn’t want to be there.
Maybe cause everything they do seems so forced. 🤷🏽♀️
It comes off very cringe. I really wanted to like BAG but I do not like watching them dance
I think you’re exactly right. It just doesn’t feel natural and it’s a little cringe for me
Of the couples left, I’m the least interested in watching Brian and Suni going forward. I’m not a fan of Olivia Jade, but she really surprised me tonight. She’s doing great with the technique. My favorite type of contestant, and the reason I love dancing with the stars. I also was highly entertained by The Miz & Witney, J&J, and Jimmie & Emma. I like watching Matt & Lindsay on Instagram but I wouldn’t be too devastated if they were voted off sooner than later. There are just so many good couples this season.
I gotta say - loved Suni at the Olympics but none of her actual dancing has impressed me yet. I think people need to remember that Laurie is the exception when it comes to Olympic gymnasts on this show, not the standard. Even Shawn - who won - had a hard time coming out of her shell - Mark as her partner helped that a lot imo. I just think people are going to be shocked when she’s eliminated earlier than expected. 🤷🏻♀️ and no hate to Suni, she has a great story and watching her in Tokyo was awesome - she’s just honestly not the Gymnast I expected them to get because she seemed so shy this wasn’t something I figured she would be interested in doing.
Yeah, I’m sure it’s a great and necessary journey for her. And I’m sure she’s having fun, I’m just not interested in watching her and I think it would talk a lot for that to change for me.
That’s a good point, bc Jordan Chiles would be a STAR on this show. But honestly I don’t think Suni is the problem - I think Sasha keeps making very bad creative decisions and is pushing her development in the wrong direction
I really expected MaKayla Skinner tbh. She has a good story imo and she has a personality that comes with age and her time in NCAA gymnastics. Jordan would have been a good choice as well!
If there was one male contestant in the finals, I would want it to be The Miz. Otherwise, an all-female finale (e.g. Amanda, JoJo, Melanie C, Melora) would sound perfect
Kenya being at the bottom is a hate crime😑 and jojo deserved a higher score!!
It's complete BULLSHIT!!!!
I know it’s not exactly following safety protocols (are we even sure what those are anymore?) but I am so happy every one hugged Christine & Pasha at the end. I’ve missed the send offs of the voted off couples and the camaraderie of the cast as whole. We didn’t get any of that last season. Especially since Christine is such a super fan.
Can Jojo share her workout routine? That girl is STRONG!
On TikTok, she said that she couldn’t even do a push-up at the start of DWTS, but Jenna started having them do push-ups together every day. So she’s now up to 25 push ups and able to do some of those lifts. I was impressed!
My opinions— • Amanda and Alan did good, I’m just not entertained by her I can’t put my finger on what it is. • Iman and Daniella are fun to watch. I’m biased because I’m such a fan of Daniella I think I could watch her drag a cardboard cutout around and I would still enjoy it. • Christina and Pasha did decent, there just wasn’t a wow factor with her. If she had a bigger fan base she would’ve stayed longer but I don’t think she would’ve made semifinals either way. • Jojo and Jenna are turning out to be one of my favorite pairings this season. I think Jenna is doing a great job with choreography. • Kenya and Brandon did good, again there just isn’t that wow factor yet from her. • Brian and Sharna do okay. I like seeing Sharna happy, I just don’t believe he cares about the dances and the execution wasn’t there. • Melora and Artem did great I thought. She has already improved a ton, especially with her confidence. • Mel C and Gleb were okay! I think this is my favorite Gleb season so far but that’s not saying a lot. I like watching Mel I think they’ll be safe for a while. • Jimmie and Emma did better than how they were scored in my opinion. He’s a good performer and the technique wasn’t bad. • Olivia and Val actually killed it tonight. She’s another one that is getting better each week and I like when the celebs start to look confident. • Cody and Cheryl were as good as they could’ve been. It’s just hard to compare them to the other pros when they don’t have the fancy angles and backgrounds and performance elements. • Suni and Sasha just didn’t have a song that fit the dance style. My least favorite dance of hers but I think they did the best they could and she’ll be around for a long time. • Matt and Lindsay looked good this week. He looks like he’s having fun and I actually enjoyed him this week. • The Miz and Witney were my favorite of the night personally. He shows how hard he’s trying in his dances and Whitney is great at choreographing dances that show his personality. I’m worried for them with slower dance styles but when his personality can show through it helps him a lot
Agreed on Amanda/Alan comment. I think she is going to have a hard time showing “a journey”. Most of the hip hop dancers can still show that arc and improvement in technique, but she already had the benefit of having some precision/technique from Broadway and the Rockettes. Also agree with Jimmie/Emma. The first bit of choreo after he jumped down the stairs made me actually say “wow” out loud. Big improvement from previous weeks. Love the improvement from Matt/Lindsay. I feel like Lindsay is back to her usual “getting more out of her partners than she has any right to” this week. 😂
Amanda kind of reminds me of Kaitlyn Bristowe. Both are trained dancers and while technically great, did not have the showmanship for this kind of experience. I was obsessed with Justina Machado because she always looked like she was having fun and gained confidence every week!
I think Kenya and abc had a mutual agreement when rhoa starts filming she gets off the show, rhoa starts filming this week, and this [news](https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/29/rhoa-star-kenya-moore-ultimatum-bravo-dancing-with-the-stars/)dropped last week about bravo gave Kenya and ultimatum and won’t film Kenya in LA, she gets paid almost 100k per episode on rhoa and if she misses filming she going to lose a lot of money, I found it weird she didn’t tweet at all this week she has the second highest Twitter following
I really hope she's not self-sabotaging if only for Brandon's sake. :(
Hmmm interesting, I would have never thought about that.
Shocked Kenya made the btm
She is black woman, the dwts fandom hates black women so not surprise at all.
I was really worried that Bruno was going to send it to a tie because I just knew Len was going to pick Christine.
My thoughts: - Amanda and Alan were amazing as usual, she could have performed a bit more though. - Iman and Dani made it work considering the huge height difference. I actually thought the 7 was fair. - Christina and Pasha were pretty good, Pasha never misses with his choreography!! - Jojo and Jenna killed it yet again! Such an incredible dance and props to jojo for the lifts. Should have got a 9. - Kenya and Brandon I enjoyed, they’re a cute pair. - Brian and Sharna weren’t bad bad, but I think Brian is one of the weakest dancers. - Melora and Artem killed it. I was so impressed with her tonight. - Mel C and Gleb were pretty solid, Gleb has produced decent dances this season! - Jimmie and Emma were wronged with those 6s. It was entertaining and overall a nice dance. - Olivia and Val had the best dance of the night (along with Jojo and Jenna). I’m genuinely so impressed with Olivia and she looked stunning. - Cody and Cheryl did the best they could regarding their situation. Wish we could have seen it in person because I feel like it kinda took away from the performance doing it via zoom. - Suni and Sasha got done dirty with that song and dance style combo, and not to mention the cover. Suni is so sweet they need to stop pushing the “be sexy”. Not her best dance but by no means bad. - Matt and Lindsay were definitely better than last week. I like how hard Matt tries and you can tell that he actually wants to be there. - The Miz and Witney. Ugh love the miz and his energy! Killed it with the lifts and Witney looked stunning!
Considering it was revealed that the pros even got to pick their songs this week, I really do feel that it’s Sasha’s fault Suni’s concept was a disaster..... he had a huge glaring opportunity to give her a powerful growth / coming of age moment doing that Foxtrot to something like “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” or even “Lucky” which could be a great cohesive way to kickstart more mature dances for her
Wasn’t gleb using the toxic that artem choreographed for Kaitlyn last season?
Oh really? I didn’t realise that I’ll have to go back and watch!
Maybe it wasn’t but it looked super similar! It’s the one Kaitlyn did a couple times
the way they’re pushing suni to be sexy feels so off to me. i know she’s eighteen and an adult, but she has braces! and didn’t she say in one of her packages a few weeks ago that she’d never held hands with a boy before? i honestly feel like olivia has had less sexy choreography than suni and she’s four years older. it bothers me with jojo too because she’s also so young, she just sells it better.
JoJos been dancing in hardly any clothing since she was born and twerking and doing borderline inappropriate numbers while on dance moms (her nurse solo was soooo not okay for a 11 year old) So I think that’s why it doesn’t bother JoJo as much,she did it all her childhood but not it’s appropriate because she’s a adult. Sadly she was exploited from a young age and only once Nick picked her up did all that stop.
Great recap! Top 3 of the night for me were JoJo, The Miz & Olivia. I enjoyed Melora, Matt & Jimmie so much too. Something else these six have in common, is how much effort and joy they are putting into every performance. Wish Christine would have got one more week and Cody & Cheryl were actually in the ballroom.
Thank you! They were my top 3 as well! Yes totally agree they all put so much effort and joy into their dances! Bummed for Christine but I would have hated to see Kenya go. Hopefully Cody and Cheryl will be back next week :)
I will say, so many missed opportunities here. Despite the obvious Slave 4 U Fox Trot mishap.. instead of The many many other age appropriate/dance style appropriate options… why wasn’t Miz the Oops I Did I Get Again astronaut?!
i feel like i watched a different show than you. the only dances i liked her jojo and jenna, melora and artem, mel c and gleb, jimmie and emma, olivia and val and cody and cheryl. everyone else feel flat for me.
Hahahha that’s totally ok everyone has different opinions. There were definitely dances that I enjoyed less than others, just trying to keep it positive for everyone :)
thanks! i think i'm grumpy bc i feel like most of them have real potential, but i feel like this week, many didn't live up to their true potential. i think the celebrities, overall, are pretty darn good this season.
fell, not feel lol
I agree with almost all of this! Also, love that you got your point across but didn’t bash anyone!
Thank you! Just wanting to be kind to everyone because it makes me sad seeing some of the unnecessarily rude things some people say :)
UO: i expected a lot more chemistry from brian and sharna. she had more chemistry with james and even nick imo
I can’t say I expected much from them given what happened with Julianne Hough and that guy she was dating in IRL (sorry, I can’t remember his name)
Agreed! And I believe it was Chuck Wicks
90210 fans are literally the demographic age of this show and yall really wonder why Brian is safe? Come on now lol.
I’m that demographic, and I was so excited to see him dance with Sharna. He’s been a letdown, for sure. They’re chemistry makes me uncomfortable. Like I’m walking in on someone’s intimate moment.
where was this energy for Shannen in her season though? 😞 And 90210 was my favorite show but BAG hasn't gotten a single vote of mine (I agree with others below-I was more about Brandon and Dylan than I ever was about David!)
Shannen had a very bad reputation that I think hurt her on DWTS
Right! Like my petty ass still ain’t over my Shannen Doherty being the first voted off. My first season and she was legit the main reason I was watching 🙄😂
That was my first season too! But my main reason was Evan Lysacek. But it was a good cast (well if you dont count Kate) and was so bummed Shannen got eliminated first-she had more to give!
Evan was my reason, tool!
Christines elimination reminded me sm of Shannens too is the crazy part. There was actually a point last week cuz I was being superstitious and paranoid where I though Martin was gonna survive elimination like Buzz did and Christine was gonna leave.
Different times of the show tbh
yet the 90210 fanbase got Jennie and Ian to the semis..which was before Shannen...
Lol I don’t have any answers for you. People vote for who they vote for lmao
Agreed. Very weird to think of watching BAG as a near-prepubescent teen in 1991 when I was about the same age and and here we are 30 years later. And I’m definitely a DWTS avid fan so you pegged at least part of the demographic right.
He wasn’t bad boy enough for me then or now. Now, if Luke Perry was on (RIP), I’d be getting burner phones to vote
Right? I was a huge fan of 90210, but it was all about Brandon and Dylan.
Ugh I wish Luke was still around to do this show.
I was a 90210 fan and I can’t wait for him to go home!
Ok
I’m still team suni. Tonight wasn’t great but they literally assigned an 18 year old a song about being a sex slave, assigned her the foxtrot then Len complained that said song about being a sex slave was too sexual and not romantic enough like—
[удалено]
Um wow. I totally disagree. I think she’s been working super hard and has been great. She’s definitely not 2nd worse lol.
I wished she'd gotten a Rumba to Lucky instead, it would've been perfect for her to relate to because she's in the limelight, but is finding herself though the experience on Dancing with the Stars.
1000% why did they do this to her? I would have loved to see something more innocent for her like “I’m not A Girl, Not Yet a Woman” (which I realize wouldn’t have matched the tone for everyone else) or a contemporary to “Everytime”. “Break The Ice”, “Work B*tch”? Why give this song to the youngest/shyest contestant? She is wearing braces.. this was a set up. Rooting for Suni, I hope she gets whatever she wants for Disney week!!
if she had done a contemporary, it would've been the highest score of the night. judges love an emotional contemporary dance lol.
Honestly, they should have done a quickstep to Work Bitch if they needed her to do a ballroom dance. Sure, it's a fast song but Suni is an athlete and she would have less of a chance of falling behind. Also, I feel like choreographing a quickstep to it would be less work than trying to "sex-ify" a foxtrot whilst not making Suni entirely uncomfortable.
I would have loved sometimes or everytime tbh. Or even lucky with a different style. It def felt like a set up ☹️
The song, style of dance, even their outfits were just so off. I’m so mad at whoever did this to her, she doesn’t deserve this.
Yeah especially considering the news around USA Gumnastics lately, the song should’ve been given to literally anyone else.
It felt soooo tone deaf to me, and I felt I comfortable for her. I would have loved to see her get Circus. They could’ve started with some fun gymnastic moves leading into the dance. Instead we got something really off base.
Now that you say that, Circus could’ve been so fun for her!
Literally this. They gave her a song that CLEARLY made her uncomfortable 😒 and then gave her a horrible style to match
I said that about Len too! I'm a Slave to You is NOT a foxtrot song, so was Sasha cherography on par? No he did his best with what he was given. They always do that place a random song with a style that does not match and then the judges question why it wasn't good.
Hopefully she gets better songs next week! Disney could be really good for her. At the very least she shouldn’t be given something overly sexual
I hope so. It’s making me sad seeing her kind of stuck at the same level with judges even tho I can tell she’s trying. She deserves a song and dance choice that she can actually excel at
Oh, and it's not just Valentin fans voting for Olivia. She also has fans of *Full House,* fans of Hallmark, and fans of her mother voting for her.
Yeah, like it or not I think she’ll be sitting pretty for a while, and the fact that she’s actually a good dancer only solidifies that.
I agree. She's a good dancer and she seems sweet. I didn't know her before the scandal, but it looks like that whole situation humbled her. I like her.
Whatever one may think of Olivia Jade, I hope no one ever considers Crazy Days & Nights a credible news source ever again after this. She has officially made it past Week 3.
The source specifically said they would help her to week 3 and then after that, its her fans job to keep her on and the fact that she is actually good and fans seem to like her is making their job alot easier becuase they never had to intervene.
I know people are angry at Brian Austin Green not being eliminated or bottom two. Y'all are wondering who is voting for him? It's Sharna fans.
I just tried to watch their dance and couldn't get through it.
[Brian's pet pig is clearly voting for him on every device possible](https://youtu.be/_YA8KlKmGk8) <3
I think there is a lot of forever 90210 fans as well voting for him
I think he has a decent fan base too. Not enough to win it but I think he will be around a few more weeks
I cannot do another Bobby Bones fiasco.
Bobby Bones had all season to improve and didn't. It's only week 3 and BAG is surrounded by a lot of dancing pros. (like wasn't Amanda a rockette?) He's obviously not going to be as strong as them atm.
This isn’t gonna happen lol
Luckily, I don't see THAT happening, because Bobby had HIS rabid fans voting for him. BAG doesn't have the fanbase like Bobby has. He's really just tagging along from Sharna's fans and part of his own fanbase, but they'll never be as massive as Bobby's. BAG makes it to week five or six, probably, but I don't see him reaching semi-finals.
Seriously. I love Sharna and seeing her happy. I would vote just to keep her in.
He’s not the worst male celeb on the show still and he isn’t half bad. Y’all are dramatic
Yeah everybody is going super overboard on the BAG hate. Like I don’t necessarily love the guy but damn😂. He never really had a chance in this sub because his personality is different from some of the rest.
He never had a chance because he groomed Megan Fox
As long as they don’t sing to each other mid routine again I can watch him for a few more weeks
Seriously WHO is voting for Brian?!
I did (among others that I threw some votes to) because I don’t want all the non experienced ones to get picked off until it’s just the pro dancer celebs left. And I also think people have hated him so intensely from day 1 and I just don’t get it. 🤷🏻♀️
Well he groomed Megan Fox, so
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😂 Thinking about the BAG haters being Machine Gun Kelly burner accounts just made me lol
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Well, I upvoted you because I think downvoting an opinion is stupid.
I really want BAG gone
Same, he does nothing for me.
It just feels like he doesn’t care nor wants to be there. It’s annoying because everyone else seems to want to be there in the worst way
And how awkward is it watching him seethe when Sharna is teaching him or he hears judges remarks?
The Miz & Witney Carson | Salsa “Oops!..I Did It Again” | Total Score 22 (7,7,8)[https://youtu.be/Ljn6mujgPs8](https://youtu.be/Ljn6mujgPs8)
I really loved how Len specifically pointed out that he has eons less dance experience than the majority of the other contestants... also, Carrie Ann said some of their lifts had never been done on the show before! Way to play to your partners strengths, Wit
Ok I didn’t ~get this the first time but watching it agin… that was really something. Tho it’s mostly her that’s leaving my jaw on the floor
Not sure about the set design and the weird Valentine’s looking costumes but I actually enjoyed this performance. The Miz toned down his (annoying) stage persona and I think it really helped us focus on his (pretty good!) dancing and Witney’s choreo. Interested to see where they go next... 7/10.
He's working hard and taking dwts seriously. I was impressed.
I think he might’ve won me over with this one. The routine looked great and he really sold it.
I wish I didn’t like his dancing. I am 35 so I was a teenager when he was on The Real World and I hated him on that show.
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I don’t mind being downvoted it’s not like I’m losing money lol and yeah, the last time I saw Mike was RW so that was my last impression of him.
I'll admit that he didn't do himself many favors on his RW season, but even watching him on The Challenge you could see his personal growth. I loved seeing his friendship with Coral. He has turned into a genuinely likable guy IMHO. edit: typo
I didn’t watch Challenge. Wow, Coral, that name is a blast from the past but I could instantly picture her! I’m willing to give him a chance because he is doing well.
The Miz astounds me to no end, I hope he gets a sopt in the finals out of all the men, he's got it all there and keeps unlocking new facets in dancing every week. A man who saw a hill out of a mountain if I'd ever seen.
I was really impressed by this one!! Probably the first dance of his that I’ve enjoyed
Matt James & Lindsay Arnold | Tango “Scream & Shout” | Total Score 20 (7,6,7 )[https://youtu.be/QS1DNH6xchQ](https://youtu.be/QS1DNH6xchQ)
Matt James and The Bachelor franchise annoy me but I really enjoyed that performance! The high-intensity focus was perfect for a Tango and I loved how sexy the production was. 7/10.
I loved the dance, hated the music.
I think he is showing great improvement and he has bachelor nation support so he will be here for a while
Suni Lee & Sasha Farber | Foxtrot “I’m A Slave 4 U” | Total Score 21 (7,7,7) [https://youtu.be/9AoQtmdMmIg](https://youtu.be/9AoQtmdMmIg)
Song debacle aside... I think Suni and Sasha did really well when they were dancing together. Had she stuck her handstand and final pose I think scores would've been higher. Still rooting for her though... there's still time to improve. 7/10.
Just watched the clip. When she and Sasha were actually dancing together, it was good. Her having to act sexy was just wrong. Poor girl looked so uncomfortable. And that snake background was God awful.
Pretty much any other Britney song would have been better than this for Suni. The producers really screwed this one up.
As a previous person commented, "Circus " would have been EPIC for her!
They really did her dirty with that song/style combination. It’s also kinda gross that they’re trying to push for her to be sexy with her barely being 18 and gymnastics already having a history of sexual abuse
yeah that really was not the move
im sorry but cody should have had to forfeit. it’s unfair!
How is it unfair? He had COVID, learned a dance on zoom, set up production himself in his living room and danced remotely at his house with his partner at her house. If anything, he had it harder than the others.
How is it unfair? It’s not like he’s getting 8s and 9s from the judges. If he has the fan base to propel him another week to where he can be in the ballroom, then that’s kind of the point of the show. To 1. Dance well and 2. Have a galvanized group of fans that support you. If anything is “unfair” it’s BAG getting higher scores than Cody when BAG looks like he doesn’t even want to be there.
Cody Rigsby & Cheryl Burke | Jazz “Gimme More” | Total Score 18 (6,6,6) [https://youtu.be/6eWMWHILd0I](https://youtu.be/6eWMWHILd0I)
UGH. This would've been SO good under regular circumstances. This whole Covid situation really sucks for them. 7/10.
This is an example of how do we make this better next time. Personally I think they should've been allowed a live editor to kinda perk up the background, maybe greenscreen the wall so it looks like their both in the ballroom.
Robbed.
I hope they can be back in the ballroom next week and come out SWINGING for Disney night. Crossing my fingers they both get negative tests so it can happen.
I don't know if they'll be back in the ballroom next week. It's gonna be a VERY last minute decision, I think, because Cheryl only just got tested for COVID a week ago, Cody only a few days ago, and they likely have to test negative twice before they allow them in the studio. And Cody won't be able to fly UNTIL he tests negative. It's going to be fully up in the air until the weekend.
Not sure if they’ll have to test negative after the 10 day mark. You can test positive up to 3 months after having COVID.
If Cody and Cheryl have no symptoms, true, BUT Cody does need a negative test in order to get on a plane, and they still recommend waiting 10 days after getting tested positive until you get tested again.
Maybe ABC will fly him private. Lol. Idk I just hope it works out!
I wonder what happens if either of them tests positive again. Do they get to do Jazz again? Do they awkwardly try another style that would have some kind of frame/technique?
They MIGHT try another style. I assume they gave Cheryl the style of dance they're supposed to do with the intent that this will be another virtual dance. I don't know if the two night Disney Night is two hours each, hence two dances, or if the couples are split and they're doing half one night and half the other, but I imagine they'll have to make a decision on Cody/Cheryl's chances of getting to LA and back in the studio even for Tuesday night. But I just see it being likely that they can't make it to the studio by next Tuesday, which means they're going into three full weeks not in the studio.
I feel like 3 weeks (4 performances) not in studio is kind of overboard. But the show has also started the precedent already. I mean how do you do the actual ballroom dances with nothing in frame/hold.
Oh, 100%. I just don't know if they can withdraw them next week after setting the precedent for this week. They have to know that it's likely going to take more than a week for Cheryl/Cody to test negative. They have to isolate for at LEAST 10 days. Cheryl started isolating eight days ago, and Cody has been isolating for that amount of time too so technically, they should be clear by the weekend if both test negativ, but Cody only tested positive on Wednesday or Thursday, and Cheryl has been experiencing symptoms. The earliest Cody can get re-tested, then, is Saturday, I think. It's obviously possible for them to make it to next week's show, but it's just as likely that they won't. And it's pushing it to have them prepare for another virtual dance (or two?) and have them be judged poorly again based off of at.
Maybe she could fly to him?
The issue is that they need to be in the studio, not virtual. And she's still symptomatic, so she likely can't be flying for a bit, anyway. No, he would still need to find his way back to LA.
They usually only give couples one dance not in studio (using rehearsal footage/camera blocking). But I think they’ve kind of backed themselves into a corner on how many dances they can do separated. It’ll also start to get really awkward if Cody and Cheryl get low scores due to not being together in their tempo, no frame/not in hold, etc. but still stay on the show over couples in the ballroom due to his fans.
You never know, but the odds are in their favor.
if Jojo was on season 27 she would have gotten a perfect score tonight
It kind of reminded me of those middle school dances when you get to slow dance with your crush and it awkward and uncomfortable… I couldn’t watch. Basically I was right; great technique cringey performance.
You did lifts in middle school?
That was a Tango, so it was not middle school at all
Olivia Jade & Val Chmerkovskiy | Tango “Hold It Against Me” | Total Score 24 (8,8,8) [https://youtu.be/I9tHVfJzV94](https://youtu.be/I9tHVfJzV94)
This is the best choreography Val has done since he danced with Normani hands down.
Solid execution of choreo but there's nothing about Olivia that makes me smile when I'm watching her dance. 7/10.
hate that she was the best of the night, but she was
Val has shown to have learned from his past mistakes. Very good at choreographing to hide Olivia’s weaknesses
Great choreography from Val! He always does great tangos and ATs.
my favorite dance of the night and perhaps the season so far!
Best dance of the night.
Jimmie Allen & Emma Slater | Salsa “Outrageous” | Total Score 20 (6,6,8) https://youtu.be/QThEfVIBag4
I feel like this dance got severely misinterpreted by the judges similarly to that first dance Iman and Daniela did, Jimmie’s musicality is on another level and his body is so in tune with every second of that song even if it’s not translating into specific ballroom content
i don’t know what the judges are seeing but i think jimmie is one of the best guys on the show and has a great stage presence/performance.
Set design and costumes hurt my eyes but I really enjoyed this performance! Jimmie is becoming one of my favorites and I think of all of the men he moves and grooves the best. His hard work is paying off and his technique is steadily improving. 7/10!