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Posted Nov 10th 2009 2:30AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Dancing With The Stars, Episode Recaps
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S09E16)
Dancing with the Stars is only two weeks away from the finals. With only five contestants left, each have to perform two dances to ensure that we fit the two hour block.
The two dances consist of one ballroom and one Latin routine. The biggest flaw with having two dances was that everyone spent all their time making sure that the Latin dance was amazing, and their ballroom dances felt lazy.
I'm shocked to see the seven paddle still around with only five contestants left. This season's quality level was nowhere near Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini, and Melissa Rycroft last season.
Continue reading Recap: Dancing with the Stars - Performance 8
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 2:22AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Recaps
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S09E14) It's week seven of
Dancing with the Stars, and the pressure is on. Lacey Schwimmer was the victim of a cold; Anna Trebunskya has stepped in to help Mark Dacascos. The other victims tonight were the professionals who were forced to wear costumes designed by the celebrities. While it worked for Kelly, it backfired on Joanna.
You know that there will be longer commercials between performances when you get a professional opening sequence. Five professionals and one woman who wasn't named performed a tango and paso doble. The dance was supposed to be an example of teamwork, but the paso and tango was also not as synchronized as I expected.
Continue reading Recap: Dancing with the Stars - Performance #7
Posted Oct 20th 2009 1:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Recaps
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S09E10) After reading news about Derek Hough
getting sick, we start
Dancing with the Stars with Joanna walking down the stairs with Maksim Chmerkovskiy in hand. Turns out that flu-like symptoms hit Mark, as well, but he recovered quickly enough.
It's a night of passion and hi-jinks with the Argentine Tango, Paso Doble, and the Hustle. I was disappointed with the order. The last five solos consisted of four Argentine Tangos and one Paso Doble.
I don't often like complaining about Samantha Harris but I really have to suggest that she goes back to classic straight hair and tasteful dress. She's no
Cat Deeley.
Continue reading Recap: Dancing with the Stars - Performance 5
Posted Oct 13th 2009 12:43AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S9E08) This week on
Dancing with the Stars we welcome four new dances: Two-Step, Bolero, Charleston, and Lambada. Lifts are allowed, so Carrie Ann really has no reason to be here this week. Also, most of the professionals have no clue what they are doing this week.
With the opening credits being shown, I know it's going to be one of those nights where it's dance, commercial, dance, commercial, with a lot of Tom hyping up the results show. Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of fast forwarding past Samantha Harris. I really dislike the use of the 60-second commercials; let me get the scores right after the judging.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Performance 4
Posted Sep 29th 2009 12:42AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S09E04) We had three dances on
Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Tango, and Quickstep. It's a good change from having two dances back to back to having three different styles. The dancers had about 57 seconds to impress the judges and America. If anyone counted, we had less than 14 minutes of dance for a two hour show (about 80 minutes without commercials).
To soften the harshness of week two, Baz Lurhmann replaced Len Goodman, giving Len time from traveling between this show and British counterpart
Strictly Come Dancing. He mostly used the term "Uncle Len" and graded dancers with sevens. Still, he was better than Michael Flatley.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Performance 2
Posted Sep 28th 2009 5:09PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars
After one week of competition, it's easy to see which celebrities on
Dancing with the Stars have the potential to go all the way and which will barely squeak past week two. It wasn't a shock having either Macy Gray or Ashley Hamilton eliminated week one.
If this season's contestants follow the trend of celebrities before them, one can figure out how they will fare this year. There are some small wrenches like new dances (Bolero, Lambada, Charleston, and Two Step) and the return of the face-off. Combining previous contestants' performances with this year's first week, I've compiled where everyone stands.
Continue reading Ranking the DWTS season nine contestants
Posted Sep 23rd 2009 1:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S09E02) Last night the men brought the energy, but tonight it's the women's turn to bring their A-game to
Dancing with the Stars. We begin with the women's professional routine, and they are equally as uncoordinated as the men dancing solo last night. Ironically, both Chelsie and Lacey incorporated contemporary moves in their solo, as if it was
So You Think You Can Dance.
The celebrities make their way down the stairs, and they all still look fresh-faced and happy to be there. We'll see who still looks happy when the stress and the bruises kick in. Tonight, the women have either the Salsa or Viennese Waltz. In the relay, they either have the Cha-Cha or Foxtrot.
Continue reading Dancing with the Stars: Performance 1 Part 2
Posted Aug 17th 2009 11:44AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Casting
ABC announced the new
Dancing with the Stars cast today. If you've been living under a rock the past few years, the announcement of the new DWTS cast is now given all of the gravitas as the naming of a new Pope.
Here we go:
Aaron Carter
Ashley Hamilton
Chuck Liddell
Continue reading America, here's your new Dancing with the Stars cast
Posted Apr 9th 2008 12:23PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Game Show
I had no plans to watch CBS'
Secret Talents of the Stars last night. When I heard about this competition show, I thought it would be tacky.
George Takei singing country music? Come on! I may be a Trekkie but I can admit this match up is a tad weird (more on him later). Plus, 10 p.m. on Tuesdays for me right now is devoted to watching the
Dancing with the Stars results show (I tape it and fast forward through it) and then
Hell's Kitchen (I tape it as well). So why did I end up watching it? Simple, I watch
Big Brother at 9 p.m. and was waiting for 10:05 because
DwtS always finishes late. I didn't want to flip channels so not to hear who was voted off the dance competition, so I ended up watching the beginning of
STotS where figure skater Sasha Cohen admitted her secret: she's highly flexible and wanted to do a contortionist routine. Since curiosity got the best of me, I decided to watch the entire segment and ended up being impressed.
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