Week 6 Scorecard--Are You Ready for the Dance Marathon?

In addition to the ballroom dance this week, the couples are also learning the Mambo in preparation for the Dance Marathon.  This sounds really hard to me.  I guess they are all going to be on the dance floor Mambo-ing until they are called off one couple at a time...until the last couple stands.  So, not just a basic routine that they can practice over and over, they have to really learn this dance so they can keep moving without repeating the same steps over and over.  This should separate the Louie Vitos from the Louis Van Amstels and the Michael Irvins from the Mark Ballases! 

We're more than half way through the competition, so it's time to send the laggers home.  I'm voting Louie Vito and Michael Irvin off the island...you know, if anyone cares what I think.

Happy viewing.  Your scorecard for the week is below.

"Dancing With the Stars" Scorecard-Week 6

I'm In Mourning for Natalie...and Really Mad At Those Judges!

I can't believe Natalie went home...and I can't believe Len had the nerve to blame it on the audience voting for the underdogs!  Natalie doesn't have the fan base some of the others have.  But she might have had a fighting chance if only the judges hadn't placed her in second to last place.  She just didn't have the fan base to vote her out of that position.  Shame on you, judges!  I really think they should vote on the curve.  After all, that's how Jerry and I do it--we give half points and quarter points...whatever we need to do so we don't give two couples the same score. 

Anyway, the rest of the week went like this:

HUGE Apologies About Confusing Changes to My Blog!

Okay.  I plead the fifth!  I'm new at this.  I'm basically clueless and have no idea what I'm doing.  I had this Blog set up all nice and neat-ish.  I tried to set up a Blog for our neighborhood, so we'd have a place to post pictures and things.  But, all the things I did to customize that Blog, carried over to this one.  I've just spent a long time fixing it.  So, if you see anything that says "My name is Neighborhood 25" or anything, please let me know.

Week Five Scorecard...Do the Hustle!

Here is your scorecard for week five.  I'm ready for the passionate Argentine Tango, the dramatic Paso Doble, and the...um...1970s disco Hustle? 

Let's see, somewhere in this pile of totally useless facts I've gathered, there must be a list of ages.  Who might have actually been alive in the 1970s and actually old enough to be out at a disco to see the Hustle?

Donny Osmond...not that I think Mormons actually went to discos in the 70s...and possibly Mark Decascos, but only if he would have borrowed his older brother's ID or something.  This is pathetic and makes me feel very old!

"Dancing With the Stars" Scorecard-Week 5

What's With Changing the Encore Dance on Us, Judges?

Heh!  On Monday night Len said he wanted to see Derek and Joanna's Lambada as the encore dance.  On Tuesday, he wanted to see Melissa and Mark's Charleston.  I'd be seriously ticked off if I were Derek and Joanna!

Well...that was about it for drama on the results show this week.  Two boring filler segments containing shocking revelations, such as:

--It's stressful to be standing under the red light listening to the scary music during elimination.  Who knew?
--Some of the stars have cute kids.  Some of the stars have kids that threaten other stars with comments like "our dad can beat up your dad".  Yawn.

Week Four -- The Four New Dances

Last week's four new dances were...interesting.  In retrospect, did we need four new dances?  Jerry and I both kept saying that we didn't know how to judge the dances because we weren't sure what they were supposed to look like.  Perhaps that was for the best with most of the couples!

In no particular order...okay, it's alphabetical because that's how my notes are and I'm too darned lazy to sort them any other way!

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" "Dancing With the Stars" Week!!

Oh, my gosh.  My two worlds collide!  "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is holding auditions October 19-23rd for their upcoming "Dancing With the Stars" week.  If you're going to be in New York that week, sign up to audition.  I'll be happy to be one of your "phone a friend" lifelines!!

http://millionairetv.com/special/dancingwiththestars/

Linda

Week Four Scorecard

Here is your scorecard for week four.  It will be very interesting to see how the professional dancers do with the four new dances this week.  I seem to remember the addition of West Coast Swing to the program last season threw a couple of the pros into a bit of a quandary.  For instance, Derek had to look the dance up on the internet to see how it is done.  So, the pros may have had a bit of a stressful week.  I bet we'll get to see all the backstage drama.  I can't wait!!

Happy viewing.

"Dancing With the Stars" Scorecard--Week 4

So Two Couples DID Go Home Last Night

I figured Tom DeLay was going to have to drop out due to his injury--the first major injury of the season!  And I guess I can understand the producers going forward with eliminating the couple "we" chose to send home in order to eliminate the number of "ballroom bloodbaths" (Tom Bergeron's term) mid-season...especially since we're now down to a more manageable 11 couples...just about where we usually start a season.  And, so, we bid a fond farewell to Debi Mazar (who was she supposed to be again?).

Last night's biggest shocker was the judges choosing Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya (Why couldn't she have taken her husband's name when they got married?  Roberts is so much easier to spell!) for their encore dance.  What??  Of course Mýa (top of the leader board with 27 points) wasn't going to be chosen for a second week in a row, but I thought Natalie Coughlin (with her 26 points) was a shoe in.  But then when Chuck was announced, I figured he was the one being sent home and this was an opportunity for his fans to be reminded just exactly how bad he is so they wouldn't get bent out of shape and come searching for the judges in a dark alley.  Since Chuck wasn't sent home, I can only assume a large of amount of alcohol was involved in Len's decision.

I Don't Think Anyone Will Get Voted Off Tonight

Okay, in my infinite wisdom, I don't think anyone will get voted off tonight. I think Tom DeLay will wind up dropping out due to his two fractured feet and that will save Chuck Liddell or Michael Irvin from getting the boot.

Let's face it, Tom DeLay isn't as bad as I feared he might be, but he shouldn't risk permanent long-term physical disability for the sake of the show. He's at best a middle-of-the-road dancer, but he's not going to win. The prudent thing to do would be to drop out.

Week Three Scorecard

Are we ready for Week Three's Sambas and Rumbas? Don't forget to vote in the poll on the right and let me know who you think should go home next.

Here is your play-along-at-home scorecard:

Dancing With the Stars Scorecard--Week 3