By Anya
Last week was an eventful one for Dancing with the Stars: Team Gaga rocked the group dance, Elisabeth Hasselbeck opened her big mouth and we said goodbye to the other big star of the season (other than Kate) – Pamela Anderson.
Let’s take a look at that Team Gaga Cha Cha once again. I have watched the encore performance 5 or 6 times and I still love it!
That was a highlight in a week that also brought a low moment. Elisabeth Hasselbeck of the The View apparently forgot some essential words to live by. In fact – unrelated to this matter – the mother of a reality TV show star posted these words verbatim on Facebook support page today: IF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING NICE, DON’T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!! (Normally, I wouldn’t repost in all caps, but I think the statement is important enough to do so).
I am not going to repost Elisabeth’s words. They were directed to Erin Andrews. They were very thoughtless and unkind. Similar in tone to some remarks that Whoopi Goldberg made about Kate a few weeks ago. Elisabeth, at least, had the good grace to apologize for her remarks. What was nice to see was the way the DWTS stars and dancers rallied immediately to Erin’s defense. They are a tight knit group and it shows. I can’t wait to see them all back (yes, Kate too!) for the finale.
Pamela Anderson was voted off this week. Perhaps unfairly. Was she a better dancer than Niecy? Probably, IMO. The bloggers at Puredwts.com continues to be my go to site for DWTS analysis. (They aren’t Kate fans, but they aren’t nasty about it. They are just very into DWTS as a dance competition. I can respect that). They have an interesting take on why Niecy might or might not go home this week.
One element that cannot be ignored is that all stars will have to perform two solo dances this week. My feet hurt just hearing about it! Again, courtesy of Puredwts, here is who is dancing what.
Nicole/Derek: Foxtrot and 50’s Era Paso Doble
Chad/Cheryl: Tango and 60’s Jive
Erin/Maks: Argentine Tango and 80’s Rumba
Evan/Anna: Waltz and Futuristic Cha Cha
Niecy/Louis: Viennese Waltz and 90’s Paso
It will be interesting to see how the pros choreograph the time period they were assigned. And how the stars handle two dances! Please share your thoughts with us before, during and after the show.
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20 Responses to DWTS Week 8: Going Back in Time
Okay, I’ll start it off again tonight
. For all you Erin fans, she was amazing tonight! I thought she should have gotten 30, but she got 28. She will be getting all my votes tonight.
WOW !!! Erin was tremendous the first dance. She really does have beautiful lines to her dance.
Neicy did well also, and Evan. Looks like Chad took a step back from last week.
I am glad she did well. Erin is my favorite. I am 3 hours behind so I am not able to watch this early.
Well Nicole looked fabulous as usual. What are the chances she’ll win? She’s so good, but it is so obvious she’s danced before.
I know Evan got some criticism, but I like him. I think his partner is beautiful. I missed Erin and Niecy.
I like Erin and Niecy, so I will be voting for them now. I forgot last week.
I thought Chad’s jive was great. He has improved SO much!
Wow, I did not like Niecey’s next dance, a paso doble. I think I don’t like the style. It looked a lot like Kate’s Paparazzi dance. It wasn’t good. It’s an ugly style, IMO.
Thank you so much Wendy, Diane and Ann! The first thing I did when I got home from work was check this thread.
I am really glad Erin did well!
Ann, I think Evan’s (Anna?) partner is beautiful too! Her look is unique and a little softer than some of the other pro ladies.
Erin’s second dance wasn’t quite as good as the first, but I’d like to see her win.
Well, I didn’t care for Erin’s second dance. I am waiting for the scores now.
I love the 80′s song, loved the costumes. But Erin looked jerky.
8, 8, 9
I thought Chad was better (8, 8, 8.)
Me, too, Wendy. She’s seems like the perfect DWTS winner.
Well, the paso looks pretty good when Nicole does it! Awesome dance! it was beautiful. She’ll get 10′s…
Waiting for scores…
Nicole is great, but I don’t know if they give her partner enough credit. He really seems to showcase her well, and seems more fun to work with.
I liked when Cheryl said in one of the interviews after the scores with Brooke how Chad is truly someone who didn’t know how to dance and has consistently improved and deserves to win. I thought that was a nice dig to the 800 pound gorilla in that ballroom….Nicole IS a dancer.
I want Erin to win this competition. She was fantastic on that first dance.
I loved Erin’s first dance. Fantastic. Her second one wasn’t quite as fun, but I still thought she did well (didn’t really notice the jerkiness). She’s still my favorite.
I wonder if Niecy will go home tomorrow? I get the sense that Chad may have a bigger fan base voting for him than she does.
I think Niecy is going home tonight. Len pointed out that this is week 8 and she shouldn’t just be trying to get through the dance, she should be competing.
My bet is on Niecy tonight.
I have to agree that it most likely will be Niecy. I think Erin will get alot of votes this week due to Hasslebeck’s remarks. I really like Erin and wish she would win also. I know Nicole did well last night but I agree with Theresa ..she is a dancer.
Wendy says: Nicole is great, but I don’t know if they give her partner enough credit. He really seems to showcase her well, and seems more fun to work with.
Great point. I think Derek has done an excellent job with her. I said previously that I thought they worked flawlessly together as a team and that can really make the difference. (I am saying this as someone who agrees with Theresa – Nicole is not my favorite to win because of her dance background).
I don’t know if anyone else cares, but supposedly Derek’s sister, Julianne, might be returning to DWTS next season. I love Julianne.
Ann, I saw Niecy’s second dance and it did remind a bit of Kate’s paparazzi dance. Not a good memory, unfortunately.
I agree with the collective wisdom – I will be surprised if Niecy doesn’t go and I think that is actually the person who should go.
So Niecy went home. Was this a surprise to anyone? Has anyone heard what the numbers have been for viewers for this week?
Niecy going home? Not a surprise. I think it would have been unfair if she lasted over Chad.
According to this website, ratings slipped a bit more for DWTS on Monday night, but still good numbers.
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/tv-ratings-dancing-big-bang-theory-are-mondays-stars.html
They were in third place for Tuesday’s results show behind Idol and NCIS. I confess I zipped right through it myself in about 10 minutes. The only good part was the Jerry Rice/Kenny Mayne bit. I loved that!
I thought it would be Niecy, but you never know. The voting can be tricky. I was worried for Erin (though I threw a few – okay, not Kate-Gosselin levels, but more than a few – votes her way Monday night). I’m really looking forward to next week! (Anya, I love the Kenny/Jerry/Len bits each season. They are so cute and funny.)