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Dancing With the Stars Season Six Cast Revealed!
sunshine26:
--- Quote from: vanillalatte on May 13, 2008, 02:51:04 PM ---Unfortunately, I have to agree that it looks like poor Marissa is going home tonight. I wanted her to make the final so badly just because she's so darned much fun to watch. I love her enthusiasm and joy on the floor. I know she won't win, but I just wanted her to make it all the way to the end.
One the other hand, am I the only one who feels like Jason Taylor is really being over-scored??? (Sorry Mama! I know he's your fav!) I mean, I agree that, for a big guy, he really dances well, but if we saw the same quality of carriage, arm placement and flat-footedness from a shorter guy, the judges would blast him. I just don't get it.
As far as Christian, I though his second dance was definitely better than the first. In the waltz, I really felt him protecting the arm. The choreography didn't mask the injury as well as last week. The samba was fun, and much better as far as choreographing around the injury.
To me, it seems like the judges are being intentionally harsh on Kristi and easy on Jason and Christian. Seems to me, none of the judges want Kristi to win, and they will pick any little detail to mark her down on.
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i agree with ya! i think jason is way over scored...IMO! yes he has done a ok [good job at learning BUT not 9's and 10's JMO! Kristi is not a ballroom dancer, just because she has great movement cuz she is a skater.. doesnt mean she shouldnt win! she has had to learn these dances, just b/cuz she has great movement doesnt mean she is a ballroom dancer, she has had to learn just like the rest have.....look at almost all the winners in the past, [they all have some movement i.e can atlease move thier hips, go to a club and just dance, that doesnt mean they are ballroom dancers just mean maybe they can pick it up faster and better... GO KRISTI!!!!!!!!!! i vote for her and only her. i hope she wins!
marigold:
Marissa girl had to go, I'm glad she had fun.
I can't wait for next weeks finale :wohoo:
marigold:
.... an interview with Kristi
Kristi Yamaguchi goes up against the boys this week on Dancing with the Stars' sixth season finale as she faces off against NFL star Jason Taylor and Latino actor Cristián de la Fuente. In what promises to be a fantastic night of cha cha chas and freestyle dances, Kristi and her partner Mark Ballas could be the ones to end the mens' streak — there hasn't been a female winner since Season 1's Kelly Monaco. But this Olympic gold medalist says she's too busy having fun to think about that.
TV Guide.com: You've been a favorite from the start, and it's been a while since a woman has won Dancing with the Stars. Are you feeling any extra pressure?
Kristi Yamaguchi: No, I'm not looking at it as extra pressure. I think there's been pressure throughout the competition. I'm really proud and thankful for the fans who have voted us all the way through. At this point, I just want to dance my heart out and do all I can and hopefully have a good time.
TV Guide.com: You'll be going up Cheryl and Edyta. One of them is the two-time champion and the other is a show veteran. What tricks are you and Mark planning to pull out for your freestyle?
Kristi: We've definitely got tricks up our sleeve. We've been working really hard and I think we've got some good surprises in store.
TV Guide.com: If you make it to the final two, who would you like to go up against?
Yamaguchi: Both Cristián and Jason bring something different, so I think both will be equally difficult competitors.
TV Guide.com: Is your partner Mark really as nice as he seems?
Yamaguchi: Mark is really patient, and he's an amazing teacher. He's obviously a very talented and innovative choreographer, and we work really, really well together. I'm used to being in the mode of the student, and I don't mind letting him take the lead. It's been a blast, so I think it works out well with this relationship.
TV Guide.com: You guys seem to have a really nice rapport. I hear that Mark and your husband (NHL star Bret Hedican) have started playing music together.
Yamaguchi: My husband is a self-taught musician and does it as a hobby. Mark is actually a real musician and has a band of his own. They have a lot in common, and they enjoy talking and playing music together.
TV Guide.com: How do you manage your time between training, family and your other commitments?
Yamaguchi: It's been tough. Dancing with the Stars has really consumed my life at this point. I wouldn't have been able to do it without the support of my husband, who has been here with me the whole time. It's rotated throughout the weeks with different people helping out. I definitely wouldn't be able to do this show without all the extra help.
TV Guide.com: Were you hesitant to come on the show?
Yamaguchi: They extended the invitation, and I met with them and got the lowdown on what to expect. I took a couple weeks to make the decision and work out the logistics. Part of me really wanted to do it because I love the show. The thought of learning how to dance intrigued me, but at the same time I was like, "Do I really want to be nervous every Monday and Tuesday night and put myself out there on live television?" It's a scary, scary thing.
TV Guide.com: What's the best advice Mark has given you?
Yamaguchi: The best thing he's done is just prepare me for every Monday. We work really hard — we spend six to eight hours in the studio a day. Were adding on hours now because this week we have three dances to get ready. It's really non-stop. He has been good at knowing how to push me and how far to push me.
TV Guide.com: What advice do you have for next year's dancers?
Yamaguchi: I wanted to do it because it always looked like everyone was having so much fun. Don't stress out. It's not the Olympics. It's not your career on the line. This is fun. If you're enjoying it, the audience is going to enjoy it.
TV Guide.com: What's been your favorite dance?
Yamaguchi: That's a tough one. I really loved all of them. I would say our tango this week was one I enjoyed doing, and our first jive was fun too.
TV Guide.com: Which dance has been the hardest for you?
Yamaguchi: Definitely the samba. I think we danced it well, but we got our toughest criticism on that dance. It just showed me how technically difficult it is to get the correct motions of the samba.
TV Guide.com: Is it weird to be ballroom dancing to music that you're used to hearing on the radio?
Yamaguchi: A little bit. I think it's a way to keep the show interesting and current because otherwise it would be boring ballroom music that no one knows. It's nice to modernize it and keep the audience entertained.
TV Guide.com: Will you keep on dancing?
Yamaguchi: I think so. Obviously not to this extent, but I think socially it would be fun to do.
Source: http://www.tvguide.com/news
marigold:
... an interesting article:
Julianne Hough rooting for Kristi to win
Julianne Hough knows a thing or two about how to win the mirror ball trophy, and she thinks Kristi Yamaguchi has put together a recipe for success when it comes to Dancing with the Stars' sixth-season title.
"I'm really rooting for Kristi Yamaguchi," Hough told Entertainment Tonight in an interview released Monday. "I think she's phenomenal and that she deserves to win. She just has the most consistency throughout the whole show."
Yamaguchi and her professional partner Mark Ballas are one of Dancing with the Stars' final three sixth-season couples going into tonight's final performance episode -- in which she'll be the only remaining female celebrity participant competing against NFL star Jason Taylor and his partner Edyta Sliwinska and telenovela star Cristian de la Fuente and his partner Cheryl Burke.
"Since no Houghs are on the season anymore, I think we'll put it on Kristi and Mark," Hough told Entertainment Tonight, as she was ousted from the competition with partner Adam Carolla during the fourth week, while her brother Derek and his partner Shannon Elizabeth were booted in Week 7.
Hough had won Dancing with the Stars' previous two installments -- capturing the fourth-season title with Apolo Anton Ohno and the fifth-season crown with Helio Castroneves. Now that she's no longer dancing on the show, she said she's enjoyed it as a spectator.
"I try to watch as much as I can. Being an outsider now -- watching as a fan -- it's kind of cool," she told Entertainment Tonight. "You get to get angry at [judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli]. It's kind of fun because you're not there anymore and you can get mad."
Hough has also been busy promoting her self-titled debut album, which will be released tomorrow.
"I'm so excited. I can't wait for everybody to hear it," she told Entertainment Tonight. "Everybody knows me as a dancer and doesn't really know that I've gone through so many experiences in my life, even though I'm 19. So with those experiences come great songs -- and passion and emotion through the songs. It's going to be a whole new side that people get to see of me."
While it's only been a few weeks since she stopped dancing, Hough has apparently already become smitten with her latest endeavor.
"Singing is my No. 1 passion," she told Entertainment Tonight. "I couldn't be happier that I'm here doing it."
Source: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/julianne-hough-rooting-for-kristi-yamaguchi-win-dancing-with-stars-7128.php
apskip:
It's all over but the voting. Kristi and Mark received two perfect scores for a total of 60. Cristian and Cheryl got a 26/26 for 52 total. Jason and Edyta got 24/27 for a total of 51. I call that a blowout. I expected a lot of differentiation between Kristi/Mark and the other 2 teams because the judges have to play it straight in the finals and cannot overscore Jason or Cristian when it would grossly distort the outcome. If Kristi and Mark do not win this, there is no justice.
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