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"Dancing with Stars" Season 7
marigold:
An interesting article an interview with Rocco and Karina:
"I will find that musical bone somewhere"
Did you know it'd be your night to go?
Rocco: We had a good feeling. Our scores were the lowest and we knew we were out last week. It wasn't subtle. But you always hope somehow a miracle will happen. I told myself, "If we are out this week, it's still been a great time." And I feel good that Karina is off the hook because teaching me how to dance — what she went through — no human being should go through that.
Karina: Oh he was really good. You don't see everything behind the scenes, but there was only one moment in all the weeks where we needed a moment.
Rocco: Oh I remember that, and it was all your fault [laughs].
Karina: But when you spend 8 to 12 hours with someone, that says a lot.
Overall, was this a good experience for you both?
Karina: Honestly, it was a lot of fun. He's witty, charming, adorable and very intelligent, so we were laughing the first seven weeks nonstop.
Rocco: Maybe that was our problem — too much laughing and not enough dancing.
Did you feel Bruno's comment about not having a musical bone in your body was unfair?
Karina: I think he was just giving us the heads-up that we were going home. Bruno is not a mean guy, and while he speaks his mind, that is his job. Ours is to take those comments and use them in the studio.
Rocco: But for me, there is no reason to stop trying to learn because I will find that musical bone somewhere, someday — I know it!
What will you miss most about the show?
Rocco: This whole thing has been a gift — the opportunity to learn how to dance from one of the world's greatest dancers. Maybe she will take pity on me and visit me in New York someday. And having the opportunity to perform for fans. I underestimated how good that would feel. I didn't expect the outpouring of support on the blogs and the Facebook responses, so thank you to all f the fans very much, I really appreciate it. I can't honor it with dancing, but I can with cooking, and I will get back to cooking straightaway.
Karina: I think you should get back to it right now, as I am so hungry!
Rocco: But I'll keep dancing. I have to honor all the effort Karina made. I thought I was a dancer before and I have no idea how I'm going to do it on the disco floor now.
What are you going to take away from the experience?
Rocco: I learned that even though it may not have looked as good as I'd hoped on the dance floor, you can learn anything you put your mind to. Oh, and that you shouldn't underestimate the power of good friends, fans and having lots positive energy in your life. It's really powerful.
Link: http://www.intouchweekly.com/categories/tv_scoops/
marigold:
An interesting article:
Tuesday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See
Back to Trash Talking: Cloris Leachman staved off elimination for yet another week. But the 82-year-old Academy award-winning actress professed to never panicking about a possible ouster. “I wasn’t worried,” Leachman said with a relaxed cackle. “Maybe I’ll faint, but I wasn’t concerned. One part is your brain and the other is just your body, and as you might have seen from some of my dances, mine aren’t connected.” In fact, Leachman offered this warning to the producers: “They joked about me costing the show money (referring to the spoof Dancing campaign ads that ran during last night’s show), and I will cost this show money if they throw me off. I’ll come back and trash the set if they send me home.”
Devil in a Blue Ballroom Dress? Now that Rocco DiSpirito is off Dancing, he has to pay up. The chef admitted to selling his soul to the Ukrainian devil, namely his dance partner Karina Smirnoff. “There are a lot of things that she has to collect on now that we’re off the show,” DiSpirito later admitted. “I may have been under the influence when I made these promises, but what I remember is, I promised her a house in the South of France, two pairs of Christian Louboutin shoes and a bunch of other things, all of which I offered to her as a bribe to make the choreography easier for me.” DiSpirito reasons: “It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were negotiating easier steps and choreography, and I would be like, ‘How many pairs of shoes would it take for you to make this easier for me?’ But, to be fair to myself, I did later qualify the house in France as a rental.”
More from Inside the Ballroom:
• Tuesday’s performance by a troupe of shirtless Barcelona flamenco dancers had its share of Dancing fans. From her perch on the balcony, host Samantha Harris let out some appreciative yells, as she bobbed her head in time with the music. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba let out her fair share of appreciative catcalls, raising her arms in the air when the dancers ripped off their jackets.
• The stodgy, but ever game Len Goodman was able to chuckle at himself when a male fan stood up and professed to have a “man crush’ on the sharp-tongued British judge during a commercial break. Always a good sport, Goodman gave his gushing fan a wave and a thumbs-up sign before signing a DWTS T-shirt for the audience member.
• During Warren Sapp’s spoof campaign ad video, which made the claim that the self-professed “fat boy” was in fact, wearing a fat suit, Sapp doubled over with laughter.
Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/10/15/tuesdays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-10/
marigold:
Julianne Hough Blogs again:
Julianne Hough: "I'm Going To The Dogs"
Welcome to the glamorous life. It’s 6:30 in the morning and my mom is sitting on my bed. And I had to peel Lexi off my face.
I’m going to the dogs – literally. I have two now, though hopefully that’s temporary. There’s my little dog Lexi, and now I have another one named Toby. Shannon Elizabeth rescued Toby in New Orleans where she’s been filming a movie, she brought him home, and somehow he ended up with me.
You can see them in the picture I took last night before I went to bed They seem to like to sleep nuzzled up together. :) How cute are they? Toby’s kind of a mix – he’s gray and white, and he has a Chihuahua face but a Jack Russell body To me, they’re like Lady and the Tramp. I would keep him if I could. He's such a sweet dog, and he cuddles right up to you... :)
But I can't take care of two dogs :(
So I’m looking for a home for him. If anyone wants a cute 9-week-old dog…
To be honest, I was a little nervous Cody and I might be voted off last night. You never know. I thought Rocco had a strong following and might stick around, and I’ve always thought Cloris was going to make it pretty far, too. It’s one of those things that’s impossible to predict, and yeah, you do get nervous standing there.
As they said, we have four new dances next week: the Hustle, the Jitterbug, the Salsa and the West Coast Swing. Cody and I are going to be doing the Jitterbug. What’s funny about it is that the Jitterbjug is – and I don’t want to offend anyone – but it’s kind of an old person’s dance. You dance side by side. It’s not that exciting.
But I’m pretty much going to make up something special. They gave us the music right after the show and instead of doing the press line, I ran upstairs, listened to the music, then went to wardrobe and designed the costumes. You’ll see there’s an obvious, sort of predictable way I could’ve gone, but I chose to go another way.
You never know what people will think or how it will turn out. Some of you have asked if I have any favorite dances from over the DWTS seasons. I immediately think of the Samba with Apolo. I loved that. I also loved my Quick Step with Helio. I loved the first Fox Trot with Helio, too. Oh, one of my last dances with Apolo was the Quick Step, which I loved. Also the Paso with Adam on the unicycle; that’s going down in Dancing history.
And this season…I loved the Cha-Cha
People were talking about Len’s criticism of Brooke and my brother, that he thought their dance was too erotic. Hey, it’s supposed to be fun. They audience in the studio booed. Afterward, I told Brooke not to worry. I also reminded her when Apolo and I did our Cha-Cha, Len said it was too raunchy, yet we got two 9s and a 10.
Anyway, it’s going to be interesting to see what the pros come up with next week. I’m really curious.
Some of you have written in asking when my video is coming out. I don’t know. I’m going to check. Also, a few of you remembered that I’m performing “My Hallelujah Song” on next week’s result show. Thanks for your kind wishes – and yes, I’m excited about performing it. I’m a little nervous too. It’s live TV!
Now I’m going to rest up a little before going to rehearsals. I’m going to try to take it a little easier this week and make sure my voice is strong for next week.
I’ll also finish up the stories behind the songs on my album. And if you get my Christmas album, let me know what you think.
Julianne
Link: http://thebiz.fancast.com/2008/10/julianne_hough_im_going_to_the.html
marigold:
:popcorn: Misty May Treanor On Ellen Today
marigold:
Rocco DiSpirito & Karina Smirnoff on The View
They dance the samba and talk to his mother, who was in the audience.
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