Sunhusky

I wonder if part of the reason for the supposed disconnect in Nastie was simply the result of her not being around the rest of the performers mucht of the time. It doesn't even sound like she was spending much time with Derek, then there was the switch from Henry to Sasha, so not sure she ever had a real bond with anyone. I've thought the entire season that she was missing out on all the fun and pranks that the rest were involved in, mixing and mingling and just hanging out. I look at some of the obvious friendships that formed between the stars, Noah and Robert, for instance, that probably wouldn't have happened had one or the other of them only there part time. Nastia was shortchanged, alas.

Not quite sure where this should go, but since most will recall Alfonso announcing his wife was pregnant on one of the DWTS shows last season, figured you might be interested to know they're the proud parents of a new son today, Anders. Both have announced it on Twitter.

To be honest, it really didn't bother me that Derek inserted himself into Nastia and Sasha's dance until I started reading comments from other viewers. I was too busy being perplexed that if Derek was able to be on stage even in this limited fashion, why wasn't he in NYC trying to save his Broadway career by maybe doing some appearances before and after the show he was being paid good money to do that was most likely losing some money now that people who'd bought tix just because of Derek were asking for refunds. Maybe his lack of effort on that front means he's lost that job and is no longer being paid by them, hence DwTS is top priority for him now? Otherwise, why not put his efforts toward salvaging as much as he can by doing something to soothe upset ticket buyers, even if only being available at the stage door to greet fans and pose for pix. Just kinda makes me wonder what's going on.

I'm reluctant to chime in here but this Robert-hate thread has gotten tedious and off-putting. I liked this site from the git-go because it was largely positive and even tho' everyone has their favoirites, there was no name calling or constant harping on one pro or celebrity. Everyone has a right to their own opinion but, gads, "slimeball"? Guess I'll be tuning out of Previously soon if this negativity continues.... and, ironically, this post is negative. Sigh.

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-week-4-56112.aspx

And she is trained in tap dance.

http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/all-access?cid=abc_ss1_dws_all_access

Was just on Twitter and it reminded me that if you have a Twitter account, you can go there and type #DWTSLiveTour into the search box and it'll pull up all sorts of comments and photos of the tour as it goes on and on.

I would tend to disagree with you Bronzedog. The best dancer doesn't always win. Alfonso wasn't trained at all in ballroom but what he had going for him, in my opinion, was the abiity to sell a dance to the audience. That's something that not even the best dancers always have, tho', yes, I'll credit this to his tim on stage learning to sell his tap dancing to a broadway audience. Corbin is the first name that pops into my mind. A phenomenal dancer who didn't win. We're all turned off by bad cancing after the novelty wears off, so the show has to give the public what it wants, some good dancing, personable contestants, and a journey. Your mileage may and probably will vary, of course, but that's how I see it.

Thanks for your responses to my question above. Always wondered how this worked. To keep this on topic, since I see I posted this in Maks' thread, I'll say I'm not all that surprised he wasn't nominated. I've never seen him claiming to be one of the show's best choreographers, so not an area I'd expect to see him nominated. He/they have even hired other choreographers for his/their own show "Sway," so pretty obvious that he's not hung up on this label. So, good for Derek, who is known as a choreographer as well as a dancer. Well deserved. Oops, just realized some may read this as a slam against Maks. Couldn't be further from the truth. I first came to DWTS as a Derek fan but adore Maks and his dancing. It's about the dance for me, not the pro.

Who selects the dances to be submitted for consideration?

It shows he respects Derek? Knows Derek is the one against which all the rest are and will be measured? Or, perhaps, that he was asked about Derek?

According to Twitter, it was just posted that Meryl was dropped tonight during a group portion of SOI. She did skate afterward, the poster noted but no further info other than it seems to have been during a girls' group routine, not by Charlie. Kristyn Burtt just tweeted about it, so should be more info to come from her. Apparently during some sorta lift during the girls' group portion.