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allinmycorner · 5 months

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And just like that, Season 32 of Dancing With the Stars comes to an end.

All the competitors returned for one final show, most participating in the opening number. There had been some concerns as Jamie Lynn had not been pictured in a photo of the returning stars and their pros posted before the finale but she confirmed that she had been sick so was waiting for medical clearance. She got it and briefly appeared in the opening number even though she didn't dance. And Barry treated us to one more shirtless dance as he and Peta danced in the audience at one point.

There was also a performance to celebrate Christmas featuring the pros along with Alfonso and Julianne. At one point, Witney Carson and Helio Castroneves joined their former partners (Alfonso and Julianne, respectively) while former winners Hannah Brown and Rashad Jennings joined in to dance with their former partners (Alan and Emma, respectively). Jason performed his song "I Feel Like Dancing" and even did a little dancing with Daniella, who then finished the dance with her husband Pasha. (The show tried to make a Big Deal about the fact that they are the first husband and wife duo in the finale but neither seemed to want to make it a Big Deal). Charli D'Amelio also performed a new routine with Mark Ballas, who was congratulated on his new baby! Charli also helped hand out the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy as well.

Before we got to that point, our finalists had two rounds of competition to go through first. The first round was the redemption dance where each couple was assigned a dance style to redo and hopefully get better scores after working with a judge. In the second round, the rulebook was thrown out the windows and the couples put it all on the line with their freestyle routines.

For one last time this season, let's take a look at how our stars did!

Alyson and Sasha: Alyson thought that Alfonso had made a mistake when he announced she made it to the finals. But she and Sasha celebrate being there and vow to work hard to the very end. Carrie Ann assigns them to dance the salsa again, which was the very first dance Alyson did for the competition. She gave Alyson some pointers and you can see how much Alyson improved from Week 1 to Week 11. I've said before that I could justify Alyson winning the trophy because she was the most improved and this proved it. For her freestyle, she combined Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez to do a nice mash-up of ballroom and Latin that showed off her talent and her personality. She also got in a reference to American Pie by saying: "This one time on Dancing with the Stars, I made it to the finals!" It was great to see her in the finale and she should be proud of her fifth place finish.

Charity and Artem: Carrie Ann also mentored Charity and assigned her to do the tango again. She also gave her some tips on how to connect emotionally with her dance. I don't really remember Charity's tango and usually I would rewatch the routines to comment on them but with it being the finale, I decided to just go with my memory. I do remember her freestyle. She decided to tap into her past as a cheerleader and even had help from the cast of Cheer. It was a pretty fun routine. I feel like we've had some cheerleading/sports inspired freestyles that were a little better than this one but for what it was, it was a great way to close out Charity's time on the show. Fourth place may seem disappointing to some driven like her but it's still nothing to sneeze at. She should be proud of everything she did on this show.

Ariana and Pasha: Ariana and Pasha get some coaching from Derek, who assigns her to dance the samba again. It's a fun and energetic routine, again highlighting how talented she is as a performer. Carrie Ann thought she was off the beat but Derek and Bruno thought she did it well. Ariana then had her freestyle, which I thought got off to a weak start and I didn't feel she did much dancing at first. Toward the end, she started to really shine but I was hoping for more. But I am happy that she made it to third place. She worked hard despite her injury and I wish her all the best when she makes her Broadway debut in Chicago!

Jason and Daniella: Bruno assigned Jason and Daniella to dance the foxtrot again, which they danced during Disney Week. He gave them some pointers and Jason definitely improved. This time he glided across the floor and he channeled some classic Hollywood feelings to help with the elegance of his dance. All the judges were impressed. For his freestyle, his was fast paced and was inspired by the Lindy-hop and jive. It was fun to watch and had a lot of content. Jason handled it masterfully and showed how to throw a celebration with your freestyle. I always suspected it would come down to him and someone else so I was not surprised to see him in the final two. While falling just short of the mirrorball trophy likely stung, second place is still a great honor. Way to go, Jason!

Xochitl and Val: Bruno also worked with Xochitl and Val, also giving them the foxtrot as well. And like Jason, Xochitl also channeled some classic Hollywood glamour for an elegant dance though she still also gave it a modern twist - much like her Viennese waltz. Unsurprisingly, she received perfect scores for her routine. She and Val then celebrated her culture by doing a Latin-inspired routine. Her freestyle absolutely was a reflection on herself and she shone throughout it all. Every finalist deserved the mirrorball trophy for their own reason and Xochitl deserved it for how hard she worked and how she kept topping herself week after week. Congratulations, Xochitl and Val on your win. You deserved it!

Thanks to everyone who has read my thoughts on this season of Dancing With the Stars! It certainly was a fun season that kept us guessing to the end. I look forward to Season 33 next year and hope you'll come back to find out my thoughts about that!

Have a happy holiday season if you celebrate and I hope you all have a happy New Year!

#dancing with the stars #abc #season 32 #alyson hannigan #sasha farber #charity lawson #artem chigvintsev #ariana madix #pasha pashkov #jason mraz #daniella karagach

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dwtsfun · 6 months

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Dancing with the Stars Season 32 Week 6: Halloween

We are kinda late with this, but it's okay. I just want to make note of a few things. As the whole season has been, Halloween night was fine. It wasn't amazing. It wasn't terrible. It was fine. The level of dancing for everyone this year (yes, everyone) leaves a lot to be desired. And I think the judges are not doing at least two couples any favors by being extremely lenient with them. Also, I have already said this a few times, but I found Niecy to be an amazing guest judge. She was kind when she needed to be. She gave tough love when it was needed. She was real with everyone. She came having done her homework. She looked for specific things regarding technique and she was on point with all of it. I'm going to split this up into the top scores, middle of the pack and bottom of the leaderboard.

Top Scores

I'm going to start this with saying that I don't think anyone deserved a 10 this week either. However, unlike last week, I can see why the 10s happened. Xochitl's dance was fine. I don't like contemporary, so that's already a point against it. And Val has NEVER impressed me with his contemporary choreo. Like Charity last week, this dance felt oddly disconnected from the actual music and I'm just not sure why. She still has balance issues though the judges still have yet to call it out. I got the 10 though because Niecy talked about powering through an injury and all that.

Ariana I think had the best created Argentine tango that I've seen on this show in YEARS. I think the music added to giving us the right mood and the choreography was classic ATango. Props to Pasha for that. It might have been my favorite piece of choreography of the season (not performance). Now Ariana did well, but her legs were nowhere near as strong, sharp or precise as I needed them to be. Again, no 10 from me, but I understand Bruno's 10 for the very classic Argentine tango that was mostly fine.

Jason was the closest to perfect for me, but he still felt slightly off. Not sure what was happening, but he just wasn't as grounded as he typically is.

Middle of the Pack

Okay, so this is the point in the season that I have to tug on Artem's edges a bit. WAKE UP, MAN! Your partner is amazing. Why do you have her tipping her way through a jive. He has the same problem that Tony had where most of his partners kinda just mark their Latin dances. This jive was low energy and boring. Niecy was right to tell Charity to just go for it and Derek was right to say that Lele and Charity can learn from each other. The problem with Charity though is while Lele can and is making progress on refining her dances, Charity is not making progress on the letting go aspect. And again, that falls at Artem's feet more than her.

Last week was a breakout dance for Lele. I think this week was the week that cemented her as a legit contender, score be damned. It wasn't perfect but it was a very good dance. It was actually better than the judges (namely CAI) made it out to be. Yes, we need just a tad bit more refinement, but Lele is basically there. Ariana, Charity and Xochitl are not that superior to her in terms of performance or technique anymore. Either those three need to not be scored as high as they are, or Lele needs to be scored higher.

I put Barry in the middle of the pack because even though he scored lower than Mauricio overall, in my opinion, he had a much better night in his individual dance. As a performer, I think Barry is the best of the season. No one embodies a character like he has. No one commits to the dance like he does. He lost some of the grace and refinement as a result of this, but it was still a really good dance.

Bottom of the Leaderboard

Mauricio is gone, but I fully expected it. He improved but he is not the dancer that folks were acting like he was and with his fanbase being questionable, his time was quickly running out. To me, it was his best dance and also a perfect dance for them to leave on.

Alyson had her best dance in my opinion. Her timing was much better, she wasn't as hoppy as she usually is in her dances and she looked much more confident. Her technique was much more sound as well. Niecy was right about the grace and refinement. She is lacking that. But it was a definite improvement and it was a dance that made me sit up and finally take notice of her.

Okay so Harry is not as bad as many folks want him to be. He's not great. He's really not good honestly. But he's not terrible. He is trying. He is getting better. And he actually has potential to be a decent dancer. His big issues are that he dances very small. Between the way he dances inward, his posture kinda caving in and him not fully using his lines, it's a problem. He also just doesn't bend his legs when he dances. It's weird. It's almost like he gets out there and forgets how to move from point A to point B. I'm not a professional, but I wanna just get in the studio with him and work on that. I think fixing that would make his dances look a lot better.

Thoughts on the Marathon

So I shared some of this throughout the week, but here is a more comprehensive look at my feelings. It was actually handled much better than last season. It felt like they were trying to give a specific person more points (like it usually does), but they didn't go out of their way to crown her the winner if she didn't deserve it. Ariana probably should've been 4th, but she got 2nd. Meh. Not too big of a difference. Xochitl probably should've been 3rd but won. Again, not terrible. I feel bad for Jason and Lele being shafted. Usually they get the top 2 right, but after that nonsense last season, I will gladly take the top 4 being right. Everyone else went out about when they should've. I've seen talk about Charity sneaking into the top 4, but she just would've been 4th anyway, so it doesn't make much difference to me that she was 5th.

A few things. That was the sloppiest and worst danced marathon I have ever seen on this show. The fact that they ran out of steam that badly when it was also the shortest marathon that they have ever had was disappointing. I also do not like how they get the couples off the floor anymore. In seasons past, the producers would come in, tap them and quickly leave. The couple would exit the floor on the sides or into the audience and go onto the raised part of the stage. I did not like the pros, dressed as grim reapers, going to tap the eliminated couples. They did too much, took too much attention off the dancing and got in the way. I just want that to never happen again. Cute idea. Not practical at all for the competing couples or the viewers. I also don't like how they stuff the couples in the audience. Put them on that stage to lessen the chances of them running into the other couples. If a couple just has to go up the stairs when they get eliminated as opposed to exiting to the side, let them do that so that don't run into people.

So those are my thoughts. Let me know you all's lingering thoughts and we'll be back on Tuesday.

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girl4music · 6 months

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So who the hell was going to tell me that my fucking TV crush is on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ this season?

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valentincurls · 2 years

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Dancing with the Stars’s Instagram post September 30th, 2022

Feeling the vibes before heading into the weekend! 👏 Share YOUR go-to dance moves in the comments!

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sytycdinternational · 1 year

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE USA SEASON 17 // Alexis Warr & Carter Williams / "Samba" — Gloria Estefan / Samba / Choreography by Sasha Farber & Emma Slater / Finale

#Alexis Warr #Carter Williams #Gloria Estefan #Sasha Farber #Latin Ballroom #US17T2 #Emma Slater #US17 #Samba #fierce #sizzling

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danceoftheday · 2 years

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Performed by: Alexis Warr and Carter Williams

Number: “Samba”

Choreographers: Sasha Farber and Emma Slater

Style: Samba

From: So You Think You Can Dance, Season 17 (2022)

#youtube #dance #alexis warr #carter williams #samba #gloria estefan #sasha farber #emma slater #choreography #latin ballroom #latin dance #dancesport #ballroom dancing #sytycd #so you think you can dance #dancers #dancing

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rewrotethestars · 5 months

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I JUST LOVE HER AND IM SO EXCITED OK

#alyson hannigan #taylor swift #sasha farber #dancing with the stars #abc #disney #celebs #VOTE FOR HER OMG SHE GOOD

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always-rolling-my-eyes · 5 months

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Get all 4 of them on Dancing With The Stars next season, and I am so serious

And partner two of them with Emma and Sasha and bring back Anna and Jonathan to partner with the other two, just for maximum chaos 😂

#dwts 32 #dancing with the stars #dwts #dancing with the stars 32 #dwts 33 #dancing with the stars 33 #amy robach #tj holmes #jonathan roberts #emma slater #sasha farber #anna trebunskaya #gma #good morning america

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thenerdsofcolor · 6 months

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Alyson Hannigan on Loving Her ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Journey

NOC Interview: Alyson Hannigan on Loving Her ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Journey @alydenisof @officialdwts #DWTS @ABCNetwork @DisneyPlus @hulu #DancingWithTheStars

Alyson Hannigan is part of the Dancing With The Stars celebrity cast for season 32! She is partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber. You can watch new episodes live on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET on ABC as well as Disney+, and stream on Hulu. Continue reading Untitled

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allinmycorner · 2 years

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It's Night One of our two-night week and we celebrate the return of Most Memorable Year! Our contestants chose a year that was special to them and danced to a song that reflected that year.

Throughout the night, Tyra teased a big twist at the end that would change the competition completely. During the voting for Week 4, I had trouble saving my votes. I figured my browser just hated me but when Tyra announced that, I wondered if maybe it was a glitch on their end and Sam Champion was about to re-enter the competition. We've had votes discounted and eliminations cancelled due to voting issues but we've never had someone brought back because of voting issues. But it seems my browser did just hate me after all and Sam is still eliminated.

While the ultimate twist was heartbreaking (and we'll get into that in a bit), it wasn't necessarily a big twist. It's something that happened before. But I guess they weren't lying when they said it would change the competition. Just not as dramatically as they kept hyping it to be.

Anyway, let's so who this was a memorable night for and who it might be one they want to forget.

Selma and Sasha: Selma had to withdraw from the competition at the recommendation of her doctors as she was doing too much damage to her body. She and Sasha were teary-eyed as they had this conversation but she asked him for one more dance, which he agreed to. It was clear they didn't tell the others and everyone was as teary-eyed as me at home, heartbroken that one of my favorites was leaving. I always feared this would be how she would have to go. But at least she was able to give us one last beautiful waltz to "What the World Needs Now" and earned a perfect score. It may have been symbolic but it was still highly deserved.

Charli and Mark: Charli chose this year as her most memorable year and talked about her battle with anxiety as well as how her fame made it worse. She and Mark danced a contemporary dance about her struggle with anxiety that was haunting and beautiful. Charli did admit that contemporary is one of her strong suits (unsurprising given her background in jazz) but it takes more than just technical skill to excel at the contemporary. It was unsurprising that she got tens for this routine, though I was a bit annoyed just because I had said no one would get a ten this week on the Fantasy DWTS game on Facebook. Looks like I'm losing that.

Wayne and Witney: Wayne's most memorable year was 2003 when his daughter Maile was born. He talked about how fatherhood changed him before dancing a foxtrot with birthday girl Witney to the song "Beautiful," which he sang for the movie Cinderella that came out recently (the one with Camila Cabello, I believe). Apparently his daughter thought the song was just for her. Wayne continues to progress and is starting to pull away a bit from the competition, though it still seems the main contenders are him, Gabby and Charli. But I believe he's continuing to step it up and will likely fight until the very end.

Gabby and Val: This is probably the most I've ever liked Gabby in a package. She chose 2020 as her most memorable year and talked about being an ICU nurse during the worst of the pandemic. She and Val performed a foxtrot to "If the World Should Ever Stop," which is fitting for 2020. They continue to be strong contenders but Wayne and Charli are starting to step up their game. Gabby is going to need to do the same.

Heidi and Artem: Heidi's most memorable year was 1997, when she moved to New York to pursue her modeling career. And it sounds like she had some success. Tyra was even surprised they didn't run into each other since she was in New York in 1997. But I'm pretty sure Tyra was already a supermodel and probably was running in a different circle. Anyway, Heidi and Artem performed a beautiful rumba to "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Lauryn Hill's version) as it was also the year she met her husband. She needs to work on her hips a bit but she's still a serious contender.

Daniel and Britt: Daniel's most memorable year was 2019, when he started to film CODA. His package was about his struggle to find work as an actor and about the movie's amazing journey to the Oscars. He performed a contemporary dance to "Both Sides Now," which is featured in the movie. The routine also featured his interpreter signing as he Daniel and Britt danced. They also incorporated some sign language as well for a beautiful dance. Contemporary is always so emotional and while Daniel's wasn't as heavy as Charli's, it was still beautiful in how light it was.

Joseph and Daniella: Joseph selected this year as his most memorable year as he said this was the year he decided to stop living in his father's shadown and follow his own path in his career. So he chose "My Way" and danced a rumba to it with Daniella. The rumba doesn't allow for many trips and so Jospeh just had to dance. And once again, he was pretty good at it! Daniella needs to trust herself as a teacher and choreographer because when she does, her partners shine.

Jordin and Brandon: Jordin chose 2017 for her most memorable year as it was when she met her husband. She explained how she was not open to meeting anyone after the end of her public relationship with Jason Derulo (name never mentioned) but she met her husband to help him with a career in the music industry. Sparks flew and now they are married with a beautiful son. Jordin and Brandon celebrated this moment with a fun salsa to "Let's Get Married." Jordin may not be the best technical dancer but she's a great performer and can make you ignore her mistakes. I'm still rooting for her.

Shangela and Gleb: Shangela talked about her most memorable year, 2013. She suffered an injury while dancing during a show and the doctors feared she would never dance again. But with her mother's support, Shangela was performing again within months. She said she listened to "Roar" while healing and so performed a fun foxtrot to the song, showing how much stronger she is since that injury. Her mother was in the audience too, adding to the emotion of the dance.

Trevor and Emma: Trevor bounced back from being in the bottom two last week by talking about another time he bounced back. He chose 2009 as his most memorable year, explaining how he had gotten fired from a major acting job because of stage fright but then getting cast on the reboot of 90210. He danced a jazz routine to "Viva la Vida" and proved that the judges made the right call in saving him. He's still more toward the bottom of the leaderboard but I think we'll get a few more weeks with him.

Vinny and Koko: Vinny handled the jazz routine pretty well. He danced to "Levels" to represent his most memorable year, 2009. Unsurprising, this was the year Jersey Shore debuted and changed his life. He talked about being able to buy his parents a house and how everything changed for him. And this routine was very appropriate. I still think he's coasting on a strong fanbase but he's pretty likeable so I don't really mind. For now.

Jessie and Alan: Jessie's most memorable year was when she became a mother in 2014. She chose her own song "Blue Jeans" to dance to because it's her daughter's favorite and they sometimes dance to it together during shows, so it's a pretty sweet tribute. Her tango was much better than some of her past dances and she even held her own despite suffering from severe motion sickness. They had the break to do I guess her "Blue Jeans" dance and while I understand why it was incorporated, it broke the motion of the tango. They probably should've incorporated it at the beginning or the end so the dance could've flowed better. But Jessie's improving. The question now is - is it enough?

With Selma withdrawing, no one was eliminated tonight. But that won't be the case next time when someone does get ejected from the prom.

See you then!

#dancing with the stars #season 31 #selma blair #sasha farber

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dwtsfun · 7 months

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Dancing with the Stars Season 32 Week 1: That Was Interesting

So because this is so late getting up and I wasn't exactly blown away by the vast majority of the couples, I'm going to do this review a little differently. I am going to separate the folks into 3 or 4 categories of my feelings. I'll decide by the time I finish typing this up. Now first of all, the show NEVER needs to be two and a half hours ever again. That was ridiculous. I'm not sure what the reason was as it was just 14 couples and we've been able to do it in 2 hours before. But that was too long on Tuesday. Julianne was nice as a host. Kinda boring. She'll grow into the role though. It takes everyone time to figure out how to host. I like that they renamed and redesigned the MBT in honor of Len. That was really touching, especially when I saw the little bowtie on the bottom of the trophy. Also, I want to remind you all that I will be allowing Jamie Lynn and Adrian (and Mauricio cuz I got a bone to pick with him) to just exist on this show and not get into their controversies unless it comes up on the show. Doesn't excuse it. Doesn't make it any better. But they're on the show. There's nothing we can truly do but just not vote or decide not to watch. I especially say this because they might be good and stick around for a while. So ignoring two people that might be major players doesn't make sense to me.

Okay, now let me address the elephant in the room. Matt and Koko's departure. It was bs. There was no reason for Matt to be tied for the lowest score of the night when it was a middle of the road performance. He should've gotten a 16. Also let's talk about the scoring. Alyson is a very nice lady and she's trying. That dance should've gotten a 10. Harry seems to be nice and I do like him. He should've gotten a 9. Neither Tyson nor Matt should've tied for the bottom of the leaderboard. Do I think Matt's elimination was orchestrated? I do. And I think it's because he would bring bad press to the show for deciding to move forward with the premiere while being a WGA show, as the strikes were still happening. You gotta remember folks, they didn't reach a deal until this past Sunday. They should not have been planning for this premiere for this week. Because Matt was the only one that stepped away briefly, he would obviously be asked about it in every single interview outside of the show for however long he was on the season. That is a BAD look for DWTS. So I think that the entire night (low scores, dance order, etc) was orchestrated (allegedly) to get him out of there and shut him up. Cuz outside of the exit interviews this week, who is gonna interview Matt Walsh? That would be the show's thought, not mine. Now, who is to say he won't end up on more shows to be interviewed beyond this week. I'm not sure if they fully thought that through, but we shall see. I didn't see what Matt said in his elimination speech (I will watch that piece pretty soon here), but I heard what he said and that makes me think that's truly what was happening. The man is smart. He's been in the industry for a long time. He knows how these things work. But if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. He has to know that people are very proud of him standing for what was right and not just going along to get along. I don't know much about him but I've gained a lot of respect for him as a result. I also, am not a fall for anything type of person. It comes with consequences, but hey, somebody has to say something. The show is trash for that though. And they oughta be ashamed of themselves. They won't be though, cuz I've learned that even though Conrad is probably the best person to have back as EP, he's still the lesser of the evils of all the EPs (in practice, not just name) we've had over the course of this show. The man is still slimy though. Don't think shit is sweet cuz you're not Andrew.

Potential Frontrunners (The Good)

So we have a group of celebs that I can see potentially being great. There's like 6 of them that have frontrunner and dark horse potential.

Charity was probably the best of the night and not just because her score said so. She moves across the floor with ease and is very confident. I also think Artem created a great routine. She is someone that I think will do well in any dance style.

Ariana was great. I think she's the only one that rivals Charity right now. My biggest issue with them was 1) the choreo was kinda weird in my opinion and 2) the Bravo audience is kinda fickle. If the Vanderpump Rules fans are more like RHOA and less like RHOBH and RHONJ, then I think Ariana can go far. She's def the best Bravolebrity that has been here. But with a pro with an untested fanbase and a dubious fanbase coming in, she might suffer a "shocking" (but not so shocking) elimination. Glad to see her thriving after kicking Sandoval to the curb.

Jason was shocking to me. I was not expecting him to be as competent of a dancer as he was. I was expecting Andy Grammer. You know, awkward, lacking musicality and struggling. But instead, we got a trip back to early DWTS when the boy banders used to get out there every season, and turn it out, week to week. I'm excited to see him with Daniella. I think we're gonna be in for a treat.

Lele wasn't a huge shock to me as she kinda has been giving me "look out for me" vibes in all her preseason stuff that I've seen. But I will say that like Jason and Barry, she has something that is unique to her and will work well in this competition. She is a super strong and dynamic performer. It's almost reminiscent of Sabrina Bryan. But it's so different from how Brandon moves. I think they complement each other really well, cuz it doesn't look like a struggle. It's like two sides of the same coin dancing together. I think she can really go far though. Just point those toes. Cuz what an eyesore those were. And make sure you reign some of that power in.

Barry was a complete joy and actually my biggest shock of the night. Most of the older men are not that good on this show. But, Barry was extremely light on his feet, fun and didn't just rely on charisma to take him far. The man can actually dance. He's got some technical things to work on, but I think he can go far and might have a shot at winning if his Latin is any good. Oh and Deena, this is why you put campaigners on the show.

Not Too Sure But You Were Fun to Watch (The Meh)

Xochitl was good. She's got a lot of potential. But she's got balance issues and needs to work on that. I'm not too sure about her fanbase coming in though and how she'll come off to the general audience. She's nice and great. But we had someone that was similar to her be an early elimination (Willow Shields as a young movie star in a blockbuster movie series). I see her being compared to Zendaya and Laurie and I just don't those are the most like her situation. Willow is much more similar.

Adrian was cool outside of his face. I think he has a lot of potential. He's gotta work on refining things and being lighter on his feet. Right now, he's stomping through the dances and that's not cute. Not sure how the audience will vote for him though.

Mira has got everything she needs to be amazing. Long limbs. She places them well for the most part. She stayed on time. There's a sense of rhythm there. She's got it all. Her biggest downfall is her pro lol. I'm sorry but it just is what it is. Gleb has had so many diamonds in the rough and didn't care because he had to work to turn them into the diamond that they could be.

Jamie Lynn was kinda where I thought she would be. She's definitely scared out of her mind and out of her element. But I think she's not giving herself enough credit. There is a lot there with her. Alan has to work on her nerves and on her just being able to accept herself as she is. This is going to be a different type of journey for her (think Kelly Osbourne, Kirstie Alley, Candace Cameron Bure and Bristol Palin) and I don't know if Alan has the chops to handle it with the care that it needs.

Mauricio was a lot better than I thought he would be. He was also a lot more fun that I was expecting. I'm not the biggest RHOBH fan, but of the seasons I have watched, he is not the liveliest person. So it was nice to see this side from him in this jive. The dance was competent. He has potential. I just don't see him going any further than week 4 (and that's being nice). Everything I said about Ariana's fanbase? That's doubly true for Mauricio. The one thing that would save him is Emma's fans.

Tyson was actually not that bad. I think Jenna needs to figure out a way to break the model habit that he falls into. He makes beautiful pictures with some of his poses. All the in-between is kinda ugly though. But there is potential. The moonwalk, his hips and that split at the end showed me that he can be good. It's just gonna take work. I'm not sure if Jenna is up to the task though. I think back to Karamo and how much she kinda stank that up. So hopefully she's learned from the mistakes of the past.

What Was That? (The Ugly)

Alyson, girl, I'm sorry but that was not good. And Sasha's choreo kinda sucked. I don't typically say choreo sucks, but that did. It was very juvenile and there was an arm move at the end that I wasn't sure if it was a mistake or if it was choreographed that way? I was confused. I hope that she does better next week with those first week jitters out her system. How much better, I'm not sure. But I just want her to understand rhythm.

Harry seems like a cool guy. I liked the little friendship he's got going with Tyson. It's cute to see them connect with their bad scores and then just have a good ol time. And it was nice seeing Rylee out on the big kid stage. That being said, he's bad. She did the best she could with him and he did the best he could. But it wasn't good. That being said, he's not a no hoper. When the shirt got undone, he loosened up a lot and the dance did get better. So whatever that feeling was, Rylee needs him to sustain it through the entire performance. And maybe, he might really play spoiler for quite a few folks (cuz the personality is definitely there).

So that's it. We're back y'all. Hopefully this season goes better than this first week went. Let me know what you all thought of the premiere and I will catch y'all next week (or in my inbox this week, answering questions and things).

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