Dancing With the Stars - Season 13 - J.R. Martinez Mirror Ball Trophy Winner!

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Nite all
Gonna go vote and finish  watching Castle

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OK Chaz needs to go.  It's time.

oh, dear.  poor Chaz.

You know, they're nicer to Chaz than to Nancy. 
Not that I mind ~ I really like him, too.

 

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Richard Simmons 

he used to be my inspiration...

alright..do not hate me...Chaz cannot dance and this has to stop...he has to go home.  But his endurance is improving greatly.

I know.  You are right.  I wouldn't be surprised if Nancy leaves tomorrow night, and Chaz stays another week.

What do y'all think?

What if......Cher has made her appearance, people can now stop waiting and speculating.... Chaz may go.   Even if there is a "gay vote" we still have Carson.   I just want it to be about the dancing and the ability.   And obvious potential.  Chaz does not have potential.  MOO

 

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I'm loving this already . . . .pink panther .

I liked it also.  Carrie Ann is an idiot.

 

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Ricki and Derek were great.

Yes they were..great score too.

Yeah Len had to mess it up.  Spoil sport that he is.

 

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Richard Simmons 

he used to be my inspiration...

alright..do not hate me...Chaz cannot dance and this has to stop...he has to go home.  But his endurance is improving greatly.

I know.  You are right.  I wouldn't be surprised if Nancy leaves tomorrow night, and Chaz stays another week.

What do y'all think?

Nancy stays for one more week, Chaz leaves tomorrow, is my opinion:)  I like Chaz, but can not vote for his shuffle:)

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Len is being especially mean tonight

 

 to much twisting, he must be ache

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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/10/11/ricki-lake-leads-pack-on-dancing-with-stars-while-carson-kressley-falls-behind/?google_editors_picks=true
Ricki Lake Leads Pack on 'Dancing With the Stars' While Carson Kressley Falls Behind
October 11, 2011


n this image released by ABC, Ricki Lake, left, and her partner Derek Hough, perform on the celebrity dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars." (AP)

Ricki Lake was ready to quit "Dancing With the Stars" in the days leading up to her latest first-place performance.

Lake said on Monday's episode that she was on the verge of a breakdown during rehearsals before she performed a tango that one judge called "brilliance in the ballroom." She earned two perfect 10s, scoring 29 points out of 30 and topping the judges' leaderboard for the third week in a row.
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This week's (Week 4) Contestant Dancing Scores:

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2011/10/dancing_with_the_stars_recap_r.html
'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Ricki Lake earns the first '10'
October 11, 2011


'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Nancy Grace performs with partner Tristan Macmanus

Former talk show host Ricki Lake, 43, once again smoked the competition on this week’s episode of ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ receiving the first perfect scores of the season.

Lake struggled to master the tango with partner Derek Hough in practice, but nailed it last night. The two danced to the ‘shower scene’ music from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho on a night when contestants crafted their routines around popular film theme music.

“You’re like the U.S. mail. You always deliver,” said judge Len Goodman. “You need a little more neck going on, but top of the leader board. I think so.”

Lake earned a nearly perfect score of 29 and fulfilled Goodman’s prediction. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba described Lake and Hough’s performance as “brilliance in the ballroom.”

Military veteran and actor J.R. Martinez received the second highest score of the night, earning a 26 for his foxtrot to the Pink Panther theme music with partner Karina Smirnoff. The judges expressed mixed feelings about the performance.

Goodman said it was “the best male dance of the night” for not invoking subtle, not “slapstick” humor, whereas Inaba said the performance “fell a little flat” because Martinez and Smirnoff “didn’t need all that humor” she said.
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Tune in tonight at 9 p.m.to find out who gets sent home and enjoy special performances by Julianne Hough and Susan Boyle.

The Contestant’s Scores:

• Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya – 20

• Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer – 21

• Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani – 21

• David Arquette and Kym Johnson – 23

• Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy – 24

• J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff – 26

• Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus – 21

• Ricki Lake and Derek Hough – 29

• Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke – 24

[San]

Thought everyone would like to see how other professionals judge the competition:

'Dancing with the Stars' Week 4: New York dance experts judge the contestants

BY Kathleen Perricone
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 11:15 AM

The judges of "Dancing With the Stars" -- Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman -- sometimes judge with their hearts and not their heads.

Other times, it may be because a certain contestant is needed to remain on the show in order to boost ratings (cough, cough Bristol Palin).

With the help of some of the best-skilled dance pros in the city, each week we judge this season's contestants solely on how they perform -- did they kill it on the dance floor or do they have two left feet?

Mariana Parma has a B.A. in dance from Rutger's University and was the 2008 USA Tango Champion. She specializes in Argentine Tango and Salsa and once coached Chita Rivera in tango for her role in the stage production of "Venecia."

Steps on Broadway's Pamela Pribisco teaches ballet and was previously the rehearsal director for the American Ballroom Theatre Company.

Ney Melo specializes in the Argentine Tango. He originally was a Wall Street investment banker until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 when he decided to pursue his love of dance full-time. Now a world-renowned tango star, Melo is the guest maestro at the upcoming Firenze Tango Festival and Zadar Tango Festival in Croatia.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/10/11/2011-10-11_dancing_with_the_stars_week_4_new_york_dance_experts_judge_the_contestants.html

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Thought everyone would like to see how other professionals judge the competition:

'Dancing with the Stars' Week 4: New York dance experts judge the contestants

BY Kathleen Perricone
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 11:15 AM

The judges of "Dancing With the Stars" -- Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman -- sometimes judge with their hearts and not their heads.

Other times, it may be because a certain contestant is needed to remain on the show in order to boost ratings (cough, cough Bristol Palin).

With the help of some of the best-skilled dance pros in the city, each week we judge this season's contestants solely on how they perform -- did they kill it on the dance floor or do they have two left feet?

Mariana Parma has a B.A. in dance from Rutger's University and was the 2008 USA Tango Champion. She specializes in Argentine Tango and Salsa and once coached Chita Rivera in tango for her role in the stage production of "Venecia."

Steps on Broadway's Pamela Pribisco teaches ballet and was previously the rehearsal director for the American Ballroom Theatre Company.

Ney Melo specializes in the Argentine Tango. He originally was a Wall Street investment banker until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 when he decided to pursue his love of dance full-time. Now a world-renowned tango star, Melo is the guest maestro at the upcoming Firenze Tango Festival and Zadar Tango Festival in Croatia.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/10/11/2011-10-11_dancing_with_the_stars_week_4_new_york_dance_experts_judge_the_contestants.html

Thank-you, San!

Is this why LG is Ga Ga, over "Dash"?  He almost looks like he is in love with Dash 
Do the Judges want to recruit the step-father, for next years ratings?  IMO
 

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I am waiting..comes on at 9 tonight for me..hope I can stay awake through the whole thing lol..kind of sleepy for some reason.

[Terri]

San,   thank you for that article.  That was very helpful for me.  I think their critique is more helpful than the judges.

[tcumom]

San !  thanks so much for posting that great article !  I love reading someone else's take on the dances.

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Oh my gosh ~ I am covered with goosebumps ~ forget the dancers ~ Susan Boyle is just soooo wonderful . . . and, it doesn't hurt that it's one of my all-time favorite songs.   sigh........

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I feel sooo happy for Susan Boyle ~ her voice takes my breath away.  She looks lovely and that's just an added extra as her voice is fabulous.

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My heavens ~ I've now made 4 posts in a row ~ help me someone!

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Oh my gosh ~ I am covered with goosebumps ~ forget the dancers ~ Susan Boyle is just soooo wonderful . . . and, it doesn't hurt that it's one of my all-time favorite songs.   sigh........

Isn't she wonderful? And one of my all time fav songs too...

[Terri]

Rikki and J. R. safe....we have two strong contenders.  I am willing to make odds they make it to the finals.

[tcumom]

Sooo ~  Rikki and J.R. are safe .  No surprises.

Did they say Rob is in jeopardy ?