# Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253 "2012-02-28T14:05:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/142 "2012-04-10T04:54:10Z")
Sounds like good news. One report I read said she was loaded into the ambulance in her dance costume. They didn’t even take time to let her change. > [@](#): > > Melissa Gilbert ‏ @MelissaEGilbert > > @MaksimC you are my champion. I adore you. @GavinDeGraw bless your heart for carrying me down those stairs! > 4m Melissa Gilbert Melissa Gilbert ‏ @MelissaEGilbert > > I’m alright. Mild concussion and whiplash. Very soon I will be safely home resting and being taken care of. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/143 "2012-04-10T05:14:50Z")
What happened to Melissa? Did she injure herself during the dance? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/144 "2012-04-10T05:30:51Z")
One report I saw said she hit her head. I didn’t notice anything when I saw her dance. Tom mentioned at the close of the show that she was taken to the hospital during the live show. I know quarterbacks suffer nausea and problems with bright lights for days or even a week or two after a concussion. I hope Melissa’s next dance isn’t a waltz or anything that requires a lot of spinning. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/145 "2012-04-10T06:41:31Z")
Recap of Rock Week. Man, these pics prove there were some butt ugly costumes this week. > **[Not even that catsuit can help you now! Katherine Jenkins wears racy DWTS...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2127553/Dancing-With-The-Stars-2012-Katherine-Jenkins-wears-racy-DWTS-outfit-Donald-Driver-takes-spot.html)** > > Donald Driver is shaping up to be quite the dark horse in the competition and this week gave favourite Katherine Jenkins a run for her money by taking the top spot. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/146 "2012-04-10T08:27:54Z")
Sherri - didn’t look intense, she looked kind of bored for most of her dance. Her facial expression wasn’t what she thought it was. Katherine - Mark is less Mark this year, thank goodness, because he has a good partner. Jaleel - It didn’t work for me, but I liked his spin Melissa - her shoulders kept creeping up and it didn’t have the intensity that it needed. Donald - wow. That was his dance. Gladys - I know they don’t pick their song, but can they pick what part of the song? Because the opening (“Mama, just killed a man…”) I think would have suited a tango for her better than the part of the song they danced to. It looked too busy and fussy and like she couldn’t keep up. William - that was just a disaster Roshon - their song didn’t even look like it belonged with the rest of the songs on the show. If they wanted them to do a waltz, couldn’t it have been some other song? Or couldn’t they have not waltzed this week and picked a song that fit the theme? Maria - Bone fractures? That’s not going to work. But I did like the dance. Gavin - I liked this one. Of course, it could be due to my really loving the song “Paint It Black” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/147 "2012-04-10T14:09:34Z")
Man, Gladys got screwed. I was so freaked out by that Muzak version of “Satisfaction” that I can’t remember who danced to it … anyone? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/148 "2012-04-10T14:33:47Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I was so freaked out by that Muzak version of “Satisfaction” that I can’t remember who danced to it … anyone? Er, Jaleel? I recall he professed to know nothing about Mick Jagger. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/149 "2012-04-10T14:48:12Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Er, Jaleel? I recall he professed to know nothing about Mick Jagger. That was weird, right? I mean, the guy is 35 years old and he’s been in show business since he was a tot. I think he might be exaggerating. (Whoa, I just went to look up his age on Wikipedia and it says his first television role was as Flip Wilson and \*\*\*Gladys Knight’\*\*\*s son on the CBS series “Charlie and Company”!) Also, did anyone else not quite notice Maks’ fall at first? He fell so “gracefully” that I thought he sat down on purpose. I thought it was part of the routine. I knew at the end that something had gone wrong but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. It wasn’t until Len said that he fell that I went back and watched it. My husband said the same thing “He fell? When?” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/150 "2012-04-10T14:48:33Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Er, Jaleel? I recall he professed to know nothing about Mick Jagger. Yup, that was it. George Jefferson, yikes. The whole segment was so horrifying I’d blanked it out. Yanno, Week 1 I was thinking I might end up rooting for Jaleel this season, but it turns out that was a fluke – between being mean to Kym (at a bare minimum, I think it was clear he was at least unpleasant, if not outright abusive) and dissin’ on Mick – nope, sorry. Gotta pick a new fave. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/151 "2012-04-10T17:11:46Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Yup, that was it. George Jefferson, yikes. The whole segment was so horrifying I’d blanked it out. > > Yanno, Week 1 I was thinking I might end up rooting for Jaleel this season, but it turns out that was a fluke – between being mean to Kym (at a bare minimum, I think it was clear he was at least unpleasant, if not outright abusive) and dissin’ on Mick – nope, sorry. Gotta pick a new fave. Everything about Jaleel seems fake to me. I didn’t buy his “tearing up” on week 3 either. Even without the blow-up rumors, he comes off as a real a-hole ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/152 "2012-04-10T17:25:16Z")
Here’s the thing about Jaleel: I think the fact that he had a foxtrot his first week worked outrageously in his favor, because somehow he manages to make every dance he does look like a foxtrot. Somehow this week he managed to do a tango, get all the steps right (and pretty well executed) and it _still_ looked like a foxtrot! The man does a mean foxtrot, and I love to watch him do it. Foxtrot is my favorite dance, so I enjoy watching Jaleel dance every week. But when at some point he makes a Paso look like a foxtrot, the judges’ scores are not going to be pretty. As so often happens, the music was incredibly unsuitable for almost every dance with the exception of Roshon’s waltz. Gladys was the greatest victim, and, as seems generally to be the case, Derek managed to put together something that looked good anyway. I’d be tempted to say that even Derek couldn’t have choreographed to that section of Bohemian Rhapsody, except I remember the Psycho Tango from last season. But then, Ricky was a much better dancer than Gladys is. **aceplace57** , I’m surprised that you feel that Roshon didn’t connect with his partner this week. I thought that this week was the first week in which he _did_ connect with his partner. I thought his waltz was really lovely, balletic really. God, when they opened with Kiss, all I could think about was Spinal Tap, and apparently I wasn’t the only one. First thing out of Bergeron’s mouth was “and they go all the way up to 11!” and of course the Stonehenge descending was wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/153 "2012-04-10T17:36:09Z")
Louis Van Amstel’s Week 4 blog. Interesting point that Carrie Ann is ignoring lifts this season. It confirms my post from last night that the judges are over scoring. > **[Louis Van Amstel's 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 14 Dish: Week 4 Recap](https://www.yahoo.com/gma/blogs/abc-blogs/louis-van-amstels-dancing-stars-season-14-dish-125215875--abc-news-tv.html)** > > “Dancing With the Stars” pro Louis van Amstel blogs on season 14 of “DWTS.” The three-time world dance champion and creator of LaBlast fitness-based dance DVD workouts starred on seven seasons of the hit ABC show and weighs in on the dances, the... > [@](#): > > Thank God that was a top shot because I think both feet were off the ground AGAIN! Where is Carrie Ann, the “lift police”? > [@](#): > > Jaleel does a great job with his frame, steps and musicality. Oops, they just did a lift, the same lift as Donald and Peta did in Week 2. It could have had a little stronger energy for Tango for the Rock week. This was very clean but it could have been rougher, the opposite of how the judges felt Katherine should have been cleaner. I agree with Len. Funny, Bruno, you want more aggression but you talk about “stalker walks,” which are sustained and slow? What do you want Bruno? I guess Carrie Ann isn’t the “lift police” anymore. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/154 "2012-04-10T17:41:49Z")
That Lift Police shtick was annoying. But the overscoring has replaced it. Bruno and his “sexsexsexysex!” is getting little bit annoying as well. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/155 "2012-04-10T19:04:42Z")
This doesn’t sound good. I hope its not Katherine or Gladys. > [@](#): > > Tom Bergeron ‏ @Tom\_Bergeron > > WTF? Online voting has shifted all night. This one will make your jaws drop. DWTS Results @ 9/8 C on ABC. #DWTS ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/156 "2012-04-11T02:02:25Z")
At the sign off, the band was playing “Another One Bites the Dust” perfect ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/157 "2012-04-11T02:27:02Z")
Ok, don’t know about anyone else but that wasn’t totally shocking (the week’s elimination). Not the person I’d choose, but certainly not in the top rank. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/158 "2012-04-11T02:55:43Z")
They did give some of the leaders a good scare. But the elimination wasn’t that surprising. It’s a shame they always seem to eliminate the people that honestly love dancing the most first. She’s one of the very few that will probably continue lessons after the show. I hope they film the dwts Vegas shows and make a “best of” tv special. The majority of us fans don’t have the money to piss away on plane tickets to Vegas and hotel rooms. I’d love to see the show, but it will have to be on tv. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/159 "2012-04-11T03:14:01Z")
I’m amused that Bergeron is allowed to say “WTF” in his DWTS tweets! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/160 "2012-04-11T03:15:46Z")
This seasons Spotlight dances may be the very best we’ll ever see on dwts. I posted Anna and Jonathan’s dance last week. That tango Karina did tonight with Jose Carreno was every bit as good. Just stunning perfection. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253/161 "2012-04-11T03:35:55Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > I’m amused that Bergeron is allowed to say “WTF” in his DWTS tweets! It’s his account, not the show’s. Agree, it wasn’t a huge shock that she went – more shocking who wasn’t in the bottom two (Gladys, I’m looking at you – and Maks and Melissa, who also did badly, but who probably got the injury sympathy vote). William also had an extremely shitty dance last night, but he’s got such a fanbase I wasn’t surprised he made it through. Glad they explained why Maks wasn’t the one to carry Melissa downstairs. Loved Karina and Jose’s tango – that was phenomenal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2012/614253.md?page=9)