# Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Spring 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431 "2013-02-26T13:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/41 "2013-03-01T19:08:23Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Val’s back, though, which is nice. > > ([Rumor has it he and Kelly really are an item](http://thestir.cafemom.com/entertainment/150837/kelly_monaco_val_chmerkovskiy_may) – and geez, look at the size of her man hands in the linked photo.) That hand does look extraordinarly large on her tiny body…I guess we’ll just have to gauge how romantic he gets with his new partner to see if the Kelly one is “the real deal” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/42 "2013-03-03T02:40:33Z")
Dwts pros in music video with Pitbull. [ET Exclusive](http://www.purederekhough.com/2013/03/02/derek-hough-and-the-dwts-season-16-pros-on-et-march-1-2013/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter) ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/43 "2013-03-04T20:26:23Z")
Back to a “fun” season - meaning a lot of the people won’t be “dancers” like the all star season. That’s fine. I hope they also pull back on the rules as well and no gymnastics until the freestyle. Dance moves and partner lifts are fine. Just keep the gym routine out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/44 "2013-03-12T02:39:21Z")
There has been a few odds makers out there this season, but this one from Wynn Las Vegas includes the bachelor guy who has yet to be announced. So they seem to be more knowledgable than the average Sports betting site about this show And, I like where they put Dorothy and Tristan 🙂 > **[Wynn: Las Vegas Picks Odds to Win DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 16](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv//article/Wynn-Las-Vegas-Picks-Odds-to-Win-DANCING-WITH-THE-STARS-Season-16-20130307)** > > Johnny Avello of Wynn Las Vegas calculates the odds to win DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 16 going into the premiere on 3/18/2013. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/45 "2013-03-12T18:23:30Z")
It’s official – the 12th contestant is “Bachelor” Sean Lowe, who’s partnering with Peta (yay!). [Link](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/03/12/sean-lowe-dwts-bachelor/1979813/). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/46 "2013-03-12T21:12:25Z")
Does anyone know what the standard length of a number is? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/47 "2013-03-13T06:13:57Z")
ABC released the early rehearsal videos for most of the celebrities. They are all at this youtube link. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4z9_BeVclsM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=UULOIoa2aEGcM-z1hJx4vy4w ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/48 "2013-03-13T09:20:02Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Does anyone know what the standard length of a number is? if all 12 are performing the same night the dance is only a minute long. as the season goes on the dances get longer, in a regular season probably a minute and a half ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/49 "2013-03-13T09:23:30Z")
I think Dorothy is doing really well. I read that some think she’s stiff. not in the least as far as I could tell she has a real ease of movement, and Tristan was introducing Latin and Ballroom in the clip, it wasn’t one movement being rehearsed over and over. I am really excited for this team ---
**Author:** ![FeAudrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/50 "2013-03-18T00:53:50Z")
Since Andy Dick is from the Chicago area, the _Tribune_ is paying attention to the local boy: > **[Andy Dick: 'DWTS' plays wildest wild card yet](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-0318-andy-dick-20130317-story.html)** > > Andy Dick prepares for his time on the ABC television show Dancing With the Stars. Sample: “He’s tap-danced around the law, so we know he has some fancy footwork.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/51 "2013-03-18T15:03:55Z")
Season premiere tonight! Any early guesses as to how the truly non-dancers (non-athletes) will do? I’m kind of hoping one or both of the comedians (Andy Dick, DL Hughely) will take it seriously and hang in for a while. Yes, I know a lot of people truly loathe Andy Dick as a human being, but now that he’s in recovery, as a fellow recovering addict I’m rooting for him. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/52 "2013-03-18T15:03:40Z")
Season premiere tonight! Any early guesses as to how the truly non-dancers (non-athletes) will do? I’m kind of hoping one or both of the comedians (Andy Dick, DL Hughely) will take it seriously and hang in for a while. Yes, I know a lot of people truly loathe Andy Dick as a human being, but now that he’s in recovery, as a fellow recovering addict I’m rooting for him. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/53 "2013-03-18T15:20:00Z")
She summed up a friend of mine perfectly. He’s an alcoholic like Andy. I used to get those 5 AM calls years ago and went to fetch him. > [@](#): > > Have someone tail him: “He is extremely social,” Halpern said. “If there is a cast party, he will meet someone who will take him to another party where he will meet someone else. Before you know it, you will get a call at five in the morning that he is on Catalina Island and has no way to get back in time for rehearsal.” > [@FeAudrey](#): > > Since Andy Dick is from the Chicago area, the _Tribune_ is paying attention to the local boy: > > [http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-0318-andy-dick-20130317,0,3596483,print.story](http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-0318-andy-dick-20130317,0,3596483,print.story) > > Sample: > > “He’s tap-danced around the law, so we know he has some fancy footwork.” ---
**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:** [March 18, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/54 "2013-03-18T15:49:29Z")
[GMA clip](http://gma.yahoo.com/video/gma-dwts-season-16-cast-080000258.html;_ylt=AsP27nflW2YUErTtqUM5_qeo6.d_;_ylu=X3oDMTNiNGFzYWtyBG1pdANIUCBGZWF0dXJlZCBWaWRlb3MgU3BlYXJtaW50BHBrZwM5NzJjZDcwNC05YTI0LTM0ZmMtYWQ2Zi1jNzQyNzFhYWY5ZDQEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQkNhcm91c2VsTWl4ZWRMUENB;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3) peaks at Sunday’s camera rehearsal. There’s brief glimpses of tonights first dances. Val and Zendaya did some tricky moves and look really good. Everyone in the clip did ok. No obvious train wrecks. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/55 "2013-03-18T23:45:09Z")
This show was just talked about on tonight’s edition of the Entertainment Tonight show and it was said that the odds for Wynonna are 12 to 1. If Kirstie Alley could stick around as long as she did, why not Wynonna? God bless you and her and Kirstie always!!! Holly ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/56 "2013-03-19T00:17:52Z")
Kelli Pickler was the first to dance just a little bit ago and to me, she did a wonderful job on her Cha-Cha-Cha. 🙂 🙂 🙂 God bless you always!!! Holly P.S. She got all sevens for her score. I thought that she should have gotten all eights. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/57 "2013-03-19T01:38:09Z")
I don’t know who many of these people are, (the Housewife, the Bachelor, the boxer, so far) and I’ve heard of DL Hughley, but I thought he was a very fat black man, sort of round. I must’ve been thinking of someone else. StG ---
**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:** [March 19, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/58 "2013-03-19T01:43:36Z")
It’s not even finished yet, but Hughley is my vote to not come back. The Disney Star was great, my early favorite to win it all. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/59 "2013-03-19T01:54:57Z")
I love them looks that Wynonna was giving the judges! She isn’t scared of anyone! 😃 😃 😃 God bless you and her always!!! Holly P.S. To me, she should have gotten all sevens. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/60 "2013-03-19T02:29:18Z")
Loved Dorothy and Tristan tonight, in fact all the Contemporary dances were the most entertaining. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431.md?page=4)