# 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:** 7
**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 9, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/121 "2013-04-09T21:43:12Z")
The Boxer was terrible! What was he doing? Not dancing. Dick was okay, but not tearjerkingly so. DL really has some issues. Maybe he should do therapy instead of a dance show. The Lisa fainting act was so fake looking, we laughed at it. ---
**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 9, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/122 "2013-04-09T23:34:26Z")
I’m looking forward to Derek’s special dance tonight with a lady thats legally blind. Pretty inspiring story. Derek tweeted this photo. [http://instagram.com/p/X45CMqNon0/#](http://instagram.com/p/X45CMqNon0/#) > [@](#): > > Derek Hough ‏@derekhough 4 Apr > > Working on an incredible project for next weeks result show .I’m blown away with what the human spirit can over come if the Passion is there ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/123 "2013-04-09T23:47:38Z")
Zendaya is an amazingly talented girl, but her attitude is bothering me a tad. Is it arrogance? I’m not sure. Just…something. I adore Kellie and Derek so they can’t do too much wrong by me. Jacoby is a great dancer too, but I do wish he’d take things more seriously. I’m hoping Vanderpump is gone soon. Her and her dog. ---
**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, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/124 "2013-04-10T02:01:24Z")
Dang that’s freakin cold blooded. [SPOILER]Gleb said Lisa was in the trailer vomiting just prior to her dance. The voters didn’t have to backhand someone that’s sick and still came out. That’s just wrong. It’s not like someone else didn’t suck. Victor was every bit as bad.[/SPOILER] ---
**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, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/125 "2013-04-10T02:23:38Z")
The spotlight dance with the visually impaired lady was so good. It reminded me why I still like Derek. He seemed so moved after the dance. It was hard for him to even speak. He’s really a nice guy that cares. ---
**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, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/126 "2013-04-10T03:15:23Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Dick was okay, but not tearjerkingly so. > > . Her father just died… Makes sense now. I thought the boxer would go home. He was TERRIBLE. Lisa was merely bad. We loved the special dance. She was good. Not just in a “Wow, she’s blind and dancing” way, but genuinely good. The Spanish duet was great. ---
**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, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/127 "2013-04-10T03:28:06Z")
Who’s father? Andy Dick’s partner? Victor’s partner? I didn’t hear anything about a death. > [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Her father just died… Makes sense now. > I thought the boxer would go home. He was TERRIBLE. Lisa was merely bad. > We loved the special dance. She was good. Not just in a “Wow, she’s blind and dancing” way, but genuinely good. > > The Spanish duet was great. ---
**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, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/128 "2013-04-10T03:34:23Z")
Inaba’s Dad died a week before the first show of this season, according to Tom Bergeron this evening. ---
**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, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/129 "2013-04-10T03:51:24Z")
Thanks. I must have stepped away from the set when Tom said that. Carrie Ann has always been a crier. But this week she really lost it. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/130 "2013-04-10T15:46:21Z")
Going to be an interesting week with pro couples dancing with celebrities in a “team” of 4. ---
**Author:** ![Wisp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@Wisp00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisp00)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/131 "2013-04-10T22:52:46Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Dang that’s freakin cold blooded. I didn’t vote for Lisa, and I felt it was the merciful thing to do. Look, she was so exhausted she was fainting. She was skipping whole nights of sleep. On top of that, she was getting the flu. Even her doctor told her to stop. Even at her best, she only had a couple more weeks in it, **tops**. She’s already been in the bottom two. Why make her suffer through another week? Between her exhaustion and illness, it’s doubtful she would have been able to pull off a decent dance next week, either. I was unimpressed with Victors dance this week, too, but I really liked last week’s. I would rather give him another chance. (actually, I would have rather DL had gone, but voters seem determined to keep him in :dubious:) ---
**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, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/132 "2013-04-11T05:40:08Z")
Louis is reuniting with Julie Fryer for Dance Legends the 13th of april in New York. Julie is a 3 times World Latin champion. Louis flew over to Holland to rehearse a few weeks ago. Louis has said that he’s retiring from active dance. Not dwts of course, but he probably won’t be doing professional performances like Dance Legends again. Wonderful video of Julie and Louis, two old friends and dance champions reuniting one more time. Julie was Louis’ first partner and they won championships long before he danced with Karina. I would love to see their Dance Legends performance. I’m hoping it will be posted. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4kSfpN7D_Jo/maxresdefault.jpg "Julie Fryer and Louis van Amstel rehearsing for Dance Legends") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSfpN7D_Jo) [http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with-the-stars/articles/dancing-with-the-stars-pro-louis-van-amstel-on-his-retirement-and-season-16s-frontrunners-exclusive](http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with-the-stars/articles/dancing-with-the-stars-pro-louis-van-amstel-on-his-retirement-and-season-16s-frontrunners-exclusive) > [@](#): > > Dance Legends is one of the two top events in the dance world, worldwide. The top three of the World Championship are all performing in the same venue, which is very unique, because normally they would avoid each other until they get to the World Championships. > > My partner, Julie Fryer, and I, who have been three time World Champions, are actually retiring from the dance world. So we’re getting together for the very last time. We’ve been working really hard for that moment. [The show’s] at the beautiful Hammerstien former opera house in New York City. It’s a huge event, and it’s also very special for us to say goodbye. It’s going to be quite sentimental, because it’s our last time. ---
**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, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/133 "2013-04-11T06:16:44Z")
I found this [early performance with Louis and Julie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=255qwKbcfWo). They were incredible together. [This Rumba they performed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWR-RFA1D0) in 2004 is beautifully done. DWTS is ok for what it is, but sometimes it’s easy to forget what professional dance is supposed to look like. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/134 "2013-04-11T13:44:22Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > [This Rumba they performed](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWR-RFA1D0) in 2004 is beautifully done. Sorry, can’t get past Louis’s '70s hair. ---
**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, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/135 "2013-04-11T13:50:14Z")
WOW! That’s like Beauty and the Beast hair. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/136 "2013-04-11T14:35:59Z")
I was thinking disco-era Bee Gees, esp. the tall one. ---
**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, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/137 "2013-04-11T15:05:02Z")
Louis had that long hair during the first couple seasons of dwts. But it was in a ponytail. I’m ok with Lisa V’s elimination. Someone mention she had a half million twitter followers. She didn’t make any requests this week for them to vote. I guess she had enough dancing. 😉 Getting sick in the middle of rehearsals would take the fun out of it for anyone. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/138 "2013-04-12T02:29:00Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Louis had that long hair during the first couple seasons of dwts. But it was in a ponytail. I know - I remember on TWoP they were calling him the “penis ponytail guy,” which I can now never get out of my head. ETA: [Here it is](http://vimeo.com/58752264). ---
**Author:** ![Wisp00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@Wisp00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisp00)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/139 "2013-04-12T05:35:09Z")
> [@ENugent](#): > > I know - I remember on TWoP they were calling him the “penis ponytail guy,” which I can now never get out of my head. > > ETA: [Here it is](http://vimeo.com/58752264). lol, not a good look 🙂 I didn’t watch season 1. He was portrayed as a lot cockier back then, huh? ---
**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 12, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431/140 "2013-04-12T12:21:38Z")
> [@Wisp00](#): > > lol, not a good look 🙂 > > I didn’t watch season 1. He was portrayed as a lot **cock** ier back then, huh? ISWYD 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-spring-2013/651431.md?page=8)