# Dancing with the Stars, Spring 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952 "2010-03-02T02:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/21 "2010-03-03T13:37:22Z")
Well, I’m thinking _very_ heavy-duty bras, and lots of cheats like the female ice-skaters wear when they want something to look skimpy without any danger of slippage. Nevertheless, it’s going to be rather uncomfortable for Anderson. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/22 "2010-03-03T14:46:15Z")
> [@Oy](#): > > Do you think Buzz Aldrin just wants to learn to dance, or that he wants/needs the money? Or has he suddenly developed an interest in becoming comic relief? I can’t imagine he has any trouble getting speaking engagements and corporate gigs, so he probably he has a pretty nice income. My guess is that he’s probably just a fan of the show and thought it would be a hoot to go on. Anyway, want to guess how long it’ll be before somebody on the shows cracks a joke about him doing the moonwalk. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/23 "2010-03-03T14:53:54Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Anyway, want to guess how long it’ll be before somebody on the shows cracks a joke about him doing the moonwalk. Miliseconds. Who’s replacing Samantha Harris? Is it that Bachelorette? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/24 "2010-03-03T16:22:09Z")
I don’t care how he dances, it would be so awesome if Buzz Aldrin won. This season’s ringer is the Pussycat Doll, don’t they do a lot of dance routines? ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/25 "2010-03-03T16:30:24Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I don’t care how he dances, it would be so awesome if Buzz Aldrin won. > > This season’s ringer is the Pussycat Doll, don’t they do a lot of dance routines? Combined with the fact that the Pussycat Doll is paired with Derek Hough, this makes it a real possibility that they will win over Lysacek, who is the obvious favorite. I wouldn’t get my hopes up on Aldrin. He’s eighty years old. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/26 "2010-03-03T16:40:29Z")
> [@Oy](#): > > Combined with the fact that the Pussycat Doll is paired with Derek Hough, this makes it a real possibility that they will win over Lysacek, who is the obvious favorite. > > I wouldn’t get my hopes up on Aldrin. He’s eighty years old. I guess they figured they had to make it a little bit of a challenge for the Olympic athelete. I know Buzz is old, that’s why I think it would be awesome. A lot of popular people last longer than they should, so I think it would be funny if the popularity factor got an 80 year old the top spot. Then again, astronauts probably aren’t as awesome to people nowadays as they were when I was a kid. Still I hope he isn’t one of the first few to go. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/27 "2010-03-03T16:54:23Z")
Whoops, duplicate post. ---
**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 10, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/28 "2010-03-10T15:57:03Z")
The star factor is pretty weak this season. Evan Lysacek should have an edge with his figure skating experience. Coming off the Olympics he’s obviously in great shape. Erin Andrews was on the Florida Gators’ basketball dance team from 1997-2000. Is she this seasons ringer? I do wonder about her conditioning. Ten years away from dancing is a long, long time. It’s always fun to predict the early losers. Buzz Aldrin is nearly 80. I doubt he’ll make it very long. Kate Gosselin has no background in dance or theater. She’ll either be really good or horribly bad. Pam Anderson may get a black eye if she gets carried away. 🙂 I’m not familiar with most of the other stars. What’s your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/29 "2010-03-11T02:47:08Z")
**aceplace57** – we generally do just a single thread for the whole season, so I’ve merged your new thread into the existing thread. What may do Evan Lysacek in is that he is, apparently, planning to tour with Stars on Ice Weds.-Sat. while also competing on _DWTS_ (sorry, no cite – heard on _Entertainment Tonight_ or something like that). I guess Anna will be doing a lot of traveling this season, wonder how she feels about that? Anyway, I don’t see him being able to do both things at the same time, so predict he won’t make it more than halfway through the season. ---
**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 11, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/30 "2010-03-11T03:20:18Z")
Shannen Doherty said in interviews that she is doing DWTS for her dad. He’s recovering from a stroke. > **[Television Academy Nominates Temple University Student's Project for College...](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/television-academy-foundation-nominates-temple-university-student/44112/)** > > A Temple University student is among a group of college students nominated for a major national award from the Television Academy Foundation. I’ve not been a fan of Shannen, but I hope she does well on DWTS. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/31 "2010-03-11T19:35:14Z")
From the [Stars on Ice](http://www.starsonice.com/figure-skating/?content=tour_news&id=1829) website: > [@](#): > > Due to the rigorous training, practice and taping schedule of Dancing with the Stars, Evan must be in Los Angeles Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of each week, as long as he is still contending for the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. In order to be fully committed to his success in this competition, Evan will not perform in some dates and performances with Smucker’s Stars on Ice. > > For Evan’s complete skating schedule, please [click here](http://www.starsonice.com/figure-skating/?content=skater&id=1052&name=Evan%20Lysacek). The calendar shows him appearing three times a week for the months of April and May, usually Thursday-Friday-Saturday but occasionally Wednesday-Friday-Saturday. I agree that this may make it impossible for him to do well in DwtS. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/32 "2010-03-12T00:06:35Z")
He’s an Olympic gold medalist whom people like Scott Hamilton described as the hardest working skater in the business, and his sport is a lot like dancing. I’m guessing he’ll do just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/33 "2010-03-22T21:37:26Z")
I’m looking forward to the beginning tonight. Looking back to the past, the most memorable dance of last season, Derek and Joanna’s [futuristic Paso](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciuNl3MSDfo&feature=related), did it occur to anyone else that this dance would have made an equally good entry for an 80’s Paso? Music, costumes, dance style - all would have worked perfectly for the 80’s glam/Euro trash scene. In fact, pretty much all glam rock clothing reached either to the past (eighteenth century in particular) or the future for inspiration. Oh well, _I_ thought it was kind of interesting. But then, I don’t live a very exciting life… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/34 "2010-03-23T01:23:11Z")
Whoa, Buzz Aldrin was just very, very sad. Please, people, let him go home in peace. Now. ---
**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 23, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/35 "2010-03-23T01:40:25Z")
Buzz was very hard to watch. StG ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/36 "2010-03-23T02:03:03Z")
Ugh, why did the leave Pamela Anderson till last? I have come to expect one of the best performances of the night as the last dance, and this totally wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/37 "2010-03-23T02:11:58Z")
Actually, I was surprised at how good Anderson was. I expected her to be completely lame. Looks like a lack-luster season. The two expected very good pairs, Buzz Aldrin of course dreadful, but such a hero that he’ll hang around for a while, especially since he gets points for simply not dying on the air, and Kate fortunately very lame. The only other standout in a bad way was the soap star Aiden, and he has some potential, so I think he’ll stick around for a bit. Hopefully Gosselin will go home first, but usually there are four or five couples who are just dreadful, and this time there are only the two. That’s good, because there will only be the two pairs who are outright painful to watch, but there are no real standouts among the rest except Evan and Nicole, so the season looks to be kinda dull. ---
**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 23, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/38 "2010-03-23T02:17:33Z")
I couldn’t watch Kate Gosselin because she turns my stomach. She can’t go soon enough. Pamela did nothing for me. Derek was his usual great coach/choreographer. Tonight was a whole bunch of blah. Not a fan of Brooke Burke. StG ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/39 "2010-03-23T02:19:43Z")
I didn’t think she was bad, just not as good as the Pussycat or Evan (who needs to do a better job of fending off the guy with the spray tan wand). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952/40 "2010-03-23T02:22:41Z")
Brooke is no worse than Samantha Harris, who is a nincompoop who I’m glad to see the last of. I think Brooke has the potential to improve, and at least she knows something about ballroom dance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-spring-2010/530952.md?page=3)