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Welcome to The Dance Place Dancing With The Stars Forum. Here you can find dancer bios as well as pictures and commentary from each week of the Dancing With The Stars competition on ABC.

Season 10 Week 1 Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
Brook Burke joined the show this season as a somewhat mediocre co-host This batch of "stars" had just 3 weeks of preparation time for their 3/22/2010 debut, so it will be interesting to see how well they perform with so little preparation time.  Click here to read the entire article.

 

Season 10 Week 2 Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
A good job with timing and acting out the choreography which was rather complicated for week 2. Shannon used her legs and feet fairly well and did stylish arms and had a winning smile. She relaxed and got better as they went along. This was a much higher caliber performance than I expected from watching the practice scenes. 18? Click here to read the entire article.
 
Season 10 Week 3 review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
If you remember The Beverly Hillbillies show, you'll know what I mean by saying that Pamela Anderson looked like a modern day dressed-like-a-girl Ellie Mae Clampitt. Click here to read the entire article.

 

Season 10, Week 4, Dancing With The Stars Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
This week, which is a Double Score Showdown where each couple receives 1 score for performance and 1 score for technique, the couples dance either a Rumba or a Tango. In each dance, the judges have required the performance of 3 compulsory steps. Click here to read the entire article.

 

Season 10, Week 5, Dancing With The Stars Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
Each couple had to dance to music from a film and bring the theme from the movie into their routine. Some were better at this than others. Some relied on props too much, but all of them put a lot of effort into their performance.
I was not at all taken with Erin’s outfit this week – why make such a lovely woman look like a street-walker? Click here to read the entire article.
 
Season 10, Week 6, Dancing With The Stars Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
Argentine Tango or Samba as a week 6 dance, plus the Swing Marathon
Pamela Anderson as other than a blonde? Quite an interesting look. Looks like this will be “Guys in plunging necklines” night. Not sure why, but Samba seems to always brings that out in male dancers. Click here to read the entire article.
Season 10, Week 8, Dancing With The Stars Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
Chad Ochocinco & Cheryl Burke
Tango: Chad displayed an odd shoulder position and his head was too far forward. His body didn’t develop the lines. His butt was drooping down and his arm lines were not all that good. He seldom didn’t look at Cheryl. Click here to read the entire article.
Season 10, Week 9, Dancing With The Stars Review by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Fellow and Examiner and Championship Adjudicator Phillip Stephens
Next is my review of Dancing With The Stars, and here are some things to think about.
1. I like the show because it brings dancing into the limelight and makes it available to millions of people who would otherwise not know much about it.
2. I don't like the show because it is over the top in the "Hollywood" division. So much extra drama, so much emphasis on romance, so much near nudity and such biased judging.
3. Most of the time, I think the music stinks, but remind myself that they are trying to appeal to a very wide audience. The songs we dancers know are best for Cha-cha, Paso Doble, Tango, etc, aren't all that appealing to someone who grew up with rap, hip-hop, pop, C&W, etc, so they are just trying to put things in a context that will have more meaning to more people, and we dancers just have to suffer through it.
4. The show could really use a re-vamp in the judging department. They should be consistent, providing the same criticisms of the same faults to all contestants. If one person gets scolded for bad footwork and the next person gets praised for good footwork when making the same bad mistakes, it's confusing to the audience.
5. There should be no elimination during the first 3 weeks, giving everyone a chance to be seen in all styles of dance and get their legs and feet more seasoned to the craft. In week 4, eliminate 3 people if you must, but make sure it's the poorest dancers, not just the ones with the fewest fan votes.

OK, let's have that review! click here to read the review.


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