Sean says...
Yes yes yes, Stefan and I have been overtaken by a show that is basically cheesy and silly reality television, Dancing with the Stars (with Stars said in breathy dramatic fashion). But the show reminds me at least about the variety shows of the 60s and 70s where dance and music were celebrated. Granted some of the dance and music is crappy and the celebs not that notable, but it certainly brings a smile to our faces. The judges, especially Bruno (watch the clip for an example) can be a little weird.
Here is an incredibly unexpected performance by Sabrina Bryan of Disney Channel's Cheetah Girl movies and her dance professional partner Mark Ballas that turned out incredible! It is so great to see people having fun and being good at what they can do! Hopefully she can keep up the dance throughout the season... and yes I just wrote that. EEK! Sadly you will probably hear about more of this show as the Fall progresses... Enjoy the clip!
Stefan says...
At this point in the proceedings, here is how I ranked last night's contestants:
#6: Josie Maran (dancing obviously does not come easily to her, but I give her full credit for putting herself out there)
#5: Marie Osmond (a little disapointing; her natural charm and show biz training carried her thru her stiffness)
#4: Jennie Garth (she is paired with the cutest prof. dancer, Derek; I predict he will be able to mentor her over the next few weeks, and she may be the dark horse)
#3: Jane Seymour (she has natural grace and class, without being pretentious; I would love to see her - a woman in her late 50s, and in fact, the oldest competitor they have ever had on the show - win)
#2: Melanie B. (a real surprise - she kicked some major butt last night; she is definitely one for whom to watch out)
and #1...
SABRINA BRYAN!!! (head-and-shoulders above all of the other competitors; amazing to watch! In fact, Sean and I rewound it and watched it four times, and never tired of seeing her in action. She truly appears to be enjoying every second of her performance...and she is adorable. I will be very surprised if she doesn't wind up in the top two at the end of the competition.
But, it is very, very early in the competition, so it is truly anyone's game!
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