Dancing with the Stars Premieres
Whoa! A bald Joey Lawrence. Bruising running back Emmitt Smith gliding on the dance floor. Why is Tucker Carlson on the show? Dancing with the Stars returned with 11 new couples ready to dance their way to a championship (okay, maybe 9 couples were ready). Here are my notes from the two-hour premiere.
Joey Lawrence. “Whoa!” as goes his famous line from his days on Blossom. What happened to his hair? The bald Lawrence had a great entry to his dance and was a solid performer.
Sara Evans. This country crooner needs to shake off the nerves and smile when she dances.
Tucker Carlson. TERRIBLE! This news reporter is the first off the show unless the public wants more cruel humor watching him flop around on the dance floor.
Monique Coleman. From High School Musical, this young’en will be around with her flowing dance style. She’s young so she doesn’t have that character appeal established yet.
Emmitt Smith. The surprise of the night in my opinion. I thought Jerry Rice from last season would be the better dancer, but light-footed Emmitt grooved with style in his opening act. He was one of the few dancers that smiled and looked like he was enjoying himself. Having reigning champ Cheryl Burke as his partner sure doesn’t hurt.
Willa Ford. A solid opening dance routine, but I doubt she has enough to be the dancing champion.
Mario Lopez. First off, this dude has adult ADD, completely spazzing out during the interviews. But on the dance floor, his moves were crisp and his hips were shaking. He still got that muscular bod (that he’ll be displaying on Nip/Tuck) and he performed some difficult dance moves. Quote of the night was Judge Bruno asking Mario if there were “extra batteries in your pants?”
Shanna Moakler. Her dance was okay and ended awkwardly. With personal issues distracting her, I don’t think this beauty queen will break out from the middle of the pack.
Harry Hamlin. Husband of Lisa Rinna, Harry didn’t show the flair his wife did during her run on Dancing with the Stars. Too stiff and mechanical. He was concentrating so hard on remembering his steps, and it showed. Poor Ashly DelGrosso. She was paired with Master P last season and while Harry’s better, he ain’t gonna go far.
Vivica A. Fox. I missed most of her performance except for a few seconds. I just thought she packed too much power and was not elegant enough for her ballroom dance.
Jerry Springer. Sorry Jerry, but you’re too old for this competition. You have the character and show spirit on the floor, but the moves are lacking.
I originally picked Joey Lawrence and Sara Evans to go far into the competition, but after tonight, I don’t see it happening. Mario and Emmitt are the ones to beat.
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