Why a Guy Will Win Dancing with the Stars
Disclosure: I’m a guy, I didn’t get a chance to watch last night’s third episode of Season 3, and I’m not a dancer. I only got opinions.
Sadly, I don’t think a female celebrity will win this year’s Dancing with the Stars. A guy will claim this crown for the third time (okay, two and a half if you count Kelly Monaco). Why a guy? It just seems the guys have an easier path to victory cause of the hotness factor.
The hotness factor? Yep, are you hot or not? The beautiful people versus the ugly ones. Though not a beauty contest, Dancing with the Stars features sensuous dances, skimpy outfits, and sultry interactions between the dance partners. How can hotness NOT be a factor?
The women celebrity dancers have the unfair bias of looking good and not just dancing well. Guy celebrities can get away with looking not so good with fancy footsteps or personality (Jerry Springer comes to mind). The female celebrity dancers first have to become comfortable with the dances then in order to go far in the competition, they need to get comfortable with looking good in the outfits. First season psuedo-winner Kelly Monaco mastered the outfits even with her minor wardrobe malfunction, and Stacy Keibler had the hotness factor in Season 2. This season? I don’t know who has “it?” Monique, Sara, Willa, or Vivica?
It’s easier for the guys to look cool and dance smoothly and rely on his female partner of bringing the hotness. These professional dancers know the game. They know what looks good, they know how to look good. Have you seen some of the candid footage of the dancers practicing? Some of the female dancers look much better when it’s time to perform. Karina (Mario Lopez’s partner) looks a little scary during practice sessions but respectable while dancing. And how can the celebrity female dancers compete against that? Yes, yes, an unfair comparison but hard to discount.
With that said, Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke have a good chance of winning this year (I know the pair did poorly this week). Emmitt does have dancing skills, and Cheryl is the partner to have. She’s the reigning champ bringing it with the Drew Crew, her choreography is exciting, and she’s hot (or so says the survey).
What do you think?
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