Next Week is the Quarter Finals on DWTS – S22 (Wk08)

The Season’s QUARTER FINALS

Are Next on DWTS!!

DWTS Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions -
Derek Hough & Bindi Irwin
Season 21, Week 08

Alright, dwtslovers, get ready for Part 01 of some Season-wrapping fun as our 6 remaining, DWTS  Couples battle it out for Monday’s Week 08's Quarterfinals, hoping to advance on to Week 09’s Semifinals, and a shot at the show's gleaming Mirror Ball Trophy!

Heating up what is an already stiff Competition on this exciting occasion for the second half of the evening’s Dancing Festivities will be Dancing With The Stars introduction of its Judges Team Up Challenge; in which, each one of the Ballroom's Panel Judges will select 2 DWTS Couples to Dance together in a “Team Up”, Quartet Performance.

In addition, each Judge will receive FULL Creative License with their respective Couples and Numbers, including Creative Concept and Choreography.

Within each Routine, the Judges’ 2 selected Celebrities will also be required to Team Up for a short time during the Dance and Perform together, without the aide of their respective Pros!

(<Gulp>  YIKES!!)

Following each “Team Up” Performance, the show's remaining 2 Panel Judges will score the 3^rd, absent Judge's Routine, AS WILL AMERICA at large, when the show will allow its Viewers to “Sit In” temporarily as Guest Judge alongside the remaining 2 Judges and Score the Dance via Votes.

It's a whole new level of thrilling difficulty for our Season 22 Celebs; and, its coming to us LIVE for Week 08!
 

Here Are the Dances Assigned to Each Couple, As Revealed So Far:

     Antonio & Sharna -The Viennese Waltz

Wanya & Lindsay - The Jive             

        Nyle & Peta - The Paso Doble

           Paige & Mark - The Viennese Waltz

              Ginger & Val - The Argentine Tango

Jodie & Keo - The Jive     

 

And Here Are the DWTS Judges, Their Teams of Choice, And Their Dances, As Revealed So Far:

Team Len:

Ginger & Val / Wanya & Lindsay

- The Samba

 

Team Bruno:

Nyle & Peta / Jodie & Keo

- The Argentine Tango

 
Team Carrie Ann:

Paige & Mark / Antonio & Sharna

- The Paso Doble

DWTS GALLERY - The Judges - S22 Wk01

DWTS - SEASON 22, Week 1
GALLERY:  The Judges

He's baaaaack!!
DWTS' Judging regulars, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli,
were gratifyingly joined once more behind the judges' desk
by (the one and only) beloved Head Judge, Len Goodman,
after one Season's (DISASTROUS!) hiatus from the show!
... Mirror Ball Hopefuls, beware! - Season 22, Week 01

"This is incredible!" Panel Judge, Carrie Ann Inaba,
had voiced during Monday night's
sensational Premiere, when describing the immaculate
Competition already shaping up for DWTS'
newest Season, "...You guys have
ALL gone way past my expectations!" - S22, Wk01 

DWTS' Panel Judge, Bruno Tonioli,
critiques a Premiere Performance
with all the usual theatrics. - Season 22, Week 01

"Strictly Come Dancing" or swiftly be reproved,
as DWTS' returning Head Judge, Len Goodman,
made certain on Monday that his trip back across
the Pond was not wasted, being careful to sternly
express each and every Dancing Disap-POINT-ment!
- Season 22, Week 01

DWTS GALLERY - Balcony, Band, & Cast - S21 Wk05

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 05

GALLERY: Balcony, Band,

& Cast

Pro, Allison Holker, cheers on her Season 21,
Celebrity partner, Andy, following the latter's
INCREDIBLE Argentine Tango
with his Switch Up partner, Sharna Burgess!

A Big Hand from the Balcony goes
out from Allison to Andy!

Currently the reigning Mirror Champion Pro,
Valentin Chmerkovskiy playfully "Boo"s
his older brother and fellow, former Champion,
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, when the latter steps
in as the Night's guest Judge and critiques
Val's Celebrity partner, Tamar Braxton, following
hers and Louis Van Amstel's
Seriously Sub-par Samba!
- Season 21, Week 05, Switch Up Night

An always caring Val gives Tamar Braxton
a Big Hand from the Balcony following Tamar's
poorly executed Samba and subsequent
low scoring from the Judges' Panel. 

An elated Derek Hough proudly cheers
for his high-scoring partner, Bindi Irwin,
following the Teen's and Val Chmerkovskiy's
exciting Cha-Cha!
- Season 21, Week 01, Switch Up Week

A pleasantly surprised Lindsay Arnold
beams at the obvious sparks that flew betwixt
Alek Skarlatos and his Switch Up Partner Pro,
Emma Slater, during the Duo's Romantic Rumba performance!
- Season 21, Week 05

Mirror Ball Champion Pro, Mark Ballas, gives
Two Thumbs (way ,WAY) up to partner, Alexa PenaVega's,
and Derek Hough's Record Breaking Tango!
With an incredible scoring of all 10's from the Judges Panel,
Alexa and Derek OFFICIALLY became the first
DWTS Couple in the history of the show
to have earned a Perfect Score on a Switch Up Week! 

(From L to R:) Mirror Ball Champion Pro,Witney Carson, is joined
by Season 21 contestants, Alek Skarlatos and Andy Grammer.
In the far back right you can see her former
Season 19 Celebrity Partner and Mirror
Ball Winner, Alfonso Ribeiro. 

Season 21 competitors, Andy Grammer
and Emma Slater, flash two very approving smiles
for their respective, dance partners, Allison Holker
and Hayes Grier, as Allison and Hayes are judged
for their Week 05, Switch Up Challenge Foxtrot!

From L to R:  Sharna Burgess, Andy Grammer,
Alexa PenaVega, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
give an always much appreciated Big Hand
from the Balcony for some of their fellow
Season 21 competitors. - Week 05, Switch Up Challenge

A laughing, 5-time Mirror Ball winning
Derek Hough (Left) points out the
loyal Valentin Chmerkovskiy (Right) as he "shames"
his older brother, Maks, following the latter's
critiquing of Val's Season 21 partner,
Tamar Braxton! - Week 05, Switch Up Night 

Former, Season 20 "Co-horts", Andy Grammer
and Derek Hough share a laugh whilst
Sharna Burgess (Far Left), Val Chmerkovskiy,
and Nick Carter (Both on Far Right) look on
at their Season 21 competition!
- DWTS, Season 21, Week 05, Switch Up Night

2-time Mirror Ball Winner, Mark Ballas,
is joined by his fellow, Season 21 competitor,
Bindi Irwin, in the ecstatic cheering on of
their respective Dance Partners, Alexa PenaVega
and Derek Hough, following Alexa and Derek's
Tenacious Tango, which earned the Couple a Record Breaking
scoring of all 10's from the show's Judges!
- DWTS, Season 21, Week 05

DWTS GALLERY - The Judges - S21 Wk04

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 4
GALLERY:  The Judges

Season 21's (in my opinion) best Judge, Julianne Hough,

critiques a Week 04 performance and offers

some helpful hints for improving.

Judge Carrie Ann Inaba

Week 04 

DWTS Judge Bruno Tonioli 
Week 04

DWTS Rumors and Cast Announcement Air-date!!

Season 22's Upcoming

Cast Announcement And

Premiere Air-date!!

<Ahhhhh!> It’s almost here!!

Dancing With The Stars (AKA THE best program to have ever graced network Television!) is once again dusting off its dancing shoes (<Squeal!>), as the show revs up for an all new spin around the Ballroom Dance Floor, in preparation for its latest (and very possibly GREATEST!) biannual installment, Season 22, which premieres on March 21^st, 2016!

DWTS Season 22's official poster featuring
Season 19 Mirror Ball Champion, Witney Carson (finally!),
and DWTS Pro, Keo Motsepe!

With the Dance Show’s highly anticipated, Seasonal Cast Announcement fast approaching, Fans of the beloved program - Myself, of course, being included!! - are (understandably!) hard-pressed to be patient for the official confirmation of its Spring Cast, which is set to air Tuesday, on GMA (Good Morning America) on March 8^th, 2016!

The sequin-studded event will ultimately squash or confirm (Yay!) the fast-flying Rumors that have been recently cropping up, such as reports that Nyle DiMarco, winner of America’s Top Model will be joining the 2016 Cast, as well as some other, cheer-inducing gossip that NFL Wide Receiver, Antonio Brown, of The Pittsburgh Steelers will be joining, along with NBC’s The Facts of Life Actress, Kim Fields, ABC’s Full House and Netflix’s Fuller House Actress, Jodie Sweeten, and MMA Fighter, Paige VanZant!

The show’s Host and co-Hosting duo of the past two years, Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews,

DWTS Host, Tom Bergeron, and
co-Host, Erin Andrews, confirmed for Season 22!

have already been confirmed for yet another Season of miked fun, via Season 22’s Wikipedia page, while Ballroom’s beloved Judge, Len Goodman, is also set to return, 

Beloved Head Judge, Len Goodman,
Returning for Dancing With The Stars'
Season 22!

along with fellow Panel Judges, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli!

2-time Mirror Ball Champion and Panel Judge (of the show’s last 3 Seasons), Julianne Hough, has announced her departure from the Glitter Dome, at least for the time being, and will not be returning this Season as Judge, bringing the show’s Panel back down to its original, staple three Judges.

 It’s an all new Season of exciting (Samba) Twists and (Waltzing) Turns; and, it is - FINALLY  - just around the corner!

Ooo, I simply cannot WAIT!!

Next Week is American Icons Night on DWTS – S21 (Wk08)

Icons Night is Coming

to the Ballroom for

Season 21’s Week 08

Next up for Dancing With Stars’ exciting 21^st Season is Icons Night.

Also coming next Week will be DWTS’ always-highly-anticipated and fun Dance Offs … with a terrific twist!

Making it’s Monday night Ballroom debut will be DWTS’ first-ever American Dance Offs in which Fans will help determine the Winners of this always-delightful event, via votes that will be entered during the show’s live airing, while the Dance Offs are taking place!

“Sitting in” as Head Judge for the Dance Offs, viewers of the show will be allowed to submit their votes as to which Couple they feel are performing better in the Dance Offs live through DWTS’ amazing abc.com website.

When the excitement ensues, the viewer votes will be displayed publicly within the Ballroom, in real time, for each one of the Dance Off’s participating Couples.

As usual, at the conclusion of each and every Dance Off, the show’s 3 judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli, will each present a Paddle bearing the names of the Couple they have determined as the Winner of the event.

The majority of America’s votes (that were given live, during the performance), will count as the Viewer’s very own, virtual “Paddle”, and will count towards the Couple receiving these votes.

Also, in the event of a Tie, as “Head Judge”, America will be given the power to determine the outcome of any Dance Off!

(If one Couple receives Paddles from 2 of the show’s judges, and the remaining couple, a Paddle from the 1 remaining judge AND the majority of America’s votes, then whichever Couple America voted for will be deemed the Winner of that Dance Off!)

The Couple receiving the highest Judges’ scores during next week’s FIRST Round of Dances will, of course, receive “Immunity” from competing in the potentially Elimination-causing event, and ultimately from the night’s dreaded Elimination altogether.

(Also, the Couple receiving “Immunity” will be awarded with an automatic 3 extra bonus points to be added their overall score.) The Winners of the three ensuing Dance Offs will be awarded with 2 extra bonus points to add to their overall scores, thus bettering their chances come “Booting-off” time!

It’s a nail-biting, sometimes-heart-wrenching, often-epic event that we fans don’t want to miss; and, it all kicks off Monday!!

In addition, DWTS’ long-endeared (and greatly missed) Erin Andrews is set to return as co-Host to Tom Bergeron!

Here Are The Dances Assigned To Each Couple, As Revealed So Far:

 Alek & Lindsay - Contemporary

   Nick & Sharna - Contemporary

Andy & Allison - The Waltz     

Carlos & Witney - The Salsa         

               Alexa & Mark - The Argentine Tango

         Tamar & Val - The Paso Doble  

Bindi & Derek - The Foxtrot 

DWTS GALLERY - The Judges - S21 Wk03

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 3
GALLERY:  The Judges

DWTS Judges Carrie Ann Inaba,
Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli were
joined Monday night by Season19 Mirror Ball Champion,
Alfonso Ribeiro, who acted as Guest Judge
for the show’s TV Night. – Week 03

DWTS Judge Carrie Ann Inaba. – Week 03, TV Night

DWTS Judge Bruno Tonioli. – Week 03, TV Night

DWTS Judge Julianne Hough.

 She currently stands as my favorite judge

on the Panel.  She’s no Len Goodman (Well, who is?!);

but she consistently makes the most sense,

in my opinion, AND gives out the most fair scores!.

– Week 03, TV Night  

Alfonso Ribeiro Returns To the Ballroom – DWTS, Season 21

Alfonso Ribeiro to Guest Judge!

Alfonso Ribeiro 

Season 19 Mirror Ball Champion (and one my personal, all-time favorites!), Alfonso Ribeiro, is set to return to the Glitter Dome next Week to Guest Judge our Season 21 competitors, along with the Ballroom’s Panel Judges Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli!

L_R:  Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough,
and Bruno Tonioli

I just absolutely adored watching Alfonso, who was paired with Pro, Witney Carson, dance in Season 19;

Alfonso & Witney

and, I actually think that he will make a fantastic guest judge for the show!  Either way, I’m super excited! … Nicely done, Dancing With The Stars!!

DWTS GALLERY - The Judges - S21 Wk02

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 2
GALLERY:  The Judges

L-R:  Carrie Anne Inaba, Julianne Hough, and
 Bruno Tonioli
The DWTS Judges Jam out to the opening song
Dancing With The Stars S21, Wk 02, Night 01 -
Hometown Glory Night

Julianne Hough
Having 2 dances in week 02 is tough
and I think that Julianne kept that in mind
and was pretty fair both nights ...
In my opinion, of all the Judges
(this week), she made the most
sense consistently.

Carrie Ann Inaba
I thought that Carrie Ann was particularly hard
on all the couples this week.  Maybe it's just me, but it's like 
she's trying to replace Len by being super hard on everyone 
... I don't know.
Whatever it is, I do hope that she she doesn't
do it next week!

Bruno Tonioli
 as quippy as ever ... again.
Seriously, where does he come up
 with all this stuff!

DWTS GALLERY - The Judges - S21 Wk01

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 1
GALLERY:  The Judges

What up?  Julianne Hough in
the center seat?  Does this mean that she's "Head Judge"??
Hmmm  ... I don't know ...
I do know that I did not like Len not being there,
not one bit!!!

Bruno Tonioli
DWTS Season 21, Week 01
Bruno was quippy as ever, still ...
There was something not quite right ...
Something missing ... Oh! I know!
Len Goodman!  Sorry, guys, I like all the DWTS Judges;
but, without Len, it's just not the same!

Judge Carrie Ann Inaba
DWTS Season 21, Week 01
Looking very nice for Season 21's premiere.
You're rockin' the red, Carrie Ann!
Love the rose, BTW (given out as props for
Victor & Karina's racetrack routine) ... very nice touch!

Len Goodman Retiring

Head Judge Len Goodman

to Retire from DWTS

We all knew it would happen someday <not going to cry, I'm not going to cry! > … but as of this month <Sniff, Sob!>, the dreaded moment has officially arrived: According to Wikipedia, Dancing With The Stars' Head Judge and long-time Panel Favorite Leonard "Len" Goodman is stepping down as judge, and is retiring from the Show … Oh, it's useless!  <Snatching up multiple tissues and mopping eyes frantically ... Waaah!!>

This is positively HORRIBLE!!  “Who now”, will stand as the final word on Ballroom dancing for DWTS?!  Who's going to throw periodic and endearing grumpy fits and throw out some uncalled-for "dressing downs" of various dances; and who will we, the fans, in turn, yell back at?!  Who’s compliments and respect will be so highly sought after, and so very worth the earning (however impossible a task that seems at times); and who will be so very much beloved and looked up to by his fellow Cast members and fans alike <Sob!  Snort, snort!!>?!

And to make depressing matters even worst, Len has elected to remain on as Judge on England's Strictly Come Dancing while dropping its American counterpart.

<Clearing throat> Okay, okay, fair enough, I guess; but, just a quick, slightly biased, and yet totally reasonable question:  Why not just make your time spent in the Colonies more permanent so that you can remain on DWTS as a Judge and drop Strictly Come Dancing instead?  No? <Sigh!>  Well, it was worth a shot!

Following his departure after 10 Years of judging on the Show, Len leaves in his wake an astounding 20 Seasons worth of wonderful memories and a regrettable hole in the DWTS Cast that can never be adequately filled.

You will be sorely missed, Len Goodman, and America's favorite Ballroom Dance competition will not be the same without you!

Head Judge Len Goodman

Head Judge Len Goodman

Head Judge Len Goodman

Judges Kick In!

Head Judge Len Goodman

Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman;
Len jeers at the jeering of his comments.

Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, & Bruno Tonioli;
Len says "tthhhhbbbbttt!"to the crowds booing!

Head Judge Len Goodman

Head Judge Len Goodman

L-R:  Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, 
Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli

Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman

Head Judge Len Goodman

L-R:  Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, 

Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli

Head Judge Len Goodman

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman,
Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli

Head Judge Len Goodman

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman,
Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli

Head Judge Len Goodman

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Julianne Hough.

Head Judge Len Goodman

Len Goodman, in reverie,

begins The Viennese Waltz

with Nastia & Derek

Len Goodman, in reverie,

begins The Viennese Waltz

Nastia & Derek dance The Viennese Waltz

with LEN GOODMAN

Nastia & Derek dance The Viennese Waltz

with LEN GOODMAN

Head Judge Len Goodman shares a
meaningful hug with Derek Hough (and Nastia).

Head Judge Len Goodman

Head Judge Len Goodman

We'll miss you, Len Goodman!

Bye, bye, Len!