So, Football's Famed Flutie received the rather negative context of the familiar
words "Kick Off" on Monday, when he was Eliminated Week 06 following
a regrettably low-scoring Bollywood Number as part of Season 22's Famous Dances
Night event.
Doug & Karina - Eliminated DWTS Season 22, Week 06
Still, it seems that the beloved Sports Star bore no ill will regarding the evening's turn out, remarking upon his exit - amid the emphatic chanting of his Last Name from members of the show's Live Audience - "… It's been an unbelievable experience!… Thank you, guys, so much!"
“Guys, all
those ‘Hits’ are on the ‘Jai - Ho!’s!” Flutie instructed during his pre-Dance Rehearsal Package, when seemingly
correcting his Week 06 Back-up, Troupe Dancers.
… Too bad that while “Teaching” his too-nice group of
Professional Dancers how to move he didn’t pick up on a few of those tips
himself!
Dancing a Bollywood Dance to “Jai Ho!” from
Slumdog Millionaire, Football Legend, Doug Flutie, and his Professional
partner, Karina Smirnoff,
presented their Famous Dances Routine.
Well, folks, and while I may prefer and enjoy a
Happy Ending as much as the next DWTS Fan, it seems that poor (and might I just add) slightlyDeluded Doug was destined for a more harsh and realistic
conclusion to his Dancing Season, going home on his absolute WORST Performance
to date!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 06
- Famous Dances Night
I really don’t think that Doug’s lack
of ability to fully grasp the concept of Dancing vs. Going Through/Stomping Out
the Motions was ever MORE apparent within this Season then it was on Monday
night!
Heavy Footwork, some Stiff Movement and Lines, and a
Depressingly Dragging Sense of Musicality brought what might have been a purely
Fun and Athletic Number to an Uncomfortable-to-watch-Status, effectively making this already-Famous (hence the evening’s theme), Bollywood Exhibition into a
positively Painful, Boring, and (Dare I say it?) more-than-a-little-Ugly
Display!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 06
- Famous Dances Night
“Uh, [I’m] disappointed,” Doug expressed - following
his own Performance - upon receiving a Judges’ Scoring of all “7”s for his
Dance, “because I didn’t think we were missing steps; or I didn’t think I was
missing steps, I thought it was clean!”
Well, I guess that we should all be grateful then, that Doug's version of "Clean" isn’t what actually flies within
the world of Dance or else, honestly, why would anyone ever bother???
Dancing a terrifically fun Jazz to “A Spoonful of
Sugar” from Mary Poppins, Football
Legend, Doug Flutie, and his
Professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, presented their Disney Night Routine!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
Well, apparently, it seems that just a spoonful of
sugar will help the medicine go down,
as whatever this fun and fresh Jazz Number may have lacked in Technical
Execution, it MORE than made up for
with a sweet amount of Playful, Performing Pizzazz and, of course, that all important
Disney-like Quality!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
I mean to say, I positively adored this Routine!!
But then again, honestly, who wouldn’t have adored it?It
was just so purely … Oh, what is that word? … “Happy”!!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
(You know, Guest Judge, Zendaya Coleman, that warm and pleasant feeling that just
seems to immediately evaporate out the Ballroom’s atmosphere whenever you speak
…)
True, this delightful Dance did see more than its fair share of mounting errors throughout the course of the performance, including but not limited to: some sloppy footwork, some lifts gone slightly awry (Although major kudos, Doug, for pulling through both times, and finishing the Lifts anyway!), and what seemed like some kind of physical aversion to that other Mary Poppins’ timeless classic, “Step in Time”!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
However, it must also
it be said that, by Routine’s end, while Flutie’s
Dancing had certainly displayed all
of the above, it equally reigned as some of the fun-est of the evening, having been so scrumptiously preserved with an endearing amount of Proper Character
Portrayal and Showmanship by Doug, and some seriously
fantastic Choreography, courtesy of the ever-talented Karina, whose inclusion of Terrific Table-Top Tricks, both
at the beginning and at the end of the Dance, one or two elements of too-cute
Comedy, and those always-crowd-pleasing Judges’ Desk Kicks was in absolute PERFECT keeping with the Night’s Theme!
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
“I saw the makings of a good Routine,” voiced Panel
Judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, when
the Dance was over, “but I don’t think you actually delivered on it … and I
feel terrible … I saw the intention, I could tell you put in the work, it just
did not come together tonight.”
(A fair enough critique, Carrie Ann, although I can’t say that I appreciate the
implication that this Routine just up and fell flat on its face either,
instead of being recognized for the enjoyable showing that it was overall!)
“There were mistakes, you know, and that happens,”
offered the 19-year-old, Zendaya
(… Ah, good!Here we go with a more sane
perspective …), “… I think the number one thing is, always remembering that, when
you’re on the stage, [to] like, [always be] ‘Channeling’ all that aggression,
all that anger, all that ‘Upset’, and just, into ‘Disney Magic’!”
<Record Scratch!> Wait, WHAT?!Am I crazy, or isn’t
that JUST
what Doug had already accomplished, only minutes ago???
“You know
this is Disney,” the presumptuous TEEN continued, “this is Disney Night, [so] enjoy it!”
<Drumming Fingers> … That’s exactly what Doug
did, you twit! … Still waiting, by the way, on an actual critique, or did you
even have any accurate thoughts to offer on the current topic at all?!
“Take it from a ‘Disney Girl’ myself, sometimes, you
know, there [are] times I’m mad, I’m angry, but I just, I channel that into
positivity! …”
Oh!Oh, now I
see, you weren’t critiquing this Dance at all, were you, Zendaya?(Or, if you were, you 100% FAILED
miserably!)But no! … It would appear to
me that all that Channeling Crap and seemingly Genuine Gusto were all mere
verbal ploys to afford your own, “Perfect” self the ultimate gratification of a
Side-ways Compliment!
Good grief, girl (and while I feel pretty sure
that, on Disney Night at least, the show would have set up one or two Evil “Mirror, Mirror”s on the wall, in the back of the building somewhere for vain individuals, such as yourself), would it be quite alright with you if the REST of us were to proceed with the critiquing and subsequent
scoring of the ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AT HAND?!!
... Honestly, what a Self-serving, Self-aggrandizing ... !
“Well, what I liked,” began Head Judge, Len Goodman, with some sincerely voiced opinions on Doug & Karina’s Jazz, “You
got right into the ‘Character’ of the Dance!You made it fun, you made it entertaining, it was enjoyable to watch, it
just got out of Sync a couple of times during the Routine, but, Doug, I dig it!”
Well, thank YOU, Len, and there we have it, folks … <Casting an arched
glance in Zendaya’s general, misguided direction> … Len “dig”s it, so
THERE!!
See video (below) to watch Doug & Karina's Jazz on Week 04 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!
Dancing a Waltz to “Rainbow Connection” as sung by Andra Day, Quarterback Legend, Doug Flutie, and his
Professional partner, Karina Smirnoff,
presented their most Memorable Year Routine. (If you weren’t just 100% sobered by this next Week 03 Dedication, I’m pretty sure that there is definitely something wrong with you.)
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
In a wonderfully executed, emoting Performance, Doug’s Waltz (being so perfectly Choreographed by Karina) beautifully told the bittersweet
story of Doug’s two Parents, Dick
and Joan, and their life-long
love for one another in an all-consuming, Fairy tale-like Romance that is
rarely seen or heard of, outside of a storybook, within this modern era.
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
“… 2015 is a year I’ll never forget” recounted Flutie, in his pre-Dance
Rehearsal Package, “Dad had been ill, and he was in rough shape.After a week in the hospital, my father
passed away.Dad had passed. Mom got up,
walked over, gave him a kiss on the forehead, and then, fell forward and was
gone.… I had the opportunity to let my
father know how I felt about him, [but] I didn’t have that opportunity with my
mother. The doctor said the only
explanation is, what they call, ‘Dying of a Broken Heart’.It’s a Family Tragedy, but it’s also an
amazing Love Story.”
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
… An enchanting Performance overall, this Waltz also
served to supremely showcase Doug’s Fine Lines, his Graceful Footwork, and his
nicely-intact, Firm Frame that was held throughout the Dance.
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
Of course, there was that one, tiny little Misstep and subsequent Slip-up towards
the close of the Routine; but, let’s face it, no one even cares.
A remarkable and moving job in the end, Doug, and
one that was very well done.
Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
See video (below) to watch Doug & Karina's Waltz on Week 03 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!
Let's hear it for the Band! Dancing With The Stars' always fabulous live Band, Ray Chew Live, receives a hard-earned moment in the Spotlight! - Season 22, Week 01
No, Ray, YOU! DWTS' live Band Director, Ray Chew, gets his due props! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Season 22 Cast members, Nyle DiMarco, Peta Murgatroyd, Von Miller, and Wanya Morris, laugh it up and soak it all in at the beginning of the Season's spectacular Premiere! - Week 01
"Oh, yuck it up!" MMA's Pint-sized Phenomenon, Paige Vanzant, laughs with (.... Okay, "At"!) her Pro partner, Mark Ballas, during this fun Rehearsal Package shown at Season 22's Premiere! - Week 01
From L to R: Three of Week 01's Highest Scoring Hoofers, Nyle, Ginger, and Val! - Season 22
From L to R: Season 22 Competitors, Marla Maples, Peta Murgatroyd, Nyle DiMarco, Ginger Zee, Val Chmerkovskiy, Artem Chigvintsev, Mischa Barton, Sharna Burgess, Antonio Brown, and Geraldo Rivera! - Week 01, Premiere
DWTS' "Boomin'!" Couple, Antonio & Sharna cheer on some of their fellow dancing Competitors! - S22, Wk01
And the crowd goes wild! Applause, cheers, and yes, even some tears erupt across DWTS' Ballroom and Balcony immediately following Deaf Model, Nyle Di Marco's INCREDIBLE Cha-Cha! - Season 22, Week 01
Season 22's Ginger & Val enthusiastically use American Sign Language to cheer for their fellow Contestant, Nyle DiMarco, when he submits what was, unquestionably, the best Performance of the evening! - Season 22, Week 01
Unbelievable! From L to R: Mark Ballas, Tony Dovolani, Marla Maples, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Ginger Zee, and Paige Vanzant are positively blown away (Right along with the rest of Monday night's Viewers!) by Deaf Contestant, Nyle DiMarco, as they cheer for his AMAZING, high-scoring Cha-Cha! - Season 22, Week 01, Premiere
From L to R: Mark Ballas, Paige Vanzant, Keo Motsepe, and Jodie Sweetin give yet another, always appreciated, Big Hand from the Balcony! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Season 22's debuting Cast members, Marla & Tony, Jodie & Keo, Doug & Karina, Antonio & Sharna, Kim & Sasha, Geraldo & Edyta, Paige & Mark, Ginger & Val, Von & Witney, Mischa & Artem, Nyle & Peta, and Wanya & Lindsay!
All together now! DWTS' Pros and Troupe members are joined out of doors by a throng of its enthusiastic Fans, as part of Season 22's grand Premiere! - Opening Number, Week 01
Dancing With The Stars' Pros, Lindsay Arnold and Mark Ballas - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Dancing With The Stars' Pros, Tony Dovolani, Sharna Burgess, Sasha Farber, and Karina Smirnoff, out and about once more and totally killing it!! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: 2-time Mirror Ball Champion, Mark Ballas, Troupe member Shannon Holtzapffel, Pro, Lindsay Arnold, Mirror Ball Champion, Witney Carson, and Mirror Ball Champion, Valentin Chmerkovskiy! - Season 22, Week 01, Opening Number
Ready to <Ahem> Take Down the competition, MMA's pint-sized Paige VanZant "Weighs-in" on Season 22's Premiere Opening Number, along with her smiling Professional partner, Mark Ballas! - DWTS, S22, Wk01
Iron Glove, Velvet Kiss! DWTS' Paige & Mark dance into Season 22's Premiere! - Week 01
Officially making their DWTS debut, America's Next Top Model winner, Nyle DiMarco, and Pro partner, Peta Mugatroyd, pose together and pos-o-tive-ly kill it for Season 22's Opening Number! - Week 01
GMA's beloved Forecaster, Ginger Zee (Center Left), is joined by her Professional partner, Valentine Chmerkovskiy (Center Right), and accompanying Troupe members, Jenna Johnson (Left) and Hayley Erbert (Right), in her Dancing DWTS Introduction! - Season 22, Week 01
Famed Talk Show Host, Geraldo Rivera, is formally introduced, along with his Professional dancing partner, Returning Pro, Edyta Sliwinska, during Season 22's exciting Opening Number! - DWTS, S22, Wk01
"Everywhere You Look", Full and Fuller House Flashbacks! From L to R: Hayley Erbert, Jodie Sweetin, Keo Motsepe and Jenna Johnson "adorbs" it up and join in the fun for DWTS' amazing, Season Premiere! - Season 22, Week 01
"We're in troubl-l-l-l-le!" Former Facts of Life Actress, Kim Fields, joins in on the dancing action, along with her newly reinstated Pro, Sasha Farber, for Season 22 exciting Opening Number! - Week 01, Premiere
"Roll wit' Me"! Boyz II Men Singer, Wanya Morris, and his Professional dancing partner, Lindsay Arnold, dance it out at DWTS' fantastic Season Premiere! - Opening Number, S22, Wk01
"Give me a 'D'! Give me an 'O'! Give me an 'U'! Give me a 'G'! What's that spell?!" Football Legend, Doug Flutie, "cheered on" by his Professional dance partner, Karina Smirnoff, for Season 22's grand Premiere! - Week 01
How's business? "BOOMIN'!" DWTS, Season 22 Contestant, Antonio Brown.
Boys, boys, BOYS! NFL Rivals, Von Miller and Antonio Brown, are swiftly "pulled apart" by their respective Pros, Witney Carson and Sharna Burgess! - Season 22, Week 01
<Loud Whistle Blowing> Here to blow the whistle on any <Ahem> Foul dancing, it's Returning Head Judge, Len Goodman, back in the Ballroom and better than ever! - Season 22, Week 01
