Well, it seems that dreams won’t be coming true for Donald Trump Ex, Marla Maples, and her
Professional partner, Tony Dovolani,
as the Dancing Duo were given the “Royal Wave” at the conclusion of last
Monday’s fabulous Disney Night, following the Couple’s enchanting “Under the
Sea” Waltz to “Part of Your World” from the animated classic, The Little Mermaid.
Marla & Tony's elimination on DWTS, Season 22, Week 04, Disney Night.
Yesiree, folks, and it’s official, we’ve now
unfortunately arrived at that time in the DWTS
Competition when each and every Elimination will hurt (a moment, it should be
mentioned, which has arrived much sooner than most of the show’s past
Seasons), although it was immensely gratifying to see that even poor Marla was able to seize a piece
of her own happy ending, despite being Eliminated, as she departed graciously
from Disney Night’s Ballroom having performed one of her best Dances yet!
Marla & Tony DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
Referring to Marla and her Partnership with him as
having been "incredible", DWTS Pro, Dovolani, would seem to echo
these feelings while Maplesshared
upon the Couples exit, “We have had so much fun …”!
Marla Maples shares a bittersweet hug with Pro partner, Tony Dovolani, following the couple's elimination. DWTS, Season 22, Week 04, Disney Night.
The first Couple to dance for DWTS’ Week 04 festivities, Donald
Trump Ex, Marla Maples, and her Professional Partner, Tony
Dovolani, performed a Waltz to “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid.
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
Look at this Waltz, wasn’t it neat?Wouldn’t you think that its Score would be
sweet? … Given the fact that it was a
Waltz – A Waltz that had EVERYTHING???
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
… A no less than enchanting dive “Under the Sea”,
this beautifully executed Routine by Marla served as an absolutely
PERFECT inclusion in DWTS’ always
gratifying Disney Night, while also wonderfully showcasing Marla’s supreme and
natural ability to be ever Graceful and Feminine within the Art of Dance! I mean to say, WHAT
a lovely showing!!
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
Fluid Lines, an Elegant Frame, and some very nice
Lifts were brought gently to life on Monday night’s Dance Floor, thanks in part,
of course, to Maples, and
thanks still, in even greater part, to her Pro partner, Tony, whose emoting Choreographing of this staunchly Content-filled
Waltz was key in the transformation of this already-endeared animated classic into a positively <Ahem> SWIMMING Ballroom Performance(Oh, yes, I so
went there!) !!
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
Nonetheless, and as much as it pains me to say it,
the Choreography (Or perhaps it was merely Marla’s Dancing of it!), while
certainly MORE than pleasing overall,
did include what looked and felt like several disruptive “Pauses” within the
otherwise Flowing Routine which, in turn, affected a rather “Bumpy” appearance
at times.
Not to mention, Marla’s Footwork, while almost reaching the level of “Top-Notch”, still displayed a little bit of “Heaviness” and “Flatness” throughout.… Perhaps Heels would have helped, Tony?
That said, it simply cannot be refuted that, in the
end, and despite these visual afflictions, this dance had successfully remained
a captivating-ly dainty and, and furthermore, delightful affair!
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 04 Disney Night
All “7”s, Judges?! … REALLY?!!Not one
of you could be bothered to throw up a well-earned “8” in there?!!!
And I must say, I think that I’m more disappointed
in Head Judge Len Goodman
than anyone whose casual dismissal of this “Strictly Waltz” Routine, as shown
through his scoring of it, went starkly against his own previously made, approving observations that the Dance had included “Charm”, “Elegance”, and
“Romance”!
Good night, Len!While I more or less EXPECT a certain level of Idiocy and Vain Conceit to arise from the
other Panel Judges, Carrie Ann
and Bruno, and ESPECIALLY
out of Guest Judge Zendaya
(Who - “I’m not even gonna lie” - SUCKED all night long!), I usually expect
much more from you, PARTICULARLY when it seems as though poor Tony had gone
through such pains to make this Number purely “Waltz” for you, while still
maintaining a good keeping with the evening’s Theme!
… Honestly, Can you guys, PLEASE, just pull it
together?!
See video (below) to watch Marla & Tony's Waltz on Week 04 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!
Presenting a Jive for their Week 03 Routine, Donald
Trump Ex, Marla Maples, and her Professional dancing partner, Tony Dovolani,
danced to “Happy” (Love that song!) by Pharrell Williams.
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
Well, I can’t say that I was too “Happy” about this
next Performance (Read along if you feel like this Routine had a roof … of
ability!). I will start off by noting that Marla
actually did quite well for performing the Jive - A difficult Dance, to say the
least, no matter when it is executed,
MUCH LESS when executed within the early Weeks of Competition! – and,
even more so, far better than I was initially prepared to give her credit for!
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
(I mean, c’mon, folks, and give it on up!That was an AMAZING Lift and subsequent Flip!!)
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
That said, I found this Routine to be tired and, what’s more, “Haggard” overall, with Marla’s (all-important) Kicks and Flicks
being so much less than “Sharp”, and more still, her generic Footwork effecting
a non-pleasing Heavy-footed Feel.
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
“… I love that you did not take the ‘Shortcut’, “
noted Panel judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, of the Performance, “you did a lot of
Content, you push yourself physically … it was fantastic!”
“You’re ‘Happy’, I’m ‘Happy!” Head Judge, Len Goodman, stated simply
concerning the Dance; and, while it seems sure that the above quotes merely
arose as the direct result of a refreshing amount of pure “Content” within this
Jive, it would be only fair to observe that, while Marla’s execution of it was
a far cry from perfect, Choreography is half
of this Ballroom’s battles; and, I must say that Tony, ever the consummate Pro,
did a smashing job of it!
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
In the end, I found the Judges’ scoring of this
dance of all “7”s to be a just and fair Score for this particular Routine, and
had also noted Marla’s steady (albeit slow) dancing progression from Week to
Week to be a - so far, at least - gratifying experience.
Marla & Tony
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
See video (below) to watch Marla & Tony's Jive 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
