Dancing a Frank Sinatra-inspired Foxtrot, it’s Chaka Khan and her Professional dancing Partner, Keo Motsepe!
Chaka & Keo DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -
Hometown Glory Week
Wanna be told something good?
This was a lovely performance; and, although Chaka’s dancing was not much improved, there was a notable progression when it came to Chaka’s Lines and ease of movement!
Chaka & Keo DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -
Hometown Glory Week
Keo’s choreography, it should also be said, was most enjoyable; and, I must say that Season 21’s “Royal Couple” was killing it in those purple outfits … very stylish, I loved it!
Chaka & Keo DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -
Hometown Glory Week
See video (below) to watch Chaka & Keo's Foxtrot on Week 02 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!
So Chaka Khan and her Professional Partner, Keo Motsepe, were Eliminated this week from DWTS … Well, first off, I’m just gonna say it, Can’t poor Keo catch a freakin' break?!
And Secondly, while we all strongly suspected (okay, “knew”!) after viewing her Week 01 Cha-Cha that Chaka would be one of the Season 21 competitors to make an early exit from the show, I was still so very sorry to see her go!
Chaka & Keo Eliminated DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 - Hometown Glory Week
She was just so nice and humble about her dancing that you could not help but enjoy her! I am also going to really miss Keo’s always-fun and delightful choreography skills!
Chaka & Keo DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 - Hometown Glory Week
And Speaking of, what up, Dancing With The Stars?!!
I was so totally looking forward to hearing about ALL the Pros’ Hometowns on Hometown Glory Week ... not all the Pros’ except Keo’s ... thank you very much! Plus, it just doesn’t seem fair to make a Couple go through all the trouble of choreographing and learning 2 dances (for Week 02, no less! – “What the crap, guys?”’ to quote a very justifiably incredulous Pro, Witney Carson,) and then not even allow them to perform both routines!
In the end, I guess that the best way to best express the current state of things is to say that the departure of Season 21’s “Royal Couple” caused a surprisingly large Royal Pain!
Chaka & Keo DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 - Hometown Glory Week Bye, Chaka! Bye Keo! You guys were great!
See video (below) to watch Chaka & Keo's Foxtrot on Week 02 of DWTS. Below that, see 2 videos of Chaka & Keo's Elimination on DWTS Week 02. Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!
Chaka Khan ... Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan! Chaka making a grand entrance fit for a Queen (of funk, that is)! You go, Chaka! Chaka & Keo's Cha-cha DWTS Season 21, Week 01
Chaka & Keo - The Cha-cha I thought this was very well suited for Chaka! ... It was a lot of fun.
So she may have missed one or two (or a few) steps; but, what Chaka lacks in dancing know-how, she makes up for with total coolness, a demanding stage presence, and an absolute winning personality! Chaka is, (in my opinion) so far, one of the nicest members on the cast. I'm glad that she was partnered with Keo. I like him a lot and I was hoping that he would someone nice this Season ... and he did!
The Queen of Funk, AKA Chaka Khan, and her fresh Prince of the Ballroom and apparently parts of Johannesburg, South Africa, <insert record scratch> Keo Mottsepe, danced a rhythmic Cha-Cha to (What else?!) "I feel for You" by Chaka Khan herself!
Chaka & Keo - The Cha-cha I thought this was very well suited for Chaka ...it was a lot of fun.
Well, I do feel for Chaka because even though she may have been a little (Okay, a lot) lost throughout that entire performance, her musicality, sincere earnest to do well in the dance, and subsequent good-hearted humility following her low scoring was endearing; and, I truly hope that she will be able to do better next Week!
And BTW, the choreography, Keo, was crazy fun; well done!
Chaka & Keo's Cha-cha Lookin' good, guys!
See video (below) to watch Chaka & Keo's Cha-cha on Week 01 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!
I don’t know; but, with the following contestants, “I’m just not feeling it!”
Paula Deen: Supreme-Southern-Chef-turned-Dazzling-Dancing-Diva … Mmmm, nope! I’m just not feeling it, y’all … Sorry, Paula!
Paula Deen does the Whip!
Victor Espinoza: I just don’t see this already-endearing Jockey finishing first in DWTS’ biannual race to the Mirror Ball Trophy … however enjoyable the ride might be!
Victor Espinoza
Hayes Grier: <Watching Hayes’ Whip and Nae Nae video with my hand over my mouth in stunned disbelief> … You know, I would love to be wrong; but, sorry Hayes, I am just (so, so, SO) not feeling it!
I'm not very well acquainted with the following contestants; and, in some cases, I have never even heard of them before; but, ABC and Disney are extremely good at getting you well acquainted with someone and more often than not, making you love them!
And so, I am "waiting to see if they grow on me"!
Chaka Khan: As unfortunate as this fact may be, I'm just not very well acquainted with this beloved Singer;
Chaka Kahn rockin' the red.
Lookin' good, Chaka! You are totally killin'
that red dress!
but I do know of (and thoroughly enjoy!) her 1975 hit, "Tell Me Something Good"; plus, I always enjoy watching her Professional dancing partner, Keo Motsepe, compete; so I can really see Chaka growing on me!
Nick Carter: I'm actually not very well acquainted with Nick, or even the Backstreet Boys Group as a whole <Dodging the rotten fruit being hurled towards me> … (I know, I know!); but, I was able to watch Nick strut a little of his dancing stuff during his Whip and Nae Nae video (Included on DWTS’ amazing official YouTube channel!);
Watch Nick Whip!
and, to my pleasant surprise, found him to be the best Male Celebrity Dancer of the lot thus far … Weeeell, him and Andy Grammer! … Plus, Nick has been fortunate enough to be partnered with the ever-brilliant Sharna Burgess, so I fully expect to see some major “growth” in the very near future!
Kim Zolciak: I can’t say I know her very well; but, A: She’s seems extremely nice, from what I could tell when watching her onGMA’s (Good Morning America’s) Season 21 Cast Announcement on September 2nd.
Kim Zolciak on GMA's Cast Reveal
AND
B: She’s partnered with Tony Dovolani, so I have very high hopes of her growing on me!
Tamar Braxton:Calling All [Tamar Braxton] Lovers! I may not be very well acquainted with this Grammy-nominated Artist; but, I do know from watching her Whip and Nae Nae YouTube video, that, so far at least, she is most certainly the best Female Celebrity Dancer!
Tamar dances the Nae Nae!
… And I know that she has been partnered with DWTS’ reigning, Golden Mirror Ball Champion, Val Chmerkovskiy … Yeah, I can see her growing on me!
In my mind, so far at least, the Cast of DWTS, Season 21 can be divided into three, separate categories:
- Category # 1 - Excited to see them dance on the show:
- Category # 2 - Waiting to see if they grow on me:
- Category # 3 - I’m just Not Feeling it:
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Okay, so here goes! …
Category # 1 - Excited to see them dance on the show:
Up first we have ...
Bindi Irwin: Because, crikey mate, she’s the bloomin’ daughter of Steve Irwin, star of the show The Crocodile Hunter;and, who didn’t love watching that show?! … I mean, c’mon, biting your nails off as you witness ol’ Steve wrangle yet another mammoth-sized, man-eating reptile to the ground, or nervously watching in shocked disbelief as crazy Steve shoved his head into a nesting den of Rattlesnakes? Seriously now, what’s not to love?!
Bindi Irwin
Not to mention, she seems extremely nice and I think that she and partner Derek Hough are going to have an absolute <Ahem> Ball dancing together!
Gary Busey: Who else out there saw his Whip and Nae Nae dance, courtesy of DWTS’ (Fantastic!) YouTube channel?!
Gary Busey does the Nae Nae!
Come now, he looks as though he will be a total blast to watch compete!
Andy Grammer: Duh! It’s a DWTS Fantasy Celebrity Pick come true (Go, Disney; go, Disney!)!!
Andy Grammer dances the Nae Nae!
I really think that Andy will do very well in the upcoming competition, as longs as he remembers to keep his “Head up” (and his shoulders down), of course!
Alek Skarlatos: Because he is an American (and International) Hero, and that always deserves a certain, immediate amount of respect. Plus, I saw him being interviewed during GMA’s (Good Morning America’s) September 2nd Cast Announcement and he seemed very nice!
Alek Skarlatos
Carlos and Alexa PenaVega: As DWTS' first competing married couple, I am super psyched to see how this dancing-novelty plays out; and, although I am not very well acquainted with these two Celebrities, I am, of course, extremely well acquainted (and completely attached to!) both of their Professional partners, Mirror Ball Champions Witney Carson and Mark Ballas, so I am a little more than "excited to see them dance"!
Commonly referred to as the "Queen
of Funk", Chaka’s long and distinguished singing
career has earned her an incredible Ten Grammy Awards,
including one for the 1975 hit single, "Tell Me Something Good"!
In addition to her Ten wins, Chaka has also received Twenty-two
Grammy Award nominations!
With an estimated 70 million records sold worldwide, Chaka has an amazing
Seven Gold Singles, Seven Gold Albums, and Three Platinum Albums!
Chaka Kahn rockin' the red. Lookin' good, Chaka! You are totally killin' that red dress!
Chaka is partnered with Dancing Professional Keo Motsepe,
which is, I think a really good pairing for the both of them!
A Sneak Peek At The Dancing Skillz Of Season 21's Chaka Khan!!
Check out Chaka Khan as she demonstrates a little Whip and Nae Nae in this exciting DWTS Promo for Season 21!
"Watch me Whip! ..."
<Popping lips awkwardly> Wow! Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, this does not bode well!
Now watch me ... wait ... what is she doing?
There is still hope, however, as only time can truly tell whether or not this Queen of Funk will rule the Ballroom!
Whatever the case may be, I cannotwaitfor the Season 21 Premiere! See video below to watch Chaka "Whip/Nae Nae", courtesy of ABC's great Dancing With the Stars YouTube Channel!
DWTS' 7th Celebrity Cast
member for Season 21 (Set to Premiere September 2nd, 2015!) was revealed
yesterday to be the one and only Chaka Khan!
Chaka Khan
Often referred to as the Queen of Funk, This Singer/Song writer's impressive
Musical career spans over 4 decades, and includes at least 7 different singing
genres such as R&B, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Adult Contemporary, Disco, and of
course, Funk!
Beloved around the
globe, Chaka has won an astounding 10 Grammy Awards and has
received a total of 22 Grammy Award Nominations!
In addition, with an
estimated 70 million records sold worldwide, Chaka has remarkably achieved a
total of 7 Gold singles, 7 Gold Albums, and 3 Platinum Albums!
Wow-we! It would
appear that if Chaka can Cha-Cha even half as well as she can sing, she just
might be adding a Mirror Ball Trophy to that list!
