DWTS GALLERY - Paula & Mark - S21 Wk05

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 05
GALLERY:  Paula & Mark

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Paula & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week

Paula & Mark DWTS Season 21, Week 05 - 
Switch Up Week

Paula & Mark DWTS Season 21, Week 05 - 
Switch Up Week

Paula & Mark DWTS Season 21, Week 05 - 
Switch Up Week

DWTS GALLERY - Paula & Louis - S21 Wk04

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 04
GALLERY:  Paula & Louis

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Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

DWTS Elimination: Paula & Louis – Season 21,Week 06

Paula Deen and 

Louis Van Amstel

ELIMINATED

on Dancing With The Stars

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

So Dixieland’s Celebrity Chef, Paula Deen, has been Eliminated and sent away, away, away down South, to Dixie!

Well, let’s face it, y’all, we all knew this was coming; but, I must say that the ride was surprisingly fun, and it was so nice that Paula got to leave on her best dance!

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

Well done!!

Paula & Louis – Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 06

DWTS Season 21, Week 06

REVIEW:  Paula and Louis

Dancing a Jazz to “Vogue” by Madonna, Paula Deen and her partner, Louis Van Amstel, presented their Famous Dances Night routine.

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

Well, Dixieland’s Dancing Chef was certainly in vogue for this performance as she struck a (surprisingly great) musical pose and danced what was most definitely her best dance of the Season!

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

Great Musicality, fine Form, and a delightful in-Character Portrayal all came together on this night for Paula to create a very enjoyable Jazz number!

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

To be honest, I probably wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t already seen it; but, I actually found Paula's routine to be way under-scored by the judges!

It was Jazz, guys!!  And it was Madonna’s live, VMA (Video Music Awards) rendition of striking a pose.  And anyone (actually paying attention) could see that Paula’s routine accomplished all of the above!

All 6’s?!!  That just wasn’t right.  Not only was Paula’s execution of this dance worth much more than that; but furthermore, this was Paula’s absolute BEST dance presented so far and her subsequent scores should have reflected that.

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -

Famous Dance Week

Tamar & Louis – Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 05

DWTS Season 21, Week 05

REVIEW: Tamar & Louis

Kicking off Season 21’s Switch Up Week, Tamar Braxton and Louis Van Amstel danced a Sloppy Samba to ‘End of Time” by Beyoncé.

Tamar & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week

<Popping Lips> Wow.  Definitely, in my opinion, the worst dance of the evening!

At least Paula Deen (whose Jive is the only other dance from Switch Up Week that can be compared to this Latin catastrophe!) has the excuse of being … well. … Paula Deen!

I think that this Samba’s biggest problem was that Louis statedly saw this Switch Up experience with Tamar as his chance to actually choreograph a full and fast dance routine (therefore showing off his supposed ability as a Dancer and Choreographer to the World), instead of just doing the job that he was hired to do:  Be a good Pro to Tamar and choreograph a routine that showcases her (You know, as the competing Celebrity!) in her best, possible light!

Tamar & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week

As for Tamar’s dancing of this routine, it was overall ... awful!

There were, I’ll grant you, one or two Beyoncé-inspired moments that Tamar did nail, with plenty of Swagger to go around,

Tamar & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week

but when it came down to the actual Samba content that heavily peppered this performance, her Frame was lacking; her Lines so Lazy they were practically asleep; her once-again absent-minded facial expressions suggestive of the fact that she just may of left the stove on at home;

Tamar's "... once-again absent-minded
facial expression ..."

Seriously ... what is she looking at?

and her Samba Rolls were so very, very wrong!

Tamar's so-called Samba roll

She did understand that what she was attempting was a “Samba’ Roll, right?  Not a “Spastic” Roll!

 ... Just asking.

Paula & Louis - Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 04

DWTS Season 21, Week 04

REVIEW:  Paula & Louis

Dancing the Cha-Cha to “Respect” by (the one and only) Aretha Franklin, Paula Deen and her Professional partner, Louis Van Amstel, submitted their Most Memorable Year performance.

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

Well, the swag was most certainly there ... much, I'm sure, to the shock of everyone watching, and likewise the Musicality was great; but, as for the actual technical execution of this routine, Dixieland' s dancing Chef just barely passed mustard and merely tagged a halfway decent standard.

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

Paula’s performance level, on the other hand, was greatly improved, as she was clearly having a lot of fun with this dance, which in turn allowed her audience to do so!

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -

Most Memorable Year Night

See video (below) to watch Paula & Louis' Cha-cha on Week 04 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!    

DWTS GALLERY - Paula & Louis - S21 Wk03

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 03
GALLERY:  Paula & Louis

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Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 -

TV Week

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 -

TV Week

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 -

TV Week

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 -

TV Week

See video (below) to watch Paula &  Louis' Samba on Week 03 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!    

Paula & Louis - Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 03

DWTS Season 21, Week 03

REVIEW:  Paula & Louis

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of an adorable dance, when Paula & Louis performed for us all a minute-long Samba … a minute-long Samba!”

Paula & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - 
TV Night

(If you’re unfamiliar with the theme from Gilligan’s Island, there is just no helping you!)

Dancing the Samba to “The ballad of Gilligan’s Isle”, by The Eligibles, from Gilligan’s Island, Dixieland’s Celebrity Chef, Paula Deen, and her Professional partner, Louis Van Amstel, performed their TV Night routine.

Paula & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - 
TV Night

And I must say, that I found this routine to be incredibly cute!

What Paula may have lacked in technical steps (which granted, was a whole lot, yet there was some improvement!), the performance more than made up for with great fun and entertainment!

Paula & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - 
TV Night

(And speaking of, by the way, the Troupe members, Jenna Johnson, Sasha Farber, Haley Erbert, and most of all Alan Bersten - who proved to be an absolute hoot playing the part of the Skipper! - were killing it, great job guys!)

Paula & Louis' Samba
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - 
TV Night

See video (below) to watch Paula &  Louis' Samba on Week 03 of DWTS. Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!    

DWTS GALLERY - Paula & Louis - S21 Wk02

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 02
GALLERY:  Paula & Louis

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Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 02 -

Hometown Glory Week

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 02 -

Hometown Glory Week

See videos (below) to watch Paula & Louis' Rumba on Week 02 of DWTS (Night 01) and their Tango on Week 02 (Night 02). Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!

Paula & Louis – Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 02

DWTS Season 21, Week 02

REVIEW:  Paula & Louis

Up next we have Paula Deen and her Professional partner, Louis Van Amstel, dancing the Rumba.

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

Hey, y’all, that rumba wasn’t half bad!

Actually, it was really pretty good which, I must say, completely took me by surprise!

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

Seriously, who knew that Paula Deen had such a sultry side?

Not to mention, her Lines were good; her turns, albeit imperfect, impressive; and, her performance level - overall - very much improved ... Well done!

Paula & Louis
DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -

Hometown Glory Week

As for her Tango, I thought that it was even better than her Rumba, with her dancing Frame being all the more improved!

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 02 -

Hometown Glory Week

And it has to be said that she was totally rockin’ the red!

Paula & Louis

DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 02 -

Hometown Glory Week

See videos (below) to watch Paula & Louis' Rumba on Week 02 of DWTS (Night 01) and their Tango on Week 02 (Night 02). Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!

DWTS GALLERY - Paula & Louis - S21 Wk01

DWTS - SEASON 21, Week 1
GALLERY:  Paula & Louis

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Paula Deen begins her Quickstep
in  a very cute (very Disney!) kitchen setting.
It really should be mentioned that having
to do the Quickstep in Week 01 is nothing
short of ridiculous!  I thought that Paula held her own
in the dance.  She had good frame, good timing ... the actual
Quickstep-ing of it left something to be desired; but,
frankly, that's Louis' fault.  For what she was given,
I thought she did pretty well!

Paula & Louis - The Quickstep
DWTS Season 21, Week 01
Kudos to the costume department ... That was a very
nice dress, perfectly suited for Paula.

Paula Deen & Louis Van Amstel at the end
of their Quickstep.
Again ... Quickstep ... Week 01 ... crazy!
Nicely danced, Paula!

See video (below) to watch Paula & Louis' Quickstep on Week 01 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!

Paula & Louis - Review of DWTS Season 21, Week 01

DWTS Season 21, Week 01

REVIEW: Paula & Louis

Paula Deen and her ("Professional"?) partner, Louis Van Amstel, danced an under-whelming Quickstep to "Hey, Good Lookin' " by Carol Welsman ... cute, DWTS, cute!

<Long, low whistle> It ain't lookin' good, y'all, for Dixieland's Dancing Chef, Paula Deen!

Now, overall, it must be said, Paula's dancing did possess just a dash of grace that was unexpected;

Paula & Louis dance The Quickstep
DWTS Season 21, Week 01

and, I did NOT agree when the judges claimed that she looked as though she were hanging on to Louis for dear life; but, in the end, that routine left a bad taste in my mouth! ... and I also think that a fair amount of the blame goes to the watered-down Quickstep choreography, that was sub-par at best!

But, hey, who knows?  Given time, perhaps Paula will get as comfortable in her dancing shoes as she is in the kitchen ... I guess that we'll just have to wait for the second course to find out!

Paula Deen and Louis Van Amstel
DWTS Season 21, Week 01

See video (below) to watch Paula & Louis' Quickstep on Week 01 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars great YouTube channel!

Quick Info: DWTS, Season 21 Cast: Paula Deen and Louis Van Amstel

A Quick Introduction To

Our DWTS Season 21 Cast!

Paula Deen and Louis Van Amstel:

              Paula Deen & Louis Van Amstel

As a widely-popular, Southern Chef from Savannah, Georgia, Paula hosts three different Food Network Shows:  Paula's Home Cooking, Paula's Party, and Paula's Best Dishes!

Paula Deen gets all glamoured up y'all  for her
Dancing Debut!

In addition, Paula also owns two restaurants, The Lady and Sons and her recently opened Paula Deen's Family Kitchen.