It’s a popularity contest
So if anyone watched the Dancing With Stars elimination you’ll know that my pick of Billy Ray Cyrus being eliminated was totally wrong. The only explnation I have is that it’s a dang popularity contest. Paulina P (I can’t pronounce her last name, much less spell it) was voted off. Of all the people on the show I’d have to say that she’s the least well known. Her dances were not outstanding by any means but they were better than the “stumbling bear” of Billy Ray Cyrus.
So based on the fact that it seems to be a popularity contest and not an actual dance competition I’m guessing that Billy Ray Cyrus might actually go far and Apollo Anton Ono might get booted early. I doubt that many people know him. Additionally John Ratzenburger might go pretty far as well. Oh and here would be the shocker. Laila Ali…she won’t make it to the finals. Yeah she’s the daughter of Ali, but who knows her? And the winner will be Joey Fatone because all the teeny boppers that grew up listening to NSYNC are now in the mid to late 20’s and watching him do his thing.
I’m probably way off my rocker on some of these, but given the way things are going…it might actually happen like that.
The wife and I went dancing last night. We had a group class where we learned Salsa and the Merengue. The Merengue is pretty damn easy. Just go to the left and then back and then forward. Okay it’s a bit more complicated than that, but that’s how it was explained to us.
After group we had our private lesson. We reviewed the Rhumba, which I’m pretty good at (it’s a square…I should be good at it!) and then moved onto the Cha Cha. Pretty good, but it needs practice. Then we learned 2 new steps. One of them was a pause step for the Waltz which is pretty easy for the guy but a bit harder on the lady. Then we learned a quarter turn on the swing…which the wife loved because I actually had to move. Most of the “extra” moves up to this point has been about moving the lady around, but now I had to move. I did okay, but it needs some practice!
Shandi and Paulina right now. Not the most well known women on the show at this point. So next week will be intereting. Will it be Leesa (my wife wants her gone!)