The couple who got eliminated - Hayes Grier and his professional partner Emma Slater - had to be a disappointment to the producers urgently wanting to attract the young audiences.
The set designers, costume people and make up specialists - outdid themselves for tonight's Halloween show; the dancers looked truly fabulous - even if their dancing was somewhat of a letdown for some couples. Last week the judges were massively handing out the "tens" as if those "tens" were "going out of style" or something. At the same time - last Monday - the judges were overly stingy with some very decent performances who deserved much higher scores.
The viewers' forums were full of the comments expressing the opinions regarding some couples who absolutely didn't deserve their "tens". This week those undeserved "tens" got straightened out quite a bit - according to the folk proverb - which states that "it all comes out in a wash".
The team "Nightmare" performed much better than the competing one - "Guess Who We're Going To Call" - full of this season's "superstars" who got their "wings clipped" a bit - even if Julianne Hough (the judge) tried to sneak in - extra scores to add points to his brother's dancing partner. This major team number finally received a lot more fair scores from the judges than the ones they were handing out - much too generously - the week before.
At any rate - don't forget to watch next Monday's show and vote, vote, vote. As always - click here - for our review!
Happy Halloween!
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Monday, October 26, 2015
A Brief Review of DWTS - Halloween Show - Mon. Oct. 26 - ABC 8 P.M.
We just heard the dates and more details of the upcoming DWTS Tour which will start on Dec. 15 - 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah and will cover 46 cities.
The dancers are preparing the two teams concept for the tonight's show. Some viewers in other countries needed a small explanation regarding the Halloween becoming such a huge national event approaching our most favorite holiday - Thanksgiving.
At any rate - don't forget to click here for some sparkling highlights from tonight's show. The most important thing to do - everybody - is to vote, vote, vote. So far - the group of us - are voting for Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy the couple who should continue - climbing out of their "hole" - caused in a big part by the judges severely underscoring their performance - two weeks ago.
Here is the opening number - guys and dolls - and it has an impressive "vibe" to it - so far. The set designers and the make up specialists - have a "monstrous" opportunity to shine and glow. We all need to watch now! Don't forget to click here tomorrow morning for our sensational conclusion to tonight's Halloween show!
Coyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2016
The dancers are preparing the two teams concept for the tonight's show. Some viewers in other countries needed a small explanation regarding the Halloween becoming such a huge national event approaching our most favorite holiday - Thanksgiving.
At any rate - don't forget to click here for some sparkling highlights from tonight's show. The most important thing to do - everybody - is to vote, vote, vote. So far - the group of us - are voting for Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy the couple who should continue - climbing out of their "hole" - caused in a big part by the judges severely underscoring their performance - two weeks ago.
Here is the opening number - guys and dolls - and it has an impressive "vibe" to it - so far. The set designers and the make up specialists - have a "monstrous" opportunity to shine and glow. We all need to watch now! Don't forget to click here tomorrow morning for our sensational conclusion to tonight's Halloween show!
Coyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2016
Monday, October 19, 2015
Monday Oct. 19 - 15 - DWTS Show and Eliminations - a Brief Review - ABC.
Paula Dean was eliminated - while her dancing number - Madonna's "Vogue" - inspired piece - choreographed by her professional partner - Louis Van Amstel - normally a fine dancer/choreographer - went over like a proverbial "lead baloon".
Tom Bergeron - the famous, long time M.C. of this show - made a sarcastic remark about Louis' most positive moment out of the whole routine - being Louis diving under Paula's - big crinoline skirt.
On the truly positive side - Tamar Braxton - after last week's awful scores from the judges - this week - fully "came back" with a big fanfare by performing a magnificent Janet Jackson's inspired routine which appeared as if she lead - while it was choreographed by a super dancer/choreographer - ex-champion - Val Schmerkovski. They got perfect marks from all the judges this week.
The huge, albino boa constrictor routine in which the massive snake was wrapped around Alexa PenaVega - choreographed by Mark Ballas - inspired by Brittney Spears performance - was not the best in the world plus the set design looked messy with the dancers' costumes - to match with Mark Ballas'es costume and hair - looking haggard. The set designer, the costume designer and the hair/make-up - specialist - for this number - will not be nominated for any Emmys - anytime soon.
Over all the theme of doing the choreos based on the most famous movie dances - was an excellent entertaining device - preventing the viewers to be switching the channels too much. However - ABC shoving - at least - four commercial messages down the viewers' throats between the dances - is not a right or a pleasant phenomenon - at all.
At any rate - as always - don't forget to vote for your favorite couples and as always - click here for the next week's review. Next week show will have a hilarious Halloween theme - that's next Monday Oct. 26 - 2015 - 8 pm - ABC!
Copright@L.Hadley and Associates 2016
Tom Bergeron - the famous, long time M.C. of this show - made a sarcastic remark about Louis' most positive moment out of the whole routine - being Louis diving under Paula's - big crinoline skirt.
On the truly positive side - Tamar Braxton - after last week's awful scores from the judges - this week - fully "came back" with a big fanfare by performing a magnificent Janet Jackson's inspired routine which appeared as if she lead - while it was choreographed by a super dancer/choreographer - ex-champion - Val Schmerkovski. They got perfect marks from all the judges this week.
The huge, albino boa constrictor routine in which the massive snake was wrapped around Alexa PenaVega - choreographed by Mark Ballas - inspired by Brittney Spears performance - was not the best in the world plus the set design looked messy with the dancers' costumes - to match with Mark Ballas'es costume and hair - looking haggard. The set designer, the costume designer and the hair/make-up - specialist - for this number - will not be nominated for any Emmys - anytime soon.
Over all the theme of doing the choreos based on the most famous movie dances - was an excellent entertaining device - preventing the viewers to be switching the channels too much. However - ABC shoving - at least - four commercial messages down the viewers' throats between the dances - is not a right or a pleasant phenomenon - at all.
At any rate - as always - don't forget to vote for your favorite couples and as always - click here for the next week's review. Next week show will have a hilarious Halloween theme - that's next Monday Oct. 26 - 2015 - 8 pm - ABC!
Copright@L.Hadley and Associates 2016
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The DWTS Switch-up Night - the Results - on Oct.12 - 2015 - Went Over Only - So-So with the Viewers-ABC - Mondays 8 pm.
According to the viewers posts' forums expressing their opinions re: the switch-up of the regular, season 21 - partners - to a new, different ones - by the viewers choices expressed on the Twitter forum - the success of it - can only be summed up as a "mixed bag".
Lots of viewers wished that the switch-up votes could be available on Facebook as well - which is by the way - a lot more popular public forum and simpler to use than the Twitter.
Anyway - back to the performances on Mon. Oct. 12 - Season 21. Alek Scarlatos' (the big viewers' favorite) - and Emma's - dance -(rumba) was underscored by the judges (according to the viewers' forums) - however after seeing some super good dancing done by Alek - during the week 2 and week 3 - respectively - we could surmise that this one was not a really memorable performance event - in another words.
Paula and Mark's jive - Mark's choreo of a milkman' routine - full of all kinds of milk related props and extras (the dancers which didn't have to do any dancing - just ham it up - a bit) - also didn't impress anybody as an outstanding performance of the night. One could say that the arrangement was a bit "cheesy" - the pun fully intended.
As far as Tamar Braxton and Louis's (her dance professional - partner's) samba goes - a lot of the viewers thought that the scores awarded by the judges - were - way too low. We would agree.
Don't forget to watch next Monday Oct. 19 show and have a great week but don't forget to click here Tues. morning - Oct. 20 - 2015 - for a sizzling review of Monday night's show!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2023
Lots of viewers wished that the switch-up votes could be available on Facebook as well - which is by the way - a lot more popular public forum and simpler to use than the Twitter.
Anyway - back to the performances on Mon. Oct. 12 - Season 21. Alek Scarlatos' (the big viewers' favorite) - and Emma's - dance -(rumba) was underscored by the judges (according to the viewers' forums) - however after seeing some super good dancing done by Alek - during the week 2 and week 3 - respectively - we could surmise that this one was not a really memorable performance event - in another words.
Paula and Mark's jive - Mark's choreo of a milkman' routine - full of all kinds of milk related props and extras (the dancers which didn't have to do any dancing - just ham it up - a bit) - also didn't impress anybody as an outstanding performance of the night. One could say that the arrangement was a bit "cheesy" - the pun fully intended.
As far as Tamar Braxton and Louis's (her dance professional - partner's) samba goes - a lot of the viewers thought that the scores awarded by the judges - were - way too low. We would agree.
Don't forget to watch next Monday Oct. 19 show and have a great week but don't forget to click here Tues. morning - Oct. 20 - 2015 - for a sizzling review of Monday night's show!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2023
Monday, October 12, 2015
A Brief Insert of a Review of a Musical Recital by Kazakhstan's famous performer - Aidana Yntykbaeva - Squirrel Hill - Pittsburgh, Pa - JCC Concert.
Aidana Ynykbaeva - looks about thirty in her evening dress which shines with gold threads adorning the top of it. Her blondish hair - pinned in a back - had a few strands falling on her instrument called KOBYZ which looks like an inverted violin but its played like a viola.
Both of her helpers - her M.C. (a young blonde with a long hair) and her piano accompaniment (an attractive blonde with a short hair) - did great jobs. The M.C. (master of ceremonies) - briefly summed up each piece performed - and the piano player skillfully handled the piano - while she also demonstrated her mastery without upstaging the main performer.
The repertoire chosen varied a great deal as it showcased a tremendous control of her instrument and skill of Aidana who won numerous international competitions - as did a her piano accompanist - Anna Kovalevska who deftly handled the piano as she demonstrated her respective mastery - as well.
My favorite piece was a Tango by Astor Piazzola - a Tango great - titled "Libertango" which is always extremely difficult to execute on any instrument. Both ladies easily performed that famous composition.
The concert ended with a popular Russian/Jewish song - "Tumbalalajka" (A tribute to "balalajka" a Russian instrument similar to a guitar).
We hope that Aidana Yntykbaeva - keeps performing in big venues since her talent makes people smile and feel good for as long as they listen to her playing her instrument.
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2021
Both of her helpers - her M.C. (a young blonde with a long hair) and her piano accompaniment (an attractive blonde with a short hair) - did great jobs. The M.C. (master of ceremonies) - briefly summed up each piece performed - and the piano player skillfully handled the piano - while she also demonstrated her mastery without upstaging the main performer.
The repertoire chosen varied a great deal as it showcased a tremendous control of her instrument and skill of Aidana who won numerous international competitions - as did a her piano accompanist - Anna Kovalevska who deftly handled the piano as she demonstrated her respective mastery - as well.
My favorite piece was a Tango by Astor Piazzola - a Tango great - titled "Libertango" which is always extremely difficult to execute on any instrument. Both ladies easily performed that famous composition.
The concert ended with a popular Russian/Jewish song - "Tumbalalajka" (A tribute to "balalajka" a Russian instrument similar to a guitar).
We hope that Aidana Yntykbaeva - keeps performing in big venues since her talent makes people smile and feel good for as long as they listen to her playing her instrument.
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates 2021
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Eliminations' Results from Mon. Oct. 5 - 15 - DWTS Show - ABC - 8 pm.
Okay - everybody - who watches DWTS - Gary Busey got eliminated - according to a lot of predictions! However - Paula Dean - surprized everybody with her dancing, attitude and demeanor - in general. Her cha-cha looked hot enough - for a sixty year old lady!
Carrie Ann Inaba - normally - a very outspoken judge - who doesn't shy away from - at times - harsh criticizms - (not always merited by the dancers) - complemented Paula's general appearance and presentation - if not necessarily - her dancing steps.
Over all - the last night's show theme was - mostly - well received by the viewers. However - truth be told - at times - the most memorable event mentioned - was not a "big deal event" at all - certainly not meriting talking about it to sixty million people - nevertheless - as we mentioned before - the whole concept was interesting enough for the viewers not to change the channel.
As far as the first "ten" for the night/season goes - which the judge Bruno Tonioli awarded to Bindi Irwin - the viewers expressed a lot of views that Tamar Braxton's Rhumba - beautifully choreographed by the last year's champion - Val Schmerkovsky - was more deserving of the first "ten" for the season. We would agree.
A couple of minor observations re: the last night's show.
1. Erin Andrews - one of the celebrated - hosts - wore enormously high heels which didn't complement her lovely dress at all - to the contrary - those huge heels made most participants who got close to her - appear - unusually - short - almost midget-like.
2. That new hair-cut - wavy - rough hair ends - style - is enormously popular now-a-days. Last night many dancers plus the M.C. - Erin Andrews and one of the judges - Julianne Hough - sported that famous hair-cut - and even Paula also embellished her gray hair with it . Too much of a nice thing can get old fast - just like a hit song which is constantly played over and over and over - until everybody has it - up to their proverbial "nostrils."
As always - let us know what you think!
Have a great week and don't forget to watch DWtS - next Mon. Oct. 12! As always click here on Tues. Oct. 13 - for our sensational review!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates - 2015
Carrie Ann Inaba - normally - a very outspoken judge - who doesn't shy away from - at times - harsh criticizms - (not always merited by the dancers) - complemented Paula's general appearance and presentation - if not necessarily - her dancing steps.
Over all - the last night's show theme was - mostly - well received by the viewers. However - truth be told - at times - the most memorable event mentioned - was not a "big deal event" at all - certainly not meriting talking about it to sixty million people - nevertheless - as we mentioned before - the whole concept was interesting enough for the viewers not to change the channel.
As far as the first "ten" for the night/season goes - which the judge Bruno Tonioli awarded to Bindi Irwin - the viewers expressed a lot of views that Tamar Braxton's Rhumba - beautifully choreographed by the last year's champion - Val Schmerkovsky - was more deserving of the first "ten" for the season. We would agree.
A couple of minor observations re: the last night's show.
1. Erin Andrews - one of the celebrated - hosts - wore enormously high heels which didn't complement her lovely dress at all - to the contrary - those huge heels made most participants who got close to her - appear - unusually - short - almost midget-like.
2. That new hair-cut - wavy - rough hair ends - style - is enormously popular now-a-days. Last night many dancers plus the M.C. - Erin Andrews and one of the judges - Julianne Hough - sported that famous hair-cut - and even Paula also embellished her gray hair with it . Too much of a nice thing can get old fast - just like a hit song which is constantly played over and over and over - until everybody has it - up to their proverbial "nostrils."
As always - let us know what you think!
Have a great week and don't forget to watch DWtS - next Mon. Oct. 12! As always click here on Tues. Oct. 13 - for our sensational review!
Copyright@L.Hadley and Associates - 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Eliminations night - Mon. Oct. 5 - Season 21 - DWTS - 8 pm - ABC
All the fans of DWTS - are happy with the network's decision to air the two-hour show - only on Monday nights - during the last two weeks. That makes a lot more sense - than watching the endless re-caps on Tuesdays.
Our "unofficial" predictions as to Monday night's eliminations go as follows:
1. Gary Busey will go home.
2. Paula Dean will be eliminated if Gary somehow survives the night.
The second piece from Mon. Sept.28 show - we examined the responses for - was a controversial jazz choreo by Mark Ballas - which he danced with his partner - Alexa; both dancers attired in yellow, shapeless hazmat suits - did the dance number from the TV show - "Breaking Bad". While the judges went totally wild with excitement - the viewers were almost evenly divided - in terms of some liking it a lot - however a lot of people - including us - didn't care for it at all - for a lot of reasons which we specified in our previous week's review.
Our "unofficial" predictions as to Monday night's eliminations go as follows:
1. Gary Busey will go home.
2. Paula Dean will be eliminated if Gary somehow survives the night.
The second piece from Mon. Sept.28 show - we examined the responses for - was a controversial jazz choreo by Mark Ballas - which he danced with his partner - Alexa; both dancers attired in yellow, shapeless hazmat suits - did the dance number from the TV show - "Breaking Bad". While the judges went totally wild with excitement - the viewers were almost evenly divided - in terms of some liking it a lot - however a lot of people - including us - didn't care for it at all - for a lot of reasons which we specified in our previous week's review.
At any rate - look for our conclusion review of Mon. Oct.5 show - on Tues. Oct. 6.
Have fun Monday night!
Have fun Monday night!
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