Put the Tango, the Cha Cha, the Jive, a bunch of celebrities who know nothing about dancing together and you get ABC's reality show “Dancing with the Stars.”Last Monday the show took the top spot for the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. hours over CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother” at 8 p.m. and “Two and a Half Men” and “Worst Week” at 9 p.m.
Since the show’s American premiere in 2005, it has been taking its viewers on a journey with a new group of 13 celebrities every season tackling the difficult skill of ballroom dancing.
What’s great about the show is that it has celebrity for every kind of fan to enjoy. It's has the supermodel, the athlete, the Olympian, and even the teen heartthrob this season.
This season’s line up is:
-Lance Bass, singer and teen heartthrob
-Toni Braxton, Grammy winning singer
-Brooke Burke, model and host
-Rocco DiSpirito, celebrity chef
-Maurice Green, Olympic gold medalist
-Kim Kardashian, reality television star and actress
-Cloris Leechman, Oscar winning actress
-Cody Linley, actor
-Susan Lucci, soap opera legend
-Misty May-Treanor, Olympic gold medalist
-Ted McGinley, actor
-Jeff Ross, comedian
-Warren Sapp, former pro football player
Let’s say you're a sports fanatic sitting on your couch flipping through the channels- all of a sudden you see Warren Sapp doing the Paso Doble and he's nailing it- you're going to be shocked that a 300 pound man can glide across the floor with ease. That alone will keep your attention.
The voyage the celebrities take during the show with all the different dance styles keeps me coming back.
Week after week we get to see someone we may idolize do something that any Joe Schmoe can try to do. Most people want to think of celebrities as everyday people and I think this show does that.
We love to make a connection with someone and root them on. Just like sports fans feel a bond with their team, “Dancing with the Stars” fans feel a bond with the celebrity.
We may never be able to see what a celebrity is like in their personal life, but we can go on a six week journey with them and see what life is like for them in that little six week window.
The hosting of the show is something to look forward too as well. Tom Bergeron does a great job filling in empty time and keeping the show moving. Samantha Harris’ quick questions in the back after a celebrity is finished are quick and help us see how they’re feeling when they step off that dance floor.
Last season, Marie Osmond fainted on live television while waiting for her scores from the judges and Bergeron pulled it together to keep the show moving forward.
Bergeron has witty jokes and can usually make me laugh out loud to some of his light hearted humor.
All in all, I give this show a big thumbs up. It’s got something for everybody and can keep you smiling all the way through- that’s unless you saw Jeff Ross’ Cha Cha two weeks ago-man was that painful to watch.
3 comments:
A nicely done column.
The writer put together the paragraphs very well - almost as smooth as a slow waltz.
The listing of the 'stars' was a nice, and needed, touch.
Also, there is history, humor ("a bunch of celebrities who know nothing about dancing together") and arguments pro and con about the show.
Clever ending too.
"It’s got something for everybody and can keep you smiling all the way through- that’s unless you saw Jeff Ross’ Cha Cha two weeks ago-man was that painful to watch."
I give this column a solid thumbs up.
What you said is so true! I watch this show purely to see Warren Sapp do exotic twist and turns with a fragile dancer. I get nervous that he'll break them lol. He is one of my favorite football players and helped the buccaneers win the super bowl. He even bought the whole team a bunch of diamonds lol. Just a little tid bit of info.
Nice piece babe!
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