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- Jun 21, 2003
No figure skaters this time, but you can root for Mary Lou Retton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNcf255Ssks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNcf255Ssks
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No figure skaters this time, but you can root for Mary Lou Retton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNcf255Ssks
I think Adam will be a judge all season.
He was very sweet with the kids and seems to be a great judge for the show!
I watched DWTS Juniors and I'm not sure what to think yet. They did So You Think You can Dance with Juniors a couple of season ago. I felt the dancing was so much structured than this. Each of the Juniors had a mentor with the professional staff and had to do a dance with them each week. I really enjoyed that season when I thought I wouldn't.
I started watching the kids version of it.
As to the adult version, I think there is no point of this show until they start bringing people who are actually relevant. To me it looks they catch random people on the street to fill the show. And then those people become "famous" for being on the show...
I do agree that some of the 'stars' are very obscure and most are seeking additional positive recognition. Most A-list and B-list stars don't have the time to dedicate to the time needed to properly trains for DWTS. Dwts definitely boosted Giles Marini's, Drew Lachey's, Joey Fatone's careers. JR Martinez was only known to fans of All My Children and definitely gained exposure for veterans when he won DWTS.
I know Mary Lou Retton seems to be some kind of media darling in the US, but she's lost all my respect lately.
In the light of the Nassar abuse scandal, she supported Nassar for quite some. She always sided with USA Gymnastics, despite their utter failure to do anything productive to prevent further abuse from happening. She also personally went to congress to talk to Senator Feinstein in order to try to stop a bill that would criminalize athletic organizations like USA Gymnastics for failing to report sexual abuse. And she's a horrible driver, she posted videos of herself driving while playing on her phone saying how proud she was doing something "highly illegal".
I’m pretty proud of my favorite little Venice beach shreddin’ skater girl Sky Brown. She’s actually a pretty good dance partner too
https://www.instagram.com/p/BplRcvylApf/
Sky Brown is a determined kid who wants to do it all and motivate others to do the same!! She’ll tap you on the shoulder and tell you all about it!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPiTGnlxhi/
Heck,some of these stars don't even have time to properly train for it. At least one competitor each season is doing something like flying back and forth to NYC every week or whatever and they have to practice in unusual places. I think I'm just getting old that I recognize few of the competitors this year. Since when did "Social Media Influencer" become a job? Wouldn't "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model" get her more recognition?
Social media influencers are more popular among younger people so they try to get them on the show for a younger audience