Dancing with the Stars: Week 5

Keeping Jerry on the show when he so obviously wants to leave is hurtful to the other dancers who are working so hard to stay.He did what he wanted to do- learn a waltz to do at his daughter's wedding. I hope KYm gave them lessons together because show time dancing is different than actual at the reception dancing.
Sara is improving whenever she does the quicker, happier dances. As Len pointed out, there are some dances that just don't suit her. She is a weak link, but I like seeing her progress each week. She dances too carefully. She only time she let herself go at all was the week her boots were doing the walking! Once Jerry goes, Sara should be next.
I think Emmit is doing great- I love watching him! He is really working. I think he will make the final 3. Last week he was caught counting as he danced, this week he just shook it up and enjoyed himself! It showed!
Mario's dimples and his sweet,unassuming attitude pull votes. What's with the priest's blessing thing? How much is real? How much is showmanship? He is fun to watch, and the dimples are to die for! He has really shown a lot of dancing growth and is doing a great job.
I don't believe that Joey hasn't danced since he was 5. He is too good at it. For that reason, I vote for a Mario finish and not a Joey.
The girl in the ostrich butt skirt(Monique)was excellent this week. WOW! That near flip was something! She also improves each week. I give ;) points for improvement.
Willa has shown her graceful and ladylike side. How beautiful! She and Maksim have been fun to watch. I think they were robbed!!! I don't care about their off stage love life. Will it be around in two weeks? Who cares- except their moms? Her early dances were weaker, but she has come a long way.
Can we talk costumes? I may sound like a prude, but the show is raking in enough $$ that they should be able to afford more than a yard of material per costume. Good thing those girls are thin!
Please let Jerry go home.
I think we should be saying goodbye in this order:
Jerry, Sara, Monique, Emmitt, Joey and Dimples- I mean Mario. That Dimple is always there- Do you think it was surgically placed? Can I have one?

I love this show! I just wish the judges would stop priasing the dancers and then give them low scores. That drives me nuts! If they're good, give them a 9 or 10; if they're not that great, give them a 7 or 8 but don't tell them they're fantastic and then give them a 7! I love the chemistry between some couples - why not? As long as they're not married to others, let them "play" and then dance!

I don't know who is making all those unfavorable comments about Sara Evans, but obviously he is not in tune with America'a roots. She is a fine country singer. I think he should shut his fat vile mouth and let the voters make up their own minds. Hey, I'm nobody, and a lot of those people I don't know, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to say ugly, demeaning things about them. I'm a Cajun from Louisiana, a great grandmother, and we as a whole, are fun loving, as we have that joie de vivre-which means joy of life, most of us love to dance, not professionally, but for the fun of it! YOU however , should go back into that hole you crawled out of- I know, don't end a sentense with a preposition, but that don't make me blind, stupid, insesitive, or incapable of thinking for myself!

Fan support is a funny thing. For instance, I have no idea who Sara Evans is. I don't find her particularly pretty, nor a good singer or dancer. So I could care less when she leaves. Willa, though I've never heard of her either, I at least think is a good dancer and was surprised by her low results in the first weeks.

I would have said a few weeks ago that there's nothing Jerry can do that John O'Hurley and George Hamilton didn't alreayd do, but then he brought out the "waltz for my daughter's wedding" thing. Which worked, obviously. But unless he can bring out something like "The foxtrot is what my wife and I danced to at our own wedding, god rest her soul, and I'd like to do it one more time in her memory" then I think it's time for him to go. (And no, of course I have no idea of whether Jerry even has a wife, let alone if she's alive or not.)

I say Mario wins, and I bet Willa manages to hang on until second because of the whole "real couple off camera" thing that's starting to get shoved down our throats. Joey will be too mechanical to compete with the couples that have real chemistry and he'll fall to third.

By the way, I like Robert's analysis -- the judges score high, yet consistently, thus leaving it in the hands of the audience to choose. Last night nobody got less than an 8. The downside to that is that if anybody sees a 7 or a 6 in coming weeks there's going to be a riot.

They've got to grade on a curve. Some couples will just never get as good as some of the other couples. It looks like if the couples are working hard the judges will leave it in the hands of the audience. Example: Master P last season, they knew he wasn't working hard at all and they didn't want the fans to even give him a chance of moving on so they gave him like a 12 or something of that effect. The reason they criticize the better couples is that they want to see the good ones be perfect, and they know that Jerry ain't gonna get any better than where he's at now.

By the way, my votes all go towards Jerry.

I do agree with you that Sara is not the best dancer, but I also think this is more than a dancing contest-- so much of the celebrity's life off the stage comes into play. I guess you could call me a Sara fan, but I have enjoyed voting for her week to week and have enjoyed watching her progress from week to week.

I just love the show. It is so refreshing. I give them all an A for trying. They are refreshing to watch. Something besides sex swearing and violence for a change. I have my favorites. I wish I could get up there and dance. Unfortunatly my husband dances like Tucker. I say just sit back relax and enjoy. There is too much sadness going on out in the world today. I think the shows great. I also don't think anyone should be critized for trying this. Kudos to all of them.

Is it just me or does Emmit do the same dance every week. Those foot and hand movements are exactly the same as week one or two (can't recall).

Surprising dance... very beautifully