'Dancing' Recap: No Mo' (Town) for One Couple

What a nice treat for all of us--judges included. Watch a REAL LADY make an exit with a beautiful smile on her face!

All others should be ashamed of themselves.

Even the judges were respectful of Gladys and this is how they should be with all contestants. After all, it's not them who are paying the dancers.

Finally, last night the judges were even decent to Roshon.

These judges are getting too comfortable in their station and I feel a change is needed.

Many mistakes were made on Tuesday night, but only a few were mentioned to the ones they wanted to score low.

Hopefully, Melissa goes next. She is worse than anyone. Gladys danced circles around  Melissa.

I thought this show was family rated. Cheryl and Williams dance was anything but family rated. When you went to all couples on the dance floor, they all danced as parteners except Cheryl and William. All he did was slide across the dance floor on his knees, didnt even dance with his partener. I think you need to get new judges. Expecially Carrie Ann who judges with her libedo instead of there dancing skills. They should have been the 6th couple off. What a joke the judging is. Len is the only one to judge the dancing,not how they look. I watched from season 1. You need 2 new judges.

Hey Wayne- Hearing Len last night telling the British one "to get your bum out there" as she was going on kinda gives a hint doesnt it?

I am not sure what though -favoritism? dirty old man? pro-Brit?

Or all of the above?

I sincerely hope everyone understands that viewers' voting is a MAJOR factor as to why DWTS is so popular among the competition programs.  Viewers' voting gives us empowerment rather that passively watching the dancing with no way to contribute to the final winners.  Oh, sure.  The format has its flaws, but it keeps the ratings extremely high and makes money for the producers and ABC.  That's what it's really all about in the end, although thankfully they do create some good entertainment as an alternative to homicide/crime investigation programs.   The competition, the costuming, the personalities, the most sincere "back bustin'" effort by the competitors, the grace when eliminated, guest entertainers, professional dancers' interludes, are so very much admirable in SEASON 14.  No matter how any competition is judged, there will always be those who accuse the judges of some neglect, bias, favoritism, etc.  My advise to those who are disgruntled with the judging:  TRY IT FOR YOURSELF.  Try being the one who has to adjudicate anything and sidestep all criticism.  You'll NOT be so perfect as you think you are!

As for Donald Driver: remember he's a professional athlete in a highly demanding sport.  He's geared to expect from himself as much perfection as possible.  In short, he's a fierce competitor as he has been trained to be in the NFL.  We'd be highly disappointed if Donald displayed a Mr. Milk Toast personality.  He's been graceful and respectful as far as we viewers can tell.  Still, he wants to WIN, but win fairly and with dignity.  Tell me now, who doesn't want to win the MIRROR BALL TROPHY after all they have put into the competition?  All eyes are on the prize!  That is just how it should be.  I do wish to say that I have had equal respect and admiration for all of the dancers from week ONE thru week SIX.  I have enjoyed getting involved just as much as I do when I watch any sports event.  That's what ENTERTAINMENT is supposed to do.  Well, that's what it does for me!

Sorry Wayne, but Gladys just pick her feet up and down like the dances demand.

I thought she did an amazing job getting as far as she did.  She's fun to watch, graceful and "cool", but she just can't do the dances the way they need to be done.

She didn't get criticized because, really, what good would it have done?  She was paid an enormous amount of respect, with even the judges realizing that she is a celebrity much bigger than the rest of the cast put together, and a music industry legend, but this is a dancing competition, and compared to the younger ones, she just can't cut it.  Watching the dancing duel between Gladys and Roshon last night made that painfully obvious.  Why beat her up about technique she will never be able to master at this point in her life?

I think the problem is putting folks like Gladys on and expecting them to compete with 20- and 30-something year old celebrities, many of whom have had professional dancing training at some point in their careers, and expecting the older contestants to hold their own.  It makes for good television but lousy competition.