I missed the first week or two, but caught last night's episode and the repeat that preceded it. This is a dance competition, right? Sorry, but Hollyfield had to go. I give him credit for doing it, he's not the kind of person you'd expect to see doing ballroom, but he's just not a good dancer. He's way too heavy on his feet, a bit of a surprise considering that for boxing he's constantly on his toes, shifting weight back and forth. *shrug* But that quickstep looked like he was walking, no real power in the steps, and the jive had no real bounce and energy. Even my mother said that votes for him were pity votes. It was kind of fun to watch him, but the others are better dancers and this is a competition. He probably passed last week because fans wanted to see him more. With the fans and judges each getting half of the total score, the uninformed popular vote can easily outweigh the informed judges' votes.
I'm glad to see some ballroom dancing on TV again. It's been a while since Championship Ballroom Dancing aired. It's kind of interesting to see how the stars do with such short periods of intensive training to learn the dances. I think they're generally doing a good job. I'm kind of pulling for O'Hurley, too. He seems to be doing a really good job especially considering the circumstances.
