<p>My D and I are thrilled that Shawn will be on Dancing. She’s such a sweetheart, she will be fun to watch. Seems like there is a shorter pro … who danced with Marissa (can’t remember her last name) from Hairspray?</p>
<p>Marissa danced with Tony Dovolani. But he is 35, and as the youngest contestant ever on the show Shawn might do better with Mark Ballas, who is 22 and also on the shorter side. Also, his choreography tends towards the fun and flashy, and that would fit Shawn more than Tony’s more traditional style.</p>
<p>Tony Dovolani is terrible. His routines for his partners are too boring–he doesn’t give his partners enough credit and choreographs routines that are too easy. Marissa really could have gone further is she had had a different partner–more fun and flashy. He had the same problem with Susan Lucci from last season.</p>
<p>Problem with Shawn will be the same problem that Cody Linley had from last season. Most young kids can’t do well the “smoky, sexy, serious” look/feel that some of the dances require. It wasn’t part of Kristi Yamaguchi’s natural make up either, but she was able to channel her inner skank. </p>
<p>As you an see–I watch entirely too much DWTS. I’ve only watched 3 seasons…</p>
<p>Inner skank!!! ^^^^^ LMAO</p>
<p>Umm…I don’t know if Shawn has that. My drill team/dance company daughter just can’t muster “sexy.” Not that I mind. But I go to these dance competitions and see these 11 year olds “sexing it up” (not appropriately, in my book) and my own 16 year old looks chaste no matter what move she is doing. I sort of think Shawn will be like that!</p>
<p>I would like it if they brought Misty May Trainer (sp) back. I was disappointed when she ended up with a catastrophic injury that cut short her run. She had real potential and was getting better every week.</p>
<p>^^She’d be crazy to go back. She has already seriously endangered her livelihood (pro volleyball) with one catastrohic spin around the dance floor. If she ever recovers enough to play high level volleyball again she should thank her lucky stars. By no means should she tempt fate a second time with more dancing. She can dance after she has retired.</p>
<p>Hey…how about her partner???</p>
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You do realize that it was volleyball that caused that injury? Dancing was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. Had she been playing a match of volleyball at the time the injury had occurred, she would have torn it then too. That’s what happens to your jumping mechanism after years of abuse.</p>
<p>Shawn Johnson would look great partnered with Apolo Ohno. Too bad he’s not an option. I don’t watch DWTS often, but watched the season he danced with Julianne Hough, and they were amazing.</p>
<p>The Apolo Ohno freestyle in the finals was so good!!</p>
<p>Do you have your favorite DWTS dances?</p>
<p>Louis van Amstel is on the small side, and a very good teacher. I’d love to see Louis back.</p>
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<p>Sure, the stresses are cumulative. I understand that. But this is like the case of the NFL or MLB player who blows out a knee playing basketball in a local pick-up game or rec league. My point is that volleyball is her profession. Dancing is for fun. </p>
<p>Unless she wants to retire now, after she rehabs she should spend whatever is left in her legs playing volleyball, not dancing.</p>
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<p>Having only watched 3 seasons, was he on another season besides the one where he danced with Priscilla Presley?</p>