Supposedly Dancing With the Stars wanted to go more towards A-List celebrities this time around, but apparently they use a different alphabet then the rest of the world.
Apparently they decided to go with a mixture of people who USED to be on the A-List, and then add in some people you’ll be left scratching your head about until they eventually get voted off the show. There’s a few easy picks for early eliminations, and a couple that might stick around … you know, like every other season of the show.
The professional partners for each dancer will be announced on Aug. 31st and I;ll make sure to update this past as soon as they are announced.
I have no clue why anyone felt like Footloose needed to be remade, but it’s happened, and it’s coming our way this way October.
Based on the 1984 film of the same name, Footloose follows the story of a preacher who works to ban dancing in his town after several teenagers we killed after a night of partying. An outsider comes into town, hooks up with the preacher’s daughter and they get the city to dance!
If you’ve never seen the original, yes, that really is the plot of the film.
One of the most notable aspects of the film is it was the vehicle that really brought Kevin Bacon to the attention of the world. He had already gotten attention in Diner, but it was Footloose that got him noticed by younger folks. It was certainly not high art, but it was entertaining enough.
What the world definitely did not need was a remake. This one stars someone named Kenny Wormald that has a less than impressive resume, and Julianne Hough who is best known for being one of the professionals on Dancing With the Stars. In other words, I’m not sure what to expect from the acting, but I’m not holding my breath for anything spectacular.
Here’s the trailer for the 2011 remake of Footloose … this just looks painful.
Why, Hollywood? Why do you do this to us? Did we anger you in some way?
It would seem that being a woman beater is not harming Chris Browns career in any way, shape or form. Must be nice.
Following an appearance last week on Good Morning America where he was so enraged by an interview that he broke a window, Chris Brown was back on ABC tonight to appear on Dancing With the Stars. Despite the fact that host Tom Bergeron and professional dancer Cheryl Burke both voiced opposition to his coming on the show, come on he did.
So, here we are with Brown still acting up, existing show personalities expressing their dismay at his coming on the program, and ABC just ignores it all. Does he have incriminating photos on someone high up at the network? Somehow he keeps getting on this channel even after he has thrown a hissy fit on another of their shows. Does this make sense to anyone? Was a guy who is simply out promoting a new really that necessary to appear on your show at the risk of alienating viewers and cast members?
Apparently so. Apparently woman beating is perfectly acceptable in the eyes of the Disney-owned network. Getting destructive after another interview on the same network? Perfectly ok.
The cast has been announced for the spring 2011 season of Dancing With the Stars. And, again … how many times can you scrape the bottom of the barrel?
While a couple of people this year were once big names, they have definitely lost their shine. It’s kind of sad when the biggest current name is probably Kendra Wilkinson. I’ve come to the conclusion over the past couple seasons as the “stars” have gotten more and more comical that no one watches this show for someone they actually follow, they are simply tuning in for the pros, and I can’t say as I blame them.
Sadly, as always, I will endure the pain … and then question my own sanity when it’s over. (and possibly cry quietly in the corner after each episode)
Okay, the definition of “star” is getting stretched a bit thin on Dancing With the Stars this season …
The eleventh season of Dancing With the Stars kicks off on Sept. 20th and this latest round of “stars” leaves a lot to be desired. The Spring 2010 season at least had a few more people I’ve heard of, or at least considered “stars” of some definition as opposed to “daughter of famous person.” That isn’t to say I’m commenting on their family in any way, but seriously, how do you define her as “a star”? I have to say I’m puzzled by that one.
Anyway, here is a list of all the stars and which professionals they are teamed up with.
Update 9/1/10: Updated the dancers to the official list. Edyta Sliwinska has left the show.
Yep, it’s that time again, folks. Time to see what washed up, has-been “celebrities” ABC has decided are “stars” for the next season of Dancing With The Stars.
I have to say, I’m getting more and more impressed each season as they actually get people I know what they’ve done instead of leaving me scratching my head. They’ve also been nice enough to announce the professionals this time around from the get go so we know who will be dancing with whom. The line-up is … interesting, to say the least.
I know the links are a tad hard to read, sorry about that, but I wanted to make sure you could have quick access to information on each person.
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I swear that each cast list just gets stranger and stranger on this show. Although I will say they are getting better at finding people I actually remember from things like Melissa Joan Hart, Kelly Osbourrne, Donny Osmond and a few others, but who in the heck is Mark Dacascos? Never heard of him before today.
Of course the name every one is focusing on is Tom Delay.
He was the Republican House Majority Leader from 2003–2005, and eventually stepped down over some legal issues. Doesn’t really matter, just not the kind of guy you imagine dancing a tango or a jive on national television, ya know?
Yes, the cast is the largest yet, and apparently there will be some special eliminations to deal with that. There will also be new professionals to help with the number of “stars”.
The new season kicks off on September 21st.
UPDATE: Oh! Mark Dacascos is the “chairman” of Iron Chef America… got ya.
“The Bachelor” will air Monday nights from 8:00-10:00 p.m. following the run of “Dancing with the Stars,” and “Scrubs” and “Better Off Ted” will air at 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively, following the run of “Dancing with the Stars The Results Show.” “LOST” will return at an undetermined time during the season.
New ABC Show Descriptions
“COUGAR TOWN”
Courteney Cox stars as a recently divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture.
“Cougar Town” stars Courteney Cox as Jules, Christa Miller as Elle, Busy Philipps as Laurie, Dan Byrd as Travis, Brian Van Holt as Bobby, Josh Hopkins as Grayson and Ian Gomez as Andy.
The series is from ABC Studios. Bill Lawrence is executive producer/writer/director, Kevin Biegel is writer/co-executive producer, and Courteney Cox and David Arquette are executive producers.
Sean’s Take: While not my cup of tea, this might have some longevity to it. It’s a timely issue in our society as women are owning their sexuality much later into life than they used to. Might go to a second season, I’m not sure yet.
“THE DEEP END”
Each year one of LA’s most prestigious law firms recruits four young lawyers from the finest law schools worldwide. The only way for these first-years to survive is to support each other even as they compete against one another in the cutthroat arena of high-end law. Sex, greed, romance, betrayal it’s all part of being a first year associate at Sterling Law.
“The Deep End” stars Matt Long as Dylan Hewitt, Ben Lawson as Liam Priory, Tina Majorino as Addy Fisher, Norbert Leo Butz as Rowdy Kaiser, Leah Pipes as Beth Bancroft, Billy Zane as Cliff Huddle, Sherri Saum as Susan Oppenheim and Clancy Brown as Hart Sterling.
The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television. David Hemingson is executive producer/writer. The pilot was directed by Michael Fresco.
Sean’s Take: I don’t know why, but I’m getting a real Dirty Sexy Money vibe off of this one. Any time ABC tries to focus on “sex” and “greed” they pretty much bungle the job. It just isn’t who they are.
“EASTWICK”
Three very different women find themselves drawn together by a mysterious man who unleashes unique powers in each of them, and this small New England town will never be the same. The series is based on the popular movie “The Witches of Eastwick” and on the novel of the same title by John Updike.
“Eastwick” stars Rebecca Romijn as Roxie Torcoletti, Lindsay Price as Joanna Frankel, Jamie Ray Newman as Kat Gardener, Paul Gross as Darryl Van Horne, Sara Rue as Penny, Veronica Cartwright as Bun, Johann Urb as Will, Jon Bernthal as Raymond and Ashley Benson as Mia.
The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Maggie Friedman is executive producer/writer. The pilot was directed by David Nutter.
Sean’s Take: … no, no and NO. It worked as a movie, it will not work as a television series. I am just boggled how this even got past concept to pilot. Bad, bad, horrible idea. If this makes it past six episodes I’ll be shocked.
“FLASH FORWARD”
When a mysterious event causes the entire world to black out, humanity is given a glimpse into its near future, and every man, woman and child is forced to come to grips with whether their destinies can be avoided or fulfilled.
Adapting award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer’s revolutionary novel, executive producers David S. Goyer (visionary co-writer of “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”) and Brannon Braga (“24,” “Star Trek: Enterprise”) invite you to embark on a journey to answer the question, “if you knew what your future held, what would you do?”
“Flash Forward” stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Sonya Walger as Olivia Benford, Courtney B. Vance as Stan Wedeck, Brian O’Byrne as Aaron Stark, Christine Woods as Janis Hawk, Zachary Knighton as Bryce Varley and Peyton List as Nicole.
The series is from ABC Studios. David S. Goyer is executive producer/writer/director. Brannon Braga is executive producer and co-wrote the pilot. Other executive producers are Marc Guggenheim, Jessika Goyer, Vince Gerardis and Ralph Vicinanza. Guggenheim will be the showrunner, along with Goyer.
Sean’s Take: It was a novel, and you think you can take it to series length? Maybe a mini-series, but an ongoing serial? Seems like another one of those “would have worked in another format” deals.
“THE FORGOTTEN”
From executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer comes a crime show in which a team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim’s identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become — The Forgotten.
“The Forgotten” stars Rupert Penry-Jones as Alex, Reiko Aylesworth as Linda, Michelle Borth as Candace, Bob Stephenson as Walter, Anthony Carrigan as Tyler and Rochelle Aytes as Detective Grace Russell.
The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. Mark Friedman is executive producer/writer, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman are executive producers, KristieAnne Reed is co-executive producer and Danny Cannon is executive producer/director.
Sean’s Take: I don’t know on this one. Jerry Bruckheimer is the man behind the CSI franchises, so he knows how to rope an audience, but it feels a bit too much like Cold Case from CBS to me. And the group being amateurs feels a bit odd. Don’t know on this one, not sure there has been much like it, will have to hook viewers pretty quickly to go long.
“HANK”
Kelsey Grammer stars in this timely comedy as Hank Pryor, a titan of industry who suddenly finds himself out of work, almost out of money and around a wife and kids for whom he’s never made much time. Despite his recent setbacks, however, Hank is confident he’s on the road back to the top. He knows he is destined to return to greatness. And he is just not the greatness he imagines.
“Hank” stars Kelsey Grammer as Hank, Melinda McGraw as Tilly, David Koechner as Grady, Macey Cruthird as Maddie and Ryan Wynott as Henry.
The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with McMonkey Inc., Grammnet Productions, Werner Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. It is written by Tucker Cawley. Tom Werner, Tucker Cawley, Kelsey Grammer and Mike Clements serve as executive producers. The pilot was directed by James Burrows.
Sean’s Take: This is either going to be a huge hit or a huge flop, there is no middle ground on this one. For it to be a hit, it would require people to want to revel in what has happened to the real titans of industry in the USA as of late. However, that could also be its undoing as people watch TV and movies generally to forget the miseries of real life. I love Kelsey Grammer, but this concept is going to walk a real tightrope with viewers on how much they want to visit this subject this soon after all of the economic issues.
“HAPPY TOWN”
Haplin, Minnesota, “Happy Town,” is approaching almost a decade of peace after being riddled for years by unsolved kidnappings. But in the wake of this small town’s first crime in seven years, some dark truths are being revealed about some familiar faces. They say every town has its secrets that doesn’t even begin to describe Happy Town.
“Happy Town” stars Geoff Stults as Tommy Conroy, Lauren German as Henley, Amy Acker as Rachel Conroy, Dean Winters as John Haplin, John Patrick Amedori as Andrew Haplin, Sarah Gadon as Georgia Bravin, Jay Paulson as Larry Root Beer’ Rogers, Robert Wisdom as Roger Hobbes and Sam Neill as Merritt Grieves.
The series is from ABC Studios. Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg are executive producers and co-writers. The pilot was directed by Gary Fleder, who is also an executive producer.
Sean’s Take: Again… series length? What is up with ABC and the mini-series length show concepts going to full series? My feeling is pretty much a disaster here.
“THE MIDDLE”
The Hecks are a middle class family living in the middle of Indiana, just trying to keep their heads above water. Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars as a wife and mother of three in a comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations.
“The Middle” stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Eden Sher as Sue, Atticus Shaffer as Brick and Charlie McDermott as Axel.
The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline are executive producers/writers and Werner Walian is producer. The pilot was directed by Julie Anne Robinson.
Sean’s Take: Eh. Standard sitcom fare, very bland and middle of the road. This is the network that kept According To Jim on the air for eight seasons, this one will probably last for some time.
“MODERN FAMILY”
Today’s American families come in all shapes and sizes. Shot from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, this comedy takes a modern look at the complications that come with being a family in 2009.
“Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay, Sofa Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Ty Burrell as Phil, Julie Bowen as Claire, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Rico Rodriguez as Manny, Nolan Gould as Luke and Ariel Winter as Alex.
The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers. The pilot was directed by Jason Winer.
Sean’s Take: I liked this show when it was called Sherman Oaks (except the filmmaker played a role in that). Could be funny, will have to see an episode before I pass final judgment.
“SHARK TANK”
From Mark Burnett, executive producer of “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” and Sony Pictures Television comes “Shark Tank,” an exciting new reality show that gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true and become successful and possibly wealthy business people. But the entrepreneurs must first try to convince five tough, multi-millionaire tycoons to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding they need to jumpstart their ideas.
In these trying economic times, it’s difficult for an individual possessing a dream or even a working small business poised for growth to get a loan for a risky venture. Whether it be an imaginative enhancement for an existing product, a family recipe that has all the ingredients to become a profitable culinary treat, or the latest technological gadget that could take the world by storm, most of these dreams die an early death because no one dared take a financial chance on someone with an unproven and oftentimes outrageous proposal. Many of these people now see “Shark Tank” as their last chance at success. Some have been laboring on their ideas for years or even decades, have invested large amounts of money, and are being pressured to throw in the towel by friends and family. Others have simply never had access to the means to live out their dreams, until now.
Enter the Sharks of “Shark Tank” Barbara Corcoran (Manhattan real estate titan), Kevin Harrington (king of infomercials), Robert Herjavec (technology tycoon), Daymond John (fashion mogul) and Kevin O’Leary (venture capitalist) five multi-millionaires who lifted themselves up by their bootstraps to make their own entrepreneurial dreams come true and turned their ideas into empires.
Each week ambitious entrepreneurs from across the country will present their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to the panel of ruthless investors. Their goal is to convince these merciless moguls to invest their own dollars in the concept. Convincing real-life millionaires to part with their own money is no easy task, because when the idea is poor, the Sharks will tear into the ill-prepared presenters and pass on the idea with a simple, “I’m out!” — sending them running for the exit.
But these Sharks aren’t just out for blood, they too have a goal: to own a piece of the next big idea. Entrepreneurs will be asked to give up a percentage of their companies’ equity to the Sharks in order to get the investment they need. But when the Sharks hear a really top-notch idea, and more than one of them wants to sink their teeth into it, a war between them will erupt. Then the once-desperate entrepreneur can rejoice when the Sharks reveal their true interest in the product and bid up the price of the investment.
Sean’s Take: Well, this is based on the British show called Dragon’s Den. If they do it in limited “cycles” like other reality shows, it may work. I love the original version, but how many times has a USA network screwed up a British concept?
“V”
“V” is a re-imagining of the 1980′s miniseries about the world’s first encounter with an alien race in which the aliens call themselves The Visitors, and have a seemingly friendly agenda that may or may not be a cover for something more malevolent.
“V” stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker.
The series is produced by HDFilms in association with Warner Bros. Television. Scott Peters is executive producer/writer and Steve Pearlman and Jace Hall are executive producers. The pilot was directed and executive produced by Yves Simoneau.
Sean’s Take: Could be great, could be horrible. The V mini-series was great, V: The Final Battle was okay, V: The Series was a complete train wreck. This is a “re-imagining”, but I am sure the basic concepts will stay intact, but lets just hope there is no “star child” malarky to mess the whole thing up.
Sean’s Overall Take on ABC
I know I didn’t do this with the Fox line-up, but there is something really glaring at me in ABC’s schedule: Wednesday night is all new. I’m not sure I can ever remember a network taking a gamble like that. There is no proven show to anchor the night, and that is a huge risk for them to give it a go.
Also, moving Ugly Betty to Friday nights is a bad sign this show is on its last legs. Friday’s are like the graveyard of the television schedue, so I wouldn’t be surprised if we see it go for a limited run this year.
It looks like ABC is going to stir things up this year, and I’m not so sure they’re doing it in the right way.
It has been a year since I tackled the subject of the Dancing With The Stars band, and it seems I need to do it again.
Back on April 15th of 2008 I took on the subject of the Dancing With The Stars band, and Harold Wheeler, the band conductor and arranger. In the year that followed, this has been a rather large hot bed for comments that bring my intelligence into question. The comments questioning the placement of my head in my rectal area aside, one commenter, Jeff D, made a point that actually got through to me and made me rethink my opinion on this whole matter a bit.
These arrangements are made for a standard “Big Band” format. That fits BALLROOM dancing.
And therein is the problem I believe. Well, at least most of it. This show has attempted to take popular songs from many different genres, and they leave it to the band to try to make them fit a format they were never built for. I still hate the singers, but this one comment (notice the comment didn’t insult my intelligence, amazing how much further that will get someone) really made me rethink my stance on the actual band. For instance, does anyone think The Clash were ever meant for ballroom dancing? No, they weren’t. Yet there was one of their songs a few seasons ago, being tormented to the point of painful, but I now hate it a little less because I finally see what was being done to it.
I still have problems with what seems like random changes in the tempo of songs that even seem to throw the dancers off their step. And as for the singers… the singers are a whole different matter that just make me cringe. I’m sure they’re fine for certain styles of singing, but a lot of times they just seem totally ill suited for what they are being asked to sing on the show.
Now, there is one point where I do still have to wonder about the band and Jeff D’s comment (I’m not attacking him, it is just something specific I thought of), and that is when the band tackles songs by the band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Songs by this group seem to be a favorite on this show, popping up at least 3 to 4 times thus far. For those of you unfamiliar with them, they are a California band deeply entrenched in the 1940′s swing era style of music, and you may have seen them in the movie Swingers some years ago. You would think a band that plays in swing style wouldn’t need any “corrections”, but yet, there they are when the Dancing With The Stars band plays them. It’s usually just a slight tempo change, but it is still a change.
Sure the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy issue is a small one, and I’ll forgive it, and I will say the commenter changed my mind a bit. The producers are the ones who choose the music each week, and perhaps it is time someone, namely Harold Wheeler, sat them down and said, “You really think this song is a good choice for this show? Sure it’s popular, but it doesn’t even come close to fitting the style we need.” I doubt this will ever happen, but I can dream of a day where I stop cringing when I hear them twist another of my favorite songs in to some unrecognizable mess that makes me cringe.
As for the singers… my problems with them have nothing to do with the arrangements, but more so that they are being asked to sing songs that they have never attempted that particular style before in their lives. What better time to try it out than on live TV?
One last note, in my original post I made a comment about my love of the version of the song “Roxanne” from Moulin Rouge. Many people have argued in the comments that it is a horrible arrangement, but seeing as the original band, The Police, had to sign off on its use, I’m guessing they didn’t think it was so horrible. In that particular case, yes, the song was significantly changed, but I felt the arrangement fit the context of the song’s subject matter far better. It is a song about prostitution after all, and the guttural, growling version that plays in the movie makes a whole lot more sense than Sting’s original ascending vocals that have almost a melancholy tone to them. Yes, that is my opinion, as are all posts on this blog, and it is the one I’m sticking to on that particular case. I’ll give a small victory to the commenters on the overall feelings on the main thrust of the article about the band, but I will never surrender my love of that particular version of that song.
The “celebrities” for season 8 of Dancing with the Stars have been announced, and what an odd crew they make. From computer makers to formerly jailed rappers, they seem to have covered all of the bases this time around.
Ty Murray (rodeo star, boyfriend of fellow competitor, Jewel)
While I have discussed the show a few times before, I have never had a mad urge to blog about the actual non-pros that go on the show. However, when you throw Steve Wozniak on there, I almost feel obligated to do so.
For those unfamiliar with “Woz”, he co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Jobs, but he left the company to pursue his interests in being a philanthropist. While I have a feeling he will be one of the first eliminated this season, there is still something oddly compelling about seeing one of the “Kings of the Geeks” out there dancing away. I also think it is an interesting testimonial to how important computers have become in our lives that one of the original home computing people is now considered a “star”.
As for some of the others, I’m not that surprised by them, most of them are low tier celebs, but Jewel? What the heck! And Lil’ Kim? Will she be able to stay out of jail long enough to finish the season? Steve-O, well, apparently he’s sober now, but we’ll see. While they grabbed some more recognizable names this time, they sure went with ones with checkered pasts, too.
I am also hopeful that perhaps we can skip all of the insanity over Cheryl Burke’s weight that we suffered through last time. How dare that woman balloon all the way up to a size 4! I am also sure Harold Wheeler and the Dancing with the Stars Band will be there to make me miserable with their butchered versions of songs. Either way, I am sure I will “watch” (more like I only look up when someone is actually dancing) and find something to complain about.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Louis van Amstel, two male dancers from Dancing With The Stars, have come out with quotes over the fact that Cheryl Burke put on five pounds this past summer. Not only now is it Ms. Burke being targeted, but also the new female dancer Lacey Schwimmer is being targeted as she is curvier than some others.
When I first saw these women this season, I said, ‘Guys, you know the camera adds 10 pounds. You have to do something about this.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
This was followed by
[People] look at this show to be inspired and think, ‘If I just work hard enough, I can look like that. If they watch someone who’s dancing her butt off and she’s still heavy, they can be discouraged.”
Louis van Amstel
First off, van Amstel has a reputation for being a pain in the ass, and has been rumored to be a problem with the dancers during the tours. He isn’t even an official professional on the series this season though he has floated through some of the showcase dances. As for Chmerkovskiy, who is he to make such comments?
If it sounds like this makes me angry, than you are hearing correctly. I have known many people with eating disorders, and there are many deaths related to such disorders each year. True, people also die from being overweight, but Ms. Burke and Ms. Schimmer are far from being overweight. For these men to say anything of this nature is just irresponsible, uncalled for and unnecessarily vicious.
If these women are happy with themselves, then more power to them, and to suggest that they are of unhealthy weight levels does nothing but further the idea that women must be model thin at all times. The wisest thing for these men to say about the situation would have been either a) to support their fellow dancers or b) not say a thing at all about it. Any guesses which option I think is the better choice?
I would hope to see this issue just die and go away, but so long as people continue to say such nasty things about a women of a perfectly healthy weight and size, then I feel compelled to say something about it.
For shame Mr. Chmerkovskiy and Mr. van Amstel, for shame.
Supposedly Dancing With the Stars wanted to go more towards A-List celebrities this time around, but apparently they use a different alphabet then the rest of the world.
It would seem that being a woman beater is not harming Chris Browns career in any way, shape or form. Must be nice.
Scattercast is 57… and I’m actually not here!
It’s time for 
“EASTWICK”
“HANK”
“V”
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If these women are happy with themselves, then more power to them, and to suggest that they are of unhealthy weight levels does nothing but further the idea that women must be model thin at all times. The wisest thing for these men to say about the situation would have been either a) to support their fellow dancers or b) not say a thing at all about it. Any guesses which option I think is the better choice?
