I missed the third competition round as well as the one this past Thursday, 1/26/06. I did tune into Friday's wrap-up and elimination round of this series and did some very interesting things.
The featured dances for the fourth round included the "paso doble" and the foxtrot. I quote that dance name paso doble because it's somewhat of a mystery to me. It's referred to as the "bullfight dance" or the "dance of death". Whatever the adjectives, it looks to my inexperienced eye like a dramatic cha-cha. A montage of all the dances were shown on the Friday wrap-up and I have some thoughts.
First, the remaining contenders are:
George Hamilton
Lisa Rinna
Stacy Keibler
Drew Lachey
Tia Carriere
Jerry Rice
P. Miller or Master P, was eliminated in this fourth round. Drew Lachey remains the leader of the pack but I think Jerry Rice might be coming up close behind.
According to the official Bio on Jerry Rice at ABC's Site for the series:
BACKGROUND:
Jerry Rice was born in Crawford, Mississippi, the sixth of eight children. Growing up, Jerry and his brothers helped out with their father's bricklaying business. It was here that most think Jerry developed his now famous hand-eye coordination.CAREER:
While playing ball at Mississippi Valley State, Jerry set and broke every school record. But it was his performance in the Blue-Grey game that caught the eye of San Francisco 49ers coach, Bill Walsh. And although Jerry wasn't the fastest player on the field, Walsh recognized his potential. So in the first round of the 1985 draft, on the 16th pick, Jerry Rice became a 49er.Jerry struggled his rookie year, but had his "coming out" during his second season with the team. He was named NFL Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated and from then on, the records started to fly.
Jerry Rice's sixteen seasons with the 49ers, teamed with Joe Montana, produced a football player who is today recognized as the greatest wide receiver to play in the NFL. He broke record after record on his way to the top; was selected to twelve Pro Bowls, made a Super Bowl appearance and was twice named Player of the Year.
Now in his seventeenth season, Jerry plays with his second NFL team, the Oakland Raiders.
Jerry Rice comes across as personable and dedicated, the sort of fellow I'd enjoy spending an evening with. And he did look oh so debonair as he fox-trotted across that floor. If I had to predict now, and it's still quite early, I'd have to give Rice a nod as a serious contender, right behind Drew Lachey.
Article comments
1 - Purple Tigress
Paso doble means double pass. The stance of the leader is supposed to be like that of a matador. The posture of Spanish/Latin dances is slightly different than other ballroom or night club dances.
For this reason, the heel on both the male and female dancers in Latin dances are slightly higher.
The leaders have a harder time than the followers in terms of learning. Generally, the leader should be a better dancer than the follower. Otherwise it becomes a case of the follower "leading." That's sort of like the follower being a backseat driver.
If you can't tell a cha cha from a paso doble, you're in trouble.
Cha cha involves more hip movement in both the male and female (leader and follower) than paso doble.
2 - George Adams
I was watching the February 2, 2006 show where the dancers are doing the Samba. Several of the judges made comments comparing the dancers to doing "disco dancing" and not the Samba. One thing i noticed was the music being played was actual disco music, and not authenic South American samba music. Being a person that dances Latin dances, there is no way dancers can show their passion if you don't have the right music to motivate. Latin music is "hot" disco is not. I wish authenic samba music had been played for this show.
Thank you,
George Adams
3 - Joanie
Just wanted to let you know that your article is now appearing on Cleveland.com!
4 - Sandi
What couple was eliminated on Friday night (2-10-06), from "Dancing With The Stars"? I was unable to tune in and watch it.
5 - Pat Fish
George Hamilton was eliminated Friday night.