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'Dancing With the Stars': Zap2it readers weigh in on Maks/Carrie Ann spat
When "Dancing With the Stars" announced the "Instant Dance" for Week 8, we had a train wreck in mind... but not like this.
All of the contestants performed just fine under the duress of music-free rehearsals, but a scolding about choreography from Carrie Ann Inaba sent Brandy's partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy into a bit of a tizzy.
The pro wouldn't let Carrie Ann's comments go -- during or after the taping -- making for one of the most heated moments of Season 11. But what did Zap2it readers think of the drama? Their allegiances seem evenly spread between the judge and the pro.
Team Carrie Ann:
Elie: "Maks arguing with Carrie made me not want to vote for them."
J: "Carrie Ann was right; compared to all the others, Maks and Brandy's dance lacked content."
Christy: "Maks whined all week about the instant dance and then was the only choreographer not to choreograph a full dance. The beginning and end had no cha cha. Carrie Ann was right about that."
P: "Maks needs a season off. I'm sure the show will survive without him... but maybe his ego won't."
Chris F: "Maks is one of my favorite pro dancers (along with Tony and Mark) and I don't think he gets enough credit, but in this particular instance, I actually side with Carrie Ann. They waited until a third of the way through the song before they really started dancing."
Tai: "I kinda agree with Carrie Ann, Maks is not a GREAT choreographer."
Team Maks:
JustMe: "I totally agree with Maks. They've begun criticizing the choreography over the past couple of years and there's no way the "star" should be blamed for that."
Kerry: "Aren't the judges supposed to be scoring the 'celebrity' (I use the term loosely) and not the pro or the pro's choreography?"
Matt2: "In regards to the "dance war" between Carrie Ann and Mak, I'm siding with Maks. Carrie Ann seemed to be super picky with Brandy's performances this week; a neck angle not held correctly and a slightly delayed start that got tagged while much more obvious goofs from others didn't get a mention."
Anonymous: "Maks did more harm than good in fighting with Carrie Ann, although I do agree with him in principle that Brandy should not be penalized for a minor choreography issue."
Martha: "Carrie Ann is so blatantly against Brandy and Max. I thought the start was a little delayed but when you work as hard as they obviously do being nick-picky is an insult."
Whose side do you fall on in the dance war?
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All of the contestants performed just fine under the duress of music-free rehearsals, but a scolding about choreography from Carrie Ann Inaba sent Brandy's partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy into a bit of a tizzy.
The pro wouldn't let Carrie Ann's comments go -- during or after the taping -- making for one of the most heated moments of Season 11. But what did Zap2it readers think of the drama? Their allegiances seem evenly spread between the judge and the pro.
Team Carrie Ann:
Elie: "Maks arguing with Carrie made me not want to vote for them."
J: "Carrie Ann was right; compared to all the others, Maks and Brandy's dance lacked content."
Christy: "Maks whined all week about the instant dance and then was the only choreographer not to choreograph a full dance. The beginning and end had no cha cha. Carrie Ann was right about that."
P: "Maks needs a season off. I'm sure the show will survive without him... but maybe his ego won't."
Chris F: "Maks is one of my favorite pro dancers (along with Tony and Mark) and I don't think he gets enough credit, but in this particular instance, I actually side with Carrie Ann. They waited until a third of the way through the song before they really started dancing."
Tai: "I kinda agree with Carrie Ann, Maks is not a GREAT choreographer."
Team Maks:
JustMe: "I totally agree with Maks. They've begun criticizing the choreography over the past couple of years and there's no way the "star" should be blamed for that."
Kerry: "Aren't the judges supposed to be scoring the 'celebrity' (I use the term loosely) and not the pro or the pro's choreography?"
Matt2: "In regards to the "dance war" between Carrie Ann and Mak, I'm siding with Maks. Carrie Ann seemed to be super picky with Brandy's performances this week; a neck angle not held correctly and a slightly delayed start that got tagged while much more obvious goofs from others didn't get a mention."
Anonymous: "Maks did more harm than good in fighting with Carrie Ann, although I do agree with him in principle that Brandy should not be penalized for a minor choreography issue."
Martha: "Carrie Ann is so blatantly against Brandy and Max. I thought the start was a little delayed but when you work as hard as they obviously do being nick-picky is an insult."
Whose side do you fall on in the dance war?
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I'm tired of hearing self-righteous Carrie Ann expect these celebrities to be pros. She has been on Bristol's backside every since day one. And besides that, I've never seen Carrie Ann dance. She would never be able to go through the rigors these celebrities go through every week.
Maybe Carrie Ann is concentrating more on her new stint as host of the game show 1 VS 100 that is starting on the game show network on 11/15. Don't care for her, or Max...he is and always has been and always will be an egotistical A$$...
carrie ann needs t give her head a shake,Max owns a big dance studio and has trained thousands of dancers and carrie ann has the nerve to say he is a lousy instructor?has anyone seen her dance? how about she has a dance with Max to see how good she really is or is she a phony? any more of that behavior on her part ,please send her back to Hawaii,she is my most annoying judge ever.Max forgot more than she will ever know.
It's time for someone to stick up for Carrie Ann. Carrie Ann is a professional dancer.
She has danced on Broadway and as a Fly Girl on a tv show In living Color. The same show that gave Jennifer Lopez her start.
So those of you that think she doesn't know what she is talking about you are wrong.
She was right and Max shouldn't have argued with her. He is a baby and has an ego as big as a house. Maybe he can dance but he is not the best dancer on the show by any means. Nobody else had an intro to there dance and it was inappropriate for this particular dance.
While their dancing didn't begin on the
first few beats,Brandy&Max more than
made up for it with their spirit and passion.
Hopefully Carrie Ann won't hold Maks's hotheaded
behavior against Brandy's chances of winning the
competition;she has shown the most improvement
and they have grown together so much as this
season has progressed.
They've become my favorite couple!
I hope they win!
max is an egocentric ***#@$#@%#
he tried tobe too cutesy- and left little dance time- everyone else had to choreograph the full time - Mak tried to shortcut it-
and what's happened to Brandy- she used to be humble - now her ego is almost as big as his- three weeks at the top and she acts like she has it in the bag
The fact that Brandy and Maks danced a fraction of the shortened music than the rest of the dancers danced to is unfair. Carrie Ann was justified in calling him on the delayed start. Maks completely misinterpreted her remarks and his comments of "Forget about it" and "Relax" were uncalled for. It is her job as a judge to give feedback on the performance and that is exactly what she did. He needs a "time-out."
Way To Go MAKS
I like Maks and all, but his big mouth is gonna get Brandy kicked off before she needs to go. He needs to learn to pick his battles.
carrie ann needs to go back tp POLE DANCING !!!!!!!!!