I never watch American Idol. But I have been watching Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) that has a similar format to Idol: amateurs perform in front of judges, viewing public also gets to vote, and one by one the competitors are eliminated until there’s a winner.
I am not alone. DWTS is one of the highest rated shows in America. Millions have watched the show all season.
What drew this Elvis fan to DWTS this season was the list of celebrity ballroom dancers that includes Priscilla Presley.
I am fully aware that as impressive as Presley has been, she’s not going to win. It’s clear to me that the judges are in love with former Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins. Yamaguchi could fall and break her ankle and the three judges would all give her 10’s.
I’m no Arthur Murray, but it appears to me that the judges have been too kind to some while too brutal to other competitors.
Presley was a guest on the Elvis Channel on Sirius Satellite radio last week and said she felt the judges have been too picky. During her dance last Monday, she was docked points because at one point, both of her feet left the dance floor, a serious taboo in ballroom competition. There were some boos from the studio audience when the judges gave their remarks and when her scores were announced.
All the more reason synchronized swimming should not be an Olympic sport.
On Monday night, Presley will dance the rhumba to a rendition of Roberta Flack’s, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” I’m sure it won’t look or sound like an Elvis rhumba.
Imagine the lovely Elsa Cardenas in a very tiny convertible with Elvis, as he sings the following in the 1963 film, “Fun in Acapulco”…..
Priscilla has kept her promise that she won't dance to any Elvis songs, although Elvis and DWTS would be
a perfect match.............and how!
