Tuesday Confession

I love Dancing with the Stars. I just do. I’ve watched every single season since the first. I was actually upset the first season when Kelly beat John for the coveted mirror ball trophy and was so happy when they got to have a dance-off a couple of seasons (or was it the very next season?) later.

So, yes, I love DwtS. I even vote each week for my favorite dancers.

Now, let me be honest. I don’t necessarily vote for the star so much as for the pro. See, no matter who is dancing with creepy Mark Ballas, I don’t vote for them because I can’t stand him and the sooner he’s off my tv, the better. Though, since this is a confessional, back when Shaun Johnson, that adorable Olympic gymnast was dancing with creepy Mark, I did vote for her. Her cuteness managed to outrank his creepiness. But yeah, poor Shaun had to dance with creepy Mark.

Another thing I must confess is that I don’t always vote for those who show the most dancing ability. No way. That’s no fun at all. Instead, I vote for entertainment value. Last year, I voted for Kirstie Alley quite often because she was fun. She really enjoyed herself and she made me like Maks, which wasn’t all that tough because his season with Mel B really went far in making me like him. Before that season? He was just an ass. Mel B really seemed to tame his arrogance. She was seriously awesome and was robbed of the mirror ball.

This year, I have to say that I’m one of the voters who continues to support Chas Bono. I don’t remember hearing much about Chas back when he was Chastity. I think back then, she stayed out of the limelight. All I know is now that he’s Chas, he seems happy. Really, really happy. He’s comfortable with himself in a way that we should all strive to be.

No, he’s not the best dancer out there on the floor, but he might very well be one of the ones who is trying the hardest. And let me say here, his partner, Lacey isn’t one of my favorite female partners. She’s nowhere near as annoying and ick-inspiring as Creepy Mark but she’s no Cheryl Burke or Julianne Hough either. For that matter, she’s no Anna or Kym. But she’s not quite as self-involved as Karina, who is probably my least favorite female pro.

And yet, speaking of Karina, she’s dancing with my other favorite star of the season, J.R. Martinez. He’s a veteran who suffered severe burns after driving over an incendiary device. He’s also an actor and he’s proving to be an amazing dancer. He’s such an inspiring person he manages to make me overlook Karina’s crappy teaching/choreography. She usually choreographs in such a way as to make herself the star of the dance rather than the actual stars, her partners but J.R.’s so much more awesome than she is sucky. Yay!

I know, I think way too much about this stuff but it’s my brain, my time being sucked away for two hours on Monday nights. Tom totally makes fun of me for watching this show and I don’t care even a little. Obviously, I’m not alone since this production pulls in millions of viewers. Sometimes, I’m okay with being a sheep.