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I thought I would really hate Donny being on the show, after Marie's doll dance, and constant fan votes, and watching Donny on that gossip show talking about DWTS.

The thing is though, I don't really hate having him on the show at all. He's 51, and he's doing damn well for someone that age. I like watching him dance, because he does commit, and he is a showman who shows no fear out there even if he fucks up a step, he stays in character and covers well.

Part of enjoying the dances to me is the precision and watching someone really shine with the steps, posture, proper hip and body moves--but if that is all done in a mechanical or detached way--I just don't enjoy the dance. Connecting with the partner and the audience is just as important for my enjoyment, as fast flicks with the foot (or whatever.)

I love the dances on this show best when they DO "tell a story" and I don't mean stupid props designed to cut down dancing time, just that flow and connection and little glimpse of a story we get when the dancing is good.

Apollo and Julianne did that in every dance, so they are still my all time favorites on this show. Cheryl and Drew could also do that.

This season? Mya's got the moves but I rarely feel a connection with her partner and only occasionally with the audience. Mark could have combined the two, but he's gone...drat. Donnie's got the connection with partner, story, and audience, and his dancing isn't bad. Kelly's seems to get one or the other in most dances, she could really do it if she could get out of her own way. Joanna does have both, but in an ice-princess kind of way--I end up admiring it at times, but feel a bit detached. The football player had intensity and connection but didn't shine in the dancing.

I don't really think there is a stand out now--it just depends on which one can pull all of it together.

It's as if she feels she is dancing with a back-up dancer--or a prop. She's a good dancer, she's just not much of a "partner" somehow.