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The Glide Slides….
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Clyde lives to Glide another day!
Popular opinion had it that Clyde Drexler was doomed to be Tuesday night’s “Dancing with the Stars” also-ran — but it was former Miss USA Shandi Finnessey who turned out to take the Dip From Which There Is No Return.
Frankly, I had no problem with that result. While the Professional Pretty Girl turned out to have more personality than I was thrilled to have to admit, her stiff arm and leg movements reminded me of that character beloved by elementary school kids, Flat Stanley. And after watching the poor girl perform practically nekkid two weeks in a row, I was afraid she was going to catch a bad cold….
On the other hand, the Shandi shunning was extremely unpopular within a certain sector of Serf-dom (aka a few of the male editors she sits near). As one of them said to me grumpily, “That really reduces the show’s T&A factor.” Maybe say, but has anyone seen the gams and sweet grin on Clyde?
Meanwhile, what I found more intriguing about this whole mess was that Leeezzza Gibbons was the other celebrity member of the bottom two on Tuesday. Not to get too deep in the weeds on this thing, but considering she tied for first in the judge’s scoring after Monday’s dance, that tells me she has very little fan voting base out there. Even AFTER (or maybe because) she kinda-sorta flashed America the area right above her boob.
A TV show where not even T&A can save you … This really IS a serious competition.
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By F. Lambert
April 4, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this
Clyde can actually dance, he keeps up with the professionals footwork. when he did the Jive, he did not have any misteps. He has great coordination. He is just too big. He doesn’t look smooth and graceful. His movements are awkward because his is so tall and long.
By lovelyliz
April 4, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this
The producers need to do a better job of matching up dancers and celebrity physically. A female partner who is taller than her partner of a male who is paired with a petite woman is alway going to have problems.
By lovelyliz
April 4, 2007 2:10 PM | Link to this
Sorry for the errors
The producers need to do a better job of matching up dancers and celebrity physically. A female partner who is taller than her partner or an extremely tall male who is paired with a rather petite woman is always going to have problems.
By Jerry
April 4, 2007 4:25 PM | Link to this
Sorry folks, but Clyde should stick to B-ball. He looked more like a stork on ice Monday night than a dancer. His “picked on” attitude after the judges comments sounded a little childish.