This link I found after researching how people felt about her competing on the show to begin with. A previous blog post discussed if keeping mediocre dancers on for laughs or public appeal was somehow jeopardizing the quality or integrity of the competition. Which, I actually do think is unfair and the best dancer should win and stay on over dancers who are not as talented. However, I also think allowing professional and trained dancers to compete makes it an unfair playing field. Nicole's career in the music industry for the Pussycat Dolls involved days and hours of dance rehearsal, while most of the people competing have zero dance experience. Their rehearsals focus primarily on teaching them how to follow steps, take direction, and learn these new dances. One of her fellow competitors says in the article, they "there were moments you couldn't tell her apart from the professional dancers." Is this kind of contestant fair? Does it also diminish the integrity of the competition for the competitors who are genuinely attempting to try something new and learn and foreign form of expression?
Yeah, when I heard she was competing in DWTS I thought that wasn't fair. She's in a musical group that has showcased their dancing talents time and time again. Maybe she's not trained to do ballroom dances, but still it's clear she has more than enough dance experience compared to her competition. It's no surprise that she won her season.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with this because even though people argue that you have to be "trained" a certain way to dance ballroom, I still can't help but think about how much dance is connected. You either have rhythm or not. I certainly don't. Nicole clearly has a dance background so no matter what she is coming into this with an advantage over others.
ReplyDeleteNicole being on DWTS was completely unfair. It is like having Christina Aguilera compete in a singing competition against someone else that is famous but has never sung before. OR like having a semi-normal weight person compete on The Biggest Loser. Totally unfair. I think they just have her on there because she's hot and it keeps the show exciting or that she has a new album coming out and she needs extra publicity. DWTS and other shows like it should keep the competition fair across the board.
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