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Hi,

I love the contestants and dancers on this show. My question is for the contestants: Do you pick the outfits you wear for each dance, or does someone "behind the scenes" do that? Some of the dresses are really pretty, and I LOVE that Ruben always has an R on his outfit.

Thanks!

I WANNA KNOW IS TRICE SINGLE SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY

I want to know why Danny always gives Pinky scores she doesn't deserve. Pinky barely moves and yet is given great scores by Danny.

Pinky is the bomb!!!! good scores judges

Pinky,
How does it feel from being in the last two pretty much every week to going to top?
You ROCK KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

I realize that this has already been asked but maybe it will get someones attention. Why is it that the judges especially Danny keep bumping up Pinky's scores and the ones who literally work their asses off get scores like a 6. Everyone has their favorites but judges are suppost to be open to everyone and not have favorites.

WE LOVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW, BUT TONIGHT WE WERE DISAPPOINTED AT HOW THE SCORES WERE ADDED UP. I NOTICED THAT RUBEN AND PINKY GOT THE SAME SCORES IN THE FIRST ROUND FOR HIPHOP, BUT RUBEN DID FAR BETTER THAN PINKY IN THE SECOND ROUND WITH A PERFECT SCORE. SO EVEN THO PINKY AND RUBEN LOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AND GOT THE SAME SCORE THEIR FIRST ROUND, HOW IS IT THAT PINKY, WITH HER FAR INFERIOR SCORE IN THE SECOND ROUND, BE FIRST PLACE.

WE LOVE PINKY TOO, AND SHE'S DOING GREAT, BUT THE SCORES WERE DONE VERY WRONG THIS TIME AND IT REALLY BROUGHT MY HEART DOWN AT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE SHOW, AND HOW UNFAIR IT WAS FOR RUBEN. RUBEN DESERVED THE FIRST PLACE SPOT, BECAUSE OF HIS HARD WORK AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, HE GOT THREE 10'S, NOTHING CAN BEAT THAT.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE AND I HOPE THAT THINGS ARE DONE CORRECTLY NEXT WEEK, THIS WEEK WAS ENTIRELY UNFAIR!!!

Why in the world would you let an ice cream company advertise on a web site about weight loss? Oh yea, ad dollars.

Hi my name is Elizabeth and Im a big girl 2 I been watching the show since day 1 and I love it I admire all the contestants so much cause they gotta be strong 2 do the show I struggle so much with my weight I wish I had some support like they do from family, friends and fans. There is one person who I really want 2 get in touch with the most and that is Shayla she lives in corona and I live like 20 minutes from her I also live in the Iland Empire so my question is...How can I get in touch with her I like some advice and help from her please let me know if she has an email a myspace or somewhere where I can get in tocuh with...THANKS!

I want to know what designer does Marissa's dresses. I lost 122 pounds and I am built very much like Marissa. I have a tiny high waist and would love to be able to show it off like she does. And I like the way the emphasis her bustline.

I wish this program had been around all those pounds ago. I still have 30 pounds to go.

The host dresses are beautiful, but she looks like a hot mess. She is an eyesaw

Hello to all of the contestants and the judges my name is Danesha and I am 28 years old and I am always looking at the show I am from North Carolina and I really want to Dance My a** Off to loose some weight HOW can I become a contestant on the show

My question is for Ruben. How is your partner, John doing?

hello i love all the dancer and contestants on this show i just want to are the dancers nerves when it is they turn to dance? does any other dancers like one another?[color="#FF0000"][/color][font="Georgia"][/font]

I don't know why everyone is giving Ruben so much credit. As a male dancer his partner does all the work. Pinky, Shayla, and Alicia have to do a lot more work than he does.

Pinky, you have my vote. You go girl.

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Apparently you don't dance. I am a professional female dancer and I will be the first to admit the male does the majority of the work. It is the man's responsibility to lead the woman as well as performing lifts, dips, etc. When you actually learn a little about dancing maybe you can "judge" Ruben's exceptional performances.

Spell check anyone?

I love this show & thanks for having a realistic way for overweight people to lose weight. I want to ask Pinky, did she feel she had a partner that displayed her true potential as a dancer? Because watching the show I believe Pinky didn't have strong choreography & could do more than what was taught to her.

Do you think TEENS in there 200s could be on the show
MANY struggle with wieght problems
Do you think they will have a shot

by a teen

I really like watching the show. I really like pinky, ruben, shalya. I dont think alicia does as good as the others in dancing. I know they are all trying their best.

I loved Pinky's 80's outfit and would like to know if there is somewhere i can purchase one for myself for an 80's party I am having. If not for sale at a store, can you send me a picture so that i can try to put one similar together?

I think Rubin is great, but am wondering how a professional was allowed on the show.

THE HOST'S DRESSES ARE OKAY,BUT HER UNDERGARMENTS ARE BETTER. SHE HAS THE BEST GIRDLE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, Contestants, this question you have probably answered a lot:
What get's you pumped and ready to get up on the stage? I mean aren't you nervous? I wouldn't be able to take it! See, I am pretty heavy, around 150 pounds for a 13 year old. So what makes you put on those giant smiles before getting out in front of the judges?
Love,
Emma Nem

P.S. I am definately not one of those girls, who are skinny as sticks, that go look in a mirror and say; OMG! I gained a pound! I'm fat!

I love the show, first of all!

Congrats to all of the dancers for making it this far...I loved Warren the most though, I was so sad to see him go!

My questions~

1) How do all of the contestants dance without being extremely nervous? I know I'd be, haha.
2) For the judge Danny~ could you do the Six Flags dance on stage some time?...love you Danny!
3) Are the contestants allowed to just throw away all of the Cheat foods or do you restock them?

What's with this Pinky girl? She hardly moves, she has this mean look on her face, when she was suppose to look strong & sultry with the tango dance. I think the judges have already chosen who they want to win (Pinky). If I had to vote for anyone it would be Reuben, he's been very consistent in every way. The other two girls are good also. So, why is STIFF PINKY getting all the attention? I really don't understand any of it. How do they come up with the end score? I think this show is really off track.

It was not fair to the other contestants for no one to go home during the last show. Obviously, Pinky should have gone home but she was saved. Shayla worked too hard for such a dissappointment to happen. At that moment when all 4 contestants were saved, I felt it was unfair to every other contestant that had been sent home on the show. I believe in fairness, but now I see that the show is not fair at all. We all knew from Pinky's scores that she was supposed to go home and Shayla to stay. I hate the fact that I have really gotten into this show and haven't missed an episode and then the judges just upset the whole competition. Pinky always has the least weight loss and really isn't that great of a dancer. Reuben and Shayla are by far the best dancers and have lost the most weight. I guess fairness to all has been thrown completely out of the competition. It's a shame!

thanks for the empowering weight loss/ dance show it's really got my attention and I love connecting with the dancers and their individual story's.

My question goes to PINKY my favorite dancer:

Pinky I truly believe your are the cream of the crop, but I do notice all the negative statements and energy coming from a lot of people.

Do you follow what people are saying, and how does that effect your self confidence?

Keep doing what you do and DANCE YOUR A$$ OFF forever!

your fan

Andrew
Kansas Boy

The re-created versions of the songs are TERRIBLE. Is there a reason why the re-created pop songs sound incredibly stiff, without any soul, and sometimes have bad ultra-cheesy singing? Its really distracting to me that the music is so bad.

Hello, my name is Maame...I wasnt to be featured on this show.I watch it all the time . I have been praying so hard to be on this show because I will be getting married next year and will really love to loose about 80lbs and also stay healthy and keep it up...Please if anyone is reading this messsage... help me out, I am very determined to do this and loose all the weight.I am very tired of being laughed at, not being healthy, and notbeing able to fit into places and dreams I want to....Pleaase sir/madam help me out...I used to live in California but am now in Ohio and am willing to travel to any places to do this...If I could be entered as a surprise, it will be the best favor I have ever recieved in my entire life..


Thank you in taking time to read this...future contestant Maame

Any thought to Oxygen selling dance dresses like some of the ones from the show?

Maame,

You can sign up for casting information on the following page:

http://tinyurl.com/rd7tyw

- Oxygen

SOOOO.....why have very few of the questions actually been answered? I thought the purpose of this forum was for folks to be able to ask questions to the DYAO administration, etc. that would actually be answered. So...many questions have been asked..so why have so few of them been answered? It seems to be rather rude to ignore those who went to the trouble to ask questions they wanted answers to. How about showing a little politeness and answering the questions?

Hi Danesha my name is Eldine And I'm also 28, I am obsessed with the show and would love to dance my a** off as well. I am now placing an order to the universe for a spot as a contestant on dance your a** off, I love to dance, I'm excited just thinking about the possibilities whooooooooooooooooa........

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Hi. I just wanted to say I LOVE LOVE THIS SHOW! My questions is for the contestants. What part of your body was the hardest to get moving correctly with the dances. . .

P.S hopefully i'll be on this show for a season!

Shayla was robbed. She could outdance them all...flips...splits....actual moves...looked nice in her outfit too.....Ruben looked like a chimichanga on the dance floor while his partner danced around him to disguise his inferior dance technique. He has never done anything worthy of 3 10's. America needs a say in this because the judges got it wrong. This show needs to adopt the same scheme as So You Think You Can Dance. America votes bc they like someone, judges vote based on talent. And that blond judge didn't know what she was talking about 1/2 of the time. Shayla and Pinky = top 2. Ruben winning = Other good dancers robbed point blank....deleting this show from my list of timers on my DVR immediately.

WE LOVE SHAYLA IN THE BAHAMAS...DISAPPOINTED BY THE RESULTS. AUDIENCE VOTES NEED TO COUNT. MARISSA NEEDS TO LOSE A LITTLE MORE BEFORE WEARING SUCH TIGHT DRESSES BECAUSE THE BOTTOM HALF LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS BEING SQUEEZED TO DEATH.


MAY NOT WATCH AGAIN...MANY OF MY FRIENDS ALSO...UNFAIR FINALE...FROM JUDGES PICK TO SCORES GIVEN.

I was initially so thrilled by the show but sorely disappointed by the results, watching all the way from the Bahamas. Firstly, Pinky should not have made it into the finals and secondly, how could someone in the group of 9 eliminated win $5000 and Shayla and Pinky get nothing? Thirdly, the popular vote was always Shayla, so why doesn't the popular vote count?

It is a biological fact that men lose weight far more quickly than women. There should be a top man and top woman to split the pot - 50K each. Come on...10 lbs a week for Reubin? Does everyone know how difficult it is for a woman to lose 2 lbs with ormones and monthly cycles and all? Our muscles develop much slower than men and thus metabolism is not boosted to the same levels as theirs when we exercise. Because of this, I think other factors should have been considered because an extremely overweight person (Reubin) may lose a lot of weight but not build as much muscle as a less heavy person and therefore the scale would reflect a higher weight loss for him. Therefore, muscle gained should have beem taken into count as well because that makes the weight loss seem like less as you get closer to your goal. Is is clear that Shayla began to build solid lean muscle evidence by the tightening and toning of her body while everyone else still had fat flying around.

I didn't have a problem with Shayla and Pinky being under 200lbs because when you are a 5'2" woman, weigning 185lbs, that is just as bad a a 6' man weighing 300lbs, even worse!

Also, the judges picked the slowest dance genre for Shayla's finale, which requires a longer time to draw in and audience as opposed to an upbeat routine. Then, they scored her low for an amazing routine! I think Shayla came closest to the goal of the show than anyone on the show and the amazing body she revealed at the end in that gown tells it all.

On another note, the man's role in the dance routine was always less demanding. They don't have to be tossed into the air, fall into splits, lift their legs over their heads, bend over backwards and bend their bodies in ways that the female competitors had to in order to make their routines interesting. The female professional dancers did the work for the men while they basically just had to ensure they were the leader on the floor and held the right posture. Reuben did nothing that made his routines memorable to me and was scored far too high throughout the entire show.

I may watch again next season but not as enthused as I was before...the host definitely needs work as well.

I hope the contestants continue to up-date their blogs on this site. I enjoy reading about their progress and will regret missing out on the weekly progress reports

Is there a page on this website where we can see, at a glance, how much weight each contestant lost each week?

I just set a goal on Fitday.com of losing 20 lbs. in 2 months and it said it was unrealistic, that I was trying to lose too much too fast. Ha! I know Pinky lost more than that!

Pinky's my hero!