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"How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by NewFan on 11-30-07 at 01:44 PM

I've never heard it discussed how they come up with the pairings. Do they try to match up size, or just have a random drawing? I wonder how far Julianne could take someone like Wayne Newton or John Ratzenberger. Apolo and Helio have gotten VERY lucky! (not that they didn't come through with some great moves...)

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RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,SurvivorBlows, 01:35 AM, 12-01-07
- RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,mistyrose52, 06:43 PM, 12-01-07
  - RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,twinkledance, 05:57 PM, 02-26-08
    - RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,mindy23, 09:30 AM, 03-18-08
      - RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,observer, 10:33 AM, 03-18-08
        
        RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,NewFan, 12:05 PM, 03-18-08
        
        RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?,observer, 12:31 PM, 03-18-08

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"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by SurvivorBlows on 12-01-07 at 01:35 AM

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/abc-reveals-identities-of-dancing-with-stars-4-celebrities-4737.php
According to ABC, Dancing with the Stars' producers take several factors into consideration when determining each season's pairings, including height, personality and personal compatibility.

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by mistyrose52 on 12-01-07 at 06:43 PM

I often wondered, and have asked here before, too, but never got an answer. Interesting......

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by twinkledance on 02-26-08 at 05:57 PM

same here!!!

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by mindy23 on 03-18-08 at 09:30 AM

It's quite obvious THIS season that Julianne didn't get so lucky!!
And Cheryl, who had Wayne last season, finally has someone she may be able to actually work with and mold into something.
Last season, didn't Karina have a dud, too? And this season, she has another amazing Mario, who already is turning heads and being predicted as a top runner. Really interesting. I'm sure they aren't always so thrilled with the choices!

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by observer on 03-18-08 at 10:33 AM

Is Jonathan paired up with the plus-sized Broadway actress? Maybe they took the strength of the male dancers into consideration when deciding on pairings.
Jonathan could easily lift Marie, even when she was a limp rag doll. His current partner looks as if she outweighs Marie by about twenty pounds. Jonathan probably is strong enough to lift her.

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by NewFan on 03-18-08 at 12:05 PM

Yeah, but she's short, short, short. So she probably only weighs 150-160 lbs or so.

"RE: How do they come up with the Pairings?"
Posted by observer on 03-18-08 at 12:31 PM

I think she looks as if she weighs about 160 pounds. For a guy to hoist that much weight into the air while dancing, I think he must do a lot of upper-body strength training.