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It appears the partnerships are fixed. Are they ever reshuffled?

Tonight they eliminated an entire partnership one dancer at a time. Suppose it had been otherwise. Would the two orphaned dancers become partners?

How do they reach one winner? Does the partnership system stop at some point?

Why are people insisting a woman cannot win? What is going to happen to put the women at a decisive disadvantage?

Do hip-hoppers and other solo dancing styles have an insoluble problem? How can they compete effectively with no prior experience dancing closely with a partner?

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It appears the partnerships are fixed. Are they ever reshuffled?

Tonight they eliminated an entire partnership one dancer at a time. Suppose it had been otherwise. Would the two orphaned dancers become partners?

How do they reach one winner? Does the partnership system stop at some point?

Why are people insisting a woman cannot win? What is going to happen to put the women at a decisive disadvantage?

Do hip-hoppers and other solo dancing styles have an insoluble problem? How can they compete effectively with no prior experience dancing closely with a partner?

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i'm just getting ready to watch this weeks episode via tivo, and this is my first year so i don't know enough about the partership thing yet to comment.

regarding a male winning, here is my argument:

males are stronger dancers. they tend to do bigger, more technical "tricks". this makes them more entertaining than the typical artistic style that a female will use. couple this with the fact that most voters are female, and imo this points to a male win.

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males are stronger dancers. they tend to do bigger, more technical "tricks". this makes them more entertaining than the typical artistic style that a female will use. couple this with the fact that most voters are female, and imo this points to a male win.

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This all sounds reasonable. Winner in season 1 at the very least doesn't detract from this argument.

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It appears the partnerships are fixed. Are they ever reshuffled?

Tonight they eliminated an entire partnership one dancer at a time. Suppose it had been otherwise. Would the two orphaned dancers become partners?

How do they reach one winner? Does the partnership system stop at some point?

Why are people insisting a woman cannot win? What is going to happen to put the women at a decisive disadvantage?

Do hip-hoppers and other solo dancing styles have an insoluble problem? How can they compete effectively with no prior experience dancing closely with a partner?

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Yes, typically the two persons eliminated are not partners, and the individuals whose partners are eliminated become partners the next week (and going forward). These partnerships last several weeks, but eventually they are disbanded (maybe at top 10 or 8 or so; can't remember exactly). At that point, each gets a randomly assigned partner for each week going forward (which occasionally, by luck of the draw, involves a reunion with their old partner). IIRC, by final 4 time, each contestant does a routine with each of the remaining 3 - even the dancer of the same sex.

And yes, the one-trick ponies tend to be at a disadvantage in this thing. You don't see the hip-hop/break dancer types going very far usually, for precisely the reason you stated above.

Now if only some books would give us some wagering options, maybe we could all make some money on this thing!

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It appears the partnerships are fixed. Are they ever reshuffled?

Tonight they eliminated an entire partnership one dancer at a time. Suppose it had been otherwise. Would the two orphaned dancers become partners?

How do they reach one winner? Does the partnership system stop at some point?

Why are people insisting a woman cannot win? What is going to happen to put the women at a decisive disadvantage?

Do hip-hoppers and other solo dancing styles have an insoluble problem? How can they compete effectively with no prior experience dancing closely with a partner?

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Yes, typically the two persons eliminated are not partners, and the individuals whose partners are eliminated become partners the next week (and going forward). These partnerships last several weeks, but eventually they are disbanded (maybe at top 10 or 8 or so; can't remember exactly). At that point, each gets a randomly assigned partner for each week going forward (which occasionally, by luck of the draw, involves a reunion with their old partner). IIRC, by final 4 time, each contestant does a routine with each of the remaining 3 - even the dancer of the same sex.

And yes, the one-trick ponies tend to be at a disadvantage in this thing. You don't see the hip-hop/break dancer types going very far usually, for precisely the reason you stated above.

Now if only some books would give us some wagering options, maybe we could all make some money on this thing!

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good info.

so, in reality i guess a single individual could dance with a completely different partner every single week until the next random assignments.

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Now if only some books would give us some wagering options, maybe we could all make some money on this thing!

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does anyone know anyone @ bodog? i know nobody there.

what other sites, other than wsex, offer entertainment props to americans?

i'm happy to start emailing a new site if bodog does not get with it. this show is live. no reason they can't offer contracts or odds on each individual.

matter of fact, i'll point bodog to this thread now via email.

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send a variation of below to service@bodog.com (unless someone has a better email addy for this issue)

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It appears the partnerships are fixed. Are they ever reshuffled?

Tonight they eliminated an entire partnership one dancer at a time. Suppose it had been otherwise. Would the two orphaned dancers become partners?

How do they reach one winner? Does the partnership system stop at some point?

Why are people insisting a woman cannot win? What is going to happen to put the women at a decisive disadvantage?

Do hip-hoppers and other solo dancing styles have an insoluble problem? How can they compete effectively with no prior experience dancing closely with a partner?

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Yes, typically the two persons eliminated are not partners, and the individuals whose partners are eliminated become partners the next week (and going forward). These partnerships last several weeks, but eventually they are disbanded (maybe at top 10 or 8 or so; can't remember exactly). At that point, each gets a randomly assigned partner for each week going forward (which occasionally, by luck of the draw, involves a reunion with their old partner). IIRC, by final 4 time, each contestant does a routine with each of the remaining 3 - even the dancer of the same sex.

And yes, the one-trick ponies tend to be at a disadvantage in this thing. You don't see the hip-hop/break dancer types going very far usually, for precisely the reason you stated above.

Now if only some books would give us some wagering options, maybe we could all make some money on this thing!

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good info.

so, in reality i guess a single individual could dance with a completely different partner every single week until the next random assignments.

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Now if only some books would give us some wagering options, maybe we could all make some money on this thing!

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does anyone know anyone @ bodog? i know nobody there.

what other sites, other than wsex, offer entertainment props to americans?

i'm happy to start emailing a new site if bodog does not get with it. this show is live. no reason they can't offer contracts or odds on each individual.

matter of fact, i'll point bodog to this thread now via email.

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does wsex offer entertainment props on this? i can't seem to find it on their site.

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so, in reality i guess a single individual could dance with a completely different partner every single week until the next random assignments.


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Yeah. Last year Dmitri's partners kept getting tossed. He had a new partner at least 3 times before the random pairings. Also,
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I boo you, Bodog.

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heh, nice catch redbirds. i never noticed it.