r/MadeMeSmile • u/mcfw31 • 11h ago

Favorite People Julia Stiles honors Heath Ledger in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and reunites with her ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ costars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan and Susan May Pratt

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u/Colon_Oscopy_74 10h ago

that's not how it works on DWTS, it's about heart and growth, those carry more weight that technical merit only, but kudos to Jenna D, as she Is trying her best to score in that aspect as well. Having said that, Daddy big bucks Disney Duck will decide one the winner anyhow.

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u/DelirousDoc 9h ago

Going to be real honest with you, the coaches are also likely told the range they can score contestants through out the season. Early in the season they aren't going to score them high, even if they did very well so they can promote that growth.

(Karate/martial arts tournaments often use the same idea. As a black belt I have had to be on hand as a potential judge for the kata sections. We are told that beginner belt scoring has to be within 6.0-7.9, Intermediate & advanced between 7.0-8.9, blackbelts 8.0-9.9. The idea in these tournaments is to not disrespect the higher levels with lower level students earning higher overall scores. Even when everyone can see beginner students are performing much less technically difficult kata. In DWTS case, it would be potentially insulting to score a newly trained dancer in high 9s as that suggests the routine was exceptional on even on technical level. Additionally because it is TV they want to create both tension in all scores being close enough that it is suspense to see who may be eligible to be voted off and create that idea of progress. Most general audience members aren't going to be able to tell the difference in technique growth after a certain point.)

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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 10h ago edited 9h ago

You're making a different point than the person talking about the Julliard edge. 

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u/IBarricadeI 9h ago

Because the Julliard comment was a joking reference to a movie she was in where her character went to julliard. She didn’t actually.

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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 9h ago

Oh. Never seen the movie. 

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u/DelirousDoc 9h ago

No it wasn't.
The dance was paying tribute 10 Things I Hate About You. Heath character in the movie sings "I Can't Take My Eye Off Of You" by Frankie Valli to Stiles' character which is the song Stiles is dancing to here. (The often spoofed or copied scene of him singing in the stands/bleachers with a microphone in a big demonstration of his love.) It is also why her 10 Things I Hate About You cast members joined her at the end.

The Juilliard reference is to her character in Save The Last Dance.

(The post title literally explains it is tribute to 10 Things I Hate About You even if you didn't know the song itself was in the movie.)

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u/edencathleen86 7h ago

Yeah I know. I was just high. It was really good weed.

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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 9h ago

Well that's a rare counterwhoosh. 

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u/Thanos_Stomps 9h ago

This made me laugh. Whooshing everyone

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u/edencathleen86 7h ago

I'm not gonna apologize for being super high on my day off lol

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u/dimsum4you 9h ago

No it's not