Dancing with the Stars Season 9 Is Not Good

Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars might have the best ever. Or maybe it was last season? In either case, Season 9 won’t be vying for that distinction. Simply stated this season is not good. After one week, the leaders are Aaron Carter, Donnie Osmond, Joanne Krupa, and Kelly Osbourne. I’m hoping things only get better as the weeks go by, but I am fearful.

Aaron Carter has youthful exuberance going for him… and that’s his hair. Fighter Chuck Liddell is built for the ring, not the dance floor. Okay, okay, local boy Mark Dacascos has a chance of going far in this competition. His martial arts background translated into an interesting Kung Fu Fighting cha cha cha. That and he’s not afraid to show his “man boobs.”

Donny Osmond didn’t get the highest scores but rocked the crowds like his sister Marie. The Osmonds are showmen and know how to work that PR machine. I just hope for less drama. Louie Vito surprised me, but I have to question his work ethic. Sorry, but Michael Irvin won’t be making the former NFL-players-turned-dancers proud. Tom DeLay? Sadly, we won’t be seeing too much of partner Cheryl Burke this season.

Debi Mazar is too soft and so is Kathy Ireland who I didn’t recognize. Melissa Joan Hart is okay, and Mya and the muscle-toned Natalie Coughlin could be mirrorball contenders.

The dance of the night belonged to Kelly Osbourne who has talent. Coupled with her background, Kelly has a compelling story to watch.

So who didn’t make it through the first week of Dancing with the Stars? Ashley Hamilton, the son of George Hamilton, was the first guy to go and rightfully so. With him goes the ever-popular Edyta.

While I thought Kathy Ireland might be the first female to be eliminated, hazy Macy Gray didn’t make it. What was she on during her performance? And I thought that comment about popping her cherry might have carried her to week 2. Not so.

If Project Runway’s Tim Gunn were to critique Season 9 of DWTS, he’d say, “Make it work!”