Will Lance Bass Get a Male Partner on Dancing with the Stars?
Lance Bass is reportedly set for the next season of Dancing with the Stars but his sexuality has apparently presented producers with a question.
The NYDN's Rush & Molloy report: "Lance Bass is locked and loaded for the next season of 'Dancing With the Stars,' says an insider. But we hear network execs are already fretting over whether or not to pair the openly gay pop star with a male or female dance partner. A gay ballroom dancer? Color us surprised!"
How about Mark Ballas, who's said he's comfortable with stereotypes?
Of course, then comes the battle over who will lead.
Shouldn't be a problem.. EVERY other contestant has been male/female.. if Lancey wants on the show, then he will dance with a female like EVERYONE else does.. If not. .then dont do the show.. (and as little as he actually DOES, he WILL do it)
Posted by: nisro | Jul 10, 2008 1:49:32 PM
Do you really think Lance will be the first gay man to participate in ballroom dancing?
Posted by: anon | Jul 10, 2008 2:12:09 PM
Chris
You know nothing aout danng.
The lead (ale) does all the work. The follower (female) and thesupposed "chemistry" is just TRUST in the lead to not drop them, to not let go, to not cause them to fall ect.
All the work is on the lead. The follower just submits. All of the "specacular" moves are just a the follower submitting to the lead. The lead is doing the work.
Try taking a nace class once and let go of your hold over homophobic brainwashing
Male Male combo is the best and is what Lance should do.
Posted by: Jimmybyo | Jul 10, 2008 2:48:47 PM
Damn typos
sorry
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 10, 2008 2:49:56 PM
Hey, Vegas Guy!!! Bless you for knowing the Great Yma!!! LOL.
For newbies, see link below to two of the TWO HUNDRED & FORTY-EIGHT Yma-related YouTube videos, the first one demonstrating her incredible five-octave range and the second her unbelievable concert "drag." Madonna who?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6eKroZeIg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGw1wFsvBfI&feature=related
Went to one of her concerts a decade or so ago and though most of her voice was gone there was enough left to believe that she had been capable of it all at one time.
As for the persistence of the sexist, homophobic nonsense about man-female dance partners [what next, marriage is only for one man one woman?], isn't it time for the passengers of the small yellow bus to get back on the hoi polloi highway after having detoured onto Towleroad for lo these many weeks?
Posted by: Michael Bedwell | Jul 10, 2008 3:00:42 PM
Yma Sumac deserves ahellovalot better than to be mentioned in a Lance Bass comments section.
Posted by: A.J. | Jul 10, 2008 3:37:03 PM
They aren't dancing for entertainment or recreation...it's a contest. Those come with regulations. If he wants to peform in Atlantic City or on Sabado Gigante or something, then great, dance with whomever he would enjoy dancing with.
If you don't understand the difference between a competitive forum and a solely entertainment-based forum, perhaps it's you who should be on the "small bus".
Posted by: paul | Jul 10, 2008 3:50:09 PM
I would like to see Lance Bass on DWTS, be it with a female or a male partner. I would like, however, to see Lance with a male partner. It would be a major change of pace and expose America to a different dynamic in ballroom dancing.
Posted by: Alex Sarmiento | Jul 10, 2008 5:24:34 PM
Paul
A competition? Ok, lets pretend that DWTS is a real competition and not just some studio shlock to sell commerical air time while keeping the masses enertained.
The Gay Olympics has ball room dancing as a competitive sport.
2 males dancing is not just entertainment.
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 10, 2008 6:16:31 PM
Speaking as a ballroom dancer, when it comes down to it, it doesn't matter whether it's male/male or male/female. What matters more is height differences and dancing experience. Since Lance Bass has a lot of dancing experience, all he really needs is a partner of the right height to look good. And whether the partner is taller or shorter, of course, depends on if he/she is leading (taller) or following (shorter).
Although... I don't like watching DWTS because all the male stars dance like women and all the female stars dance like men. (This isn't a gender-biased view -- I think it's just because they're taught by their professional partners, so they only know the other-gender's style. It doesn't work because the dance moves and styles complement each other, so male/lead moves with female/follow style doesn't work.) But I guess people don't watch DWTS for the dancing.
Posted by: heist | Jul 10, 2008 6:38:00 PM
Jimmyboyo, I'm not having a problem with the idea of two men dancing together....why I've even danced with men myself. ;)
As you said, assuming that DWTS is a competition, it is only fair that all teams are evenly matched - 1 woman and 1 man...or else all 2 men or 2 women. Having a different team make-up would be like having a man with a woman competing against two women in pairs tennis. They're not starting at the same level.
Posted by: paul | Jul 10, 2008 6:46:42 PM
Oh, PUH-leeeeze, Lance is such a bottom....Mark should lead
Posted by: Labia Minora-Majora | Jul 10, 2008 7:06:22 PM
This is utterly ridiculous.
In the first place, I don't believe it.
And lastly, it isn't true.
Posted by: leenydeeny | Jul 10, 2008 7:09:43 PM
Paul
I can kind of agree with you there. 2 males would be far stronger than a male female team in my opinion.
Add in lance has some dace training with the Back Street Boys, he would enter the competition with a head start
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 10, 2008 9:28:26 PM
Backtreet boys?
I mean NSYNC
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jul 10, 2008 9:36:38 PM
I hope that regardless of who he dances with, he dances well. He was almost kicked out of N'Sync because he was such a horrible dancer, but the other guys refused to let him go. I'd love to see his smile as he goes out there and shows how much he's learned. :)
Posted by: kybarsfang | Jul 11, 2008 12:39:32 AM
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. So because he is gay they want to pair him with a male dancer???? What, they think he will barf in the middle of a dance because he is repulsed by women? This is so stupid.
Posted by: Chelsey | Jul 11, 2008 1:12:05 AM
Of course they will find a male dance partner for Lance. It would be absurd for them to force him to dance with a woman. Dance is ALL about romance and sexual attraction. If they match Lance with a woman, it will seem ridiculous and phoney, and he'll be voted off the show in no time. With a male partner, he could be stunning.
Posted by: Hephaestion | Jul 12, 2008 7:59:30 PM
Why not pair him with a drag queen? Then it could be male on male, but with a fabulous sequin outfit thrown in for glitter and fun... lol... can't believe you queens didn't think of it earlier ;)
Posted by: Glenn | Jul 12, 2008 10:00:01 PM