#conrad green

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KARAOKE TIME!

We've traveled the seas, we've ridden the stars 🎤

WEVE SEEN EVERYTHING, FROM SATURN TO MARSSSSS 🎤🐨

(I love you Conrad Green)

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Alfonso Ribeiro Defends DWTS Cast, The Cost of Social Media Fame in the Ballroom

The Digital Transformation of the Ballroom Alfonso Ribeiro, co-host of ABC and Disney+’s Dancing With the Stars, publicly addressed the dual impact of social media on the long-running reality competition in a June 2026 interview with Variety. He credited platforms like TikTok and Instagram for fueling the show’s modern resurgence, while simultaneously condemning the vicious online culture that…

Alfonso Ribeiro Defends DWTS Cast, The Cost of Social Media Fame in the Ballroom

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A Letter to Rob Wade

So as you all know, I took a bit of a longer break than I normally do after last season. A lot of the reasons why I did will be outlined in this letter.

Dear Rob Wade,

During Conrad Green’s last few years as the show’s executive producer, I thought the show had reached it’s lowest point. We had the awful All Star season, twitter votes for extra points started, we got the WTF cha-cha challenge and we started moving away from the ballroom premise of the show. His time ended with the atrocious 18th season. At that time, I was relieved because I couldn’t imagine that the show would get any worse. I thought that whoever got their hands on it next, would end up bringing it back up, regardless of how hard they tried to do so.

Then we were introduced to you Rob Wade. And boy, was I sadly mistaken. You happened to take a show that was already going down and managed to send it further, much faster than Conrad was ever able to do. “Hidden” agendas have become incredibly transparent. Partnerships have not been as great as they once were, the theme nights have gotten out of control, a lot of random WTF cha cha-esque challenges have been thrown at everyone and it’s obvious that neither the pros nor the celebs are all that jazzed about all of the extra crap that has been thrown at them recently. The judges’ table has become a complete joke. We have gotten so far from what this show used to be, that it’s getting harder and harder for me to identify a certain dance that a couple is supposed to be doing. That has not happened to me since season 3 or 4 of this show, when I finally got the styles down. It is not because I don’t know what is going on anymore and I somehow lost all of that knowledge. It is because of music choices and theme nights, things that you have done. A lot of these things influence how the choreographer creates a dance. And since a lot of emphasis has been put on the themes (to the point where they are judged if the dance actually fits the theme), the choreographers have no choice but to make these strange dances. The quality of dances have gone down in the past few seasons. Has anyone else noticed this? Because the celebs are trying so hard to connect to a specific character and theme/emotion, they lose a lot of the technique and the actual character of the dance that they are supposed to be performing.

And one other thing that has increased tenfold since Green’s departure, is the drama. Now I’m all for drama. I watch reality TV for the drama. However, I don’t watch reality competition shows for drama. I watch them for the competition factor. The fact that two very serious illnesses were used for views last season, still disgusts me. Both Tamar and Kim could have died last season. And yet production treated it like some sort of sideshow. Pitting the married couple against one another every single week was unnecessary. And Alexa’s elimination was so stupid. Not because she got eliminated, but because you threw Carlos in jeopardy with her for no reason but to up the drama. Giving Nastia the b*tch edit and replaying that one 5 second clip for two weeks straight was frustrating. That awful val and janel showmace was tiring. And the preseason stuff that has gone on for the past few seasons has been sickening. None of this stuff was necessary. It just made it harder for me to swallow the show.

Now to address for those of you that are going to ask me “why don’t you stop watching the show if you hate it so much?”; save it. I’m a critical viewer. No TV show is perfect, but when a show is making this many mistakes, I’m going to speak out. I love Dancing with the Stars and I want it to stay on the air for as long as possible. But they are constantly alienating their most loyal viewers (46 and up I believe is the demo that consistently tunes in) and that is who has kept this show on the air for almost 11 years. It has not been key demographic of viewers that everyone is gunning for. That demo is fickle and will leave for something else that is more appealing in an instant (I am a part of this key demo, so don’t think I’m bashing y’all when it’s the truth).

So please Rob Wade, could you lay off of this coming season a bit? We don’t need the extra theatrics to make DWTS a successful show that stays on the air for another 10 years. All you need is a good cast and great pairings. The rest will just fall into place without that much interference from those behind the scenes. Could you do that for me please? I’d truly appreciate that.

Sincerely,

A Longtime Fan of Your Show

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DWTS Casting News

First Conrad Green said they figured out that the viewers want bad dancing because of the ratings from last season. I would like to say I personally do not want to see bad dancing and neither do many people I know. As long as I watch a person and they get better and better each week, or they keep upping their game if they are already amazing, is all I need to see. 

Next, Ann Romney has declined her offer to do DWTS. I don't know about you guys, but I think that's great. Never do we need to see another politician hit that ballroom floor (unless they are actually a star first, Arnold Schwarzenegger for example)  after the ruckus and chaos that Bristol Palin's stints on the show caused. 

So what do you all think about Conrad Green's statement? Do you want to see bad dancing or would you rather see a legit journey created by the couples themselves and not by the producers editing skills? Also thoughts on the Ann Romney news?

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This is Conrad Green.

Conrad Green is the executive producer of "Dancing with the Stars." When Hope Solo talks about meeting with the executive producer of the show, this is who she's talking about.

Before Hope's book was published, Conrad talked to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming All-Star season of Dancing with the Stars.

About Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kirstie Alley, he said this:

''An iconic couple on the show. I think we saw the best side of Maks when he was with Kirstie. He's a lovely guy, he's a passionate guy. Although he's had some tricky times on the show, I would much rather see a popular Maks and a happy Maks. Their chemistry was amazing. I can't wait to see them again.''

Conrad Green likes Maksim Chmerkovskiy. He seems genuinely fond of the guy.

And that could be the problem.

Sometimes, within institutions, employees commit outrageously inappropriate, offensive, even criminal behavior.

Some of these institutions -- educational, religious, large for-profit corporations -- learn of the wrongdoing and then, incredibly, abdicate responsibility for those they are duty-bound to protect. Instead, they focus their efforts on reinforcing the wrongdoer's place within the institution. They protect the wrongdoer; they shield him from liability and enable the wrongdoing to continue.

Why? Again and again, it comes out that the authorities within these institutions get lost in an ethical cloud of "compassion" for the wrongdoer. Not the victim. The wrongdoer.

They have a personal relationship with the wrongdoer or a shared sense of institutional loyalty. And, somehow, they let their empathy for the wrongdoer -- rather than the victim -- overrule good judgment.  They cling to the "good" attributes of the wrongdoer and rationalize away their bad decision to protect the wrongdoer.

A few years ago, Maksim Chmerkovskiy voluntarily took a season-long break from DWTS. The show still thrived. So, Maks staying on the show might not be based solely on a ratings/profit calculus. Something irrational, emotional is likely also in play.

It's interesting how Conrad Green couches Maks' problems on the show as "tricky times." Also interesting how he characterizes Maks' behavior as a product of whom he's partnered with. It implicitly points to the argument made by others that because Maks didn't hit all of his partners, it's acceptable that he stay on the show as he only hit some of his partners. That line of thinking is misguided.

Below is another photo of Conrad Green. He is not wearing sunglasses indoors, unlike his peer Mike Fleiss (left in the pic) executive producer of ABC's "The Bachelorette."

Conrad Green made the ethical mistake of continuing to employ Maksim Chmerkovksiy. This mistake protects and enables Maks, and it does worse by feeding the perception that his violent behavior is acceptable. It's a mistake that Conrad can reverse. And it takes a true visionary to look with clear eyes at past mistakes and work to correct them. I hope Conrad comes to that place and fixes this.

It is possible to accept the humanity and good qualities of Maksim Chmerkovskiy while rebuking the violence he does on this show. If DWTS truly has no tolerance for violence in its workplace, then removing Maks from the show is the only acceptable decision.