Comments on: "Dance Your Ass Off"

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:15:34 +0000

I watched all the seasons of this show and love it! I loved the fact that yes the people were fat and were wanting to get healthy by having fun and showing the world they can dance. The best part was that it was not all about losing as much weight as possible. I would love to be on that show. I love to dance and it would be a great way to motivate me to loose weight!

By: ctaylor

ctaylor — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:13:50 +0000

WITH ALL THAT SAID AND DONE! I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SHOW SINCE JUNE 29, 2009, AND IT IS AN AWSOME SHOW. THIS SHOW IS A POSITIVE SHOW DEPENDING HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. IF YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE MIND SETTING, YOU WOULD POINT OUT ALL THE BAD; IF YOUR OPEN MINDED THEN YOU COULD SEE WHAT POSITIVE IT BRINGS TO THE CONTESTANTS.

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:07:28 +0000

I am not sure about you guys…but all i have to say is FINALLY a show that lets the world know that even FAT ppl can dance…and mind you…some dance way better than the skinnies….a show to make them lose weight…as well as to bring out their personality..! Awesome!!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:08 +0000

I came really close to auditioning for this show. I even looked at the application and everything. But without knowing what the show was going to be about, I was unsure. I saw “work with famous choreographers” and I got excited, what can I say. I figured I’d watch a season and then audition for the next one. I remember reading that Marissa lost weight just by doing “Dancing with the Stars” and thought it would be a great idea for a weight loss show. I didn’t see Dr. H (from “The Biggest Loser”) in the promo but I have this fantasy of proving him wrong.

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:23:27 +0000

Fatist.

Lets face it- the show is based on losing weight. Sure, it’s great to see some fatties being athletic, but keep in mind that they’re really playing up people being inactive and eating poorly… playing right into what everyone says.

By: Mary Sue

Mary Sue — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:18:39 +0000

I say “Hiphopster, PLEASE”. I was a competitive dancer for well over a decade, and I won a lot of competitions with my team.

My weight when I was training 40+ hours a week was 250lbs, I am 5’4″. If you’re fat, dancing will not get rid of your fat ass.

By: Cassy

Cassy — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:16:30 +0000

The show looks to be 100% fatist. They spell it out right away by saying that the goal is to “get in shape” (read – lose weight). I agree with Fall. It’s the same fatist BS masquerading as fat-positive, which makes it worse.

Really, the title alone should be a giveaway. “Dance Your Ass Off” – as in shrinking; as in weight loss.

By: Swellanor

Swellanor — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:11:04 +0000

Mopie and Carol Gwnn, after I made my first comment I did a little more research and watched some of MJW’s Dancing with the Stars appearance. She was so fabulous, sassy, and unapologetic in the part I saw, and even said something like”I want to show that you can get out there and dance whatever size you are.” And I was pleased that the part I saw showed her rehearsing was all about skill sand personality and didn’t create drama by pretending there were any ‘issues’ about her ‘size’ to ‘overcome.’

So now I’m with you, Mopie, in hoping she’s not really selling out- but as far as I can see, at best the message of this show is confusing like all the other messages aimed at fat people and women:
“If you’re fat than something’s wrong with you and you should take care of yourself which means exercise and dance! but be ashamed of your body and lose lots of weight even if you injure yourself and then you’ll win a prize and be acceptable and maybe somebody will love you but don’t love yourself too much ’cause then you might gain back the weight and there will be pictures in US weekly. . .” (lather, rinse, repeat)

Phew.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:14:12 +0000

@Sparkle Pants, same here. As soon as the one girl was complaining about missing cheesecake so much, I was turned off. And at the end, when they were all jumping for joy over how many pounds were lost? Fail.

By: Fall

Fall — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:31:28 +0000

The worst kind of fatist show, the kind that pretends to be fat positive.