Todd McKenney gets a clear message from Gerrard Gosens
Posted by JohnF | Posted in Dancing with the Stars | Posted on 28-07-2009
Tags: Dancing with the Stars, Gerrard Gosens, Todd McKenney
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BLIND dancer Gerrard Gosens has a clear message for hot-head judge Todd McKenney – back off.
The Dancing With The Stars contestant said McKenney needed to choose his words more carefully after he savaged the Paralympian’s performance on Sunday’s show.
McKenney caused a huge viewer backlash after telling Gosens he couldn’t dance, his solo salsa was “stilted” and that his effort was “appalling”. “To be honest, you are not a great dancer … and I have to judge the dance, and not an audience of 1.6 million.”
Gosens said McKenney had offered no positives and was sending a “terrible” message to impaired viewers who Gosens was trying to inspire and none more than his daughter Taylor, 11, blind through the same degenerative condition.
“I have a passion and desire to improve as a dancer, but maybe Todd doesn’t believe that because there was absolutely no sense of hope for me,” Gosens said.