Sitcom or Ballroom Dance Show?

It seems to be a toss up with former Cheers star Kirstie Alley. Last week her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, dropped her on the floor when his muscle cramped prompting him to apologize publicly so that no aspersions would be cast on Kirstie.

This week Kirstie’s shoe came halfway off during what started out to be a promising Waltz. She wasn’t able to get the shoe fully back on, or take it completely off and she became clearly distracted throughout the rest of the dance.

Is this normal in ballroom dancing?

Do ballroom dance competitors have freaky mishaps?

Yes, it can happen. And yes, when it does, you feel like you’re in the middle of a sitcom thinking to yourself, exactly what Kirstie Alley said to Access Hollywood, ““If this was a sitcom I couldn’t write this better, but it’s happening and it’s freaking me out.” Then she laughed.

Laugh is about all you can do, and then it’s time to move on.

Anyone that’s done any serious sport knows how Kirstie feels. Everyone has had that day, or week, or even month or year, when nothing could go right, accompanied by a feeling that life has suddenly become a surreal sitcom.

Yes, it happens to ballroom dancers, too.

Will Kirstie be able to put it behind her? That’s the real question to ask. If she can’t she might not last on the show for much longer. If she can, she’ll do well since she does have some real talent.

I know for myself, when I dwell on the mishaps, it’s like putting my past in front of me. The best success I’ve had with changing my ‘luck’ is when I’ve taken a hard, honest look inside at my own fears.

It’s easy to create drama when there’s a fear lingering under the surface. It takes courage to pull that fear up and look it square in the face, and that’s the best way to put the ‘mishaps’ where they belong, in the past!

We’ll be cheering for you Kirstie!