OMG ! What is up with Derek pawing and hanging all over EVERYONE he dances with? He really crosses the line with the affection, and it's a little disrespectful to the spouses. When they go upstairs for scores, it's time to calm down. I never vote on him for that reason alone. A little affection, but not all the slobbering ! cmon !

I think he just is a "touchy" guy and doesn't mean anything by it.

I like Derek. Maks treated Melissa Gilbert awful during practice this past week, even cursing saying "sob". What the ???????

i disagree if the ladies dont like Derek hanging all over them i think it wouldnt be happening i think everything that's done is agreed upon from the get-go eventhough is a live show i love Derek soo to me he does everything well i see nothing wrong with his behavior it comes with the territory

IMO Maria is all over Derek. Viewers that have been at the show say she grabs him, sits on his lap, said in her package for the Bollywood Samba that she wanted to make him jealous. She cried after her waltz and said she loved dancing with him. He had his arm around her collar bones and she had her hands on him. It is entirely mutually.You can't have to hot, young attractive adults in close body to body contact, 7 days a week for 15 weeks and not get very comfortable with the touching. All Derek's past partners profess how much they love him still, so the touching isn't groping, its mutual affection.

Well said, Coco!