Woz Dancing With The Stars A Good Move?

The tech genius made his debut on the show last night doing what was supposed to be the cha-cha with partner Karina Smirnoff, and was soundly thrashed by the judges, receiving the lowest score of the night at 13 out of 30 points.

"Overall, it was a disaster," "DWTS" judge Len Goodman said.

In a prerecorded tape shown before he took the floor, Woz wore a pink satin shirt and said he was going to prove that nerds can dance.

After introducing himself to the crowd as the co-founder of Apple, he said, "If I can apply the same genius to 'Dancing With The Stars,' I think I can do well in this competition."

While practicing the cha-cha before the show, Woz applied logic to learning the steps.

"It's all numbers and beats," he said. "It's very mathematical, so it's very left brain, but then a lot of dance is sort of analog."

Um, OK.

Woz did try to channel his creative side, and came onstage wearing a black suit, black shirt and wide white tie. Oh, and a bright pink feather boa.

After his energetic, albeit terrible, performance, host Tom Bergeron attempted to ask what was clearly a scripted question: "If Safari freezes up should I just force quit or should I just give it a second?"

Huh?

Gasping for breath, Woz said, "Oh God, reinstall it!"

Sadly, neither Woz's wild attire or dancing skills impressed the judges, who called his performance a disaster -- and worse.

"It was like a Teletubby going mad in a gay pride parade," said judge Bruno Tonioli, prompting loud boos from the audience.

Never mind the snark, Woz has lots of fans out there, including what he said were 7,000 kids from Boston University chanting for him at a robotics competition.

Whether Apple co-founder Steve Jobs voted for him is a question that will likely remain unanswered.

Woz will get a second chance to show off his smooth -- or not so smooth -- moves next Monday, when contestants will dance either the salsa or quickstep.

Fans will continue to root for this underdog, especially a group called Geeks Unite. On Woz's blog, the group called for gearheads to stand up for their leader.

"America now has its head turned and is focusing on 'the head nerd, in whose shadow all others dwell,' " wrote Al Luckow. "How did that happen? Beats me. It doesn't take a genius to figure out Woz isn't exactly Fred Astaire. All I know is that he's not just dancing for himself, he's dancing for all of us. Especially if you've ever been told you can't do something based on the way you look, well, you know what I mean."