Tonight on Dancing With the Stars 8, the Group Dance is the Encore Performance tonight. I wasn't very thrilled to hear that, but it was actually a little better tonight and Chuck lost that stupid blonde wig. After the dance, they of did a recap of last night. During the recap, they showed Melissa injuring, or re injuring her rib during practice. Poor girl looked like she was really hurting.
The first musical performance was Natasha Bedingfield singing 'Soulmate' and Lacey and Dmitry doing a beautiful contemporary looking dance. I wasn't crazy about the song, but it's whatever. Tom didn't introduce the dancers until after the dance, but Lacey has a unique look and Dmitry I identified by his open shirt, hahaha. Then a group of International Ballroom Champs, opening on Broadway, calling themselves Burn the Floor performed next. That was wonderful! I'd go catch their show in a hot minute!
In backstage interviews, Samantha let it out that next week, in addition to their individual dance, the stars and their partners will be participating in the Team Dance. There will be Team Mambo and Team Tango. Then, in no particular order, the first three couples told that they were safe were Chuck/Julianne, Melissa/Tony and Shawn/Mark.
The Pick a Pro competition was introduced next. Six dancers will compete for one spot for next season. The kids are dancing in pairs tonight, but are actually competing against each other. Each dancer will have a unique telephone number. The judges will give comments, but not score. Only thing that matters is the viewers votes. After this week's votes, the bottom male and the bottom female will be eliminated.
Afton DelGrosso and Brent Borbon were up first with a Cha Cha. I remember her sister, Ashley, who used to be a pro on this show. I loved her. These two are comfortable with each other because they danced together in Le Reve. Ooh, I liked that dance! Very flashy and energetic. I don't like her as much as I liked her sister, but those are two very talented dancers. Anna Demidova and Mayo Alanen were up next. They are friends, but have never danced together. Tonight they did a waltz. That was beautiful, oh my. He sort of reminded me of Louis while he was dancing. That was the most beautiful waltz. It's going to be tough for me to pick a favorite. Snow Urbin and Genya Mazo were the last two to dance and they got the Rumba. Genya is not as manly looking to me as his brother, Alec, is, but he dances manly like Alec. Snow is another So You Think You Can Dance alumnae, so she may have a leg up on the competition as far as fan base. Heck, I won't be able to vote this week, because I don't have a favorite yet and they all looked terrific.
Next up was Celtic Woman with a Show Dance Champion couple. I absolutely love Celtic Woman and catch them as many times as I can on PBS and this song, 'You Raise Me Up', gives me chills whenever they sing it. The dance fit perfectly and was beautifully performed. Wow, they ended that dance with him leaning backwards and her standing on his chest. That looked gorgeous and sounded gorgeous.
Finally, back to the eliminations. In no particular order, Lil Kim/Derek and Gilles/Cheryl were told that they were safe. Ty/Chelsie and LT/Edyta weren't necessarily the bottom two, but tonight LT/Edyta were the lowest and were eliminated. To tell the truth, LT had the biggest grin on his face and promptly set up a tee time on the golf course in Miami. He was very gracious and appreciative to TPTB and Edyta.
Next week on Dancing With the Stars 8, the couples will have two dances judged, their individual dances and the team dance. How will that affect the leaderboard? Last season, remember, that team dance really shook things up. What did you think of the show tonight? I enjoyed the extraneous performances more tonight than I have in a while, especially more than last week. What say you? Comment below
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