Hey y'all! I'm back! Didya miss me? Last week we saw what they called the 'shocking' elimination of Chuck/Julianne from Dancing With the Stars 8. And controversy abounds when the subject of Melissa and her injury comes up. All over the web I read pros and cons about her continuing and how unfair it was that she's still there when she didn't dance. Chuck started to say something about it last week on the show, and then the peanut gallery weighed in. Jewel wrote on both her MySpace page and Ty's rodeo blog that she felt that it was unfair and that in rodeo if you didn't ride, you didn't get a score. Hey, Jewel, btw, this isn't the rodeo and even if Melissa was eliminated, I don't think your man would win.
Tonight the stars performed two complete dances and perform a solo during the Latin round. They are all banged up, how would they do? The show opened with Jonathan, Dmitry, Louis, Kym, Lacey and Anna doing a medley of ballroom dances. Now that's the way to start off a show! That was really fun to watch.
Once again we heard Len say that they were going to separate the contenders from the pretenders. In this ballroom round, the judges will key on Melissa's footwork, the balance between emotion and technique from Gilles, the elegance from Lil Kim, posture from Shawn and flair from Ty.
The first couple to take the floor was Shawn/Mark doing the Quick Step. Shawn had a really rough time during their practice video. But their dance was really fun to watch! She was pretty in blue and they looked like they had a blast. They got a standing o from the crowd. Len said it was fun, joyful and carefree, finally got to see her personality. But they broke their hold in the middle of the dance, which is a no-no. Bruno said that Shawn danced like Sporty Spice, was great fun. Carrie Ann said that this was her best dance ever, but she has to take a point off because they broke the rule (the hold, I guess). Scores: Three 9's for 27/30.
Next, Ty/Chelsie were up with their Argentine Tango. They definitely made the most out of being able to do lifts. This was very cool, I really liked it. Bruno said that Ty won't let anyone down with his strength and determination, but the Argentine Tango needs a bit more subltety. Carrie Ann commended Ty for his progress, but said it was a little stiff, saw a mistake on the hooks. Len said that they captured the essence of the dance, it was their best dance. Scores: Two 8's and a 9 from Len for 25/30.
Lil Kim/Derek have the Waltz for the ballroom round. So far they win the worst musical accompaniment . This singer was awful. I wasn't loving this, something was off. I may have been distracted trying to cover my ears though. Carrie Ann gave lots of constructive criticism and saw mistakes, said it wasn't her best. Len said that the Waltz is challenging, he saw some missteps, but he was shocked by the quality of the dance. Bruno said that she was trying to be a lady, but she's better being a tramp. He didn't see her being comfortable with the dance, arm extensions and missteps. Scores: Two 8's and a 9 from Len for 25/30.
Len is on new meds and it's making him very pleasant and less critical, lol. Oops, spoke too soon ...
Gilles/Cheryl danced the Foxtrot. Oh my, he looked very debonaire, very smooth. Haha, he threw Carrie Ann a kiss during the dance. I liked that, he did a good job, got a standing o. Len said that he couldn't help but enjoy the performance, from the music to the dance, but the rise and falls were lacking. He never stretched. Bruno said that it was in a class of its' own as a performance. sophisticated yet elegant. Carrie Ann told Len that he was crazy, performances like this would carry Gilles to the semis. He finished every line, did a great job. Scores: Two 10's and a 9 from Len for 29/30 as a birthday present for Cheryl, I think.
Aww man, I thought we were about halfway through the show, but it's back to 2 hours instead of 90 minutes. And I think the extra 30 minutes will be commercials. There've been enough of them after each dance.
Melissa is back from her injury, she's getting a new treatment and she says that it's manageable. She and Tony have the Viennese Waltz first. She looks absolutely beautiful. The dance was gorgeous, they glided across the dance floor. Bruno said that she was a vision, lighter than air. He called it beautiful and romantic, very balletic. Carrie Ann needed to see more torque in her upper body, but it was beautiful. Len complimented her all out, but said that he's still not a fan of her feet. Scores: Three 9's for 27/30
At the end of the ballroom round, the Leaderboard looks like this:
Gilles/Cheryl - 29
Shawn/Mark and Melissa/Tony - 27
Ty/Chelsie and Lil Kim/Derek - 25
My thoughts were that ballroom would favor Shawn, Ty and Melissa, but I expected Gilles and Lil Kim to shine in their latin dances. Gilles did much better than I expected in ballroom.
Last week Genya Mazo was eliminated from the Pick a Pro competition. This week, each of the remaining pros have to teach a dance to a celeb from a previous season. Afton got Cody Linley, Anna got Maurice Green, and Mayo got Lisa Rinna for their 'Star' partners for this week's test. Tomorrow night we'll see how each prospective pro can bring out the best in their celeb.
Then our pros from earlier were back to demonstrate a medly of Latin dances. I could watch these six for hours. Of course Dmitry couldn't keep his shirt fastened all night, and had to sport an open shirt. They looked great in their royal blue, but I thought the music was kind of different.
In the Latin round, the judges expect a party out of Melissa and sex appeal, they want smooth and less hectic from Gilles, Len is scared to see Ty, Bruno wants hip action. He wants aggression and bold from Shawn, cute doesn't cut it. Len wants to be stung by the queen b, Lil Kim. They are all most excited to see Lil Kim. Basically, they gave her the round and 10's before the round began. Each of the stars are also expected to have a solo of at least 15 seconds in their routines.
Shawn/Mark are up first with their Paso Doble. You go, girl! I liked this much more than I expected to. Very entertaining and fun to watch. Very sharp and well done. The audience loved it. Carrie Ann said that it was a difficult song to do a paso to but she nailed it! Len liked the solo part, it was clean and precise but it wasn't over exciting. Bruno said that Shawn showed them tonight that she had the killer instinct, she scored big. Scores: Two 10's and a 9 from Len for 29/30 for this dance and a total of 56/60 for the night.
Ty/Chelsie are next up with the Rumba. Chelsie is so cute. She made me smile during their practice video. They know that Gilles also has a rumba, so they feel extra pressure. Okay, I was cracking up watching Ty try to swivel his hips. He had the pageant smile pasted on his face, looked very fake. At the end he swiveled his hips and gave a big kiss to his wife. I laughed out loud. Len thought the solo was sweet and had charm and saw hip action, but in his first dance he was a peacock and in this dance he was a feather duster. Bruno said that Ty is one of the most likeable contestants and compared him in this dance to Kenny Mayne, versus Mario Lopez. Carrie Ann said that the dance was a little wooden, but his solo was very creative (the swivel and kiss to his wife). Her comments made it very plain that she didn't think that he should move on. His fans will be dialing their fingers off again this week since both Bruno and Carrie Ann were mean to him. I bet the comments on his blog will be blowing up in a couple of hours. A thousand commercials later, okay so I exaggerated a little bit, they got their scores. Scores: Three 7's for 21/30 for this dance and a total of 46/60. Ty commented that his solo didn't get him great scores from the judges, but he hopes he'll score later, lol.
Lil Kim/Derek danced the salsa. Dang, in their practice video, she looked so trashy doing a solo part. She was so excited to bring back her bionic booty. Imagine me rolling my eyes here. It was fun to watch and had a share of tricks, but personally it wasn't as good as I expected it to be. I'm sorry, but you can be hot with class. Bruno went off on one of his tangents, he said her booty could do no wrong, but he did see a mistake. Carrie Ann said that she's never seen a booty move like that. She said that her solo was out of control. Len called the dance delicious, but also remarked that the solo lost a little bit of control. Scores: Three 9's for 27/30 and 52/60 total.
Gilles/Cheryl are back with a Rumba and Cheryl demanded that he bring back the Latin Lover. Their practice video was hot. That man can move his hips. He started his dance with his solo and other than the hip movement, it was very strange. The dance itself was very hot. I loved it. Oh dang, they rolled on the floor on top of each other at the end. Whew. His wife had a big ole grin on her face. Carrie Ann said that it was very hot, but thought the solo was overindulgent. Len said that it looked fantastic in the studio, but he did make a comment about not liking the solo or the roll on the floor. I don't have a clue what Bruno went on about, actually, but at the end said that it was very good. Scores: Three 9's for 27/30 and 56/60 for the night, tieing him with Shawn for the top of the leaderboard.
The final dance of the night featured Melissa/Tony with their Samba. In practice, she was very nervous about her solo. I thought she did it very well, actually. I love Tony more every week. I had a smile on my face through the entire dance. It was so much fun to watch! Len said that tonight was all about who deserved to move on and she 100% should be here next week. Bruno said that her samba had everything anyone could want, he was happy to be here watching it. Carrie Ann said that she felt that she had to point out the flaws to give them something to work on for next week. Then she said for them to take the week off because the dance was flawless! Scores: Three 10's for a perfect 30/30 and 57/60 for the night to take over the top spot.
This was a long show, but very entertaining beginning to end. The night ended with Melissa/Tony at the top of the leaderboard and Ty/Chelsie bringing up the rear. Only one point seperates Melissa, Gilles and Shawn.
The Leaderboard looks like this:
Melissa/Tony - 57/60
Shawn/Mark - 56/60
Gilles/Cheryl - 56/60
Lil Kim/Derek - 52/60
Ty/Chelsie - 46/60
Who do you think deserves to go home? I really do think Ty does, but will the comments from the judges spur his fans to a frenzy of voting again this week? And if they pull through, who will go home in his place? We'll find out tomorrow night on Dancing With the Stars 8. Comment below or drop me a line at ladytex@tvfunspot.com
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