Tuesday, April 27, 2010

DWTS 10: Benise, Melissa Ethridge and Another Results Show

Tonight on Dancing With the Stars 10, another star was sent packing.  I thought all the couples did a pretty good job last night, and they all worked hard.  The scores were such that pretty much no one except Nicole and Erin were safe, I thought.


I like Erin/Maks, but Maks is getting snippy with Len ... again ... and I hope it doesn't hurt his partner.  Yeah, he goes through this almost every season, but he's started early and it's already getting nasty.  Today I read that he said that Len was too old to be on the show.  Way to win friends and influence judges there, Maks. 

Right off the bat, though, Erin/Maks were told that they were safe, so what do I know?   Chad/Cheryl did their Argentine Tango in the encore performance and I enjoyed it just as much as last night.

Tonight I also got a treat.  I got to see my Tony dance with a worthy dance partner.  He danced with Chelsie while Maks danced with Anna T. during Melissa Ethridge's first song, 'Fearless Love'.  They looked beautiful.  Alec Mazo danced with Edyta for her second song, 'Come to my Window'.  I love watching our pros dance together.

The other musical guest, Benise, played a guitar salsa number, but brought his own dancers.  *Imagine a frowny face here*.  The man was freaking awesome on that guitar, but I'd have preferred to see our pros do that salsa.  I bet it would have looked better.

In the midst of the musical numbers, they brought back Dance Science.  Edyta and Dmitry were studied to see if they were indeed athletes.  Their findings?  Dmitry can jump as high as Kobe Bryant, Edyta can spin faster than Lance Armstrong's pedals on his bike, and together they are more precise than a hummingbird's wings.  Impressed? 

And, oh yeah, this was the results show and we needed to find out who was being sent packing.  Niecy/Louis and Jake/Chelsie were in the bottom two.  And the couple eliminated was Jake/Chelsie.  I kind of hated to see him go because he was coming out of his shell and it did look like he was getting better and enjoying himself.  But then, that could be said about any of the stars left, so ...

Next week, in addition to their dance they also have the cha-cha challenge.  That should be interesting.  Hard to imagine that there are only 5 weeks left.  And every week counts.  Last week Jake was in the top three of the leaderboard and this week he's gone.  Who will come through next week on Dancing With the Stars 10 and will anyone falter?  Guess we'll just have to tune in to find out ...

Monday, April 26, 2010

DWTS 10: There's a Whole Lot of Swingin' Goin' On

Tonight on Dancing With the Stars, the stars have two dances for the first time.  They all participated in the Swing Marathon after dancing the Samba or an Argentine Tango.  Who ruled the dance floor?  Could Pamela bounce back from her bottom two placement of last week?  Would the two professional dancers show the others up?

Jake/Chelsie up first with the Samba.  He looked like he was loosening up after doing so well last week.  He has his shirt open trying to look sexy, but he doesn't do it for me, lol.  He almost tripped again on the stairs near judges table, but kept his footing.  He did a pretty god job, but it just looked awkward to me ... very high energy though.  Len said that he showed more confidence, showing more polish, but he was lacking in rhythm a little bit.  good job, well done.  Bruno said he lacked rhythm and bounce.  He didn't wiggle correctly.  Carrie Ann said he pushed himself to the max, but he needs to connect to the music.  Scores:  three 7's for 21/30 so far.

Evan/Anna - Dang, this kid's hair looks funky even without the hair shellac.  He hit his head when Anna flipped him in Swing dance practice, got a mild concussion, but he's okay to dance.  Evan is such the performer, his Samba looked so good.  He has such good lines.  I think this may be the band 'Massacre of the Week' for 'Rewind'.  Ugh, but the dance was really good to me.  Bruno said he had good lyrical lines, but it didn't work in this dance.  His legs were turned out, kept the hips from working right.  Carrie Ann said that she felt like he lost thebattle with this Samba.  His lines didn't work.  Len called it his worst dance.  It was too balletic. Evan did take the criticism well, though.  Scores:  Three 7's for 21/30, his worst scores this season.

Niecy/Louis will be attempting a comedic Argentine Tango.  Oh my ... looked like she handled those leg locks or whips or whatever they're called...  I thought it was kinda cute.  She was going after food in the dance, lol.  Carrie Ann told Niecy that it was nice to see her finally dancing, improved from last week.  She was in the zone, but they didn't need the comedy.  Len enjoyed the performance, thought the comedy worked with the dance.  Lacked a bit of intensity, but it was good.  Bruno thought she put a lot of work into her footwork, lacked a bit of intensity, but she worked hard and it showed.  Scores:  Three 7's for 21/30.  I don't understand the scoring this week ... whatevah...

Erin/Maks got the sexy Samba this week.  Okay a samba to a remixed Beethoven?  Ahhh ... Maks stripped off his shirt.  Erin who?  Was she out there?  I know I didn't like her costume, though.  That hot pink feathery skirt was ugly.  Len said that she's getting a 7 but she should be getting 8-10.  He wants to see her dance, she can do it.  He's fed up with the hijinx of Maks, ie the shirt tonight.  Bruno said that she did dance tonight and did it well all the way through.  Carrie Ann said that Samba one of the hardest dances, but she nailed it.  Scores:  Two 9's and a 7 from Len for 25/30.

Chad/Cheryl hoped to rebound with the Argentine Tango.  He looks very sharp.  I'm loving this dance.  He really brought out the big guns this week.  He did that very well, he looked good.   All three judges responded to Chad's comment during his practice video that the judges were very tough on him.  Bruno nannered on, but said that tonight Ochocinco proved that he can dance.  Carrie Ann said that tonight he nailed it.  Len said that on dwts you either grow or you go.  Tonight Chad grew.  Scores:  Three 8's for 24/30, their highest scores ever.

Nicole/Derek had the Samba.  She was all excited thinking she'd get to do her Ricky Martin and Gloria Estevan moves.  She confused the Samba with the Salsa.  Once again, they're trying to convince the viewers, during their practice video, that she's not a ringer.  Once again, they were unsuccessful.  And once again, she made the dance look effortless.  And I swear I saw some PCD moves in there.  Carrie Ann said 'Opa!'.   She said that she was afraid that Nicole couldn't grow, she was so good.  The only criticism she had was some of Nicole's facial expression.  Len said that the line at the end was ugly, but the choreography was tough.  He called it a hodgepodge of gyrations and sexy moves, but not a samba.  Bruno called it one singular sensation and other stuff, he liked it.  Scores:  10 from Bruno, 9 from Carrie Ann, and a 7 from Len for 26/30.

Pamela/Damian hoped to escape the bottom with an Argentine Tango.  Um, she's a brunette tonight.  Dang, she's sexy even as a Brunette.  this is a very sexy, understated Argentine Tango.  Her makeup isn't very good tonight, though.  Len said that the Argentine Tango is about seduction, and she does it very well.  The lifts were good, overall very good.  Bruno said another week, another great character from Pamela.  She played the sexy Latina very well.  Carrie Ann called it unquestionably sexy, but her legs were a little too loose, technique not as good.  Scores:  Two 7's and an 8 from Bruno for 22/30.

Last, but not least, was the Swing Dance Marathon.  All stars side by side dancing for comparison and bonus points.  Couples eliminated one by one, last couple standing gets 10 points.  Jake/Chelsie out 1st for 4 points.  Niecy/Louis cracked me up, but 2nd out for 5 additional pts.  Lots of swinging and lifts.  Evan/Anna 3rd out for 6 more pts.  Chad/Cheryl 4th out (7 more pts).  Pamela/Damian hanging in there, but they are the 5th out for 8 more pts.  Erin/Maks and Nicole/Derek were the final two.  Erin/Maks next out for 9 points.  And to no one's surprise the judges picked Nicole/Derek to win and receive 10 additional points.  Actually, though, I thought Maks/Erin did a better job.  More dancing, less tricks.

So tonight's final leaderboard looks like this:
Nicole/Derek 26+10 for 36/40
Erin/Maks 25+9 for 34/40
Chad/Cheryl 24+7 for 31/40
Pamela/Damian 22+8 for 30/40
Evan/Anna 21+6 for 27/40
Niecy/Louis 21+5 for 26/40
Jake/Chelsie 21+4 for 25/40

I really do not understand the judges scoring tonight.  Maks, in his TVGuide blog, commented on how inconsistant and unconstructive the judging has been.  He makes good points but I hope he doesn't sabotage his partner making his point.  My leaderboard actually looks about the same.  The numbers would be different, but the rankings similar.  I don't understand Evan, Niecy and Jake getting all the same scores.  I thought Evan deserved higher.  But oh well.  With the judges scores so close tonight, it all depends on fan base.

Who will go home tomorrow night on Dancing With the Stars?  I'm sure I don't know.  I think the judges tried to help Pamela by keeping her in the marathon longer for more points.  Jake and Niecy may be in the most trouble unless their fans get to votin'.  What do y'all think?

Monday, April 12, 2010

DWTS 10: Passion Week

Tonight on Dancing With the Stars 10, the stars will be doing the rumba and the tango.  It's Passion Week for the 'Double Score Showdown'.  Last week Dancing With the Stars was the #1 show!  Tonight the stars will get two scores, a technical score (T) and a performance score (P) with a total possible score of 60.

Here are my introduction impressions:  Nicole looks beautiful. Whoa, Pamela's dress looks like a bikini with a sheet wrapped around one half.  She's definitely in competition with Edyta for least dressed. Ladies doing the Tango are dressed, those doing the Rumba ... not so much.

In the Tango, judges will be looking for viennesse crosses, contra check, continuous outside swivel as the required elements.  Jonathan Roberts and blonde Anna demonstrated the Tango and, of course, they knocked it out of the park.

Erin/Maks were first up with their Tango.  Erin was having back spasms, but she didn't want a big deal being made of it.  Singers flat singing 'Sweet Dreams'.  Annie Lennox should sue.  I enjoyed this Tango after the beginning.  She looked more nervous than usual, though.  It's hard to go right after the pros, and I wonder how much of her distress over the showmance speculations weighed on her. I think her heel got caught in her dress at one point.  Len's criticism was too many steps made on toes instead of her heels.  Bruno said she started well and went wrong and could never catch up.  Carrie Ann said performance suffered because of her attention to technique.
T - three 6's for 18/30
P - three 7's for 21/30
Total - 39/60

Evan/Anna were up next.  Len told Evan that he must work on his feet and on tucking his bum.  They've been focusing on the details this week in practice.  I really hate Evan's hair.  Looks like a whole tube of bryl creme or something in it ... ugh.  Their Tango is wonderful, though... at least to me.  I have no clue, though, what the song was supposed to be cuz the singers were awful.   This dance was strong, powerful, he had a catlike arrognce, spot on, said Bruno.  Carie ann said working on technique boosted his performance, Len watched his viennese crosses and he nailed it, great performance.
T - two 9's and a 8 from Len 26/30.
P - Two 9's and an 8 from Len for 26/30
Total - 52/60

What do the judges want to see in the rumba?  Besides romance, required elements are spiral into rope spin, opening out, and sliding doors.  Dmitri and Kym demonstrated.  Kym was in her underwear and a shirt, looking gorgeous.  That was an absolutely beautiful dance.  I wouldn't want to follow that ...

Niecy/Louis had that misfortune.  Louis tells her that the rumba can also be spritual, could be therapy. They dedicated this dance to her brother that died too soon. This is a decent rumba to 'What Do You Say?'.  It was actually better than I feared it would be.  Niecy was in tears once again.  I hope she gets something lighter next week.  Len said that he would have liked to have seen more hip action, there were no highlights.  Bruno said that hips never happened and sliding door didn't gel.  Carrie Ann apprecited the emotional connection, but it didn't read well in the dance.  Opening out was beautiful, but could have been bigger.
T - three 6's for 18/30
P - 3 6's for 18/30
Total - 36/60

Aiden/Edyta also have a rumba.  Their practice was kind of amusing.  He looks sexy, but Edyta says that in actuality he's very shy.  She worked hard to get him to feel her up more during the dance, lol.  They practiced their dance aboard a cruise ship for some soap fan thingy.  For their dance tonight, Edyta has on half a costume, while he's fully dressed.  I didn't get the emotion really from this dance.  The women in the audience did, though.  Carrie Ann said he was more confident, but movement starts from the bottom.  His starts at the top.  Len said that he danced the dance but there was no flow, all starts and stops.  Bruno said that he was robotic, movement must flow and be continuous, but that did not happen.  Backstage, Aiden said that he got good advice from his fans this week, don't talk back to the judges and other things similar to what Len said a couple of weeks ago.
T - three 5's for 15/30
P - three 6's for 18/30
Total - 33/60

Nicole/Derek have said that they will basically play to win Len over this week with their Rumba.  They still think we're stupid.  They pretend that she's worried about this dance.  I just rolled my eyes.  Their dance was absolutely gorgeous, but it didn't flow as well as usual.  She was kind of stiff.  Bruno babbled, but called her out on a few stumbles and said he wanted a little bit more sex.  Carrie Ann called her out on being nervous, was a bit out of sorts.  Liked the traditional lines, worked well, but was out of her game.  Len said good balance between technique and performance, but said her arms were overextened in sliding doors. I'm thinking that they are trying to get her some sympathy votes by being tough on her.  Make people think that she's not a ringer.
T - two 8's and a 9 from Carrie Ann for 25/30
P - two 8's and a 9 from bruno for 25/30
Total - 50/60

Jake/Chelsie were fun to watch in practice.  He had a t-shirt made up with Len's words of wisdom and 'Trust Your Pro' on the back.  They had a tango that was interesting.  I loved the way they used the stairs.  There was a move that at first I wasn't sure was a move or a misstep.  I wasn't sure if he almost fell, or if that part was on purpose.  Okay, it wasn't supposed to be like that, he did turn his ankle or something.  Len said he attacked the dance, attitude was great.  Bruno said it was very messy, lost his posture, footwork questionable.  Carrie Ann said biggest problem is the way he holds Chelsie.  Not quite connected, but she liked his performance tonight.
T - two 6's and a 7 from Len for 19/30
P - two 6's and a 7 from Carrie Ann for 19/30
Total - 38/60

Tony and his partner were next.  For their practice, they attempted to pull on our heartstrings by hearing Tony's partner whine about her life.  She says that she pities Tony ... so do I.  Tony worked so hard trying to get blood from that turnip.  Band and singers massacred 'For Your Entertainment'.  Bruno said she had a mini breakthrough, she was actually dancing, but don't get too excited.  Carrie Ann said that she was proud of her.  She has determination, but what was up with the semi lift at the end.  Len complimented Tony on getting his partner to perform her best dance so far.
T - two 5's and a 4 from Carrie Ann 14/30
P - three 6's for 18/30
Total - 32/60
They were very generous with their performance scores.

Chad/Cheryl worked hard on their rumba.  She said that sometimes she feels like he's dragging her around the football field instead of the dance floor.  He bought her this beautiful ring, but can he bring it to the dance?  LOL, whoa, he had some serious hip action going.  The singer was killing Alicia Keys, and that wasn't a compliment.  Hey, their Rumba wasn't bad, at all!  I liked it quite a bit.  Carrie Ann said that Chad turned on the heat, this was his best dance, posture improved, loved the hip action.  Len said improvement in posture and perforance, best dance, well done.  Bruno said that Cheryl has him smokin' this week.  He was fluid, sustained the lines, commended him for that.  Brooke asked Chad about that expensive ring.  It was whoa, bling.  Rumor I read said that it cost $22K.  He said it was just a thank you, a friendship ring.
T - 8 from Bruno, 6 from Len, 7 from Carrie Ann for 21/30
P - two 8's and a 7 from Len for 23/30
Total - 44/60

Pamela/Damian got the pimp spot.  Len warned her to keep her Rumba for the ballroom and not the bedroom, lol.  You go, girl!  Wow, that was hot, very sexy.  Len said that it was understated, sophisticated, did the good spiral, and a litle overdressed for his taste, lol.  Well done, great dance.  Bruno said that she did refinement and elegance but was still sexy.  Technically this was the best dance she's danced.  Carrie Ann said that it was beautiful, profound, and magic.  Every once in a while, though, something strange with her arms.
T - two 8's and a 7 from Carrie Ann for 23/30
P - 7 from Len, 8 from Carrie Ann, 9 from Bruno for 24/30
Total - 47/60

The judges Leaderboard looks like this:
Evan/Anna - 52
Nicole/Derek - 50
Pamela/Damian - 47
Chad/Cheryl - 44
Erin/Maks - 39
Jake/Chelsie - 38
Niecy/Louis - 36
Aiden/Edyta - 33
Tony and his partner -  32

My leaderboard was pretty much the same, but of course I only go on performance.  I had Chad/Cheryl above Nicole/Derek, actually.  Also I think that Tony and his partner were overscored and that will probably doom Aiden/Edyta.  Tony's partner's worshippers will keep her safe, so I suspect that Jake/Chelsie will join Aiden/Edyta in the bottom two.  And that's too bad.  It's time to put Tony out of his misery.  Overall, though, this show was a downer.  It wasn't as joyful or fun as it usually is and the music really sucked.  Hopefully next week they'll have some fun dances to do.  What did y'all think of this week's Dancing With the Stars 10 performance show?  Who do you want to see go bye-bye?

Monday, April 5, 2010

DWTS 10: Tell Me a Story

Hey y'all.  This is week three of Dancing With the Stars 10.  What will it bring?  Last week they beat American Idol in the ratings, can they do it again?  What will the misguided Americans pull this week?  They voted off one of the most promising stars last week, who will go tomorrow night?  I refuse to give Tony Dovolani's partner any more publicity, so she will just be known as Tony's partner.

My first impressions of the night were that Brooke's dress is beautiful, Niecy looks gorgeous, and Chelsie has on a black wig.  Nicole/Derek are dressed like sailors in blue and white, and I see from some of the costumes that the Paso Doble is on the menu for tonight.  They've also been challenged by Len to tell a story in their dance without props.

Some of our pros gathered to show us what the dances for tonight were supposed to look like.  Jonathan Roberts and blonde Anna partnered and Lacy was dancing there too, along with Dmitry.  I don't know who Lacy's partner was or Dmitry's.  They all very ably and beautifully demonstrated the Waltz, the Quickstep and the Paso Doble.

Evan/Anna up first.  There have been reports of him breaking two toes, so let's see how he manages the Quickstep.  LOL, Anna described it to him as the jive in ballroom form.  Their story is as a man and wife.  He's waiting for her and she's running late.  Cute, like from the Chaplin era music.  They didn't mention his toes, but I know they have to hurt with this dance.  My untrained eyes really enjoyed the performance.  thought they did a great job.  Len has a smile on his face and said it cheered him up to watch.  But the only little negative was that he needs to work on his feet.  I have no clue what Bruno said, but it was good.  Carrie Ann said it was great.  Fantastic job.  Anna really looks beautiful tonight.  Brooke did mention the broken toes in the celebraquarium.  Two 9's and an 8 from Len for 26/30.

Buzz/Ashley waltzed to 'What a Wonderful World'.  It's a daddy/daughter dance where Buzz is the returning war hero.  He's not doing too bad.  It's still a bit of just walking through the steps, but it was a very sweet waltz.  Bruno called it royal, dignified but much better looking when he was standing still.  Didn't flow, but he did look regal.  Carrie Ann saw and believed the story of the returning dad.  Len said it had an innocent charm about it, but the technique was poor and the routine was over simplified.  I think Ashley and Tom stopped Buzz from throwing his hat at him, LOL ... Two 4's and a 5 from Carrie Ann for 13/30.

Off topic:  I love that Snickers commercial with Aretha Franklin.  And twenty eight minutes into the show and only two couples have danced ... what a waste of time ...

Jake/Chelsie did an Egyptian/Safari themed Quickstep to 'Walk Like an Egyptian' with Chelsie as Cleopatra coming out of the tomb.  It was really cute and Jake looked more relaxed and seemed to be enjoying himself.  Carrie Ann said it was very nice story telling while keeping it in line, Len said that his legs were too flexed for the quickstep, but production was slick, quite entertaining made him smile.  Bruno ... yeah.  But performance very good, but his legs were too flexed and he lost his frame at times.  Three 7's for 21/30

I'm drooling over those electrolux appliances

Niecy/Louis did a waltz.  She's looking for the love of her life in the 50's and finds him.  The story is of an interracial couple and everything against them, socially and legally.  Louis said that he's still fighting that battle today.  Music was 'With you I'm Born Again'.  Oh my, it was so beautiful.  I'm in tears at the story.  Loved it.  Wow.  Len said it was brave and they pulled it off for the most part.  Niecy has to work on her footwork, emotionally just right.  Bruno said it was well acted, but Niecy stumbled a bit at the beginning, must work on her feet.  Carrie Ann called it a very important story to tell, but didn't understand the ending.  Called Niecy a very emotional dancer.  Backstage with Brooke, Niecy said she stumbled because she got nervous because she's not used to people seeing her cry, only laugh.  Three 7's for 21/30

Chad/Cheryl had a Paso Doble and his costume jacket had 'Ocho Cinco' on the back, lol.  In this paso, the matador is not trying to kill the bull, but him trying to seduce her, but she's not having any of it.  He's such a fool, he cracked me up with practice video.  Unfortunately, it wasn't even close to the best Paso Doble that I've seen on this show, but it was very entertaining and better than last week.  Bruno said that the power/presence is back and Bruno was rolling his r's like crazy, lol.  Carrie Ann said he was focused and miles ahead of last week, but must work on shoulders.  Len said much better than last week, needs to work on his posture.  Well done.  Two 7's and a 6 from Len for 20/30

Pamela/Damian also danced a Paso Doble.  She's a gypsy flamenco dancer and she's going after Damian, the matador.  She's an animal activist and is very anti bullfighting in real life and wanted to bring that to the dance.  Chaco arrived to help Pamela with her flamenco/Paso Doble.  Dance is to 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'.  Okay, y'all, I used to study to this song, LOL.  She's did a great job.  I'm loving this Paso!  Carrie Ann definitely got the story, but she's got this certain artistry, body moves beautifully. Tonight she may have thrown herself off putting so much into it. Len said she coped very well with the nerves, completely focused, just needs refinement, very well done.  Bruno called her a Brigit Bardo type gypsy dancer.  Underneath the bombshell, she really can dance and he wants to see it.  Three 7's for 21/30

Aiden/Edyta had a quickstep.  Their story:  He's an artist and is painting the woman of his dreams, and she appears as Edyta.  To relax him a bit, Edyta brought his family in to celebrate his birthday.  He's got a cute 7 month old little girl and a beautiful wife.  Their dance was to 'Hey Soul Sister', and that had to be the band's massacre of the week.  He did better than I thought he would.  Not as stiff.  But I didn't get the chemistry between them  that was supposed to be there.  He was so relieved when it was over, lol.  Len was critical, wanted him to go with it a little bit more.  Bruno thought he looked much better than last week.  Carrie Ann said his confidence is growing, he's more relaxed, but he was too bubbly, light on his feet.  Two 7's and a 6 from Len for 20/30

Erin/Maks waltzed and their story was that she was going to turn herself over to him.  He wanted her to waltz blindfolded and she wondered if he was going to be inappropriate, lol.  She looks beautiful and yes, he did blindfold her.  The dance was gorgeous.  She did give herself over to him, with total trust.  Bruno called her kinky and warned her to watch out for Maks.  This week blindfold, next week handcuffs, lol.  He called their holds fantastic, but said that she's not finishing her moves.  Carrie Ann called it beautiful story telling.  Said prop worked well, was profound, hand grips gave away that maybe she didn't totally trust him.  Len said that it had the most boring start.  The waltzing they did, he liked, but there wasn't enough of it.  Two 8's and a 7 from Len for 23/30.

Tony and his partner's story is about the paparazzi.  Tony got an acting instructor to help his partner in her performances.  This Paso Doble could be ugly.  Her hair looks hideous.  She starts on the red carpet and he's the press.  This was awful, she wasn't even dancing.  Did she decide not to do her steps again?  Carrie Ann called it odd.  Was glad that she could channel her emotions, but it was strange.  Len said she got through the dance, but that it was too pedestrian.  Too much walking, no dancing.  Bruno said that for once she played the character, but it didn't translate to dancing.  Three 5's for 15/30.  They were generous.

Next week double score showdown.  Each judge gives two scores, one for technique and one for performance.

The last dance of the night belongs to (surprise, surprise) Nicole/Derek.  Their story for their quickstep is two sailors sloughin' off.  They showed fake practice video of her supposedly stressing out.  I rolled my eyes.  They were wonderful and darned near perfect as expected.  The audience is on their feet.  Len got the story, but didn't get quickstep.  They broke holds, had a lift.  Beautifully done vaudville.  Bruno said as a performance, it was incredible, but he agreed with Len as far as the quickstep.  Carrie Ann said lift and broke holds ... two rules broken, but when they take it on the road she wants front row tickets.  So, once again, Derek does what he wants and the only one that punished him for it was Len.  Nine from Bruno (after agreeing with Len as far as broken holds and lifts), 8 from Carrie Ann and a 6 from Len for 23/30.

The judges leaderboard looks like this:
Evan/Anna - 26/30
Nicole/Derek - 23/30
Erin/Maks - 23/30
Pamela/Damian - 21/30
Niecy/Louis - 21/30
Jake/Chelsie - 21/30
Aiden/Edyta - 20/30
Chad/Cheryl - 20/30
Tony/his partner - 15/30
Buzz/Ashley - 13/30

Tex's Leaderboard has Niecy/Louis up higher, Jake/Chelsie a bit lower.  For entertainment, Derek/Nicole have to be near the top, but I hate that he didn't do what he was supposed to do ... and on purpose.  He basically told the judges screw them, the audience will keep them in.  And Bruno was his lapdog.  My favorite performances were Niecy/Louis, Pamela/Damian and Erin/Maks.  Least favorite?  Tony and his partner.

So who will the voters reward and save?  Will poor Pamela be back at the bottom even though she doesn't deserve to be there?  Will the two worst dancers/performers on the show be safe again?  Tomorrow night on the second results show for Dancing With the Stars 10, we'll find out.  See ya then ...