DWTS Week 3 (Read 634 times)

[DancingDays]

It’s Depressing Night on Dancing with the Stars………
Tonight the stars are supposed to share a deep emotion from the most memorable event in their lives. Brooke Charvet reminds us to grab a box of tissues, because we’re gonna need them. I really hope she’s wrong, because I seriously don’t want a headache from crying. Plus, I hate it when my eyes get all puffy.

Let the depression begin!

Rob and Cheryl (Foxtrot) – The most memorable time in Rob’s life was the death of his father (OJ lawyer, Rob Kardashian Sr), so he, Rob Jr, has decided to honor him by dancing a foxtrot to Sr’s favorite Sinatra song. Let’s see how he does…..I gotta say, it ain’t terrible. Cheryl is still leading ALL of it (no surprise there) but he seems a lot more relaxed and he does seem to be improving. He was a bit too “into” Cheryl at some parts and it just didn’t seem to fit. But overall, I didn’t hate it. And that’s saying a lot, since I hate the Kardashians with a fiery passion. My Score: 7 Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30


There was a commercial for “The Chew.” Do the folks at ABC actually think people are going to watch it?!? Out of soap opera solidarity, I vow to NEVER watch. I encourage you to do the same. Onward to the dancing…..

Chynna and Tony (Rumba) – Chynna says her most memorable time was 1990 when Wilson Philip’s first album (that’s like a CD for you young folks) came out. The first hit single “Hold On” (most awesomest song EVER, if I do say so myself, and also a favorite of mine from back in middle school) was written at a time when she was dealing with a lot of pain from the abandonment of her father. Side note, she is still soooo pretty! I can’t believe how gorgeous she is! Side side note, the other two from Wilson Philips are in the audience! How sweet! Ok, back to the dancing. Their rumba was lovely, even if her legs were WAY too stiff. And it seemed to capture some of the emotion that the she is singing about. Unfortunately, now when I hear that song all I can think about is “Bridesmaids.” If you’ve seen it, you know what I mean. Oops, off topic again. Back to the dancing! Overall, it was very nice, but she was too stiff and was trying to be too perfect. If she’d just let go, I think she’d be much better. When you dance, you can’t worry about being “right.” You have to feel the emotion and express it. She was too worried about foot/arm placement to be able to do that. Otherwise, it was very nice. My Score: 8 Judges Score: 8, 9, 9 26/30


Chaz and Lacey (Rumba) – I can’t imagine what Chaz will express, because it’s not like he’s gone through any hard times in his life. The song is an old one from Sonny Bono that, to Chaz, says “If you have a problem with me, that’s your problem.” Lacey is doing her best Cher impression (dressed in white fringe, a la Gypsy Cher) and Chaz is doing his best tree impression (in that he’s not really moving at all). He said something during rehearsal that he only learned it 2 days ago. Assuming he actually means Saturday, it shows. Man, that was T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E!!! I feel bad for him. Carrie Ann thought the same as me, but Len thought it was his best dance yet. My Score: 5 Judges Score: 6, 6, 6 18/30

Routine is at 2:11.

Kristin and Mark (Samba) – Kristin says her most memorable year was 2005 when she graduated high school and moved to LA to pursue a career in entertainment. Insert eye roll here. Then again, I guess a privileged 24 year old hasn’t really had a lot of time to have any real memorable experiences. Whatever. The dancing begins and WOW! She is a BAD dancer. And not just kinda bad, REALLY BAD. Not a whole lot of actual Samba in there either. Lots of hairography and booby shaking. Mark should be ashamed of himself. Ugh. This was painful to watch. Len thought it was 20% Beyonce and 80% Samba. I’m seriously not sure what show he’s watching. Bruno and Carrie Ann also thought it was fabulous. What the…? Seriously, what now??? This is insanity. My Score: 4 Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30


Carson and Anna (Tango) – 2003 is Carson’s most memorable year because “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” came out and he was finally out and proud. The time it took me to type that sentence is the same amount of time they gave to his rehearsal footage. Oh well. The dance is fun though and I almost don’t even mind that Anna is leading this whole thing or that Carson’s frame is awful. The idea of the routine is Carson is lusting after Anna’s shoes (can you say stereotype?) but it’s just so dog-gone adorable, I laugh right along with them. Bruno thought it was insanely brilliant. Or was that just insane? Carrie Ann loves him. Even Len liked it. My Score: 7 Judges Score: 8, 7, 8 23/30

Dance starts at 2:14, but the rehearsal footage is worth a look. It’s pretty funny.


JR and Karina (Rumba) – JR’s most memorable year was (no surprise here) the year he was injured in Iraq. They showed some pics of him from before the injuries, and oddly enough, I think he’s better looking now. Is that weird? Maybe it’s just his maturity but he’s definitely more attractive now than before. They are dancing to the song from Tim McGraw “If You’re Reading This” which is about the letters some soldiers send in the event of their death. JR wants to dance this in honor of all the folks that don’t make it home. Cue waterworks! *Stops typing to watch dance* Wow. Just wow. That was super amazing and at times it looked like JR was lost in the emotion and I don’t blame him. He was visibly trembling at the end and so was everyone else. Carrie Ann was crying (so was I). Then JR was crying. Then Karina was crying. Then everyone was crying. So, not only was the performance really good, the dancing was actually good too. His lines were excellent and his hip movement was really good. This may become my most favorite dance of the season. And it’s only week 3!! My Score: 10 Judges Score: 9, 8, 9 26/30
After watching it again this morning, I stand by my 10. This was just fantastic on every level.



Nancy and Tristan (Waltz) – Nancy’s memorable year was the year her twins were born. The babies were born early because it was an emergency C-Section. The doctors were saying that they didn’t know if the girl, Lucy, was going to survive. But sorry, Nancy. There’s just no topping JR’s dance. They should really just call it a night. Nancy’s dance was sad, but for all the wrong reasons. It was so bad. I know this is a special song for her (“Moon River”) but that dance was really bad. Oh dear. My Score: 5 Judges Score: 7, 7, 7 21/30



Ricki and Derek (Rumba) – Apparently last year was Ricki’s most memorable because she got divorced and watched her house burn down, but then managed to meet a great guy. So she is dancing to “Gravity” (also known as the Addiction dance from SYTYCD). I didn’t buy it. Because I’m so familiar with that song and the very specific routine from SYTYCD, I was unable to get into this one. On any level. It just didn’t fit for me. Sorry. My Score: 6 (only because she wasn’t terrible, even if it didn’t work for me) Judges Score: 9, 9, 9 27/30 You’ve gotta be kidding me! They thought this was better than JR?!?! This is why I (at times) really hate this show. Argh.


And now for comparison, this is the SYTYCD routine I mentioned. The girl in the piece is fighting her addiction (the guy). It was choreographed by the ever-fabulous Mia Michaels.


Ok, back to DWTS.

Hope and Maks (Cha Cha) – He’s so pretty. Oops. Got sidetracked. My bad. Hope’s most memorable year was this year and losing at the World Cup. I’m not really sure how the routine goes with her memorable year, but it gave us a chance to watch sexy Maks, which is never bad. But, sadly this routine was not good. She’s a typical stiff jock and is just NOT a graceful dancer. Too bad, because Maks deserves a good dancer and one he can get sexy with and he’s clearly not attracted to her. My Score: 7 (some of the actual Cha Cha wasn’t too bad) Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30

Dance at 2:01

David and Kym (Rumba) – David’s memorable year was this past year when his marriage fell apart and he went to rehab. But ultimately, this year was about his daughter and how much he loves her. Very sweet. David is doing his best Maks impression (dancing with the open shirt) and Courtney/Monica doesn’t let her botox-frozen face reveal anything she’s feeling. It was a nice routine, but not spectacular. Although I like David, so I want him to do well. My Score: 7 Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30


My Leaderboard
JR………………….....10
Chynna……………..8
Rob………………… ..7
Carson…………….7
Hope……………… ..7
David……………….7
Ricki………………...6
Chaz………………...5
Nancy……………..5
Kristin……………4


Judges Leaderboard
Ricki………………..27
JR…………………… ..26
Chynna…………...26
Rob……………….....24
Hope………………...24
David………………..24
Kristin…………….24
Carson…………….23
Nancy……………..21
Chaz………………...18

I don’t know what world these judges live in, but there is NO WAY Ricki’s dance was better than JR’s. NO friggin WAY!!!

MY PREDICTION:
Bottom three: Chaz, Nancy, Kristin
Going Home: Nancy

[MrsM]

Can I be Hope please??? Maks is just too hot.
I am with you about JR's dance. It was AMAZING!!! I was bawling watching it!
I thought Carson was adorable. Not the greatest dancer, but it was fun and entertaining.
I couldn't even watch all of Nancy, Chaz, Rob, or Kristin.
Ricki was ok, but not great. She looked awkward. Definitely not better than JR.
Chynna was good, just needs to loosen up a little bit. David did a good job. He had some nice hip action.

[ghoulgirl]

Thanks for teh awesome recap. Can't wait to get home and watch the videos.
I truly love your commentary DD. Thanks for all you do for us!

[rockfordfosgate]

Rob--I thought it was light-hearted and a fun dance. The running up the stairs took too much time out of the dance itself. I get why they did it the way they did, but that's just a lot of stairs!

Chynna--I felt like she was holding back. It was pretty and I could see some emotion, but it felt like the movements were just still too small.

Chaz--Yeah there was not much movement and I did see what Carrie Ann saw about being distracted/not in the dance.

Kristin--Exactly what DD said, from the eye-roll over her "memorable year" to the Beyonce moves that made up way more than 20% of that dance. Kristin is no Beyonce.

Carson--I loved it, not as much as his Jagger moves, but the concept was fun and fell on the right side of the border between campy and entertaining. It wasn't the best Tango, but it certainly was 100% Carson.

JR--Wow. There are no words. His story is powerful, the song is powerful, and as much as I don't like Karina, she pulls off the dramatics in a dance really well. If you compare his rumba to others (like the male professional dances) yes, his posture was stiffer and the hip movements were more subdued, but that is extremely fitting for the storyline of the dance as a soldier and as well as his own personal history in the military. That posture and movement stays with a person for years after their service time. And yeah, I watched it again this morning and I'm still crying.

Nancy--I still don't like her, but it was nice to see her get a "princess" type dance. The dress was a beautiful shade of blue. Tristan choreographed a nice routine and it was so sweet of him to incorporate one of her daughters moves into the dance. That made me feel more about him than about Nancy though.

Ricki--I'm not into SYTYCD, so I saw this without being influenced by something else. I could see what Ricki said, the push and pull of a new relationship. The "I want to love again, but I'm scared of being hurt". Still, no where near as good as JR's dance. Okay, just watched the SYTYCD version....If I had seen that first, there is no way I could ever hear the song the same way again, much less see someone dance to it.

Hope--Oh, my. At least we got to see Maks' chest and he did give us that strut when they were walking back to get their scores. I was disappointed in her story. Why does everything come back to soccer and her athleticism? Does she have a life outside of that? The dance, eh. I found myself agreeing with Len about the provocative parts of the dance. I just didn't get it. But, we got to see Maks's chest.

David--he was good, but not the best. I do like that he has the support from Courtney and his daughter in the audience each week.

[DancingDays]

Anytime we get to see Maks mostly nekkid is a good thing. Hubba hubba! I asked my hubby if it would be ok if I danced with Maks all sexy like Hope was trying to. His response "I'd expect you to! That's what the dance requires." So now I have permission!!!! Yipee!!!!

Yeah, that Addiction piece from SYTYCD is amazing and I still love watching it. I think it was from 3 or 4 seasons ago, but it's still holds up. And it totally clouds my view of the song. Everytime I hear it, I think of that piece.

[rockfordfosgate]

Yeah, DD has permission! If only we were all so lucky...

[DancingDays]

I'm very blessed to have an understanding husband. And one that knows it's HIGHLY unlikely that I'd ever get the chance to actually dance with Maks.

[MrsM]

Yes, but you have a better chance than we do!!! Lol!

That piece from SYTYCD is how you tell a story through dance. They don't need silly props to tell the story. The way they move tells it all.

[sportsgirl]

Oct 4, 2011 11:21:12 GMT -5 DancingDays said:

I'm very blessed to have an understanding husband. And one that knows it's HIGHLY unlikely that I'd ever get the chance to actually dance with Maks.

Let's try to dream that one for now...That would be one hot dream for sure!!!

[DancingDays]

Truth be told, about 5 years ago (when Hubby and I were on a hiatus from the studio) Maks actually did come to our studio and, if we'd been there, I could have danced with him. But, alas, we were not there (we were living in Alabama at the time). So I missed my chance. But I'll let you know if he ever comes back.

[MrsM]

See, so there is hope!! Lol.

[DancingDays]

If Maks ever comes back, BELIEVE me, I will be there and I will take LOTS of pictures!!!

[MrsM]

You better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DancingDays]

Update:

Bottom 3 - Kristin, Hope, Carson

Eliminated - Kristin

That's two pieces of good news: Maks stays to get nekkid for another day AND no more Mark. Hooray!

[MrsM]

I was getting scared when it was down to them and Maks. I was worried I wasn't gonna get to see Maks nekkid anymore this season.