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Dancing With the Staaaarrrrrs. Tonight should be fun as it is “Movie Night.” Everyone will be dancing to a famous movie score. Who will stink up the ballroom tonight? We shall see! As the couple walk down the ginormous staircase, we can predict what movie they are representing. I spy with my little eye Toy Story (Maks and Hope), Superman (Cheryl and Rob), Tarzan/That one with Raquel Welch in the fur bikini (Kym and David), a strange version of Pirates of the Caribbean (Anna and Carson), Inspector Gadget/or is that Pink Panther (Karina and JR), Rocky (Lacey and Chaz). If someone wasn’t mentioned it was because their outfit was impossible to decipher what movie it was for. Let’s see if I’m right!
Ooh, the opening number has fire. Literally. There’s a fire out in the middle of the ballroom. Somehow that seems like a bad idea. Ooh. It magically went away. And now all the men are shirtless. But none of them are Maks. Yawn. Ooh, and now they have light sabers. Because if you’re going to dance to Star Wars, you’d better whip out a HUGE light saber.
Chynna and Tony (Mission Impossible Theme) – TANGO – Chynna was really nervous after the “very talented” *cough* not my words*cough*I thought she stunk *cough* Kristen went home last week. Oh Chynna. You forget that people like you. They hated that girl. No worries! But this week they are dancing the Tango and Tony seems a bit uptight this week. He’s as tightly wound as he was when he was trying to dance with Kate Goslin (remember? He quit! Well, he came back, but anyway…). Tony, calm down man! What an entrance! Tony is lowered on a while from the ceiling. Oy vey! And they’re off. Oh dear, looks like Chynna forgot it!!!! Bless her heart, she kept going, but it’s obvious that she just stopped. Tony’s trying to talk her through it, but ugh. That deer in the headlights look just hurts. I totally know that feeling. Within a millisecond, it’s just gone. The whole routine. Gone. All that practice and it’s just gone. Bless her heart.
My Score: 6 (she kept going) Judges Score: 7, 7, 7 21/30
Go to 2:03.
David and Kym (Indiana Jones/Raiders of the Lost Ark) – Paso Doble - From their costumes I guessed Tarzan/That Raquel Welch movie with the fur bikini. Oh well. I like Indiana Jones! David is also stressed out by Kristen’s departure and his rehearsal apparently suffered for it. But not terribly so. Let’s see how their routine goes. I find myself liking David more and more. He’s a bit wild (not controlled all the time), but boy does he commit!!! He goes all out and I appreciate that. He may not be super-polished-perfection guy, but he’s pretty darn good in my book. And he got a standing ovation!!
My Score: 8 Judges Score: 8, 7, 8 23/30
Go to 2:01.
Another strange troupe number (AKA filler). I don’t like the troupe. If it isn’t the pros that actually have stars, I’m not all that interested in them. Sorry Val. You are NOT hot.
Carson and Anna (Pirates of the Caribbean) – Viennese Waltz – I was right! I guessed it! That’s one point for me. So far I’m one for three. For some reason, Carson looks more Princess Bride than Pirate. No no no!!!! Not like that!!! Jeez people! I mean he looks like Wesley, not Buttercup.
Jeez. (On a side note, The Princess Bride is 25 years old!!! Can you believe it?!?
I know, me neither!!) Well, the routine was….interesting. Carson is not the most talented dancer, but he seems to be having a LOT of fun. Anna is clearly leading the whole thing, and this time it annoyed me (a little). Normally, it would annoy me a lot, but I sort of see Anna as the guy and Carson as the girl (not in a bad way). I wouldn’t doubt it if they did a role reversal dance. I’ve seen it done and it can be quite humorous, which would fit his style. But for now, he was just kind of ok.
My Score: 7 Judges Score: 7, 6, 7 20/30
Go to 2:03.
Nancy and Tristan (Flash Gordon) – Paso Doble – Really? Flash Gordon? Umm, ok. Tristan wants Nancy to show the same passion she has in her show. He’s not wrong, but I really hate that Nancy. Who am I kidding? I don’t like any version of Nancy Grace. Dance on, you witch! Ok, I have to say this. When the Blackberry tablet came out, the commercial used this same song to remind customers that the tablet has Flash Adobe (if you don’t know what that is, no worries. It makes videos work, or something like that). Anyway, when I hear the song, that’s all I can think about. This routine is doomed from the start. And of all the great movie scores, this is the one they chose?
Oy. I’m not sure if that was supposed to be a split at the end, or if it actually was Nancy’s version of a split, but it was pretty rough. The whole dance was rough. Too much focus on character, and being tough, and not enough focus on the dancing. But then again, it’s Nancy Grace. Ugh.
My Score: 6 Judges Score: 7, 7, 7 21/30
Go to 2:19
PS. This is the commercial I'm talking about:
Hope and Maks (Toy Story) – Foxtrot – Yee-haw!!! I called it again! Hope is too much of a perfectionist that she’s over thinking every little step. That can really trip up a new dancer. Maks is right when he says “Don’t think about it. Just do what I tell you.” Of course, Maks is right about almost everything. *Sigh* When the shot comes back to the ballroom, we’re treated to a shot of Maks , um, adjusting himself. Guess it’s a little crowded in those snug jeans. *Grrrowl!!* Awww. Hope looked just like Jessie! They were really cute, and she actually had some really nice footwork!!! I’d say this was her best dance ever. It may not have looked that flashy, but technically speaking, it was the most sound. Yay!!
My Score: 9 Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30
Go to 2:37.
Rob and Cheryl (Superman) – Paso Doble – Got another one right! Yay for me! Apparently, Rob is working harder than ever in his rehearsals and Cheryl promises a brand new Rob. Well, let’s just see about that. I wouldn’t say Rob looks like Superman, he definitely looks more Clark Kent than Super. But, I’ll give the guy credit where credit is due. He IS getting better each week and he’s fully committing to everything Cheryl is telling him to do. I like when students listen.
My Score: 8 Judges Score: 8, 8, 8 24/30
Go to 2:05.
It should be noted that this is NOT the first Superman routine. And it’s FAR from the best. Both of those titles belong to Cameron Mathison and Edyta, as evidenced below:
Go to 1:50. THIS is how a Super-Man dances.
Ricki and Derek (Psycho) – Tango – Um, ok. Psycho? Really? I’m not sure how this movie has danceable music in it, but I guess I’m about to find out. Yeah, no. This is not danceable music. Kudos to Derek for putting something together, but this is NOT music one dances to. It’s all too random and not in regular 4/4 timing. Or even 3/4 timing (Waltz). It jumps all over the place and it’s nice to listen too. It makes you feel anxious (which is great for the movie) but it’s not music to dance to. So for that alone, I’ll be giving them a high score. Ricki’s dancing wasn’t’ super-amazing, but Derek’s effort to choreograph something to that un-choreographable music is worth it.
My Score: 9 Judges Score: 10, 9, 10 29/30 First 10s of the season! I can’t agree with 10, but it WAS good. Also, as Derek pointed out, listening to the Psycho music for a week would make anybody crazy, so kudos to them just for surviving and not killing each other!
Go to 2:18.
Chaz and Lacey (Rocky) –Paso Doble – How is it that Chaz hasn’t really lost weight? I mean, I think he may have gotten bigger. How is that possible?!? To get him in the boxing frame of mind, Lacey takes him to a boxing gym where he can get a one-on-one training session with that great boxing legend…Richard Simmons??? The sweating to the oldies guy? ‘Cus he’s who I think of when I think boxing.
Ooookkaaaaay. Well, I’ll say this about Chaz. He stepped it up this week. I can see a new fire in him and it really looks like he’s trying. Sadly, he’s obviously the least talented among all the stars, but bless his heart, he’s really trying. Poor guy.
My Score: 7 Judges Score: 7, 7, 7 21/30
Go to 2:14.
JR and Karina (Pink Panther) – Foxtrot – Ok. I’ll admit I thought he looked more like Inspector Gadget than Pink Panther, but then he took the coat off and he was in this awful pink tux. Are you kidding me? That tux is terrible!!! But regardless, his dancing was right on point. Karina was smart this week to bring in a male pro (the amazing and always excellent Nick Kosivich) to give JR the male POV. It seemed to work, because JR was fabulous. Every heal lead was correct, each rise and fall were in all the right places. And he’s leading!! Hooray!!!
My Score: 10 Judges Score: 8, 9, 9 26/30 Carrie Ann is an IDIOT!!!!! I’m glad Len called her out on it.
Go to 2:10.
My LeaderboardJR……............ 10
Hope……… 9
Ricki……….. 9
David……… 8
Rob……….. 8
Carson……… 7
Chaz…………. 7
Chynna…….. 6
Nancy………. 6
Judges LeaderboardRicki…………... 29
JR………………. 26
Hope ………… 24
Rob…………… 24
David………… 23
Chaz………….. 21
Chynna……… 21
Nancy……….. 21
Carson………. 20
Bottom Three: Nancy, Rob, Chaz – I put Rob in the bottom because he’s spreading rumors/lies on twitter and I know the producers won’t like that. They might make an example out of him. If they’re mad enough, he might be going home.
Going home: Chaz – Overall though, I’m afraid his time has run out. Mama Cher sure was proud though. Maybe the producers were just waiting for her to show up.
Jeez. (On a side note, The Princess Bride is 25 years old!!! Can you believe it?!? 
I know, me neither!!) Well, the routine was….interesting. Carson is not the most talented dancer, but he seems to be having a LOT of fun. Anna is clearly leading the whole thing, and this time it annoyed me (a little). Normally, it would annoy me a lot, but I sort of see Anna as the guy and Carson as the girl (not in a bad way). I wouldn’t doubt it if they did a role reversal dance. I’ve seen it done and it can be quite humorous, which would fit his style. But for now, he was just kind of ok. My Score: 7 Judges Score: 7, 6, 7 20/30
We may not have had Shirtless Maks, Sexy Maks, or even Stubbly Maks, but we had Sweet Maks....in tight pants. 