WEEK 6
It’s Broadway night on
Dancing with the Staarrrrrssssss!!! It’s the first night that they have to dance twice and, with the Broadway theme, it should be an interesting night. And now, on with the show!!!
And when I think Braodway, I think nuns. Yep. Nuns. As in Sister Act.
Um, ok. That was a bizarre way to start the show. Other than being loud and up tempo, I’m not sure what it had to do with dancing. They couldn’t get people from “A Chorus Line”, or some other dancing show (I know there are others, but the titles escape me at the moment). But all is not lost, Kristen Chenoweth is performing later and I LOVE HER!!!! But what’s this? Hope and Maks come down the stairs and it doesn’t appear that they are dressed to dance. Either something has happened, or their costumes are just REALLY casual. Hmmmm. We’ll see what happens.
Sister Act Opening Number:
Rob and Cheryl (CHA CHA) – Oh look. It’s a visit from Kim’s mom, I mean, Kris Jenner. Just what this show was lacking, more Kardashians. So they are dancing to “Walk Like a Man” from
Jersey Boys. I’ve heard of the show, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it’s about. Anyway, Rob was pretty decent, but I have to say, I was more distracted by Cheryl, and not in a good way. It’s considered poor form to dance “louder/bigger” than your partner. If Rob was dancing at a level 5, Cheryl was dancing at a 12. This bothers me. Her dancing was so distracting that I could barely see what Rob was doing. It made her look like she was flopping around and I didn’t like it. The bits I saw of Rob were ok, but not nearly as good as last week. Let’s see what their scores are…
My Score: 7 Judges Score: 8, 7, 7 22/30
Dance at 2:03.
Nancy and Tristan (FOXTROT) – And dancing from
Spamalot is the Queen of Mean. I heart Tristan and not just because he’s Irish (although it helps). It’s too bad that he’s stuck with such a word-that-rhymes-with-Witch for a partner. Seriously. Nancy is just mean!!! And here comes the dancing. Ok. It wasn’t terrible. Tristan didn’t over dance (thank you!) and Nancy was subdued, but still nice. Her footwork was off, but over all, it was ok. I can’t score her too high, though, simply because I despise her.
My Score: 8 Judges Score: 9, 7, 8 24/30
Dance at 2:40.
David and Kym (QUICKSTEP) – And here’s our first routine from
Grease. I figured no one would pass it up. Kym just looks so cute all in yellow. Side note, I WANT THAT DRESS!!!!!! It’s so frakking adorable!! David did quite well. His footwork was a little off, and the moves weren’t perfect, but I liked it. He did well and they were a nice couple.
My Score: 8 Judges Score: 8, 7, 8 23/30
Dance at 4:15.
Ricki and Derek (QUICKSTEP) – Wow. This is really good. I mean, REALLY good!!! Her frame was fantastic. Her footwork was great. I’m amazed. That was really Really REALLY good! I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets the first 30 of the season. It was really THAT good. Although, I’m a bit surprised that she didn’t dance to
Hairspray (which she was in and is a Broadway show).
My Score: 10 Judges Score: 10, 9, 10 29/30 <-- I’m shocked Len didn’t give it a 10. I don’t know what else she could have done to get a 10 from him.
Dance at 2:12.
Chaz and Lacey (TANGO) – Lacey mentions in their practice footage that Chaz needs to up his game if he expects to stay any longer than this week. I have to agree. If he doesn’t kill this routine, he’s most likely going home. Ahh,
Phantom of the Opera. Great song for a Tango. Sadly, the dancing was not up to par. That was just sad. The Phantom is supposed to be scary, not scared. Chaz looked terrified and very hesitant. If he’d attacked it more, I might have bought it. But it just wasn’t there. Sorry Chaz.
My Score: 6 Judges Score: 7, 6, 6 19/30
“Dance” at 2:38.
Hope and Maks (RUMBA) – Ok. Looks like they ARE dancing. In fact, they are dancing to a song from
Rent so their costumes make a little more sense now. Phew! I was afraid she (or worse, HE) was hurt or something. Ok, on with the show. After some coaching from the ladies in the troupe (to help Hope get more feminine) their Rumba was….just alright. I admit I was distracted by Maks gorgeous pecs *SIGH* and that shirt just showed off his chest in all the right ways. Naked or clothed, that man has it all!!! Hope, on the other hand, emoted nicely, but was still just a clunky athlete. She had little to no hip action and her feet were awful!! If Chaz hadn’t already stunk up the room, I’d say she was going home.
My Score: 7 Judges Score: 7, 6, 7 20/30 Wow. Maks talked back to the Judges and really gave them hell. However, he also was quite disrespectful and, I have to say, shame on Maks. I wouldn’t mind if he told Carrie Ann that she didn’t know anything (because she doesn’t) but he was speaking mostly to Len, and Len DOES know what he’s talking about. Maks did make a good point though – Judge everyone on the same level; either technical or entertainment, but don’t judge some one way and the others another way. That’s a legit argument. Watch all the way through to see what Maks said. Ooooh. He’s gonna catch hell for it this time.
Dance at 3:15. Maks yells at Len around 6:40.
JR and Karina (QUICKSTEP) – From the practice footage, this might be realllllly gooood!!! I can’t wait! Well, it was very good, and I know how hard that kind of routine can be, but I’m afraid it wasn’t as good as Ricki and Derek. Karina’s choreography was too much running across the floor and not enough long steps. It was super high energy, but something was missing. Love the guy, but Ricki was better.
My Score: 9 Judges Score: 10, 9, 10 29/30
Dance at 1:49.
And, for fun, here’s the group dance.
Not the best video, but you get the idea.
My LeaderboardRicki……........ 10
JR………..........9
Nancy…........8
David….........8
Rob……...........7
Hope…..........7
Chaz…...........6
Judges LeaderboardRicki……........29
JR………..........29
Nancy…........24
David….........23
Rob……...........22
Hope…..........20
Chaz…...........19
Bottom Three: It’s pretty clear that Chaz is going to be in the bottom. There’s just nothing left that can save him. The other two are most likely going to be Hope (the producers will want to teach Maks a lesson for speaking out of turn) and Rob. Of course, what do I know? It could be anyone.
Going home: Chaz. He’s done.
Um, ok. That was a bizarre way to start the show. Other than being loud and up tempo, I’m not sure what it had to do with dancing. They couldn’t get people from “A Chorus Line”, or some other dancing show (I know there are others, but the titles escape me at the moment). But all is not lost, Kristen Chenoweth is performing later and I LOVE HER!!!! But what’s this? Hope and Maks come down the stairs and it doesn’t appear that they are dressed to dance. Either something has happened, or their costumes are just REALLY casual. Hmmmm. We’ll see what happens.
