Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Dancing with the Stars: In an Instant

I honestly thought that tonight’s round of dancing was just blah. Normally at least one dance gets me going whether it’s good or bad. But no one did tonight. I was kind of disappointed. Hard to believe.  This season really has been off and on with me. I guess it is fair to say that Dancing with the Stars is nothing without Derek Hough. It never really hit me until now. But it’s true. The Dances haven’t been overall that impressive or shall I say Emmy worthy.

Individual Dance:
  • Chelsea and Mark- I am so glad to FINALLY hear Mark say that he wanted to showcase Chelsea. It’s about time. I thought that it was a great dance but something just bothers me about her dancing. I really started to get annoyed with how fast she moves her arms to get to the next step. Maybe that has been what has always bothered be?!?!
  • Hines and Kym- Great choreography. I think that could be my favorite foxtrot I have seen this season. I was smiling watching it. The little part with the bench was great and made me love his smile even more.
  • Romeo and Chelsie- I love how their song was to Britney Spears because when I saw her costume, I immediately burst out into “Oops I did it again.” Don’t judge. Let’s get onto the dance. Honestly I didn’t see anything special about that dance besides the lighting. He had the intensity and all but I just didn’t see what the judges saw tonight.  Sorry
  • Ralph and Karina- First off, I just need to point out the obvious. The blush and eyeliner was a little too much. If I just happened to watch the dance without knowing everything beforehand, I would have never known that he was hurt. Especially knowing how long they had to practice due to his injury, incredible.
  • Kirstie and Maks- BEST DANCE of the individual dances. I wanted for them to dance longer. She has gotten so much better since week 1. So good! I can’t say enough.  

Instant dance is back…dun Dun DUN!  I loved the instant dance last season. So the dancers of this season had a lot to live up to.  I was unimpressed. Kyle’s dance was perfection last season.  And I don’t feel like anyone topped his.

Instant Dance:
  • Chelsea and Mark- Remember what he said about showcasing Chelsea last dance? Ya it was short lived. I have to 200% agree with Carrie Ann. I thought it was off with the music. She did have to deal with that jump start so I will give her credit on that. But parts of the dance seemed rushed like maybe even she over danced parts of it. Because her facial expressions seemed overdone for the dance.  They were all over place.
  • Hines and Kym- I thought he did a great job. Considering that the jive was his instant dance, I think he did a good job. During the middle of the dance I thought he got off of the beat but he got right back on track.
  • Romeo and Chelsie- They started off good and lost something. I thought the beginning was good with lots of tricks. Parts of the dance that were good. But I guess in their minutes leading up to the dance they never really figured out how to connect each move to the next. I think that is why they had trouble towards the end.
  • Ralph and Karina- This really was an Instant dance, literally. It was Ralph standing and doing what he could and Karina doing a lot of the moves. But the fact that it was done on the spot, day of; you have to give him a lot of credit.
  • Kirstie and Maks- Gotta say that she looks fantastic tonight. Her dancing was OK and very basic. I think it could have used a little “spice” but the song that they chose was very simple; so it did fit the music. I think that Maks may have choreographed it to a faster beat but when they got their music they had to slow the dance down. That was why it was almost too simple.

Next week we are onto the semi finals. It’s Hard to believe that the show is almost over. Who do you hope gets the chance to go to the semi finals?
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