Dancing Threesome's

A dancing threesome. Say it isn't so. 

The show started out with Tom Burgeron's hosting voice, "Welcome to Dancing with the Stars," and the show goes to a...commercial? Gotta love live TV! 

First round of dances are dedicated to the Veterans in honor of Veteran's Day. To be honest with you, the only first round dance that stood out to me was Melissa. I loved her dance. She had great technique and looked fantastic. Tony has really done some amazing things with her. You can tell that he has been held back with his previous partners (cough cough Kate Gosselin).  

Now it is onto my new obsession. Dancing Trio's. Obsessed. 

• Shawn, Derek, Mark: Samba- 10. This dance was AMAZE-BALLS! I don't care what Len bump on a log says. That dance was the perfect mix of tribal and samba. How in the world did Bruno, you can never do wrong, Tonioli agree with Len that there wasn't enough samba in their dance. Of all people, I thought that Carrie Ann would think that. Bruno obviously didn't take his super hyper dance medication before the show and that is why they were late starting the show. 
• Apolo, Karina, Sasha: Jive-9. Most guts of the night goes to Apolo for being the only celeb to choose a pro of the same sex to dance with on the trio. I didn't know what to expect. I did find myself comparing him to Sasha quite a bit but it really didn't matter because the dance was fantastic. 
• Kristie, Maks, Tristan: Paso doble-7. Angel wings? Really? I don't see how in the world they mattered to her dance. They were a huge distraction. I am a huge Kirstie fan. I quote It Takes Two like nobody's business, (don't judge) but it just wasn't good. 
• Kelly, Val, Louis: Jive-7. MOVE YOUR FEET. It is a jive for crying out loud. Did her feet weigh 30 pounds? I don't get it. I understand that it was hard choreography  I get it. Louis is the best choreographer on the show most likely. But YOU choose him. That dance was honestly one of the biggest disappointments of the night. 
• Gilles, Peta, Chelsie: Salsa- 9.5. He is so good. I love the way he moves. I do think that he lost timing a little bit but overall I wanted to be one of those girls fighting for a chance to dance with Gilles. Oh Gilles. Why? Why are you married? 
• Emmitt, Cheryl, Kym: Salsa- 9. The man can move. No doubt. I just didn't like the choreography  The dance really just showed off Cheryl and Kym. (Insert British accent here) Sorry.
• Melissa, Tony, Henry: Paso doble- 10. She can just naturally dance. She is such a happy go lucky woman, I was shocked to see her so aggressive. I loved it. She danced to my favorite Adele song of all time. Therefore, she was destined for a perfect night! 

Double elimination tomorrow night. Scary. Who do you think will go home? 

I would like a fusion dance sandwich please!

What do you get when you combine a Samba and a Rumba? Answer: A fusion dance sandwich. Or to me you can simply call it a hot mess. 

This weeks "challenge" was a fusion dance that was chosen by their competitors. Sounds interesting until you see what they have to choose from. Coming from a DWTS junkie, I know all the dances like a boss. I know them backwards and forwards. I saw the list producers came up with and instantly started shaking my head in confusion. Let's also mention how they only know how to combine dances with a samba. Like there are other dances out there that would fuse better with a quickstep and rumba. Let's get a little more creative! 

In what world do a Rumba and a samba go together? They don't. Never have and never will. 

• Apolo and Karina- 8.5: Paso/Cha cha- The only good thing about this dance was when Apolo took off his shirt. Dude is ripped. I mean hello!

• Emmitt and Cheryl-6: Rumba/ Samba- There were so many things wrong with this dance the next president will be announced before I am done complaining about what I didn't like about it. But I will spare you the agony and give you the main points. 
• 1. Breast cancer awareness month is over, no need to over kill the pink dude. 
• 2. Rumba and Samba???? Really
• 3. On what planet was that a ligit song to play for that dance. Like really? Fail
• 4. Rumba and samba???? I don't get it.
• Kirstie and Maks: 7 Quickstep/ samba- Quickstep was good but she lost footing. I just want to know how she is here and Sabrina is not. (There I said it)
• Kelly and Val: 8- Foxtrot/Cha cha- Cute dance. But I hated that one dance was first then they did the second. I know you could have mixed it better Val. Still good though. 
• Melissa and Tony: 9- Tango/Cha cha- That first costume she had one was incredible. Hair and makeup on her tonight was fantastic. I really did like her dance. She pulled everything out at the very beginning and I think started to lose steam at the end. But in all honesty it was great. 
• Shawn, Derek/Mark: 10- Tango/Paso- Cheers to the only dance that made any logical sense to go together! Paso and Tango are BOTH intense! Therefore it makes sense which is why they go a perfect score. (FINALLY). I wish that Derek could have danced with her because I honestly believe that they dance better. Sorry Mark. 
• Gilles and Pete: 8- Argentine Tango/ Samba- That song was a mess. Congrats Peta for making a tango out of that song. I have no idea how in the world you did it. 

Swing dance marathon. 

Gilles and Peta got knocked out a round too early in my opinion. Shawn and Mark had an unfair advantage and I noticed (dance police alert) that they pulled moves from their original freestyle together. Not cool. Do it the right way and do new things. Plus why in the world are we recycling music from freestyles. Last week it was Drew Lachey and then it was Donald Driver. Get NEW music.It was a match between Kelly/Val and Melissa/Tony. Kelly and Val definitely had the moves and were really pulling them out. But in the bottom of my heart, I wanted it to be Melissa and Tony. In the end, Melissa and Tony got the ten added to their score!!!! So excited for them. I really do think that she deserves to be on the show and still in the competition. 

No results show tomorrow night for the election! Which means.....NO MORE ELECTION COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!! Celebrate good times!!!!! 

The fall must have gotten to Carrie Ann

Remember that glorious night when we saw a great dance and someone liked it so much they fell out of their chair? Then the next day they literally lost it on national TV?  I do. That happened to Carrie Ann almost 24 hours ago and it is obviously affecting her ability to judge effectively. 

I have never been so confused by judge's comments in my life. I thought Paula when on American Idol was bad but tonight was insane. It must be the fact that the judges are not used to judging on Tuesdays. Right? I mean it has to. 

• Melissa and Tony- 8: She injured her neck during group practice on Sunday night. Considering that I understand why she was very still in hold. But...and I say this with love Tony...it was confusing and had no flow. I don't get the hamster wheel and chemistry class set. Just because the song is Toxic doesn't mean you have to make the dance "toxic" to understand. I just didn't see it. 
• Shawn and Derek- 10: HOW? HOW ? HOW? Did Len and Carrie Ann not see what I saw during that dance? Did Carrie Ann hit her head a little too hard during that fall last night? That was breathtaking. The set. The fog. The costumes. Everything. I have never been so moved during a dance quite like that one. I was ready to pull a Teresa and flip a table or two after I heard what they said. I take back everything I have ever said about her and how I thought she shouldn't have been on all stars. They are the best. I just don't understand how they weren't paired together her first season.(Side note: I totally saw a pic of them on instagram and called the song that they were dancing to just after seeing their costumes. Just saying! Snaps for me!!!!)
• Apolo and Karina- 8: His original samba with Julianne was so much better and Apolo is too cute to be a pimp! That's all.
• Sabrina and Louis- 9: Didn't they look just so cute. Wear that to any Halloween costume contest and you will win in a heartbeat. I loved it. So cute. They lost a point for me because it wasn't very fluid. I just wanted it to be smooth like butter. While it was at times, the other times were a bit like rocky road ice cream. Enough of the food analogies. Someone get me chocolate! Stat

Team Freestyle: Gangnam Style (Kelly, Kristie, Emmitt, Gilles)

I have been looking forward to this dance ever since they announced the teams last week. Gangnam Style is basically the new theme song to my house ever since my mother heard it. Every time she heard it no matter where she was at, she wanted to let all us know that she heard it. Basically, we created a lovable Gangnam monster. So needless to say, everyone has been waiting patiently with our glasses and bow ties on to see Gilles Marini do Gangnam style. 

They nailed the first costumes with the glasses and wigs. I was so excited. Then they ripped the costumes off to reveal a hot mess of costumes to show where they are playing the song. (gym, club, sauna?) I was a fan of the suits more. I didn't get why they needed to rip off costumes in order to compete with the other team. They never ripped off their clothes to model the latest in club wear. So why did they feel that they needed to? The dance was not together at all. Top it all off when at the very end they messed up the original dance moves. If you are going to do the original famous dance then do the dance the correct way. 

END OF RANT.

I fell out of a chair....so Call me Maybe

I wonder who would be a better dancer, Romney or Obama? 

This week was this first week of 2 dances a week. Unfortunately, it was cut short to one hour because of this thing. I have never heard of it before but it's called an election/debate. Never heard of it. Wonder what it is all about? 

Pssssst who are we kidding. I can't wait until it is over. That way I can watch commercials in peace (insert sarcasm here).

We saw one team dance, and 4 individual dances...Guilty pleasure style. 

• Kelly and Val- 7.5: Her dance last week was good but not everything the judges thought it was. She is beautiful, but she can only do the sexy dances. To be honest, the only dance I liked of hers was the cha cha she did week 1. That paso was good but her shoulders are too stiff. This week was nothing different. Too much in the beginning (like Len said), horrible song UGH (no pun intended), and just didn't make sense. 
• Gilles and Peta- 10: And I...Will always love you I... Will always love you You...  Admit it. You totally belted out that song. The dance was so good women all over the world threw away their copies of 50 Shades of Grey and started watching Gilles' dance on repeat. It got to Carrie Ann so much she fell out of her seat just so Gilles would come to her side and rescue her. Doesn't she know that it only works like that in the movies? 
• Kristie and Maks- 7: Her best dance she has ever done is the cha cha to Forget You her original season. She looks horrible during all the rehearsal footage. That weave needs to go in the trash and be shredded forever and ever amen. Put on some makeup and look like a star.  
• Emmitt and Cheryl- 9.5: You are doing a dance to Barry Manilow's Copacabana and you are wearing that Cheryl?!?!? Did you not listen to the lyrics of the song? 

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl

With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there

She would merengue and do the cha-cha

Does that not mean you should be wearing colorful feathers, ruffles, flowers, etc? I was    honestly so bothered by her wardrobe; I didn't really pay attention to Emmitt. At least he looked good and didn't mind looking like a red skittle. 

Team Freestyle: Call Me Maybe (Shawn, Melissa, Sabrina, Apolo)

Don't the men look hot in the football gear? I knew I always loved that sport. I would also like to thank the producer who decided to grace my ear buds by not having the singers sing Call Me Maybe. I am forever eternally grateful. 

The dance was awesome. They are the freestyle team to beat. Gangnam Style should be awesome, no doubt, but Call Me Maybe had the best team. All the pros on their team are some of the best choreographers on the planet. Derek, Louis, Tony and Karina are unstoppable (Derek Louis especially) when it comes to dances that leave you breathless wondering how the heck they did that. Judges took the words out of my mouth after their dance. But the main reason America should be proud is because Len broke out the 10 paddle. I know. He isn't supposed to break out that bad boy until next week.

Now, I am really excited for tomorrow night to see Gilles shake it like a sexy lady...Gangnam Style. 

DWTS All Stars...But are they really?!

Forget the speedos, and the gymnastics leotards. It's DWTS time. Cue the music!

Joey Fatone, Gilles Marini, Melissa Rycroft, Pamela Anderson, Kelly Monaco, Shawn Johnson, Kirstie Alley, Helio Castroneves, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Ohno and Bristol Palin. 

The new All Star cast was just announced and I must say I am a little disappointed. 

1. Stacy Kiebler isn't back which means no George Clooney in the audience (womp womp) 
2. It is mostly old winners who haven't had their name in the spotlight back to get their name back out there. For example Kelly Monaco and Pamela Anderson. Really? Did Holly Madison say no?
3. Love all the athletes but confused why they are all back. Every athlete who has ever won is back to compete. I get that it is Olympic season but instead of doing an All Star cast, just do a All-Star Athlete season. 
4. Shawn Johnson retired from gymnastics from injury but now can do All Stars? Gold metals looks better in the trophy case than a disco ball trophy. Just Sayin' 
5. Finally, I get a Season 8 rematch. I really want to see who makes it longer Gilles, Melissa, and Shawn may the best reign! 
6. Gilles Marini is back on the dance floor. Be still my beating heart! (swoon) 
7. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY on all good things in this world is Pain in my side back. The second I heard her name, I  had a 3 year old temper tantrum because I heard Pain in my butt Palin is doing DWTS All stars. GO AWAY. You already have your reality show. You have what you wanted. Why do you have to make me go through the misery AGAIN? Maybe this time a round America is going to do the right thing. 

The twist of this season is that there is a viewers vote for the 13th contestant. I can handle that! Drum roll please....Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey. All I know is that I am still grieving over Sabrina getting let go so early in the game Season 5. I know, I know I hold grudges. I get it but she was one of the best dancers they probably ever had on the show! If she doesn't win this mini vote, I am going to have to grieve all over again. So please save me the agony and vote Sabrina! The winner will be announced on Aug. 27 on Good Morning America. 

See you back on Sept. 24th for all the dancing action!