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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Dancing with the Stars Top 6

I guess tonight we can say tonight we have having mentor night on DWTS, including an extra judge. I honestly don’t know what to say. I feel like they decided to mix American Idol with DWTS. The one reason why I like DWTS so much better is because they have NO mentors.  

Team Dance- I really didn’t like them both or one of them drastically more than the other. Over past seasons the team dances really used to be a dead ringer but these dances looked more like they were doing a dress rehearsal than the real thing.

·    Chelsea, Ralph, and Romeo- Loved their costumes, Hated the horrible cover of Lady Gaga (sounded sooooo old). And again we have the Mark show. During their solo part, honestly all I could look at was Mark trying to show off himself. Their dance was ok, not my favorite team dance. I feel like the choreography was average. Honestly it was too hip hoppy for the cha-cha. Why Len didn’t call it out, I will never know.

·    Hines, Kirstie, and Kendra- BETTER SONG CHOICE AND BETTER CHEOROGRAPHY! Kendra was so heavy footed and thought no matter what she does if she shakes her hips she is instantly sexy. And I have to say that I have never liked Kym dancing the cha-cha. It’s so weird looking. Sorry but I has always bothered me.

Individual Dances

·    Chelsea and Mark- 1. How is it fair that they get trained by Mark’s mom? I’m sorry but that makes no sense. Especially when they knew that she was doing a Latin dance and Mark’s mom would be the mentor. Talk about unfair advantage. 2. Her dance wasn’t very good. It made no sense. 3. I have no need to hear Mark’s stupid rant about what moves he put in. Put them in and stop complaining. If they saw the moves and they were done well there would be no need to add a 2 minute monologue about the moves you put in. I am just so over everyone adding in their extra two sense when it’s not needed. That’s all.

·    Kendra and Louis- Her costume was hideous. The top didn’t match the bottom and looked like it was for a different dance entirely. I am not going to hold back but I can’t stand or comprehend the idea that she is still her and Chris is not. She doesn’t have the dance skills to keep up with everyone else. That dance was boring. I saw nothing exciting about it and she looked like she was thinking about what was coming next the entire time.

·    Kirstie and Maks- NOOOOO! I was looking forward to this dance all week and I felt like we were watching Cloris Leachman 2.0. She was so cute though. I just wish that she didn’t lose her footing when they were side by side. She may have not been the best technically but she sure does know how to put her personality and everything she has into her dance.  Can you say difference in opinion with her judge’s scores? Complete from a 9 to 6. Weird.

·    Ralph and Karina- First off, Could Karina look any cuter in that costume? I loved their dance. It kept me on my feet the entire dance. I loved it. Ralph, my favorite karate kid, IS BACK!!!!! (FINALLY)

·    Hines and Kym- SHUT IT DOWN!!!! That was fantastic. I loved how smooth and sharp he was. I do understand why Carrie Ann thought he was off balance because I see where she would think like that. But who cares?!?! It was awesome!!!!

·    Romeo and Chelsie- Oh How I have missed the overproduced over setup stage on DWTS…NOT!!!!!  Come on! A fire pit? I am surprised there were no tiki huts for them to go into. I didn’t like it. Chelsie’s headband looked like it was going to fall off at any second. Romeo’s hat made no sense! Just Horrible. I could barely watch it.

But I also want to say this, the mentors were just annoying but I did surprisingly love the new judge idea. I liked his energy and the way he addressed everyone with both good and bad criticism. For some reason what he said really didn’t bother me because he had substance to back it up and I saw why he would say it. This guy was awesome! He just needs to work on scoring more consistently.

Don’t forget to VOTE for your favorite. Anyone can go home tomorrow! 

Dancing with the Patriotic Stars??? You have to be kidding me!

First off, I just want to say how I hate that Sugar Ray went home and didn’t deserve to. In all honesty Kendra really did. I hate that she keeps saying that the judge’s comments “belittled” her. Get over it and move on. I don’t think your constant criticism of the judges will get you higher scores or make you dance better. Quit talking and start dancing. I am sorry but what she said really rubbed me the wrong way. Your dance last week was not good, take the criticism and move on.

Patriotic night??? You have got to be kidding me. I have never been so confused by a theme night in all my life. It’s not even the 4^th of July and we are seeing tacky red, white and blue jumpsuits. Just because it is tax day doesn’t mean we have to dress Louis into Uncle Sam.  The producers and the costume department have lost their lids on this stupid idea. Don’t even get me started on the tacky, cheap decorations! Or the music for that matter.

• Ralph and Karina- I don’t understand what the boy judges were talking about. You can’t do a classic traditional Brazilian samba when you have to dance to a country song. Carrie Ann was right. I have to give Karina a huge amount of credit for trying to merge the 2 opposite dances into 1 that looked normal.

• Chris and Cheryl- I thought he did a great job despite the odd music choice they had to dance to. I mean come on America the Beautiful is beautiful but not a "dance" song. On the bright side, good job Len for giving them the 8 they DESERVE.

• Petra and Dmitry- The quickstep is my favorite ballroom dance and that was fun and cute without her missteps. Take note Mark that is how you do a young quickstep.

• Romeo and Chelsie- I am sorry but I honestly couldn’t really watch the dancing because I was so horrified by the music. But from the little I saw it was OK.

• Hines and Kym- All I have to say is horrible horrible rumba music. How was it even considered a romantic song? At least his dance moves made up for the horrible music.

• Kirstie and Maks- The dance doctor can visit me anytime. Travolta in the house!!! My Kirstie is back!!!!!  You go girl! So happy they had nothing else go wrong in their dance!

• Kendra and Louis aka Uncle Sam- The 1000^th dance??? UGH!!! Was it worth it? NO!!!! She marched really well and made me want to move to Canada. That had to be the worst dance I have seen ever. Louis is so much better that that. I feel so bad for Louis. Time to go!!

• Chelsea and Mark- At least it was traditional. But that song has been and will always be a hot mess.

I hope that everyone enjoyed a night of comical dancing. I could not stop laughing. Tonight’s DWTS was so cheesy. How could anyone take it seriously? If I had gotten tickets to see the show live, I would have asked for my money back.

Dancing with the Stars: Classical Style

I think we can honestly say that we may have figured out what makes Len in a good mood! Classical music. All night long he was in a good mood and on performances where I thought he would rip them apart; he was surprisingly OK with it. Weird!

Now normally, I can’t stand the idea of theme nights but tonight was an exception. We have already had to go through the tragedy of themes such as TV, Rock and Roll, Movie, and the one I didn’t mind, Acoustic. And I guess we could add in classical under the, I don’t mind category. I mean let’s get realistic here. We didn’t have to listen to the horrible singing, it was quite enjoyable and dare I say relaxing to watch. I don’t know about you but I loved the theme by the end of the show. Cue the music and let’s go!

• Romeo and Chelsie- I guess the producers didn't get the memo that fire and classical music have never mixed. The ring of fire and random fire bursts were TACKY!!!! I get the idea but when you are doing everything to classical music it DOES NOT WORK! Plain and simple.
• Kendra and Louie- Way to go Kendra for ruining one of my favorite classical songs! I don’t know if I will ever be able to get your dance or “mafia” costume out of my head.
• Sugar Ray and Anna- I honestly don’t know what to say but good try Sugar Ray Fairy!
• Petra and Dmitry- Campbell’s soup anyone?!?! You know I had to go there. She was so good last week and I hate to say this week was a huge let down. Her shoulders and posture were off.  She did OK but it was not my favorite. By the way what the heck was up with Bruno’s comments or shall I say strip tease??? Awkward!
• Ralph and Karina- First Goosebumps of the season!!!!!! Stunning and just plain breathtaking! Thank you Bruno for giving it a well deserved 9! No way possible they deserved a lower score than Chelsea and Mark.
• Hines and Kym- The fire and flashing lights have got to go. Unless you are using them for an Aerosmith concert they shouldn’t be used for classical music and ballroom dancing. He had enough fire and energy himself at the end of the dance that he didn’t need it. Producers really needed to watch the dance closely during stage blocking and dress rehearsal, to see that he didn’t need the stage effects.
• Chelsea and Mark- I don’t know if bad is even the best word to describe their styling and costume choice. I mean they danced to the Harry Potter theme and that is what they came up with. HORRIBLE.  I get that they are trying to be young but I have seen better Viennese waltz’s on YouTube to that song. There is a way to keep it young but this was beyond distracting and just put me off in a bad way. The rolls and push up jump thing was just another move to add to the “mark show.” Showcase your partner, not yourself!!!
• Chris and Cheryl- For once in my life, I agree with Len! He did OK. He got certain parts right in the beginning when the music was soft. But once it got bigger he stayed the same. I will give him credit because that was a HARD piece of music to dance to. 
• Kirstie and Maks- #1: Take off that necklace! It takes away from your costume. #2: The singing was incredible!  #3: Did anyone else see her shoe come off? I missed it horribly. #4: Still not her best dance! Give her a Latin number and the Forget You Kirstie will be back!!!!

No way possible that Mark and Chelsea deserved the highest score of the night! I am sorry but that is going to bother me like Pia’s elimination from American Idol last week. That was beyond horrible and in my eyes deserved 6’s or better yet 5’s!

Who will get the ax tomorrow night? I guess we will have to wait and see.