Dancing With The Stars Results Wk. 7

Posted By: Bridget On: April 30, 2008 Comments: ( 2 )

By: Bridget




Def Leppard. Def Leppard. Def Leppard. Def Leppard!!! I am very excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh good, Cristian de la Fuente is back tonight, I was a little concerned. I wonder if he and Cheryl Burke will get to do an encore of their messed up dance so that we can see the whole thing. I have to say that I think it shows great sportsmanship that Kristi Yamaguchi took her low scores in stride, unlike Ms. Elizabeth the whiner. They are still apologizing…they are actually begging for forgiveness at this point. More recap footage of poor Cristian looking pained. Shannon talked about all of the fake prosthetics she wore for the Latin round, I think she has a fake personality. Oooh, Samantha Harris looks super sultry tonight in a chocolate colored dress and tousled hair do, roar.

Oh good, the encore dance is Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska’s Quickstep, looks like both Alyssa and I were right on that one!! Wow, I guess DWTS is throwing safety to the wind, they are going to allow one lift, within the context of each dance, next week. Impressive change in the rules!

First safe couple is Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas. Up next is Kenny Mayne & Jerry Rice doing Dance Center, I’m glad they are finally back. Len Goodman is joining Mayne and Rice, great! Wow, Kenny Mayne is wearing crazy make-up and Jerry Rice is wearing glitter. I love that Kenny introduced Len as “the old judge.” Kenny called Mario, Mario McCheese. Kenny told Shannon & Derek to get a room, then called Shannon Elizabeth lazy, so funny. He said Cristian de la Fuente flies the only plane in the Chilean Air Force, then he cut Len off mid-sentence. They could do a whole show of just Kenny Mayne, I guess he has a book out but I did not catch the title.

Yes! Def Leppard is doing “Pour Some Sugar On Me” I need a moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOO HOOO, I feel like throwing my bra at the TV!!!There’s some dancing, it’s good…I love Def Leppard. That was worth sitting through all of these way too long results shows!!!

Samantha Harris interviews Edyta & Jason and Kristi & mark backstage. I am beginning to like Kristi, she is quite the sportsman and really positive all the time, love that.

Back with Dance Center. Kenny refers to Kristi as “the Yam” and Jerry Rice calls her Kristi Yama-hoochie, wow. Kenny Mayne calls her the loudest competitor, maybe in the history of television, I concur. On to Jason Taylor, saying his college nickname was big baldie. They show a clip of Jason passing gas in rehearsal and then add it to a performance, very clever. Tom Bergeron is near tears from laughter when they cut back to him!

Next safe couple is Mario & Karina Smirnoff. I’m going to make a prediction here that we are being tricked. I think Cristian is unable to finish the competition, so in the end he is going to be eliminated for that reason, like when Sara Evans jumped ship a few seasons ago. They are not telling us though, so we will stay tuned for the full hour.

Def Leppard is back performing their new song “Nine.” This makes me very happy. Some random dancers are performing, they are ok. I am enjoying this new song a great deal.

Next they do a montage about how the celebrities learn the dances. They set it against the ticking clock from 24. Sigh…I miss 24. This is one of the first times we see the on stage rehearsals. I did not know that the other couples got to watch, that would be stressful.

Tom Bergeron says something about the trajectory of the show changing moments before they went on air…I think I made the call on this one. They left four couples standing and said one was leaving tonight, but they did not say voted off-we’ll see!!

Tom asks Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke to come down and talk about his injury. Cristian says he ruptured a tendon. He tells us that he needs surgery to put it back together, but that he can continue to compete if he is voted to stay on!! I was wrong!! I hate it when that happens, but I am glad the next couple will get voted off fairly, and I hope it is Shannon Elizabeth!! Cristian & Cheryl are safe!

Bottom two are Marissa Jaret Winokur & Tony Dovolani and Shannon Elizabeth & Derek Hough. Who knew I would hope Marissa was safe!! Yay!! Shannon & Derek are out of here!!! I’m glad because she turned out to be such sour grapes. I knew the nasty attitude would come back to haunt them. Shannon is all weepy, figures.

Week 7 Results Show Recap

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By: Alyssa




We get to see the drama unfold that is last night. Of course they played up Cristian’s injury - showing him on the stretcher, the ambulance, the drama with Kristi Yamaguchi being in 4th place, Jason Taylor taking the top, Shannon spralled out on the judges table, etc. Samantha Harris called it the most dramatic night of the season. We are now watching recaps of last night - aka filler.

We see Marissa and Tony’s dance and Len calling it her best dance. Tony Dovolani is jumping up and down acting like Marissa did in week 1. Wow it has really rubbed off on him. Marissa is now more tame and it has transferred to Tony.

Kristi in the confessional just spun it all positive - something about trying her best and that is all she can ask for. She is so PC (Politically Correct). Again, Shannon and Derek in their confessional went on and on about making a mistake last week with their tongue and yada yada yada. My fiance just asked “when are they gonna stop playing that” and I replied with - they’re not replaying it, they keep saying it week after week. LOL!

Now latin round recap - Marissa said her sexuality was on the line with the Rumba and Tony said she was so sexy out there and she sort of blushes. Next Cristian’s recap of his fall and pulled muscle. Cheryl heard something crack and thought it was her dress and said something about something being dislocated from his arm. UGH! I rewound it and didn’t get what she said. Tony said he hoped it was a muscle cramp and Marissa being the damper said she doesn’t think it is. We see the fight between Bruno and Len after Kristi’s cha cha cha - and again PC Kristi said there’s so many personalities out there and you can’t please everyone - ugh…Mario and Karina were happy about their Mambo and Mario attributed to the music. Yeah, right. Shannon said she has a fake bum, fake boobie pads, fake hair, but she does have real nails with real polish. LOL! Jason had a hard time talking about his Paso because of the ordeal with Cristian. He dedicated the Paso to Cristian.

I’m thinking out loud here and I’m thinking Cristian will the one eliminated simply because his arm is so bad he can’t compete. They will build it all up and it will just end up him leaving because of the injury. Of course I am typing this in real time so we’ll see if I am right.

The encore dance belongs to Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska’s Quickstep. This reminds me of Helio’s Quickstep - the music and how much I loved it. He did it better this time except for the handstand at the end and he didn’t throw any paper. Now we see another recap with where the contestants fell on the leaderboard - along with more confessionals. Marissa had a funny about getting 3 9’s without her big hair and then she rubbed her chin. Tony giggled like a school girl. It was kind of cute.

Len is sharing with the stars about the boundaries on lifts - Len said next week they can do one lift that must be in character with the dance they are doing. Looks like the stars are happy and Jason even starts lifting Edyta. Tom said - “Not Now, Jason, Good God!” I laughed out loud on that.

First couple saved is Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas. And, we go to commercial. Tom reminds us of Def Leppard and Kenny Mayne/Jerry Rice Dance Center coming up. Yayy..can’t wait.

Here we go with the Dance Center Skit. Len Goodman is also sitting in. Jerry has glitter eye shadow and Kenny has glitter going off the side of his face. Sooo hilarious. Len said Mario needs more finesse in order to win. Kenny says one thing he doesn’t need to do is kiss up to the judges and he called Mario’s taped bit embarrassing as Mario sings to Carrie Ann. Up next to roast is Shannon Elizabeth. Kenny told them to get a room after Len says they’ve got great chemistry. We then see Shannon hitting Derek in the “man area” and I have no idea why. They then show her sitting down on the floor and Kenny writes Lazy across her with the white pen. Cristian is next. Len goes on and on and Kenny stops him saying “that’s enough Len.” LOL! I LOVE KENNY!

Def Leppard is singing “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and my fiance thinks they are lip syncing. I disagree, but I could be wrong here. It really sounds like the CD. We have Anna Trebunskaya, Karina Smirnoff, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Mark Ballas, and Louis Van Amstel in black leather. I think they are doing the Paso Doble. Funny how they are doing ballroom to hard rockin’ Def Leppard. Hmm..I’m still pondering the lip syncing as there certainly is lots of smoke and fire. What do you all think? Was Def Leppard Lip Syncing to “Pour Some Sugar On Me”? Leave a comment. Oh and who are those 2 others in Def Leppard? I know the lead singer, bass player and drummer, but the 2 others? Are they from back in the day? I will have to research and get back to ya or leave a comment if you know.

Samantha is backstage with Kristi/Mark and Jason/Edyta. Kristi basically said it was bound to happen referring to her dropping from the top spot. And Jason thanked Kristi for allowing them to have the headlines this week. LOL!

Back to Dance Center - Kristi is up and Kenny says she is nicknamed “The Yam” LOL! Kenny calls it an unfair advantage and Len interrupts says “not unfair” and Kenny says “Len I’m talkin’” LOL! Then we cut to Jerry and he says “Kristi YamaHOOCHIE!” I just about died laughing. Kenny points out Mark’s weird faces just as I did earlier and Len said those faces will frighten the children. I can’t stop laughing. Marissa is being roasted and Len is going on and on about her energy and charisma. Jerry points out Tony’s white teeth and he circles it with the white pen. haha! Jason Taylor’s college nickname was “big baldy”. Jerry thinks he can go all the way. Len says Jason’s downfalls are that he repeats the same move in every dance and they show a clip of him doing the move. Kenny said he has a flatulence problem and we see a clip of him farting in rehearsal in front of Edyta. Then Kenny shows him dancing with fart noises coming out the entire time. Jerry says he can still smell something up there and Len said he thought it was Carrie Ann. Gawd, I am just dying here laughing so hard. Tom is laughing too and can’t seem to pull it together.

Next couple saved is Mario and Karina. Hmmm…Bottom 2 might be Shannon and Derek and Cristian and Cheryl. Although Marissa and Jason are still left to be saved. We’ll see if they are.

Def Leppard is back and singing a song I don’t know. For all you newbies out there - the drummer has only one arm due to a car crash the happened in either the 70’s or 80’s. He uses his feet to do all the things his missing arm should be doing. Pretty phenomenal, eh? We have 2 no-names dancing and I’m not really paying attention. I was googling how to spell “phenomenal” - I’m still not sure it is correct. I believe the song “Def” just sang was called 9 Lives, but I could be wrong. Tom ends it with “the ballroom sounds of Def Leppard” LOL!

Now a taped package about how they deal with their hectic schedule. Kristi says on Wednesday they just crash. Shannon starts her frustrations and negativity over by learning a new dance. Jason gets on Edyta because she keeps calling things easy. We see Cheryl getting on Cristian with frustration. Sunday is camera blocking so that the director knows where to place the camera so we can see them on TV. Everyone is out there watching so they know who their competition is. We get to see “nerves Monday” where everyone gets nervous and frantic. And we are back…Tom says the show has changed minute by minute making me think that Cristian is not able to continue. We’ll see.

Edyta looks scared to death like she is going to be eliminated. Shannon is all nervous smiles and Derek is holding her tight. Tom tricks us thinking that he will reveal the next saved couple and we go to commercial. As they keep showing us Cristian and Cheryl, I keep looking at his arm trying to see any type of tape or it being wrapped, etc and I just can’t tell. Hmmm.

Tom asks Cristian and Cheryl to come down to talk. He says that right when they started and she fell back, that was when he injured it. Cristian got an MRI a few hours ago and the diagnosis - the tendon is ruptured and needs surgery to put it back together. Cristian just talked to the doctor a few minutes ago and the doctor said he can delay the surgery. Cristian wants to stay in the competition if the viewers voted them in. Awww. Tom asks about the risk and Cristian references a deaf woman who took the risk every week and he would like to stay if given the chance.

Next saved couple - Cristian and Cheryl. How sweet. Cheryl is ecstatic. First couple in the bottom two is Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani. Next saved couple is Jason and Edyta. Edyta is overjoyed and jumped up. Shannon and Derek are in the bottom 2 along with Marissa and Tony.

The couple eliminated this week is Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough. I guess their rude comments last week did them in. I believe it really did. Shannon is teary eyed and said she learned a lot and has made a life long friend in Derek and the other contestants. Derek says he is proud of her and hates to see her go. He also called her a big dork. Shannon hugs him tight during their last dance and she cries. Derek’s bandmate, Mark Ballas is the first one to come up and hug them. Sad, but I think it was their time to go. We will miss them or shall I say I will miss them. Bridget won’t so much - she’ll be glad I’m sure.

Well the big story next week will be whether Cristian can compete effectively or not. We’ll see.

Week 7: Dancing with the Stars

Posted By: admin On: April 29, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa




This week the stars are pressured into dancing 2 dances. I already know that Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough have the Mambo and Tango as he posted a bulletin today on MySpace telling us so and to make sure we vote. Edyta Sliwinska’s MySpace Keeper always posts bulletins too to make sure we watch and vote. I tell ya - it is a PR thing that MySpace.

First impressions - Cristian, Derek, Jason Taylor look very suave and handsome in their suits. Mario looks pretty smooth too. Shannon looks typical in her tango outfit which is dark navy and she has a red flower in her hair. Mark Ballas is dressed in an officer’s uniform - an officer and a gentleman that he is.

First up is Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani. I can’t say I like her outfit at all. UGH! This week they have the Tango and Rumba. Tony wants Marissa to bring sexy back. Marissa says she’s got the fun sexy down, but not sure about the other sexy. She keeps confusing the two dances and might go out and do the Rumbango - LOL! Good one. She has got the actress part down with the stern, passionate face. Her hold is good. Her movements are very precise and honestly she just keeps getting better and better. She was totally in character and did very well in my book.

Len Goodman started it off saying their expectations weren’t any less b/c of 2 dances this week. Len said it was her best dance. Wow!! Bruno liked the drama and passion - great job. Carrie Ann said she’s had a rough road, but something has really come out. She is all about what this competition is about. She called it fantastic. BTW, Marlee Matlin is proudly sitting in the audience. Is she missing it already? Her scores were all 9’s for a total of 27 out of 30. Tony jumped up and down as it appears Marissa’s craziness has rubbed off on him. LOL!

Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke have the Viennese Waltz and the Samba. He looks pretty good in the Samba practice. Awww - we get to see his daughter and she’s dressed as a princess - hopefully to help him with his Viennese Waltz. Let’s see if it helps. They dance to “I’ll Make Love To You”. It was very fluid and fast. They kept moving and it was pretty elegant. I liked their last trick where they did a death spiral and she spun out and he slid in. Niiiice!!

Bruno said the interplay was brilliant, great movement, a pleasure to watch. Carrie Ann said they have a new fluidity, but thought it was lacking just a hair in energy. She said it was missing a little extra flair. Len mentioned the romance, but it lacked content. His scores were 2 8’s and a 9 from Bruno for a total of 25 out of 30.

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas also have the Viennese Waltz and the Cha Cha Cha. Mark is freaked out because he hasn’t been to this stage of the competition where there are 2 dances. He feels like a rookie again. They go on the ice and Mark is falling all over the place while Kristi shows him her tricks. She kicks ice on him and laughs. Poor Marky Mark. She’s holding an umbrella and he comes to her. She twirls with the umbrella in her hand - nice. They dance to Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You”. Nice turns, Kristi. They did this trick where she spins and spins and then Mark runs over as she falls and he catches her. That was very nice and elegant. I think we are just now getting into the meat of Dancing with the Stars where the dances are all good. I like it.

Carrie Ann said her prop paid off - she loves the risks she takes. Carrie Ann said technically her turns were off - a hair. Len said the start was too long (Carrie Ann said she liked it and Bruno said it is called creativity) Len cuts Bruno off saying his hot air has a lot to do with global warming and that Bruno is getting on his ‘bloody’ nerves. LOL! Len said they don’t need props. Bruno loved it saying she was floating about, but acting the part. Kristi’s scores were 2 9’s and an 8 from Len. Boo Len! Her total was 26 out of 30.

Mario and Karina Smirnoff are up next dancing the Foxtrot and Mambo. Mario was upset about being in the bottom 2 last week. He actually has to learn 3 dances this week - one of which is hip hop for his music video. Oh such a tough life! I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know what to look for on the foxtrot. They did miss a hand when he reached for her, but other than that I really liked it. He was very light on his feet and looked like he had a good time out there.

Len said for 21 years old, he comes out and dances with great maturity and he’s a good role model. He said he isn’t the most elegant, but well done. Bruno said he brings youthful vitality, but said he isn’t quite there yet with the control, but it was a pleasure to watch. Carrie Ann said he does very good work and does difficult routines. In the ballroom dance, she needs him to be a little stiffer. His scores were all 8’s for a total of 24 out of 30.
Tom tells us that Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice will be in with Dance Center tomorrow - yayyyy! And Def Leppard too –woohoo!

Next up is Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough and we are reminded of her crying and bad sportmanship last week. Shannon starts off apologizing again stating they made a mistake. They have the mambo where Derek tells her “more hips”. Derek says he has to put their “friendship” aside and be the teacher. She tells him he is being “irritating” today. He thinks that is perfect for the tango which is the dance they are doing now. She play smacks him and it looks real as does her anger. The music is very weird, but it is tango music. It sounds like frantic tango music. I don’t think her moves are crisp enough and their trick at the end wasn’t strong enough - her hold wasn’t great in the trick.

Bruno said the tango is a “bitch of a dance” to master. Bruno said it was fascinating. It was like a silent movie “I love you, I hate you, I don’t care” said Bruno. Carrie Ann said it was her best dance yet. Carrie Ann said she worked hard on her lines and it really paid off. Len said it had aggression and passion, but their were a couple of odd moments, but that added to the impact.

Samantha took them backstage and said they were fighting on their way to her - but Derek said no that it was all love. She puts her arms around him and squeezes (Shannon that is not Samantha, LOL). She received all 9’s for a total of 27. Shannon was very excited about that. Derek mentions something about having fake bums on their next dance and Shannon said that he gave it away already. Hmm..I’m kind of interested in what they’ve cooked up.

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska have the Paso Doble and Quickstep. Jason tells us how terrified he was of the possibility of being eliminated. He was taken lessons from Cristian because he was screaming and slamming his feet down during Paso practice. LOL! They have the Quickstep first and he starts off at the top of the stairs where the band is and the drums just start going and Jason is acting like he’s playing the drums. It was very cute. He then does the splits off the stage over the top of Edyta’s head. He seems a little off in the steps - either faster than Edyta or slower than Edyta at times. I think he is a little ahead of her which means he is off the beat. He puts her in a death spin and runs over and grabs Len’s papers and throws them all over the floor. Len just laughs. Jason picks up all the papers and hands them back to the judges. It was super cute. The crowd just loved it. There were missteps though, but it was a great performance.

Carrie Ann said the frame, kicks, form, etc. was fantastic. He was larger than life. Len said with performances like that, Jason will be in the finals. Bruno said that was quick lightening and called it the performance of the night. I smell some 10’s coming his way. He received 2 10’s and a 9 from stingy Len. LOL! His total was 29 out of 30.

Leaderboard after round 1:
Jason and Edyta 29 out of 30
Marissa and Tony 27 out of 30
Shannon and Derek 27 out of 30
Kristi and Mark 26 out of 30
Cristian and Cheryl 25 out of 30
Mario and Karina 24 out of 30

Close race so far - funny to see Kristi in the #4 spot. Will she come back?

Marissa and Tony are dancing the sexy Rumba. She looks pretty in her pink and showing some skin in her waist. Her hair is down and looks pretty. I don’t have many comments, but I thought she did well. I didn’t see much hip action, but she looked elegant and did pretty well in my opinion.

Bruno said it was warm, romantic and sweet, but wanted more dirty. Marissa shook her head no. LOL! Carrie Ann said it was beautiful and she had goose bumps. She thought it was great. Len said she really acted the part - but no hip action and it was a tad careful. Her scores were a 9 from Carrie Ann and 2 8’s from the others. Her total was 25 out of 30. Her grand total is 52 out of 60.

Cristian and Cheryl have the Samba now. They are decked out in lime green. Lots of hip action here - Len will approve of that. OMG! He hurt himself during the dance - he pulled a muscle in his arm and couldn’t continue. He keeps saying he’s sorry and he’s fine. Tom goes to a break so he can get it checked out. Well, that sucks. It was looking good there until the pulled muscle. We’re back from commercial and the EMT said he has a severe muscle cramp and he has it on ice.

Carrie Ann said it was really hard to comment - that you judge up until the point the injury occurred. Carrie Ann said she was glad that he was there until the very end for Cheryl. Len said he was brave - well done. Bruno said he did his best and he appreciates that. Cristian looks sick and in major pain. Poor guy! Samantha goes right to the scores so he can get some treatment. They receive all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30. Total for both dances 46 out of 60. Cristian says it hurts - the arm and that he couldn’t do the dance. Cheryl looks concerned. I feel bad for them both.

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas take the stage now dancing the chat cha cha. They dance to Rihanna’s “Please don’t stop the music”. She had on lots of fringe tonight. Her hair is very curly too - a possible hair piece? Before I comment on the dance we must go back to week 1 last season when Mark Ballas choreographed the most awesome and most excellent Cha Cha Cha with Sabrina Bryan. Remember that? That dance was absolutely amazing and I must say this dance is his to own. He is really in his element with this dance. I will say that I loved Sabrina’s cha cha cha more, but that isn’t putting Kristi’s dance at all because I LOVED THIS! This was awesome and to me has been the best dance all season. LOVED IT!!! And I am watching it again - gotta love DVR’s. The footwork was complicated especially at the end - and she just let go - awesome. Mark’s cha cha cha choreography is the best ever!

Len seemed speechless - he didn’t like the start, but liked the middle. He didn’t like the bits where one partner does one thing and the other does some stuff. Len called Bruno sunshine during that too - LOL! He didn’t like the hip hop dancing either. Bruno told him to dust off the cobwebs. LOL! Bruno said kids are gonna love it as he pounded the judges table. Carrie Ann laughs and said two snaps err..3 snaps up because she went into the hip hop and it was gooood. Oh yeah!! LOVED IT! I smell some 10’s, but probably not from Stingy Len. She receives 2 10’s and an 8 from Len. Carrie Ann smacks his arm with her paddle. LOL! Cute! Tom calls Len cranky pants. hehe! Total of 28 out of 30 and a grand total of 54 out of 60.

Mario and Karina Smirnoff dance the mambo. He has on a silky red shirt and white pants. Nice hip action. I guess they had to bring in some spanish speaking singers for this song. It was all spanish. It was pretty good. I wasn’t blown away, but it was good - nice hip action, Mario.

Bruno said this is his comfort zone with the latin dances. Carrie Ann said she set the place on fire, but there was one little part where they were out of sync, but it was fantastic. Len said wild wacky wonderful and jabs at Carrie Ann in which she pushes him. Hopefully Bridget caught what he said about her because I didn’t and am too lazy to rewind it. He received all 9’s for a total of 27 out of 30. His grand total was 51 out of 60.

Update on Cristian - has left for the hospital and he won’t be back for the rest of the show.

Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough are up and she is shaking her booty at the judges right in front of their table. She also has some fake hair on - all curly. I think they took it off of Kristi real fast and put it on Shannon. They were all over the place and she looks very awkward at times, but it was fun none the less. They end with her shaking her stuff in front of the judges and laid in front of Len on the judges table.

Carrie Ann doesn’t know what to say - some of her lines are awkward - b/c she is so long. Good job though. Len said for a moment he had died and gone to heavan - said she has a bionic bum. Bruno agreed saying her movements are a bit awkward, but she’s improved this week. And Samantha asked her about her bum and we are told she has a fake bum in - LOL! She received all 8’s for a total of 24 out of 30. Her grand total was 51 out of 60.

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska are dancing the Paso Doble. He has black football lines under his eyes. They dance to the Monday Night Football song - weird - didn’t know it was any other music besides the intro. This reminds me of Cameron’s superman dance. And it ended like it too. It was a bit weird for me and I could have sworn that they did a lift at the end. He was powerful and stiff in his movements, but it was ok.

Len gave some love to the band - Len said Jason scared the life out of him, but a bit too much posing, but “when you’ve got a body like yours and mine, we like to pose” OMG - Len is hilarious tonight. I love how he compares himself to the hottest men out there. Bruno said he really went out there with incredible prescence - a winner. Carrie Ann said it was fantastic - it was unconventional and she called out the LIFT! I knew it. As they go backstage - everyone stands up with their arms up yelling touchdown. Nice. His scores were 2 9’s and an 8 from Len for a total of 26 out of 30 and a grand total of 55 out of 60.

Samantha called Jason’s teammates - coplayers. Tom made fun of her saying it sounds like they want to take out a loan together. Finally someone is making fun of Samantha’s stammering and nonsense.

Poor Cheryl is standing there all alone. I’m sad for Cheryl. Let’s hope Cristian is ok and able to continue to dance. With that said, my favorite was Kristi and Mark’s Cha Cha Cha followed by Jason and Edyta’s Quickstep. Although I thought tonight was an awesome night for DWTS. Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke will definitely be in trouble and I think Mario could be in the bottom 2 again.

Final Leaderboard:
Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska 55 out of 60
Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas 54 out of 60
Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani 52 out of 60
Mario and Karina Smirnoff 51 out of 60
Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough 51 out of 60
Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke 46 out of 60

Remember Internet voting is open until noon tomorrow - so make sure you vote like a maniac - create lots of accounts at ABC.com and vote like crazy. Um, or not. LOL! And make sure you think good thoughts or send up prayers for Crisitian. Until tomorrow night…

Dancing With The Stars Week 7

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By: Bridget




I love double dance week! I think it really separates the men from the boys, figuratively speaking. I hate that Mark Ballas is wearing some kind of uniform and is it just me or does Marissa Jaret Winokur look much thinner. Kudos to Samantha Harris’ stylist, who for once did not put her in a pageant dress.

Right into the dances with Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani doing the Rumba and the Tango this week, trying to bring sexy back. Marissa is having trouble being sensual, she looks a bit like a little kid pretending to be a grown up. Tango first and she starts off great witha big high kick. Her lines are nice and her footwork is better than I expected. She had a weird look on her face a few times, but otherwise not bad. Len calls it Marissa’s best dance. Tony called it something unintelligible, but it was a compliment. Carrie also was all about love. Three 9’s for a 27, Marissa & Tony are giddy with excitement. Tom Bergeron (who I love) said she gets so excited that he thought he danced well, tee hee.

Second to dance is Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke they will do the Samba and the Viennese Waltz. Cristian named some of the dance moves after the judges, very funny. They do the Viennese Waltz first and it is very pretty. Chery is wearing a beautiful flowing blue dress. They do an amazing spin at the end, it was all very pretty, but maybe a bit boring…something was missing for me. Bruno called it a pleasure to watch. Carrie said it lacked a little bit of energy and Len thought it lacked content. I’m picking up what you’re putting down, Len! Two 8’s and 9 from Bruno for a 25. Samantha does some uninteresting chatter backstage.

Third to dance are Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas, also doing the Viennese Waltz first then the Cha Cha Cha. Mark is stressed so Kristi takes him ice skating for fun. We get to see some of her great skating moves, also why she is a complete ringer for this competition. They start out with Kristi holding a sparkley umbrella and then dancing with it, trick. Once she drops it the dance is beautiful and artistic. Kristi does some amazing spins that end with her falling into Mark’s arms. They end back under the umbrella, yep they are going to get a perfect score. Carrie loved it, she thought using the umbrella was a risk, but that her turns were off. Len said th start was a too long, he also thought Bruno was causing global warming with his hot air. Bruno loved it, and said it was very difficult “three turns then into a drop, you try it!” Two 9’s and an 8 from Len for a 26, their lowest score yet…no way!

Next up is Mario and Karina Smirnoff, as usual she is nearly naked. They are trying to come back from being in the bottom last week, Mario talks about his fans-I don’t know who those people are. They are doing the Mambo and the Foxtrot this week, I bet Mario will have trouble with the Foxtrot. They are doing it first, so we’ll see. Actually, so far Mario is surprisingly light on his feet. Their turns are nice and the dance has a great rhythm to it, impressive. Mario really looks like a leading man throughout this one, nice. Len said he is not the most elegant but well done anyway. Bruno said it was a pleasure to watch him, but that he lacked a little control. Carrie applauded him for doing difficult steps. Oh yay, Def Leppard and Kenny Mayne will be on tomorrow!!! Three 8’s for a 24, I think it was a few points better than that, but what do I know?

The whiners Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough are up next. They try to make up and apologize for being jerks, I don’t accept. They are doing the Mambo and the Tango. Shannon continues to act like a weak, crying female-I hate that. Their Tango is first and it is oddly stiff. She looks strange and awkward kind of like she is in pain. She misses grabbing his hat off at the end, that will probably make her cry. Bruno said it was fascinating, but called out the mistake at the end. Carrie called it her best dance yet, by far. Len said it was terrific, maybe I was watching something else! Three 9’s for a 27, I guess.

Next up are Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska doing the Paso Doble and the Quickstep. They are doing the Quickstep first and they open with a lot of energy and a big jump from the very tall Jason. I’m loving this dance!! Jason is so light on his feet for such a big guy and they look like they are having an amazing time. He even runs over and throws papers from the judges table all over the floor. I want to see that again tomorrow! Carrie said it was larger than life! Len called him tenacious and that he is definitely in the finals. Bruno called it the performance of the night! I smell a 30! Oh no, two 10’s and a 9 from Len for 29. What are you thinking Len????

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani are back to start he Latin round with the Rumba. It is slow and not at all sexy. I can tell they are trying to be sexy, but I just don’t buy it at all. Yawn. Bruno said it was nice, but that she could have pushed a little bit more on the sex! Carrie thought it was great. Len said it was too careful and there was not enough hip action for him. Two8’s and a 9 from Carrie for a 25. Marissa is way too excited.

Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke are doing the Samba next. It is very hot. This is one of those dances that we have all been waiting for and Cristian does not disappoint, wait a minute, something happened. Cristian hurt his arm, pulled a muscle in his arm. They had to stop the dance, he really looks like he is in pain. I backtracked to see it again, and I think he was just wiggling when it happened, but then he dropped Cheryl..yikes this is not good. Poor guy, he seems embarrassed. Back to the show and Cristian was diagnosed with a severe muscle cramp. The judges are going to base this score on the dance up to the point that he was injured. They all give him kudos for trying to continue to dance, tough job for them. Tom Bergeron tries to fill some time with more scores recaps, Samantha jumps right to the scores because she can’t fill time. They get three 7’s for a 21, Cristian says it hurts his arm and that he could not finish and walks off clearly upset.

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas are doing the Cha Cha Cha next. Kristi has crazy hair. Technically this looks fine to me, but I actually expected more from them. It does not seem that complicated for her, maybe it lacked some content? They get a standing ovation, guess it is better than I thought. Maybe it is Mark’s lack of experience choreographing two dances that is starting to show. Len did not like the choreography, them dancing separately and the as he called it, boogaloo hip hopping. Bruno loved it, calling contemporary. Len and Bruno had a great argument int he midst of all of it. Carrie also loved it, she and Bruno are all about the great choreography, I personally did not like it at all. Two 10’s and an 8 from Len, I’m with you Len!

Mario and Karina Smirnoff are up next doing their Mambo. It is fast and saucy. I am loving this dance they are having fun and doing a lot of great little moves. Love it, loved all of it. Bruno calls it Mario’s comfort zone. Carrie called out one little out of sync spot. Len called it wild, wacky, and wonderful. Samantha does a terrible interview, interrupting Mario mid sentence, ugh. They get three 9’s for a 27.

Doing the Mambo next are Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough. She is back to no rhythm and no hip action. Shannon looks like a little kid trying out for a talent show. She’s horrible!! This is like watching Marie Osmond again, hated it! Carrie liked the emotion of the dance, but called her out for awkward lines. Len said she had a bionic bum, but that she looks gawky sometimes. Bruno also said she has a gangliness to her moves, yep she does! Backstage Shannon reveals that she is wearing a fake butt pad!! They get three 8’s for a 24, again whatever.

The final dancers are Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska doing the Paso Doble, I am looking forward to this. Jason is looking huge and it works perfectly for this dance. This is really great, very strong and masculine with Jason in complete control, but I think there was a bit of a lift that they might get pinched for, shoot!! Len said he scared the life out of him, but did not love all the posing, he said “but when you’ve got a body like mine,” hahaha! Bruno loved it. Carrie calls out the lift, there goes a perfect 30. Two 9’s and an 8 from Len for a 26, what’s up with Len??

So, my favorite dance of the night was Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska’s quickstep. My least favorite was Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough’s Mambo. I think their nasty attitudes last week are going to be their downfall this week, but I am worried that Cristian might be in tough shape too because of that last low score, we’ll see won’t we!!

Cheryl Burke Dating Gerard Butler?

Posted By: Bridget On: April 28, 2008 Comments: ( 9 )

As if getting to dance with Latino hottie Cristian de la Fuente every week was not enough for lucky Cheryl Burke, rumors are circulating that she is dating 300 hunk Gerard Butler. Cheryl Burke, who recently ended a relationship with Joey Lawrence’s brother Mathew, and Gerard Butler, formerly linked to Cameron Diaz, were seen smooching! The two were on a dinner date at the Hollywood restaurant, Beso, owned by the Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Parker.

According to Cheryl, who avoided any real commitment to a “relationship” on the Ryan Seacrest radio show, the two are neighbors living in the same apartment building. Cheryl’s DWTS partner Cristian de la Fuente introduced the pair, in hope of making a love connection. When pressed for more information about a future with the Scottish star Cheryl would only say, we’ll see…hmmm, if we do you’ll hear it here first!!

Week 6 Music - Dancing with the Stars

Posted By: admin On: April 27, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Here’s the music from Week 6 of Dancing with the Stars

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska - Cha Cha Cha - Best Of My Love - The Emotions

Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough - Rumba - True Colors - Cyndi Lauper

Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez - Mambo - Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan

Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke - Foxtrot - Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani - Viennese Waltz - Delilah - Tom Jones

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas - Jive - Rip It Up - Little Richard

Mario and Karina Smirnoff - Rumba - Let’s Get it On - Marvin Gaye

All Couples - Group Country - Cotton Eyed Joe - The Nashville Riders

Marlee Matlin Thinks Jason Taylor Will Win DWTS!

Posted By: Bridget On: April 25, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Doing the traditional walk of shame, Marlee Matlin appeared on Jimmy Kimmel after being eliminated from DWTS on Tuesday night. When Jimmy introduced her he said that America had voted her off and should be ashamed of themselves!!! Marlee walked out in a red bathrobe, which she quickly removed, having only her skimpy, animal print dancing outfit on underneath.

Immediately Jimmy asked her if she was really deaf or if this was just a PR stunt. Marlee said it depends on the day, but tonight she felt deaf so that was fine with her. She went on to say that being deaf was what got her on the show, so she would just be deaf. It was very funny.

Jimmy said it was amazing how she can speak with a man’s voice!!! I was rolling on the floor, how funny!! Marlee thanked Fabian Sanchez for being such a great partner, he was in the audience doing some crying shtick. She said she did not blame Fabian for losing, she blamed ABC, the other contestants, the wardrobe people…tee hee.

Brad Garret, formerly of Everybody Loves Raymond, was sitting there from his previous interview said that Marlee was what he had been looking for his whole life, a hot chick who doesn’t talk!!! Again, hysterical!

Interestingly, Kimmel asked who she thought was going to win DWTS and she said Jason Taylor!! She also related a story about flight attendants giving her braille menus, when they saw that she was signing…ummm that is incredibly funny too!! I am beginning to enjoy Jimmy Kimmel, who knew??

Marlee went on a little bit about being an inspiration. She said that it proved that anyone, anyone can do anything they want to do, even a deaf person…except hear. Her words, not mine!! Of course, then they burned the shoes…I so wish this was funny

At the end Jimmy Kimmel asked Marlee Matlin to sign a curse word and she did, “you’re really f*&^%ing me up right now.” They pixelated her hands!!!

Videos of DWTS Week 6 Dances

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Here’s the Videos of Dancing with the Stars Week 6 Dances along with the first group dance to Cotton Eye’d Joe.




Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez Dance the Mambo

Mario and Karina Smirnoff Dance the Rumba

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas Dance the Jive

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani Dance the Viennese Waltz


Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke Dance the Foxtrot

Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough Dance the Rumba

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska Dance the Cha Cha Cha

1st Group Dance - Country Ho-Down

Dancing With The Stars Results Wk. 6

Posted By: Bridget On: April 23, 2008 Comments: ( 1 )

By: Bridget
 



Oh no, the gang is in their western getup again. I guess this means that the encore dance is the group dance, swell. Backstage we see more of Marissa Jaret Winokur being annoying, her giddiness must be contagious because Tony Dovolani caught it. Shannon Elizabeth is crying again backstage, she is beginning to annoy me more than Marissa. I am also annoyed at Derek Hough calling out other dancers mistakes, he is a bit of a sore loser. Yep, they are doing the group dance again, yawn.

Ashlee Simpson is “singing”, it makes my ears ache. She is unbelievably horrible. Wasn’t she supposed to be grungy punk girl? When did she get all sleazy like her sister. There is some dancing going on, I don’t know who it is. I guess it is cute, I can’t get past the horrible music.

Ooh we are doing the first safe and the first bottom two right now. Crap, Shannon & Derek are safe, she was really beginning to annoy me. In the bottom two are Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez, that is very sad.

We’re back with Samantha interviewing the two couples. Luckily, Shannon & Derek apologized for acting like jerks last night. It was hard to take them seriously because Derek had kiss marks all over his face. Oh dear, more Riverdance, didn’t we do this once this season already? Sorry, I just don’t get it.

The next segment is about kid dancers again. At least these kids are thirteen, the girl is deaf in one ear which is a big challenge and no doubt will get her some hugs from Marlee Matlin. The boy wants to play professional baseball when he grows up, interesting. They are good, I still refuse to critique kids, even tweens. The second couple is really cute, she is much taller than him and looks older even though she is not. They were also very good. Now we get to destroy an already fragile tween ego by ousted one of these helpless kid couples. Brandon & Brittany, the couple with the deaf in one ear girl are the winners.

Next there is a montage about the judges. It is pretty interesting to see it from their eyes. They do have a tough job and they are doing it all unscripted. Carrie says she has two husbands, Len & Bruno, and both of them are crazy!! Next safe couples are Marissa Jaret Winokr & Tony Dovolani and Cristian de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke. Samantha Harris interviews the two couples backstage, everyone is very excited. What’s going on with Tony Dovolani’s hair this season? It looks all fluffy and weird, like he just rolled out of bed. Oh yeah, and Samantha Harris is a terrible host.

Ok, so the next safe couples are Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas and Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska which leaves Mario and Karina Smirnoff also in the bottom two. Out this week is Marlee Matlin & Fabian Sanchez. This is actually pretty sad. Everyone is standing and applauding her. Marlee Matlin is eloquent and sweet as she thanks everyone including Fabian. Tom tells her, as a friend, how proud he is of her…I bet my mom is bawling her eyes out.
 

DWTS Week 6 Results

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By the way everyone is dressed, we will be treated to the encore dance of the hoedown - group dance. I bet Bridget is throwing up in her mouth right about now. I want to watch it again so I can keep an eye on Shannon not knowing what to do. That has been the consensus on the internet. Going back to this - Shannon knew what she was doing tonight. I guess doing it a second time live helped. Jason and Edyta didn’t do too well and finished well behind the others when it should have been in tandum. Oh well - we’ll forgive ya.

Before that, we get to see backstage confessionals - Marissa was annoying excited by her 9 from Carrie Ann. Cristian says it feels good to get a 9 - this is how Kristi feels every week. LOL! Mario and Karina sang in their confessional about their “2 9’s and a 10 and they’re gonna do it again.” Marlee Matlin said she did better in rehearsal and she tried to do the best she could. Shannon Elizabeth was crying saying she was doing the hips. Derek says what about the “heel leads, etc. etc. of the other couples out there (dance terms I don’t know what he was talking about) and they are getting 9’s and 10’s”. The crowd gasped at that. Wooooo getting defensive aren’t we, Derek. It’s ok - we see the passion, but perhaps he is getting blinded by his love for Shannon? Jason Taylor talked about having fun and the rest will work out. Kristi and Mark said that was the most fun they’ve had on the dance floor.

We are now treated to Ashlee Simpson or subjected to as Bridget might think. I don’t have an opinion yet, but I might after she is finished. Some unknown dancers are dancing to her song called “Boys” I think is the name of the song. By the way, Ashlee Simpson is preggers and just got engaged. The engagement came after the pregnancy news if it makes any difference. One of the dancers looks like Carrie Ann Inaba’s real life boyfriend from So You Think You Can Dance - Artem is his name. I can’t tell for sure because of his hat and I’m too lazy to rewind to see if Tom says his name. Ashlee’s song was pretty annoying so I think we were subjected to it rather than treated.

We see more from Shannon bawling - and Derek calls her honey - saying the score wasn’t that bad - she said it wasn’t the score it was the critique. It was a little lover’s spat. Cristian says some spanish and all Cheryl can say is “si” - she needs to stop that - annoying. Marlee says she might not be back next week. Mario and Karina were still singing…ugh! But, they got it wrong - Karina was saying 2 10’s and they only got 1. That stopped the singing.

First couple saved tonight was Shannon and Derek - Tom said it is time for happy tears. Yayyy I am so glad they are saved - I voted for them lots because I want to see the romance continue and her get better on the dance floor Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez are in the bottom 2 - no surprise there.

Samantha interviews Marlee asking how she will do with 2 dances next week if she is back- she says she will stay positive and blah blah blah. Sorry, but I don’t think she’ll be back and it is just as well. Two dances will be very difficult for anyone, but especially so for her. Shannon Elizabeth said they got heated last night and apologized for last night’s comments (referring to the remarks in the confessional that had the audience gasping and kind of booing) and they explained it off as passion - for what they are doing. Samantha had a pun about seeing the passion in which she refers to kisses of red lipstick all over Derek’s face planted obviously. When Samantha said that about “seeing the passion” Shannon gets embarassed and walks off trying to avoid the questions.

Now riverdance is going on and I wish I was behind on my DVR so I could fast forward, but unfortunately I am not. Ugh! I don’t like this stuff. The music is very annoying and I am so glad that is over. I am just not into that.

Now we see some “kids” dance. These kids are older so that is better. One girl is deaf in her right ear - wow - you go girl. They were actually very good after they got over the initial goof at the very beginning. The girl got pushed a little too hard and fell off balance a bit, but she got right back on track. They were really good and I am impressed. Judges love it. Next couple of “kids” are 12 years old and the boy is really tiny compared to the girl. He talked about getting all the girls or something at school because of ballroom dancing. They dance the Samba. They kind of fall at the end, but all is well - the music ended. My fiance said wayyy before they started “they’ll fall.” and well they did just that. He reminded me that he told me so. LOL! Sooo funny how he predicts those things. The judges has nothing but positives to say. They end up choosing the first couple to come back - easy choice in my opinion.

We see a package on the judges and what they feel. Carrie Ann she gets nervous right before they perform. Len says the pressure starts when the band kicks in. Bruno says his mind goes into judging form - how is the intro, etc. We see them taking notes. Len says he writes without looking down. Carrie Ann she writes lots of notes and sometimes hears Len grunt and that signals her that she just missed something. Len says sometimes he has regrets about the scores he gives. Carrie Ann said she sometimes feels she scores too high, but not often. Bruno said it is ultimately up to the people - it is in our hands.

Marissa and Tony are saved next as are Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke. They go backstage with Samantha and apparently Cristian and Cheryl are too overwhelmed and can’t get anything out. Samantha doesn’t quite like that. So, she moves on to Marissa and Tony and she asks them who they think will be in the bottom two with Marlee and Fabian. Of course they don’t answer it and are politically correct about it. Samantha tries to get more from Cristian, but calls them hopeless. She tries to give it back to Tom, but unfortunately Tom wasn’t there - so she looked at her cards trying to grasp for something. She opted for a little recap of who is in the bottom 2, etc. LOL! Way to ad-lib Samantha.

Mario and Karina are in the bottom 2 - shocker. Leaving tonight is Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez. It is just as well. You did well while you were here, Marlee, but in the end you were just out of your league.