Dancing with the Stars: The Finals!

Posted By: admin On: May 19, 2009 Comments: ( 1 )

Can you believe were are at the finals already? Doesn’t it seem like it just came on? Geez - where has the time gone? Tonight there will be a Paso Doble face off and then the freestyle dance. Woohoo! Let’s hope we have some awesome freestyles tonight. Samantha is decked out in gold tonight and I can’t say it looks very flattering on her. Oh well! First impressions - Gilles looks like a matador (I’m sure all the guys will) with his shirt open. Cheryl is showing lots of tummy. Shawn is all covered and Mark Ballas is a matador with his shirt open.  Will Tony have his shirt open too?  Yes, he does. He is wearing black as is Mark. Gilles is wearing white so he can stand out I suppose. Melissa looks goth and she is wearing a long black coat with a little bikini top and panties. Wow! She has been taking lessons from Edyta I think. I always say - if you’ve got the bod - flaunt it!!

Len is in a limo to help the stars with the Paso face off. Len calls Bruno who is in a speedo (I think) by the pool. Carrie Ann is eating  salad and calls Len “Poops”. Len wants Bruno to visit Shawn to help her. Len is visiting Gilles (no suprise since that is his fave), and Carrie Ann is visiting Melissa to offer help. Shawn is up first with her Paso. Bruno wants Shawn to surprise the audience and come out like a champion. Carrie Ann visits Melissa and calls her the dark horse meaning she has to prove herself even more. Carrie Ann is SUPER TAN! She looks hot! Carrie Ann wants her to charge her and really use her body. Len wants Gilles to be less hectic in his Paso Doble. Gilles is going for a perfect 30 as he got a 29 last time. Len said that he wants him to go out there and Wow everyone b/c the expectations are already so high.

Now we get the Face Off - we will get to see all 3 couples on one stage back to back. They dance to Pink. Shawn is really fierce with her moves and looks great - got her Paso face on it. Melissa is just HOT though in her outfit and her legs - love them. She has an awesome FIERCE face on even showing her teeth. Yeah! We got some strobe lighting to add to the mood.  You can still see her ballet technique though and it looks like she got a little messed up in the steps, but I could be wrong. Gilles brings up the rear and he is looking like a true pro dancer.  I thought Gilles was the best, Shawn second, and Melissa third. They ended nicely though all in-sync! Thought they did a great job.

Len pointed out the music was contemporary and coping with that. He thought Shawn was full of excitement and pointed out her lowered chin at times. He pointed out Melissa’s slight mistake, but thought it was very convincing. Len thought Gilles was NOT hectic this time and was full on. Bruno congratulated all of them for working as a team. He thought Shawn was a great technician, Melissa was very confident calling her a bit of a drama queen (in a good way), and Gilles was a leading man. Carrie Ann said this has been her favorite season calling them all incredible dancers. She says to Shawn that every move was perfection, but wasn’t as much as an emotional connection as the others had. Carrie Ann said Melissa nailed it and was hitting hard and was proud of her. She said Gilles was perfection. Wow, lots of words all at once. I need a break. LOL!

Shawn’s scores were 2 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for a 28 out of 30.  Melissa’s scores were 2 10’s and a 9 from Len for a 29 out of 30. Hmmm. Gawd, her stomach is RIPPED - I am jealous. Scores for Gilles (all 10’s?) are all 10’s for a perfect 30. No surprises here. Gilles is in the lead, but that doesn’t mean he will win. We still get to vote, ya know.

Up first in the freestyle are Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas. They have all black on and are wearing white gloves. They are going to try to limit the gymnastics and show off her dancing (good idea). Guess who shows up? Apolo Anton Ono - that’s who. He’s so damn cute. He is giving Shawn pointers on what will give her the edge over her competition. All I know is - he is so cute. Apolo reminded her that there hasn’t been an Olympian who hasn’t won the show? Is that true? Wasn’t there a track star who didn’t win? I could be wrong. They are wearing sequined masks as well. Kinda scary if you ask me. LOL! Here we go with their freestyle dance. They rip off their clothes and it looks like Shawn is having issues getting hers off. They have on sequined pants and green tops. Nice trick where she slid under Mark and he jumped over her. Wow this was so much fun that I couldn’t take my eyes off it to type. It had so many tricks - Len will probably call it hectic, but man, I loved it. I was bouncing up and down to the music. Loved it!! She really let loose and had fun. Crowd is on their feet!  We’ve got lots of former DWTS competitors in the audience. Bruno said she was going for gold and it was bursting with creativity - thought she sold it and performed it. Carrie Ann called her adorable and that she lived up to everyone’s expectations of what her freestyle should be. Len loved the fun, speed, precision - he just loved it. I wasn’t expecting that from Len. Scores were all 10’s for a perfect 30 and Bruno yelled 11. LOL!

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani have their freestyle next. Wonder which former winner will be visiting them? Tony is wearing a muscle shirt (which is kind of hot in my opinion) and she is wearing a black sleeveless top showing her cute arms. Heck she is just cute altogether. Last time Tony was in the finals was season 2 (with Stacy Keibler) so now he is not leaving anything out. During a trick she hits in the head/eye and she brings him an ice pack. This is the most physical routine he’s ever choreographed - he wants to go out with a bang. Let’s go for it, guys! I’m anxious to see what they’ve got.  She rips off her top and shows us a little sequined bikini top. Nice tricks but I thought it was too many tricks so there was a lot of pauses to get into the tricks. I liked Shawn’s better. It was fun and she had nice hips - really let herself loose, but the overall choreography was better for Mark/Shawn. Carrie Ann loves their attitude and how they attacked it, but didn’t like it going from lift to lift as the dance felt disjointed. I couldn’t agree more. Len thought they showed her versatility - he didn’t get it - wasn’t his cup of tea. Bruno loved the running man - thought the lifts were good, but was disjointed, but wasn’t as perfect as they would have liked for a final dance. Scores were all 9’s for a 27 out of 30.

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke are up last wearing 80’s gear (Gilles ripped black sequined shirt and ripped jeans and Cheryl hot pink dress of the shoulder). Hmmm. I will be anxious to see him bust out in his freestyle.  Gilles is worried b/c of all the tricks involved. This is different since he is a guy - he needs to be the support system for Cheryl and the girls kind of have it easy. He is experiencing shoulder problems and has a doctor come in to assist. He’s had the shoulder problems since the beginning and now that he is lifting a lot here it is coming back to haunt him. They dance to Flashdance theme. Cheryl starts in a chair - they are so sexy together. There’s lots of dancing as compared to lifts which is good. They went by the judges table and did flashdance moves pointing at them just like it is done in the movie. It was very cute and fun. I thought Shawn’s was MORE fun, but still good. I’m sure the judges will like it b/c of the dancing. Len thought it was high energy, loved the slow start on the stage, calling Gilles a real dancer. Bruno said it was a great performance and wanted MORE dancing from them. WHAT? I saw lots of dancing. Carrie Ann agreed and felt it was an odd choice b/c it is about the female dancer - she wanted to see lots more from him. She did say he was amazing though and didn’t want to take anything away from him. Scores were 2 9’s and a 10 from Len for a 28 out of 30.

Leaderboard:

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas 58 out of 60

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke 58 out of 60

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani 56 out of 60

All three couples will dance one more time tomorrow for more judges scores to add to our scores and the judges from tonight - so the winner will still be up in the air tomorrow night. Let’s vote guys - now is the time to vote for your favorite dancer.  Who do I think will win? Hmm…I think it will come down to Shawn and Gilles. But Melissa’s supporters are huge and she could be the dark horse winning this all. Should she? Not my first choice. I like Shawn the best and have liked her from the beginning, but it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if Gilles won - he deserves it. I think this is the first time I like all three finalists and wouldn’t mind if either won. What are your thoughts?