Dancing with the Stars: The Finals

Posted By: admin On: May 20, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa




Well we get to see some practices and we learn that the dancers will face off doing a cha cha cha. Also there’s a shameless Bachelorette plug b/c our Bachelorette Deanna is panned to in the audience. I’m sure Tom will bring light to that shortly. Jane Seymour, Sabrina Bryan, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Tony Dovolani, Mel B. and Marlee Matlin are also in the audience.

But, first things first. First impressions - I think Samantha Harris looks lovely tonight in gold. Edyta needs more clothes as usual. Jason has a sleeveless vest on that matches his skin tone - lovely. Cristin is in hot pink with his entire shirt open - got any buttons on that shirt? Kristi is decked out in white/gray/black fringe and Mark has on what looks like sheer lingerie up top. LOL! Tom makes fun of the several gallons of spray tan mostly on Edyta - haha! Good one, Tom. I wonder how white Edyta really is. I guess she has to pour it on to match her partner’s natural color. And the crowd is absolutely going nuts with the help of Cristian and Jason getting them going.

First up is the cha cha cha face off. They only have a minute to show their stuff. They drew mirror balls to see who would go first. Cristian was first, Jason 2nd and Kristi 3rd. Jason was happy about being second b/c of seeing his competition in Cristian and not having to go after Kristi. Kristi wants to steal the show. Cristian is shown practicing first and they’ve been practicing all these crazy moves. It doesn’ t look like it is going so well. Same with Jason. Mark gets on her for doing something with her face. And he is one to talk? haha! All of them practiced together and Mark and Kristi kept their cards close to their chest and only showed 30 seconds of their dance..niiice! Anyways, commercial…

We’re baaaack! Cha Cha Face off is here. You could tell Cristian has some arm issues in this dance. They dance to Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie. He does have some nice hip action though and they have a nice move at the end looking like they might fall. Edyta and Jason are next and the music continues. They get down and sexy, but he wasn’t as fluid as Cristian, but he did do the splits over Edyta’s shoulders - niice. It seems like they missed something too on their last move, but they ended ok. Kristi came out and kissed Bruno who wasn’t ready for her - and it looked like he mouthed “I love you!” haha! The crowd was screaming and so was I. She looks like the champion to me - for sure. Mark is so fast and precise with his movements. She couldn’t have gotten paired with a better professional partner. The threesome (Mark, Kristi, and Cristian) looked like they had a blast out there as did the professional dancers. They ended with a HUGE lift with Kristi in the air - WOWSERS! Loved it.

Len said it really got him going - it was fantastic. Cristian has great hips, rhythm and all the gear at the rear. Jason - eleganance and style, but he felt sorry for him b/c it wasn’t a ballroom dance. Kristi - technique and style, hips and rhythm - the complete package. Bruno has Kristi’s lipstick under his nose still - hahaha! He said Cristian banged like the best, Jason is very athletic, but off in timing, but Kristi was a class all her own. Carrie Ann mentioned again that we’ve never done this type of thing before - she thought Cristian was fantastic, but said the injury seems like is affecting his posture, said the same about Jason that the others, Kristi won it hands down - IT’S LADIES NIGHT! HoooooHAAAA!

Cristian and Cheryl’s scores were an 8 from Carrie Ann and 2 9’s from Len and Bruno for a total of 26 out of 30. Jason and Edyta’s scores were all 8’s for a total of 24 out of 30. Kristi and Mark’s scores are all 10’s for a total of 30 out 30. They win this cha cha face off.

Here’s the shameless plug for the Bachelorette by Tom - I KNEW IT! Of course I am tivo-ing it because I love the Bachelor and -ette. First up doing freestyle is Kristi and Mark - Kristi is concerned of Mark’s shoulder. I don’t know why Mark sounds like he has a British accent sometimes. Could be because he lived in London for some time, but seriously - what’s up with that? Julianne Hough came into the studio to show some lift action and we get to see a crotch shot. My fiance said it and then said - they should edit that out. LOL! Anyways, Julianne and Mark used to be partners and they used to date as well when they were younger. Plus they were in a teenie bopper band with her brother Derek - just some trivia as we build up to the freestyle routine with Kristi and Mark - ok here we go…

They come out in jammies and rip off their clothes to reveal sequins and converse shoes. They have lots of lifts and do the moonwalk - while Mark gets up on his toes just like MJ (Michael Jackson). They have a lot of Michael move in this. She flips him over and he does a blackflip - WOW! She looks majorly out of breath and looked like the lift at the end was a challenge - they kiss on the lips (a peck) and then fall to the ground. She looks exhausted. The crowd is LOVIN’ it and so did Jane Seymour! Bruno said it was so demanding and she didn’t miss a beat - worthy of the championship for him. Carrie Ann said she was the big crowd pleaser - loved it. Len isn’t in love with hip hop when it is in a latin dance - his attention was held though - it was slick, quick, had abundance of energy and he absolutely loved it. Bruno hugged him and said YES!!! We turned him. hahaha! Cute. I smell lots of 10’s. Scores were all 10’s for another 30 out of 30. Mark picks her up and swings her round and round. The judges are setting her up for a win, but will America pull through?

Jason and Edyta are up next with their freestyle. Edyta wants to make it and out of control freestyle. Edyta said this is the first time she’s made it to the finals - they do lots of lifts and he drops her lots - poor Edyta. Bet she has lots of bruises. Jason’s cute kids and wife Katina come by. They are all such beautiful people including Edyta. OMG! Jason did a cartwheel. I wish I could do one. I am inspired to do one now - him being so big. They come out with a HUGE beachball and he kicks it out to the audience. Edyta is wearing a cute sundress and hat - he rips it of and she is scantly clad again. They do some hip hop and some HIGH lifts. She rips his shirt off at the end too. It was hot, but wasn’t as good as Kristi’s in my opinion. He was definitely cute though and shook his lower half quite well. The crowd loves it too and Tom is telling Bruno to calm down - hmmm..wonder why?

Carrie Ann said she loved the ending - she started off saying it is good to see Edyta in the finals. Carrie Ann said who knew? - Jason can get funky - the lifts were ambitious. Len loved the lifts and the humor. Len said he can see Jason and him at South Beach - Jason in his speedos and Len in his thong - I ABOUT DIED LAUGHING SO HARD! I had to put it on pause just to laugh my A$$ off on that one. Tom said he had to rub that image out of his head and Bruno said he isn’t going to have dinner tonight after that..hahaha! Bruno said he was watching centerfolds, it was fun, funky and full of great lifts. And Samantha just cut off Jason - How rude! He got all 9’s for a total of 27 out of 30. Tom said it was like an interview in haiku - LMAO! It was - she cut Edyta off too. Dang Samantha. haha! It was quite funny.

Last up is Cristian and Cheryl with their freestyle - lifts will be limited with this one armed bandit. Let’s see how he compares. He injures his arm in practice, but he bounced back and continues - he said he doesn’t want sympathy, but I’m afraid he might just get it. Cheryl brought her trophy to practice so he can keep his eye on the prize - hmmm…Here they go - they start off shakin’ it and dancing to a Mexican song. He is doing a one arm lift and just did another one that they’ve performed before. Cristian loved it, but I wasn’t impressed with it. I know, I know - he only had one arm, but it wasn’t as good as what I’ve seen Cheryl do in other freestyles and I wasn’t AS impressed as the other 2.

Len mentioned his challenges with the lifts - he said their lifts weren’t up to the standards of the other two. Bruno said for one arm he did bloody well and he loved how their latin flavor was captured. Carrie Ann said she saw a winner in Cristian in so many other ways (just not dancing) b/c she did say they didn’t compare to Kristi. Yep, my thoughts exactly. Their scores were 2 9’s and an 8 from Len for a total of 26 out of 30. Cristian called on Latino power. Samantha said to Cheryl “You’ve got to be happy with that” and Cheryl said “very happy” but her face showed it all - she did not LOOK very happy at all and was simply being PC about it.

Final Leaderboard

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas 60 out of 60

Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke 52 out of 60

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska 51 out of 60

Ok, people I have to tell you - please vote for the best dancer. Don’t let sympathy play into it. Vote for the best dancer. It was obvious who that was tonight, folks - so blatantly obvious. Go Kristi!!