Dancing With The Stars Week 3

Posted By: Bridget On: April 1, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Bridget




Ok kids, the gloves are off. The really obvious losers are out and once Adam Carolla is eliminated we will be down to a serious competition. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing but love for Adam and I bet he will be around for a while because he is so darn funny. Well, wait Marissa Jaret Winokur is still with us and she stinks…hmmm Samantha looks lovely in red tonight, not showing off too much of the twins. Julianne Hough looks weird in that crazy wig, Steve Guttenberg looks adorable…love him!! Kristi Yamaguchi is sporting some crazy Cruella DeVille hair, yikes.

Ooh Marlee Matlin is opening the show, I hope she can keep up the spunk from the last couple of weeks. They are doing the Jive, this could be challenging. They showcase Marlee and Fabian Sanchez’ relationship, they are really cute he seems especially fun. They are working some Billy Joel,. which I love. Yeah, Marlee is amazing. She totally works the crowd with her facial expressions and her footwork is fabulous. Wow, again for three weeks running!! My mom is watching this with me and she is crying, what a nerd she is!! Len says she is amazing. Bruno talked about how she connected with the audience but that she lost the timing a couple of times and the under arm timing could have been smoother, Carrie complained about her hands…I guess it is good that they can be nit picky. I think they are cutting Samantha Harris out of the interview shots because of her mic flubbing last week, how funny. Three 7’s for a total of 21, pretty good-I bet the judging will get a lot tougher from now on.

Dancing second is my pal Steve Guttenberg and Anna Trebunskya doing the Tango. Anna’s husband Jonathan shows up to practice with Steve because Anna is sick, this is kind of crazy. Anna looks beautiful in a red dress, Steve is working hard to play macho man. I think he is pulling it off pretty well. The very traditional Tango is nice to see and I think Steve is handling it rather well, he maintained his straight face throughout the dance. Steve is doing some kind of schtick, haha he put on goggles and a helmet before the judges comments and refused to take them off. Even after Carrie said it was her favorite dance so far. Len said it was much improved and the footwork was perfect, Bruno loved it too! Yay for Steve Guttenberg!! Three 7’s again for a total of 21.

Cristian de la Fuente is third, he is not big on sleeves. He and Cheryl Burke are going to Jive, I bet it will be fabulous. Tom Bergeron told a horrible joke about duck gas but I love it. Cheryl and Cristian go to Sea World for some cross promotion, I mean ummm, dancing lessons. Christian does a flying toe touch off the top steps that looks a little crazy. Something is wrong here, Cristian has a crazy look on his face that is kind of scary and I think he got off beat in the beginning. No, I don’t really like this, maybe their death spiral got out of whack in the end? Why is everyone cheering so much, I did not like it. Bruno loved it and called it his best dance yet. Len said his legs and free arm could have been stronger but agreed that it was his best dance so far, Carrie concurred with Len. I don’t get it. Three 8’s and a 9 from Bruno for a total of 25. Samantha points out that it is the best score of the night, yeah he is only number three!!!

Mario and his secret lover Karina Smirnoff are fourth. Karina is on the road with Mario while his album blows up, at a high school and FIU…what a big star he is. They are going to do the Tango and it starts out super sultry. The band is playing one of my favorite songs of all time and the arrangement makes me want to poke my ears out with a fork. I could not really focus on the dance because of the music, but it was ok I guess, kind of boring. Len said the holds and posture were bad, he said Mario disappointed him tonight. Carrie agreed that there were a lot of missteps in the end and she has high expectations for him. Bruno thought he could do better but it was not as bad as the other judges said. Whoa 7 from Carrie, 6 from Len, and 8 from Bruno for 21 we don’t see big differences like that often. I love the drama…too bad I still don’t really know who Mario is.

Next is Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough who I think will continue to surprise us this week. They are going to do the Jive and they practice by doing kick boxing, these segments are so cheesy. They open the dance with dual cartwheels which I really love. The choreography is very cute and fun but Shannon seems little bit nervous and her lack of grace is apparent in this dance. Her footwork looks sloppy when it should look sharp. She comes off the stage and she, Derek, and Tom sit down to catch their breath. Bruno said she needs to work on her finish and her precision. Len thought it was really good. Carrie says Shannon is fun to watch. Are they watching the same program I am???? Three 8’s for a total of 24.

Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough are doing the Tango next. They show Adam hurting Julianne in rehearsal, he’s really not a good dancer. Adam was his usual very funny self. He begins the dance behind the judges table, which was fun and different. Adam is working hard to look serious and he has a little mobster vibe thing going on. It may be surprising but he is actually doing a pretty decent job, reports of his inability to dance have been highly exaggerated. Julianne almost loses her wig, which Adam refers to as the Sandy Duncan wig and the fryers frock she is wearing as hurting their gig. He says there must be a couple of gay guys in wardrobe. Carrie and Bruno both “admit” that he is not bad, not a great technician but getting better. Len comments that Julianne’s good choreography is covering a lot of flaws and making it look like Adam can dance. Three 7’s including one from Bruno where he mimicked Len, very funny for a total of 21.

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovaloni are next, she is as annoying as usual. They are doing the Jive, I bet it will be too fast and she will be more annoying than usual. And I am wrong it is not too fast, it is actually kind of cute and I think she did a great job of not getting too wild and losing her footing. Len said it was too careful, Carrie said it was boring and that she was not giving her best. Bruno said it looked like a rehearsal and that he knows she has more talent than she is showing. Poor Marissa looked like she was going to cry. She is beside herself with confusion backstage, Tony is very sweet and supportive. Two 6’s and a 7 from Len for a 19, worst score of the night, yikes!

Priscilla Presley and Louis Van Amstel are doing the Tango next. Priscilla says she is tapping into her acting skills, she’ll have to channel her alter ego Jenna Wade from Dallas. This is a great Tango so far. Everyone is going traditional tonight, but I don’t mind it. It is nice to be able to compare them evenly when they are so traditional. Priscilla looks fabulous, except for how pinched her face is. Bruno thinks it is great, Len and Carrie agreed. She gets two 9’s and an 8 from Carrie for a total of 26 and the best score of the night so far. Way to go old cougar!

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska are up next doing the Jive. Jason is nervous about it and is not having much fun in practice. I doubt he has anything to worry about. The choreography is cute and lively. Is it me or is a bit slow for a Jive? I’m sure he lifted her off the floor in the middle and then again at the end, I doubt they will get called out for it. Carrie said his lines were beautiful but that he was a little small in his upper body. Bruno agreed that the lines were great, like a natural. Len said the rest of the dance was terrible, he called him a rooster last week and feather duster this week. Two 8’s and a 7 from Len for a total of 23.

Shameless Survivor plug, gag.

Closing out the show is ringer Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas doing the Tango. I’m sure it will be technically perfect, but I doubt she can express the emotion in a real tango. Kristi trying to be serious and sultry is about like Monica Seles trying to be sexy. We’ll see. I love this song, because Duran Duran is awesome, but this band version makes me sad. This Tango is putting me to sleep. Admittedly, I am very tired tonight, but this dance was boring. Was it just me or did it not really fit the music that well? Len liked the dance, he said something about her head being in the wrong position. Carrie said that her anger was one dimensional, not enough emotion. Bruno said he wanted Kristi to be a “dirty girl”, that’s not going to happen but it was funny for him to say anyway. Three 9’s yet again, based solely on technical performance.

My favorite dance of the evening was probably Steve Guttenberg or Adam Carolla, my worst was Mario and Shannon Elizabeth. It was a tough night though, no real stand outs for me…I think Mario might be in trouble tomorrow, those high school kids from Florida probably are not voting!!