Dancing With The Stars Week 9

Posted By: Bridget On: May 13, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Bridget




Only four remain, fighting to the finish!! Yeah, I wish it was that exciting. They did a “random draw” to pick the dances for tonight, I wonder how random it actually was. Samantha is wearing a hideous dress tonight, is the pattern camouflage?? Yuck. Whoa, Cheryl Burke is dressed like a dancing silver robot. Back to Samantha, that is one awful dress, it has a bunch of structure to the bustier type top and some sort of 1980’s bubble skirt stuff, the worst dress of the season for sure.

We start with Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska. Alyssa wanted to know why I hate her. Number one, because she was Cameron Mathison’s partner and I hate him with every ounce of my being. Number two, I hate the way she is always throwing her legs up in the air and posing like some kind of skinny statue, you have great legs Edyta, we get it OK??? Number three, she was Mathison’s partner, aaarrgh!! First dance after some dumb football schtick and they are doing the Foxtrot. It is a cute routine and Jason is doing some fun acting that I truly enjoy. Edyta does a lot of unnecessary leg kicks and poses, but otherwise it is nice and fluid. They really got lucky to do this dance, I think it was his best of the season. Standing ovation that includes Emmit Smith, nice. Len said he glided around the ballroom like a dolphin in the sea. Bruno said he was lucky to have Edyta as a choreographer, Carrie loved it too. One 10 from Len and stingy 9’s from Carrie and Bruno for a 28.

Marissa Jaret Winokur is up and Tony Dovolani brings in Stacy Kiebler for inspiration…yeah Marissa and Stacy are comparable. Marissa practices her Rumba and makes silly faces that could not look any less sexy. They start with the Quickstep and Marissa flashes that signature 1000 watt smile that all the little old ladies love. The dance is actually sort of impressive, Marissa and Tony do a cool spinning thing that is better than I expected from her. I think there was one spot where she flubbed but I might be mistaken and it sure seemed like they were in the ending pose an hour or so before the dance ended. Bruno notes that she did miss a step, I called it folks. Marissa held back tears over the criticism. Carrie loved it. Len said it was faster and more technical than the other dances her competitors were doing but that the one criticism he had was a lack of body contact. Backstage Samantha Harris fumbles through an interview and Marissa pretends that she and Stacy are good friends. Two 9’s and an 8 from the honest judge Bruno for a total of 26. Marissa said it was, “the hardest dance I have ever, ever done!!” Puke.

Back at the show, I love the short commercial breaks, I hardly have time to surf. Cristian de la Fuente is third and they picked the Viennese Waltz and the Samba. The Samba is the dance he got injured on and he feigns being nervous about it. Cristian and Cheryl Burke take to the streets for votes and Cristian seems to like the large chested ladies!! They do the Viennese Waltz first to Satellite by the Dave Mathews Band…you have got to be kidding me. Cristian is not favoring his fake injured arm hardly at all. So far this dance is not doing much for me, Cristian is acting nervous and uncomfortable. They do a neat spin but the whole thing is slow and anti climactic as far as I am concerned. Carrie Ann Inaba opens the judges comments, she loves it. Len said it was better than last time and Bruno also loved it. Tom Bergeron made fun of Cheryl’s dress asking if anyone was missing a weather balloon. I love Tom Bergeron. Three 9’s for a total of 27. Cheryl said her plan for getting to the finals was not to hurt Cristian’s other arm, haha.

Kristi Yamaguch and Mark Ballas dance fourth they pick the Tango and the Jive. I loved their Jive last time and I agree it will be hard to top. They went to a high level dance class for criticism, this was almost interesting. The do the Tango first and it starts of sharp and interesting, it made me sit up and really pay attention. I think there was a misstep in the beginning and Kristi let a smile peek through, not good in a Tango. The footwork is complex and interesting and I love that they use all of the dance floor. The precision that she is able to bring to the dance floor is unparalleled in this competition. Len can hardly get his critique out because of all the cheering. Len said that sometimes it was a little bit hectic, Bruno is appalled at this comment. You could hear Bruno saying wow as soon as his mic was turned on. Carrie tried to stand up and almost lost her dress during her positive critique. They get two 10’s and a 9 from Len for a total of 29.

Len goes to visit the couples for their Latin round turn. It is always fun to see Len out of his judges hat. First up is Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska, Len says last time there was too much posing…AHEM!!!!! Len does some stomping around with her. Len shows Kristi Yamaguchi how to move her leg correctly without leaping, for her Jive and then shows she and Mark a new step. Next stop is Cristian de la Fuente and Charyl Burke, love seeing Len dance with Cristian. He then dances with Cheryl and Cristian gives them a 7. Next up is Marissa Jaret Winokur, does Len really have enough time to help her? Kym Johnson did a little Bond girl cameo in the end.

The first couple in the Latin round is Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska doing the Paso Doble. Edyta is nearly naked and Jason is wearing a very silly gold and black costume. The choreography is nice but Jason seems a little unsure of himself at the beginning. Ooops, it looks like they had a lift in the beginning.. The rest of it is nice though, not too much posing. Bruno liked it and said he looked manly, Carrie Ann and Len also enjoyed the dance. Samantha asks why the viewers should vote for him and he said, I’ll lower the price of gas…etc. Cute. Three 9’s for a 27, but I think they were hoping for a couple of 10’s. Jason Taylor, I like this guy he is charming.

Next is Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani trying to look sexy doing the Rumba. I just don’t buy it and a I am beginning to think Tony Dovolani (who I love) is part of the problem. He might have trouble taking her seriously, like maybe he is surprised to be here too, like Jonathan Roberts with Marie Osmond last season. This dance was boring. Her stockings got stuck to his pants at the end and my Tom Bergeron covered it. Carrie hated it, she said it was not a semi final dance. Len thought they did a very good job and the Rumba was more about precision. Bruno also loved it and Carrie argued that it was not exciting. A little judges spat which goes back to Carrie’s inexperience with ballroom, she got a little prickly over that…I don’t feel bad for her at all. They get two 9’s and and an 8 for a 26 and the judges still look angry with each other. I love the drama!!

Cristian de la Fuente are up next with the infamous Samba. Cute dance, Cristian looks at his feet a couple of times, but maybe that is ok. If he is nervous it does not show. They do some rump shaking, and they show full frontal on Cristian, it borders on after 10 PM viewing!! Len says his injury has made him focus but occasionally he was a little flat footed. Bruno thought it was a fun party dance. Carrie said that tonight her reminded her of Emmit Smith, now that is a compliment, did anyone out there not love Emmit Smith???? They get a 9 from Len and two 10’s from Carrie and Bruno, they are very excited about the 29.

Final dancers are Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas doing the Jive. I loved their Jive before, I hope this one holds up. Mark Ballas is wearing pink shoes, that is interesting. I am confused immediately by the choreography, it is like Kristi is dancing with Edyta, Mark does a bunch of lifts and takes the spot light from Kristi, who is quite capable of doing those leg lifts. The dance is good though and a lot of fun, but not, for me, as good as last time. Bruno loved it. Kristi said it was an extremely difficult routine, but slightly out of sync. Len said it was great, but that Kristi was a little bit stiff at some points in the dance. No way will they get a perfect score this time around. Two 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for a 28.

My favorite tonight was Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska’s first dance the Foxtrot. My least favorite was Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani’s Rumba. I hope Marissa and Tony get voted out, they don’t really deserve to be in the finals.