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Dancing with the Stars Wk 2: Rumbas and Pasos

Posted By: admin On: September 30, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa

We’re back! Didn’t seem like we were away for very long did it? Bet the dancers think that too - not much time to prepare this week. Samantha looks fresh in purple. Tom always looks slick. First impressions of the stars: Julianne is cute, Rocco looks like he has on lingerie, Toni is showing lots o tummy, Brooke looks awesome, Lacey has lips all over her, Cloris can’t get down the steps, Mark is showing lots of chest, Warren is decked out in leather, Cody looks cute, Susan looks pretty cute with her headband on, and Misty May-Treanor looks like she has on a leather v-ball outfit with a cape - oooh la la. I probably forgot some, but they just came down the steps so darn fast that I couldn’t keep up. Oh and Cloris looks stuffy like she is stuffed to the brim with costume and she has a dark wig on too.

First up is Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo dancing the sexy Rumba. Bring on the sex, Toni, Toni, Toni! My fiance loves her sexy belly button and ass. LOL! He just said that. I think they just did a lift too - oopsy! They have nice chemistry and I like it. They are dancing to Bonnie Rait’s “I can’t make you love me”. I think they brought the sex on for sure, but they might get docked for a lift. Chemistry was good and I saw some nice Rumba moves. We’ll see what the judges think. Oh and Tom gives Alec a 2 for singing and told him not to do that again. LOL! Len said he was suprised at how good it was. Marlee Matlin nodded in approval. Bruno said they pitched it right, but be careful of the transitions and he wanted to see basics. C.A. said she moves like she sings - but she pointed out the lifts (2 of them) - ouch! She did think it was great though. Scores are a 7 from C.A. and 2 8’s from the others for a total of 23 out of 30.

Brooke Burke and Derek Hough are up second dancing the Paso Doble. She is decked out in typical Paso attire - black and red with the red flower in her hair. They go to a karate dojo to work on “controlled aggression”. I must say she looks way better with makeup on, geez. I think this seems a little too loose - not strong enough on Brooke’s part. I want to see growls, stomps, tough holds and I am just not seeing it. Perhaps the music isn’t helping at all. She did a trick where she did the splits, but she seemed timid running in it and I didn’t like her cape shaking at the end - not strong enough. I didn’t like it. C.A. said she was truly mesmerized, but felt she was off balance a bit. Len thought she came out portraying the controlled aggression and he liked it. Bruno said she was born to dance and her timing was great. Ugh! I don’t agree. They need to watch the playback on that. Scores are all 8’s for a total of 24 out of 30.

Dancing 3rd is Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff dancing the Rumba. Rocco is having trouble being romantic so he takes her to his kitchen to be romantic with her. I don’t see the connection, but whatever! He has an apron on and I know Len is gonna hate that with his little tray prop. Karina is all curls tonight and looks great in violet. I thought it had sex appeal and he did pretty well looking sensual. I kind of liked it. Just watch - the judges will probably hate it. Bruno said he has run out of juice saying he was standing there like “the thing”. C.A. said they had passion and musicality was lacking. Len said there was more tears than cheers about the whole thing. Awwww…booo on the judges. Scores are 2 5’s and a 6 from Len for a total of 16 out of 30. Rocco is being a good sport. I hope he stays around b/c I like him lots.

Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer are up next dancing the Paso Doble. We’ll see if Lacey can keep it straight laced style wise. They have trouble not laughing during practice and he mentions something about pretending like they’ve smelled a really bad fart. YUCK! They dance to “I kissed a girl!” I am seeing power moves, stomps and the like and so far I am liking it. I have a feeling Len will like this because I am seeing lots of traditional moves. OMG! They kissed at the end with open mouth and Lance of course pulls away first and puts on chap stick. In the audience is Brittany Snow looking all cutie patutie supporting Lance. Len is pissed because Lacey didn’t put enough traditional stuff in. He pointed at her and is letting her have it. Len you need to get OVER IT! The audience boos him and so do I! Tom says “ok, we’ll have a complimentary blood pressure check in 5 min.” while C.A. and Bruno fan Len. C.A. said it was whitty and clever and the end threw her off and she loved the big risk they took. Bruno said it was freeing to watch, but told them to keep the style going with the Paso Doble. Len is making fun of Bruno and it was hilarious. Lacey might have some trouble coming up if she isn’t pleasing the judges with her choreography. Lance said backstage in response to Samantha’s commentary about him kissing a girl “And, I liked it!” Brooke Burke almost busted a gut laughing. Their scores are 2 7’s and a 6 from Len for a total of 20 out of 30.

Up next are Kim Kardashian and Mark Ballas dancing the sexy Rumba. Will she be sexy tonight and come out of her shell? With a sex tape out she should be able to pull this one off. Sorry had to say that, but it is true. She keeps laughing and Mark asks her about her Pussycat Dolls stint so she meets up with the creator and they try to get sexy while Mark looks on getting hot and bothered. We’ll see if that training helps her in anyway. She looks hot with a booty that is OUT there. I think this slow dance works for her. Her turns are a bit off though and there wasn’t a lot of hip action. It looks like her top went down a bit at the end too. Crowd was not on their feet and hardly clapped. Bruno called it pussycat dead and called it cold. Len was disappointed because he thinks she has such high expectations. C.A. told her to watch playback and to see herself against others so she can bring MORE to the dance floor. You can tell C.A. was thinking about what she was gonna say as the other judges were talking. Good for you, C.A. let’s hope it helps Kim. Scores are 2 6’s and a 5 from Bruno for a total of 17 out of 30. I think Rocco did better than her and deserved a higher score.

Misty May-Treanor and her partner Maks are up dancing the Paso Doble and before the taped packaged she looked super scary and Maks looked scared of her. LOL! She’s in black leather and a long cape. She gets in a V-ball match and Maks stands by and talks to her coach. She has on high boots and is sliding all around. Maks is being mean to her in practice telling her to control herself. Misty wants to cry and Maks apologizes. She is all legs, man. Her turn was whacked and she looks pretty stiff. My fiance thinks she has on a constipated face. She looks lost out there a bit. I think it is the boots making her slide around too much. Poor thing - she tried to attack it, but was a little floppy. C.A. loved her determination and committment and said Maks gave her hard choreography, but to work on her shoulders. Bruno is manic saying he loves her energy, but told her to do the opposite of Kim to go easy on the power b/c she loses balances. Len thought it was a good attempt at the Paso, but he said loses the connection with Maks when she has on her constipated face. My fiance shouted “exactly, she looks constipated!” and he is still laughing at her face. LOL! Funny stuff. Scores are all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30.

Maurice Greene and Cheryl Burke are dancing the Rumba tonight. Will their be chemistry tonight? He is having hip problems so they go to a belly dancing restaurant and he is loving it a little too much. He gets pulled up there and moves his hips like the best of them. I have to say that I like Cheryl’s dress - pretty unique looking. I don’t really see much hip action out of him only saw it in the beginning and did he lift her at the end? Hmmm..looks like he lifted her up a bit. I don’t know if I liked it..I think it was ok. Len said he talked the walk, but they didn’t dance the dance, but said it lacked finesse. C.A. said the choreography felt like it was holding him back. Bruno said it was rough and clunky. Cheryl looks like she is holding back some pent up pissiness. LOL! Scores are 2 6’s and a 7 from C.A. for a total of 19 out of 30.

Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas is up next and all I can say is I wonder what in the world she will do with the Paso Doble this week. I am NOT looking forward to it (sorry Jo Anne). Cloris said this week she is going to be focused and Corky had a heart to heart with her to improve the quality of the dance steps. I think after the mixed reactions to her last week she is now trying to say the “right things” to stay on the show. Let’s see if actions are better than words. So far she looks like she is doing the Paso correctly - nice stomps and cape action. Nice roughness. Corky pulls her across the floor and she falls a bit. He has to pick her up so she can clap some. The ending was a bit rough for me, but honestly it wasn’t too terrible. I saw the basics in there and now she is having a hard time getting off the floor. LOL! She is laughing hysterically asking the judges not to tell her - she already knows. LOL! Bruno calls it surreal. Len said it was a lovely traditional dance to traditional music and loved her turns. C.A. says she hopes at 82 she is half the woman she is. C.A. doesn’t want to comment on her performance b/c she missed her wit in the performance. Scores are all 5’s for a total of 15 out of 30. I wonder how Mark feels about his papa holding onto Cloris so tight week after week. LOL!

Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani are up next dancing the Rumba. Will she be sexy enough or too careful? I’m not sure. She has to be in NY to film All My Children so Tony goes with her and they sneak in practices whenever they can. This reminds me of Bridget’s other lover, Cameron Mathison. In fact it reaks of Mathison. OMG - she visits him and gets his advice. He tells her to focus on the present. Bet Bridget was loving seeing him again. LOL! She looks hot in pink - very sexy. She opens Tony shirt completely. Bet Len will hate that. I see some hip action from her, but I think it is way too controlled. I want to see some raunch outta her. C.A. said it was really nice and she was transported into another world. Bruno said it was very good, but she still danced like a virgin queen. He wants to see her as a cougar. Len didn’t like Tony exposing himself (I Knew It). Jane Seymour was in the audience and laughed at that. Len liked how she came out and acted the dance. Her scores were all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30.

Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson are dancing the Paso Doble tonight. Warren’s biggest challenge is not smiling. They do some football moves so we’ll see if they put some of that into the dance. They look like something out of the matrix. The stage is very dramatic with the lights down and red lights. They are doing Matrix moves and I love it. He has a smile on his face though, but he quickly wipes it off. Dang he is the dark horse in this competition. The ending was a bit weird and he landed on her - poor Kym she could have been crushed. Len loved the dark, menacing feel to it - he called it excellent. C.A. called him the Paso Doble King - calling it fantastic. Bruno said it was big, bold, and heroic. Bruno loves the way he moved his feet calling it fabulous. As they go backstage Tom tells us Jessica Simpson will be on - whoopie! I stopped liking her when Nick and her split. Warren got his sequins this week and he loves it - a lot! Scores were all 8’s for a total of 24 out of 30. Way to go, Warren.

Last up (and it is passed his bedtime according to Tom - LOL) is Cody Linley and Julianne Hough dancing the sexy Rumba. Will it be sexy enough for this little boy? He is joking around a little too much for Julianne’s liking and she puts the smack down on him telling him she needs his attention. They look very cute tonight. He is in all white and she is in tan with sparkles. They dance to Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis. I can’t stand this song - it was overplayed, but it fits here. I thought they had good chemistry, but I didn’t see a lot of hip action from him. I did like it though and at the end he let his inner child loose jumping up and down sticking his tongue out. Bruno called him a kid in a candy store. Bruno told him to learn control and focus. Len said it lacked a bit of polish and finesse, but it was well done. C.A. said it was age appropriate Rumba b/c of the innocence in it all, but want him to loosen up his hips. Scores are all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30.

Leaderboard

Brooke Burke and Derek Hough 24 out of 30

Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson 24 out of 30

Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo 23 out of 30

Misty May-Treanor and Maksim 21 out of 30

Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani 21 out of 30

Cody Linley and Julianne Hough 21 out of 30

Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer 20 out of 30

Maurice Greene and Cheryl Burke 19 out of 30

Kim Kardashian and Mark Ballas 17 out of 30

Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff 16 out of 30

Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas 15 out of 30