Dancing with the Stars wk. 3

Posted By: admin On: March 24, 2009 Comments: ( 1 )

Gosh, it’s Monday already? We’re back. Samantha actually looks halfway decent in a avocado colored dress. Of course she starts us off with the drama filled week of injuries, but doesn’t elaborate. Tom says that at least tonight we have all of our stars back with us. Which leads me to first impressions…

Lil’ Kim has some big knockers and is dressed in yellow showing lots o skin. Edyta looks very tan and very hot tonight showing lots of ripped tummy. Steve-O has a doo doo brown suit on with a bow tie. Gilles almost falls down the steps. Julianne Hough looks stunning tonight in silver and blue while Chuck sports a suit and tie. Holly is bopping down the stairs like a school girl in red showing lots o’ tummy. Tie and Chelsie look high class tonight. I couldn’t even see Shawn Johnson b/c Mark Ballas was walking so fast. Karina looks like she came from prison in black/white stripes with feathers at the bottom and Steve is wearing pinstripes and doesn’t look too bad. David Alan Grier looks fine no comment ‘cept where’s his suit jacket. Denise Richards is in black and has some wild strands of hair coming out the back while Maks’ shirt is wide open (Len will not be thrilled and Dmitry will probably be jealous). Melissa Rycroft looks stunning in purple showing her cute little tummy. Did I mention she’s my favorite? Everyone is looking pretty good tonight. Oh there’s Shawn - she’s in green, but I still can’t tell what she is wearing. The sound is muffled tonight - hope it isn’t my TV.

Samantha tells us that tonight we are all on the same playing field as everyone has the same amount of time to practice. Good to know, Sam. Tom reminds us of the injuries of last week. Thanks for the recap, Tom. First up is Denise Richards and Maksim Chmirkovskiy who have the Samba.

Maks thinks she is being too serious so he dresses up as a Samba Queen all in pink with a bikini top , skirt, and a big headress. Oh boy! They dance to “Take a Picture” by Filter. Their start is very rocky - looking like she can’t keep up and she is not at all graceful. She lost something out of her hair and almost stepped on it. Oh boy, I am not liking this at all - TERRIBLE! Probalby one of the worst Sambas I’ve seen. Len said the Samba is the hardest of the latin dances, but said it needed more hips, stronger core, but well done. What?? Bruno said it was so flat and cold more like a waffle than a Samba said she was going backwards. Carrie Ann agrees with Bruno and tells her to mask her emotions and to work on her arms and hands. Scores were 2 5’s and a 6 from Len for a 16 out of 30.

Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough have the foxtrot this week. She was really hard on him during rehearsal so we’ll see if it pays off. They dance to some country song I don’t know b/c I don’t like country music at all. I must say he did dance tonight and danced well he did. He really came out of his shell. It did lack a bit of grace as he wasn’t channeling his inner Derek at all times, but I must say he was very much improved from last week. Let’s see if the judges agree. Bruno is happy to see that Chuck is in the driver’s seat this week - balancing out each other’s performance. Carrie Ann said she thinks he is really showing us that he can be a contender, but to work on his grapevine. Len thought hold and posture were good, but to work on his flexed knees - good but not great yet. Scores were 2 8’s and a 7 from Len for a total of 23 out of 30.

Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin have the Samba this week and it looks like Holly is super frustrated in practice. She thinks Dmitry wishes he had Jewel back. LOL! I bet he does, Holly. ha! And just like that right off the bat, she does a lift b/c she doesn’t keep her foot on the ground. oopsy! I must say that she is actually doing this much better than Denise as both her and Denise have the same amount of coordination, but she is doing better and the ending was nice with the little spin trick. Not too bad, but not too good either. LOL! Carrie Ann said it was rough to watch that she looked disjointed and she pointed out the lift. Len told her to work on the footwork where it was hot at the top and wooden on the bottom - it was like a match. haha! Bruno said there was so much to display on the top, but that he had to eventually look at the feet which were not good. Scores were 2 6’s and a 5 from C.A. for a 17 out of 30.

Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer have the foxtrot this week and Lacey tells him to relax his frame because it is taxing on his back. Steve-O says he doesn’t want to rest, he wants to dance. Well bless his little soul. I type that as he cusses up a storm. LOL! His timing is off in a few moves, but honestly I think he came back and did just fine ‘cept at the end he slipped and ran into the steps and looks like he hurt his leg. Poor guy - with his Jackass background you’d think he’d have better luck and not get hurt. Len says he is giving him an O for Ovation, but a couple of moments where he lost it. He did dance the proper foxtrot though according to Len. Bruno said he started well, but it fell into pieces. Carrie Ann says she was impressed and really respect what he did this week. Scores were all 5 for a total of 15 out of 30.

Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska have the sexy, fun Samba this week. Lawrence gave up his golf game to practice more. What a life! The crowd likes it and so did I. He had nice bounce in his step and really enjoyed himself. Bruno said he was pretty light on his feet and told him to have more fun with it. Carrie Ann said good job and go for a little more difficulty. Len likes his work ethic and wants more hips, but thought it was a good job. Scores were 2 7’s and a 6 from stingy Len for a 20 out of 30.

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas have the elegant foxtrot tonight after last weeks charming salsa. She talks to her friends via webcam on the computer which was way cheesy and totally unneeded. I guess we need to see her act like a teenager. They dance to “More than This” by 10,000 Maniacs. Her hold is spectacular, spins spot on, her rise and fall was great, and I say she achieved her elegance. Carrie Ann said it was so great and she looked like a princess. Len loved the fluid movement, hunched in the hold to which he was booed, but Len thought it was her best performance. Bruno called her a beautiful bejeweled hummingbird and said she listened to him about her arms. Scores were all 9’s for a 27 out of 30. Yayy for Shawn! I loved it.

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke have the sexy samba. Can he hold on to the top spot tonight? Gilles Mom came from France to watch him rehearsal and she speaks all french so we had subtitles, but she seemed really proud of Gilles and had tears in her eyes. Ok, we are starting off with major booty shaking from them both - sexy. Wow we’ve got a competition on our hands tonight. Gilles looked like a pro out there - shaking his thing. Great job! Len said he is a really good dancer, it lacked a bit of rhythm in the opening (he was booed), and he said he made a hard dance look easy. Bruno said he can raise the heat and everyone wants to party with them. Carrie Ann said it was excellent and said he brought out something in Cheryl she hasn’t seen in awhile - meaning she went hardcore. That’s b/c her other partners have sucked after her last win. Scores were all 9’s for a 27 out of 30. Tied for top score so far.

David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson have the foxtrot and are gonna bust out tonight. Ok, we’ll see. He has some nice high kicks for a man. He glided elegantly across the floor and had some nice kicks and kept up just fine. I liked it. Bruno said he took it to broadway and said it was a transformation. Carrie Ann said two snaps up with a huge belly laugh and she loved the difficult choreography. Len said this week is the best dance he’s done. Scores were all 8’s for a 24 out of 30.

Up next is Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff and I just know we are gonna get his hamstring drama. And yes, we do - ambulance ride and all. Did you see my post this week with his pic? He pulled the hamstring and he is on crutches. He is going to try to pull through despite the injury. Poor guy! He has the Samba this week. He goes down the steps backwards which can’t be too good on his hamstrings…ouchy. He has some bounce in his step and he is light on his feet, but he looks like pretty boy floyd. He does the wiggle worm on the floor and Karina does a crazy flip at the end which doesn’t quite work out. She claims it was her fault. Crazy stuff. Bruno is hiding his head and C.A. can’t look up. Carrie Ann says he is so cute and at some point the novelty wears off. She said he had problems with the worm, but likes how he always goes full out. Len says he thinks the dances are killing Steve and hopes the viewers are entertained that it was terrible from start to finish. Bruno said it was the worst Samba he has ever seen - just bad. Scores were 2 3’s and a 4 from C.A. and the audience is booing loudly. Total score 10 out of 30. I think this is the lowest score ever in DWTS history.

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani have the foxtrot this week. She travels to Dallas and cleans out her desk at her former workplace. I read that she couldn’t even tell her boss where she was going due to the secrecy of the show so I imagine she lost her job. The welcoming was nice at work though so I don’t think they let her go angrily or anything. So we start on the top of the stage, nice turns and nice high kick. I thought she did great. She wasn’t as fluid as Shawn was in moving across the floor, but I thought she looked comfortable. Len said she has great musicality and expression and to work on the footwork leading from the heell or something. Bruno said she is beautiful to look at and easy to love - the music plays from her body. Carrie Ann said she is an excellent dancer and loves the finesse and something is lacking that she can’t put her finger on - possibly challenge herself more. Scores were all 9’s for a 27 out of 30. Triple tie for the top.

Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough have the sexy samba this week and I can almost guarantee that this will be good b/c of her R&B flair. She promises some booty shaking and I just knew we were gonna get that. She did some booty shaking, but it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. She looked a bit stiff and she did lose her place once. It was just ok. Bruno said it worked for him and said it wasn’t perfect, but she sold it to him big time. Carrie Ann said it was hot and she was going for everything and also pointed out a few mistakes. Len said she must have a bionic booty and he criticized Derek about not putting in the fundamentals. Scores were 2 8’s and a 9 from Bruno for a 25 out of 30.

Last up is Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower performing the foxtrot. I’m suprised he has the foxtrot this week since he had ballroom last week - they usually rotate week after week. He is so darn cute in practice. I know I say he is cute all the time, but dang it, he just is. He starts with a top hat and I won’t say it - he looks…..ok nevermind. Oh crap, Chelsie falls and I’m not sure why. Oh, she trips on her dress. Poor thing. They turned a bit too fast too and got a little carried away and had to slow down, but I still thought they did good in the way they did the moves when they were on their feet and in control. Carrie Ann said he was most improved by miles. She says he looks fantastic and said he handled it so well when she fell. Len said it was a bit stiff and lacked musicality and C.A. shouted out “no it didn’t, it was good.” She said that was supposed to be in her head. LOL! Len said the whole thing was fantastic and he loved how Ty held her up as the rock. Bruno loved it, but pointed out the mistake and said he is an amazing improvement. Scores were 2 8’s and a 7 from Bruno for a 23 out of 30.

Leaderboard:

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas 27 out of 30

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke 27 out of 30

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani 27 out of 30

Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough 25 out of 30

David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson 24 out of 30

Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough 23 out of 30

Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower 23 out of 30

Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska 20 out of 30

Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin 17 out of 30

Denise Richards and Maksim Chmirkovskiy 16 out of 30

Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer 15 out of 30

Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff 10 out of 30

Steve Wozniak will surely be in the dance off and Denise might be there with him or Holly Madison. I think Steve-O’s fan will pull him through b/c they want to see more from him. We’ll find out tomorrow night.