Dancing With The Stars Wk. 6

Posted By: Bridget On: April 22, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Bridget




Welcome to the show. I have to say right now that I don’t think I can stomach any sort of “rootin’ tootin’ country group dance”, sorry Tom. The couples enter and Edyta is wearing a bikini, Karina lingerie, Cheryl looks silly in frilly pink, Shannon Elizabeth looks very cute in light pink, roar for Marlee Matlin in a sassy short leopard print, no comment on Marisa Jaret Winokur, Kristi Yamaguchi looks like Minnie Mouse.

Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska are doing the Cha Cha Cha. Hopefully this week Edyta will do less leg throwing around, it is very annoying. We get to see Jason Taylor hip hop dance…whew very hot. They open with some impressive leaping from Jason. So far it looks good, Jason is SMOOTH!! Edyta can not resist some leg action but for once it works. I have to admit for once I don’t feel like the dance is more about her than it is about Jason Taylor. Of course, Edyta choreographs some silly leg up pose for the ending. Len loves it, says there was a lot of content in it tonight. Bruno said Jason was having fun and was flamboyant but he messed up the timing and footwork a bit, I thought I caught that too. Carrie complained more about his arms and that he danced smaller than he really is. Three 8’s for a 24, Jason is visibly disappointed, poor guy.

Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough are up next doing the Rumba. She cries all the time, which I find very annoying, she acts like a little child. They shoot some stuff at the beach, which looks a lot like those leaked photos…hmmm…. They are dancing to True Colors, a song that I love. The dance is romantic and sweet, Shannon does not have much rhythm but she is working hard to be pretty and some of her lines are lovely, some though are still awkward. She has some moments where she looks like Edyta. I love the ending, they walked offstage hand in hand, very sweet. Bruno did not like it, he said there was not enough hip action in it, calling it the cardinal sin in the rumba. Shannon looked shocked. Carrie talked about Shannon’s potential, Len said they were all over each other like a rash! Len thought it was very good overall. Backstage with Samantha, Derek calls the beach incidents, getting into character, Samantha calls it a “showmance!” Three 8’s for a total of 24, they should be happy with that.

I missed Marlee Matlin & Fabian Sanchez…and I can’t find it anywhere!!

Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke are up next doing the Foxtrot. They do some gratuitous bathing suit work in the pool. Their Foxtrot is pretty and I don’t notice any missteps. However, that being said I don’t see anything special about it either. Maybe I just don’t see much chemistry between Cristian and Cheryl, I don’t know exactly what it is but I have been sort of bored by them all season. Len & Bruno loved it. Carrie called it refined. They get three 9’s for a total of 27, I guess I don’t know anything about ballroom dancing!!

Next up are my favorites (not) Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani. They are doing the Viennese Waltz, I have doubts that she can pull this off. The do some aerial acrobatic stuff that she is annoying and giggles through. Marissa does the interview in some crazy red and yellow get up, this is a very bad look. So far it is better than I expected, Marissa’s posture is very good and she actually kind of looks elegant. Ok, she caught me, I am actually watching this whole dance with very little to complain about, nice! Bruno called it light and frothy and complimented the choreography. Carrie loved it. Len called her a true princess. Two 9’s and an 8 from Len for a 26, she is back to being annoying form excitement.

Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas are up next and their costumes are very silly. The show some tape of Kristi and Mark performing at some Tiger Woods charity. They also show some photos of Kristi’s casts as an infant from club feet, Mark refers to it as a disability….not so much. They are doing the Jive, which explains the silly costumes. The dance is fast and slick. I can not deny that Kristi is amazing, she looks like a professional. Mark looks cute too with his little horn rimmed glasses. They get a standing ovation from the audience and Carrie, who says, “Hell Yeah!!” Len says it was like a bull fight, yum yum. Bruno also gushes calling it top notch, high definition entertainment. I smell a perfect score… Oh yuck Ashlee Simpson is going to sing tomorrow, I’ll be requiring some earplugs. Yep, all 10’s for a perfect 30!! Mark Ballas lifted Kristi up in the air, cute!!

Next to dance are Mario and Karina Smirnoff doing the Rumba. Mario pretends to be involved in his little brothers life while simultaneously exploiting his cute kid status. He opens the show by unbuttoned his shirt, can I say that it is weird that he dedicated this weeks dance to his little 8 year old brother, he is dancing to “Let’s Get It On”…yikes. Back to the dance. It looks good, very sultry, but maybe a little boring? They seemed to stand in one spot for the whole dance, is that normal? Len said they did a good job, but-at this point Bruno interrupted him and called him crusty and stiffy-wow. Len said he did not like the characterization, that the dance was about a new romance, not a crumpet and a gigolo!! Bruno & Carrie loved it. Carrie called out some imaginary lift that she is going to dock them for. Two 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for a 28, I’m not sure that it was all of that!!!

Cheesy group dance time. I find this redneck schtick stuff insulting to my intelligence. Everyone is practicing lifts, Marissa Jaret Winokur says she is scared of the lifts…no comment. They are going old school with”Cotton Eye’d Joe” Shannon & Derek’s solo is ok, Marissa & Tony’s is horribly bad. Shannon Elizabeth really has no rhythm, have I mentioned that. Mark & Kristi are as fabulous as expected. Fabian and Marlee are barely passable as even dancing, Mario & Karina do the “Dirty Dancing thing, yawn” Cristian & Fabian’s is um….weird. Jason & Edyta’s is pretty nice, it helps that he is very tall.

My favorite this week was easily Krisit Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas. I think they will give the encore dance to Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani. My least favorite was Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke, but I think Shannon Elizabeth might be in trouble too!!