Dancing with the Stars wk. 8

Posted By: admin On: April 28, 2009 Comments: ( 0 )

Tonight we have team dance. I’m interested in seeing just who is on a team together. Ty really needs to be on with Gilles and either Shawn or Lil’ Kim and again he will need to step it up this week or he will be a goner. Anyways, first impressions: Gilles and Cheryl look like clowns. Ty Murray looks hot in brown silk and Chelsie in gold. Lil’ Kim and Derek are decked out in black. Lil’ literally has it all the way up to her neck and long sleeves. Chuck and Julianne have royal blue on and I do believe he has on silk again as I’m sure it gave him luck last week.  Shawn Johnson has on blue fringe and Mark’s tie matches with a black suit. And Melissa Rycroft is missing. WTH? Where is she? Tom is explaining that Melissa suffered an injury this week and isn’t with us. He will tell us more details later. I guess since Tony is there they will be judged on their practice maybe.

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke are up first dancing the Lindy Hop. No wonder he is dressed like a clown. Gilles is having shoulder problems and had to see the doctor. He received a cortizone shot and he is back to new. In practice Cheryl is getting mean b/c she keeps getting injured. They are doing lots of lifts and flips and that just isn’t working for Cheryl. We’ll see if it all came together. They play on the stairs and he jumps off the middle ones. He looks like he is off on his steps and his timing was a bit off in the beginning. Her flip turned out ok, but it seemed like he stalled for a bit. The transitions b/w moves weren’t smooth and seamless. It really didn’t feel like a smooth Gilles performance in my opinion. Len thought it was good (hmmm?). Bruno said he was a great dancer with versatility - he liked seeing the comedy and pointed out a little mis-step. Carrie Ann agreed with Bruno and loved this other side of Gilles and doesn’t think he has to worry about the audience at home voting for him. Hmmm…was I the only one who didn’t think it was THAT good? Maybe I have turned into critical Len. Scores were all 9’s for a 27 out of 30.

Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough are up second dancing the Paso Doble. She is doing embarrassing moves in practice. I think they are embarrASSing, but she doesn’t apparently. She needs to give up the karate chops and do the Paso. They are starting out very powerfully which is perfect for this dance. She is right on point with her steps. Bruno was up clapping several times and the audience was clapping/screaming throughout. It was good. They seemed pleased. Bruno said “the bitch is back and she means business”. I think he said bitch?? He said it was a classic Paso - well done. Carrie Ann thought it was a great showcase for her and it showed us how much she had grown. Len thought it was going to be a disaster, but she came out with fire and passion. She goes and gives Len a kiss on the cheek and ends up giving them all kisses. Scores were 2 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for a 28 out of 30.

Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough dance the (they are playing backstage and she looks like she is slapping him and then kneeing him in the “package”  LOL!) cha cha cha. There is a lot of Julianne turning while he poses and that bores me. My fiance just yelled out “boring” and he thought he was too slow compared to her. I thought it was alright. Their dance last week was better I thought. Julianne thought it was the bomb. Carrie Ann thought he is now in the game and loved his hips. She told him to watch his chin. Len thinks this is turning into a fantastic competition. He loved the hips, but told him to work on his arms as they are wooden. Bruno thought he had great bum action, but thought his arms were too wooden. Scores were 2 9’s and an 8 from Bruno for a 26 out of 30.

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas are up next dancing the Samba. Mark brings in his Mom so Shawn can see the feminine parts. They have a lot of bounce in their step. It seemed a bit controlled to me and I didn’t really like the choreography or something. It was just not THAT great…good but not great. Len said it lacked hip action, the dress was doing most of the work, too many running promenades and thought it was just good - not great. Bruno thought it was a good Samba and thought she has time to grow into it. Carrie Ann said she thought it was wonderful and loved the “sexy thing” Shawn was getting on. Scores were 1 10 from CA, 8 from Len, and a 9 from Bruno for a 27 out of 30. Not worth a 10 - hmmm.

Tom said Melissa suffered a rib injury and will be able to continue according to the doctors. We are going to look at her practices and see what is going on. They have the jive this week. She did a move and she experienced a blinding pain down her side. The doctor thinks it is a hairline fracture. The only thing Tony can’t do is throw her in the air. Melissa was able to rehearse this AM and the pain progressed - but the judges will be able to judge her on the rehearsal. She is wearing a little bra, jeans, and her dance shoes. Cute! It was very upbeat, but of course they aren’t putting it all there b/c it is practice and she had to stop and pull her jeans up. Of course it wasn’t professional at all, but what can you do? Bruno thought it was 50% effectiveness of a dance - kicks/flicks weren’t that great. Carrie Ann says they were marking meaning they weren’t going full out b/c there were no audience. Len said the arms were too soft and there was no bounce. Poor Tony looks like a beaten down dog. I hope America can pull them through this week - VOTE!!! Scores were all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30.

Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower have the Salsa this week. Latin is not Ty’s forte so he needs to rev it up this week. Dmitry is brought in to help out to show him the sexy-ness. Dmitry also thinks he needs to open his shirt and get a spray tan. We see Ty with a shower cap on getting spray tanned. This is edited for TV b/c they usually have to be all naked while they get spray tanned. Ty thinks the spray tan alone is worth a 7 at least. Me too! hehe! He is really hitting the steps hard tonight and letting loose. I just don’t see much hips from him as it doesn’t look like it was choreographed with much hips for him. Chelsie it seemed was the star of the dance in my opinion. Tom liked it though and so did Jewel who looked like an 80’s “hag” in the audience. Hag was my Fiance’s word for it. Carrie Ann loved it and said he is the most inconsistent dancer and never knows what to expect. She loved his upper body strength. Len said he has had the wildest of rides just like bull riding - he’s hung on for 8 weeks. Len said unless he comes out and really performs in the group tango - he needs to hit the trail. Boo Len! Bruno said he just went wild - perhaps it was the spray tan. Bruno enjoyed watching it, but thought the hip action came from the knees, but he seemed to still like it. Carrie Ann gave a 9, Len a 7, and Bruno an 8 for a total of 24 out of 30.

Group dance time: Team Mambo and Team Tango.

Team Mambo consists of Chuck Wicks, Melissa Rycroft, and Shawn Johnson. I’m not sure how Melissa is going to get judged on this. I guess the judges will judge Tony and that will count. Who knows? Here we go - Lacey Schwimmer is filling in for Melissa. Tom explained that Melissa will receive the same score as her teammates. That’s nice. They dance to Beyonce. Lacey and Tony were hot - would have loved to see Melissa. Shawn is always right on point with the music and never misses a step. I am liking their solo so far. Chuck and Julianne are up next and CA is right - he does have a chin problem. LOL! The guys remove the girls skirts and then they are standing up on the judges table stripping as well. The guys have on tights with white pantyhose, black socks and shoes. They look like they belong in Flashdance. That was soooo hilarious and cute. I loved Team Mambo! Len thought it was fun, entertaining, it was tight - Len loved the professionals and thought it was great that Lacey just stepped in like that. Bruno thought the boys stood out tonight and they are all hiding their packages. Carrie Ann thought the ending was distracting and a little much - she thought the music overpowered them stating it was more fun then they had in their number. WHATEVER CARRIE ANN! She’s been weird all night long. Scores were 2 8’s and a 9 from Bruno for a 25 out of 30.

Team Tango consists of Ty Murray, Lil’ Kim and Gilles Marini. Cheryl is really laying into Gilles. This is EXACTLY what she did with Drew and they won it. Lil’ Kim and Derek are arguing too b/c of the pressure. Hmmm… here we go. Audience is screaming up a storm already. They dance to “Womanizer.” Ty and Gilles have their shirts off. Kim looks a little loose and not as strong as she needs to be in her solo. She missed a step as well. Here comes Ty with a jacket on now. He has got his stern face on and is keeping great hold. I think the music is very slow and needs to be sped up. Lil’ Kim and Derek’s solo seemed a bit long compared to Ty’s. Gilles and Cheryl are up last pulling up the rear. They look great together and their faces tell the whole story - they have the best solo. They are perfectly in sync when they all three dance together. The crowd liked it. I didn’t think it was as good as Team Mambo. The music was too slow for my taste. Bruno thought it was powerful, naughty, and beautiful. He loved the end sequence. Carrie Ann said she thought team Tango takes it b/c of their team work. Len points out the little blunder with Lil’ Kim and Derek. Len thought Ty nailed it and Gilles had missteps with his footwork. Scores were 2 9’s and a 10 from Bruno for a 28 out of 30. Team Tango does take it.

Leaderboard:

Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough 28 out of 30

Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke 27 out of 30

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas 27 out of 30

Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough 26 out of 30

Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower 24 out of 30

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani 21 out of 30

Melissa and Ty could be in the bottom 2 and I hope that you will do what you need to do to keep Melissa. She deserves to be the competition so VOTE VOTE VOTE! See ya tomorrow night!