Week 3: Dancing with the Stars

Posted By: admin On: April 1, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa

Well my Tivo is acting up because it is raining outside. I am getting major pixels, people, and I am not very happy about it. First impressions (as seen through the pixels) - I didn’t recognize Julianne Hough. Cristian de la Fuente is all turquoised up.

Tonight is the night of Tangos and Jives. I love Jives - tangos, eh, ok. Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez dance the jive first and I missed all of it except the end. I also missed the judges comments. Guess I’ll have to catch that whole dance online. Marlee received a total of 21 out of 30. All I know is, I hope spunky Marissa Jaret Winokur has the jive this week - this is totally her dance.

The Gute - Steve Guttenberg and Anna Trebunskaya are dancing the tango this week. Will guy smiley, Steve, be able to wipe the large smile off his face and get serious? Anna’s hubby, Jonathon Roberts (partnered with Monica Seles and eliminated last week) came in to dance with Steve while Anna was out sick. It was actually quite funny especially when Steve said he’s hairy! This dance should suit Steve’s stiffness for sure and it does. He is in serious mode and no smile is present. Not bad - he did stick his chin out really far - guess that is his mean face. LOL! I’m actually impressed this dance. Steve cuts off Tom Bergeron and goes to get a metal bowl that he slips on his head and goggles. Funny, Steve.

Carrie Ann laughs said she can’t talk to him like that, but that was his best dance so far. Len said the actor came out this time and the footwork was fantastic - much improved. Bruno said “it’s revenge of The Gute” this time. Guess the bowl over his head and the goggles worked as far as the judges comments go. He’s a nut! He received 21 out 0f 30 and is currently tied with Marlee Matlin. Steve said this show will knock everyone’s socks off tonight. He referred to everyone as his teammates. Should we tell Steve that they are his competitors not his teammates. C’mon Gute, get with the program!

Len referred to his Quickstep as “Faster than wind from a Duck’s bottom” LOL!, Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke are doing the jive this week. Cheryl is getting on Cristian, which is just like she was with Drew and Emmitt - and that won her the competition. Cristian is struggling during practice so they go to Sea World - I don’t get the connection at all. DUMB if you ask me! Here we go…He does the spilts off the stage and wow this is fast. Nice kicks Cristian - really high. I am liking this. They do some complicated tricks. Their last trick, the ran out of room and Cristian slid through and kicked lights (I think). But it ended fine - nothing wrong with kicking some lights. I really liked this jive. The crowd seemed to have liked it too. Let’s see if the judges did.

Bruno - are you on rocket fuel tonight? You definitely had a good time. Deliver you did - your best dance yet. Len said his legs were a little loose and it could have been stronger, but it was the best dance he has done so far. Carrie Ann said she thinks he has a great shot at this because he improves greatly each work. She also commented on his loose arm, but said it was fantastic. I couldn’t agree more. He rec’d 2 8’s from Len and Carrie Ann and a 9 from Bruno for a 25 out of 30.

Before we went to commercial, we cut to Mario and Jason sitting on the couch along with Adam Carolla at the end of the couch and Tom referred to them as our “Top Scoring Men and Adam!” LOL! Good thing Adam has a sense of humor. He wouldn’t have it any other way, would he?

Mario and Karina Smirnoff dance the tango this evening. Mario was all over the US this week performing. He took Karina with him. Karina was concerned that they don’t have enough time to rehearse. Karina lets him have it stating “are we gonna get it? Honestly, I don’t think so.” Hmmm…let’s see. Nice complicated footwork - I like it so far. It is very crisp and sharp. They dance to Roxanne by The Police that sounds like it is sang by Count Dracula from Sesame Street. They look like they messed up a few steps in the corner, but overall it was a pretty good performance - he looks pretty happy.

Len said the dance had flair but the dance was amiss - it lacked posture, hold was bad and he was BITTERLY disappointed tonight. Carrie Ann agreed saying it was a disappointment - and a lot of missteps. Bruno said he didn’t think it was that bad and also pointed out the mistake in the corner, but said he didn’t think it was that bad in his opinion and he didn’t think it was a “pile of oops I can’t say that”. LOL! Pile of what, Bruno? Doodoo? He received a 7 from Carrie Ann, 6 from Len, and an 8 from Bruno for a total of 21 out of 30. There’s a threeway tie between Marlee and Steve. Backstage I saw some man boobs on Mario. Sorry I just had to say that because they were pretty distracting. Strange, but the truth. I didn’t think the dance was THAT bad - geez. Weird night.

Tom said he just has one word for Len and that is Fiber - frees you up. Len thought that was funny and Bruno was laughing so hard I think he might have hacked up a lung. Even Tom laughed at his own joke.

Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough dance the jive this week. I’m anxious to see her long legs do those kicks. Shannon compared the kicking to kick boxing which she understands. Her and Derek are in the ring and she is kicking his A$$! LOL! She looks excited and happy. They both start off doing cartwheels. She is wearing lots of fringe tonight - looks like a shaggy yellow rug. Her kicks weren’t that high, but she did ok. She was way out of breath afterwards and is bending over breathing. They all sit on the floor to rest. Let’s hope we don’t have another Marie Osmond passing out moment.

Bruno told her to work on precision and control now, but the rest is very good. Len said tonight he saw a really good job. Tom Bergeron interrupted stating “there’s so much heavy breathing down here that I feel like I’m sitting next to a 900 number” LOL - Tom is ON FIRE tonight. Carrie Ann said you are suprising and so much fun to watch. Shannon and Derek fall backwards and lie flat on the floor…she needs to get some cardio stamina. Dang! Her scores were 8’s across the board for a 24 out of 30.

Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough dance the tango - and Julianne is sportin’ this short brunette wig. Adam says 5 days is not enough time to learn the tango. Adam says he fees ashamed and embarrassed and doesn’t want to let Julianne down. He really is taking this seriously. He did say that she deserves better - awwww - poor Adam. Adam said he is going to make America a promise - 1. We are gonna see a tango and 2. This chick is not gonna go anywhere. Let’s hope!

Adam pops up behind the judges table with a rose in his mouth. He has a serious face on it and it doesn’t look normal. He also has somewhat of a fish face on during some of the moves like where the cheeks are caved in. Honestly, I thought this was rather good for him. Tom said “This man is becoming a dancer”. I am actually quite impressed. Tom is impressed too. Now I’ve got it - Julianne looks like Jane Seymour when Jane did the tango. Could it be the same wig? Perhaps! Adam interrupted saying “I don’t know who dressed this little Gal, but the Sandy Duncan wig and the Frier’s Frock is not helping our cause” LOL! Oopsy - Adam said - there’s a couple of gay guys upstairs in wardrobe, but possibly - oopsy awkward laugh from Tom. The judges are speechless.

Carrie Ann said “I can’t believe I’m gonna say this, but Adam Carolla was quite sexy out there. That’s the end of it.” Bruno said “If I kind of close my eyes I almost see Antonio Banderas and Katherine Zeta Jones.” LOL! He says he isn’t a master technician, but he’s getting better. Len said choreography is like makeup - it can cover a multitude of sins. He congratulated Julianne in making Adam a dancer. He received all 7’s for a total of 21 out of 30. While Bruno was delivering his score he made it sound just like Len and he got a big kick out if - as did Len. It was funny.

OMG! Kristi’s hair is plastered to her face and looks like Medusa - ugh! Looks like snakes. I do not like it and I’m not sure how I will focus on her dance with those snakes on her face. We are backstage with Adam and Julianne and Adam is putting his foot in his mouth more - let’s hope his mouth doesn’t get him into trouble with America. Samantha tries to recover and well - she doesn’t do a very good job of it.

Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani dance the jive this week - goody - this is gonna be her week I hope. Tony said this dance is the perfect dance for her - it is flicky and kicky. LOL! Marissa said Tony doesn’t know how to tell jokes and we get a sample of his jokes and she’s very right. Doesn’t make sense. Marissa agrees with me that this is her dance - yep I know! I do not like her hair at all though..yucky!

Um, honestly, I expected more - perhaps her size kept her from doing the high kicks and lots of kicks - and I do not mean that in a derogatory way. I guess I just expected more. It didn’t seem like it had a lot of energy. It looks like she is pretty happy about the performance so we’ll see what the judges think.

Len said what you did you did well - it was a little bit careful and careful doesn’t win DWTS. There was 1 or 2 foot faults. Carrie Ann said it was boring and she was so much better than that. She said she isn’t putting her down, but she needs to give it her best. Bruno said it was like a jive on cruise control. He is picking on her because she has the talent and she just needs to show it and flaunt it. She looks sad, but I couldn’t agree with the judges more. Her scores were 2 6’s and a 7 from Len for a total of 19 out of 30. Marissa is begging for votes - she wants to stay. We’ll see.

Priscilla Presley and Louis Van Amstel dance the tango. I think this dance might be right up her ally. Louis is showing her his fast moves and mentions that her being precise will really work this week. Let’s see if the precision is there. She’s a great little actress. Hmm..I wasn’t as impressed. I felt it lacked crispness and I was a bit bored. Let’s see if the judges were bored too.

Bruno said it was full of passion and drama and they did a great job. Len loved the start “don’t touch what you can’t afford sunshine.” passion, drama, fire and ice - great. Carrie Ann agreed and was mesmerized, but to work on her neck. Hmm… I am shocked that they liked it so much. Perhaps I missed something. Her scores were 2 9’s from Len and Bruno and an 8 from Carrie Ann. Best score of the night 26 out of 30.

Finally Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska are last dancing the jive. oohhh - can’t wait to see this. He is very frustrated in practice so we’ll see how he does. Not looking good so far. He starts out lipsyncing. I think his pants are bit too long for him. I actually liked this dance - high kicks very nice for him.

Carrie Ann is amazed at how big he is and how well he can do this. His lines made her breathless, but she didn’t feel the confidence. Bruno said he was light on his feet and he loves his line. Bruno liked it. Len liked the lines and the tricks, but didn’t like the rest of it. He said the kicks were sloppy and it wasn’t great. Hmmm…I didn’t see the same thing Len did. Booo on Len. He needs a spoonful of fiber, right Tom! His scores were 2 8’s from Carrie Ann and Bruno and a stingy 7 from stingy Len for a total out of 23 out of 30.

Tom acts like he is choking and motions for the host of Survivor Jeff Probst to come and take over and that he does - really well. Watch out, Tom, Jeff might be taking your job.

Kristi Yamaguchi is last - oops I thought Jason was - I totally forgot about Kristi. Those snakes on her face are distracting. She’s got the tango and Mark Ballas, her partner is concerned because of the passion that he thinks Kristi lacks. She looks very uncomfortable during practice. She’s got a wonderful hold and posture. Mark does an excellent job of wind biting and acting like it hurts. LOL! Kristi just keeps a stone face on like she couldn’t care less. She did the steps to perfection though - just not a lot of anger and passion there.

Len said he liked it very much and said she is very talented, her head went a bit forward which was disturbing, but he liked it. Carrie Ann said the emotion wasn’t there - her anger was one dimensional. Carrie Ann said she doesn’t feel much when Kristi dances. Bruno wants Kristi to be a dirty girl. Technically she has nothing to worry about. Her scores were all 9’s for a total of 27 out of 30.

The leaderboard is as follows after Week 3:
Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas 27 out of 30
Priscilla Presley and Louis Van Amstel 26 out of 30
Cristian de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke 25 out of 30
Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough 24 out of 30
Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska 23 out of 30
Marlee Matlin and Fabian Sanchez 21 out of 30
Steve Guttenberg and Anna Trebunskaya 21 out of 30
Mario and Karina Smirnoff 21 out of 30
Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough 21 out of 30
Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani 19 out of 30

My favorite of the night would have to be Cristian and Cheryl followed closely by Adam and Julianne (seriously). Oh and my question to Bridget - why would they be plugging Survivor when it is on CBS and DWTS is on ABC? I think you ARE tired tonight, Bridget. LOL!