After Carrie Ann has been shot up with a healthy dose of ketamine, the program continues. Tonight boxer Floyd Mayweather and his partner, Karina, are heeding the judges' advice from last week and taking on the paso doble...which I may or may not be spelling correctly. My spellcheck doesn't speak ballroom. Something about Floyd's dancing puts me in mind of Ed Grimley. In spite of my impression, the judges say he's improving. Frankly, that isn't saying much. The judges also choose not to notice that Karina left the floor completely during the dance. No question. The girl was air-born. 23 points for the pair, which seems to please Floyd and Karina.
Melanie B. and Maksim have chosen to waltz this week. An interesting decision, as I thought she would have gone for the more aggressive dance. In the rehearsal footage, Maks is wearing the stupid traveling hat. Ownership of the ugly little porkpie changes weekly. Maybe next week Marie will wear it. Old Spice also made Maks lie on a mat by a gong and a pond full of koi to meditate. He looked like he wanted to hit her in the head with a big rose quartz crystal, but the resulting dance is a marked improvement. Elegant, smooth, and she's obviously been working on her arm placement. Len and Bruno are especially complimentary, but Carrie Ann states flatly that, in spite of the graceful submission on the floor, when she opens her mouth, Mel B. still sounds like a truck driver. Guess those meds haven't kicked in yet. The waltz scores a 26.
How many times are you gonna ask me if your butt looks big in those pants?
Cameron Mathison and Nearly Naked Edyta are next. She tells us the music they've been assigned is difficult to choreograph. When the piece begins, it's evident she wasn't just complaining: it's a particular movie theme which doesn't lend itself to any kind of dance. While the song is Superman, Edyta's costume has more of a Princess Leia-during-her-Jaba-captivity feel. Her attempt to distract us turns out to be unnecessary, as Cameron is almost good. The man had a large "S" emblazoned on the front of his shirt, which I'm certain stands for "SuperStiff," but for the paso, that works.
Wouldn't want this performance to give you tan lines or anything.
I will point out that Edyta used Cameron's chest to brace herself and kick both legs up behind her, over his head. All the contestants have decided to disregard the feet on the floor thing this week. Carrie Ann references the lift, but lets it pass. Len decrees that Cam and the paso go together like fish and chips...the only food England does really well. Bruno shouts words of praise which include hero and well done. Three nines for a 27. Again, arbitrary I say. Jane and Mel B. were both better, but scored lower. Since the judges didn't ask my opinion, we move on.
Marie Osmond, owner of the original Osmo-chops, and her partner Jonathon are playing to her strengths again this week, going with a waltz. As part of the prep, Marie took a basic ballet class to help her posture (specifically keeping her ribcage high and shoulders low, while looking relaxed) and also improving her (already good) arms. Their performance wasn't the best of the night, but was still something to proud of...except for the assisted lift that was just like Jane and Tony's. Long shame! Len declares the dance gentle and lovely. Bruno is less positive, saying it was like Sleeping Beauty never woke up. Carrie Ann compliments the over-all dance, but cites the head rolls as "stripperish." Sleeping Beauty as a stripper. Well, that's a direction I bet ol' Walt never expected Disney to go. 26 points.
One exhausted stripper.
Our local ABC affiliate slips in a Mark Cuban/Dancing With The Stars I.D. during the break, by the way. This is media market ten. I wonder how big a market ya have to be in to get one of the good stars.
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Comments (5)
Thanks for the recap! I'm pretty sure Cameron had a big "C" on his chest and not an "S", but the superstiff comment was pretty fitting.
Also, I don't know that the couples get to pick their dances as you suggest...maybe they do...but it always seems as though 1/2 the women and 1/2 the men do the same dance and the other 1/2 do the other dance of that week. I always assumed they were assigned the dance by the producers. I'm not entirely sure, but that's what I think.
1 of 5 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on October 19, 2007 10:13 AM
I think the deal is the producers pass out the music/dances and the couples can swap, so there's a pretty good chance they may get the dance choice they want...but still may end up with some lousy music.
And now, back to playing with the cat toys...
2 of 5 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on October 19, 2007 11:15 AM
I never thought I'd feel this way, but it sure is good to have Samantha back...what's-his-name made her look like a freakin' champ!
But anyway...Sabrina and Helio have been my favorites from the start, but I have to say...while Sabrina's dance was, once again, very good, I don't think it warranted a perfect score.
And what was with Carrie Ann? Man, she was in a bad place the other night. Sometimes these judges take this stuff a little too seriously. They're actors and singers, and billionaires-NOT future professional dancers. Ease up a tad!
Thanks for the recap, CF!
3 of 5 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on October 19, 2007 12:04 PM
Cameron deserved a 27 just for wearing those pants and tank top so well.
It was a C for SUPER CAMERON.
Next week I want some white cake with white frosting = CAMERON.
4 of 5 | Posted by weasel dearest | Posted on October 19, 2007 12:43 PM
The couples definitely do not pick their own dances- they've talked about it before in interviews. If you've ever noticed there is always an equal number of each dance and the producers also need to make sure that each couple won't always do latin throughout the season, for example, just because it's their strength.
5 of 5 | Posted by iheartreality | Posted on October 19, 2007 6:36 PM