Jennie Garth and her boy, Derek, have chosen the paso for this week. The video from these two has a lot of Jennie's "mommy time" included. I'm not one of those women swayed by warm, fuzzy, exploitive kid moments, so this did nothing to influence my vote. In spite of my dislike for this pair, I'll admit they did a great job. I believe it was the best dance of the night (regardless of the score the judges awarded to Sabrina and Mark.) But, be darned if there wasn't another lift!!! What is going on? Bruno loves it, and praises the performance and the choreography as superb. Carrie Ann spots the off-the-floor feet. Oddly, however, she tells them "it's okay, because you dug deep," thereby confirming everything I suspected when it comes to the scoring of this show. Len announces he's having a "lift-free zone." I think he means a "zone that's free of penalties for lifts," which would not be the same thing...so he's really having a "grammar-free zone." The dance, he says, is bloomin' fantastic. Jennie and Derek get a 27.
Don't fall, mommy. The other kids will make fun of me again.
Last, my favorite couple, Helio Castroneves and Julianne, take on the waltz. The video of the practice sessions shows a little conflict between the two, as they debate the merits of concentrating on some of the smaller details of the dance. From the looks of the performance, they should have spent more time on Helio's posture, and less on the tiny hand movements. They do manage to keep at least one of Julianne's feet on the floor at all times...like teens from the 1950's trying to keep the letter of the law while sharing a bed. Carrie Ann says watching this couple dance makes her happy to be alive...but maybe that's just the ketamine talking. Len loves it...and falls back into racing metaphors to emphasize how much. I think the writers must be out of gas. Bruno describes them as sunlight. The final tally: 27.
Adventures of Curvy and Scurvy
And that's it for another round. I'm looking forward to the results show...and not just because Mark Cuban should be in danger of being sent home. Entertainment includes world-renowned choreographer Wade Robson in a very rare performance.
Now I'm going to find a hiding a place for my remote control so we never have this problem again.
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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