Before the third and final dance, Jonathan Roberts, who danced with Rachel Hunter, and Anna Trubinskaya danced freestyle to Fields of Gold, with a live performance by Brian McKnight. I would rather have heard Roxanne (Put on the red light!), but it was good performance and Jonathan Roberts can actually lift a person that is not twice as tall as he his. When we heard that Anna was his real partner, not only on the dance floor, but in life, since they were married, I began wondering if he and Hugh Jackman hang out at the same singles bars.
Perhaps the treat of the episode was the focus on the rising stars of the next generation of dancing professionals. We took a little trip to a dance studio where several pairs of children between 7 and 10 years old are training to be professional dancers. I thought to myself, "shit, these kids must get ripped on all the time." And while some admitted that they were, in fact, ridiculed, brother and sister Fay and Dale said they are kind of popular, which obviously meant that they were popular targets for swirlies. Eventually, it turned into an episode of Kids Say the Darndest Things, but we got to see them all on the dance floor, and watching them perform their moves with all of their adolescent coordination and body control was quite entertaining. They pulled off some great moves, and you can see how the exaggerated leg kicks, hip thrusts, and arm extensions have to be learned at an early age. They were even doing splits and lifts. I had to immediately put in a DVD of Falling Down because my cynicism levels were running dangerously low.
For freestyle, Kelly and Alec danced to Pink's "Get the Party Started." She had on a modified Xena sidekick leotard, while he had raided the wardrobe of a UPS delivery man and tore off the sleeves. Final score 8-8-9.
John and Charlotte came out, and there is not much else to say except what the hell was Charlotte wearing? She looked so very elegant during the waltz, but reverted back to some outfit that looked like it came from the Broadway production of Runnign Man. Come on, you know you want to see Yaphet Kotto in one of those. The judges also gave them a final score of 8-8-9.
By now, you have probably done the math and figured out that John and Charlotte won, right? While the judges gave scores, only the viewers would decide, and voting was over by the time this post came up, and there was no internet voting. Instead, we get a results show on Thursday at 9PM. I have no idea how they are going to fill up that time, but I do have some questions, and a suggestion.
First, if John and Charlotte win, do they take back that plastic Trophy from Kelly and Alec? Do both teams get trophies? Why isn't the ballroom dancing governing body taking care of this? My suggestion is that they make John O'Hurley a celebrity judge. Win or lose, I think he was the delight of this competition and I think he should be on in some form, if his schedule permits.
What did you think of the competition? Were those kids also getting a little creepy towards the end of the routine? Who deserved to win this time?
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Comments (6)
John O'Hurley was on General Hospital yesterday. Coincidence? I think not.
1 of 6 | Posted by Victoria | Posted on September 21, 2005 11:58 AM
I think this show is great and so are your recaps!
However, as much I like John O' Hurley I think he is taking this a bit too serious! Poor guy! Maybe he doesn't have much other work going on and wants to in some way have that claim, that he is the champion of DANCING WITH THE STARS! His wife definitel was way younger and pretty, maybe a d-list groupie!
I must agree the kids were entertaining but a bit creepy!
FInally, overall its a good show. ITs different than anything else thats on and definitely family oriented. We don't seem to have much of that these days. Heck, I can hardly watch anything on tv because my 2 year old is around. But last night we were both able to watch this.
Finally, you made a mistake on one of the professional dancers name. You called her Stephanie and her name is Ashly Del Grosso.
2 of 6 | Posted by RenDAWG | Posted on September 21, 2005 12:01 PM
J-Unit -
Great review on Dancing with the Stars -- I only disagreed with you on one comment... there WAS internet voting available! I know because I used it to vote for John several times. Keep up the great work!
3 of 6 | Posted by Ruth | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:12 PM
I think this review will have more viewers than the actual show. I think these people have never been accused of being celebrities before ABC got a hold of them. Kelly "I'm more than a playboy spread, no, seriously" Monaco? John "I need another schtick" O'Hurley? What happened, was Corky from "Life Goes On" too busy to take their call?
4 of 6 | Posted by whothehellarethesepeople? | Posted on September 21, 2005 1:43 PM
I skipped the show. I think it's BS that they only let the viewers decide when her fanbase was the only reason she won in the first place. If you want a rematch, do it right! Have the judges decide.
5 of 6 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on September 22, 2005 1:39 PM
I really want John to win. I don't hate Kelly...I don't think she sucks or anything, but the three "perfect scores" they received last time was just crap.
Thx for the re-cap...I'm with you, I'm curious how they're going to fill the timeslot on Thursday.
6 of 6 | Posted by Christy | Posted on September 22, 2005 2:21 PM