With the double elimination looming over everyone's head again this week, and two dance routines it was high pressure for all involved.
Anna & Michael justified the judges save last week with a smooth looking Foxtrot. Alright Michael, you got me.
Who knew you could be light on your feet?. Way to go!. The judges were equally impressed and give him his highest score yet 23/30.
Also huge props on your design skills Michael, the dress Anna wore looked beautiful (which is more then I can say for the rest of the pack).
Apparently the purple theme was inspired by Barnie *lol*.
Barnie will never look as good in a dress :D.
Kym & Donny's Quickstep had a few mishaps, but was covered well by his showmenship and charisma. I actually thought the overall routine was quite good.
Like Michael Donny was very light on his feet. Their score remained same as last week 24/30.
Anna & Mark with Lacey sick this week Anna filled in to help Mark out with his Samba.
Which I thought was entertaining, and very well done given the circumstances.
In fact I really have to give him credit for a guy who was being forced to learn the same routine with 3 different people he handled it very well.
I wish the judges felt the same way, only Len was as sympathetic as me.
The other two were rough on the poor guy. Bruno called it a "Kung-Fu Panda doing the Samba in the Planet of the Apes". WTF?!
I hope the low score of 19/30 doesn't send him home, but with a double elimination it could be a high possiblity.
Dmitry & Mya's contemporary Foxtrot pleased Bruno and Carrie Ann, but didn't have enough classic steps to satisfy Len. Giving them one point higher then last week 25/30.
Karina & Aaron came out firing with a rockin' Jive. It was by far his best dance in the competition. Brilliant.
I keep sayin' that nothing could rival past competitors dances, but this one was right up there with Kristi Yamaguchi's, Helio Castroneves Jives and Mel B.'s Paso Doble.
In fact I'm adding this one to my list of favourites. It was a quick but controlled dance full of entertainment, fun and high energy. A well deserved 29/30. Congrats Aaron for finally garnering two 10's!.
Louis & Kelly thanks to Louis' tougher training Kelly finally let go of her nerves and let loose with her Salsa. She got all the judges on their feet (and Bruno on top of the desk! *lol*).
With such enthusiastic reactions I thought she would get some impressive scores, but alas they were much lower then expected. Only 24/30.
I thought it was deserving of at least one or two 9's. At least that's 4 points higher then last week.
Kelly may not have liked, or agreed with Louis' methods this week, but they clearly paid off.
And if she wants to continue she'll have to put up with more of the same because things are only gonna get tougher from now on.
Derek & Joanna delivered a sultry, sensual Rumba earning all 9's from the happy judges and the second highest score of the night 27/30.
Although I'm not convinced Joanna's fiancee appreciated Derek's fantasy beach montage *lol*. I guess Derek likes living dangerously.
The night ended with another group dance off.
Team Tango (consisting of Joanna/Derek, Kym/Donny, Kelly/Louis) vs. Team Paso Doble (Mark/Anna, Aaron/Karina, Michael/Anna, Mya/Dmitry).
The judges thought Team Paso lost sync a few times. Mya & Dmitry were definite stand-outs in their individual routines. Aaron & Karina weren't too shabby either.
They all got 24/60 added to their total scores from the first dance.
Though I agree with Len that Team Tango's routine seemed a bit easier technically/sync-wise due to the constant hold. It was still far superior to Team Paso Doble.
The scores reflected it with 28/60. Huge kudos to Kelly for redeeming her Tango, and Donny for soldiering on despite a possible flu.
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