This was definitely an interesting night, very fun overall especially toward the end.
David & Kym were up first with a Cha Cha to "Abracadabra" Len thought he turned into a dancer, would have liked a little more rhythm. Carrie Ann called his improvement phenomenal.
24/30 (point higher then last week). I thought his performance this week was much better comparatively as well.
J.R. & Karina danced a Tango to "Ghostbusters" theme. Bruno thought it was solid, but lost timing and sync.
Carrie Ann on the other hand found it precise and sharp and thought they captured the tone of the piece. Overall great performance.
Len called it substandard saying it was his own fault for setting the bar high over the past several weeks.
I have to side with him on that one while it was a great performance it lacked a little something this week. 25/30 (their lowest score since the start I think).
Nancy & Tristan Jived to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" Carrie Ann didn't like her performance this week thought she lost the choreography.
Pointing out that while some styles suit a dancer perfectly some really don't.
Len was disappointed as well, he thought the kicks weren't sharp enough and that the dance generally didn't suit her. It just looked like a bad Irish jig to me.
With 21/30 (they were on the bottom of the judges leader board this week). And personally I'm really hoping she finally goes home (especially since Rob was a lot more convincing).
Rob & Cheryl danced an "Adam's Family" theme Tango. Len actually loved it, saying he had terrific footwork.
Bruno loved the way he led Cheryl with conviction, but he would like him to tuck his butt in :D. Carrie Ann called it his best dance so far.
As much as I honestly could care less about the guy, I have to give him props this week.
That has to be the weirdest song to have to dance to, and he did a really good job of staying in character while still making it look like a Tango. 25/30 (possibly their highest score thus far).
Ricki & Derek Paso Doble Bruno thought it was an incredible performance calling it a blizzard of passion and fear. Both Len and Carrie Ann thought her shapes were beautiful.
Len loved her sharp footwork in particular.
They both also pointed out she should watch her shoulders, but knew it was probably only a hindrance because of her painful rib injury (she moved pretty darn well to me!). 27/30 put them back on top of the score board once more.
I really loved the sharpness, quickness and aggressiveness of her movements in the dance (all key ingredients in a Paso). Very well executed.
Hope & Maks Len thought she coped well with a very difficult dance.
Bruno thought she had better timing, placement and finish. Carrie Ann loved the lightness/ease to her movement (something she had previously been missing).
Personally I think the judges were being extra nice, perhaps a little overly cautious with their comments because of the fiasco with Maks last week.
Either way better performance for sure (she's making some nice progress) a well deserved 24/30.
Next it was time for the group number again ( I forgot to mention they did one last week as well). But I enjoyed this one so much more.
Team Tango consisted of Kym & David, Nancy & Tristan, and J.R. & Karina all dancing to Rihanna's "Disturbia"
Overall the judges thought they were tight as a group, but not as strong individually in their routines (Len called it a total mess). 23/30 was added to their overall total for the evening.
I gotta agree with the judges consensus Team Paso Doble which consisted of Ricky & Derek, Rob & Cheryl, and Hope & Maks totally kicked Team Tango's butt.
It was extremely powerful and fit so well with Evanescene "Bring Me to Life". Reminded me why I love team dances in the first place.
I was hoping for a slightly higher score (at least three 9's and maybe a 10). But an overall 26/30 is not too shabby.
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