Encores and results
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 by Travis Cody in
I have many encores for you today, ranging from what I thought were the best performaces to the ones I thought were most charming.
First up, I have to recognize Ty and Chelsie. Ty has improved dramatically, and but for a couple of slips this was a well danced Foxtrot. Chelsie has done a wonderful job, taking advantage of the ballroom styles to give him some confidence. Click here.
Sometimes a style just fits the dancers, and such was the case with this Foxtrot from David and Kym. She did a stellar job of making a dance to take advantage of David's Broadway roots. And he did the rest. Click here.
Shawn and Mark are getting overshadowed just a bit, but I still find her balance and posture so elegant. They danced a magnificent Foxtrot. Click here.
Not only do I enjoy the way Melissa dances, but I appreciate the little extras she puts into the performance. A shoulder shrug here, a pop of the head there. Tony took full advantage of her ability and made an outstanding Foxtrot. Click here.
So that leaves the dance of the night to Gilles and Cheryl. All that's left to say about this Samba is Wow. Click here.
Good stuff eh?
Here's our leader board:
27 Melissa & Tony
27 Shawn & Mark
27 Gilles & Cheryl
25 Lil Kym & Derek
24 David & Kym
23 Ty & Chelsie
23 Chuck & Julianne
20 LT & Edyta
17 Holly & Dmitry
16 Denise & Maks
15 Steve & Lacey
10 Steve & Karina
We'll have another dance off for judges' scores, which will replace Monday's scores and be combined with vote totals to determine who goes home.
Right to results. The first four to be safe are...
Melissa and Tony
Gilles and Cheryl
Shawn and Mark
Steve and Karina
A Steve makes it...many thought this would be the end for a Steve. And the next four to be safe are...
LT and Edyta
David and Kym
Chuck and Julianne
Lil Kim and Derek
Hall and Oates in the ballroom performing Maneater, accompanied by Maks, Tony, Dmitry, and Karina. Excellent!
Adele sings Chasing Pavements. I didn't know who this was, but then I checked for the video on youtube. I've seen it before...it is amazingly well done. And I liked the song too. Her voice is very intriguing. Alec Mazo returns to the ballroom to dance with Edyta in another stellar performance from our pros.
You know gang, if you love dance you should be watching the results show because there is some fantastic dancing going on.
And are the two safe couples?
Steve and Lacey
Ty and Chelsie
Look at that! The other Steve defies predictions and makes it through. So that means Holly & Dmitry and Denise & Maks will dance off.
Brief interlude: Mr Tucker caught site of his Friskies food on tv. He jumped over to the coffee table and stared intently at the screen. When the commercial was over, he started looking for where the kitty went with his food. And then he told us all about it. HA!
Now we dance!
Holly and Dmitry go first with their Samba from Monday. She needs to bring the performance and not be afraid of the dance. Just dance it baby. She's just not musical. She doesn't feel the music, leaving her completely disconnected from it. And her lack of coordination really hurts. That was a bit better than Monday and she looked a little more relaxed. But it still wasn't very good. The judges gave her positive notes. Judges say 6's across for a total of 18.
Denise and Maks dance their Samba from Monday. Part of Denise's problem is that she's too timid. She lets her nerves get the better of her. Like Holly, she just needs to relax and dance, and stop worrying so much about the steps. She's got to try and have fun. She's smiling this time and she looks like she's enjoying it. And because of that she's dancing better. She conquered her fear and entertained that time. Whether she stays or not, she can be happy with that if it's her last performance. Again, positive notes from the judges. Judges say 6,7,7 for a total of 20.
Who goes and who stays?
Holly and Dmitry make it through, and that means that Denise and Maks are out.
Next week it's the return of the skeery double elimination. Yikes!
The dances are Lindyhop and Argentine Tango, which are two new dances to the show. I love Lindyhop! My gram taught me how to do that, and Jitterbug, when I was a kid.
Later gang!
Mr. Tucker's expression is priceless!