Encores and results
Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 by Travis Cody inCue that theme music because it's live from Hollywood!
My first encore comes from Shawn and Mark, with a darn near perfect Paso Doble. Click here.
Next is the nearly flawless Foxtrot from Gilles and Cheryl. Click here.
Dance of the night goes to Melissa and Tony with a scintillating Samba that earned a perfect 30. Click here.
And that's your judges' encore selection.
Here's our leader board from last night:
57 Melissa and Tony
56 Gilles and Cheryl
56 Shawn and Mark
52 Kim and Derek
46 Ty and Chelsie
One of my favorite singer/songwriters is in the ballroom! It's Jamie Cullum! I first saw this young man when he was 22 years old, on a VH1 special celebrating the Songwriting Hall of Fame. The first song I ever heard him do was Twentysomething. I was blown away. Jamie is an impressive songwriter, a talented musician, and he's also dedicated to putting his own stamp on classic tunes.
He sang I Get A Kick Out of You, accompanied by a wonderful pro Quickstep. I don't know who the pair was. I encourage you to pick up one of Jamie's CDs. You won't regret it.
Dear Powers That Be...please please please retire any future Kenny Mayne features.
The first couple to advance to the Final Four is Gilles and Cheryl.
Macy's Stars of Dance was fantastic! And dammit...I didn't cacth the names of the choreographers. That is so frustrating.
Here we go with the pro competition.
Afton dances Samba with Cody Linley. Cody has forgotten what he learned about moving his hips. Afton made a very nice Samba, but she wasn't able to loosen him up all that much. Although, she did pull out a fun performance from him.
Pause for results...the next couple to advance to the Final Four is Melissa and Tony.
Mayo dances Quickstep with Lisa Rinna. I like his approach to teaching. His first step is to find out how his student learns. He did a great job with Lisa. He made use of her natural enthusiasm and helped her overcome the difference in their height. He made her look good. Well done.
Anna dances Tango with Maurice Green. Maurice chose a dance he hadn't done before, and that worked to her advantage. She was able to show how she would approach her work with a celebrity. Although he walked through most of it, she did allow him to lead her through the dance and he did that very well. Good job.
It's results time. The next couple to advance to the Final Four is Shawn and Mark.
So far there haven't been any surprises. Things have fallen out pretty much in the order of the leader board, with Kim and Ty in the bottom two.
But now it goes wonky! Ty and Chelsie advance to the Final Four, and that means Kim and Derek are out.
Whoa! That's a shame. She wasn't sharp last night like she was in the previous couple of weeks. But I have to say that the finals will be lessened in quality with her out of the competition.
Ty's fanbase was able to overcome the 6 point deficit on the leader board. And that's what it comes down to. This competition isn't necessarily about the best dancer. This is about who is watching the show, what catches their eye, and whether it makes them pick up the phone and spend their limited number of votes.
Unlike American Idol, you don't get to vote early and often. You get X many votes each week.
Next week, our Final Four dance two routines again in an effort to win some of those votes on the way to crowning the season 8 champion. You know what's on the line...it's the fabulous mirror ball trophy!
Well that was a shocker to say the least. And I think the only way to get rid of the popularity contest is to limit one vote per phone number. If your line is blocked it wont be accepted. That way they can't be stacked. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Ty fan but he isn't as good as Lil Kim was and yes she had a bad night the night before but that doesn't mean she should have been voted off. It's like Cloris last season. She was my favorite and she made it as far as she did because of her fan base. I wish Ty well. I think Shawn better watch out next week. I keep saying who's gonna go and I I'm always wrong...LOL. Aloha