Trav's Thoughts

It's encores and results!



First, we tell you what we liked.

We definitely liked the Swing marathon. But I couldn't find a clip of it.

The judges, Len in particular, didn't think Evan and Anna danced a bouncy party Samba. The music had a slower tempo, but we still liked it.



Louis denied Niecy her cookie during their Argentine Tango. We enjoyed the humor, and we admired the precision in her footwork.



Len didn't like the Samba from Nicole and Derek either, but we thought it was the dance of the night.



Here's the leader board after Monday's performances:

36 Nicole and Damian
34 Erin and Maks
31 Chad and Cheryl
30 Pamela and Damian
27 Evan and Anna
26 Niecy and Louis
25 Jake and Chelsie

Results even before judges encore...Erin and Maks are safe.

So now the judges decide they want to see the Argentine Tango from Chad and Cheryl.

Melissa Etheridge is in the ballroom! She's got a new CD out and performs the title track, Fearless Love. Chelsie, Tony, Anna, and Maks take the floor as well. That was a fierce song accompanied by some fierce dancing!

More results...Chad and Cheryl are safe.

Spanish flamenco guitarist Benise is in the ballroom with his dancers. I'm usually impressed and entertained by the guests, but not this time. I think part of my disappointment was that there was so much going on and the director kept changing cameras. I couldn't see all of it and I started to get dizzy. A straight on shot would have been much better.

Now that was a fascinating video clip from the Sports Science guys at ESPN. They took measurements of Edyta and Dmitry performing dance moves in Jive, and concluded that dancers are world class athletes. Well no kidding! Didn't we know that already gang?

Melissa Etheridge returns to perform Come To My Window. Will someone please explain to me why I don't have any of this woman's music in my catalog? I must fix that. This time it's Edyta and Alec on the floor.

Results again...Nicole and Derek are safe. Pamela and Damian are safe. Evan and Anna are safe. Niecy and Louis are safe.

That means Jake and Chelsie are out.



There we go...we're past the half way point. That Fabulous Mirror Ball trophy will be awarded in just 5 weeks!

And check it out! So You Think You Can Dance returns for Season 7 on 27 May with a 2-hour premier!



I don't normally like scary shows, but I think we'll give this Happy Town program a look tomorrow. One of my favorite actors, Sam Neill, is in the cast. So I think we'll record it.