Yesterday, after ten weeks, we reached the final steps of DWTS. Everyone was there again, some to show us why they left, some to make us wonder why they did. Highlights of the highlights: Adam once again brought a great spark of intelligent humor to the show, giving us the Patriotic take on DWTS: ‘this is why the terrorists hate us!’ Is he running for VP? A reprise of the best tango of the season: Priscilla’s. The most beautiful young couple (Shrek) doing their most beautiful fun dance, the quickstep, followed by Poopee and Karina showing us what a mambo is all about.
But the best dance numbers of the night belonged to Usher! Both of his numbers were outstanding. First, Usher was the closest thing to what Michael Jackson was in his day: a great singer and a great dancer. And for his second number he created quite an amazing choreography, a mix of Step, tap, quickstep and Hip Hop to an odd re-mix of his hit “Yeah!” Yeah to Usher!
We felt bad that Cristian left early but they were all winners, definitely. JT says he will dance again "for the right price"? Certainly his Touch Down dance will never be the same again! Kristi, as expected and deserved, won the mirrored ball.
DWTS is over for this season. SYTYCD starts on Thursday! Read our blog, all SYTYCD, at www.thedancefiles.com
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
DWTS: 100 Shows of the Workout Program for The Stars…. oh, and the Results
Last night, we really enjoyed the 10 best dance countdown! What we loved the most: Maksim & Mel B recorded number, justifiably in the top 10! And Maksim live in the dance with other pros! Stacy Keibler, the wrestler, a beautiful face and the best body in 100 shows, Bruno’s weapon of mass seduction! Great Yellow banana dance for Helio and Julianne, sealed with that surprise kiss and drop; and one of our favorites, the cowboy Drew, riding with Cheryl! All 10 were great, and I suppose you have to show one first and another one last, but the top 10 choice was indeed well selected: Mario (Lopez) and Karina’s tango was great, amazing! The footwork, the faces, the swoons… and then Mario L. showed us in the live celebration that he ain’t improvised. His chorus line number kicked it up high. Apolo and Julianne came out with a great number for Julianne. Helio says, wow that guy can dance! But he reminded us of the fact that this show is also a dance workout for the stars: Apolo has not kept in shape… did you see his butt in those red pants? Julianne, as always, was great. We love seeing her every time.
About the results (yeah, that too): Our five finalists did concur with what we said in our last blog: Personality is key. Each one of them talked about their favorite previous star and focused on the personality, not the technique of their favorite. Mario (no last name -- better known as Poopee) did not win the audience on this one, and as we predicted, walked away.
About the results (yeah, that too): Our five finalists did concur with what we said in our last blog: Personality is key. Each one of them talked about their favorite previous star and focused on the personality, not the technique of their favorite. Mario (no last name -- better known as Poopee) did not win the audience on this one, and as we predicted, walked away.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
We were wrong, but we were right!
Well, we missed the mark this time. But we're happy with the results. We'll see now how creative Cheryl can be, choreographing for a one arm (one functioning arm) partner! And Shannon's out! We got tired of her crying, and her temper tantrums, and apparently the rest of America did too! Good!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Our Take and Handicap
DWTS’s backstage comments were lame, no major exciting insights here. The most facetious, of course, were Cristian and Cheryl’s, suggesting the illegality and after hours chemistry that would be needed to increase the hot chemistry between them.
The first number was appropriately hot and Latin with “Coso Matte” and the dancing professionals shaking it up with a salsa / samba number that had them all over the place strutting their stuff. Changing the dynamic and shaking the house, the first results came in and, well Kristy is safe—no surprise—but Cristian and Cheryl are in peril!
Once again, the kids danced, giving us a glimpse of future Edytas, and Dereks. Then all that “show day” stuff was fun: with the guys showing how “macho” they are—Cristian playing football, Jason saying that he has more time because he doesn’t have to do his hair, Mario showing off his pecs (he may be dancing in this show but he is a “macho man”); and the girls: Priscilla doing Yoga, Marissa being girly, Shannon worrying and worrying, Marlee with her kids… and then we went back to the Studio and Jason was safe.
James Blunt gave us the next musical interlude with great star power and an beautiful and athletic accompanying dance routine. In the end, however, many of the lifts did not seem effortless, but rather strained.
Cue the scary music… and Priscilla was gone.
Now who do we think will actually win? It is hard, we like them all, everyone brings something to the floor and to the show. Now it is almost down to personality and likeability but the three finalists we expect will be Kristi, Jason and Mario. And the winner will be Jason. Do we think he’s the best dancer, however? Actually no, we don’t, but that’s life!
The first number was appropriately hot and Latin with “Coso Matte” and the dancing professionals shaking it up with a salsa / samba number that had them all over the place strutting their stuff. Changing the dynamic and shaking the house, the first results came in and, well Kristy is safe—no surprise—but Cristian and Cheryl are in peril!
Once again, the kids danced, giving us a glimpse of future Edytas, and Dereks. Then all that “show day” stuff was fun: with the guys showing how “macho” they are—Cristian playing football, Jason saying that he has more time because he doesn’t have to do his hair, Mario showing off his pecs (he may be dancing in this show but he is a “macho man”); and the girls: Priscilla doing Yoga, Marissa being girly, Shannon worrying and worrying, Marlee with her kids… and then we went back to the Studio and Jason was safe.
James Blunt gave us the next musical interlude with great star power and an beautiful and athletic accompanying dance routine. In the end, however, many of the lifts did not seem effortless, but rather strained.
Cue the scary music… and Priscilla was gone.
Now who do we think will actually win? It is hard, we like them all, everyone brings something to the floor and to the show. Now it is almost down to personality and likeability but the three finalists we expect will be Kristi, Jason and Mario. And the winner will be Jason. Do we think he’s the best dancer, however? Actually no, we don’t, but that’s life!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Latin Night: Should’ve been the Sexiest Night of Competition…
…but it wasn’t. Only Cheryl and Christian had some chemistry tonight. Lots of ultra tans, open chests and skimpy dresses couldn’t compensate for the lack of passion. We definitely missed Adam’s joker wicked sense of humor. And Marissa’s taking the place of the comedian of the pack did not satisfy our amusement cravings. I guess we will have to lose some sleep and endure Jimmy Kimmel Live at some point. On to the couples:
Competing against a deaf lady, Mario (pronounced poopee) asked for dancing tips from a blind guy. Dancing the samba, however it was too bad that Stevie Wonder could not see! A seeming natural, Mario started the show on a high note! And Karina really moved that scant Yellow—Big Bird—Basket! All about hips and hopes, Mario demonstrated that he dances in more than one way, richly heeding to Len’s admonishment that he should demonstrate that he can dance differently from week to week. A well deserved 27. Karina’s exhibited body seemed like it should have been in an exhibition of extreme spray tanning disorders.
Priscilla. Being aware now that lifts are a no-no, repented and contrite came to practice, somehow with her face looking better. Dancing the Rumba, that sensual slow Latin dance, she got down with that initial split, signaling a routine (and eventually a night) full of dance tricks. They planned a tough routine, in an especially tough slow dance for non-experts; it was a little shaky in the hard tricks, simply trying too hard. Unfortunately, the complicated choreography was not favorable to achieve a high score. We thought that the 21 was a bit generous and, at this stage, not good enough.
Marissa admittedly got to shake her tushie and other parts of her body in ways she had never before. Besides all the shimming, though, there was also some dancing going on. Tony really did an outstanding choreography job, his tall stature offset by his smartly bent knees, pairing well with Marissa. They do have a vertical challenge, don’t they? The judges were a little disparaging with all the fat jokes (“lots of bounce per ounce”? “bouncing like a beach ball”?), and we thought that she should have had more than last week, but with a 24 she should be safe.
Cristian and Cheryl are a dreamy couple indeed, as that Spanish telenovela sequence demonstrated. Again, a slow sensual Rumba but this time a lot more convincing. Cheryl is definitely an amazing instructor, actually making a dancer out of Cristian. But this dance (the Rumba) is definitely hard. Cristian stumbled and faltered but did not look as bad as Priscilla did. A 23 perhaps was almost unfair, but perhaps just a point shy from what we thought it should have been. By the way, Cheryl should expand her Spanish vocabulary: saying “si, si, si” all the time might get her in trouble.
In the preamble to her routine, Marlee’s handicap was truly and painfully obvious. Fabian struggled to communicate, and Marlee to respond. This Samba dance routine definitely was problematic, given her handicap. She obviously stumbled, had to wait for her partner’s signals, lost her synchronization at times, and definitely had a hard time. She looked great, though! Back cleavage with a rhinestone tattoo! Spirit and tenacity! Too bad this is a dancing competition and not a personality contest (altogether). The judges, and Bruno in particular, were a bit generous with the scores, giving her a 22.
Kristi had to try that hard Rumba with what she described as a young hot thing, and her two young daughters watching. Looking like a young hot thing herself she managed to give the best Rumba of the night, although her turnout is still obviously faltering. The tricks well performed and the sensuality convincing. Over 27 would have been fair, 30 would have not—we liked the 29! The oriental pacific pearl comment seemed almost non-PC—but that is a good thing about this show: it really is not PC and they do not seem to care.
The Kismet couple came next. Shannon’s little throw up from a few weeks ago seems to be contagious. Derek has pranced several times towards the hurling bucket, apparently. To the dancing: despite the glitter all over her body, tourmaline legs, and locks flying about, Shannon definitely did not shake her maracas enough. Lots of energy dissipated in the dancing with lots of panting at the end, Shannon seems like she needs to work a little on her endurance training. Definitely not her best. The weirdest judge comment of the night: Carrie Ann wanting to partner with Shannon? Ok, it was hard to tell whether Shannon was channeling Disney’s Esmeralda, Jasmine or Jack Sparrow, she being a self-confessed tomboy, but still…
Jason and Edyta danced the dreaded Rumba but, how can you disparage leggy Edyta? She was smart also, avoiding in her choreography the dance tricks for the Stars that all the other couples tried so hard to pull off—despite that crotch-and-foot-in-his-face-split that she did, not him (which obviously would have been disastrous). Again we disagree with the Judges, regarding Jason’s lines. He needs to work on his arms and shoulders!!! He can be so much more masculine in his movements if he just wouldn’t try to imitate Edyta. Edyta, please, he needs to see some real men dancing. Jason, please, pay attention to the other men in the show! He had a big score with that 27, and will be safe, but could be so much better! If he does not correct his attitude and posture he will not make it to the end… and we actually want him to.
When all is said and danced, even though this was supposed to be the sexiest night of the season a markedly lack of chemistry and hotness was all around. From what we saw, and given the judge’s scores, Marlee might be in the bottom two, but we think that Priscilla will not be able to lift herself out of this one.
Competing against a deaf lady, Mario (pronounced poopee) asked for dancing tips from a blind guy. Dancing the samba, however it was too bad that Stevie Wonder could not see! A seeming natural, Mario started the show on a high note! And Karina really moved that scant Yellow—Big Bird—Basket! All about hips and hopes, Mario demonstrated that he dances in more than one way, richly heeding to Len’s admonishment that he should demonstrate that he can dance differently from week to week. A well deserved 27. Karina’s exhibited body seemed like it should have been in an exhibition of extreme spray tanning disorders.
Priscilla. Being aware now that lifts are a no-no, repented and contrite came to practice, somehow with her face looking better. Dancing the Rumba, that sensual slow Latin dance, she got down with that initial split, signaling a routine (and eventually a night) full of dance tricks. They planned a tough routine, in an especially tough slow dance for non-experts; it was a little shaky in the hard tricks, simply trying too hard. Unfortunately, the complicated choreography was not favorable to achieve a high score. We thought that the 21 was a bit generous and, at this stage, not good enough.
Marissa admittedly got to shake her tushie and other parts of her body in ways she had never before. Besides all the shimming, though, there was also some dancing going on. Tony really did an outstanding choreography job, his tall stature offset by his smartly bent knees, pairing well with Marissa. They do have a vertical challenge, don’t they? The judges were a little disparaging with all the fat jokes (“lots of bounce per ounce”? “bouncing like a beach ball”?), and we thought that she should have had more than last week, but with a 24 she should be safe.
Cristian and Cheryl are a dreamy couple indeed, as that Spanish telenovela sequence demonstrated. Again, a slow sensual Rumba but this time a lot more convincing. Cheryl is definitely an amazing instructor, actually making a dancer out of Cristian. But this dance (the Rumba) is definitely hard. Cristian stumbled and faltered but did not look as bad as Priscilla did. A 23 perhaps was almost unfair, but perhaps just a point shy from what we thought it should have been. By the way, Cheryl should expand her Spanish vocabulary: saying “si, si, si” all the time might get her in trouble.
In the preamble to her routine, Marlee’s handicap was truly and painfully obvious. Fabian struggled to communicate, and Marlee to respond. This Samba dance routine definitely was problematic, given her handicap. She obviously stumbled, had to wait for her partner’s signals, lost her synchronization at times, and definitely had a hard time. She looked great, though! Back cleavage with a rhinestone tattoo! Spirit and tenacity! Too bad this is a dancing competition and not a personality contest (altogether). The judges, and Bruno in particular, were a bit generous with the scores, giving her a 22.
Kristi had to try that hard Rumba with what she described as a young hot thing, and her two young daughters watching. Looking like a young hot thing herself she managed to give the best Rumba of the night, although her turnout is still obviously faltering. The tricks well performed and the sensuality convincing. Over 27 would have been fair, 30 would have not—we liked the 29! The oriental pacific pearl comment seemed almost non-PC—but that is a good thing about this show: it really is not PC and they do not seem to care.
The Kismet couple came next. Shannon’s little throw up from a few weeks ago seems to be contagious. Derek has pranced several times towards the hurling bucket, apparently. To the dancing: despite the glitter all over her body, tourmaline legs, and locks flying about, Shannon definitely did not shake her maracas enough. Lots of energy dissipated in the dancing with lots of panting at the end, Shannon seems like she needs to work a little on her endurance training. Definitely not her best. The weirdest judge comment of the night: Carrie Ann wanting to partner with Shannon? Ok, it was hard to tell whether Shannon was channeling Disney’s Esmeralda, Jasmine or Jack Sparrow, she being a self-confessed tomboy, but still…
Jason and Edyta danced the dreaded Rumba but, how can you disparage leggy Edyta? She was smart also, avoiding in her choreography the dance tricks for the Stars that all the other couples tried so hard to pull off—despite that crotch-and-foot-in-his-face-split that she did, not him (which obviously would have been disastrous). Again we disagree with the Judges, regarding Jason’s lines. He needs to work on his arms and shoulders!!! He can be so much more masculine in his movements if he just wouldn’t try to imitate Edyta. Edyta, please, he needs to see some real men dancing. Jason, please, pay attention to the other men in the show! He had a big score with that 27, and will be safe, but could be so much better! If he does not correct his attitude and posture he will not make it to the end… and we actually want him to.
When all is said and danced, even though this was supposed to be the sexiest night of the season a markedly lack of chemistry and hotness was all around. From what we saw, and given the judge’s scores, Marlee might be in the bottom two, but we think that Priscilla will not be able to lift herself out of this one.
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