Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The DWTS Finals Results Show Live

Well, it's live on my TV!

There isn't that much to report on really as the only meaningful things are three new dances and the announcement of the winner.

It's nice to see all of the stars again of course, and we had an excellent opening routine with all of the pros (including the troupe) and the celebrities not in the final.

Donald and Peta's freestyle was the spotlight dance. It really was very good, but isn't it a disadvantage to have to perform an extra time?

Brooke's hair looks much better tonight, last night it looked a little like a rat's nest!

Sherri Shepherd and Val gave us a unique performance to "It's Raining Men". A number of male pros descended from the ceiling.

Next up was Martina Navratilova, who I really like by the way, showing why she was the first to be eliminated. We also had the always smiling Jack Wagner and Anna Jack's not too bad actually, her would have gone further if the talent wasn't so high this season.

Gavin DeGraw is back with the boat! The one that got him eliminated! He's dancing with four pros this time but he still seems to be sinking.

And here's Gladys, lovely to watch, she and Tristan really seem to enjoy it.

Apparently, Jaleel White has always wanted to do the Paso Doble to the theme from Shaft. Who knew? It's pretty good actually. The multi-dancer routines have been excellent tonight.

Melissa is back re-enjoying her trio dance with the Chmerkovskiy brothers, except this time they grabbed her buttocks.

Roshon really wanted to do a hip hop freestyle dance so he and Chelsie were given their chance. To be blunt I don't think he would have got a 30 from the judges, but it was pretty good just the same.

And finally, in terms of eliminated couples we have Maria and Derek with a Tango. Really quick excellent.

And do to the final performances.

William and Cheryl - Salsa - 30 - a perfect salsa as far as I can tell. "Nobody Does it better than William" said Bruno.

Katherine and Mark - Jive - 30 - high energy dance that you expect from Mark. Seemed to miss a couple of moves to me but I don't think anyone is going to be scored badly on the last night. The judges were effusive and generic in their comments.

Donald and Peta - Cha Cha Cha - 30 - shirtless and fun. The judges said stuff that was pretty meaningless really. Len thought he was the best football player on the show ever.

So the judges' scores are pretty meaningless as there is a point separating the couples - Katherine/Mark on 90 and the others on 89.

It's down to the viewers' votes!

But first Ms Gladys Knight sings...The Way We Were. While see sings (beautifully) there are really creepy giant screens behind the three couples showing their stories.

It's time! The third place couple is...

William Levy and Cheryl Burke

I had them winning, so what do I know?

So we have Katherine and Mark, Donald and Peta.

The champions of Season 14 of Dancing with the Stars are...

Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd!

Obviously Katherine and Mark were second.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Live Scores from The Finals of Dancing with the Stars

And so we come to the last week of season 14 of Dancing with the Stars. As Tom says, the most talented season yet.

The first dance is a style the judges would like the couple to improve upon. They can chose the music and choreography.

William and Cheryl - Cha Cha Cha - 30 - very good dance, seems a little stilted at times to me. Len thought it was the best Cha Cha he'd seen on DWTS. Bruno and Carrie Ann were effusive too.

Katherine and Mark - Paso Doble - 30 - very expressive choreography, beautifully executed. Technical brilliance said Bruno. "A buffet of Spanish Tapas" or "Fabulous" was Len's input.

Donald and Peta - Argentine Tango - 29 - some great lifts here! Len thought it was a little too careful. Carrie Ann loved it before and she loved it tonight. Bruno thought it was very effective.

And so we move to the freestyle dances.

William and Cheryl - 29 - lots of Latin stuff, gyrations and passion. Audience loved it. Len thought it was too predictable -"a salsa with lifts". Sinful thought Bruno. Carrie Ann liked it.

Katherine and Mark - 30 - "The Welsh Wiggler Night Club". Lots of facial gyrations with a mix of jive, Lindy Hop and quickstep (?). Frenetic, perhaps too much. They seemed to miss a hold near the beginning. "A dance of a champion" said Carrie Ann.

Donald and Peta - 30 - Country! On a football field! I loved it! I don't know that it was technically good but it was fun! "Oh my god" said Carrie Ann. Len said it was fantastic. Bruno said it was inspired.

Well with the scores so close it really is down to the viewers. Katherine is a point ahead of William and Donald. There is one more dance tomorrow night - the couples got the music after tonight's show and need to work on the routine this evening.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

DWTS Semi-finals Results - Live

Courtesy ABC/Adam Taylor
An exciting and closely scored semi-final sets us up for a long and boring results show with a really exciting ending.

Kicking the show off is the spotlight dance - William and Cheryl's samba!

The first couple to know their fate is Katherine and Mark. Tom confirmed she is OK after her back injury from last night and would be able to continue. Katherine and Mark are in the finals!

We then had a round-robin of what the professionals thought of each celebrity. Shame they're all so nice!

The Design-a-Dance had Tristan and Chelsie dancing a samba to a Beyonce song. They were very good of course but I've never really understood the Design-a-Dance.

Next we had Alanis singing her new tune and then Maria and Derek were up. Despite having the biggest score he night before, they were in jeopardy!

We then had a performance from the cast of the movie Rock of Ages. A pretty good, albeit generic routine.

We then had some very insincere promises that we'd find out another finalist within minutes, but we did see Carrie Underwood who seems very nice and a good singer too.

So, we have Donald/Peta and William/Cheryl. William is in the final so Donald is still in jeopardy, joining Maria.

The two couples stand on the stage as they listen to Tom and Brooke go through their long-winded spiel designed to waste time and make you want to pull your hair out.

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough have been eliminated from Dancing with the Stars season 14. A very nice person with a very strange laugh Maria seems ever so nice and very, very fit.

As Tom said, whoever it is it sucks.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Semi-final Live Scores on DWTS

No dance duels, team dances, memorable years or dance marathons. Just two dances per couple, the lowest combined score goes home.

William and Cheryl - Tango - 28 - very competent dance. Len and Carrie Ann spotted a couple things that needed work. Bruno thought it was amazing.

Katherine and Mark - Quickstep - 29 - This was a joy to watch, whatever the scores. Carrie Ann thought it was the best DWTS dance ever, Len said Katherine could sing and dance, Bruno thought it was amazing.

Donald and Peta - Waltz - 28 - lovely dance, Donald seemed a little stiff to me. Carrie Ann felt there were some missteps. Len thought it was charming. Bruno thought it was fantastic.

Maria and Derek - Argentine Tango - 30 - this was very, very good. Len said it was fabulous. Carrie Ann kicked Len in her excitement. Bruno thought it was fabulous.

And here are the scores for the second set of performances.

William and Cheryl - Samba - 30 - the crowd loved it. I did too. So did the judges. Bruno was incoherent.

Katherine and Mark - Salsa - 27 - every season Mark has to come up with a dance with silly costumes and this was the dance. Belly dancer, wicker basket. It was a great dance, I was the only one who saw a couple of mistakes it seems. At the end Katherine hurt her back or something and was overcome with emotion. The judges loved it. Bruno thought it was wonderful.

Donald and Peta - Samba - 29 - some fancy footwork, a relatively high number of mistakes. The judges liked it. Bruno thought it was wonderful.

Maria and Derek - jive - 29 - started off with Derek applying a defribulator to Maria, the rest was OK though. Carrie Ann, Len and Bruno loved it.

Here's the summary of scores:

William/Cheryl - 58
Katherine/Derek - 56
Donald/Peta - 57
Maria/Derek - 59

It's so close, obviously it'll depend on the viewers!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Off The Show, On The Double - Week 8 Eliminations

Two couples are bidding farewell to the ballroom tonight. And because there are two there's more potential for an upset! Here are the scores from last night:

William/Cheryl - 30 & 27 = 57
Roshon/Chelsie - 29 & 27 = 56
Katherine/Mark - 26 & 29 = 55
Donald/Peta - 27 & 28 = 55
Maria/Derek - 28 & 25 = 53
Melissa/Maks - 24 & 27 = 51

On the face of it Maria and Melissa are favorites to go home. But Roshon has been in the bottom two 3 times! And www.dialidol.com think that Melissa and Maks are the only couple safe!

Let's see shall we?

ABC/ADAM TAYLOR
Donald, Peta and Karina were asked to do their Trio dance as the Spotlight Dance. It was actually an even better performance! Tighter, but more relaxed at the same time.

The first two couples are up. Donald/Peta and Katherine/Mark. Donald is safe! Katherine and Mark are in jeopardy. Oooh!

This is Dance Center! Kenny Mayne, Jerry Rice and Len Goodman are back. Katherine is obsessed with naughty bits, Roshon is 12 and William is perfect. You get the idea.

Roshon/Chelsie and William/Cheryl are up next. And one of the couples are going home right now! It must be Roshon. And it is. Awh. He's such a nice boy.

Dance Center 2 - an entertaining set of clips of Maria, a goat and a dolphin laughing, Melissa has a longhorn steer implanted in her back and Donald is always falling down.

The Macy's Stars of Dance performed a tribute to Dick Clark with some of the original dancers from the show! Except I couldn't tell which ones they were. Maybe I misheard. It was a very good performance though.

We were then treated to Dmitry Chaplin and someone called Anya performing a number from the Las Vegas show.

Melissa/Maks and Maria/Derek are up next. Maria is safe so it's down to Melissa and Katherine.

And the second couple eliminated is Melissa and Maks. The expected result (by me anyway), Melissa was one of my favorites in this season.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Double the fun, three times the dancers - DWTS Week 8 Live Scores

Each couple dances twice. Their second dance being with a third dancer of their choice. Then two go home tomorrow! It's going to be hectic!

To the scores:

Donald and Peta - Tango - 27 - very professional as always from Donald. "Ding Dong Donald" said Len. Apparently that was good. Bruno liked it too. Carrie Ann said he was focused, but needed more drama.

Maria and Derek - Viennese Waltz - 28 - very polished and technically excellent but it was, and I know it sounds silly, boring. Bruno said it was amazing. Len thought they could have done more dancing in hold (I agree). Len gave an 8, the others 10.

Melissa and Maks - Foxtrot - 24 - very nice. They may not be as good as the other couples but I really enjoy their performances! Lots of emotion after the dance - even though he's a bad boy she really does like Maks.

Katherine and Mark - Viennese Waltz - 26 - lovely dance, very strange spin at the end - he seemed to throw her a bit hard. Len liked it apart from the spin - just like me! Bruno loves her technique. Carrie Ann got booed (not sure why, the audience doesn't seem to like anything negative!)

Roshon and Chelsie - Foxtrot - 29 - a jaunty little foxtrot. Bruno was very pleased "a young Mickey Rooney". "Two little dancing munchkins" said Len. Carrie Ann liked it too. The score was a little high I felt but only by one or two points.

William and Cheryl - Foxtrot - 30 - an even better foxtrot! And to "Stray Cat Strut"! (One of my faves!) The judges liked it too!

And now to the Trio round!

Donald, Peta and Karina Smirnoff - Jive - 28 - the audience loved it. The judges loved it. I thought it was a little awkward, but good nevertheless.

Maria, Derek and Henry V - Samba - 25 - Bollywood-style! Derek does like to experiment! Enjoyable, a little awkward again. (They had an abs contest and Maria seemed to win btw). Bruno was impressed by the number. Len didn't think it was a samba - he gave it a seven.

Melissa, Maks and Val - Samba - 27 - four Chmerkovskiy buttocks! A little hesitant to start but it was very enjoyable. The judges said it was her best performance.

Katherine, Mark and Tristan - Cha Cha Cha - 29 - Katherine got her pants leg stuck around her ankle, she dealt with it well. A good performance.

Roshon, Chelsie and Sasha Farbar. Paso Doble - 27 - great performance, although Sasha didn't seem to be in it much. The judges felt he made a couple of mistakes but Len enjoyed the buttocks. Seriously.

William, Cheryl and Tony Dovolani - Paso Doble - 27 - ooh, William in a mask. He was the Zorro to Tony's bad guy. The audience loved it. The judges liked it too.

So here are the overall scores:


  1. William/Cheryl - 30 & 27 = 57
  2. Roshon/Chelsie - 29 & 27 = 56
  3. Katherine/Mark - 26 & 29 = 55
  4. Donald/Peta - 27 & 28 = 55
  5. Maria/Derek - 28 & 25 = 53
  6. Melissa/Maks - 24 & 27 = 51

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Who Was Canned In Classical Week?

Answer at the bottom of the post!

We kicked off the Results Show with the promise of two couples "dancing for redemption" and the Spotlight Dance, which was, of course, Maria and Derek's Perfect Paso (The dance had an alternate ending with Derek Killing Maria. Nice touch.)

The first three couples up are Katherine/Mark, Donald/Peta and William and Cheryl. And all three were safe of course.

Gavin DeGraw popped back and sang a very pleasant tune, with Karina Smirnoff and Louis van Amstel accompanying on the dance floor.

Ballroom Battle were up next where six professionals picked an amateur couple each and tutored them. The was a knockout round and the three pros left are Tony Dovolani, Cheryl Burke and Louis van Amstel. Their couples performed a "jive" relay. Louis' team were third and Cheryl's team win. It was all a bit disorganized and Tom was beeped for swearing!

The final four couples were ready to find out who was in the Dance Duel. Maria and Derek safe (duh). Roshon and Chelsie in the bottom 2. Melissa and Maks safe. So Jaleel and Kym are in the bottom 2 too.

They will Rumba.

I hate this split screen! Jaleel seemed the better to me, but what do
I know?

The judges waffled a bit. Then Carrie Ann chose Roshon. Len chose Roshon. Bruno chose Roshon and Chelsie.

So Jaleel White and Kym Johnson were eliminated in week 7 of season 14 of Dancing with the Stars. Jaleel claimed he really enjoyed it but it didn't always seem that way. He was very gracious in defeat.