I'm not able to dedicate myself to covering the Finale but here are the main things that happened:
Shawn and Derek did the spotlight dance with their freestyle
Dance Center!
Instant dance:
Kelly/Val - Cat & Mouse Jive
Melissa/Tony - Life is a Highway Samba
Shawn/Derek - Respect Cha Cha
The couples have an hour to practice their routine.
Drew Lachey danced with his daughter (cool).
Repeating the Team dances (with substitutes for the finalists).
The Instant Dances are up!
Kelly and Val - very good, as expected, the timing with the music was a little off - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5, Grand Total = 87.5
Melissa and Tony - they really seemed a little tired, danced very well of course - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5, Grand Total = 88.5
Shawn and Derek - Derek is really quite brilliant - 10/10/10=30, Grand Total = 87
The couples are on the stage. The third place couple is....Kelly and Val.
That leaves Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough, and Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani.
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani are the champions of The All Star Dancing With The Stars. Congratulations!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
The All Star Finals Are Here! Live Scores!
Good luck to Kelly Monaco, Melissa Rycroft and Shawn Johnson!
Two dances tonight. The first is the couples choice - the dance they think will score the most. Then there is the "Super Size Freestyle" where they can add dancers.
Here are the scores of the couples' choice:
Kelly/Val - Paso Doble - very good but wobbly in parts. The judges were effusive (but that's to be expected of course, it's the finals!) - 9.5/10/10=29.5
Melissa/Tony - Samba - Melissa is really a very good dancer - 10/10/10=30
Shawn/Derek - Quickstep - breaking the rules again, tsk tsk. Carrie Ann and Len weren't happy. Bruno is always happy! - 9/8.5/9.5=27
And now the freestyles:
Kelly/Val - "Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing - kicked off with Val on his fiddle and Kelly hanging from the ceiling. Then went into a group number. Very enjoyable. Len would have liked more originality. - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Melissa/Tony - Tony chose contemporary. They were very very good technically, but the choreography seemed a bit off to me, a little soul-less. Bruno called it a gem. Carrie Ann said jackpot. Len was speechless. Shows what I know! - 10/10/10=30 (Len wished he had an 11).
Shawn/Derek - Shawn was able to get the Fierce Five to Jon them in their freestyle. Not Derek's best choreography but still the best of the three (to me). Sensational - Carrie Ann. Gold medal performance - Len. Brilliance - Bruno. 10/10/10=30
So, the judges' scores are very close an, as we know, don't really make a huge difference percentage wise.
Tomorrow the couples have an instant dance. Plus there is the normal fun and fillers in the finale!
Two dances tonight. The first is the couples choice - the dance they think will score the most. Then there is the "Super Size Freestyle" where they can add dancers.
Here are the scores of the couples' choice:
Kelly/Val - Paso Doble - very good but wobbly in parts. The judges were effusive (but that's to be expected of course, it's the finals!) - 9.5/10/10=29.5
Melissa/Tony - Samba - Melissa is really a very good dancer - 10/10/10=30
Shawn/Derek - Quickstep - breaking the rules again, tsk tsk. Carrie Ann and Len weren't happy. Bruno is always happy! - 9/8.5/9.5=27
And now the freestyles:
Kelly/Val - "Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing - kicked off with Val on his fiddle and Kelly hanging from the ceiling. Then went into a group number. Very enjoyable. Len would have liked more originality. - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Melissa/Tony - Tony chose contemporary. They were very very good technically, but the choreography seemed a bit off to me, a little soul-less. Bruno called it a gem. Carrie Ann said jackpot. Len was speechless. Shows what I know! - 10/10/10=30 (Len wished he had an 11).
Shawn/Derek - Shawn was able to get the Fierce Five to Jon them in their freestyle. Not Derek's best choreography but still the best of the three (to me). Sensational - Carrie Ann. Gold medal performance - Len. Brilliance - Bruno. 10/10/10=30
So, the judges' scores are very close an, as we know, don't really make a huge difference percentage wise.
Tomorrow the couples have an instant dance. Plus there is the normal fun and fillers in the finale!
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
All Star Semi-Final Results - Live!
So we had the rather strange theme/style dance and the "Bad" dances so now we need to get rid of two couples. We also were treated to Val in a swimsuit. That's all I'm going to say about that.
So, off we go!
First up the spotlight dance. The judges chose Apolo and Karina dancing the Rumba to "Man in the Mirror". Good choice!
Shawn and Derek find their fate first. They must go through!
And yes, they are going to the final.
Next was a lovely girl from New Zealand. She started her dance studio at 17! Hip Hop! Her performance was really very good. Unfortunately I didn't catch her name.
Next was The Wanted singing a couple of their pop tunes.
Two couples are up: Apolo/Karina and Melissa/Tony. One of the them is going home.
Apolo and Karina have been eliminated. Melissa and Tony are in the finals.
Apolo is a class act, the finals would have been better with him.
Before we find out who else is leaving we have other diversions.
Pula Abdul now performs her dream sequence. Some of it is very good, others bits not so much. I think the technology doesn't always live up to its promise.
Derek is up with four dancers he has taken under his wing. Now that was good. Good, plain creativity.
The last two couples are up.
Emmitt/Cheryl and Kelly/Val.
Emmitt and Cheryl are eliminated. A fine competitor Emmitt just didn't have e skill level I guess. And Kelly proves she does have a fan base! (Or Val has a fan base...)
There you have it. The couples in the final are:
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani
Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Who's going to win?
So, off we go!
First up the spotlight dance. The judges chose Apolo and Karina dancing the Rumba to "Man in the Mirror". Good choice!
Shawn and Derek find their fate first. They must go through!
And yes, they are going to the final.
Next was a lovely girl from New Zealand. She started her dance studio at 17! Hip Hop! Her performance was really very good. Unfortunately I didn't catch her name.
Next was The Wanted singing a couple of their pop tunes.
Two couples are up: Apolo/Karina and Melissa/Tony. One of the them is going home.
Apolo and Karina have been eliminated. Melissa and Tony are in the finals.
Apolo is a class act, the finals would have been better with him.
Before we find out who else is leaving we have other diversions.
Pula Abdul now performs her dream sequence. Some of it is very good, others bits not so much. I think the technology doesn't always live up to its promise.
Derek is up with four dancers he has taken under his wing. Now that was good. Good, plain creativity.
The last two couples are up.
Emmitt/Cheryl and Kelly/Val.
Emmitt and Cheryl are eliminated. A fine competitor Emmitt just didn't have e skill level I guess. And Kelly proves she does have a fan base! (Or Val has a fan base...)
There you have it. The couples in the final are:
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani
Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Who's going to win?
Monday, November 19, 2012
All Stars Semi-final Live!
We're at the last but one episode of the Dancing with the Stars All Star season. Due to the Presidential election and the unfathomable decision to include Pamela Anderson to make it 13 contestants we have five couples rather than the oral four.
The couples will dance twice - once to a Michael Jackson song (it's he 25th anniversary of "Bad") and once to a rather strange combination of theme and dance style. We'll see...
NOTE: Double elimination this week!
And here are the scores:
Melissa and Tony - Caveman Hustle - 9/9.5/9=27.5 - fun dance
Shawn and Derek - Knight Rider Bhangra - 10/10/10=30 - excellent - "Call Me Mary" said Len. I have no idea why.
Apolo and Karina - Big Top Jazz - 8.5/9/9.5=27 - seemed a lot of mistakes to me, they seem very uncomfortable. Carrie Ann agreed with me, Bruno thought it was great.
Emmitt and Cheryl - Espionage Lindy Hop - 9/9/9=27 - Fun and very well done
Kelly and Val - Surfer Flamenco - 8/9/8.5=25.5 - oh, very good. Plus they ended up in swimsuits!
The couples then danced to songs from Bad:
Melissa/Tony - Argentine Tango - "Dirty Diana" - 10/10/10=30
Shawn/Derek - Argentine Tango - "Bad" - 9/10/10=29 very very good but a little sterile. Carrie Ann agreed with me, the other two judges didn't. Not that anyone cares what I think!
Apolo /Karina - Rumba - "Man in the Mirror" - 10/10/10=30 - lovely dance. It melted Carrie Ann's heart. "Like the sea" said Len.
Emmitt/Cheryl - Tango - "Leave Me Alone" - 9/9/9=27 - competent
Kelly/Val - Rumba - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Two go home tomorrow night and Paula Abdul dances. Can't wait!
The couples will dance twice - once to a Michael Jackson song (it's he 25th anniversary of "Bad") and once to a rather strange combination of theme and dance style. We'll see...
NOTE: Double elimination this week!
And here are the scores:
Melissa and Tony - Caveman Hustle - 9/9.5/9=27.5 - fun dance
Shawn and Derek - Knight Rider Bhangra - 10/10/10=30 - excellent - "Call Me Mary" said Len. I have no idea why.
Apolo and Karina - Big Top Jazz - 8.5/9/9.5=27 - seemed a lot of mistakes to me, they seem very uncomfortable. Carrie Ann agreed with me, Bruno thought it was great.
Emmitt and Cheryl - Espionage Lindy Hop - 9/9/9=27 - Fun and very well done
Kelly and Val - Surfer Flamenco - 8/9/8.5=25.5 - oh, very good. Plus they ended up in swimsuits!
The couples then danced to songs from Bad:
Melissa/Tony - Argentine Tango - "Dirty Diana" - 10/10/10=30
Shawn/Derek - Argentine Tango - "Bad" - 9/10/10=29 very very good but a little sterile. Carrie Ann agreed with me, the other two judges didn't. Not that anyone cares what I think!
Apolo /Karina - Rumba - "Man in the Mirror" - 10/10/10=30 - lovely dance. It melted Carrie Ann's heart. "Like the sea" said Len.
Emmitt/Cheryl - Tango - "Leave Me Alone" - 9/9/9=27 - competent
Kelly/Val - Rumba - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Two go home tomorrow night and Paula Abdul dances. Can't wait!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Trio Week Results Live!
A double elimination this week! Next week is the Semi-final! Gosh!
Started off with Kyle Minogue singing "Locomotion". Great way to start!
And the first two couples to find out their fate are Melissa/Tony and Shawn/Derek. Melissa got perfect scores last night and Shawn was scolded by Len for their Samba.
Melissa and Tony are in the semis (of course!). Shawn and Derek are through too.
Now a performance by the cast of "Newsies".
And Ne-Yo singing his latest tune.
And now we have Kelly/Val and Kirstie/Maks. One of these are going home I think!
Kirstie and Maks have been eliminated! They were way behind on the judges' scoreboard and their fans just couldn't get them safe.
The couples are now choosing the dance styles and themes for each other. Here's what they got:
Melissa - Caveman/Hustle
Shawn - Knight Rider/Bhangra
Gilles - Mad Monk/Merengue
Apolo - Big Top/Jazz
Emmitt - Espionage/Lindy Hop
Kelly - Surfer/Flamenco
Apparently it will make more sense when we hear the songs!
Now Anna T and Val are dancing with the principals of the New York City Ballet. Really quite lovely.
Three couples left - Apolo/Karina, Gilles/Peta and Emmitt/Cheryl.
Emmitt and Cheryl are safe. The other two couples descend the stairs...
Gilles and Peta have been eliminated! Someone had to go. Shame, he was really looking forward to Michael Jackson week!
Started off with Kyle Minogue singing "Locomotion". Great way to start!
And the first two couples to find out their fate are Melissa/Tony and Shawn/Derek. Melissa got perfect scores last night and Shawn was scolded by Len for their Samba.
Melissa and Tony are in the semis (of course!). Shawn and Derek are through too.
Now a performance by the cast of "Newsies".
And Ne-Yo singing his latest tune.
And now we have Kelly/Val and Kirstie/Maks. One of these are going home I think!
Kirstie and Maks have been eliminated! They were way behind on the judges' scoreboard and their fans just couldn't get them safe.
The couples are now choosing the dance styles and themes for each other. Here's what they got:
Melissa - Caveman/Hustle
Shawn - Knight Rider/Bhangra
Gilles - Mad Monk/Merengue
Apolo - Big Top/Jazz
Emmitt - Espionage/Lindy Hop
Kelly - Surfer/Flamenco
Apparently it will make more sense when we hear the songs!
Now Anna T and Val are dancing with the principals of the New York City Ballet. Really quite lovely.
Three couples left - Apolo/Karina, Gilles/Peta and Emmitt/Cheryl.
Emmitt and Cheryl are safe. The other two couples descend the stairs...
Gilles and Peta have been eliminated! Someone had to go. Shame, he was really looking forward to Michael Jackson week!
Monday, November 12, 2012
Dancing with the Stars Trio Night - Live!
And we start with the tape getting mixed up, plus the live feed looks wonky too!
While I'm waiting...this week each couple will perform a ballroom dance and then a "Trio" dance with an additional professional of their choice.
Votes will be carried over from last week (fusion dance and swing marathon.)
AND it's double elimination!
Emotions will be shining brightly!
Now the technical difficulties are behind us lets get started!
First round is a ballroom dance dedicated to veterans. Here are the scores:
Shawn and Derek - Vienese Waltz - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Apolo and Karina - Tango - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Kirstie and Maks - Viennese Waltz - 9/9/9=27
Kelly and Val - Viennese Waltz - 9.5/9/9.5=28
Gilles and Peta - Quickstep - 9.5/10/10=29.5
Emmitt and Cheryl - Viennese Waltz - 9/9.5/9.5=28
Melissa and Tony - Quickstep - 10/10/10=30
And now the Trio dances:
Shawn/Derek/Mark - Samba - 10/7/9=26
Apolo/Karina/Sasha - Jive 9.5/9.5/10=29
Kirstie/Maks/Tristan - Paso Doble - 8/8/8=24
Kelly/Val/Louis - Jive - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Gilles/Peta/Chelsie - Salsa - 9.5/10/9.5=29
Emmitt/Cheryl/Kym - Salsa - 10/10/10=30
Melissa/Tony/Henry - Paso Doble - 10/10/10=30
Two go home tomorrow!
While I'm waiting...this week each couple will perform a ballroom dance and then a "Trio" dance with an additional professional of their choice.
Votes will be carried over from last week (fusion dance and swing marathon.)
AND it's double elimination!
Emotions will be shining brightly!
Now the technical difficulties are behind us lets get started!
First round is a ballroom dance dedicated to veterans. Here are the scores:
Shawn and Derek - Vienese Waltz - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Apolo and Karina - Tango - 10/9.5/10=29.5
Kirstie and Maks - Viennese Waltz - 9/9/9=27
Kelly and Val - Viennese Waltz - 9.5/9/9.5=28
Gilles and Peta - Quickstep - 9.5/10/10=29.5
Emmitt and Cheryl - Viennese Waltz - 9/9.5/9.5=28
Melissa and Tony - Quickstep - 10/10/10=30
And now the Trio dances:
Shawn/Derek/Mark - Samba - 10/7/9=26
Apolo/Karina/Sasha - Jive 9.5/9.5/10=29
Kirstie/Maks/Tristan - Paso Doble - 8/8/8=24
Kelly/Val/Louis - Jive - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Gilles/Peta/Chelsie - Salsa - 9.5/10/9.5=29
Emmitt/Cheryl/Kym - Salsa - 10/10/10=30
Melissa/Tony/Henry - Paso Doble - 10/10/10=30
Two go home tomorrow!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Fusion Live Scores
Week 7 of Dancing with the Stars All Stars has seven couples dancing "fusion" ie two styles combined. They are also competing in a swing marathon.
Due to the small matter of a Presidential election the scores and votes will be carried over to next week and no one will be eliminated this week. There will be a double elimination next week!
Also, Derek Hough had a boo boo on his neck so Mark Ballas will be dancing for him this week.
Apolo and Karina - Cha Cha Cha/Paso Doble - 9/9/9=27
Emmitt and Cheryl- Samba/Rumba - 8.5/9.5/9.5=27.5
Kirstie/Maks - Quickstep/Samba - 8/8/8/=24
Kelly/Val - Cha Cha Cha/Foxtrot -9/9/9=27
Melissa/Tony - Tango/Cha Cha Cha - 10/9.5/9.5
Shawn/Derek/Mark - Tango/Paso Doble - 10/10/10=30
Gilles/Peta - Argentine Tango/Samba - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Swing Dance Marathon - here's the order the celebrities were eliminated and the points they get:
4 - Kirstie
5 - Gilles
6 - Apolo
7 - Emmitt
8 - Shawn
9 - Kelly
10 - Melissa
Two couples go home next week and its looking like Kirstie and Maks will be one of them!
Due to the small matter of a Presidential election the scores and votes will be carried over to next week and no one will be eliminated this week. There will be a double elimination next week!
Also, Derek Hough had a boo boo on his neck so Mark Ballas will be dancing for him this week.
Apolo and Karina - Cha Cha Cha/Paso Doble - 9/9/9=27
Emmitt and Cheryl- Samba/Rumba - 8.5/9.5/9.5=27.5
Kirstie/Maks - Quickstep/Samba - 8/8/8/=24
Kelly/Val - Cha Cha Cha/Foxtrot -9/9/9=27
Melissa/Tony - Tango/Cha Cha Cha - 10/9.5/9.5
Shawn/Derek/Mark - Tango/Paso Doble - 10/10/10=30
Gilles/Peta - Argentine Tango/Samba - 9.5/9.5/9.5=28.5
Swing Dance Marathon - here's the order the celebrities were eliminated and the points they get:
4 - Kirstie
5 - Gilles
6 - Apolo
7 - Emmitt
8 - Shawn
9 - Kelly
10 - Melissa
Two couples go home next week and its looking like Kirstie and Maks will be one of them!
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