Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Who was voted off in Movie Week?

Find out further down the page!

Movie Night Results Show had a bit of a movie theme (duh).

A nice young man sang "Soul Man", Susan Boyle gave us a lovely rendition of "Unchained Melody" accompanied by Peta and Val, Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald danced to a murdered version of "Holding Out For A Hero" and a spicy version of "Footloose".  Plus Julianne and Derek had a nice brother/sister dance.

On to eliminations!

The first group of three were Ricki/Derek, JR/Karina and Rob/Cheryl.

Ricki - safe (duh)
JR - safe (duh)
Rob - jeopardy

The next group were the bottom three.  Chaz/Lacey, Chynna/Tony and Carson/Anna.

The next couple safe - Chaz/Lacey!
The next is Carson/Anna
Which means Chynna and Tony are in jeopardy.

The final threesome - David/Kym, Hope/Maks and Nancy/Tristan.

The next couple returning - Hope and Maks
Nancy and Tristan...in jeopardy
David/Kym...safe

And we're left with three - Rob, Chynna and Nancy.

Nancy and Tristan - safe

Da, da, daaaah.

Chynna and Tony are eliminated.

Chynna was wonderful.. A great attitude, an early favorite but it wasn't to be.

80s next week!



Relive the Dances From Movie Night

Here are the highlights of the performances on week 4, Movie Night.



It was an unusual night - Chynna forgot her steps, Ricki scored two 10s and lots in between!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Judges' Scores in Week 4 of Dancing with the Stars 13

The scores are a little down the page.

This week was movie week.  The couple danced to an "iconic" movie soundtrack/theme.

Some went a little over the top (I'm looking at you Carson), some played it safe (Nancy) and some were just perfect (JR, Ricki).

Here are the scores:
  • Singer Chynna Phillips & Tony Dovolani - 21 - Chynna seemed to forget the routine and Tony was injured.  Very disappointing.  (Mission Impossible theme)
  • Actor David Arquette & Kym Johnson - 23 - a (slightly) over the top Indiana Jones
  • Reality star Carson Kressley & Anna Trebunskaya - 20 - I thought this was a rather subdued Cap'n Jack Sparrow
  • News Correspondent Nancy Grace & Tristan MacManus - 21 - the dance was not connected to the Movie, Flash Gordon, in any discernible way.  But it was a straightforward dance and was just fine.
  • Soccer player Hope Solo & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 24 - nice choreography for Toy Story
  • Reality star Rob Kardashian & Cheryl Burke - 24 - More Clark Kent than Superman but he danced it well
  • Actress and talk show host Ricki Lake & Derek Hough - 29 - Derek is really good at this.  An amazing Paso to the theme from "Psycho" complete with shower scene at the end
  • Son of Cher Chaz Bono & Lacey Schwimmer - 21 - Chaz as Rocky.  Cher looks on.
  • Actor and hero J. R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff - 26 - Pink Panther.  There was no doubt that Ricki and Derek's was the best performance of the night, but JR showed, again, he is the best dancer technically
So it's going to be close with a lot of scores in the 20-24 range.

Cher Attending Dancing With the Stars for Chaz

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Cher will be in the audience tonight to cheer on her son. She's kept away to make make sure she doesn't eclipse him.

Also supporting Chaz will be his stepmother Mary Bono Mack.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Movie Week and a Busy Results Show

The remaining nine couples will be dancing to a movie score this week.  I guess it's just a way to keep people's interest but it is fun.  It also gives a lead-in to featuring Julianne Hough on the Results Show as she has a movie coming out!

Julianne will be performing with her "Footloose" co-star, Kenny Wormald plus she'll perform a dance with her brother Derek.

The international star this week is Susan Boyle.  She'll be singing Unchained Meolody (from Ghost) with Peta and Val accompanying from the dance floor.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Couple Eliminated in Week 4 are...

...a "page down" away!

The results show had Mary J Blige, Estelle, the promise of Len joining in with the tribute to "The Twist", a surprise guest, Chynna and Tony performing the spotlight dance and a routine to "Gone With The Wind" choreographed by Jonathan Roberts.

It turned out that the surprise guest was Chubby Checker, the singer of "The Twist" who sang with Estelle - nice little surprise there.

To the results:

The first three couples to learn their fate were Ricki/Derek, JR/Karina and Chaz/Lacey.
  • JR was safe.
  • Rick was safe.
  • Believe it or not Chaz was safe!
Chaz was way behind on points so there's going to be an upset!

The next couples are Rob/Cheryl, Carson/Anna, Nancy/Tristan and Hope/Maks.

  • Rob is safe.
  • Carson is in jeopardy.
  • Nancy is safe!!
  • Hope is in jeopardy!!!
Nancy was the next lowest with 21, so it must be Carson?

The final three couples are Kristin/Mark, Chynna/Tony and David/Kym.

  • Chynna is safe.
  • David is safe!
  • Kristin in jeopardy.
So we're left with Carson/Anna (23 points), Hope/Maks (24) and Kristin/Mark (24).

Carson is safe!

And Kristin has been eliminated! Gasps in the ballroom...  Len is disgusted.  Silence/shock from the other couples.

Kristin admitted she was surprised.  She had been getting better but I'm still not convinced people knew who she was.  The reality shows she had been on were at least a couple of years ago.  But she seemed very nice.

Next week is Movie Night and Julianne Hough is on the Results Show.

Monday, October 3, 2011

The Scores in Week 3 - Memorable Year Week

The celebrities had to choose a year that was memorable and choose a song to dance to.  I'm not sure how the dance types were picked but there were too many Rumbas for me.  I don't like the Rumba.

I don't think the celebrities are good enough, in week 3, to do this justice so it can be a bit variable.

Overall the judges seemed to way overmark most of the couples, meaning Chaz needs a miracle to stay in.

Here are the scores:
  • Rob Kardashian & Cheryl Burke - 24 - getting better every week
  • Chynna Phillips & Tony Dovolani - 26 - lovely performance again
  • Chaz Bono & Lacey Schwimmer - 18 - "best dance I've seen you do" said Len.  True, but unfortunately the score was fair.
  • Kristin Cavallari & Mark Ballas - 24 - good performane but occasionally looked like she was at a wedding reception
  • Carson Kressley & Anna Trebunskaya - 23 - an entertainer, not a dancer
  • J. R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff - 26 - you can't beat JR in terms of the story.  A lovely dance.
  • Nancy Grace & Tristan MacManus - 21 - nice little dance
  • Ricki Lake & Derek Hough - 27 - highlighted how good Derek Hough really is at this
  • Hope Solo & Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 24 - I did not like that dress, better performance
  • David Arquette & Kym Johnson - 24 - Kym danced around David
An OK night, it's not my favorite theme.