Dancing With The Stars - Semi-finals Rough and Tough
by Wolfie
Tonight the dances begin with some rough spots and some tough judging. But these semi-finalists are indeed tough and determined to make it to the finals. We have 4 very good and very competitive couples going into the semi-finals. Brooke surprisingly seems to choke and Lance gets in his groove. Cody works hard to compete as all grown up, while Warren just works hard. Who will the fans vote to keep in? Brooke probably has he smallest fan base to draw from. Cody has the Hannah Montana kids and Warren has the football/sports guys. Lance has the NSync crowd and some very good dancing going for him. Who will be in the finals? I'll have a prediction at the end of this blog entry.
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Brooke & Derek do the jive & the salsa.
Jive is first and Len slams them. He says how surprised he was because it's so important to come out and do something fantastic right now and the dance was awful. Bruno says the technique was bad. Carrie Ann says they went for things they shouldn't have in the semifinals. They worked so hard to "wow" everyone and she made a bunch of mistakes, from the beginning when she missed her first step, down hill from there.
Scores 7 + 7 + 7 = 21
Cody & Julieanne do the salsa and paso doble.
The Paso Doble is first. They did this one in "military" dress and it was different than the ones doing it more like bullfighters. Bruno is first and he doesn't like the choreography and criticizes them. Carrie Ann says for determination they get a 10 but she could still see the tension between them. Len says "that was not good". He says it was stiff and wooden and lacked dance quality. Wow they are tough judging tonight.
Scores 8 + 7 + 7 = 22
Warren & Kym do the mambo and the jitterbug.
First is the mambo. For a big guy it looked like a pretty sexy mambo to me. The judges say, beginning with Carrie Ann, you have to up the game just a little. Len says at least you come out and perform, show us great personality. Bruno says flat footed but very engaging.
Scores 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
Lance & Lacey do the mambo and jitterbug.
First is the mambo. I thought it was good. Lets see what the judges say. Len says he's been tough on Lance in the past but that this is the best dance so far (tonight). Bruno says this is a semifinals dance. Carrie Ann says it was a show stopper, by far the best dance tonight so far.
Scores 10 + 9 + 9 = 28
Len meets with each of the semi-finals to give them some individual help. He comes to Lance & Lacey barefoot. But he puts his dancing shoes on, and works on Lance's pigeon toes.
He sees Cody to try to loosen up his stiffness, shows him how to rollhis hips. Next he checks on Brooke to work on her leg action to straighten them instead of being flexed. And last he stops in to see Warren. He wants to work on his feet. He has Warren show him some shoulder action.
Now some experts in the Salsa show what the judges are looking for in a Salsa.
Brooke & Derek do the Salsa as their second dance tonight. Bruno starts off saying Brooke is back, thank you and welcome back to the competition. Carrie Ann says a lot of lifts but they were all worth it and appropriate. Len says work to your strength, don't worry about other people. He is positive about this dance as well.
Scores 9 + 10 + 9 = 28
49/60 total
Cody & Julieanne do the Salsa also. The judges remarks for them are: Carrie Ann says it was alot of fun but a hair lacking, it was the musicality. Len thought the musicality was quite good, and seems to be impressed. Bruno says you had fun with it, you went with it but still loose technically.
Scores 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
46/60
The world class dancers show how the jitterbug should be done.
Warren & Kym do the jitterbug. Len begins saying how the audience loves to watch him perform. Bruno says you always make an impact but the dancing class didn't work. He says your feet were all over the place. Carrie Ann says she loved it, the lifts were kinda dangerous but they did it.
Scores 9 + 8 + 8 = 25
49/60
Next Lance & Lacey do the jitterbug. This week Lance's grandfather visits and he is a veteran of WWII who used to do the jitterbug years ago. Lance is dedicating this dance to him. He's wearing a sailor outfit in his honor and the love between them is very touching. Halfway through their dance Lance looses his shoe. He does great continuing on with only one shoe, kicking it out of the way. He was in white shoes, with his sailor suit, and white socks so it wasn't glaring when he lost one shoe, although it had to be difficult to continue with the jitterbug with one shoe on and one shoe off.
Bruno says shoes off or shoes on it was brilliant. A joy. Carrie Ann says it was magic, he didn't miss one step. Len says you come out tonight and danced two fabulous dances.
Scores 10 + 9 + 10 = 29
57/60
As hard as Warren has worked I think he will probably be the next to go. He's good for his size but he's just not as good as Brooke has been throughout the weeks, or as good as Lance has gotten these last few weeks. Cody is my other choice for not quite making it to the finals. If it were up to me I'd have Brooke and Lance as the final 2 but you never know what kind of vote count they are getting from the fans. Obviously the fans kept Cloris in a lot longer than she would have if it was just the ability to dance. But it is also the ability to entertain and the crowd enjoys Warren a lot. Still, he's my prediction for the next one going home.
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