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Okay, it’s official…she apparently didn’t have “the beat” because Belinda Carslile is the first Dancing with the Stars casualty for this week. The dubious honor of first one out of the studio, yanked from the dance-floor! To be honest, I was a bit surprised as I anticipated either of the Steves to get the axe this week, alas the former Go-Go lead singer got handed her walking shoes and handed in her ballroom pumps. Frankly, it’s funny she got canned first since my first husband CDC, the truly good guy (who sadly doesn’t even speak to me anymore), used to have a monster crush on Ms. Carslile and I used to be SOOOOO jealous of that. I’ve grown up considerably since then, but apparently my wrath this stands. 
Ha. Kidding. Oh well, dish you next week! In the meantime here’s a reminder of when this singer actually had “the beat” – enjoy!
Nathan Fillian was in the audience (from Serenity and Waitress and the show that follows this); and he didn’t look happy to be there. Okay, here’s dance number two before the first elimination. Let’s see how they do tonight.
Um…first up, where’s Steve-O? He is missing. Oh-no, he’s injured…friggin A!
HOLLY MADISON AND DIMITRY> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: Wow, during the promo for them they are like total opposites and pretty awkward socializing with each other.
- Fashion: Dimitry looks dashing, and her purple gown is very classy (such a step up from her Playboy persona).
- Dancing: Lots of energy, very eager effort, although she looks like she’s trying to keep up with Dimitry, but a bit much on the hopping/bopping though which they’re going to get flamed for. It was actually nice, but she needs to do something with her facial expressions too.
- Random Thoughts: She’s still doing that annoying nervous laughter during judging – STOP IT!!!!!!
JUDGES’ SCORES: 18 (Ooh, 6-6-6 the mark of the beast!!!!!)
DAVID ALLEN GRIER AND KYM> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: Very funny impersonation of Bruno, thank you for that (“He needs subtitles.”) He’s really intense to work with though, and I think he’s a bit of a perfectionist if not a masochist! He’s working hard though.
- Fashion: Cafe au lait ruffled shirt. Um. Okay. Kim looked pretty in a cafe au lait dress.
- Dancing: A bit more hip action needed for the salsa, and it is a hard routine. I’m worried, I think he’s going to get flamed because he was a bit off, but not sure what…may be rhythm wise? Can’t figure out what’s off!
- Random Thoughts: Lots of facial expressions, again.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 17 (The judges were really harsh on him, that’s a tad low.)
DENISE RICHARDS AND MAXIM> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: She’s taken her meds this week. Yea!!!
- Fashion: Maxim, always handsome. Denise looking nice in a white two piece – where the skirt looks like it should come off at any moment.
- Dancing: Much better this week but a fairly bland performance from her. She needs to watch her arms and there were a few footwork issues but overall, it was an improvement from last week. Maxim’s entry move was fun (slide).
- Random Thoughts: She just pinched Tom Bergeron’s butt, at Maxim’s suggestion – which is exactly what his former partner, Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), used to do. Funny. I do hate that sometimes when she smiles, she looks vacant.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 21 (I concur.)
BELINDA CARLISLE AND JONATHAN> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: She took the judge’s criticism very seriously and to heart. Toughen up sweetie. If they put go-go moves in with the salsa, she’s going to get torched.
- Fashion: I love the color blue/turquoise, but the outfit/dress isn’t highlighting her weight loss (sadly).
- Dancing: Wow, can I say stiff and awkward? Hips, hips, hips – that is very important in the salsa but they were missing, big time.
- Random Thoughts: I loved that Tom gave Bruno a “1″ for his demonstration. Thank you.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 18 (Ooh, 6-6-6 the mark of the beast again, and frankly, about right.)
TY MURRAY AND CHELSEA> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: One of my co-workers thinks he’s sweet, but I think he a bit stiff and socially strained; not a bad guy, just…I dunno.
- Fashion: Love a man in tails, and Chelsea’s outfit looks really nice and floral (I miss spring).
- Dancing: Ty is doing soooo much better with ballroom dances, which I suspected he would. His stiffness will actually pay off in these dances where frame is important. He actually did a very nice job tonight and I’m really glad because I like Chelsea! He really did well with his footwork and the quickstep is a tough/fast dance too!
- Random Thoughts: Is Ty Murray’s Mom also David Letterman’s Mom? They look alike!
JUDGES’ SCORES: 20 (Good score, surprised by Len’s 6 though.)
SHAWN JOHNSON AND MARK> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: Mark is such a dork (in a sweet way). Per Shawn, she’s going to have a hard time shaking her booty. Come on, Shawn! Shake it, shake it, shake it!!!!
- Fashion: Mark is shirtless, and Shawn is tropical.
- Dancing: Her turns are stunners (amazing spotting), and her kicks are stunning, but she’s so conservative with her hip action, which she warned us might happen. In generally, I really liked her performance – she really sold it with her energy and her cute-ness.
- Random Thoughts: Bruno says she needs to be more “note-y”? Um okay.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 24 (Well deserved, imagine what the score would be if she shook that booty more!)
STEVE WOZNIAK AND KARINA> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: He’s so perky, and the black socks are killing me. Now, they go to the doctor’s and there is the possibility of a severe fracture to his foot. Karina is so sweet to him.
- Fashion: I’m terrified of his pink shirt, but Karina looks so much more wholesome than she did last week.
- Dancing: It was a fairly SLOW quick step, and he kinda missed Karina in the ending move. Oh goodness, he’s so fun and happy but dancing is so lacking. Sweet guy. not a natural born dancer.
- Random Thoughts: Kathy Griffin is in the audience, did you know they apparently used to date?! Who knew!? I kinda feel bad for Karina, she gets stuck with a lot of hard-sells lately.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 17 (A lot more generous tonight, which was nice.)
CHUCK WICKS AND JULIANNE> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: Could Chuck be less swivel-hipped? When he’s trying he looks so silly.
- Fashion: Chuck si a man in black, and Julianne is apparently a tequila sunrise, who knew?!
- Dancing: Chuck’s holds are pretty off (especially seen in the turns), and it overall felt very flat for me because she did a lot of movement and he kinda stood there. Plus, was there a lot of salsa steps in it actually? I’m not so sure. Ugh.
- Random Thoughts: I’m so hoping they can weather the storm of being on this show together. Yeesh.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 20 (I thought it was a tad bit generous.)
LAWRENCE TAYLOR AND EDYTA> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: Pretty straightforward, he wants to do better. Go man go!
- Fashion: Lawrence looks very dappyer, and I LOVE Edyta’s dress ahtough it’s so see-through. LIke she can’t deal with that.
- Dancing: He really put his heart in to the performance and it looked like he had fun! It was MUCH better than last week and it was difficult (choreography wise). I think Carrie Ann is going to flip over the lift at the end though.
- Random Thoughts: Carrie Ann didn’t mention the ending.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 20 (Nice leap in scores for him, which is awesome for them!)
STEVE-O AND LACEY> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: He’s taking a strange turn because he got low scores for being classy, so he’s heading towards stunts, which don’t go well with the judges (typically). Apparently though, his back is hurting him though.
- Fashion: Prison style? Hmmm…since he hurt himself, he’s being judged on his performance in dress rehearsal. He did a flip at the end and landed directly on his battery pack. Ouch.
- Dancing: Very, very low on salsa moves. That’s going to hurt them big time. I’m so afraid he’s going to be off the show, which make me sad because I really like him.
- Random Thoughts: I think Lacey is going to get a lot of angry comments from purists, because she doesn’t play by the rules. Which for this show isn’t good, but for dance fever would be AMAZING.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 14 (Painful.)
LIL’ KIM AND DERIK> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: Just remember Lil’ Kim, less hip-hop more high society.
- Fashion: Very nice red dress and hair, and Derik in tails.
- Dancing: It was a very fun dance, and she actually looked like she had a good time. She did a good job with the choreography though, so I’m happy for them. Way to go girl and very true to the dance style.
- Random Thoughts: I agree with the body contact issues.
JUDGES’ SCORES: 23 (Right on.)
MELISSA RYCROFT AND TONY> Salsa.
- Intro Video Comments: Glad they did a brief intro on her since she didn’t have one last week.
- Fashion: Tony looks weird in his outfit, she looks like she’s on Survivor: Sequin!
- Dancing: Good effort but her ballet sensibility is coming out a little too much in the latin dance, which might hurt her a little bit. Still, she’s doing great with her partnering skills with Tony. The salsa moves were there and LOADED, so I was happy about that.
- Random Thoughts: The most true salsa tonight. Can someone keep Bruno from drooling?
JUDGES’ SCORES: 26 (The nines were a bit much, but she deserves a high score.)
GILLES MARINI AND CHERYL> Quickstep.
- Intro Video Comments: He took his shirt off. Go figure.
- Fashion: He looks good in a suit and I love the green of Cheryl’s dress and I finally got why he’s wearing the glasses (Superman).
- Dancing: He’s working hard out there and that song was not well suited for the quickstep. It was a good try, but didn’t feel like a quickstep to me (music vs. style); but he did a great job form wise so I think he’ll do well.
- Random Thoughts: So, are they dating yet? Sabrina Bryant is in the audience (she and Mark are no longer an item though.)
JUDGES’ SCORES: 27 (Damn.)
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- I think that either Steve Woz Wozniak or Steve-O will sadly leave the show. Wow…two Steves.
- Oh, and where was last weeks webisode of I <3 DTWS on People.Com?! I love that show!
Who do you think is going home and why?
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