William & Cheryl – ChaCha
William wasn’t really one of my favorites from the beginning.
Don’t get me wrong, he was good, but I worried that his sexiness would
overshadow some of his dance moves and he would get into the finals on that instead
of true ability. However, this redo of the ChaCha put those worries to rest.
Despite some funky arms at times, he added flair and technical attitude that I
normally expect from the pros. I really liked it and was totally impressed with
the improvements. The perfect 30 was well deserved. Can’t wait for their freestyle.
Katherine & Mark – Paso Doble
Katherine has impressed me all season. I wasn’t sure if her musicality
as an opera singer could transfer to the dance floor (though I did feel she’d
probably do better than most during opera week because of her experience). For her redo of the Paso, it wasn’t bad. Her
movements were sharp and placed well but the choreography didn’t showcase her
the way I though it should. Can’t blame that on Katherine though. Mark tends to
overshadow his partner at times and I don’t think the finals is a good time to
do that. However, I can’t find fault with the score based on what Katherine did.
Her freestyle should be interesting.
Donald & Peta – Argentine Tango
Donald is awesome. Peta is relative new for me but she’s a
perfect match for his athleticism. Strong movements in the dance and powerful
lifts. Very well choreographed. The flicks were a little weak on Donald’s part
so I got to agree with Len that it seemed kind of “careful”. I really loved the costumes and color. They
looked really good but I’m just not sure they were up to par with the other
two. I’ve got to agree with the score of 29. Hopefully their freestyle will make up for it
or they could be the first eliminated tomorrow.
William & Cheryl – Freestyle
That first leap off the stage was AWESOME!! The rest of the
dance though didn’t impress me. It was like things they’d did before. I was
expecting more outside of the standard ballroom tango and salsa. I guess it was
supposed to play on his sexy Latin roots but we already know he has Latin
abilities. I wanted to see something else. From me it’s an 8 maybe a 9 but
definitely not a ten. Apparently, Len also agreed and they head into tomorrow
night with 59 out of 60.
Katherine & Mark – Freestyle
I really liked this dance, especially Katherine singing at
the beginning. For the first time in a long time, Mark didn’t overshadow her.
She kept up with him step for step. There were some points that her legs seemed
a little weird but I think they were okay for those dances. She seemed very
willing to do whatever she needed to in order to make it to the final dance. And
I really think she will with a perfect 60 out of 60 for the night. Making them
the only ones with a perfect score going into tomorrow.
Donald & Peta – Freestyle
Totally cool! Cowboy
Troy!!!!! WOW!!! What a Dance!!! This
boy brought it! Way to go!!! That’s how you do a FREESTYLE! I loved it! The
spin was fantastic. Very risky since he could have really messed up there.
Donald really made up for his 29 last dance. Well deserved scores! Finally got his 10 from Len! WTG!!
So with William and Donald only one point behind Katherine,
it really depends on viewer votes to take their favorites into tomorrow. Who’s
got your vote?
I think all the dances were awesome. They made each of their freestyle dances match their personalities, which I thought made them even better. I wouldn’t mind any of them winning, but I do love Cheryl and William. This morning while I was making the kids lunches, I enabled Auto Hop on my PrimeTime Anytime recording and was able to watch the whole show commercial free, which cut out 20 minutes. I never have time to watch the show live and I wanted to make sure I got to see it before the finale. I had time to check out the dances and get to work at Dish on time. I cannot wait to see who wins!
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