The fifth performances include new dances.

Well I guess being the champion at something doesn't guarantee you will score well, huh Lacey?

I loved the jitterbugs! Both of them, but I do think Derek's was better.

I wish the show would have given us a hint of what the dances were supposed to look like. West Coast Swing for example, I had no idea what to expect, and had no way to know if it was a good or bad West Coast Swing.

How goofy was Derek's topknot ponytail in the rehearsal footage?

Because I'm so evil, the amount of joy that I took from seeing Lacey get slapped around for her *look at me* posturing after having FamewhoreyLaurie Schwimmer on my teevee screen was immense.

I really enjoyed the whole show once we got past the West Coast Swing.

Loved both jitterbugs and Warren's. I was most impressed by Cody because he actually danced this week.

Derek's hair should be a living sculpture somewhere.

Interesting how Lacey got good WCS music but Toni's sucked. And Lacey still got a worse score. All of the dances were really good and really liked both jitterbugs. As far as I'm concerned this can replace the Jive.

Susan's hustle was pretty bad and I don't think her foot injury made her dance that much differently than before she hurt it.

Misty! She's looking good.

Damn right Lacey showcased herself more than her partner. The audience didn't boo when the judges were critiquing them so they most definitely agree. How did the pairings get assigned which dance they were going to get? Isn't a bit unfair to give Lacey the WCS?

Loved Julianne shouting "YEAH!" in the background when Alec said "It's a Michael Jackson song, you have to do a moonwalk." Alec wearing white socks was very distracting.

I thought Warren & Kym deserved all 9s for that hustle. They were robbed! That was such an enjoyable and entertaining dance. Again, Kym delivered on the choreography so kudos to her. And kudos to Cheryl for yet another choreography. That dance totally deserved the 9s and I was sort of feeling bad for Maurice when Cheryl called him out for being lazy. Just, ouch. But apparently it worked so it might happen again next week.

The Hough-off was pretty awesome! Brooke & Derek's dance was a lot of fun and kudos to Derek for coming up with a fun routine (actually, kudos to all of the pros - with the exception of Lacey - for learning a new dance and then teaching their celeb). Brooke seems like she's running away with the competition, score-wise. Nice to see her show some personality during the dance. As for Julianne, hell yeah! Good thing the dance suited Cody's personality perfectly. Here's hoping they continue their climb to the top. Were the audience really booing after they got a 28?

Lastly, "skanky ho" coming from Cloris' mouth had me rolling. Of course Tom topped that with his comment about Derek's hair declared a "bird's nest sanctuary." Too funny.

As above I much prefer the jitterbug to the jive. The Jive when properly done is a fun dance however most of the novices can't do a good Jive. I will give Brooke the dance of the night (and this is from someone who wasn't really feeling her) , that was fun and she looked as if she was having fun. Same w/ Cody/Julianne, fun and lively, but I would give Brooke/Derek the better of the two. The siblings had the most fun and the best dances of the night. I thoroughly enjoyed both.

The judges were right about Lacey, she completely danced around him in the WCS but that is a hard dance and no way would Lance get that in a week. That stumble was quite funny though and I thought Lacey looked the best she has this whole competition. And I would have minded and exhibition WCS because it's a much more fun dance than we saw tonight.

I also really enjoyed *gasp* Maurices salsa (still think he could move his hips better though) and Warren's Hustle. Warrens Hustle was the first dance that made me clap and smile.

Can't knock Cloris for her salsa, but it was wasted on her, should have given it to Toni.

I don't think there should be this dance format again. I felt some bad for some of the pros who had no idea how to prepare for the dance. Yet, on the other hand, I did find it entertaining.

I was disappointed with the West Coast Swing duo the most, especially Lacey's. I was glad that the judges pointed out that the dance focused on her and not on him. So true. I was also disappointed at Toni and Alec's. I love Michael Jackson's songs, but those are not songs for WCS!

I was surprised that Warren and Kym didn't score so high. I liked their hustle.

I was very impressed with Maurice and Cheryl! Their salsa was very good and I guess tough love worked for them.

Regarding the jitterbug, I was more impressed with Derek and Brooke than Cody and Julianne's. I do think that Cody is becoming a better dancer and was less annoying than before. Derek and Brooke actually looked more like a jitterbug than Julianne and Cody's.

I just knew Lacey would get called out for out-dancing Lance. Still, they should NOT have gotten the same score as Cloris and Corky. That's absurd.

Gotta hand it to the Houghs. I thought Cody and Julianne should have at least gotten the same score as Brooke and Derek. I even expected them to be tops tonight. But overall, thank goodness the show ended on a good note.

As for the others: yawn.

I tuned out after the Salsa, but Lacey got SERVED by the judges. And her "I'm new, so of course (wah wah wahhhh)" didn't do her any favors.

I do think the hustle is a bit of a cheat to get away with disco as both Tony's and Kym's routines both evoked past routines (his with Stacey, hers with Joey F.) That said, I loved Kym's and Succi did a fair job with a busted foot.

A group hip hop? Really? What does that have to do with ballroom dancing?

The evening started off slowly, but fortunately picked up as the evening went along. I guess they are realling pushing the Hough rivalry and probably want a Hough showdown in the finals as well, but both jitterbugs were good. It really was the perfect dance for Cody since his facial expressions and movement almost border on cartoonish anyway.

Maurice was better. I'm not sure it was 27 worthy, but I need to rewatch. I do feel badly for the pros in terms of having to teach dances they don't know all that well, but I'm not going to lie in that I kind of got a kick out of seeing the pros struggle a bit.

Corky is bothering me more that Cloris these days. It's his choreography I don't like more so than what she is capable of doing on the dance floor.

I also love Lacey getting her speciality and then getting called out on making it all about her. Though rarely do I see amateurs do well with West Coast Swing, so I'm not all that surprised that neither was that memorable.

I really loved Cheryl and Maurice tonight. The music and the dance were solid! Replayed it 3 times.

No disasters tonight! How refreshing.

I thought the judges were a little rough on Lance and Lacey, especially in comparison to their fawning over Maurice and Cheryl. I thought Cheryl was excellent, but wasn't really feeling it from Maurice. I thought Kym and Warren were much better (Warren actually was working, where it seemed to me like in C&M's dance, Cheryl was working).

I imagine Cloris will go tomorrow, but it's possible there could be a surprise. She wasn't bad (and certainly doing better than in early weeks), and it could be the middle of the pack folks like Lance, Toni and Susan who are vulnerable. I actually think it might be best for Susan's sake for her to go now. The injuries are piling up for her, and no mirror ball is really worth that.

Loved both jitterbugs, and I enjoyed the friendly rivalry between the siblings.

Hey, even the music lacked any destructions. How about that?

For the first time this season, I enjoyed Brooke and Derek. I usually find them overrated and annoying... him for being such a ham, and her for being so boring personality-wise. Great dance, that.

I loved Cody's dance, too. What fun! Yeah, the jitterbug was the big winner tonight. The other three new dances were boring and looked just like other dances they already do. I don't know if that's the fault of the choreography or if the dances just aren't that different.

Corky and Cloris have to go. He's such an attention whore who mugs too much, and so is she, but she has a little bit of an excuse due to her age and the fact that SHE is the celebrity, not him.

GREAT seeing Stacy Keibler and George Hamilton tonight. God, I miss Season 2. I wish they'd release it on DVD.

They have been overscoring Cloris for far too long. Even if Lacey was dancing circles around Lance, he was actually dancing when compared to Cloris. Cloris needs to be gone this week.

While I appreciated an effort to explain the dances, Len's vague descriptions do not help. I wish they would show those pro demo clips they used to show in previous seasons. I get why they may have stopped over the years, but these are four brand new dances. Heck, show Lacey in that WCS clip. Aside from that, I expected the worse but aside from the WCS and Susan's hustle, I enjoyed all the dances tonight.

Word. I thought they all did a great job and handled the stress well. But I also liked how the celebs all were so patient with their pro. I think if probably helped the pros empathize with their celebs more. Lacey's hair looked much better tonight, but when I saw that WCS, I thought Lance just stood there and did not do much. Buddy Schwimmer versus Corky Ballas. That is what I want to see.

Corky gets complimented for that choreography and all the "great" choreography. WTF, Len? Did you forget that jive? I wish I could. Cloris was overscored big time but I am guessing to maybe not to keep fans from voting in big numbers.

I enjoyed both jitterbugs. For once, the Hough sibling rivalry the show promotes worked and it was entertaining. That rehearsal clip was adorable. The old person dance suited the kid, Cody, well. I would not mind getting rid of the jive and replacing it with the jitterbug. Same with salsa replacing mambo. I do not care for WCS.

Warren continues to bring the entertainment and placing him in the middle was perfect to wake up that crowd. It woke me up. For all the talk of Toni wanting a break through (still loving her) but Maurice had his break through. I loved his salsa. He was my favorite dance tonight. I also enjoyed Brooke and Cody's dances. I thought both Brooke and Susan did well despite having foot injuries.

Old school hip hop? Please leave tomorrow, Cloris. I do not need to see Cloris doing old school hip hop next week.

Mark danced around Kim all season and was never called out for it. But Len more of less said Mark looked like a fool dancing around her.

Ouch! The judges ripped Lacey a new one. Funny how she was the only one singled out for showcasing herself. Julianne is the worst culprit. Mark danced around Kim Kardashian all season. Um, Cloris? She's entertaining but Corky is the one who does all the dancing.

Derek looks like a troll doll. WTF @ the internet googling. Aren't these people supposed to be pro's?

Liked the jitterbugs best.

Cloris - 7s ?? WTH? Please.stop.this.soon.

I have to agree here, Cheryl is the one that really made that dance even though Warren contributed a lot also, he got the flavor and attitude down more so than the dance moves. I also thought they were a bit overscored.



George Hamilton looked BURNT and along with the plastic surgery...not a good look and I like the man. However someone should tell him to stop tanning.

Also forgot to add, the Hustle moves that Warren/Kym did in rehearsal seemed a lot faster that what they actually did on stage. Was the tempo of the music slowed down?

Was Toni taking costume advice from Edyta? Just wondering.

I don't know that I agreed with the actual scores, but I did find myself agreeing with most of the judges comments. I wonder if Toni can be in danger tomorrow because I fear she's pretty forgettable right now. She's always been decent, but she's not breaking through whereas Cody had a good week and had the cushion of going last and Maurice got nothing but praise.

I really think West Coast Swing was just the worst draw dancewise. I don't know too much about the dance, but I think people expect it to always be fast and jivelike when most of the beginner ones I've seen are actually rather slow and usually look labored when the peformers don't know what they are doing.

I hope they never do any of these dances again. I really didn't care for any of them style wise. I thought both jitterbugs were good, Warren and Kym had my favorite dance and I loved when the judges totally called Lacey out. Toni got screwed again and I hope she doesn't go home tomorrow night. Maurice should have gotten 8's at the most. I have to say I am really looking forward to the group dance next week. I don't care what the hell they dance to I just love the fun and friendship that goes on during those rehearsals. Tom was hillarious tonight.

I really hope that Toni doesn't go down, but I do agree that her dances are not memorable. The thing is she looked good during the dance rehearsal. I don't know if she's being timid or what...I do see a lot of potential with her and I hope she does have a breakthrough dance.

Cheryl Burke is a fucking genius. I never thought she'd get that out of Maurice. Just some of the elements that snapped into place from performance to shoulder set to his finish. Even his timing improved - he got a little bit musical in this. I also loved the dips against his knee. Like nobody else she is good at building momentum instead of just hitting the "pow" musical highlights, she puts her choreographic highlights on the build part of the music which makes the musical highlight hit even harder and creates momentum for the next sequence. She's brilliant. I was happy to see him get real in rehearsal too. Anybody who goes to two Olympics is not some smiling, grinning, fake my way through it sort but it's been hard to see that in Maurice because of the "it's all cool" happy personality he had. In rehearsal I thought he was mature, and, as somebody who has been coached for so long, he understood why she was saying what she was saying. He knows a coach usually has agenda.

Two good jitterbugs at the end. I think I liked Cody/Julianne's better because Cody gave his best, most confident performance and the two of them worked together really well in that routine. It was unusually balanced between them, choreographically, and between lifts/tricks and footwork. Good job by her.

Derek and Brooke also did a good job, but she's reminding me of Kristi. The performance doesn't grab me. Especially notable when Cody followed. His performance hasn't grabbed me before either, but I liked his timing here.

Calling out Lacey - warranted, but boy did that feel pre-determined and scripted. My only caveat there was I don't think Lance is all that as a dancer - they act like she's holding back -- I don't know what - someone better than he is. And, it did make me think of the many times Karina and Julianne have potted planted their partners. In Karina's defense, when that happens she's usually saddled with an actual potted plant as a partner.

Anyhow, my major impressions of the evening is that the two 2-time champions did well for themselves tonight.

I loved both the jitterbugs but wish that they had got the same score. Warren and Kym had the next best dance, but Kym really has to tone down the self-tanner. She was the same colour as George Hamilton tonight.

They really need to stop overscoring Cloris/Corky. There is no way that deserved a 21 when that's what they gave Lance/Lacey.

Overall, I enjoyed tonight. I loved the jitterbugs (both, even though I'm not a Cody fan), and I really enjoyed Warren's Hustle and Maurice's salsa (mainly because I thought Cheryl looked fantastic). I thought both WCS were weak.

But it beyond pisses me off that they scored Cloris the same as Lance. That is way beyond inexcusable. It also pisses me off that Lacey gets smacked around for dancing around her partner when Julianne is guilty of doing it ten times worse (Helio, I'm looking at you), Mark mugs like he's getting paid for each individual facial movement, Corky is beyond ridiculous with Cloris, Edyta has her partners stand around while she does splits around them, etc. The judges don't like her plain and simple. If Lance and Lacey go home over Clorky tomorrow, I will be done with this show regardless of how much I enjoy some of the others. Their blatant bias against Lacey (and as a result Lance) was a travesty.

I know it's a popularity contest and not a dance contest, but I expected better of the judges.

Toni's issue might just be that she's stressing too much instead of just busting out and feeling the dance. I think she's too worried and in her head. Also that she might have done better with a different dance, but know Alec wanted WCS. I assume he had to be familiar with the dance.

I really don't see it since Lacey/Lance got one of the top scores last week and the encore. I think the issue was that Lacey's showing herself off this week was far more obvious than what some of the other pros do. If some of the other pros tend to dance around their partners and disguise flaws at time, I don't think they do it in an attempt to show themselves off or make it all about them. Lacey seemed like she was destined to prove she was the WCS champ and forgot about Lance in the process.

It also isn't as if Lacey has a partner who is unable to move, so she doesn't need to do that in the first place. Lance barely moved in that dance.

I was not really bothered by Lacey dancign around Lance. WCS always looks like that to me. The woman gets twirled around and the guy is like "Look at what I am makin' her do! Look at her go!" They were not equal though but I did not expect them to be.

Anyway, loved the jitterbugs, Maurice and Cheryl and Warren and Kim. Everyone else was a blur.

They so got robbed. That was my favorite dance of the night.

I agree, Cloris was WAY overscored.

Plus I think Lance and Lacey did a better WCS then Toni and Alec.

I think Warren was way better then Susan, Susan seemed too timid again.

I loved Brooke and Derek's jitterbug better then Cody and Julianne's. I think that had to do with the rehearsal scenes and where Cody's head was. I bet Disney was cringing a bit.

Wow Waltzin I must have missed something with Maurice and Cheryls salsa. I thought it was one of his better dances but not that good. I thought it was funny though to see the save a horse ride a cowboy move in Alec and Tony's dance.

ITA. His mugging and choreography bothers me and I hated Len complimenting it. I have no sense of Cloris and her real potential.

GoldenWoman, thanks for reminding me why I usually enjoy group dance. But last season's awful group dance made me forget the usual fun rehearsal clips we see. I think it should be fun next week.

Word. It was a big part of what I loved about their salsa. Julianne was adorable tonight as well and these two really shined. While I enjoyed Lacey's smackdown, I agree others it is annoying when other celebs dance around their pros. Though I think other pros did get called out for it (except Julianne or Mark) but not like that. Consider how much Corky mugs around Cloris and dances around her, I guess you get a pass if you are a Hough or Ballas. I wonder if expectation had anything to do with it. They expect Lance to be good while they do not expect George to be good.

Loved seeing George and Stacey. Brings back great season 2 memories (the only DWTS season I would buy on DVD).

Toni has the same tentativeness I saw in Jennie and Ian. I think she is in her head too much.

Great lifts tonight. Loved Kym/Warren's though it reminded me of Fatone's freestyle. I also liked the flips and lifts in both jitterbugs.

Warren & Kym were underscored. So were Lance & Lacey. And C&C were way over scored.

I wish everyone had the same dance (either the hustle or the jitterburg). I think the audience would be fine with something like that and it would give us all a better chance to compare dancers.

That was my issue with the format. I had no clue what to look for, and so could only base my judgment on what was enjoyable. And some of the dances (jitterbug) are a lot more enjoyable to watch than others (WCS). I'm throwing all my votes to Toni, because I think she's very vulnerable this week.

It would have been nice if they had given and example of what the dances should look like. I looked up west coast swing last week so I knew what to expect. But I think for those that aren't as into it probably had no idea what was going on. Salsa, jitterbug and hustle all have elements that are unfamiliar to the audience but I think the audience would generally get the idea of what they should look like.

I noticed this week that some weight loss was kicking in for some of the dancers. Most notably, and, IMO, most strangely - Cloris and Maurice. Cloris's face is leaner, and Maurice's torso is thinner. Cheryl also looked gorgeous. Her dress reminded me of the mambo dress she wore dancing with Emmitt Smith, which might be my all time favorite costume of hers because of how well it worked with the music, with the choreography, with the dance.

I didn't feel that Warren got jobbed. He wasn't doing as much as I expected in the footwork department. When I add it up I think Maurice and the jitterbuggers actually did more. I never thought I'd see Maurice do more footwork than Warren. I think maybe the tricks weren't placed properly in Warren's hustle and felt more like interruptions. Example - the spin felt like its placement was a little premature. And it was overlong.

As for tonight, I guess I'm still at a loss to describe what the hell "West Coast Swing" is supposed to be. Here I am thinking it's going to be like a "swing" type dance, and I guess it's nothing like that. I LOVED it that Lacey got her ass handed to her tonight. I'm sorry, but she can cure cancer, stop the war in Iraq and raise the dead, and I will still hate her. She thinks she's going to convert Lance from gay to non-gay. Ain't gonna happen, Lacey. Give it a rest.

Tony bugs me. This is what he does with all his partners except for Stacey Kiebler. Has anyone else noticed that it's almost like he's decided that "ok, this is their skill level, this is all they can learn" and that is ALL he will teach them! I swear, I noticed it last season with Marissa. You could tell she has the skill level to do MAYBE just a wee bit more, but you just KNEW it was Tony that wouldn't teach it to her! It's like that this season with Susan. I mean, sure, if he bends her backwards, she might break in two, but seriously, it's like he plays it safe, like, oh, she'll never learn it, so why bother teaching it to her? Tony bugs me BIG TIME.

I thought Warren did such a great job. He always comes out, ready to dance with such joy, that you can't help but like the guy. I have a friend that watches the show and she said to me "Oh, I don't like Warren Sapp because he used to sack Brett Favre all the time". WTF kind of dumb shit is THAT? That just made me throw all my votes to Warren and Kym. FO REALS, YO.

If Cody Linley beat boxes next week, I hope Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg take a hit out on him. Cody, honey, you're on Hannah Montana. Just because you listen to Public Enemy, doesn't mean you can beat box. Please stop. For all that is holy and right in this world, please. Stop. You look like a douche.

And I only dislike Brooke Burke because I haven't had any children and I don't look HALF as good as she does. Man. She is smokin' hot. And I'm a broad and can say that about her. DAMN!

Loved the two jitterbugs and Warren's hustle. Maurice was pretty good, but I think a bit overscored and Warren maybe a little underscored.

The other dances were all okay (even Cloris') but they were all pretty forgettable for me. However, I did toss a few votes out to Toni and Alec just because I'm not ready to have Alec off my TV yet; we see so little of him.

Also agree completely with judges in their remarks to Lacey. I thought Lance is okay in his dancing, now had she just given him a bit more dancing instead of dancing around him, I think they would have gotten better scores. I will say I think Lacey looked great tonight, and I don't usually care for her looks, and kudos to Lance on recovering from that fall, he did it very artfully.

Samantha, I don't usually mind you, but just NO to your remarks to Kym and Warren about coming out the winners in the hustle competition. TACKY!!!!

I call bullshit on that unanimous smackdown. It seemed pre-determined, planned etc and was one of the most uncomfortable moments I've had watching this show. Almost all the Pros at one time or another or multiple times(Julienne, Karina, Kym) have danced around their partner. This is nothing new.

Furthermore, even though I'm no dance expert, I've seen the schwimmer family do West Coast Swing for three years now and the understated difficulty of that dance should not be looked over. Lance was indeed the wort dancer in Nsync and there's nothing lacey could've done in one week of WCS to mask that. Besides, like a previous poster said, the female partner is usually the one twirling and turning making it appear as though they are doing most of the work.

Forgive my rant but in all the years of watching this show, this display form the judges, to openly attack a pro like that was over the line. She's young, they could've pulled her aside and said those things while making light reference to it on the air.

They should have given us little tidbits of what the dances looked like instead of just asking Len. They didn't even have to do a whole pro exhibition, though they could have done that on last week's results show, but what they used to where we got little taped snippets from a few of the pros. Unless the pros felt uncomfortable doing dances they weren't all that familiar with in the first place.

I'm not too outraged on Lacey's behalf since they will gets tons of sympathy votes. They're not going anywhere tomorrow.

I agree. The comments felt extremely pre-determined.

Also, Derek had a disturbingly strong resemblance to Zac Efron with his hair pulled up like it was in rehearsals. One is more than enough.

Yay Cody and Julianne! Really really enjoyed their dance, and frankly I didn’t think Cody had it in him. I thought he did so well. Impressive. And Julianne’s ruffled knickers were too cute.

Loved Susan’s hair. Did not love her continued delicateness during performances. Tony needs to choreograph a dance where he shoots her out of a cannon or something and take it from there.

Mark in the audience showing his genuine delight at his father and Cloris’s performance – he’s just so darn cute.

Lacey’s reaction to Cloris stating she was supposed to dance like a ‘skanky ho’ was too perfect. The judges finally calling her out on putting too much emphasis on herself was long overdue, and I hope she takes it to heart instead of just thinking they were picking on her because she’s the new girl (and I’m not going to automatically believe that’s what she thinks, as what can you say to a question like that in 10 seconds or less?). I do feel for Lance because of him being considered the crappy N’Sync dancer, but I don’t think he’s going to get the improvement he needs in the course of this show. I don’t think he’s got the potential to be a fantastic dancer, but he does have a lot more that can be developed and shown off than what we’re getting.

First time ever I thought Cheryl put too much emphasis in the dance on herself instead of her partner, but still a very good performance for her and Maurice. I’m glad they finally got some validation of all their hard work; I just really like them together and Maurice’s attitude every week. NOT lazy. I’m not peeved at Cheryl for her comments about that, I just think he knows better than to throw a cranky attitude into her stress mess as that would make it worse.

Warren looked too serious at times during his dance, but then he’d break out and have some real fun. Lose the serious.

I still have no idea what West Coast Swing is after tonight. Or the jitterbug compared to the jive. Oh well.

I was amused by Derek’s hairstyle, although now he can get a haircut! And Nair that…peachfuzzy attempt-a-beard he’s had for the past several weeks. Brooke and Derek’s best dance so far, but not worthy of tens. Because while I thought Brooke looked like she was having more fun this week than any other, she definitely (still) looked like she was thinking through the steps. And while it used to disappoint me or drive me batty, now I just have to shake my head because I don’t think we’ll get anything else from her. No votes for her.

Toni needs to stop looking at Alec for affirmation or hand-holding or whatever when she dances. Work the performance. She had a couple really great moments of it tonight, but the rest of the time was so darn frustrating. Thank goodness Alec is so yummy to watch. And yes by God there should be moonwalking during a Michael Jackson song!

They've done it before, to other pros. Lacey isn't the first, and I doubt she'll be the last. I remember Edyta in particular getting called out on it once or twice, and I think most of the female pros have been "attacked" like that. It's nothing new.

Goldenwoman, she just had him using his body much more properly than he ever had before. IMO it truly was a breakthrough. He was centered for the first time. He had some genuine rhythm and timing for the first time. His shoulder line was much improved. His chest was lifted - or at least more lifted than before. He was actually feeling the rhythm of the dance and the timing of the routine and moving with good speed. He could have more hips, sure but he was working so much more from his core. I also thought it was extremely well designed with the music and the color of the costumes was fantastic. He actually moved like he understood the dance, the music, and the elements.

ETA - I also love the movement/music humor in Cheryl's routines, when it's in there. It's different from the humor that comes from characterization (Kym is the queen of that, although the deadpan she and Warren did quickstepping up the steps to the judges was priceless, and that was more movement/music). I loved when she slid through his legs, flipped, and purposefully landed on her butt to emphasize the heavy downbeat on the drum at that point. And then the elaborate "recovery" move (her arcing up to a standing position).

I ranted earlier about Lacey and my dislike for her this season but I don't watch SYTYCD and I actually had no idea who Lacey was until she came on DWTS this season. The only reason, for instance, why I dislike her, and especially this episode, was because I don't think she's doing enough to actually teach her partner to dance or to teach her partner the specific routine. My opinion is that she's just using it as a vehicle to spotlight her own talents. But I could be wrong.

Lance and Lacey's 21 = Cloris and Corky's 21? Horseshit.

I know it's kind of an UO to like L&L around here, but I like them. I was planning to throw all my votes to them, except when I called I kept getting busy signal after busy signal and when I finally got through, the pre-recorded guy told me I used up all my votes. Pffft. Online votes are going their way.

I'm sorry, but it would be a travesty if Clorky were in the group dance over L&L. I do not want to see those two doing hip hop! YMMV, of course, but COME ON! /end GOB-ism.

It might not have been as blatant as what Lacey got called for, but Edyta has been called on choreography. Particularly by Len. I can't remember what dances they were in particular or what season, but she has been criticized before.

IMO Cloris, Susan and Toni are all in far more trouble tomorrow than Lance. Heck, Maurice is probably in more trouble than Lance.

I'll definetly have to watch their dance again Waltzin. On the Lacey issue I don't have a problem with what the judges said tonight. I think after weeks of seeing the same crap they are done and fed up with it.I think they are hoping that maybe this will make her actually work on Lances technique instead of just playing around. Also I think they see that Lance could be better but she isn't making him better and that's frustrating to them. She is just showing herself off and that doesn't make a good instructor.

I'll be evil with you because I just loved that. I'd love it even more if they called Julianne out for it every once in a while.

And instead of taking the handslap with grace Lacey did that throwaway "Oh it's because I'm new" crap. Bad form.


agreed. They are doing what they always do, scoring darn near everyone the same and making the fanbases fight it out. That's not their job. Score the dances the way they're danced and if Cloris is on the floor that means getting out the 5 panels in my opinion.

Where the hell have the judges been since Julianne Hough arrived on this show? Have their identical twins been judging her? Otherwise, I have no idea why they hate Lacey for showcasing herself and they haven't said a word to Julianne about dancing around Apolo, dancing around Helio, and now dancing around Cody.

She gets away with so much, it's just absurd.

I didn't think Cloris was too overscored this week, at least not any more than the others. She had more energy than some of the younger dancers. I'm tired of Corky overdoing the faces.

I was expecting a bit more from Warren and Kym, but he seems to be having a difficult time with his energy lately. I like Susan, but she's always going to be a slow mover. With the injury, it may be her time to go soon.

Maurice seriously stepped up to the plate this week. I was very proud of him, and of Cheryl's positive motivation. Now if Carrie Ann has a cold, why did she want to hug Maurice and potentially make him sick?

Poor Toni, she tries, but nothing she does is good enough for the judges. Telling her off for moonwalking during a Michael Jackson song? They're never going to give her a chance.