The official episode listings are lame, so I'm making up my own this week.

Lacey's samba dress was unfortunate.

Who else thought Maurice's cape paso solo was unfair compared to the other four solos? So he just stands there flailing that cape (I'm sure it requires a lot of strength) without moving his feet while the others actually had to dance? Sorry, but I thought that was unfair.

The judges really wants Cody gone by tomorrow, huh? Judging from their comments after his and Edyta's samba, it seemed like they've had enough of him and were pretty much saying "You've progressed very well but we think you should go home tomorrow." The scoring was also pretty obvious in that they want him and Maurice in the bottom two. We'll see whose fanbase gets their celeb through to the semis.

During the recap of all the dances, Tom introduced Cody and Edyta as "To vote for Cody and Julianne...". Playing mind games, I like it.

Speaking of, Julianne's back tomorrow, yay!

I assume Maurice will be leaving tonight since scorewise he's tied with Cody on the bottom of the scoreboard. Cody will IMO receive tons of sympathy votes, though I thought his mambo was pretty bad.

I wish there was a celeb this season that had both the entertainment and technique. Brooke is good, but not so exciting to watch and Warren is tons of fun, but his technique seems to flag.

Nobody was horrible, but Lacey/Lance's samba bugged. It seemed like Lance was hip hop'ing his way through it a bit.

So Julianne is not able to perform with Cody, but she is able to dance on the results show tomorrow not. I'm sure it's because she won that Design a Dance thingy, but it doesn't seem like such a great idea.

It seemed to me that solos are harder on the men, especially Cody, Lance and Warren (Maurice lucked out and got paso and the cape work). I think women are more prone to “solo” or solo type work, with the flashing and spinning, with the man as the frame, so for the men to do a highly exciting solo is probably hard. I thought they were all fairly entertaining, except, strangely Lance's. I thought Mr. Break-the- Rules would go all out but not so much. And he had no hip action which stood out to me since I saw some from Cody.

On a totally different note, wow Kym’s fit. Not that they all aren’t, I just don’t remember seeing the straight bikini top from her before and it really stood out to me. Girlfriend’s got abs!

Samantha, who did your hair tonight? 'Cause, seriously, fire 'em.

Okay, I admit it, I'm really starting to like Cody, and I didn't at all the beginning of the season. Yeah, even I can see his technique isn't the greatest, nor is he the most natural of dancers, but he's improving - I always appreciate the celebs who improve over the course of the season, rather than the ones who just learn the choreography of the week and leave it at that. - and he's still enthusiastic, yet thankfully more controlled about it, and really seems to be trying.

I really wish L&L would get it through their thick skulls that it isn't only Len who wants to see Ballroom on DwtS, the Ballroom dance show.

As to Len, I loved, loved, loved not only that he did it, but the way he put Carrie Ann and Derek in their place for likening Brooke to a pro. As if! They wish! None of the pros, not even the ones I don't care for, bore me to tears like Brooke does. I really don't know what to make of her. She's an enigma. While I think, based strictly on the way she moves across the floor, she is probably the best celeb remaining, yet she bores. I never remember any of her dances, and, indeed, frequently zone out while she's still dancing 'em. And I'm loathe to lay the Brooke Ennui entirely on the lack of personality and character on the floor. Others have had that complaint brought aganist them at times, i.e. Kristi, yet they never bored me. I don't get what it is that's going on with Brooke, but, at this point, I'll be disappointed if she wins. I haven't always felt the right person won in previous seasons, but I've never been bored by who did.

So excited to hear the judges compliment Kym's choreography. Finally! After today, the final 2 needs to be Warren and Brooke. I will be happy with either one of those two win, but I will be disappointed if Lancey finds their way to the final 2. I enjoyed both of Warren's dances despite his footwork while I floved Brooke's mambo. Though I could have done without her Marie wig. It was evident to be tonight that the celebs focused on their Latin dances and solo. Meh, on the solo ideas. I liked that Brooke's solo made sense and fit in with the dance while I just loved watching Warren's solo. Lance's solo was boring and poor Cody. I worry for him tonight.

Benji and Lacey tomorrow? I will be sure to get a snack during that time.

IIRC, Derek never said she was as good as the pros. He seemed go off on that based on Carrie Ann's comment. Mileage varies, but I am not bored by Brooke (nor was I by Kristi or Stacy). I do think Carrie Ann's comment was stupid though. Looking at her as this person who just started dancing like a month ago or so, yeah, I am impressed and mesmerized by it. But I agree CA's comments were OTT. But I was bored by Lance and that samba roll was not that great.

Fellaway, I fully expect Warren to win after this week. He seems to have gotten his mojo back. The frontrunner, especially if a woman, rarely wins. Kristi is the only one, and she was Kristi. I just think Brooke should be in the runner up.

Ugh, Cody got screwed by having to go first. Dammit, producers, give him a break! At least he got a decent music choice. I threw all of my votes to him tonight, but I have a bad feeling he's leaving tomorrow. :( Either him or Maurice. It ain't gonna be Lance the Jackass.

I really disagreed with the judges about Brooke's tango (except for Len). Her footwork looked sloppy to me. Len made up for his DanceCenter fawning by his comments tonight. I do hope he wasn't actually judging her like a pro (I don't think he was, because even by non-pro standards her footwork seemed off), but maybe he was doing what Fellaway said and simply calling out Carrie Ann and Derek.

IIRC, our resident ballroom experts have said that none of the Trio can do a mambo. So I'm curious to hear what they thought of Derek's mambo with Brooke (psst, sidwich? fallaway?). I thought the dance itself was fun, though.

I don't think going first is a big deal when you're only down to 5 couples. I think it's more of a liability in the early stages. I really didn't see that as trying to get rid of Cody since they namedropped Julianne plenty. If anything I thought the show was clearly saying Julianne was back next week so vote for Cody and let Maurice go home.

So Brooke pastes on the same facial expression throughout her tango, and they praise her, but when Stacy Keibler had an angry facial expression during her tango, she was called out on it.

I'm so sick of the Brooke Show. I'm so happy Len took her down a peg or two.

Everyone else was fine, I guess. I liked Cody, and I hope he stays at least one more week. Maurice can go. He's reached his limit. Standing in place and whirling a cape as your 15-second solo? LAME.

I hated the music for Lance and Lacey's samba. It was very Blah. I thought everyone did well tonight. It's all up to fanbase now.

Benji and Lacey are dancing tomorrow? I might be one of the few that is looking forward to it.

Well it's obvious who's going home tomorrow night. The judges pulled some serious AI type BS. Lance bored me, Mauirce surprised me(in a good way), Cody does ballroom WAY better than latin, Brooke did nice in both, Warren was lovely. I'm going to miss Maurice a LOT.

Warren's jive was horribly overscored, maybe the worse overscoring so far this season. His footwork was terrible and especially after Lance just received a 7 for much better footwork, I thought it was ridiculous. Maurice's cape solo was really unfair to everyone else who actually had to you know, dance.

I want to fire whomever did the costumes for tonight. Most of them sucked and every one of the ballroom dresses for the ladies had some sort of cutout. Blech. Also Edyta's tissue paper dress probably had some of Cody's friends near to heart attacks. Good lord.



I'm also excited. I don't care what sort of personal response they cause in people, but they can damn sure dance and I can't wait too see them get down.

It fit the paso. I do think Maurice lucked out because that dance allowed for it.

I disagree, this is not the Brooke show. This is the Warren show when not interrupted by Lance, Lacey and his assy comments.

Is there a way for Lance to just get kicked off tomorrow? I think tomorrow's bottom 2 (if revealed) should be interesting.

Warren's jive and Brooke's mambo were the most entertaining dances tonight for me. It seems like since season 5, all celebs focus on one dance more when they hit the two dances per week (including Kristi). It showed again tonight.

Definitely disagree. It's all about Brooke if you focus on dancing. She's the only one being called great, being called as good as a pro, getting virtually no bad comments. I'm bored by Brooke and it's too bad because she has this wrapped up.

I can't get too upset about Maurice doing capework for his solo since it was the Paso and it fits that dance. Also in light of the fact that Cody and Lance's solos were mostly sommersaults and things that had little correlation to their dances. Though Cody did do a few samba steps.

Unfortunately, I'm sure that it will be Maurice or Cody who departs before Lance Who Wears Ass For Hat. And I hate that.

Cody did ok... he was frantic in the mambo, but at least he tries hard. Could have done without those lame boys drooling over Edyta in rehersal though... speaking of Edyta, her outfit looked like a recycled one. I'm almost positive I've seen her wear that before.

Maurice did a servicable job in the quickstep... and while I get that the cape solo was easier than the others due to lack of footwork, I'm actually surprised he didn't get a 9 in there somewhere. I enjoyed their paso. Cheryl as always did a great job with him. I really think he is the most vulnerable, sadly.

Lance... well, I try to put aside his earlier comments and just watch him dance. And, I thought he did pretty poorly. I'm not a ballroom expert by any means, but he just doesn't look polished. And I'm glad that Len pointed out the pigeon toes, they were just staring me in the face today more than ever. He just looks awkward. Is my hate for him clouding my opinion? Maybe. But I do not enjoy Lance and Lacey's dances.

Brooke did well as usual. Though she definitely didn't do as well as last week. I really disliked her wig for the mambo, and wished she would have done her solo in the middle of the dancefloor. It was still a fun dance though, and she is still the superior dancer.

Warren & Kym, LOVE. They have my support for the win. He still needs to work on his feet... but he is just pure entertainment. And I've said it before, but he has the perfect attitude for this show. Determined, loyal to his partner, likes sequins... I just adore watching him. And agree that it is nice to hear the judges praise Kym's choreo. With a weaker partner, Warren would just look helpless at times I think. Kym really brings out the best in him and deserves all the praise in the world.



I'm already planning a bathroom break.

The last thing this show needs is more fake cheese. I want lancey to go tomorrow.


It was lame. At least Warren moved his feet.

Brooke's second dance was one of her best that I've seen. Otherwise, she's boring as lint. Still.

Sam's hair is awful! Always. And I loved it when they were talking about shoes Samantha looked down to make sure she had hers on presumably! What a ditz.

Where was Brooke's solo? The thing she did in front of the judges so they couldn't see her feet?

It is so obvious they want a Brooke and Warren finale.

I disagree Tasya. I do not think Brooke has it wrapped it. She's a woman, frontrunner and yeah, she is not winning. I mean, they had to get Kristi to finally get a woman to win this competition. As for dancing, they praise other celebs as well. Carrie Ann's the only one who said that pro thing. Bruno never said he agreed and Len obviously does as well. She has gotten bad comments since week 2 with her paso. She has been consistent though. YMMV.

IMO, it is the Warren show. He has been on second or tied with Brooke since week 1 and he got himself a nice improvement arc from last week to tonight. He has the personality and I will be excited to see Kym win.

ETA: Just saw ToothbrushFence's post and ITA on your thoughts on Brooke and Warren in terms of personality. This week's jive was fun for me.

As much as Lance's comment continue to bug, without the whole judges' hate us thing, Lance/Lacey really would not stand out to me. He is middle of the pack dance wise and he is not that charismatic. Though I am comparing him to Joey there, who was such a ham.

In terms of backstage observing, I loved seeing how supportive team paso continue to be toward each other as well as other competitors. BTW, has the show taken some SYTYCD audience members as well because that blowhorn and screeching is grating.

I disagree with all the Brooke hate. I think it is often unfair for the talented women on the show - they frequently get the 'boring' criticism, all while executing choreography that is generally much more difficult than that of their male counterparts. I personally enjoy seeing the dances done well on a technical level, so I really appreciate Brooke. Warren has a fun personality, so it seems, but his dances have done absolutely nothing for me in recent weeks.

Lance's solo sucked in my opinion, I felt as if he was stomping around and he did not move his hips at ALL. Lacey's samba dress did nothing for her (also disliked her dress for the foxtrot) and all I could think was I preferred her samba with Danny. That being said, I am really looking forward to her dancing with Benji tomorrow and I hope it's a latin number. Although, Derek made an guest appearance and next thing you know he was a pro. Add a Corky to a Mark and now we have Benji.

I love Warren and I was kinda scared when I heard he had the jive, no way is that man going to do flicks and kicks like a thinner person. That being said he did better than I thought he would but his jive was overscored.

Cody was a spastic mess in his mambo but I like the kid. Maurice can stay or leave but I would miss Cheryl. Brooke, technically superior but still not feeling it. She does deserve to win though.

Question for those of you who have DVRs..... in Brook's first dance, did her feet come off the ground? I thought for sure they did, but I can't go back and look until it's up online tomorrow. If so, I will officially and completely lose all respect for Carrie Ann after her "I'm the lift police" comments to Cody. Come to think of it, I thought there was more than one "lift" in tonight's show. But what do I know...apparently nothing compared to the "experts" on this show.

It's actually a performance that was taped two weeks ago (Jitterbug week) but was bumped until this week. I'm looking forward to seeing Julianne. Not excited about Benji & Lacey.

ETA: Chocolatefix - I'm sure I saw Brooke's feet come off the ground too. As soon as I saw it, I thought CA would call her on it.

I was surprised at how positive they were towards Maurice's quickstep, which wasn't very...quick. Were they trying to stave off pity votes? His paso was somewhat flat-footed but I liked his solo. I love cape work and I thought he did a good job.

I didn't like Cheryl's dress, I kept waiting for a boob to pop out.

I'm *not* looking forward to seeing Cody return to a prop for Julianne, but I've liked him with Edyta. They have good chemistry, and he managed to adapt to the different character of his two dances. The mambo was a bit of a mess but I enjoyed his solo. He's not as annoying when his hyperactivity is harnessed. I also enjoyed the visit from his friends.

I will say I didn't enjoy just how much Edya was turned into a piece of meat. At least in the rehearsal footage it was done with humor, but Samantha's comments - all variations on "How does it feel to dance with a nearly naked woman?" and "We know what's getting votes" - offended me.

I loved Kym's and Warren's tango. I wish the judges had realized the theme was Peter Gunn, not James Bond, but Warren definitely had his magic back in that dance.

Derek never should have compared Brooke to pro dancers. Thankfully Brooke nipped that in the bud. They were nitpicking Brooke, the way they used to do with Kristi, but they're not being as harsh with the scores because she probably doesn't have a big fan base. I didn't care for her wig in the mambo.

Lance's solo looked a very, very eager Madonna fan who can't quite dance. Lance continues to seem very bland to me, and also much older than his years. In his bow tie he reminded me of Bob from Survivor. I hated the music for their second dance and I didn't like Lacey's outfit, although she certainly looked very good.

I voted for Maurice a few times, mainly for Cheryl, but I think he's going.

I certainly don't have Brooke hate. I do think she probably does the most technically difficult dancing. I just am not excited by her dancing and I have been by past women celebs. That said, if she wins I would think it's deserved. Though I think it is much more likely we will see a Warren win.

At this point I'm anyone but Lance for the win.


That's her musical performance I believe, the one that was pre-taped. But I swear Tom said she was dancing tomorrow and he also said the Design a Dance performance was tomorrow night.

Best description ever, O2Sean. I also liked that they are criticizing Brooke because it will help her. Though I thought the 9s for the mambo were appropriate. That dance was fun and she was having fun dancing it. Poor Cody, while his dance was frenetic, I appreciated trying to make his solo look like a mambo.

spanana, I am just rooting for a Warren/Brooke final but more than that, I have joined the anyone but Lancey train and this particular train hopes Lancey does not make the finals.

I believe Julianne is performing her taped performance, but it is possible she won the design a dance (which I could believe) and is dancing tomorrow. Houghs vs Schwimmers, can we at least see that tomorrow? I want to see Benji interacting with Julianne.

Carrie Ann is a lift police to Edyta only. She never calls out other female pros and rare for celebs.

*Waves hand wildly* MEMEMEMEME!!

I thought Brooke was waaaaay overscored, as was Warren, who galumped and flat-footed his way through the dances.

And YAY for Len for pointing out Lance's massive pigeon-toedness!

I have to admit thinking that during Brooke's. Seriously, standing in front of the judges wiggling her hips is her solo? I think it was Len who mentioned not being able to see her feet, which weren't movin' much anyway.



They said she was going to be singing, yes? I was wondering when they'd get around to that.

I have to say that overall this was one of my least favorite nights. I thought that most everyone should have received between 7s-8s, I didn't see anything that deserved a 9 or better that's for sure. Even my favorites of Lance/Lacey didn't wow me with the Samba, and I think that's due to the music. Ahh well, maybe next week will be better.

Her feet absolutely came off the ground at the end of the dance. Even I saw it (and I know very little about the intricacies of ballroom dance), and I told Mr. MeeMaw that Carrie Ann was going to go after her for it. I couldn't believe it wasn't even mentioned.

I think Brooke should win this, since I find her far and away the best dancer of those remaining. However, I don't think she will. Her fanbase isn't going to be big enough to push her to the top. I agree with harvestbasket - Warren is going to be the winner - and that's okay with me. Just not Lance. Please - not Lance.

This was on Mark & Derek's band myspace from two weeks ago regarding the Julianne performance: Watch DWTS this Tuesday night because both Mark & Derek will be dancing with Julienne as she performs her latest single on the show!


I assume this is the performance Tom was referring to. I took this to mean it's a singing/dancing performance.

Yes, Brooke's feet came off the ground in her first dance. CA never calls out consistently.

I honestly think Cody is better suited with Edyta. I love Julianne but I didn't think she complimented Cody, their personalities were too similar or something. Maybe it's the 'cuteness' factor but he seems more 'mature' with Edyta. And I give him props for being able to go from one partner to another in such a very short time and adapt.

I thought Brooke's solo was lame, it came way too early in the dance, it just looked like it was the setup for their number, I wasn't even sure at first it was her solo.

Carrie Ann is driving me nuts. She is so inconsistent, especially with her stupid lift fetish. I think she thinks it is cute that she has a "thing". Well that "thing" is just stupid. Stop it.

Imagine if Tom could both host from the floor with the judges, and conduct the backstage interviews. How great would that be? Samantha I'm sure is a lovely person, but she cannot conduct a short, casual interview with seamless transitions to save her life. It is especially apparent when you compare her to Tom, who is made of awesome.



::dies::

I would not be at all surprised by that outcome. This show is kind to football players, and there seem to be some parallels between Warren's and Emmitt's DwtS' paths.

Me, I'm not invested in anyone winning this season, really, but if I had to give it to someone, I'd give it to Maurice. For me, he shows much the same joy of dance that Warren does and has shown improvement in learning Ballroom. I think Warren is a good dancer, but I'm not sure he's really bringing a lot of ballroom to the floor. Improvement arcs are a big thing for me on this show, and right now, Maurice and Cody are the ones in whom I'm seeing ballroom improvement. Lance and Warren, I think, are at about the same levels they were when the season started.

Best part of tonight was hearing that Julianne will be on tomorrow's results show. Tom said she was going to dance, right? Because I think I read somewhere that her pre-taped singing performance was pushed back to the 18th. Makes me think she's either dancing to a Brad Paisley song or she won the Design-a-Dance poll.

I'm going to be power voting for Cody tonight. As much as I would LOVE for Lance's entitled ass to be sent home, I'm pretty sure it'll be either Cody or Maurice and I'd rather have Julianne back than anything else so there you have it.

No solo was more lame than Lance's dance. Still loving O2Sean's description and sounds even better after seeing Maurice and Cody's better solos. I hate Carrie Ann. Her inconsistencies with lifts bug. Brooke should have been dinged. Also for seeming to only calling it out on Edyta.

Week 2 was the worst week dance wise and overall, I enjoyed tonight. Maurice did well but I fear he will be leaving tomorrow.

I saw some recycled costumes tonight. It seemed like Brooke/Derek's mambo costumes were just redone team cha cha outfits and I swear, I have seen Edyta wear that mambo costume before. Maybe last season with Jason.

loveisthedrug, While I think it would be great to see Julianne dance to Brad Paisley, didn't they already say Benji and Lacey are dancing to Brad? I am guessing Julianne won and probably Mark. I remember it was posted, in the media thread I believe, that his fans voted for the jive and for him since it his dance.

Thanks everyone for confirming for me that I did see at least two lifts. I call foul on CA....if you're going to announce on national TV that you call lifts on everyone, so you have to call Cody and Edyta on then DON'T FREAKIN' NOT CALL A LIFT ON THE VERY NEXT DANCE. This wouldn't infuriate me so much if she didn't give them a stupid 10!!!

Anyway, most of my votes went to Cody, just because, in my own little way, I'm trying to balance out the judges' blatant favoritism. Brooke is OK...at least she can dance. Warren just makes me smile every time he dances. Lance and Maurice are OK. Cody tries and I give him credit for not smacking Samantha every time she makes some stupid comment about dancing with a woman and does that excite him. Hey Samantha, try acting like a woman. Sheesh!

Brad Paisley is doing two songs tomorrow. But come to think of it, I did see a list of pros who will be dancing with him over in the media thread and don't recall seeing Julianne's name. So unless it's really her singing performance or the design-a-dance, I have no idea.

Did anyone else see Samantha point directly at Cody’s crotch at one point in one of their backstage interviews? I wonder if Annie from EW will make that her Hidden Gem of the Week. Also thought it was cute that Cody said something to the effect that in the past he’d imagined dancing with a nearly naked woman, but never thought he’d actually experience it.

Was going to go into this long thing about what I don’t care for about Brooke’s dancing, and I’m just too weary because it’s never going to change. Normally I want the most proficient dancer to win, but not this year.

Kym’s tango costume cleavage had me a little mesmerized tonight. And I was tickled by her choreography. Warren’s getting his mojo back. Although I am often distracted by his legs in his rehearsal footage. You know how some people like to put toothpicks in a potato and stick it in a glass of water (although I have no idea what for)? That’s what Warren looks like to me; it makes me grin.

Ugh, not great at all. Pretty much the opposite of great. Maybe "grate," as in "God, he grates on my nerves." Samantha has her blunders, but I can't stand Tom and his lame jokes and the fact he laughs at his own lame jokes.

Honestly the show could probably do without either. They don't need a host.

NO KIDDING!!! She is far too scrawny for such a severe look (not to mention the fugly factor). Please, someone get the woman a sandwich already. It will actually do double duty to not only put some meat on those protruding bones, but shut her up as well.



WORD to that thought!! That is exactly what I thought when at the end they said "to vote for Cody & Julianne". IMO that was a little disrespectful of poor Edyta who had to not only try to whip Cody in shape this week, but also fend off his drooling pack of friends.

I thought the solos were pretty much boring for everyone—except for Cody's. It wasn't great, but it certainly was the most fun. And Maurice's with the cape? Sorry, then I guess Apollo did a solo in his as well, because I distinctly remember him swinging a cape around for a few seconds.

I thought this was a pretty "meh" night, even my favorites Lacey and "I should really just keep my mouth shut and dance" Lance were boring tonight. Why is he always doing ballet turns? Stop that! I would also like to thank the band for ruining one of my favorite Amerie songs tonight.

Brooke still bores me! She's a fantastic dancer and I still find her boring, boring, boring beyond belief. I really want Warren to win, just so Kym finally gets that mirror ball trophy. She deserves it and out of everyone's dances, Warren's were the most fun to watch.

My God I thought this show sucked big time. No one was great.

I am so glad Len called Brooke out on her mistakes and even happier he called out CA and Derek on this "she's a pro" bull shit. Bitch, please. Keep giving her tens for less than perfect routines, and I will keep not voting for her.

Lance was a disappointment, and I kind of think Edyta is shooting Cody in the foot with her choreography. Sweet girl, but she is no Julianne. Even though Julianne dances around her partners, at least she makes it fun to watch.

Warren - Holy overscored Batman! A 10 for that tango? Really CA? He looked all kinds of clunky during the jive too. I am not a big fan of the big guy. Oh well. I think he is going to take the trophy anyway. A fitting end for one of my least favorite seasons in recent memory I suppose.

I really, really like Maurice as he is portrayed during the videos and backstage. He actually might be my favorite personality on this show because he seems like such a nice, easy going guy. However, he is kind of a craptastic dancer. I suppose he has a bit of an improvement arc going for him, but I don't enjoy watching him. I thought he and Cheryl looked awkward during their Quickstep, and he really lucked out getting the Paso again. He didn't even have to dance during his solo.

I suppose I still would like to see Lance, Warren, and Brooke in the final for no other reason than I would get a free style out of each of them. Man, this season sucks. I just can't stop watching. It is like a freaking car wreck.

ITA the show was pushing Julianne tonight to get Cody votes and I felt bad for Edyta as well as Maurice since he maybe on his way out, but I think he has improved. Kudos to Cheryl for doing great work with Maurice.

Cody's friends must hate him. First he gets to dance with Julianne and now dancing with Edyta.

Tom continues to entertain me, but after seven seasons, there are tons of female celebs who have been on the show who are better than Samantha.

As for the female singer, WTF with that headwear. Seriously, stop it.

I thought tonight really highlighted Brooke's weaknesses. It's "a" weakness actually, I just can't quite name it. Some of her movements are actually weak. They're correct (although her legs can be stiff sometimes) but a little limp. There are times that even though she has great lines and is extremely flexible, it doesn't seem as if she's fully stretched. The lines are right, but the tension and release you get from really stretching and then releasing and transitioning doesn't happen. I also thought in her group paso she not only did that, but she pretty much danced it all on one note. You can get away with that in paso since the note is "arrogant" or "commanding" but that wasn't Brooke's note.

I'm not sure what the deal is with Julianne being back tomorrow (yeah, thanks for explaining it to us people!!!). I thought I read in Maks' blog though that he would be back dancing this week.

From Maks blog this week: I guess it doesn't technically say he'll be dancing though.
]I'll be back on the next results show, I'm choreographing a number. We'll be doing a group dance promoting the upcoming tour. . [

I think Carrie Ann's more accustomed to noticing lifts from certain dancers. Or since Len dressed Brooke down for her tango, Carrie Ann didn't want to pile on. I think they did treat Edyta with a more unfair standard than they have treated most of the others, but I'm not sure if the lift snub was deliberate.

I agree. I know Edyta isn't the greatest teacher, but I would have liked to have seen him with her, they seemed like more of a match. Of course he probably wouldn't have lasted this long with Edyta; since Julianne is so important to the show, Cody got extra support from the judges.

I thought Cody and Warren had good solos, but Maurice and Brooke also did well. Lance didn't do much of anything for me. I was surprised how supportive Bruno was. Maybe he empathizes with Lance since they're both gay.

I'm glad they finally praised Kym's choreography, especially after that nonsense earlier this season where the only mention of her choreography was the comedic element.

Others have already confirmed it, but yeah, I saw it and I don't have a DVR and saw it in real time and thought it was quite blatant (much more so than Cody/Edyta which I did not see). Carrie Ann does seem to be horribly inconsistent on the lifts, she missed Rocco whirling Karina around earlier this season but got Alec and Toni on a two second oops. Either cut it out or be consistent Carrie Ann!



I actually really agree with this and I'm a person who desperately wanted Cody's temp partner to be Karina for the awesome train-wreck that would be. I think Edyta, with her infinite patience, moderates and focuses him more than Julianne. Oh well, hopefully the promise of Julianne returning can keep him in it another week.

Really glad to see both Kym and Derek complemented for their choreography.



Isn't there normally two pro dances with each singer? So Lacey/Benji could do one and the Wonder Trips (Probably with added Cheryl!) could do another.

Though Lacey tends to annoy the crap out of me and I really don't think she's a good fit as a pro on this show I would like to see her do her specialty with a experienced partner.

I can't say that any of the dances really wowed me tonight. Some had their moments, but overall each fell short.

CA really does seem to have it in for Edyta and the lifts, although I would think that Edyta could do a better job of keeping her feet on the ground.

And what was the deal with the cameraman(?) looking down Samantha's dress (and cleavage)? Please, I didn't want to see that.

You know, when I was a little girl I used to wear my mother's costume jewelery as a tiara and would imagine that I was a princess. But I grew up and stopped doing that. Please, someone tell that singer that she is not a little girl or a princess.