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by Sheila Franklin Published: September 20, 2006
If you haven’t yet visited the official site, this might be a good time to do that as it looks like ABC has spared no expense. Maybe they could also spend a couple of dollars extra for a better trophy. There are several unaired confessions on the site that are amusing, including one with 62 year-old Jerry Springer who suggests a “senior division.” That would make Jer the automatic winner, unless you want to include 55 year-old Harry Hamlin. Willa Ford and Maxim Chmerkovskiv Willa and Maxim lead off the show performing the mambo to the tune of “Get Busy.” They certainly did. Willa misses a few steps, but I probably missed a couple myself watching Maxim. They have finally developed a chemistry when Willa gets over her mini-hissy-fits in rehearsal. She seems more self-assured this week. Bruno says she is “too hot to handle” and “fast and furious.” Judges scores: 7 - 8 - 8 = 23 Harry Hamlin and Ashly DelGrosso Let’s face it. Harry is more Tin Woodsman than Scarecrow, but fortunately he has Ashly and laughter yoga instructor Jeffrey Briar to loosen him up. He has greatly improved from last week as they do the quickstep to “Lust For Life.” Len mentions that his “5 points of contact” (whatever the hell that means) were all met. Judges scores: 7 - 7 - 7 = 21 Monique Coleman and Louis Van Amstel Because of their “lack of chemistry” as the judges put it last week, Monique and Louis go for a gondola ride and drink champagne while someone who greatly resembles actor Tom Skerritt serenades them. (These producers are so clever.) It obviously did them some good, because Monique and Louis have some excellent moves while dancing to “Bop To The Top.” I never see her smile, but I guess that is not a mambo requirement. Bruno says she is, “bringing sex back bigtime.” Judges scores: 9 - 8 - 9 = 21 Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Mario wants to take a few risks because it is “easier to ask for forgiveness later than permission right off the bat.” Karina tries to put him in a rather grotesque harness and as payback he takes her to a boxing ring so she can see his moves. She batters him about and fortunately he is too much of a gentleman to fight back. When they perform the quickstep to “Do Your Thing,” Mario is both light on his feet and very hot. The judges, however, caution him to stick to the program. Len tells him to “leave out the rubbish.” I hope his fans vote to save them. Creativity is a good thing, even if the judges expect perfection. Judges scores: 7 - 6 - 8 = 21 Shana Moakler and Jesse DeSoto Shana was dubbed the “Ice Queen” last week, but hey, she has been trained as a beauty queen and they are expected to be frozen. She is intimidated by Jesse who is a mambo champ, and as such her performance during “Everybody Jump Jump” suffers. Carrie Ann likes it though, and tells her to keep her confidence up. Judges scores: 8 - 7 - 7 = 22 Jerry Springer and Kym Johnson It’s touching how concerned Jerry is for Kym, and fortunately she was allowed to have another dancer help out during rehearsals. You would never know she was injured when they dance the quickstep to “Sing, Sing, Sing” and Jerry is so endearing and dapper that you can overlook his dancing aptitude. Everybody in the audience (and backstage) chant “Jerry, Jerry, Jerry.” Dancing certainly has its mascot. After Len wisecracks, “I’ve always looked up to you as a father figure,” he advises him to work on his technique to compensate for his lack of physical ability. Judges scores: 7 - 6 - 6 = 19 Viveca Fox and Nick Kosovich Viveca gets the coveted first spot in the second hour of Dancing. She says she is going to “channel her sexy diva” and indeed she does. Nick commented that the mambo is “more of a man’s dance.” All I know is there is some spanking going on here. I speak a bit of Spanish but the title of this song is way beyond my high school level of expertise. When they finish, all the judges love it and give it an enthusiastic thumb’s up. Judges scores: 8 - 8 - 8 = 24 Joey Lawrence and Edyta Sliwinska Joey admits he worked his butt off this week but can’t seem to get the quickstep down. Edyta decides to incorporate his pre-pubescent tap dancing lessons into their routine of “I’ve Got Rhythm.” That and his slide at the end of the number are very impressive. The audience rewards him with a standing ovation and Joey is practically giddy when Bruno compares them to Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. Judges scores: 10 - 9 - 10 = 29 Sara Evans and Tony Dovolani Sara takes Tony home to Tennessee to meet her friends and family and vows that she will “bring out the fun.” During “Papa loves Mambo,” she has gone up on that fun scale, but although she is smiling a good deal of the time, she appears to be counting her steps instead of feeling the music. She lets out a little squeal when facing the judges, and Len reminds her to “welly.” Oddly, it is Bruno who translates that to “go for it.” Judges scores: 7 - 7 - 7 = 21 Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke It is only fitting that Emmitt and Cheryl get the finale, since they were both audience and viewer favorites last week. As they practice, Emmitt also puts on a brace to get his posturing correct. When they quickstep to “You’re Not The One For Me” he mouths the words from time to time, which shows he is clearly enjoying himself. They also get a standing ovation and Carrie Ann dubs him “Twinkletoes.” Samatha seems to have Emmitt fever too, as she directs at least three questions to him without even noticing Cheryl. Judges scores: 8 - 8 - 8 = 22 Summation: Joey and Edyta are on the top of the judges' leaderboard with a score of 29, while Jerry and Kym bottom out at 19. By the way, what‘s with the song choices tonight? Between “Bop to The Top,” “Everybody Jump, Jump,” and “Sing, Sing,” it kind of makes you wonder if the lyrics were written by Dr. Seuss. Best judge’s comment: (Len referring to Viveca and Nick’s performance) “The top half is hot and spicy, but the bottom half is a bit doughy.” Best comeback: (Nick referring to Len’s comment) “Some of us like the crust.” Best professional dancers comment: (Jesse referring to Shana) "This is a locomotive, girl. You better not be on the tracks unless you own the train.” Previous Episode Recaps: Week 1 | Week 1 Results |
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