Episode Report Card Kim: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT No Business Like Show Business
By Kim | Season 9 | Episode 20 | Aired on 11.23.2009
Oh. She's so adorable and starts out totally fierce, wearing a caped robe that she tears off to reveal a spangly dress. But she flubs a few moves early on, just forgetting what comes next and getting behind the beat. And then when they go to do their tricks, she totally screws up and pretty much falls down. She laughs at herself and keeps going, though, and makes it through the whole dance, even though there are plenty more flubs and falls throughout. I wish she could do the routine one more time, just for herself, because I think it could have been a lot of fun if she hadn't gotten off track. But as it is, as much as I love Kelly, she blew it. But had a great attitude throughout.
Bruno tells her that she's never looked more beautiful, and sometimes during the disco era, people fell on the floor. Carrie Ann says that Kelly proved that she's a survivor, because she got back up when she fell and she laughed at herself when she forgot. Len says he thoroughly enjoyed watching her despite her flubs. Backstage, Kelly laughs that one of her lifts looked like Louis pooped her out instead of a lift. Scores: Carrie Ann 8, Len 8, and Bruno 8. The audience boos, but come on. That was generous on their part.
Mya and Dmitry's clip package shows them discussing what to do. Dmitry wants to do something Broadway, something familiar, and something that will connect with audiences, which is a smart strategy. I was into Donny's first dance, even though I didn't think it was technically great or interesting, because I love the song. Mya wants to do something more Vegas (?) and make history (?) and an artistic statement (????). Does she realize she's on the most mainstream show in America? If she wants to make an artistic statement, she should go perform with Adam Lambert somewhere. We don't see the whole discussion, but apparently Dmitry wins out and they get to work. Mya was worried that their routine would be too safe, but once they get working on it, she realizes that it's not conservative at all.
So they dance to "Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray. It's certainly high energy, and I appreciate that they didn't go with the obvious hip hop routine. But I actually, weirdly, agree with Mya that it was too safe. Mya is a very talented dancer and this was a technically perfect routine, but not an exciting routine. The choreography could have come right from the stage show and/or movie and I wouldn't be surprised. And Mya doesn't seem to connect with the music the way that she did in her '70s samba. They should have picked a song that Mya loves and worked from there. Maybe some Motown or '70s soul? Anyway, there were no mistakes but I also won't remember it tomorrow.