Episode Report Card Kim: A- | 62 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Do The Hustle
By Kim | Season 9 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2009.10.19
Carrie Ann starts out by saying that all of the women watching just fell in love with him. Um, not me. I didn't think it was sexy. Oh well. Len liked the intensity and thought it was Donny's best dance. Bruno calls him "Donnie Darko" and loves how dangerous he is. Donny pretends like he's being drawn to Bruno, and Bruno refuses. I weirdly enjoy the dynamic between these two, even though I don't love Donny. Scores: Carrie Ann 10, Len 9, and Bruno 10. Donny is astounded.
Little Louie and Chelsie are looking for a comeback after their boring two-step last week. Louie starts out the week of rehearsal by telling Chelsie that he is glad that they got to stay and he vows to work harder now and get into the sexy, macho character required by the tango. Chelsie appeals to his competitive side to get him to work harder, and it seems to work. The actual routine starts out with Chelsie in a chair and Louie stalking around her. Len's going to hate the business. The chemistry and attitude are definitely there. His footwork is not great; he's crazy pigeon-toed, but at least he seems to be taking the routine seriously.
Len says that he had low expectations going in, but Louie really set the mood and he didn't even mind the chair as a prop. Bruno loved the story telling, but he encourages Louie to start dancing instead of just walking through it. Carrie Ann wants Louie to stay in dancer mode throughout, but she loved how well Louie did as a partner to Chelsie, whatever that means. Scores: Carrie Ann 7, Len 8, and Bruno 7. It's their best score yet.
Melissa got (overly) praised last week, and then Mark got the flu. Karma? So Mark got the flu and had to miss rehearsals, so Anna T. came in and helped her out, which was probably more helpful to Melissa than Mark usually is. She's already started working on posture; now she just needs to work on her feet. Mark recovers enough for a final rehearsal, and they'll be dancing together tonight in their Argentine tango. Melissa's posture and footwork are way better this week, but she still seems to be dragging her feet at times, and Mark seems to kind of push her into place. I don't know if she's unsure of the steps or what. She covers well, because she's an actress, but she does drop character at times. At the end, Melissa's dress gets stuck on Mark's suit, which kind of cracked me up.