Episode Report Card Kim: A | 35 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Paso Doble from THE FUTURE
By Kim | Season 9 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2009.11.09
Len says that she brought grace and elegance to the routine, although her footwork was not great. Bruno thought she was light and ethereal, and she sustained the performance throughout. Carrie Ann says that Kelly's secret weapon is that the audience roots for her, but she needs to work on her turns and extensions if she's going to stay. Scores: Carrie Ann 8, Len 8, and Bruno 9.
Last week, Donny made a bunch of mistakes in his routine and the judges called him on it. In rehearsals, he tells Kym that he got burned out last week between a tough routine, his Vegas obligations, and his family, and he wasn't having fun. So he's decided to start over and remember to have fun. Their Viennese waltz is to one of my favorite songs, Ray Charles's "You Don't Know Me." It's very pretty, but it's not as sexy as it could be. I forgot to watch Donny's shoulders, but he did a good job spotting his turns and as usual, he performed well. His feet were a little flat in spots, though. And since it's Donny, the performance aspect is spot on.
Bruno says it was like watching a Lifetime movie, and so entertaining. Carrie Ann was mesmerized and liked that he didn't overperform it. Len found improvement in his posture, but thought it was a bit "arty-farty." The audience boos that comment as Donny notes that he went "from airy-fairy to arty-farty." Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 8, and Bruno 9.
Before we move on to Latin round, the pros are going to show us how it's done. The pros do three segments -- the first is definitely the paso doble, the second is something else (maybe the samba?), and the last one is the jive, I think? Tom explains that the competing couples need to do a Latin dance geared towards a particular decade.