Episode Report Card Kim: A- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Three For One
By Kim | Season 9 | Episode 18 | Aired on 11.16.2009
Bruno stands up and yells "Sen-sa-tion-al!" Carrie Ann says it was hot, and her solo was amazing, and the choreography was really difficult. Len yells out "Tutti frutti, what a booty" and then says that her buttocks mesmerized him. LEN! What? What just happened? Anyway, he thinks she should be in the finals. Scores: Carrie Ann 10, Len 10, and Bruno 10. I swear, I predicted that perfect score, although I realize that all of you have no way of knowing that I'm telling the truth.
Okay, I don't really understand this third dance. So this is the routine these couples would have done had they been in a knockout round? But none of them were, so they're going to perform them now instead? I guess that's the gist. There's a really long clip package with all of the stars talking about how they get to pick what dance they do, and how exhausting it will be to do three dances. The package goes on so long that I assume that the knockout dances will be really short.
Donny and Kym are first with a jitterbug. It's kind of a slow jitterbug, but probably a good choice for Donny, since it's in his wheelhouse. It's good but not great. I'm starting to think that Donny should be the one to go tomorrow night. Carrie Ann tells him that he got his mojo back with this one. Len thought it was a winner. Bruno liked that it was upbeat. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, and Bruno 9.
Joanna and Derek are doing the salsa. Hmm. Why would you choose something with hip action for Joanna? Joanna really shakes what her mama gave her, and Derek is dancing his heart out. They do a few death drops but she's still got the Barbie legs and hips. And she has a near wardrobe malfunction at the end. Oops. Len says that their routine was "hot, tasty, and full of spice." Bruno calls her a dazzler. Joanna flirts right back at him. Carrie Ann thinks they generate heat. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, and Bruno 9.
Kelly and Louis are doing the cha cha cha to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Good song choice, but I don't know about for this dance. They waste a lot of time starting at opposite ends of the dance floor when the whole routine is like a minute long. Kelly has definitely improved from the first week, but she also has no hip action and her footwork isn't great. This was not her best and I'm glad she didn't have to do this as an actual knockout dance, because I don't know if it would have saved her. Bruno tells her that her feet were precise and she finished her moves well. Carrie Ann loved how she finished her lines as well. Len can't believe that she's done three dances so well. Hmm. Are they just praising everyone and letting the people at home decide? Because I didn't think that was great. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, and Bruno 9.