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
Mya and Dmitry are up next, and they now get to review their dances from the season. They both loved their first routine but Len exploded on them for deviating from the typical ballroom routine. And then they did their jitterbug, where they, as Len would say "faffed about" for way too long and Len hated that too. Their breakthrough was their '70s samba, and Mya even says that she was finally living in the moment. EXACTLY! That's why that routine was so great.
Of course, Len is the judge to visit them during rehearsal. They show him what they have for their paso doble and Len thinks it's too subdued and not big enough. He hops right into Dmitry's arms and shows Mya how to "bring the fight to the floor." Will she remember to follow his instructions?
They're dancing to "We Will Rock You" and Mya's outfit is very reminiscent of Mel B's outfit during her paso with Maks to "Free Your Mind." I guess if you're going to evoke a routine, that's not a bad one to evoke. Mya is nowhere near as fierce as Mel B. was though. I still have trouble pinpointing what leaves me cold about Mya's routines in this, the final week. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with her technique. I can't point to one mistake in the routine. I don't know if Dmitry's choreography just bores me; I can't think of a routine that he's done that I did like, although he hasn't been on this show long enough for me to really judge if it's him or Mya. Also, the tempo of the song is really fast and it just doesn't have the drama I've come to expect from the paso, although the studio audience loved it.
Bruno thought it was powerful, fearless, and flamboyant. Carrie Ann calls her "the queen of the paso doble." How dare you! Mel B. holds that title. Len admires Mya's performance under pressure, and says that Mel and Maks did his favorite paso ever and this was close. Because it was kind of the same? Scores: Carrie Ann 10, Len 10, and Bruno 10. Eh. I guess.
Tom reminds us that Donny was in the bottom last week and the viewers' votes saved him. Looking back at the season, Kym thinks Donny looked great in his foxtrot, but Donny points out how bad his posture was and the judges agreed. Donny realized that his performance gene wasn't going to carry him through the competition; that he'd have to actually do ballroom dancing. They continued to improve as weeks went on, and Donny even danced the quickstep with the flu. Donny tried to learn to balance performing with dancing.