Episode Report Card Angel Cohn: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Soft Rock
By Angel Cohn | Season 14 | Episode 6 | Aired on 04.09.2012
She ditches the glasses and shirt to reveal a slinky black dress suitable for the tango. She's got great form and positioning, and her legs look amazing and make up for Derek's stupid mohawk. You can't tell at all that she's got foot issues. I could have done without the head-banging in the middle, but I suppose it is par for the course. At the end it seems like went a little out of the boundaries of the dance floor and confused the cameraman.
Maria gets held piggyback style by Derek while they get their critiques. Carrie Ann loves it and thinks they have good chemistry, and then swallows her earring. Len says she's got great posture, but wasn't wowed. Bruno love it and wonders what she can do if she's not injured. I'm going to send her some calcium pills so hopefully we can find out. Vitamins or something are in need, for sure. Judges: Carrie Ann 9, Len 8, Bruno 9.
Gavin's last, and he's hoping to get out of the bottom two because it is rock week so he feels he has an edge. Really, Gavin? That's like saying that Donald has an edge during soccer week. He's so not rock. And I'm sure he's not tango. Karina threatens to duct tape his mouth during rehearsals if he doesn't shut up. That's why she's the best one.
Their song is "Paint It, Black," and the opening part where he's dragging her looks good. You know, before the dancing starts. Then they get in hold and he looks like he's taking baby steps instead of purposeful strides. And he's got spaghetti arms. Their roll over each other looks awkward and uncomfortable, and it seems that the cameraman are trying to help him out by filming it from a distance instead of doing a lot of close-ups.
Len says he liked it, but his bum sticks out too much because he hunches over. Bruno thinks he had a bad frame. Carrie Ann thought she was watching Johnny Depp. Is she high? She thinks that his performance was great so she doesn't want to quibble about technique... even though that's her entire job. Gavin's self-effacing about his position in the bottom two, and imagines he'll land there again. Judges: Carrie Ann 8, Len 8, Bruno 7.
Here's the leaderboard:
Donald and Peta: 27
Roshon and Chelsie: 26
Maria and Derek: 26
Katherine and Mark: 24
Gavin and Karina: 23
William and Cheryl: 22
Jaleel and Kym: 22
Melissa and Maks: 22
Sherri and Val: 21
Gladys and Tristan: 20
I'm guessing Melissa and Gladys will be the bottom two, though Gavin might end up there too. I'm also just really happy to see some variety in the scoring instead of a straight run of 24s.