Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT I Go to Rio!
By Kim | Season 7 | Episode 8 | Aired on 10.13.2008
The final contender this evening is Warren, with his partner Kym. Don't worry. My husband went to bed a long time ago, so there won't be any cursing. Anyway, Warren got great marks last week and Kym wants to help him make the samba his own. Warren says he's ready to party. Kym takes him to a capoeira studio. Did the capoeira public relations firm make a big payment to ABC this week? It was featuring on Desperate Housewives last night and now this! Anyway, it's a Brazilian dance/fight tradition. It's somehow not as awesome as it sounds. It seems like it would be all West Side Story or like when Britney and Justin had the dance-off after their breakup, but it's totally not like that at all.
So how is that actual samba? It's not as good as I had imagined it might be. Maybe I'm just grouchy tonight. There isn't nearly enough hip action. This is one where Warren can't use his light feet to cover up his lack of technique. He seems distracted; he's staring at someone (his family?) in the audience at times. Carrie Ann thinks it was lacking a little bit in content this week. Len admits that he smiles when he watches Warren, but there was too much gyrating and not enough dancing. Bruno thinks that people love Warren, but he kind of slacked off this week. Bruno knows that Warren has the ability. I think that's more Kym's fault than Warren's; she should push him harder. Warren is pretty quiet backstage. Scores: Carrie Ann 8, Len 7, and Bruno 7. Warren seems pretty happy and Cloris wanders into the shot and starts babbling about how she tied Warren this week.
So this week's standings are:
Brooke and Derek: 26
Lance and Lacey: 26
Susan and Tony: 24
Cody and Julianne: 23
Toni and Alec: 22
Cloris and Corky: 22
Warren and Kym: 22
Maurice and Cheryl: 20
Rocco and Karina: 18
And when you combine it with last week's scores, the standings are:
Brooke and Derek: 54
Lance and Lacey: 48
Warren and Kym: 47
Susan and Tony: 45
Maurice and Cheryl: 44
Toni and Alec: 44
Cody and Julianne: 44
Rocco and Karina: 38
Cloris and Corky: 38
Bad news. They're bringing back the kids' competition tomorrow night. Why can't it just be the kids' exhibition? Anyway, someone will be going home too, so I'll see you then!
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