By Kim
Bruno starts off by comparing Kristie to a ship, which isn't really a compliment? Ships are big. Carrie Ann thought the technique was fantastic, and she loves how Kirstie transforms the whole ballroom with her performance. Len thought Kirstie has great posture and beautiful, sweeping movements. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, and Bruno 9.
Chelsea and Mark have three dances this week! No one else has that sort of pressure, right? Mark yells at Chelsea for not taking things seriously because she dares to giggle in rehearsals. Then he yells at her because he doesn't think she's working hard enough. I wish she would tell him to fuck off once in a while. Maybe she could get Kirstie to do it for her. Their Argentine tango is first. I think this is the same music that Derek and Jennifer had last season? I guess there's only so much tango music to go around. The beginning is flawless, but somewhere in the middle, they get a bit out of sync and I think Chelsea landed a little wrong after one of the lifts and had to do a stutter step to get back on the right footing. But man, Chelsea's got some legs on her! Where has she been hiding those things? I also love that, in heels, she's taller than Mark and his stupid spats. Overall, very good but a bit off in spots.
Carrie Ann thinks Chelsea is a great dancer, but she didn't think Chelsea's legs were sharp enough. Len agrees, but thinks that Chelsea's moves were clean and precise, and it was a great performance. Bruno has been champing at the bit to speak the whole time, and he finally explodes and calls Chelsea "Sharon Stone," and he thinks the leg moves were teasing and done on purpose. Scores: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, and Bruno 10. Those are some high scores for a dance they didn't love.
Hines and Kym are shown rehearsing and working on some seriously complicated lifts, because Kym figures she has to up the ante to compete in the semifinals. Hines expresses some concerns, because Kym is making him do lifts that she's never even done before. And then it happens. They're working on a move where Hines is standing and he's trying to flip Kym over or something? But while she is lying with her legs over her head (imagine sitting down and then rolling back and putting your feet over your head and touching the floor behind your head with them), Hines lands on her butt, effectively smashing her head and neck. It looks SO scary and Kym is rolling around on the floor in pain. Kym says that she can't feel her arms as Hines tries to put ice on the back of her neck and apologizes. Hines is understandably upset and feels at fault while Kym is worrying about losing practice time. An ambulance comes and loads Kym in on a stretcher. But clearly she's okay, because they're dancing the Argentine tango. That was kind of an abrupt transition from Hines sobbing in the rehearsal studio to their dance beginning. The best word I can use to describe their routine is smooth. The footwork isn't as complicated as some of the others, but it just looks smooth. There are a lot of lifts and you can tell Hines is making sure he doesn't drop her. When they finish, Hines and Kym are both crying. Oh, they're getting audience votes for sure.
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