*holds icepack to head*

Oi. Bad enough to suffer the craziness of my mom's car the end of last week, now this?

The stars are in charge of costuming their respective teams this week, and the infamous Group Dance has been summoned for this week. The theme this year is 60's Music......

Ow.

• RE: DWTS#8, Episode 11, ECST,whimsey, 06:42 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: DWTS#8, Episode 11, ECST,vince3, 07:01 PM, 04-20-09
• RE: DWTS#8, Episode 11, ECST,Snidget, 06:47 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: DWTS#8, Episode 11, ECST,vince3, 07:00 PM, 04-20-09
• RE: DWTS#8, Episode 11, ECST,Snidget, 07:02 PM, 04-20-09
• LOL ow,vince3, 07:02 PM, 04-20-09
• Drink of the night,whimsey, 07:03 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Drink of the night,Snidget, 07:05 PM, 04-20-09
    • RE: Drink of the night,whimsey, 07:11 PM, 04-20-09
• Melissa and Tony,vince3, 07:05 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Melissa and Tony,Snidget, 07:07 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Melissa and Tony,whimsey, 07:09 PM, 04-20-09
    • RE: Melissa and Tony,qwertypie, 09:21 AM, 04-22-09
  • RE: Melissa and Tony,vince3, 07:10 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Melissa and Tony,Loree, 07:16 PM, 04-20-09
• Lawrence and Edyta,vince3, 07:17 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lawrence and Edyta,Snidget, 07:18 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lawrence and Edyta,whimsey, 07:19 PM, 04-20-09
    • RE: Lawrence and Edyta,Loree, 07:34 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lawrence and Edyta,vince3, 07:20 PM, 04-20-09
• Cheesy group dance promotion,vince3, 07:23 PM, 04-20-09
• Lil Kim and Derek,vince3, 07:30 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lil Kim and Derek,Snidget, 07:30 PM, 04-20-09
    • RE: Lil Kim and Derek,KoalaChick, 07:33 PM, 04-20-09
      • RE: Lil Kim and Derek,Snidget, 07:37 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lil Kim and Derek,vince3, 07:35 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Lil Kim and Derek,Loree, 07:36 PM, 04-20-09
• Chuck and Julianne,vince3, 07:39 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Chuck and Julianne,Snidget, 07:39 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Chuck and Julianne,whimsey, 07:43 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Chuck and Julianne,vince3, 07:43 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Chuck and Julianne,Loree, 07:49 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Chuck and Julianne,Loree, 08:08 PM, 04-20-09
• Ty and Chelsie,vince3, 07:50 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Ty and Chelsie,Snidget, 07:51 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Ty and Chelsie,whimsey, 07:54 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Ty and Chelsie,vince3, 07:56 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Ty and Chelsie,Loree, 08:01 PM, 04-20-09
• Shawn and Mark,vince3, 08:00 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Shawn and Mark,Snidget, 08:01 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Shawn and Mark,vince3, 08:04 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Shawn and Mark,Loree, 08:05 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Shawn and Mark,whimsey, 08:06 PM, 04-20-09
• Gilles and Cheryl,vince3, 08:12 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Gilles and Cheryl,Snidget, 08:14 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Gilles and Cheryl,whimsey, 08:14 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Gilles and Cheryl,vince3, 08:16 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: Gilles and Cheryl,Loree, 08:24 PM, 04-20-09
• 60's Group Dance,vince3, 08:21 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: 60's Group Dance,vince3, 08:28 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: 60's Group Dance,whimsey, 08:30 PM, 04-20-09
  • RE: 60's Group Dance,Loree, 08:33 PM, 04-20-09
    • RE: 60's Group Dance,JessicaRN, 11:48 PM, 04-20-09
• Thanks, vince...,whimsey, 08:33 PM, 04-20-09

Aww, vince .... we will make it all better.

<<massaging temples, passing a beverage>>

*ahhhhhh* Thanks Whimsey.

*puts out the pillows for later*

Whaddya want, the Tylenol, the Advil, or the Aleve. After summarizing the bicker heard round the world I need something.

I think I have to wait, I took some Tylenol a few hours ago.....

I bet there is something skimpy under that coat Edyta is wearing.

Edyta is completely covered up!!!!!!!

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 07:12 PM (EST)

Drink of the night
What my mom drank from back in the '60s, Seagram's V.O. and coke.

Shameless snack of the night

What I remember from the '60s:

celery with pimento cheese
shoestring potatoes
caramel popcorn balls
...and my sister's favorite secret shame - Hostess "Susy Q's"

Like you don't have a secret shame snack!

I was usually after the Ding Dongs.

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 07:20 PM (EST)

I was usually after the Ding Dongs.

That's code, right?

Bruno wants Melissa to be a man-eater..... more aggressive....

Tony takes Melissa to a field trip to Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives) and Teri Hatcher was their tour guide.......

Dancing the Argentine Tango to traditional Argentine Tango music......

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 07:08 PM (EST)

There was like what 3 or 4 lifts!

ETA: Which are allowed says Len.

I didn't like the first part that seemed to be a lot of not moving for a long period of time with a leg flick then nothing. It definitely picked up toward the end.

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 07:13 PM (EST)

Qwerty can confirm, but that seemed technically very well done. But it lacked the "sauce/sass" that Lil Kim had in hers.

I can't complain especially if she was doing this with bruised ribs. The frame was a bit ackward and it would have looked better if she were on her toes a bit more......

The music choice sucked bobo. There are a lot of tasty, tasty tango nuevo music out there. This piece was not one of them.

With the cross-pollination that goes on between SYTYCD and DWTS I am becoming cautiously optimistic that the quality of argetine tango on SYTYCD will improve immensely (especially with cloud of suspicion over Alex da Silva).

Reminder: Lifts are allowed in the Argentine Tango.

Carrie Ann declares it the best Argentine Tango to date.......

7 votes per phone/email address this week.......

Scores: 10~9~10 for a total of 29 and a heck of a way to start the show!

Melissa apparently is dancing with bruised ribs.......

I didn't like Melissa's really dark lipstick. I found it distracting. But they did very well in the dance.

If there ever was a couple to see in the costume department, this was it....

LT had to fly back to Miami to host a charitable golf tournament..... He also had her hit a few golf balls so she get the feeling of how it felt to struggle doing something and being judged about it.....

Dancing the Waltz to Open Arms

Lifts!

There was a more reavealing dress underneath the coat, but still more covered than most of her usual designs......

All that extra fabric made that look flowier than it would have if she'd been half naked again.

That was a lovely dress, poor Edyta should have rehearsed in it.

Edyta reminded me of a little girl getting tangled up in the curtains at one point.

*rubs hands in evil planning*

Starting tomorrow a competition will begin to determine a new pro for the next season...... *evil laughter*

Scores: 7~7~7 for a total of 21......

60's style, Tom narrating

Stars in a Brady Bunch-esque pattern, and the Pros in a group shot on a Laugh In styled set.....

60's Tribute

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!

She wants to get a perfect 30, which means that she impresses Len as well as Carrie Ann and Bruno.....

Derek has to try to "tone down" Lil Kim's sexiness this week..... which ain't easy....

Dancing the Rumba to "Lost Without You (U)"

The caption person is driving me crazy using "U" for "You" and "2" for "to"....... Unless that's how it's supposed to be in the lyrics..... *shrug*

Is that a lingerie with a bed sheet costume?

That was pretty underwhelming.

Sounds like everyone is dancing a different dance. Did they get to choose their own dances?

I don't think they got to choose.

I think they usually do this somewhere around here to kind of balance out what the various pairs have done.

Scores: 9~8~9 for a total of 26 which was surprising considering the judges' comments.....

I didn't think they deserved 10s last week. And this was more underwhelming.

*gets the barf bucket ready*

Chuck thanked the fans at his concert this week (at a State Fair...)

Dancing the Samba to DJ Turn It Up? (Electric Samba version)

Too.Much.Red.Satin!

Damn boy, you sold your granny for that one!

Scores: 9~9~9 for a total of 27

Well, Chuck did want to get a 9 week....... he got all 3 9's!

The judges were probably worried about the crying and pouting if they didn't give them 9s. I really wish they would get booted this week.

Chuck dressed in PJs and was totally cupping Julianne's boob for a good long time at the beginning.

After a few weeks going up, they've had a few down weeks.....

Ty claims that in the ballroom he can hold on pretty good......

Jewel came in to make fun of them/encourage her hubby......

Dancing the Waltz to Strawberry Wine?

Floating Lifts again....

Cameraman was caught napping....

The camera screw up interested me more than this dance.

Unfortunate camerawork. Yikes!

Lourve me some Ty, though.

Scores: 8~8~8 for a total of 24....

Looks like they want to get rid of LT this week. They scored Ty higher than him.

Ty wanted to put Chelsie in denim shorts. LOL!

Shawn had to visit New York and Des Moines to accept a couple of awards for her gymnastic endeavors..... She even missed the group dance practice! She had to learn her steps for the group dance by herself.....

Dancing the Cha Cha Cha to P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

That seemed like fun.

That Disco spot near the end probably shouldn't have been inserted......

Scores: 9~9~10 for a total of 28 and the lead.

Shawn's first 10 paddle!

Mark was back with the distracting funny faces. He needs to keep his mouth closed. Shawn did well though.

Entertaining enough.

Coming off of his first week not on the top of the Judge's Leaderboard......

Gilles is stuck in Latin dance mode....... Cheryl took Gilles to see a synchronize swimming coach to help give his arms more fluidness.....

Wonder why Cheryl didn't join in the swimming?

Dancing the Viennese Waltz to I Go To Sleep? (sounds like a good idea, with the Group Dance still to come...)

pretty nice, but I'm mostly bored by the whole night.

Lovely, but very subdued. Of course, I'd watch him take out the trash.

Natasha Bettingfield (sp?) and Celtic Woman will be singing

"Burn the Floor" as well.... also the pro dancer audition for next season will begin.....

Scores: 9~9~9 for a total of 27

Group Dance, 60's Tribute is next.....

Not my fave dance to watch. But I love Gilles and Cheryl.

Practice session first.....

Ty showed up to the practice dresses as a hippy (wrong part of the 60's!)

The Stars get some alone time on Go-Go boxes.....

LT looked lost.

Each team has to come up with their own signature 60's-ish move for their team's solos......

Here we go......

Picture goes black and white to start.......

Girls scattered to various stations for Go-Go dancing.

Boys come out and the picture returns to color, then they have the girls climb aboard....

Time for various Solo dances.... mixed in to some group dance parts.....

That was much better that past group dances. By a mile! Even Ty held in there.

I found it creepy that I kept getting Chuck and Derek mixed up. In that blonde wig Chuck looked like Derek. What did Julianne do that for?

I had the same experience. Definitely creepy.

Great job! I hope you feel better soon.