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"DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"

Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 06:40 PM
Here we are at the Semi-Finals again. Of the four couples that remain, Ty/Chelsie is the couple that is probably the most surprising, especially after the first couple of weeks........

Two dances tonight, Len's Master Class should be in session for the Latin Dance...


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"Drink of the night"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 06:54 PM
Drink of the night
Rice wine and Tsingtao beer

snack of the night
Dumplings, miso grilled shrimp, steamed veggies


"RE: Drink of the night"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 06:55 PM
Yum!

"RE: DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:01 PM
The Olympian
The Sexy Hunk
The Girl Next Door
and The Battling Cowboy

LIVE, this is Dancing With the Stars, Semi-Finals!


"Musical start"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:02 PM
Pro dancers again to start us out.....

Should I Stay or Should I Go?


"RE: Musical start"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:03 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-11-09 AT 07:04 PM (EST)

Looked like it might've been the Argentine Tango, Quickstep, Jive and a few others were in that little flourish......


"Massive filler"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 07:08 PM
Are they going to show two whole previous performances for every couple?

"RE: Massive filler"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 07:10 PM
Apparently so, and maybe all the couples going down memory lane first.

"Breakthrough dances"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:23 PM
Melissa/Tony

Week 3 Foxtrot (Ballroom) (In fact, it looks like at least Tony is wearing the same kind of outfit from that week......)

Week 9 Samba (Latin) The solo helped her finally understand what Tony was saying about the Latin dances........


Gilles/Cheryl

Week 3 Foxtrot (Ballroom) It finally gave him confidence in the ballroom dances....

Week 5 Shirtless starting Paso Doble (Latin)


Shawn/Mark

Week 9 Quickstep (Ballroom)

Week 9 Paso Doble (Latin) Turning point? *shrug*


Ty/Chelsie

Week 2 Quickstep (Ballroom) Needed a good score just to stay alive.....

Week 4 Lindy Hop (Latin) Helped loosen him up.......


"RE: Breakthrough dances"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 07:46 PM
Well that was 1/2 hour of my life I won't get back. Note to producers: Don't do it again.

"RE: Breakthrough dances"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:51 PM
I think they do it every season at around this point in time, Whims.......

"RE: DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:31 PM
Dancing the Quickstep to Who Could Ask For Anything More?

"RE: DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 07:33 PM
I couldn't ask for anything more. That was fun!

"RE: DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:36 PM
Scores: 9~10~9 for a total of 28

"RE: DWTS#8, Episode 17, ECST"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 07:49 PM
Gotta admit, I looked away more than once during the dance - distracted by nothing. I'm sure it was better than I thought it was.

"Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:44 PM
Cheryl called Jonathon in to help them with their Waltz....

Dancing the Waltz to Come Away With Me


"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 07:44 PM
I was sleepy when it started and that didn't do anything to wake me up. It seemed nice but kind of bland.

"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:46 PM
Scores: 10~10~10 for a total of 30!

"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 07:51 PM
I see how Gilles was emotional on this one, it was beautiful, but I think it should have had a little less Cheryl at the beginning.

"Shawn and Mark"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:56 PM
Dancing the Argentine Tango to traditional Argentine Tango music... although it seems to be picking up a backbeat at times.......

Also, they had a fight scene which was like their Paso dance....


"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 07:57 PM
I must really be tired, this just isn't thrilling me the way it seems to have grabbed the judges.

I know she was serious but it didn't seem to be the right intensity or something for me.

But again, I'm half asleep.


"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 07:58 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-11-09 AT 07:58 PM (EST)

I would never have thought Shawn could have done such a great job on the tango - but she did great. Great! But I don't think she should make it past this round.


"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 07:58 PM
Sounds like we may get conversations with the Mom's/parents of the Stars later on......

"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:03 PM
Scores: 10~10~10 for another perfect 30!

"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by Loree on 05-12-09 at 00:04 AM
Both DH and I saw Shawn trip at the beginning of the dance. Yet none of the judges mention it and she gets full 10s. Strange.

"Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:07 PM
Ty made Chelsie ride a mechanical bull as revenge for putting him out of his comfort zone last week.......

Dancing the Viennese Waltz to Tuesday's Gone With the Wind


"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:08 PM
He looks like he had fun, but a few of those moves were a bit clunky.

"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:11 PM
Judge Fight! Len and Bruno this time......

Time once again for the Finals to have the All Dance the same dance thing again and of course Freestyle!

Scores: 8~9~8 for a total of 25


"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:12 PM
Fight Fight!!!

Tom had to go and be a spoil sport and like keep the show on time and all that rot.


"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 08:14 PM
That was fun, wasn't it?

"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 08:12 PM
Ty is fabulous. Fabulous, even though he isn't the most technically proficient, I relate to why folks vote for him. I would vote for Ty over Shawn. Ty's the guy I buy a drink for in the club when I see him dancing. I don't ask him to dance mind you, but I buy him a drink.

"Judges Leaderboard"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:13 PM
Gilles/Cheryl 30
Shawn/Mark 30
Melissa Tony 28
Ty/Chelsie 25

"Meet the Parents"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:17 PM
More filler........*sigh*

"Melissa and Tony"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:20 PM
Dancing the Cha Cha Cha to Save the Last Dance for Me

Looks like there will be a Meet the Parents segment for each couple before their Latin dance......


"RE: Melissa and Tony"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:22 PM
She seemed to need to think a bit too much unlike the Samba they showed earlier tonight. I think I'd like it better if I hadn't seen that tonight.

"RE: Melissa and Tony"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:23 PM
Scores: 9~9~9 for a total of 27, 55 for the night.

"RE: Melissa and Tony"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 08:25 PM
Interesting. I was not wowed, but well done. I'm wondering, again, what if Melissa had been paired with Maks?

"Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:34 PM
First they head to Cannes, France which is Gilles's hometown...... he grew up in the rough part of town......

Dancing the Samba? to I know You Want Me, You Know I Want Cha

Len wants an 11 paddle......


"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:34 PM
That looked like fun!

"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 08:34 PM
*thud*

"RE: Gilles and Cheryl"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:35 PM
Scores: 10~10~10 for another perfect 30, perfect 60 for the night!

"Shawn and Mark"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:45 PM
Dancing the Jive to The Finest Girl You Ever Wanna Meet

They end on the Judge's table and find 3 Glittery 10 paddles......


"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:47 PM
It was fun, but she looks about 12 done up like that.

For some reasons with this dance it really showed off how short she is. I think that sometimes makes it hard for her to get the nice lines some of the other women can get.


"RE: Shawn and Mark"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:48 PM
Scores: 9~8~9 for a total of 26, 56 for the night.....

"Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 08:57 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-11-09 AT 08:58 PM (EST)

Dancing the Samba to That's the Way It's Meant to Be?


"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by Snidget on 05-11-09 at 08:58 PM
Samba, Rumba was last week.

Not that you can really tell much difference with Ty dancing.

But I'll give him props for the Samba rolls.


"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by vince3 on 05-11-09 at 09:03 PM
Did you catch the scores? I missed it, unfortunately......

"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by Abuela4 on 05-12-09 at 00:02 AM
8-7-8

"RE: Ty and Chelsie"
Posted by vince3 on 05-12-09 at 01:10 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-12-09 AT 01:11 AM (EST)

Thank you. That adds up to 23 for the dance, 48 for the night.


"Thanks, vince"
Posted by whimsey on 05-11-09 at 09:18 PM
Another great night of hosting.

"Judges Leaderboard"
Posted by vince3 on 05-12-09 at 01:14 AM
Gilles/Cheryl 60
Shawn/Mark 56
Melissa/Tony 55
Ty/Chelsie 48