Cranky Pants Sandwich
This evening's show had some added drama that will likely continue off the dance floor - and no, it's not romance-related! Amidst a jam-packed show with the pressure on,
Cristián's seemingly fluid performance was halted when he pulled a muscle in his arm and coudn't finish his samba. The misfortune was even more considerable, as the celebrities had to wow us with two dances and hoped they impressed us enough to earn our votes as the competition went to a whole new level.
Let's get right to it! Loosen up those belt buckles - in fact, put on a pair of comfy pants - because tonight we're getting a heaping double portion of D-List casserole! Phew - I hope I don't bust the elastic.
Marissa - She started off with a fantastic tango which left her in second place after the ballroom round. Her rumba wasn't bad but I was a bit bored by it. The song sounded like something you'd hear in an elevator.
Tango 27
Rumba 25
Cristián - Oh no! He was going into the second dance with good momentum from a beautiful waltz and then he pulled a muscle in his arm and couldn't finish his samba. I felt so bad. I don't like to see injuries, especially when they ruin someone's dance. I hope his low score doesn't land him in the bottom two. So not fair!
Viennese Waltz 25
Samba 21
Kristi - So good she's using props! What's a fleckle? I think Len forgets we haven't been doing ballroom for eons. Oddly, this was her lowest scored dance of the competition. She wowed with the cha-cha though and even sported a fluffy club wig. She can dance hip-hop well, which added a flare to this dance that only Len didn't like.
Viennese Waltz 26
Cha-Cha 28
Mario - Len brought up a good point in that he is only 21. Sometimes I forget that. His fox trot was good but you can tell he only really comes alive for the Latin dances. His mambo was amazing but he has to put as much into the ballroom dances if he wants to stay in this competition.
Fox Trot 24
Mambo 27
Shannon - A lot was made this past week of their infamous rant about heel leads and hip motions. I didn't think it was
that big of a deal. Luckily, they came back strong with a tango full of Tyra-like fierceness. I loved it! Good thing too because that mambo wasn't very good. She is not improving on her fast dances.
Tango 27
Mambo 24
Jason - Is there something in the rules that states every male contestant must jump over their partners head at one point? His quickstep was lively, yet still a bit awkward in my opinion. Maybe it's his height. However, his paso was very entertaining and I think his stiff tendencies worked for this dance. Very cool how they worked in the Monday Night Football theme. Points for creativity!
Quickstep 29 No way! I'm sorry but this was not the best dance of the round
Paso Doble 26
Well I must say it was an intense night in the ballroom. I hope Cristián is ok and that Mario doesn't go home! And I hope that Mario doesn't stay simply because of Cristián's injury! For some odd reason, I'm not on the Jason train so I wouldn't mind seeing him go tomorrow night but I definitely think Shannon had the worst dance of the night so maybe she should go instead. Marissa again managed to step it up and we'll probably see her again next week. I guess we'll have to wait until tomorrow night to find out who America thinks isn't cutting it. I'm very excited for Def Leppard and a Dance Center bit with Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice. Who do you think should get the boot? Will Cristián be ousted because of an unfortunate injury? What am I missing about Jason? Fill me in below and stop back tomorrow for the scoop on the results!
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