Famous for being the only boy in a family of famous sisters, Rob Kardashian has stepped out of his sisters' shadows while competing on "Dancing With the Stars" and joining actress and talk show host Ricki Lake and veteran and actor J.R. Martinez in the finals.
Kardashian and his partner Cheryl Burke finished the first night of the finals at the top of he leaderboard earning 27 points for his Viennese Waltz and his first perfect score of the season earning 30 points for his freestyle.
Lake and partner Derek Hough found themselves tied with Martinez and Karina Smirnoff for second place with 54 points each.
Lake earned 27 points each for her freestyle and Cha Cha Cha and while both were technically goo they seemed to lack intensity and performance value that are worthy of the finals.
Martinez, who has been my favorite since week 1, did not impress with his Cha Cha Cha, which earned him 24 points from the judges. He lost the beat several times and seemed to struggle throughout the routine. He did however redeem himself with the freestyle blending musicality, technique, lifts and entertainment value to present a perfect performance.
This is the first season where I haven't been able to call a winner. As much As I want Martinez to take the mirror ball trophy, all three are worthy to take the title.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Dancing competitor gets two perfect scores
Week 8 presented a challenge to the five remaining "Dancing With the Stars" contestants. They had to perform two dance, one of which was an Instant Jive that they did not receive the music for until 20 minutes before they had to perform the routine.
The show moved along nicely with Ricki Lake falling two points shy of perfection with her waltz and Hope Sole and Rob Kardashian receiving their highest scores of the season earning 27 points a piece for their quicksteps.
Nancy Grace's positive attitude can only go so far. Her tango technique was sharp, but she is still not at the same level as some of the other contestants. She earned a 24.
The best was definitely saved for last with J.R. Martinez dancing a waltz with his partner Karina Smirnoff. It was flawless and Martinez has a way of drawing people into the performance and making them feel the emotions he is experience. He went into the week wanting to earn the first perfect score and he did just that receiving 10s from each of the judges.
The idea of an Instant Jive completely stresses me out so I can only imagine how stressed the contestants and their partners were. It presented problems for most of the contestants who delivered with minor hiccups throughout their routines, but once again Martinez showed what an Instant Dance could and should be. It was high energy and you could tell Martinez is having the time of his life. If he is not in the finals I may just have to go on strike next season.
While Solo is improving I think she will join Grace in the bottom two, but it will be Grace who is eliminated.
Week 6 Scores
Rob & Cheryl - 27
Hope & Maks - 27
Ricki & Derek - 28
Nancy & Tristan - 24
J.R. & Karina - 30
Instant Dance Scores
Rob & Cheryl - 24
Hope & Maks - 25
Ricki & Derek - 24
Nancy & Tristan - 20
J.R. & Karina - 30
The show moved along nicely with Ricki Lake falling two points shy of perfection with her waltz and Hope Sole and Rob Kardashian receiving their highest scores of the season earning 27 points a piece for their quicksteps.
Nancy Grace's positive attitude can only go so far. Her tango technique was sharp, but she is still not at the same level as some of the other contestants. She earned a 24.
The best was definitely saved for last with J.R. Martinez dancing a waltz with his partner Karina Smirnoff. It was flawless and Martinez has a way of drawing people into the performance and making them feel the emotions he is experience. He went into the week wanting to earn the first perfect score and he did just that receiving 10s from each of the judges.
The idea of an Instant Jive completely stresses me out so I can only imagine how stressed the contestants and their partners were. It presented problems for most of the contestants who delivered with minor hiccups throughout their routines, but once again Martinez showed what an Instant Dance could and should be. It was high energy and you could tell Martinez is having the time of his life. If he is not in the finals I may just have to go on strike next season.
While Solo is improving I think she will join Grace in the bottom two, but it will be Grace who is eliminated.
Week 6 Scores
Rob & Cheryl - 27
Hope & Maks - 27
Ricki & Derek - 28
Nancy & Tristan - 24
J.R. & Karina - 30
Instant Dance Scores
Rob & Cheryl - 24
Hope & Maks - 25
Ricki & Derek - 24
Nancy & Tristan - 20
J.R. & Karina - 30
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