By Debra Stroiney
Well it was inevitable - Cloris finally got the boot! She hung on for a very long time and no matter how terrible she was she added so many laughs and entertainment to this season’s show. Corky did a fabulous job with her and the choreography that he created for her. Many people do not understand that you cannot have the same choreography for Cloris as you would use for Brooke or Tony. Corky had to be creative with her and use her strengths as an advantage. Her strengths were the acting and the comedy. I think Carrie Ann's comment was uncalled for. If that is what she thought, fine, but don’t say it to her because remember the audience has a say whether she stayed on the show or not. That is how this show is formatted. We have all seen some amazing dancers get voted off because they didn’t have the audience support, and then we have seen the ones who are not so good stay due to the support. But this was the first time I saw a judge actually be upset by it. Obviously the votes carried her far because somebody saw it as entertaining. It is a TV show correct? She wasn’t performing these antics on the floor of the prestigious Blackpool competition. If they want the contestants on these shows reflect a ballroom competition, then take away the audience vote, add 4 more judges, and you have another show that already exists….American Ballroom Challenge. As an end thought on Cloris, this Cha-Cha no matter how untraditional was one of the best of her fast paced dances. Plus did you see that lift/spin they did? I hope that everyone remembers her for what she went out there and did at 82 years old. I hope that I am still dancing at that age.
When I did agree with the judges on Monday was regarding Brooke. With a shortened practice and injury, she learned a relatively difficult Rumba routine. But it definitely was not her dance. Yet she still got the 2nd highest score of the night. Again, I think they scored her high either due to her injury or past performances. They were contestants that night who outperformed her and should have scored higher than her. They are competing against each other right? They could have scored her higher due to the injury but there have been 2 other couples plagued by injury and I do not think they added to the score for that. Of course, Michael Flatley did give her a 10 for the way she displayed the emotion of the dance. In traditional Latin and Rhythm dancing there is some basic techniques that differentiate social dancing from competitive dancing. I feel that this is where Brooke is lacking when she dances most Rhythm dances. Her posture, her legs are very far apart and don’t use them enough to give her dancing power. In her defense, she also probably has not had the time to learn it. Her Smooth dancing, and any dances that were more “showy” (i.e. Jitterbug) were great.
I have stated this previously but I wish some of the professionals would teach the ladies some basic hip action when they make them hit a pose or just stand there. It would look less awkward if they could just settle into that hip a little more. For example, Warren had basic hip action in his Rumba. While it wasn’t perfect, it was there! Speaking of Warren, every time he goes out there he has the best expressions and I think he loves performing!
I am a full supporter of our own Fred Astaire Professional, Tony Dovolani, but I am curious to see how Susan does next week. I feel that I have not seen her improve over the past few weeks. It is almost like she freezes up out there. Tony tries to choreograph the dances to showcase her in the correct manner but I still feel something forced about it. She has had some better performances than others but there is something about them that doesn’t seem like she is having fun out there.
I hope everyone enjoyed the Hip Hop routine as much as I did. It was a lot of fun!
When I did agree with the judges on Monday was regarding Brooke. With a shortened practice and injury, she learned a relatively difficult Rumba routine. But it definitely was not her dance. Yet she still got the 2nd highest score of the night. Again, I think they scored her high either due to her injury or past performances. They were contestants that night who outperformed her and should have scored higher than her. They are competing against each other right? They could have scored her higher due to the injury but there have been 2 other couples plagued by injury and I do not think they added to the score for that. Of course, Michael Flatley did give her a 10 for the way she displayed the emotion of the dance. In traditional Latin and Rhythm dancing there is some basic techniques that differentiate social dancing from competitive dancing. I feel that this is where Brooke is lacking when she dances most Rhythm dances. Her posture, her legs are very far apart and don’t use them enough to give her dancing power. In her defense, she also probably has not had the time to learn it. Her Smooth dancing, and any dances that were more “showy” (i.e. Jitterbug) were great.
I have stated this previously but I wish some of the professionals would teach the ladies some basic hip action when they make them hit a pose or just stand there. It would look less awkward if they could just settle into that hip a little more. For example, Warren had basic hip action in his Rumba. While it wasn’t perfect, it was there! Speaking of Warren, every time he goes out there he has the best expressions and I think he loves performing!
I am a full supporter of our own Fred Astaire Professional, Tony Dovolani, but I am curious to see how Susan does next week. I feel that I have not seen her improve over the past few weeks. It is almost like she freezes up out there. Tony tries to choreograph the dances to showcase her in the correct manner but I still feel something forced about it. She has had some better performances than others but there is something about them that doesn’t seem like she is having fun out there.
I hope everyone enjoyed the Hip Hop routine as much as I did. It was a lot of fun!
1 comment:
It's very obvious you don't like Brooke and Derek since you write every single week that they don't deserve their scores. It is getting very tiring. I'm glad Jackie Josephs recognizes they are the best dancers in the competition by far and she is always very complimentary of Brooke's dancing and Derek's amazing teahing and choreography.
So since you think B&D don't deserve to be where they are, please tell us who among this remaining bunch that gives us VERY inconsistent dancing every week (Brooke is the only one to deliver a great dance every week.All the others are at the top one week and back to the bottom the next)deserves to win in your expert opinion?
You say Brooke and Derek didn't deserve to be second on the leaderboard this week? Can you really with a clean conscience say that Susan, Maurice, Cody, or Warren had a better dance than Brooke this week?? I didn't think so! So she is exactly where she should have been. She was knocked out of first. But that still wasn't enough for you I see!
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