Dancing With The Stars Recap - Week 7

By Jackie Josephs

Susan and Tony (Paso Doble): Sassy, sassy Susan. She did great in her Paso tonight… she was wicked and fiery! The choreography was very challenging and the music matched the tricks perfectly. She was slightly back weighted in her lines and turns, but her feeling and footwork were great. Her dips and drops were well executed and had beautiful leg lines in them. Personally, I loved it! It was fierce!!!

Warren and Kym (Foxtrot): Unfortunately, the judges were right - he is going a little backwards in his progress. The movement was hoppy and stiff and he was flat footed throughout. The Foxtrot should be very airy and smooth around the floor. His feeling was so cute during the dance, though, and it was very endearing. I hope that he is able to do a Rhythm dance next week so he can shine again.

Cody and Edyta (Viennese Waltz): Well, I have to say, I felt bad for Edyta tonight! Cody has been doing so well with Julianne and then Edyta steps in and gets handed V. Waltz, which is one of the most difficult dances that the celebrities have to do! With that being said, his frame was a mess and his head was turned to the right the whole time, looking at her, which is not proper for the Smooth style of dancing. There were also a few bobbles and it was kind of choppy instead of flowy. However, some positive areas were the great movement throughout the floor, as well as the entrances and exits of their tricks. On a last note, their costumes were really gorgeous together.

Brooke and Derek (Foxtrot): WOW! A 30!!!!!!!!! AWESOME, AMAZING, and SOOOO DESERVED!!!!!! She was beautiful tonight in her Foxtrot: sexy, sassy, and sultry… yet sophisticated. Her shoulders were slightly raised at some parts of the dance and her head carriage was a little off. Her pivots were really impressive and her lines were gorgeous!!!

Maurice and Cheryl (Cha Cha): Well, there was certainly no sign of injury for him tonight in his Cha Cha. His movement is so natural in the Rhythm dances and his hips are great; they never stopped moving. He was a little crouched over with his posture but he had a great mix of form and freedom; very entertaining. Excellent job!!!

Lance and Lacey (Rumba): Again, I found Lacey unprofessional as she is the instructor and it is her job to be Lance’s biggest supporter and cheerleader. Instead, she was complaining about having to do that for him in front of not only the cameras, but her partner himself. She has also continually made her routines into a “So You Think You Can Dance” style, culminating this week in a bench on stage and bare feet! Lacey needs to be respectful and honor the fact that this is a ballroom dance show, not a competition for the best lyrical routine. Moving on… he was pigeon toed throughout the whole thing and not having shoes on really made that obvious. There also was not much “rumba” in the routine, but his lines had nice extension and it was very out of the box. It was very contemporary but slightly distracting for a ballroom dance. 25 was too high in my opinion.