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Dancing with the Stars Season 13’s darkhorse, Rob Kardashian, has blown past the frontrunners and takes the lead at the top of the leaderboard. With three 9s for his waltz and three 10s for his freestyle, Rob and partner Cheryl Burke have a great shot at winning the Mirrorball Tuesday night. But, it’s not just the votes that will count now. They still have two more dances to get through on Tuesday’s Dancing with the Stars Results Show.
A fascinating event took place tonight: Derek Hough, pro partner to Rick Lake, was outscored not once. but twice in the freestyles. This is possibly the first time this has ever occurred. Remember, Derek has never been in a Dancing with the Stars Final that he hasn’t won. And usually, the finals are won in the freestyles. See the freestyle videos below. But again, we have two more dances to get through.
Let’s review the dances from part 1 of the Dancing with the Stars finale:
Rob & Cheryl 57
Waltz 27, freestyle 30
Rob’s first dance was a waltz. It was good, but not great. All three judges gushed but noted some footwork was mixed up. “You’re like the male version of Cinderella who made it to the ball” said Carrie Ann. For their promised old school freestyle, they did some old time/1920s dancing. Carrie Ann was of course “blown away.” The other two judges thought it brilliant. They received perfect scores of 10s.
Ricki & Derek 54
Cha cha 27, freestyle 27
Their first dance, the cha cha, was good, but not great. Len though it could have been a bit more fluid, Bruno agreed but said Ricki had never been hotter or sexier. Carrie Ann said she was living the dance and looking fierce, but said there was some confusion with the arms. They performed a combo quick step and salsa for their freestyle and it was pretty good except for the lifts. Ricki had not one, but two rough landings on dismount, but the judges only called out one of them. Those of you with sharp eyes caught the other one mid-dance. Len thought it was entertaining but thought Ricki lost it a bit in the quick step moves. Carrie Ann and Bruno marveled at how Ricki moved effortlessly between the two extremes of dance. It was a good dance, but not Derek’s typical wow factor freestyle.
JR & Karina 54
Cha cha 24, freestyle 30
JR Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff were already a bit tense at the beginning of the show because their freestyle rehersals were not going well. Karina couldn’t get through the lifts, and the fear in her eyes when she talked about it was evident. JR was given the Doc’s ok to dance on the ankle, much to his fans’ relief, but things went wrong in his first dance, the cha cha. I say it was the music. The band did a lackluster rendition of “Let’s Get Loud” which just didn’t work for their cha cha. The judges said his musicality was a bit off (and I blame the music!), Len said he messed up the New York move (Who noticed? Not me!), and Bruno at least said he liked the mood he set. Len gave him a dismal 7, Carrie Ann an 8 and but Bruno pulled out the 9. When it was the time for the freestyle, I know I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t breathe until it was over. And YES! They pulled it off expertly and brilliantly. The crowd went wild, and sorry, but Ricki & Derek’s freestlye paled in comparison. The judges responded appropriately with three 10s. And that’s what tied up JR and Ricki.
Now on part 2 of the Dancing with the Stars Finale event, the finalists will peform their season ‘favorite dance’ which will be ranked, not scored. Phooey. Come on! This whole phoney baloney rankings for the “favorite” dances is just to help the judges throw it to their favorite in case the votes don’t come out the way they want. And who do they want? I say Carrie Ann wants Rob, the show wants Derek, but overall, the people want JR. After the rankings, the two highest ranked/scored couples (rankings + votes + Monday night’s scores) will have to perform an Instant Samba. And THAT will determine the Dancing with the Stars Season 13 winner!
The Dancing with the Stars Results Show will feature all the Season 13 contestants, plus performances by Lady Antebellum with pro dances. The Dancing with the Stars Finale Results Show is a 2 hour live event, Tuesday, November 22 at 9 p.m. on ABC.
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