Biggest surprise of the night
Vanilla Ice and Witney Carson’s Married with Children themed Foxtrot was a surprise for me. Wait, hear me out. This foxtrot proved that Vanilla Ice has potential to nail the technical moves in ballroom dance and not just cover it up with hip hop moves. Witney definitely gave Len what he wanted by including lots of Foxtrot content, and I must add she looked good as Peg Bundy. Vanilla Ice is fun to watch, he has energy and really knows how to put on a show. I did not find myself cringing at that dance, that’s a good thing.
Week 2 and Laurie Hernandez is still at the top of the leaderboard. I wonder if every week her name fits this section of my recap (I know, I know, something mysterious will happen a couple of weeks from now that’ll make Laurie surprisingly not top anymore, then she’ll make her come back closer to finale, and then win. I know how it all works). Anyway, Laurie Hernandez and Val Chmerkovskiy’s DuckTales Jive was fun and energetic. I have never seen DuckTales so i couldn’t relate but Laurie keeps getting better and stealing the show.
Second lowest scored couple
Rick Perry and Emma Slater got the lowest score of the night but because they got the “Biased review of the night” spot, I decided to elaborate on another duo.
The lucky dance goes to … Jake Austin and Jenna Johnson’s Go, Diego, Go! inspired Cha-Cha-Cha. Fun fact (at least for me): Jake was the voice of Diego in this Cartoon when he was 9, #tbt.
Watching this was so awkward, so I laughed all through. I had high hopes for this duo especially because this is Jenna’s first season as a pro and she is such an amazing dancer. Jake seems to have good moves and potential but again, he was ahead of the music. He seems to be passionate about learning to dance but they need to work on their partnership and chemistry. The scores were a bit high in my opinion. I wonder if they’ll be the first couple to be eliminated.
Why not Wizards of Waverly Place? #NoDiegoNo. Judges’ score: 24 out of 40.
Most impressive couple
Terra Jole and Sasha Farber’s Bewitched Quickstep was impressive for a couple of reasons. The major reason was the anticipated challenge of them being in hold because of their height difference (Terra: 4’2″ and Sasha: 5’7″). However, they made it work and their dance was way better than last week’s. The judges raved about this performance, and Julianne further commented that it was the best frame and her best dance of the night!
I honestly couldn’t stop awwing and wowing during this performance; I even gave a standing O (ask my roommate). The dance was so magical, light and so much fun. Sasha’s choreo, their partnership and their dancing, makes my heart happy. I expect to see this duo in the ballroom for much longer. This was also easily the moment of the night.
According to Len, diamonds come in small packages. Judges’ score: 31 out of 40
My biased review of the night
Couldn’t help but smile through Rick Perry and Emma Slater’s Green Acres themed Quickstep. The Quickstep was ironically quite slow and stiff, but the choreography and Rick’s execution of the dance was so much fun to watch. It felt like i did not have to hold my breath for Rick and Emma. This duo still has more work to do but dwts is a marathon and not a sprint, so there’s no rush. Attitude indeed goes a long way, and Emma has a special choreographing skill. I loved it.
Making progress, slowly but surely. Judges’ score: 22 out of 40
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