I've made fun of the overuse of the spray tan on "Dancing with the Stars," but there's obviously something about being spray painted that gives these hoofers their edge. Ty, the rodeo guy, got sprayed up for the competition this week and wound up performing a darn good salsa. He's just fun to watch and even more fun to listen to. His down home quips make me smile every week. I hope he can outlast Chuck. Don't get me wrong, he's likable too, but Chuck just doesn't make me chuckle like Ty. Of the folks who were healthy enough to compete last night, those two guys had the lowest scores. Ty had a 24. Chuck's Cha Cha got a 26.
Melissa, who usually wows the judges and the crowd with difficult routines and a cutie-patootie personality, didn't get to show us her best thanks to a rib injury. Without the costumes or her game face, the pre-recorded rehearsal video of her jive fell flat. The judges gave it a 21.
Gilles and Shawn were tied with 27s. Watch out when Mr. Hotness gets another Latin dance. The judges liked his Lindy Hop, but I noticed some awkward steps near the start of the routine. Hearing his professional partner, Cheryl, curse at him when he can't catch the steps or when his shoulder injury is bothering him, really works my nerves. For that reason Cheryl is my least fav of the pros on the show. Shawn's Samba didn't exhibit the fire that she showed off last week. Unlike L'il Kim she's just not the booty-shaking type.
Despite the lack of booty-shaking moves, L'il Kim rocked the Paso Doble with the help from Derek's great choreography. She messed up BIG TIME in the team dance, but the judges didn't mind a bit. L'il Kim brought her raunch-i-tude back to the competition so the judges were in dance heaven. The Tango team of L'il Kim, Ty and Gilles earned a 28. The Mambo team of Shawn, Chuck and a pro filling in for Melissa got a mere 25. Props to pro Lacey for stepping in for Melissa, that girl was born to dance. Lacey upstaged everybody!
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