Katherine has been my favorite contestant this season since the beginning. I just love her…She’s technically awesome, but what puts her over the top for me is her personality. She’s ADORABLE and SO HUMBLE and GRACIOUS. Now if THAT’S not a winner, I don’t know WHAT IS…
Her freestyle performance tonight was AMAZING! Not only did she dance brilliantly, but she SANG at the beginning! LOVE LOVE LOVED that. She sounded BEAUTIFUL!
She was the ONLY one to get a PERFECT TOTAL SCORE for the whole night!
THE WELSH WIGGLER FTW!
I voted as much as I could (considering DWTS has a LIMIT on votes)…I hope America did as well! She deserves it!
Katherine really had to SHAKE IT this week…and she did! Like she said, she was able to get “the bounce,” and she really did a great job! This show is becoming so fancy…Bringing in the ACTUAL motown artists to sing the songs they’re dancing to?! Wow. Nice.
Still waiting for that elusive “30″ from the judges tho…just gotta win Len over! Only a matter of time…
LOVE LOVE LOVED Katherine’s tango…As the judges said, it was PERFECTION. Umm, not to mention Kat’s outfit…SO PRETTY! Talk about throwing last week’s score in the trash…29!!! Woohoo! Come on Len…Just give her the 10 already! Oh, and the part where she talked about hurting “Mark’s naughty bits”…LOL!
On a side note, I didn’t get to watch the results show last week, so I was watching Kat & Mark’s reaction to being safe for the first time. HOW CUTE was it that they BOTH thought they were eliminated! The fact that Kat even THINKS she could’ve been going home just goes to show how humble she really is…Love her.
I didn’t have a lot of time to watch last night, so I just have a few comments about the performances:
While she didn’t get the highest score last night, I still loved watching Katherine. She’s just so pretty and she really has a flair. She did a great job with the “intensity” of the paso doble. Considering where she started in the rehearsals, she really stepped up. Great job!
I actually thought the judges were quite generous with their scores last night. People like Gavin, who they seemed to kind of put down…they still gave him pretty decent scores!
Was Donald that good? I know the football guys tend to do well with the paso. I guess he definitely had the masculinity and intensity DOWN, but…Maybe I didn’t pay attention well enough.
Aww…William finally messed up. When I was watching him, pretty much the whole time I felt it was awkward and off. Yet he still got like 8s?!
Roshon is another one where the judges just gushed over him, but I wasn’t necessarily impressed that much. He’s definitely pretty good, but…Eh. Maybe I just don’t care for him much.
PREDICTIONS:
Who’s going home tonight? Tough call. My guess would have to be Gladys. While I love her, and I’m so happy that she doesn’t come across as a typical diva, her scores obviously need to be higher. If not her, probably Gavin or Roshon.
While ALL of the performances were touching since this week was all about “the most memorable year in your life,” I really only feel the need to post ONE performance from tonight:
First of all, Katherine’s story about her dad was so emotional. So touching. Then her performance of the waltz was just…BEAUTIFUL. She’s SO GOOD! It seems so easy for her! LOVED IT!
While this week wasn’t AS good as last week overall, it was still a great show.
The three performances I enjoyed the most this week:
SHERRI & Val:
Sherri may not be quite as quick/technical as some of the others, I really enjoy watching her. She always looks like she’s having SUCH a good time, plus in this performance, it was almost like she was the SINGER as well…mouthing the words to the song, etc. She really has the “artistic” part DOWN.
KATHERINE & Mark:
Hands down STILL MY FAVORITE in the competition. Katherine is AWESOME. So funny to watch her rehearsal footage and how she was NOT too comfortable with all the sexy stuff…but on stage? OMG. Totally sexy. You wouldn’t have even known she was uncomfortable AT ALL. Plus her outfit looked amazing on her. She was pretty perfect, imo. LOVED IT.
WILLIAM & Cheryl:
Not surprisingly, I had to put William on my list. He didn’t have the crutch of a latin genre this week…and he did a good job with it! He looks SO GOOD in a tux/suit, and he pulled off the dance really well. He definitely has finesse. Good job!
BOOT PREDICTIONS:
Well, after 2 performances, someone is going home tomorrow. My prediction is Gavin. He did NOT BAD tonight, but I just don’t think he’s NEARLY as popular as most of these contestants. He’s got the “funny guy” side to him, which could help, but he’s just not that likable still.
I do worry about Martina tho, because she was at the bottom of the pack both weeks, but I would hope her notoriety will pull her through. This is SO out of her comfort zone, and I would hope she gets a chance to improve.
I have to say…this was probably THE BEST season premiere EVER of Dancing with the Stars. Why? Because practically EVERY celebrity/contestant is GOOD! I was so impressed!
Here are just the standouts for me tonight:
SHERRI SHEPHERD and Val:
I thought Sherri totally held her own tonight. The best thing about her is she looks like she is having SO MUCH FUN dancing! That alone makes up for a lot! Makes you happy watching her. And I gotta say, she looked great in her dress! A little top heavy, but otherwise the dress was quite flattering!
WILLIAM LEVY and Cheryl:
I had to read up on who William was, but there’s really only one word to describe him: HOT. Man, the guy is gorgeous…He’s so tall and athletic! Phew…just gotta *swoon* a little bit. And THANK GOD the guy CAN DANCE! Yay! He’s very cute (kinda like a younger Ricky Martin), and boy do the women LOVE HIM?! He got such a LOUD AND LONG standing ovation. And you KNOW it was JUST ’cause he’s so hot. BUT at LEAST he’s got some dancing chops to back it up! Good for him! I wouldn’t mind watching him again for the weeks to come…
KATHERINE JENKINS and Mark:
While I did gush a LOT about William, hands down my favorite of the night was Katherine. Did NOT know who she was…and totally don’t remember her performing on DWTS in a previous season. But that didn’t matter. She was REALLY GOOD. She’s very pretty. Love that she’s from the UK…Her accent is awesome. But her personality is so sweet and cute. She really seemed touched by all the praise after she danced, which was great to see. Loved her. Technically she’s QUITE GOOD. So happy for her! I just hope her “obscurity” isn’t going to hurt her chances! ‘Cause she’s a TOTAL contender for that trophy!
GLADYS KNIGHT and Tristan:
I guess it’s not THAT surprising, but Gladys Knight can DANCE! And she looks great doing it! She has such a great attitude about it, and right now I don’t feel too much “diva” coming from her…which hopefully stays that way. And interesting they paired her with Tristan. Once again (he was with Nancy Grace last season) he’s with the “older woman.” He MUST be patient or something…or he’s pretty traditional in his choreography.
JALEEL WHITE and Kym:
Another one not that surprising, but Jaleel can DANCE! I figured he could. And definitely because most people know him as the clutzy/dorky Urkel, even MORE it would be a surprise that he’s actually smooth on the dance floor. I think Kym has a GREAT chance at that trophy this year! He was great!
