Willow & Mark - Review of DWTS Season 20, Week 06

DWTS Season 20, Week 06

REVIEW:  Willow & Mark

Willow & Mark:

Willow Shields and her partner, Mark Ballas, danced the Salsa on Spring Break Night to "Tequila" by Xavier Cugat.

Willow & Mark Dancing The Salsa

Willow mentioned in her pre-dance rehearsal package that she and Mark were basing the concept of their routine off of the 2014 film, Whiplash.

Funny, because that is exactly what the DWTS judges are giving me!

One moment, they are way underscoring Nastia & Derek, and the next, they are just gushing all over Willow's mediocre-at-best performance!  What up!?!!!

I mean, seriously, did anyone else see Willow's awful Salsa? ... Her "shoulder shakes" were terrible, her lines were timid and sloppy.  I'm not even sure what she was trying to do with her skirt at times, and the twisted face that she wore for 3/4 of the dance suggested that she might of been in some kind of physical turmoil!

Okay, so, She's either trying to remember the steps ... or ...
there's a huge spider on Mark's face and she just noticed
... I'm not sure which. 

That so-called Salsa was barely worth the 8's it was given by Len Goodman and Julianne Hough, much less the 9's!

It was like a Week 01 dance and it tied with Nastia's Tango ... PLEASE!!

That said, I did like Mark's choreography and the overall performance was entertaining (and it has to be said, the DWTS Troupe absolutely killed it playing the part of the band)!

Willow & Mark & the DWTS Troupe
Troupe (in background) L-R:
Henry Byalikov, Lindsay Arnold, Brittany Cherry,
Jenna Johnson (behind Mark), & Sasha Farber
You guys killed it!!

Plus, Willow did do well on the lifts, so kudos for that!

Willow Shields & Mark Ballas

I like Willow & Mark, I really do, so I'm hoping they can do better next week!

Willow & Mark's Salsa
Season 20 Week 06 - Spring Break Night

See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Willow & Mark's Season 20, Week 06, Salsa!