DWTS Season 20, Week 07
REVIEW: Willow & Mark
Willow & Mark:
Closing down Week 7's Eras Night was Willow Shields and her Professional partner, Mark Ballas, with a
futuristic "Ninjazz", as it was affectionately named by Mark, to
Electric Feel by MGMT.
The rehearsal package for this dance was hilarious! ... ...
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| Willow Shields - DWTS Season 20 Tribute |
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| Willow Shields & Mark Ballas in their way-too-cool Rehearsal Package spoofing martial arts movies - a Must See!! (See Video below!) |
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| "Nice Leg Kick, Joe!" --- Mark Ballas, Ninja, in his way-too-cool Rehearsal Package spoofing martial arts movies - a Must See!! (See Video below!) |
To be honest, I really didn't see this dance coming together for
Willow and Mark, especially considering the less-than-par performance
that was given by Willow for her Week 06 Salsa, but I'm very happy to have been
wrong!
The synchronization displayed during this routine was insanely good,
and, whether she was waxing on or off, Willow-San's dancing was nothing less than excellent!
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| Mark Ballas & Willow Shields in NinJazz |
and, whether she was waxing on or off, Willow-San's dancing was nothing less than excellent!
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| Willow Shields in NinJazz |
"Mark Miyagi"'s creative genius was definitely in full gear as well; and I must say that I particularly enjoyed the "cloud walking"!
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| Willow & Mark "Fly" in their NinJazz. - DWTS S20 Wk07 - |
Curiously, Judge Carrie
Ann Inaba actually voiced
some displeasure with the performance when she said, " ... I thought we
lost a little bit of the energy in some of the moves, because Martial Arts is
about pushing the moves out past your hands, and I felt that sometimes it just
didn't quite go out there ... "
Wow! Um, let's see, where to start?! How about with
the fact that your "knowledge" of Martial Arts is questionable,
considering your comment, and, excuse me, but are we scoring a karate class or
a dance competition?! What does your
misguided thoughts about Martial Arts have to do with the price of tea in China
(if you'll pardon the pun) when it comes to critiquing the Jazz number you just
saw?
In response to Carrie Ann's comments, Julianne Hough remarked, "It was so intricate,
... and clean, and I actually disagree, I think that those small movements
actually take so much control, and balance, and
strength, and core, so I thought it was fantastic!"
I thought that Len
Goodman actually gave the
best perspective on the dance, when he gave Mark his proper choreographing
dues, saying, "Well, it was a little bit posed on occasion for me, but I must
say, you've got a really fertile and creative mind, and to come
up with a number like that, to that music, was excellent, well
done!".
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Willow & Mark dance amid Cherry Blossom Petals falling
during the beautiful, climactic conclusion of their NinJazz.
- DWTS S20 Wk07 -
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See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Willow
& Mark's Season 20, Week 07, "NinJazz" dance!!
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