Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Amber & Maks vs. Maureen & Artem – Review of DWTS Face-off, Season 23, Week 03


DWTS Season 23, Week 03

Face-off REVIEW:

Amber & Maks

vs.

Maureen & Artem



Performing two Salsas, Amber Rose & Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Maureen McCormick & Artem Chigvintsev face-offed on DWTS' Monday night’s Dance Floor, livin' it up la vida loca-style!


Amber & Maks:


Albeit a generally entertaining Performance, I must still admit to being overall less than impressed with this Routine; but, perhaps not wholly for the reasons as one might think …

Amber’s Dancing and overall Performance Pizzazz, while not exactly thriller (Perhaps heels might have helped??) was every bit on par – if not slightly advanced – from her two previous Weeks of Competition, having notably thrown herself into the Routine and participated with an eagerness that was somewhat fun, pleasing, and infectious.

Maks, on the other hand, was the part of the Dance that I found notably lacking, particularly in regards to his lack of Content in Choreography!

Oh, there was plenty of enjoyment to be had, to be sure; and, Maks' delightful inclusion of a Selfie Break within the Dance was - undoubtedly - genius (!!),


Amber & Maks
DWTS Season 23, Week 03


but in the end, I found Team Spicy Salsa’s Performance to include more Spice then Salsa, unfortunately marking it as one of the lesser attempts of the evening!



Maureen & Artem:


In stark opposition to their Face-off Week opponents, Muareen & Artem’s more traditional take on this Latin Style Dance was zesty, classic, and stereo-typically charming!


Maureen & Artem
DWTS Season 23, Week 03


Fun, rhythmic, and surprisingly Fluid, Maureen’s execution of this particularly difficult Routine was decidedly better in every way then that of Amber’s, thanks, in large part to Artem and his solely-Content-filled Choreography and Artistic Concept.

Great job, Team Maureen!



See videos (2, below) to watch Maureen & Artem's AND Amber & Maks' Salsa on Week 03 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!




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