DWTS S-21 Week 10: By The Numbers

DWTS – Season 21, Week 10 SCORES:

The DWTS Judges give their scores.

Bindi & Derek

Salsa

“You're Never Fully Dressed Without
A Smile”  by Sia

27(9,9,9)

Alek & Lindsay

Waltz

“America The Beautiful” 
as sung by Ray Chew

30 (10,10,10)

Nick & Sharna

Tango

“Scars” by Alesso feat. Ryan Tedder

24 (8,8,8)

Carlos & Witney

Contemporary

“Drag Me Down” by One Direction

28 (9,9,10)

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Dance-offs:

Carols & Witney VS. Alek & Lindsay

Cha-cha

“Fun” 
by Pitbull feat. Chris Brown

Winners: 
Carlos & Witney

Judges Score:
Alek, Carlos, Carlos

Bindi & Derek  VS. Nick & Sharna

Samba

“Lean On” 
by Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ

Winners: 
Bindi & Derek

Judges Score:
Bindi, Bindi, Bindi

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Trio Round:

Bindi & Derek and Mark

Jazz

“Resolve”  by Nathan Lanier

30 (10,10,10)

Alek & Lindsay and Emma

Argentine Tango

“Ex's and Oh's”  by Elle King

27 (9,9,9)

Nick & Sharna and Peta

Salsa

“No Doubt About It” by Empire cast 
feat. Jussie Smollett and Pitbull

30 (10,10,10)

Carlos & Witney and Karina

Charleston

“Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar

29 (9,10,10)

DWTS S-21 Week 09: By The Numbers

DWTS – Season 21, Week 09 SCORES:

The DWTS Judges give their scores.

Bindi & Derek

Viennese Waltz

“Roses and Violets” by Alexander Jean

30 (10,10,10)

Tamar & Val

Contemporary

“Wicked Game” 
by James Vincent McMorrow

22(8,7,7)

Alexa & Mark

Contemporary

“Make It Rain” by Ed Sheeran

30 (10,10,10)

Alek & Lindsay

Salsa

“Back It Up”  by Prince Royce
 feat. Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull

24 (8,8,8)

Nick & Sharna

Quickstep

“A Cool Cat In Town”

by Tape Five

28 (9,9,10)

Carlos & Witney

Argentine Tango

“What Do You Mean?” by Justin Bieber

27 (9,9,9)

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Show-stopping Dancing Duets:

Bindi & Derek And Alexa & Mark

Charleston

"All That Jazz" and “Hot Honey Rag” 
by Kander and Ebb (From Chicago)

30 (10,10,10)

Tamar & Val  And Nick & Sharna

Rumba

“Hey Jude” 
by The Beatles 
(From LOVE by Cirque du Soleil)

27 (9,9,9)

Carlos & Witney And Alek & Lindsay

Paso Doble

“We Will Rock You” 
by queen (From  We Will Rock You)

24 (8,8,8)

Nick & Sharna, Tamar & Val – Review of Dance Duet, DWTS Season 21, Week 09

DWTS Season 21, Week 09

Dance Duet REVIEW:

Nick & Sharna, Tamar & Val

Dancing a Cirque du Soleil Love-themed Rumba to “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, Nick Carter, Sharna Burgess, Tamar Braxton, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy presented their Week 09, Show Stopping routine.

“I’m concerned about me dancing with Cirque du Soleil and looking like a Cirque du Soleil Professional Dancer!  I don’t want to look like ‘Tamar, the Competition Girl’ dancing with all of these Professional Dancers.  I want to look like I worked just as hard and you can’t tell the difference!” expressed Tamar during her pre-dance, Rehearsal Package.

<Popping Lips> Well, Tamar, consider your worst fears realized, as “Tamar the Competition Girl” is exactly how you danced on Monday.

Tamar & Val and Nick & Sharna 

DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -

Showstopper Night - 
Dance Duets Round 

Once again, a slumped Frame, lazy Movement and a lack of Character Portrayal ruled the major part of your performance and was combined with a new flaw: dancing out of sync with everyone else, effectively tainting the entire routine.

I did enjoy the Choreography however; and, I thought that Nick more or less killed it; but, even his old, Haunting Habit of Hunching his shoulders and weakening his Frame reared its ugly head one or two times during the dance.

Tamar & Val and Nick & Sharna 

DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -

Showstopper Night - 
Dance Duets Round 

It was nice, too, that Tamar managed to make it back in time to the Studio so that Nick & Sharna wouldn’t have to be judged by their Dress Rehearsal footage!

(I think that it’s pretty plain that, judging by her Contemporary Dress Rehearsal footage displayed earlier in the evening, Tamar would not have fared well at all with this potential outcome, although one can easily imagine that Nick would have done alright … still, it cannot be a fun thing to go through.)

In the end, I found the judges’ scoring of three 9’s for this dance to be entirely too generous and so very obviously the judges’ version of a “Pity Vote” which was a little more than unfair to the Night’s other Competitors!

I mean, Tamar’s reported illness could indeed be seen as “Pitiable”; but c’mon people, that dance rated no more than a 7 or an 8.

But, hey!  Don’t make it bad!  This Duets’ participants took what very easily could have been a rotten ending to all of their evenings and, through an all around group effort (including Tamar’s unexpected arrival), made it better!

Tamar & Val and Nick & Sharna 

DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -

Showstopper Night - 
Dance Duets Round 

Tamar & Val and Nick & Sharna 

DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -

Showstopper Night - 
Dance Duets Round 

Next Week is Showstopper Night on DWTS! – S21 (Wk09)

Show Stopping

Dance Duets Debuts

in the Ballroom Live!

– Season 21 (Week 09)

Making its official DWTS Debut on next Monday night’s (11/09/15) exciting new episode will be the show’s newest Cooked-up Challenge, the “Dance Duets” to popular Show tunes, in which the competition’s remaining 6 Couples will be paired off into 3 Groups of 2 Couples and will be required to perform together in (what will likely be) a show-stopping, Dynamite Dance Duet!

Dance styles will be assigned to each Duet, but the Couples will have complete creative freedom within those styles of dance, up to and including the use of additional dancers within the routine!

The only rule:  Each Duet’s two Celebrity dancers must pair off and dance together, without the aid of their respective Pros, at some point throughout the performance!

This exciting Round will take place following the Program’s first Round of competition during which each Couple will be required to exhibit one newly-learned Dance.

Here Are The Dances AND The Pairings Assigned To Each Couple, As Revealed So Far:

Dances:

         Bindi & Derek - The Viennese Waltz

Alexa & Mark - Contemporary

        Carlos & Witney - The Argentine Tango 

 Nick & Sharna - The Quickstep  

Alek & Lindsay - The Salsa          

  Tamar & Val - Contemporary

Duet Pairings and Dances:

    Bindi & Derek/Alexa & Mark - The Charleston

Carlos & Witney/Alek & Lindsay - The Paso Doble 

Nick & Sharna/ Tamar & Val - The Rumba