Bindi
& Derek are Met by
Alexa & Mark at the Top of
Monday Night’s Leader
Board!!
Earning not one, but TWO perfect scores each, Monday’s
2 high-scoring Couples, Bindi &
Derek and Alexa & Mark
met at the top of the night’s Leader Board in an enthralling, <Ahem!> Showstopping TIE!!
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Alexa
& Mark:
To begin their perfect night, Alexa PenaVega and her Professional partner, Mark Ballas, danced a
captivating Contemporary routine to “Make it Rain” by Ed Sheeran.
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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A gripping, oddly-chilling performance, Alexa & Mark executed their first Week 09 routine with
stunning accuracy!
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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First off, it must be said, Mark’s stereotypical, creative genius was very obviously in
full-gear when choreographing this dance, as his magnetizing Ballas-spin on Bulimia made you
feel almost desperate during the “victim’s” struggle for success in breaking
away from her captor!
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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And secondly (I can hardly believe that I am about
to say this, but) Alexa totally killed it!!
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Great Musicality, terrific Character Portrayal,
incredibly-emoting Dancing; and dare I say it, FULLY-remembered Steps all came
together for Alexa during this gratifying performance (that can easily be
marked as her best to date), thereby allowing this Typically-Tumultuous Couple
to earn their first perfect score of the Season!
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Bindi
& Derek:
Kicking off their Showstopping evening, Bindi Irwin and her Professional
dancing partner, Derek Hough,
danced an exquisite Viennese Waltz to
“Roses and Violets” by Alexander Jean.
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I loved this next dance
(You know you did too)!
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Seriously
now, I don’t think it’s even possible to say too many good things about this INCREDIBLE performance!
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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The beautiful choreography by Derek alone was enough to win all 10’s for the next year or
so, just on leftover credit; not to mention, the added mature, elegant, and
graceful Execution of this routine by Bindi was nothing less than breathtaking!
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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I loved every single, teeny, tiny part of this dance!!
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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From the emoting, passionate feeling that enveloped
it, to the “grow”-ing, dramatic pause,
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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to the (BRILLIANTLY-expressed and executed) “desperate” lunge,
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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to the
effectively-sweet and charming, old-timey, no-frills “Music Box Waltz” ending,
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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this dance - no doubt - stands as one of the best of the Season, and the history of
the Show!
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Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Brava (Brava, BRAVA!), that was amazing!!
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Bindi Irwin
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night
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Dance
Duet:
Closing down their perfect night, Bindi & Derek
were joined by Alexa & Mark back out on the Ballroom dance floor for a Chicago-themed, showstopping Charleston
to “All that Jazz” and “Hot Honey Rag” by Kander
and Ebb.
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Hold on folks,
they’re playing fast and loose! … And all that jazz!
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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No doubt about it, this frisky Duet was the cat’s
meow, as it wowed its onlookers with its superb,
in-sync Steps, terrifically-fun choreography, and delightful Charleston
elements!
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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I particularly enjoyed Bindi’s dancing during this
routine with her fabulous rhythm and spot-on Movement and Lines;
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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and, of
course, it almost goes without saying, Derek, Mark and the Troupe (Who,
according to Derek’s tvguide.com
Blog, only had “a couple of hours” on “Saturday” to rehearse this routine!)
totally killed it!
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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To be honest, I found Alexa’s execution to be sadly
lacking during this performance, with her stereotypically-lazy, unfinished Lines
and proclivity for forgetfulness (when it comes to the Choreography) creeping
back into her dance.
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Regardless, some dances are far too great and
spectacular to be marred by such comparatively-insignificant tripe like a
certain PenaVega’s particular short-comings as was the case with THIS amazing
routine which practically had its audience (myself included) starting to roar
… whistling, stamping, stomping the floor, yelling, screaming, and begging for MORE
(!), to which this Dynamite “Duet” responded with an “Okay,-fellas,-keep-your-socks-up,-‘cause-you-ain’t-seen-nothin'-yet”,
slam - <Ahem!> - BANG finish!
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night -
Dance Duets Round
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Reeeeally nifty, you guys; I loved it!!
