Hans: Can I just say something crazy? Anna: I love Crazy! This dance was so much fun right from the beginning!
Nastia & Derek as Anna & Hans
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Nastia & Derek dance Jazz to Love Is An Open Door From Disney's Frozen
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Nastia & Derek's Jazz
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Nastia & Derek (So playful...so perfect!)
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Nastia & Derek's Jazz (Wow!!!) S20 Wk05
Nastia & Derek's Disney-inspired Jazz
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Nastia & Derek's Disney-inspired Jazz
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Nastia & Derek's Disney-inspired Jazz
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"Their" dancing synchronization can have but one explanation... Derek is a genius! ... duh!
Nastia & Derek Dance to Love Is An Open Door
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Nastia & Derek Week 05 - Disney Night
Nastia & Derek' Jazz was so much fun to watch!
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Will you marry Me?
Yes!
And they lived happily ever after. Wait...isn't Derek playing the villainous Hans to Nastia's sweet, innocent Anna? Hmm... And they lived happily ever after ... ... for now.
Nastia & Derek having some fun with Olaf! DWTS S20, Wk05 - Disney Night
This routine was super enjoyable (nice choreography, Derek!); however, it must be said, I really thought Nastia was a shoo-in for Elsa. I mean, c'mon, does no one else see the resemblance?
Presenting their routine for Week 08's exciting Trio Round, Nastia Liukin and Derek Hough were (very appropriately) joined once again by Troop Member Sasha Farber, in the dancing of a brilliant Jive to "Diane Young" by Vampire Weekend.
Nastia & Derek in their Trio Jive with Sasha! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Ladies and Gentleman, making a Brilliant Ballroom dancing comeback since first sustaining his sideline-ing foot injury, following Week 06, with (According to Tom Bergeron) " ... some of the best broken toe dancing you're ever gonna see!", it's Derek Hough, and he is most certainly "right on time"!
Derek Hough & Nastia Liukin in their Trio Jive with Sasha Farber! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Genius choreography, especially-catered to fit Derek's handicap needs, told the story of a high-kicking (and fast-flicking!) love triangle between a Book Worm, an all out Party Animal, and their High-maintenance Honey!
Ladies and Gentleman, Dancing with the Stars Productions proudly presents: The Book Worm, The Party Animal, and The High-maintenance Honey! Starring ...
Derek Hough as : The cutest bookworm ever! ...
Sasha Farber as: The Party animal! ...
... and Nastia Liukin as: The High-maintenance Honey! ...
... Very high-maintenance! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Nastia's dancing was right on the ball (if you'll pardon the pun!), and her newly-formed dancing-partnership with Sasha was shucking and ... well, Jiving like never before!
This whole routine was absolutely marvelous! Genius choreography and fantastic dancing!! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Naturally, this performance received rave reviews from all of the judges: " ... genius from the first to the last frame! ... ", exclaimed Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba also gushed, " ... it was brilliant ... double the fun, double the flavor, double the taste, I mean, it was like gum!".
And Julianne Hough took care to compliment both Derek and Nastia when she said, " ... That was the most creative Trio I have ever seen! ... I feel like it's a complete metaphor of your whole Season! ... having to dance with these two different partners, which are very different styled dancers, and you have done unbelievable! ... ".
But the biggest compliment of all came from Head Judge Len Goodman, when he gave the dance his highest form of approval and stood up, before saying, "That - was - fan - tastic!".
The highly-acclaimed Trio Jive went to receive a scoring of all 10's from the judges, making it the second dance of the Season (behind Rumer & Val's Rumba, earlier that night) to earn a perfect score!!
< Whew! > We did it! ... Again! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube Videos of Nastia & Derek's Season 20, Week 08, Jive Trio with Sasha!
Dancing an "America's Choice" Paso Doble to "Centuries" by Fall Out Boy, Nastia Liukin, Derek Hough, and Sasha Farber were next on the dance floor with their Week 08 Trios Dance performance!
Derek Hough as: Caesar
Enter the Gladiators: Nastia & Sasha DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice
"Are you not entertained"!?! This powerful, Gladiator-themed Paso Doble was so brilliantly choreographed by Derek, who made sure to tailor the routine to fit Nastia's, shall we say, particular talents!
Nastia 'will-crush-you' Liukin DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Icy stares, violent passions, "crushing" antics and grim fates abounded in this exciting performance, as Nastia viciously faced off against her "opponent", Sasha (who's doing a magnificent job filling in for Derek, BTW!), in an all-out dancing, epic battle!
Presiding over the cruel affair from atop his lofty throne, was, of course, non other than Derek (looking a little more than silly, to tell you the truth, in his 3-times-too-big-for-him costume that he seemed to have picked up last minute at a local costume store!), playing the part of Caesar!
Derek Hough as: Caesar DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
Having finally conquered her challenger, Nastia receives a "thumbs down" from "Ceasar" (Derek), prompting her to finish off her opponent for a merciless victory.
" ... Nastia receives a 'thumbs down' from "Ceasar" (Derek), prompting her to finish off her opponent for a merciless victory."
Nastia & Sasha dance The Paso Doble! DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
"Are you not entertained?!"
DWTS Season 20, Week 08 - America's Choice Night
This captivating performance was met with some mixed emotions from the judges: "I liked the passion of it, and the drama, and the full-on intensity of it," conceded Head Judge Len Goodman, " ... I'd of liked a little bit more of a recognizable Paso Doble in there, but ... !".
" ... An evil attitude [Inaudible ... "befitting"] Game of Thrones!" Added Bruno Tonioli, "You make the Lannisters look like pussy cats, I'm telling you! The thing is ... when you get so much into character, at times, it happens that you lose artistry ... You still have to retain some 'flow', that sometimes you lose, because you put so much importance on it; but amazing performance!".
Not allowing her big brother's hilarious attire to go unmentioned, Julianne Hough also laughingly threw in, " I mean, first of all, I just gotta point out that Derek looks ridiculous!" before more seriously adding to Nastia, " ... I felt that you guys were a little out of sync in a couple of spots but, this the most feisty-ess, like the most sassy ... It was like really fun to watch, I loved it!".
While only receiving four 9's from the judges, this Paso will most certainly receive a "thumbs up" from me! ... Get it? See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Nastia, Derek, & Sasha's Season 20, Week 08, Paso Doble!
Nastia Liukin, and her "fill-in", Professional partner,Sasha Farber, danced an
exciting, modern-style Charleston to "Honey, I'm Good" (love, love,
LOVE that song!) byAndy
Grammer.
Nastia & Sasha Dance a "Modern" Charleston wk07
I gotta say, when the show announced thatDerek Houghwas down and out for the count and
would not be able to dance with Nastia, I was a little more than
panicked, but now in hindsight, it's clear that I had absolutelynothingto worry about!
I simplyadoredthis routine, and Sasha did so
wonderfully with stepping in as partner in place of Derek!
Derek: What are Y'all talkin' about? I'm totaly fine!
Nastia: You are?! Really?! Sasha: Ooo ... that's not a good idea. Derek: I'm fine! Now c'mon, let's dance!
Derek: Whoa! That kinda hurts! On second thought ...
Sasha: Yeah, you better sit down, buddy.
Derek: Hey! I know! You dance with Sasha! Nastia: You're kidding. Sasha: I could do that. Nastia: You are kidding, right?!
Derek: < joining Nastia's and Sasha's hands > C'mon, it'll be great!
Sasha: Swell!
Nastia: Fine!
Derek: Get out there and knock 'em dead!
The fun, zany, and driving choreography wasbrilliantlyplaced in a Subway setting, where
Derek was free to "dance" along with Nastia and Sasha from a
convenient sitting position, and the live, singing performance fromAndy Grammerduring the dance was the ultimate
cherry on top (and I loved watching Derek join in the singing near the end of
the number)!
Andy Grammer in the ballroom! DWTS Season 20, Week 07 - Eras Night
Nastia & Sasha Dance a "Modern" Charleston DWTS Season 20, Week 07 - Eras Night
Really I enjoyed this routine so much I could just go on and on
about how great it was; but, on to the matter of Nastia's dancing of it:
For the first time since her joining the show, I found the judges' scoring of
this dance to be - now brace yourselves! - a tadtoo
generous.
It's shocking, I know, but true ... While overall Nastia's dancing
was very good and gymnastically athletic, her Charleston was, in fact, (surprisingly)
heavy-footed, and the discomfort and uneasiness she felt about dancing with
Sasha instead of Derek was there for all to see.
" ... and the discomfort and uneasiness she felt about dancing with Sasha instead of Derek was there for all to see."
Itgreatlypains me to say it, but I think this
dance deserved all "9"s, and not any "10"s.
That being said, the routine as a whole (thanks, mostly, to the ever ingenious Derek) was very enjoyable.
<Whew!> We did It!
See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Patti & Artem's Season 20, Week 06, Quickstep!
Nastia "What-do-you-want-from-this-poor-girl" Liukin and her under-appreciated professional dancing partner, Derek Hough, danced the Tango Monday night to "Summer" by Calvin Harris.
Nastia & Derek Dance The Tango
Len Goodman judged the couple's dance to be riddled with error: " ... You gotta have the slow! … It was all too fast, it was too much rotation! ... "
I just have to ask ...
What in the world were you looking at, Len Goodman!?! The ceiling? Your shoes? Because it sure as heck wasn't' the ballroom dance floor, whereupon a Tango was being so brilliantly and PERFECTLY executed!
Nastia Liukin & Derek Hough's Tango was absolutely brilliant!
An 8? Seriously, Len!?!
That Tango was excellent and it most certainly included slowdowns (Fantastic choreography, Derek!), and, BTW, did you see the spin-ny thing-y on the floor? ... No, did you?? That was amazing!
Nastia & Derek Nastia's spin on the floor was amazing!
Also about the dance Julianne Hough said, " ...I felt like you didn't connect together as a couple ... " ... You're actually right, Julianne, there was about as much "connection" between Nastia and Derek as there ever is between two Pros dancing a coming-back-from-commercials dance ... very well spotted!
Nastia Liukin & Derek Hough - The Tango Week 06, Spring Break Night
Carrie Ann Inaba commented that Nastia keeps falling back on her Gymnastics rather than properly executing this other form of art called dance: " ... You go back to Gymnastics, this is a new art form! ... You have to just allow yourself to dance!"
Okay, what is Carrie Ann even talking about!?! That's absurd!
I know this may grate some people ... the truth can hurt sometimes ... but, so far, for the competition of Dancing With The Stars Season 20, there's Nastia, Riker, Rumer, Noah, and then there is everyone else ... and I am growing tired of the judges condescendingly acting as though Nastia is doing pretty well for herself ... considering the unfortunate fact that the poor dear is a Gold Medalist, not a dancer.
Nastia & Derek Dancing a Pro-level Tango
Honestly, judges, can y'all please get your acts together!
Nastia & Derek dancing an exceptionally explosive extravaganzical Tango!!
See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Nastia & Derek's Season 20, Week 06, Tango!
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