Chris & Witney - Review of DWTS Season 20, Week 07

DWTS Season 20, Week 07

REVIEW:  Chris & Witney

Chris & Witney:

For their Eras Night contribution, Chris Soules and professional partner, Witney Carson, came out and delivered a stunning Foxtrot to "Five Minutes More" by Frank Sinatra.

Chris & Witney - The Foxtrot wk07

Just give me five minutes more ... of this dance!

Sweet, charming, wholesome, and American as apple pie, this 1940's, WWII- inspired performance certainly goes up there as one of my all-time favorites on the show!

Chris & Witney Dancing The Foxtrot
S20 Wk07 - Eras Night

I absolutely loved it, and I'm very pleased be able to report that  Chris was able to continue his Week 06 dancing-streak with his smooth movement, his noteworthy Frame, and his fantastic Footwork!

Chris & & Witney Dance The Foxtrot
Chris, you did so well ... your best dance yet!
Witney, lovely, as always.

And that was a very impressive heel click at the beginning of the dance there, Chris, well done!

Whoa! Nice heel click, Chris!

Whoa! Nice heel click, Chris!

The entire setting was just so romantic and spot-on ... what with the beautiful, 40's-style dress and gloves (nice going, Wit!), the Crackerjack-esque, Sailor uniform for Chris, the overall Grand Central Station backdrop, and white rose for Witney, all combined with the routine's Troupe members backup dancers ... it was like watching a 1 1/2-minute-long movie!

And the Cutest Couple of the Season Award goes to ... 

As Judge Julianne Hough so aptly phrased it, " ... That was awesome!  And Witney, I have to just commend you for the whole production, with all the dancers!  I mean, as a whole, that dance was soooo [pausing for the right words], I felt like I was at that Train Station with the Sailor ... I loved it!"; and as Bruno Tonioli additionally noted to Chris, " ... You're turning into a dancer, you are!  ... there was such wonderful Fluidity that I've never, I haven't seen before! ... the improvement is evident, Week after Week."!

Carrie Ann Inaba was also clearly pleased with the dance, as made evident when she remarked, " ... You're in the right place, at the right time, because it's Wk07 [and] all I see from you is up, up, Up ... You've got the momentum! ... You're the most exciting one to watch, for me, right now!".

Head Judge Len Goodman expressed mixed feelings on the subject when he cautioned, " ...I must say, I do see improvement! ... You've got more Fluidity.  Your Footwork was good.  Unlike the Trains in England, you were right on time ... But, when you get into Hold ... you gotta just polish up those little moments when you're in Hold."

Sadly, despite the Judges' apparent, overall approval of the performance, the dance was only scored with three 8's, and a 7 from Len ... What!?!

C'mon, you guys, you're killin' me here!  That was a total 9's Foxtrot ... easily, and without question!  Honestly, what do you want from the poor guy? ... His dancing was great, and that heel click ... did you see the heel click!?!

Sheesh!!




See below for ABC's DWTS YouTube video of Chris & Witney's Season 20, Week 07, Foxtrot!