Carlos & Witney, Alek & Lindsay – Review of Dance Duet, DWTS Season 21, Week 09

DWTS Season 21, Week 09

Dance Duet REVIEW:

Carlos & Witney, Alek & Lindsay

For their Show Stopping routine, Carlos PenaVega, Witney Carson, Alek Skarlatos, and Lindsay Arnold danced a rockin’ Paso Doble to “We Will Rock You” by Queen.

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Showstopper Night - 

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I absolutely LOVED this performance!!

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Showstopper Night - 

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Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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And, why not?  It practically goes without saying, that the Choreography for this enthralling routine was 100% PERFECT, 

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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combining powerful Paso Content with driving rock n’ roll elements and various, delightful nods to the live show, We Will Rock You!

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Carlos and Alek’s dancing was, not surprisingly, equally impressive, displaying stellar, in-sync Movements, terrific rhythm, excellent Character Portrayal and fantastic Frames!

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Not to mention, the captivating performance just happened to have included one truly AMAZING Lift that effectively had its audience on the edge of their seats and chewing their nails down to nubs, yet it was so brilliantly-executed, without a hitch!

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Showstopper Night - 

Dance Duets Round 

With the aforementioned facts, one would think it might be impossible NOT to have loved this dance; and, indeed, it would!

… Unless, of course, you happen to be the show’s less-than-bright-Judges Panel!

“ … I gotta be honest,” began Judge Julianne Hough when the dance was over, “I felt like there was such an opportunity when you guys both danced to do something that we’ve never seen on the show, with two guys dancing together; and, I could have seen SO much more energy and SO much more aggression!  I felt like it was a little bit stale.”

Well, Julianne, I gotta be honest, I feel like you have gone a little bit stale!

Honestly, what more “energy” or “aggression” could you have POSSIBLY been waiting for?!  Were you waiting for WEAPONS to be drawn, or something?  Because it is just a dance, after all, not battle; and, Carlos and Alek’s “Duet” was PERFECTLY energetic and aggressive, thank you very much; AND, I’ll thank you further to remember to keep quiet when you clearly don’t know what you are looking at!

“That’s a big song, and I don’t think you filled the shoes for that song …” Carrie Ann Inaba chimed in, “It’s an operatic song, and I don’t think you had this <banging Judges’ desk> going on in all of you movements.  They looked small, compared to the song.”

<Clearing throat awkwardly> Um, first off, the song, Carrie Ann, is not so much “operatic” as “rock anthem”; and, secondly, you did understand that the “movements”, which completely suited the song by the way, were confined to reflect the live show, We Will Rock You, NOT just the song, as the entire evening’s theme was, as you may recall, SHOWstopper Night!!!

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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Showstopper Night - 

Dance Duets Round 

8’s?!!  Are you KIDDING?!!  (And you went on to score Tamar Braxton’s sloppy “Showstopper” Rumba with all 9’s?!! … That is just SO very wrong!)

Good grief, you big, overblown disgraces!  Some Producer had better put you back in your places … 

Carlos & Witney and Alek & Lindsay

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