Friday, April 1, 2016

Nyle & Peta – Review of DWTS Season 22, Week 02


DWTS Season 22, Week 02

REVIEW:  Nyle & Peta




Dancing a TRAGICALLY under-scored Rumba to “Stole the Show” by Kygo, featuring Parson James, Nyle DiMarco and his Professional dancing partner, Peta Murgatroyd, submitted their Week 02 Routine.

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Wow!  Talk about “Stole the Show”, this Dance was AMAZING!!

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


An ever-flowing ease of Movement brought this emoting Routine richly to life,

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


as Tender Gracefulness joined seamlessly with Passionate Romance, sweeping across the Ballroom’s Floor through seemingly effortless Poetry in Motion!

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Excellent Frame also, met with some rarely seen (on “Week 02”, at least) exquisite Lines, resulted in what could easily be called one of the absolute BEST Performances of the evening!!

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Now, the Content of the Rumba was, admittedly, lacking (as much as it pains me to say it!), with Peta’s Choreography for this Routine most notably including little-to-none of the all-important “Hip Action”; but otherwise, this Dance stood out as being a truly Remarkable and furthermore BRILLIANT exhibition!

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


“… It’s too hectic!” complained Head Judge, Len Goodman, following the Performance (for reasons we may never quite understand).  “Rumba is the only slow Latin Dance and you waste it by making it so full of Attack and Aggression!  You gotta calm it down, less is more!”

Ooookay, YOU have got to calm it down, Len, because that’s just CRAZY!!

(“Attack” and “Aggression”??? … Pfffffftttt!!)

Honestly, Lenny!  The word, I believe you are searching for, is “Passion” ...

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


... You know, that primary Characteristic one would EXPECT to find when viewing the “Dance of Love”!  And yes, you are right, this Routine did have that and more to spare; so well spotted!  <Rolling Eyes>

That said, it cannot be denied (as much as I would like to) that this particular Rumba did, all together, lack certain traits necessary to have properly upheld the Standards of the Dance … … So talk to Peta, who (now stay with me) is THE ONE WHO CHOREOGRAPHED IT!!

I mean, good grief, would it have KILLED you, during all this ranting, to offer poor Nyle a verbal pat on the back, or something?!  … Nyle, who merely executed the Steps taught to him for this Routine PERFECTLY?!!!

Nyle & Peta
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


“I actually thought it was stunning!” countered Judge Carrie Ann Inaba, before ruining this just observation by saying, “… It’s just that, the one thing I’m gonna say [is that],Tempo-wise, I thought it was fantastic - I’m still fascinated with how you do that! – but, what you lacked was a connection to the Musicality, the Tone, of the song! …”

<Omitting a shocked, repulsed gasp as my bottom jaw suddenly smacks off the floor>

Oh - no - you - didn’t!  …

CARRIE ANNE, you DIDN’T just say that!!

(“And the Insensitivity Award goes to …”)  HE'S DEAF, you colossal moron!!!!

He cannot hear the “song”, nor the “tone” (Nor, thankfully, YOUR tone which, I feel sure, must have sounded better in your head, or at least I hope that it did.); and yet, despite all of these hardships, his “Musicality” rates no less than PERFECT; and, in fact, better than almost ANY other Competitor so far on this Season!!

… You idiots.



See video (below) to watch Nyle & Peta's Rumba on Week 02 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!  





Jodie & Keo – Review of DWTS Season 22, Week 02


DWTS Season 22, Week 02

REVIEW: Jodie & Keo




Dancing a Samba to “Bun Up the Dance” by Dillon Francis and Skrillex, Jodie Sweetin and her Professional Dancing partner, Keo Motsepe, submitted their Latin Night Routine.

Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Ladies and Gentlemen, opening up DWTS’ Week 02 Latin Night in all the right ways, it’s Fuller House Actress Jodie, back in the Ballroom and absolutely killing it once more!

Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Furiously Fast, Fun and Flirtatious, this Spectacular Samba supremely showcased Sweetin’s particular panache for Rhythm and Footwork, as well as a Fantastic dancing Frame overall!

Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02



Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


Of course, some of this success simply MUST be attributed to Keo, whose brilliant Choreography of this Number was nothing less than 100% PERFECT!

Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


And in the end, tying for the Second Highest score of the night on the Leader Board, Jodie once again proved to us all that this Tanner is most definitely In It to Win It; and, “Hot Dog!”, but I love it!! 

Jodie & Keo
DWTS Season 22, Week 02



See video (below) to watch Jodie & Keo's Samba on Week 02 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!  




Ginger & Val – Review of DWTS Season 22, Week 02


DWTS Season 22, Week 02

REVIEW:  Ginger & Val



Performing a Sub-par Samba to “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, featuring J. Balvin, GMA’s Ginger Zee and her partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, submitted their Week 02 Dance.

Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 02














Well, “sorry”, but alas and once again, Ginger merely succeeded on Monday in presenting a mediocre Performance, at best!

Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


















Furthermore, albeit through no fault of her own, Zee’s dancing of this positively (sorry, Val, but) boring Number was brought stark-ing-ly to harsh light when the Judges, yet again, inappropriately “Ooo-ed” and “Awed” over what can only be described as being a Good Frame, Sloppy Lines, Okay Footwork, and some Erratic Hip Movement!

Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 02
















Now, again, don’t get me wrong, overall I did think that the Dance rated a “Pretty Good”; and, generally speaking, I wouldn’t have expected much better from what is only a Week 02 Performance (Although, Ginger will have to get much better, I fear, if she wants to keep up with what is already shaping up to be one of the most Competitive and Talented Casts of the show thus far!); HOWEVER, given all the misplaced “Gushing” flying around, I feel the need to mention that Ginger’s Samba was only a “Fair” exhibition, and a not at all “Great” one.

Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 02




See video (below) to watch Ginger & Val's Samba on Week 02 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!  




Doug & Karina – Review of DWTS Season 22, Week 02


DWTS Season 22, Week 02
REVIEW:  Doug & Karina




Dancing the Paso Doble to “Buster Voodoo” by Rodrigo y Gabriela, former NFL Quarterback legend, Doug Flutie, and his Professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, presented their Latin Night Routine.

Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02




















… And it’s yet another Touchdown for one of Season 22’s dancing Football Players!!


Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02















I mean to say, WOW!!  What a comeback!

Seriously now, folks, c’mon and give it up!  The improvement of Doug’s dancing from last Week to this Week was no less than INCREDIBLE!!


Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02













Terrific Lines, Formidable Frame, and an extremely gratifying, Masculine form of Attitude and “Attack” erupted on Monday night’s Ballroom Dance Floor, as Flutie shockingly submitted one of the better Pasos this show has ever seen (among it’s Celebrity Male Competitors); AND, most certainly, one of the better Dances of the night!


Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02


And what of the Choreography?  Brilliantly crafted by one Karina, this Powerful Piece merely once again showcased this Pro’s undeniable genius when creating a Routine!


Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02















Two “7” ’s and a “6”?!!!  (REALLY, Len, a “6”???)  That’s insane, people!!

Doug & Karina
DWTS Season 22, Week 02
















See video (below) to watch Doug & Karina's Paso Doble on Week 02 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!  





Geraldo & Edyta – Review of DWTS Season 22, Week 02


DWTS Season 22, Week 02

REVIEW:  Geraldo & Edyta



Performing a less than perfect “Salsa”, beloved Talk Show Host, Geraldo Rivera, and his Professional dancing partner, Edyta Sliwinska, danced (Well, moved around, at least!) to “Ran Kan Kan” by Tito Puente.



















Weeeell, at this point in a Review, folks, I might take a paragraph or two and declare just how much Geraldo’s dancing lacked when it came to Musicality, Footwork, Lines, and Frame; but, such ceremony and tradition would seem hardly appropriate at this particular juncture, as, in reality, Geraldo’s dancing included positively NONE of the above!












I will say this for Geraldo’s Performance, however, it was extremely enjoyable to watch (Well, once anyway, let’s not kid ourselves!) being full of fun and a for-better-or-worse-HERE-it-is, good attitude!


















And the show’s Panel Judges seemed to have the right take on this Routine (for once!), with Bruno Tonioli noting that it was “Impressive for all the wrong reasons” and Carrie Ann Inaba quipping, “You did not make dance great again, but you did make me laugh! …”













See video (below) to watch Geraldo & Edyta's Salsa on Week 02 of DWTS, Courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!