DWTS Carrie Ann Inaba Writes On All The Performances, Gives Advise

Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba has written a new blog at Parade. She writes about each performance this week and also gives some advise. It’s nice to see some love for Sadie and Mark…

She’s back! She had one rough week and we saw a very upset Mark. I even got negative Facebook comments from his mom. But I love the passion. I can’t get mad at that. But listen, when you take creative risks, you are always risking more because judging creativity is very subjective. There is no other criterion for the creative choices. We either love it or hate it. It works or it doesn’t. However, if you take a creative risk and it pays of, it can help your scores out. If not, your scores will drop. Last night, I was reignited in my passion for Sadie. She is such a phenomenon to me. Her bright spirit coupled with those incredible, beautiful long limbs creates some of the most stunning shapes and elegant movements in the ballroom. She’s got the facility that no one else has. Her physicality allows her to give us incredibly gorgeous movement. However, because she is so tall, it takes a lot of strength to control her body and give us power. What I didn’t get to say last night was that I love the way she learns Mark’s choreography, which is filled with intricacies. There are specific points of tension in his choreography. He has such an incredible vocabulary of movement because he knows so many styles. I love the way Sadie performed last night. She had the right tension in all the right places. For example, all those beautiful shapes they created in the beginning of the choreography, with all the negative space, she knew when he wanted the tension and the angst to be in the wrist, or in the ankle. She knew when to let the energy go outward, and then when to come inward. She knew when the line was supposed to be long and supple on one side and crooked and distorted on the other. That is not easy for a beginner. I loved that she nailed those types of details. It shows an eager student who has the hunger and tenacity, and will to win. She’s young and she’s sensitive but she does not crumble. I see in her the will to win. And I feel it. So my advice to Sadie: Build your strength so you can dance as hard as Bethany or Janel while giving us those long beautiful lines that only you can deliver.

For more on all the couples, see Parade. And wow, I’m loving her dress again….