Dancing with the Stars Season 30 WEEK 7!! LIVE BLOG!!

So, things heard on the internets….

1) Tonight’s a double elimination – that always makes things exciting and possibly tragic.
2) Derek wears a fishnet tank and at least one person doesn’t get the Freddie Mercury reference and makes reference to Bruno. :::rolls eyes:::
3) Daniella does her own choreography…why do some people automatically believe that she has a ghost and why don’t they ever say that about the men??
4) The horrific “Fashion Night” has been replaced by Janet Jackson Night??? Vast improvement, but why don’t we just have a night of dancing??

Starting the night with my favorite guy…then it’s ruined by Tyra. Ugh.

Amanda is up first, with a Jive. Why does her kicking foot always look so bad? No point? Other than that, that was a good dance!

Len calling out a lift? I must have looked away because I didn’t see it. Then he’s picking on the kicking or something. Nothing special, he says. Derek kind of agrees with Len, talks about how she set a high standard. Bruno disagrees with Len and Derek and raves, then notes a slight mistake. CAI talks about metronomic? I think I know what she’s saying. I don’t disagree with the criticism, although I don’t think she was worse this week than previously. She’s not really growing, I think.

Scores: 8, 8, 8, 9 for a total of 33.

Oliva and Val dancing Quickstep to Fat Bottom Girls. She’s looking good although there is very little body contact. They had a little trouble after the bridge. Not sure what happened there.

Judges are raving, including Len…who mentions the body contact. 🙂

Scores: 10, 8, 10, 10 for a total of 38. That is a tad overscored, but I’m not mad at it.

Iman is up next with a Paso Doble, which he should do well at, but I’m not expecting another perfect score. We can hope though. 🙂

Cool opening. Love Daniella’s outfit. That leap had an issue of some sort – not sure what. Len is going to hate that little jazzy bit she threw in there but I loved it. 🙂

Bruno says he’s now an accomplished dancer. Tricky Paso – he incorporated his own style but not too much. Commenting on posture and frame. CAI says there is some kind of spiritual thing going on, brings DWTS into a new era. Len says it had attack and attitude – he likes the lightening of the ballroom. But Paso didn’t suit him. Derek kind of agrees on the posture, but he oozes joy.

Scores: 9, 7, 8, 8 for a total of 32 – that’s kinda low, IMO. Not as technically proficient as Amanda but there is something to be said for entertainment value.

Jimmy up next dancing to Somebody to Love. V Waltz? Yes. Love the cheesy smile. Wow, he looks really good. This is a lovely dance, although something looked weird there in the middle.

CAI is standing up, she must be thrilled. She comments on the beautiful lines (agreed). Len says it’s not how you start but how you finish and says he’s finishing strong. Derek loved it because it had power. Bruno says he’s a true leading man. Says he was on it.

Okay, I missed the Miz and I”m going to have to rewind to catch Jojo. Hang on a second…

Love the outfits, the boots are insane. Doing fantastic as usual, although there was a weird turn in the middle – stiff back? Love the move with the hair – rarely is hairography acceptable, but in this case it worked. She is always interesting and exciting to watch, unlike Amanda – you never know what you’re going to get with her. Love it.

Derek loved it, Bruno says it was a super model tango. Tyra, STFU when the judges are talking. CAI says “people need to grow and you are growing” – Zendaya is a good comparison here, although I like Jojo better. Len didn’t see the slow part – but the song doesn’t allow that, IMO.

Scores: 10, 9, 10, 10 for a total of 39. I ain’t mad at it.

Never believe people on the internet – the double is next week. I should know better – some of those people think Derek is trying to imitate Bruno and find something wrong with that. Idiots.

Suni up next. Girl, you gotta break it loose!!

She’s dancing it mostly very well, but she is uncertain in some of her movements – you can see her hesitate a bit and she executes softly, which implies hesitance.

Wow, she must not be feeling well if she took off that quick. Bruno says she did well, but there was a little slip. CAI says not to be not confident. Len notes she was hesitant and ties it to the ill feeling (which makes sense). Derek agrees.

Scores: 8, 8, 8, 9 for a total of 33. I actually thought it was a little bit better than that. Maybe by a point.

Cody up next with his foxtrot. Love Cheryl’s skirt. He’s missing a few steps here in the middle, although it started pretty good. Not sure what happened there towards the end. Looks like something got messed up and he covered?? Not sure.

CAI says it’s the first time she saw true joy and it made her happy. Len says it was joyful but his bum stuck out, but overall but not his worst but not his best. Derek thinks it was his best dance, frame was wider, smoother. Bruno says it was glowing, saw his true self, moved very well.

Score: 8, 8, 9, 9 for a total of 34. That sounds about right to me. Not really a fan of this partnership for some reason I can’t explain.

Melora up last – for her fans on the Internet who still think going last is a good thing. Not anymore – used to be true, but now with voting only happening during the show, it’s better to go earlier to pick up those people who vote for whoever is best every week.

God I love this song. This dance is right in her wheelhouse, I think. She’s dancing it beautifully. Seems to have a few balance issues there towards the end.

Len is very complimentary. Derek loves the costume and the content, and all of it. Bruno is raving as well. CAI “saw” her, saw all the intensity….notes the balance issue at the end. It wasn’t just me. 🙂 They must have time because they’re letting her talk and now talking to Artem. She’s another one who I like a person but she doesn’t usually excite me as a dancer – although this week was better. 🙂

Scores: 9, 9, 9, 9 for a total of 36 out of 40. That works for me.

Numbers update: I don’t really have one except to say – with the Miz and Iman in the bottom score wise, it will be illuminating to see who actually ends up in the bottom two.

Looks like there is a JoJo/Olivia/Jimmy Foxtrot relay. And that was the wrong package. So it’s a Jive relay between Miz/Iman/Cody. This is an interesting trio – was it a random draw?? I’m hoping Iman wins.

The Miz doesn’t suck, for sure, but he may have plateaued. Iman has so much swag, yo can tell he’s having a great time. Cody kinda blew that first move and he seems lower energy than Iman. But he might have been better technically. But I liked Iman better.

Len liked them all. Derek comments on Iman’s swag. I can’t understand Bruno. CAI says they were all incredible, two had issues, one stood out.

So Iman got two points (Derek and CAI) and Cody got two points also – each judge gave away one point. That works, I think. I preferred Iman, but I think Cody was technically better.

Jojo and Jenna look amazing…dancing beautifully, of corse. Olivia picks up the tempo – also looking great. She got the better part of the music I think. Val, get off the floor. Jimmy holds his own, I think – love him in pink. I think they split the points between Olivia and Jojo.

Derek is babbling. 🙂 Bruno loves everyone. CAI says they’ve all grown and made progress. They all blew her away. Len says they all performed beautifully. Love Olivia’s dress.

CAI – Olivia
Len – Olivia
Derek – Olivia
Bruno – Olivia

Gee, I wonder if Olivia needs the help…and I wonder why they are helping her so much? She deserved a couple points for sure, but all four just makes me suspicious.

LOL – that was the best Tyra has ever been on this show. 😀 For those just reading, her mic was turned off.

This is the Amanda/Melora/Suni V. Waltz relay. Amanda will likely win. Amanda’s dress was amazing. Sasha has Suni do one move for far too long, and all those spins are likely not helping. Melora is killing this dance as well – she looks great. I’d give it to Melora and Amanda. Mostly Melora.

Bruno loved them all. CAI is going to hurt herself getting on the desk. Definitely not as graceful as Derek, who did it in one leap. Derek loves them all. After helping CAI down from the desk. There’s a rule – if you can’t get yourself down, don’t get up. 🙂

Everyone gets a point, Melora gets TWO. That seems fair to me.

SAFE: Suni and Sasha
SAFE: Olivia and Val (it worked)
SAFE: Cody and Cheryl
SAFE: Iman and Daniella
SAFE: Melora and Artem
SAFE: Jimmy and Emma
SAFE: Amanda and Alan

Wow…best dancer in the competition are in the bottom. I think we know why she’s there, sadly.

Bruno: Jojo
CAI: Jojo
Derek: Jojo

Damn, I’m gonna have to start voting next week. Sadly, we know what the typical audience person is like for this show and they probably can’t handle two women dancing together. Olivia would likely be there too, if not for those four points. I’m thinking that Jimmy and Iman might be winning this season – although the typical viewer isn’t likely to vote for them either. Betcha Amanda and Melora are right in their wheelhouse.