Dancing with the Stars Season 29, Week 8 – LIVE BLOG
Poor Jeannie – best wishes to her for a quick recovery. 🙁
In much better news, Lindsay had her baby!! All is reportedly well. I believe she said on instagram that she was at 39 weeks.
T-Minus 30 minutes…
Chrishell actually made me laugh in the cold open. 🙂
Good thing Tyra didn’t walk out while the pyro was going off – all that tulle would go up in an instant. That dress is ridiculous.
Jeannie had surgery last night for her Epiglotitis – a life-threatening condition, actually.
Kaitlyn going first – almost guaranteeing that she gets another low score. I wonder if they’re going to try to get rid of her (except Derek, who didn’t get the memo) because Hannah won last season? Jive should be a good dance for her, I think.
She looks great. She’s on time, I think, plenty of content, and she seems to be having a good time. You will NEVER see Chrishell doing this much dancing. Her kicks and flicks are good and they’re well in sync. CAI will go ape shit over the lifts, of course.
Derek seems happy, says she has so much content, jam packed. Amazing choreography. Says her arms and legs are beautiful but so long the asset may become a liability. Bruno says she has what it takes. Wants more passion, more attack and clearer finish. CAI says she’s come back with grace and energy. And of course bags on the lifts (which Derek and Bruno disagree with), says this is one of her best dances.
Scores: 8, 9, 8 for a total of 25 which seems underscored to me. Chrishell has scored better with far less content and don’t even get me started on Monica.
Nev up next with his V. Waltz. Cute kids!
Odd opening.But that was a choreographic choice. Seems like his butt is out too far. He and Derek have the same stylist, it seems. All in all, a pretty dance and he danced it very well, but it’s not that special.
Bruno says he was oozing charm and charism, and it shows that he led with control. Light on his feet. Don’t dig on the fall part of the rise and fall. CAI says bravo – very elegant, noting some weird spots and a loss of balance. Derek says the opening was odd (not his word) – lots of intention and clarity. Beautiful dance.
Scores: after the break….Tyrant is getting better at that transition. Only took 8 weeks.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27…and I fail to see the difference between what Nev did and what Kaitlyn did, but Derek was the only one to score them the same.
Justina next with her Samba, which is likely right in her wheelhouse.
Opening move was stiff, but she cuts loose when she gets to the bottom of the stairs. Her arms are all wrong after the samba rolls – looked weird. But other than those little things, she did a great job.
CAI says it was so good, loves how she makes them all feel. Says there was a stumble in there…which I missed. Great energy, well done. Derek says she looks beautiful, says that song is sacred in the latin community, needs to articulate the feet a bit more. Fun to watch. Bruno loves watching her because of her joyful presence. All the content was there.
Score: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27
Nelly up next with his rumba. I have my fingers crossed for him. This story about his sister is heartbreaking.
So smooth and graceful, needs a bit more hips. His posture is improving. His arms are a bit extra. Daniella was doing more of the dancing, but the rumba does showcase the woman.
Derek asks how he’s feeling. Loves the show because of how it transcends scoring and all that. Derek thanks him. Bruno says the man is a frame in the rumba and he did that. He stepped it though more than dancing it. CAI is proud of how far he’s come. Level isn’t quite high enough, most of the shapes were from the arms instead of the hips.
Scores: 7, 7, 7 for a total of 21 – that feels a bit too low for me, but not by a huge amount.
Bit worried about Nelly – he’s about 20k votes behind Kaitlyn and I’ll legit be disappointed if he’s eliminated.
Chrishell is up next with her V. Waltz.
Of course it starts out on a bed with Gleb doing all the work. Then there’s rolling around on the floor.And they go back to bed. Lots of angsty acting. And the site is acting up so much that I can’t focus.
CAI says it was graceful, elegant and sexy. Her arm out of hold is odd and her neck is cricking. Derek is a funny mess, can see her improving each week, tells her to watch her transitions, need more fluidity. Bruno is being Bruno. Says she has some very good moments, but she has to be able to sustain it.
Scores: 8, 8, 8 for a total of 24
Skai is up next with a Salsa which starts off a tiny bit sloppy. but then she transitions into killing it. 🙂 She still has some weird awkward spots, bt a vast improvement from early on. Great lifts too.
CAI says she didn’t quite nail the landings on the lifts. Derek says she seems more grounded and more balanced. Derek loves lifts and tricks but there were one or two too many (agreed), wants more dancing. Bruno agrees with CAI, looked a bit wobbly in places.
Scores: 8, 9, 8 for a total of 25
Numbers Update: There’s a good bit of space between a lot of the couples, so far. But that second dance will change a lot
Nelly vs. Chrishell | 1.49% | 14851.49 |
Nelly vs. Kaitlyn/Skai | 1.98% | 19801.98 |
Nelly vs. Nev/Justina | 2.97% | 29702.97 |
Chrishell vs. Kaitlyn/Skai | 0.50% | 4950.50 |
Chrishell vs. Nev/Justina | 1.49% | 14851.49 |
Nelly appears to be in real trouble, which makes me a bit sad.
Johnny up next with his foxtrot. I agree about Shawn Mendes. Hot.
I like Johnny’s look tonight ad I love how this dance starts off. There’s a weird spot towards the beginning, not sure what happened there. He’s doing a lovely job, IMO.
Derek says Shawn would be proud. Beautiful arms, great frame, needs to be a bit more gradual rise and fall. Bruno agrees with Derek. Says he has a wonderful sweeping movement. CAI loves the fashion choice, loves the artistry, also liked the jerky rise and fall, that it was an interesting choice.
Scores: 9, 9, 9 for a total of 27
They’re doing a nice package on Jeannie – scary situation. Aannndd Tyrant ruins it with her faux tears.
AJ is up last – and this week it is good to go last, since it’s not truly last due to the relay. His story about addiction is heartbreaking. Cute kids too!
Not sure how I feel about this dance. Seems like a story that doesn’t really fit the style. And that spin at the end seemed rough.
Bruno was so captivated by the intensity, the intent, the purpose. But he lost a lot of the rumba action (agreed), there wasn’t a lot of rumba in it. CAI agrees with Bruno, he was passionate, but there wasn’t enough content or hip action. She wants him to bust through, sloppy on the edges. Derek says a hero heals his own wounds and shows others how to as well. Sometimes you have to do your routine for you – agrees on the lack of content.
Scores: 8, 8, 8 for a total of 24
Numbers Update: I don’t know what happened to make all the numbers round. Fate?? Here’s the standings before the second round of dancing. I’ll be surprised if it’s not Nelly and Chrishell in the bottom, I guess
Nelly vs. Chrishell/AJ | 1.50% | 15000.00 |
Nelly vs. Kaitlyn/Skai | 2.00% | 20000.00 |
Nelly vs. Nev/Justina/Johnny | 3.00% | 30000.00 |
Chrishell/AJ vs. Kaitlyn/Skai | 0.50% | 5000.00 |
Chrishell/AJ vs. Nev/Justina/Johnny | 1.50% | 15000.00 |
Carrie Ann’s group is up first with a cha cha – Nev, Chrishell, and Nelly, in that order. This is set up for Nev to win. Nelly is likely toast after this.
Nev starts strong, with great form, but his years of experience should help that.
Chrishell is doing fine, but Nev really set a high bar. I thought they were getting different songs. chrishell got off time there at the end. Nelly is just having a ball, but also gets off time. His section seemed a lot shorter than Nev’s. I would rank them Nev, Nelly, Chrishell.
CAI says it was so fun, Nev started off weaker than she hoped for, nailed it once the pyro went off. Chrishell had more content, Nelly gets most improved, but he needs to keep his head up.
Nev’s chest looks like it’s been gardened.
Nev gets a 3, Chrishell gets a 2 and Nelly also gets a 2.
Derek is overseeing V. Walt trio with Justina and Johnny (and Jeannie). This one could be a tough call.
Justina stars of with wonky arms, but she gets them back in line quickly….and that was short. Johnny just has so much more style in this style of dance. His arms and hands are great.
Derek sends his love to Jeannie. Loves Justina but would have liked more energy. Derek says Johny was fantastic.
Derek gives Justina 2 extra points and Johnny 3 extra points. I don’t think that changes anything for Nelly.
Numbers Update: Yeah, I can’t do these numbers fast enough to make a difference. It reorders the couples enough that I can’t redo the whole chart. Bottom line is, Nelly is still way at the bottom and needs lots of votes (15k) per million votes cast to get past Chrishell.
This relay is likely the most well matched. AJ first, then Kaitlyn and then Skai. Samba is the hardest dance of the three, however. My guess is that Kaitlyn will be on the bottom since latin isn’t her strong point.
AJ starts off and it’s okay. Kaitlyn is better than I expected, a bit sassy. She gets cheerleadery toward the end. Skai is killing it and then has an odd spot in the middle.
Sounds like Bruno liked Kaitlyn the best, then AJ and then Skai but it’s a tough call.
Bruno gives 3 to AJ, and 3 to Kaitlyn and 2 points to Skai. Yep…still Nelly…or maybe Chrishell… going home. If it’s someone else, I’ll try to do a numbers post this week. Can’t promise. Work is hell. 🙂
Seems like they could be running a bit short…plenty of time left in the show, so expect a lot of blathering.
Here we go:
SAFE: Nelly and Daniella – YAY
SAFE: Justina and Sasha
SAFE: AJ and Cheryl
SAFE: Kaitlyn and Artem
SAFE: Johnny and Britt – Yay!!
SAFE: Nev and Jenna
Okay, Skai is a little bit surprising. Derek is looking to the other judges. 🙂
CAI saves Skai
Bruno saves Skai
Chrishell hits the road. Derek says he would save Tyra. LOL. He says he would have saved Skai as well.
Thank you America – that was the right choice. I’m convinced that my votes for Nelly did the trick. 🙂