PureDWTS DWTS Juniors, Season 1 – Week 5 Live(ish) Blog!!!
After a hiatus last week (owing to some Disney anniversary nonsense), we’re back in business this week – and thank god, cause last week’s regular DWTS has left me in need of a palate cleanser…and Juniors is the perfect salve for disillusioned wounds 🙂
Tonight is “Juniors Choice” night – and the kids are dancing to songs picked by the Junior celebs. Missed the boat on a “Who’s Dancing What” post this week, but the press release is here. Oh look, all of the kids have picked fun and well-known songs – except Kenzie, who is dancing to her own song. Sorry y’all, I just find her entire presence on Juniors to be a carefully-crafted PR op, while the other junior celebs seem to be having very organic journeys. Maddie’s due to make an appearance next week…
Spoiler alert! We’ll see the “10” paddle for the first time tonight 🙂 A few more spoilers here.
Costumes look fun.
Miles is doing the theme from “Space Jam”. I’ve never actually seen Space Jam, but I know everyone seems to love it. They’re trying to work some basketball moves into the dance. Miles is tied up filming Black-ish and trying to balance both shows.
Very high-energy and fun routine, with a TON of content. Might have been a section where Miles forgot choreo, but overall, IMPRESSIVE.
Adam making some basketball analogy. Val going on about how he loved Space Jam and thought it was incredible. 9’s across the board, which seems fair.
Kenzie’s crying in her package and I’m not really following why…
She’s keeping up and the song is ok, but she’s doing that same hard-hitting thing she did with her jive in Halloween week and it’s making everything feel jerky.
Adam praises her “giving herself” and says the song’s “really good”. Val praises her for having “never done cha-cha before”. Mandy says she’s a performer and has star-quality, and encourages them to continue working on partnering. Scores after the break…
Ok, I may have to watch that Prince-themed episode of Black-ish 🙂
Kenzie & Sage get 9, 9, 9 – I don’t think it was as good as Miles & Rylee’s dance, but go off, I guess.
Jason & Elliana up next. My god, this kid is such a character – he’s got the Run DMC chains, glasses, tracksuit, and hat on 😛
It was a fun routine and Jason sold it well, even if he wasn’t always hitting the moves quite right. I feel like he’s going places.
Val says it had swag X 1000. Elliana says Jason is “an 80-year-old trapped in an 11-year-old’s body”. Mandy praises him for dancing “out” of his body. Adam says he was “the leader of that dance crew”.
9, 8, 8 – probably fair. Jason looks THRILLED.
Akash & Kamri up after the break!
Akash wants to spell a word for a his dance. Ooo…kay. Let’s see how this works…
It’s a tad messy, but a very fun Charleston.
Mandy was impressed with how fast he switched gears from spelling to dancing, and says he’s the first one in DWTS history to do a “one-legged leapfrog over his partner”. Val says Akash “makes intelligence look charming”. Akash thanks the judges for their comments, and tells all the kids at home that “you’re never too young to do big things”. Awwww.
7, 7, 6 – Akash & Kamri seem a little disappointed.
Sky & JT doing samba after the break!
Idol, go away.
Sky riding Alan as he does push-ups. 😛 She likes this song because it pumps her up before skateboarding.
Sky handles samba hip action and rhythm better than many of the adults on the show. I loved it.
Adam says Sky’s still not pointing her toes at times, but she’s “out there kickin’ biscuits and taking names”. Val praises the content and Alan for “making the right choices”. Mandy loves “the slingshot move” and praises the execution. Sky thanks Maddie Ziegler (who was in the video for “The Greatest”) for inspiring her.
Sky & JT get 8, 8, 7 – I’m not sure what’s with Adam tonight, but that deserved at least straight 8’s.
Mandla & Brightyn up after the break, with Ariana & Artyon closing the show. Feels like a bajillion commercial breaks tonight…
I see they’re advertising a “final 4” for the finale on DWTS…guess this week is a double elim, Heidi.
Mandla wants to do “Perm” by Bruno Mars. I really hope the judges go easier on him this week – he seems to get a raw deal with scores.
It was a fun, energetic cha-cha, but I bet the judges call out lack of content…
Val praises Mandla being his own man outside of his dad’s shadow. Mandy says she “can’t stop watching” when Mandla dances. Adam praises the creativity.
They get 8, 9, 8 – seems about right.
Frankie feels extra awkward tonight.
Why do I have to explain the difference between Frankie Muniz and Carlos Munoz to Mama Spence? 😛
Ariana & Artyon felt like they let Brandon down after Halloween week. Brandon did a good job of coaching and encouraging them to keep trying.
The kids requested a Rolex and a camel. Oh boy. lol
As predicted, it brought the house down. Both of them hit it hard and sold the hell out of it.
Mandy praises the jazz content which they “swagged out”. Adam says they were tough in their last critique, but she came out and showed them what makes a champion. Val hands them his “rolly-rolly-rolly”.
Ariana says she was channeling Cardi B. Artyon yells “Beyonce!!!”
9, 9, 10 – Ariana & Artyon both in tears. Awww. Time to watch another cry for a not-so-happy reason 🙁
Leaving us tonight: Jason/Elliana/Emma. This was tough, cause I think that kid’s got character in spades.
Jason’s not crying! He says he’s really sad, but “thank you for the opportunity”. He’s actually handling this really, really maturely. I’m impressed as hell…this kid’s got a bright future 🙂