TV in the Lounge, Fall 07 Edition

[MrWookie]

Helio starts the second half. This is where he'll have to prove himself. His foxtrot was excellent, but can he do latin? I guess I shouldn't have doubted. That was excellent. His tempo was much higher than the other mambos, increasing the difficulty, and the choreography was not easy, either. He is charming on stage, and he even has his leading and his arms in order. He could stand to work on his breaks like Mark, breaking on a straight leg instead of on a bent knee, but his breaks did look better than Mark.

Jennie got quickstep and did surprisingly well, actually. The girls really have a tough time having the right posture, frame, and body position. She could also stand to look like she's having fun out there, and, well, not flagrantly miss steps, esp. on the grand finale. I think her 21 was fair.

Cameron looked good out there. He did look a little stiff at points, but I thought he had good hip action, good leading, and a pretty good performance. I liked this better than Jennie, even though he got the same score.

Well, Floyd continues to be a trainwreck. He has the worst shoulders and frame and posture of any guys in the competition, and his footwork wasn't quite as good as the judges praised him for. He never really closed or collected his feet when they needed to be collected. I thought his 21 was more than generous. I was thinking 18. Like, Wayne was a little worse than Floyd, but not that much worse.

I guess I liked Dr. Quinn, Dancing Woman more than the judges. Her rhythm was precise, and her arms are fantastic. She extends her arms better than any dancer in the competition. I guess she didn't turn me on, but I think her technique was solid. The choreography was quite a bit more difficult than Marie's, and she was crisper. I thought Carrie Ann would give her an 8. I think the 21 sells her short.

And finally, we have Sabrina. As good as Helio was, Sabrina was better. She was right on top of the posture, frame, head position, foot work, and rhythm. I don't know what Len was complaining about for a slower quickstep. Not only did I like how her tempo was faster than the other competitors, I liked how she and her partner stretched out the beats in places, taking things slower than they needed to be. Len's 8 was unfair. She deserved a 27 easily.