Rounding The Bend

We are getting to the point in the competition where I don't have enough votes to ensure my favorite stars will be back next week. Do I vote for Kristi when I am sure she will be back and Christian might not? What about Jason? Edyta totally deserves to win but do I spend all my votes there? And what is with Shannon and Derek all over the tabloids? Do YOU think it's legit or only a ploy to garner more attention and therefore more votes and hopefully win? I am cynical so I think it's the latter. Tonight is the night of two judged dances so we'll see if her cardio holds out.
Marissa's first dance is a tango. She played the part facially, the dress works too. Her legs are just not as long as Tony's though so maybe it could have looked neater? I still think her waltz was her best dance but this one wasn't bad.
Not loving Cheryl's dress for Christian's waltz - why do they insist on calling it a Viennese waltz? it's not - he's got the elegance down, very soft, smooth. The ending was cute. Did you check out Cheryl's feet nailed to the floor? That was awesome.
I love that Kristi is all laughing at Mark out there on the ice...Nice umbrella. I love Mark's uniform and is he...yes, he's singing along!! Hee hee. He looks so happy. Dang, they could be pros what with the arms and the difficulty level and the speed. That waltz was awesome. Or not, according to the judges. Kristi's spot was off?!? Didn't anyone notice Priscilla falling all over herself? Picky, picky, picky.
OMG - is Sam seriously bringing up last season here? In front of the new partner? What is WITH this program?
Poor, poor, Mario, it must be tough being famous and having people expect things of you...what is Karina wearing? It was good. I liked it. It was fast, maybe a little too loose in the arms, but not bad.
Shannon has pointy elbows. Has anyone else noticed that? She's really got to straighten her arms. Nice acting in the tango there, but not to much elegance...and her arms are not straight AT ALL. Stretch it there honey. If she's got aggression it wasn't there in that dance. Little weak. But the judges say it was her best dance?! That was not a 9 dance. Sorry babe.
Jason is a smooth dance guy I think. He does well with the...Whoa I was a little scared for Edyta there, but nice. Fun, sharp. I don't know about the kicks, I think they could have been larger. OMG - what was that ending?
Hahahaha, Tom that was awesome; "skin is in." It's true though. Latin costumes are held together with clear string and hairspray.
Why aren't Marissa and Tony wearing the same color? It looks weird. The pink is good on her but I don't like the maroon on him. The emotion is good but the hips need work. Her arms were good.
Christian needs some more chest on his samba. His hips are good. Did he just almost drop her...what the heck?? That's not good...a pulled muscle? Ouch. Cheryl's not that heavy. Now, I get that they can't judge after someone gets hurt but up until that part it was good.
Okay, Kristi's cha-cha started out slow and I wasn't going to love it but she totally turned it on in the middle there. It was hot and she had the little steps that the pros do. It was really good. Her hair is a little big - a little fake and a little big but the dance was really good. Carrie-Ann does not need to do the "three snaps up" bit ever again but I do agree that Kristi did a good job.
Sam does not do well at this announcer thing. She really doesn't.
Mario's mambo was good. It reminded me of a party. Not too spectacular, but fun. Oy. After all the blathering over Kristi how can Len say Mario was so good? Wish they had some kind of written standards so we could attempt to understand how they come up with the numbers they do.
It worked with Stacy so I guess it's worth a try for Shannon to dance on the judges table. Especially for the mambo. Mario had far more content. Shannon is gangly. She needs to straighten her arms and legs. OMG - Derek did not just rip off his shirt! That was a fake tush movement - she had a nice skirt, that's all.
Hahahaha, that's funny. The Superbowl theme as a dance number. Nice entertainment value. The hoodie bikini is a tad strange... but his lines were good. He was big. But they're gonna call that a lift though - Edyta keep those feet down. Every time she does that move she gets knocked for it because her feet always come off the floor.
Len was in a cranky mood tonight didn't you think?

This is me, trying to place my votes.