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Ballroom dancing gets a fierce forum as thirteen of the medium's best meet up with twelve celebrities... and YOU'RE the ultimate judge! Recaps by Pierre Kelly, GSNN FACT FILE: Hosts: Tom Bergeron & Drew Lachey Judges: Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli Announcer: Alan Dedicoat Creator: Eric Morley (based upon "Strictly Come Dancing") EP: Conrad Green, Richard Hopkins Packager: BBC Worldwide Americas Origin: CBS Television City, Los Angeles, CA Website: abc.com/primetime/dancing Airs: Mondays at 8p ET & Tuesdays at 9p ET on ABC |
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Week 1a:
With Seven You Get... Golden Grahams
For seven seasons, we've seen our share of
dancing on "Dancing With The Stars," whether good or bad, depending
upon the naturalness of the celebrity. This season, we've cranked the
electricity of the ballroom to 11, and this time, the lineup card gets
better. Let's glance at our field of 13.
STARS
Maurice Greene (Olympic runner)
Misty May-Treanor (beach volleyball
player)
Kim Kardashian (socialite)
Lance Bass (N*SYNC member)
Rocco DiSpirito (chef)
Brooke Burke ("Wild On")
Toni Braxton (singer)
Cody Linley ("Hannah Montana")
Jeffrey Ross (comedian)
Susan Lucci ("All My Children")
Cloris Leachman ("Phyllis")
Warren Sapp (Bucs & Raiders)
Ted McGinley ("Hope & Faith")
DANCE PROS
Cheryl Burke (2x champion)
Julianne Hough (2x champion)
Lacey Schwimmer (So You Think You Can
Dance alum)
Inna Brayer (newcomer)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy (5th season with the
show)
Edyta Sliwinska (Took Jason Taylor to the
finals; been with the show since its inception)
Corky Ballas (Mark Ballas' dad)
Kym Johnson (6th season with the show)
Alec Mazo (season 1 champion)
Karina Smirnoff (took Mario Lopez to the
finals)
Tony Dovolani (6th season with the show)
With 13 stars ready, few dancers have a
Utah family affair, and some have that old fire to it, with one former
"So You Think You Can Dance" finalist at her first go-round at
ballroom. Season 7. The wait is over. The fun starts.....now.
As if you didn't know, each couple will
dance 2 routines in 4 ways. Tomorrow will be the mambo and quickstep,
but tonight, it's the cha-cha and foxtrot. Expect no blah-blahs and
whatnot.
Cody & Julianne will kick the season off
with a cha-cha to "Tilt Ya Neck Back" by Nelly & Xtina. (Christina
Aguilera, that is) The only highlight you might see is Julianne doing
spins. Now we spin over to the judges for the first comments of the
season. Carrie Ann said it came out in full potential, Len said it
came out full of confidence and Bruno called him a flash of youth. And
in a flash, we get the first check of the scoreboard:
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
Total Score: 18
Not a good way to start off the season
with a bang.
2nd, Rocco & Karina dance, but we
interrupt this program for a news bulletin. In stage rehearsal, Karina
Smirnoff, DWTS veteran, has suffered a foot injury. This just
in....she shakes off the injury as a fake and does a foxtrot to "Stray
Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats. Rocco gets his arm under Karina and she
did a 3/4 split with a nice ending, and it paid off for her. But were
the judges buying it? Carrie Ann said it was really cute, Len said it
had a good attack and Bruno said it was a foxtrot on the brink of
chaos. There's chaos on the brink of numbers, and it's heading our
way....
CARRIE: 5
LEN: 4
BRUNO: 5
Total Score: 14
Put it in the doggie bag. It's the
basement.
Toni & Alec go next as they cha-cha to
"Smooth" by Santana w/ Rob Thomas. It was very nice & smooth in my
opinion, but were there any bumps in the road for them? Carrie Ann
said it was fantastic, Len said it was a good mix of basic & clever
choreography and Bruno said it was slinky, sultry & sexy. Super! To
the scores:
CARRIE: 7
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 22
They take the lead on that score.
And we're ready for Maurice & Cheryl doing
a foxtrot to James Brown. Those wraparound arms with Maurice and many
more set the tone for this routine. To the judges we go. Carrie Ann
said he has to work on those styles, Len said it was wild, wacky &
Wonderful and Bruno said he needs to work on his posture in hold. Just
remember, Maurice Greene is not a cartoon. Draw the numbers.
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
Total Score: 18
They tie for 2nd place.
Brooke & Derek will cha-cha now and she
did a balancing act along with a cool ending. How did it go? Carrie
Ann said she has an amazing body designed to dance, Len said it was
the best dance so far and Bruno called Len's tongue for that hip
action. Please hold while we translate the scores:
CARRIE: 7
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 23
And they lead by a single point!
Ted & Inna will be up doing a foxtrot to
"God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys. Inna had a few kicks and that of
course, was it. what did the judges know about it? Carrie Ann said he
has great potential lines, Len said his footwork was very good and
Bruno said it was a very entertaining routine. Where's the scoreboard?
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 6
Total Score: 18
it's now a 3-way tie for 4th.
Lacey & Lance will do a cha-cha to "Jumpin'
Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones. Lance pulled under Lacey and jumped
to the floor. Lacey did a crossed-leg rollover and held her leg
herself. Lacey hurdled under Lance's leg and both fell on their backs.
Now let's wake up with the judges. Carrie Ann said it was hot times 3,
Len said it was young & modern and Bruno said it was edgy. And now,
the scoreboard:
CARRIE: 8
LEN: 6
BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 22
And it's a tie for 2nd place.
Cloris & Corky are next to tackle a
foxtrot. Hmm, she seems old, but she looks like she acts old. Were the
judges right? Well, she put up her foot during Len's comments and sat
on Carrie Ann's lap asking the fans to vote. what's wrong with her? I
know what's not wrong. The numbers.
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 5
Total Score: 16
And now they take 5th place.
Jeffrey & Edyta take the floor doing a
cha-cha fighting off the eye injury to "Play That Funky Music" by Wild
Cherry. Jeffrey kissed Carrie Ann's hand at the judges area and Edyta
hurried him up to dance. By the end, Jeffrey asked him to come and
Edyta kicked her in the butt. Girl Power! On to the judges. Carrie Ann
said it wasn't having a great time and Bruno called it "ungainly
carnage." Not much of total carnage, but we'll see. Scoreboard!
CARRIE: 4
LEN: 4
BRUNO: 4
Total Score: 12
They're now ahead in last place.
It's Kim & Mark's turn to Foxtrot to "The
Pink Panther" by Henry Mancini. Kim threw away her fan and Mark did
half a slide through to end it. Let's slide over with the
judges. Carrie Ann was happily surprised, Len said it was a bit cold
and Bruno said she's a dusky beauty. Scoreboard dawns on them....
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 19
And they now take 3rd place.
Doing the cha-cha to "I've Heard it
Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye is Susan & Tony. Both did a
swerve move and Tony did arm work to control Susan. She even 2 back
dips to close it out. We go to the judges. Carrie Ann said she looked
a but frail out there, Len said she needs to throw caution to the wind
and Bruno said it was very, very careful. Be careful out there. The
scoreboard may hurt you.
CARRIE: 5
LEN: 5
BRUNO: 5
Total Score: 15
Not a good score, but they move into 7th
place.
Misty & Maks get ready to foxtrot to "This
Will be" by Natalie Cole. It took elegance and grace to get a
volleyball player in the ballroom including a pose in the band area at
the end. To the judges again. Carrie Ann said she needs to relax it a
little more, Len said it had an elegance about it and Bruno said with
her shoulders, she'll go a long way. Let's take the shortcut to the
scoreboard:
CARRIE: 6
LEN: 8
BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 21
And they're now in 3rd place.
Last to take the floor is Warren & Kym
doing a cha-cha to "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder. Kym almost kicked
Warren in the head, ha ha, but that didn't stop them from his weight,
er, dancing. We go to the judges. Carrie Ann said he's got great
transitions, Len called him a big, bundle of joy and Bruno said big
boys can dance. But can they score? Let's find out.
CARRIE: 7
LEN: 7
BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 21
And they tie for 3rd.
Tired? I am. Let's get one last glance at
the scoreboard:
23
-- Brooke & Derek
22 -- Toni & Alec, Lance & Lacey 21 -- Misty & Maks, Warren & Kym 19 -- Kim & Mark 18 -- Cody & Julianne, Maurice & Cheryl, Ted & Inna 16 -- Cloris & Corky 15 -- Susan & Tony 14 -- Rocco & Karina 12 -- Jeffrey & Edyta
Well, I hope the first night was great for
you, and if not, maybe tomorrow will be more better as one couple
won't dance for good. Have you thought of it yet? Find out in 23
hours. Nighty-night.
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