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DWTS 14 finalist: Katherine Jenkins
Week 1
Week 2
- Jive
- 26 (9,8,9
- “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That”—Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Week 3
- Waltz
- 29 (10,9,10)
- “To Where You Are“—Josh Groban
Week 4: Rock Week
- Paso Doble
- 24 (8,8,8)
- “Time Is Running Out“—Muse
Week 5: Latin Week
- Argentine Tango
- 29 (10,9,10)
- “Tanguedia II”—Astor Piazzolla
Week 6: Motown Week
- Samba
- 29 (10,9,10)
- “I Can’t Get Next to You“—The Temptations
Week 7: Classical Week
- Rumba
- 27 (9,9,9)
- “Canon in D Major“—Johann Pachelbel
Team Tango
- 27 (10,8,9)
- “Toccata from Symphony No. 5“—Claudio Monteverdi
Week 8: Trio Challenge
- Viennese Waltz
- 26 (8,9,9)
- “Kathleen“—David Gray
- Cha-Cha-Cha
- 29 (10,9,10)
- “She’s a Lady“—Tom Jones
Week 9: Semi-finals
- Quickstep
- 29 (10,9,10)
- “The Dirty Boogie“—The Brian Setzer Orchestra0
- Salsa
- 27 (9,9,9)
- “Bananza (Belly Dancer)“—Akon
Week 10: Finale Week
- Paso Doble
- 30 (10,10,10)
- “España Cañí“—Erich Kunzel
- Freestyle
- 30 (10,10,10)
- “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)“—Benny Goodman
- Jive
- “Splish Splash“—Bobby Darin
DWTS 14 Week 10 finale : Vote now
On “Dancing with the Stars” season 14 tonight (21 May 2012), the three final couples are so closely matched it won’t be the judges who decide the winning couple. The audience will have to determine who wins as only one point separates the first-placed Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins and her partner Mark Ballas from the two teams tied for second place: telenovela star William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke and football star Donald Driver and his partner Peta Murgatroyd. The judges awarded 15 tens in all.
In a night that had a decidedly Latin flavor, the judge who cast the deciding vote was head judge Len Goodman. He gave Levy and Burke a nine for their freestyle to “Objection (Tango)” by Shakira and Driver and Murgatroyd a nine for their Argentine tango to “They” by Jem.
Jenkins and Ballas had a perfect score of 60 out of 60. They performed paso doble to “España Cañí” by Erich Kunzel. This team had previously performed the paso doble during Week 4, Rock Week, to “Time Is Running Out” by Muse. They earned a 24 (8, 8, 8).
For their freestyle, Jenkins and Ballas went light and breezy, performing to “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Andrews Sisters.
Levy and Burke previously performed the cha cha cha during Week 1 to “International Love” by Pitbull feat. Chris Brown. Although Levy was at a disadvantage having less practice time than the other celebrities, he pulled through to earn a decent score of 24 ( 8, 8, 8). Levy and Burke heated up the dance floor this week by performing their cha cha cha to Pink’s “Raise Your Glass” for a perfect score of 30.
Burke capitalized on Levy’s sex appeal by choreographing a freestyle routine to “Objection (Tango)” and left the audience screaming.
Driver and Murgatroyd had previously performed an Argentine tango during Week 5, Latin Week to “Sin Rumbo” by Otros Aires. That routine left the judges divided with Carrie Ann Inaba giving the couple a 10, but Goodman only begrudging them an 8. Tonioli gave the pair a nine for a total of 27. This time, there wasn’t any argument. Their routine was rewarded this week with a 29 (10, 9, 10). For their freestyle, Murgatroyd took them to a different musical genre: country rap. Did you know there was a thing such as country rap?!
Cowboy Troy, aka Troy Lee Coleman III, is a 41-year-old Texas-born rapper with a bachelor degree from the University of Texas at Austin. His “I Play Chicken with the Train” reached 48 on the U.S. Country charts in 2005, but for Driver and Murgatroyd, the song was pure gold. They earned a perfect score of 30 for their freestyle routine.
Driver may play for the Green Bay Packers who are based in Wisconsin, but the 37-year-old Driver was originally born in Texas.
During the live shows, the judges will give each couple a score based on several factors, including technical execution. But the judges’ scores alone do not decide a couple’s fate.
TEAMS:
Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd
- 800-868-3403
- 800-VOTE4-03
- Text-in Code: 3403
Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas
- 800-868-3410
- 800-VOTE4-10
- Text-in Code: 3410
William Levy & Cheryl Burke
- 800-868-3408
- 800-VOTE4-08
- Text-in Code: 3408
DWTS 14 Finals: Can Katherine Jenkins win?
Last night, 15 May 2012, Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins and her professional dance partner learned early on that they had survived the cut and were moving on to the finals. That’s despite posting the lowest combined score for two dances on Monday night. TV hostess Maria Menounos and her partner Derek Hough were eliminated instead, leaving two hunks in the finals: telenovela actor William Levy and NFL wide receiver Donald Driver.
Maria Menounos would have been a long shot because only one winner has been a TV hostess (Brooke Burke).
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 28 (9, 9, 10) + 30 (10,10,10) = 58/60
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (9, 9, 10) +29 (10,9,10) = 57/60
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 56/60
Jenkins suffered from a back muscle spasm and that may be critical to her performance in the finals. Ballas will have to choreograph in a way that will not cause further pain or damage, but Ballas can be unpredictable. It wasn’t so long ago that Disney star Chelsea Kane had to have a heart-to-heart with Ballas about his artistic risks during season 12. Kane and Ballas finished third behind the winer Hines Ward and Kym Johnson and the runner-up Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
The belly dance-themed salsa routine on Monday night was risky, but did include salsa moves, however, it was that unsupported back bend that caused Jenkins to break out in tears, unable to complete the move. Ballas making a butterfly over Jenkins didn’t add to Jenkins’ difficulty level and at that stage in the performance was a high risk as her back was unsupported. Further, earlier Ballas and Jenkins had performed on their knees and Jenkins obviously wasn’t wearing knee pads–another risky decision.
Of course, Ballas isn’t the only professional dancer who takes risks in choreography. Burke and Levy’s rumba during week 6 (Motown Week) was deemed too steamy by head judge Len Goodman. He gave the team an 8 compared to the 9 from judge Carrie Ann Inaba and the 10 from judge Bruno Tonioli.
Derek Hough’s Bollywood-inspired samba had too little samba for Goodman and the team got marked down to a 7 compared to the nines the other judges awarded. Peta Murgatroyd was more successful with her R&B inspired samba for Donald Driver this last week. That allowed Driver to samba without being compared to the kind of hip movement we already know Levy has.
Yet Hough, Burke and Murgatroyd’s risk taking weren’t physical, but thematic.
Driver has stage presence, but he doesn’t emote or smolder as much as Levy. Driver also doesn’t have that sensuous and fluid hip action that Levy does. Both men suffer from a tendency to be flat-footed (not extending their feet and ankles) and sickle footed. Jenkins almost always has turn out, beautiful lines and extension in both her hands and feet. Driver and Levy don’t always reach full extension as consistently as Jenkins. Jenkins, however, has problems projecting anger or a commanding, dominating presence as is required for the paso doble. Both of the men are capable of that as well as the lighter mood that Jenkins is best at projecting.
Katherine Jenkins holds the high score for the cha cha cha (29), quickstep (29) and waltz (29). She’s tied with Maria Menounos and Levy for the high score in the rumba (27). Menounos has the high score for jive (29), paso doble (30), Viennese waltz (28) and Argentine tango (30). Levy has the high score for the foxtrot (30), samba (30), salsa (28) and tango (28). Driver doesn’t hold the high score for any of the dances.
DWTS 14 Finals: Two guys and one gal survive
Last night (15 May 2012) on “Dancing with the Stars,” the threesome who moved on to the season 14 finals was announced. It was no surprise that super sexy William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke moved forward, but Levy was joined by the other hunk football player Donald Driver and his partner Peta Murgatroyd and one woman celebrity.
Despite her back injury and posting the lowest combined score on Monday night, Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins survived, ousting TV hostess Maria Menounos. Menounos and her partner Derek Hough has posted the highest combined score on Monday night, including one perfect score for their Argentine tango.
Maria Menounos and Hough were the highest scoring team for jive (29), rumba (tied with William Levy and Katherine Jenkins with 27), paso doble (30), Viennese waltz (28) and Argentine tango (30).
Still Menounos had injuries: two broken ribs and stress fractures in both feet.
Week 1
- 21 (7, 7, 7)
- cha cha cha
- “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)“—Kelly Clarkson
Week 2
- 25 (8, 8, 9)
- quickstep
- “Sexy, Sexy!”—The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Week 3
- 27 (9,9,9)
- Rumba
- “Material Girl“—Madonna
Week 4: Rock Week
- 26 (9,8,9)
- Tango
- “School’s Out“—Alice Cooper
Week 5: Latin Week
- 27 (9,9,9)
- Salsa
- “The Cup of Life“—Ricky Martin
Week 6: Motown Week
- 26 (8,9,9)
- Foxtrot
- “Jimmy Mack“—Martha and the Vandellas
Week 7: Classical Week
- 30 (10,10,10)
- Paso Doble
- “Montagues and Capulets“—Sergei Prokofiev
Team Tango
- 27 (10,8,9)
- “Toccata from Symphony No. 5“—Claudio Monteverdi
Week 8: Trio Challenge
- 28 (10,8,10)
- Viennese Waltz
- “A Thousand Years“—Christina Perri
- 25 (9,7,9)
- Samba
- with Henry Byalikov
- “Mama Do the Hump“—Rizzle Kicks
Week 9
- 30 (10,10,10)
- Argentine Tango
- “La Yumba“—Osvaldo Pugliese
- 29 (10,9,10)
- Jive
- “Tightrope“—Janelle Monae
DWTS 14: Compare quickstep
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas:
- 29 (10, 9, 10)
- Week 9
- “The Dirty Boogie“—The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough:
- 25 (8, 8, 9)
- Week 2
- “Sexy, Sexy!”—The Brian Setzer Orchestra
William Levy and Cheryl Burke:
- 25 (9, 7, 9)
- Week 2
- “Nice Work If You Can Get It“—George Gershwin
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd:
- 24 (8, 8, 8)
- Week 2
- “Stay the Night“— James Blunt
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- 20 (7,6,7)
- Week 2
- “Dancing with Myself“—Billy Idol
Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus
- 19 (7,5,7)
- Week 2
- “Sir Duke“—Stevie Wonder
DWTS 14 Week 9: Katherine Jenkins injures back
Monday night (14 May 2012), the competition was fierce and early leader had more to worry about than just her professional partner Mark Ballas and his ego. Was his routine too ambitious? Jenkins and Ballas, the initial frontrunners, ended the night at the bottom of the leader board, the scores show how tight the competition is.
For their first dance, Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas did a flirty 1920s Chicago gangster inspired quickstep to “The Dirty Boogie” by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Jenkins begins in a cage and Ballas breaks her out.
Jenkins looked fantastic in her hot pink flapper dress and long pearl necklace (which might have been more of a distraction than a pleasing accessory). The gangster with moll set up gave Ballas a chance to mug it up.
Bruno Tonioli told her she was outstanding and the routine had “all the energy and the razzle dazzle of the roaring 1920s.”
Carrie Ann Inaba did a fake out, beginning by saying “You have to bring your A game and I don’t think you did that…I think you brought your A plus game.”
Head judge Len Goodman I knew you could sing, but honestly Katherine, you can dance.” Goodman was noted that there was a footwork problem. I think it was in the first 30 seconds of the dance. Goodman has sharp eyes and Ballas admitted the slip, saying it was his fault.
For their salsa, Jenkins didn’t have the kind of heat to get a ten and had some trouble at the end with her back, so Jenkins and Ballas received straight nines for her performance to “Bananza (Belly Dancer)” by Akon. Jenkins belly dance performance was more perky and cutesy instead of sensuous and hotly sexy.
However this belly dance-themed salsa has more salsa content than Derek Hough’s Bollywood samba had samba. Unlike anything from William Levy who comes from the land that gave us this dance, Jenkins was totally Disney G-rated.
Here is where I think Ballas can be faulted. The segment where they are on their knees and Jenkins in her costume is unable to use knee pads, would have been hard on her knees and back. Toward the end, he meant to do a butterfly over Jenkins as Jenkins was leaning back. That kind of move tends to show more of what the man can do more than the woman and leaves the woman’s back vulnerable as it is unsupported.
Inaba said, it was like Jenkins “hung out with Beyonce over the weekend” and added, “I love seeing you push your boundaries.” Really, Beyonce and not the real belly dancing pop star Shakira?
Len Goodman just called her “Katherine the Great, the world’s Wonder Woman.”
Bruno Tonioli claimed she “unleashed the harlot.” He added, that “up to that point, it was absolutely wonderful.”
Actually it was more like a clean Disneyfied salsa. Jenkins later tweeted, “I’m with the Doctor, he says it was a reflectorical spasm in my lower back.” She might mean a reflectoral spasm. According to Cedars-Sinai, a back spasm is a sudden pain that occurs during twisting, pushing or pulling. A higher risk for this type of injury results when the pelvis tips forward more than usual and look at Jenkins’ position during the final dance segment. If the pain was enough to make her cry just after the dance, imagine what she’ll feel like today, Tuesday (15 May 2012) because the pain is supposed to increase.
At the end of the night, Jenkins and Ballas were at the bottom of the leader board, but the first-placed team of Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were only three points ahead of them.
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 30 (10,10,10) +29 (10,9,10) = 59/60
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 28 (9, 9, 10) + 30 (10,10,10) = 58/60
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (9, 9, 10) +29 (10,9,10) = 57/60
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 56/60
DWTS 14 Week 9: Maria Menounos and William Levy are 1, 2 in the semi-finals
Monday night (14 May 2012) on “Dancing with the Stars,” had a few surprises and 14 tens. At the top of the leader board by one point was TV hostess Maria Menounos and Derek Hough with 59 points out of 60 for two dances. William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke received 58 points.
Although one expected that head judge Len Goodman would be the deciding factor, he gave only one ten to Menounos and Hough for their Argentine tango to “La Yumba” by Osvaldo Pugliese, but not for their jive routine to “Tightrope” by Janelle Monae.
Goodman also gave one ten to the second-placed couple, Levy and Burke. He awarded them a nine for their tango to “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by The Eurythmics and a 10 for their samba to “Magalenha” by Sergio Mendes. But Carrie Ann Inaba gave Levy and Burke a nine and that scored landed them in second place.
Football player Donald Driver and his partner Peta Murgatroyd received three tens to Jenkins and Ballas’ two. It was Bruno Tonioli who was the deciding score between third and fourth. For their waltz to “Kissing You” by Des’ree, Driver received a 10 from Tonioli. For the samba to “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight, Carrie Ann Inaba and Tonioli both gave tens.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas did a flirty 1930s Chicago gangster inspired quickstep to “The Dirty Boogie” by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Inaba and Tonioli loved it, but Goodman noted a misstep early in the performance. For their salsa, Jenkins didn’t have the kind of heat to get a ten and had some trouble at the end with her back, so Jenkins and Ballas received straight nines for her performance to “Bananza (Belly Dancer)” by Akon. Jenkins belly dance performance was more perky and cutesy instead of sensuous.
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 30 (10,10,10) +29 (10,9,10) = 59/60
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 28 (9, 9, 10) + 30 (10,10,10) = 58/60
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (9, 9, 10) +29 (10,9,10) = 57/60
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 56/60
Women: six
- Kelly Monaco (1)
- Kristi Yamaguchi (6)
- Brooke Burke (7)
- Shawn Johnson (8)
- Nicole Scherzinger (10)
- Jennifer Grey (11)
Men: seven
- Drew Lachey (2)
- Emmitt Smith (3)
- Apolo Anton Ohno (4)
- Helio Castroneves (5)
- Donny Osmond (9)
- Hines Ward (12)
- J.R. Martinez (13)
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 30 (10,10,10) Week 9
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 29 (10, 9, 10) Week 5
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10) Week 5
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (10, 8, 9) Week 5
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough:29 (10,9,10) Week 9
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (10, 9, 9) Week 8
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 26 (9, 8, 9) Week 2
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 22 (7, 7, 8) Week 4
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10, 9, 10) Week 9
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 25 (8, 8, 9) Week 2
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 25 (9, 7, 9) Week 2
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 24 (8, 8, 8) Week 2
Samba
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 30 (10,10,10) Week 9
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 29 (10,9,10) Week 9
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10) Week 6
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 25 (9, 7, 9) Week 8
Salsa
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 28 (9, 9, 10) Week 3
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 27 (9, 9, 9) Week 5
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 27 (9,9,9) Week 9
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: N/A
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 28 (9, 9, 10) Week 9
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (9, 9, 9) Week 8
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 26 (9, 8, 9) Week 4
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: N/A
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10, 9, 10) Week 3
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (9, 9, 10) Week 9
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: N/A
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: N/A
- Jaleel White and Kym Johnson (29);
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas (29)
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke,
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas,
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough (27)
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 27.3
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 26.8
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 26.9
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 26.4
During the live shows, the judges will give each couple a score based on several factors, including technical execution. But the judges’ scores alone do not decide a couple’s fate.
TEAMS:
Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd
- 800-868-3403
- 800-VOTE4-03
- Text-in Code: 3403
Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas
- 800-868-3410
- 800-VOTE4-10
- Text-in Code: 3410
Maria Menounos & Derek Hough
- 800-868-3401
- 800-VOTE4-01
- Text-in Code: 3401
William Levy & Cheryl Burke
- 800-868-3408
- 800-VOTE4-08
- Text-in Code: 3408
DWTS 14 Week 8 results: Roshon Fegan and Melissa Gilbert ousted
Tuesday night (8 May 2012) on “Dancing with the Stars” season 14, the first ever double elimination didn’t bring any surprises. One strong dancer, Roshon Fegan, who we already knew didn’t have a strong fan base was out, even though he and his partner Chelsie Hightower had a combined score for two dances that placed them second on the leader board. The other star that got the boot had a strong fan base, but was not a good dancer: Melissa Gilbert.
Previously, Fegan and Hightower had been in the bottom-two three times (weeks 4, 6 and 7) despite high scores. The message was clear. Fegan’s fans either weren’t watching DWTS or other celebrities had stronger fan bases.
As of today (9 May 2012), Fegan and Hightower have the high score this season for the quickstep with 26 points. This team doesn’t have the low score for any dance.
Gilbert and Chmerkovskiy were a totally different story. This team had the low score cha cha cha (20), salsa (21), paso doble (22), Viennese waltz (with 24 and tied with the eliminated Jaleel White and his partner Kym Johnson) and Argentine tango (21).
Gilbert and Chmerkovskiy had never been the high score, but they had also never been in the bottom-two.
Fegan and Hightower’s lowest score was 23 (cha cha cha and rumba). Gilbert and Chmerkovskiy received their lowest score (20) for both the cha cha cha and the quickstep. Yet this week, Gilbert and Chmerkovskiy had surprising posted a 27 (9, 9, 9) for their Trio Challenge samba. That score was higher than the 25 (8, 8, 9) that Fegan and Hightower received during week 3 for the same dance.
Although Fegan and Hightower’s combined score for Monday night placed them in second, they had a comparatively low score average: 25.7 (for 10 dances, excluding the Motown Marathon). Gilbert and Chmerkovskiy had a 22.9 average.
The averages of the four remaining couples are as follows.
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 27.2
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 26.5
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 26.2
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 26.0
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: quickstep/salsa
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke: tango/samba
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: Argentine tango/jive
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: waltz/samba
LEADER BOARD
Individual dance + Latin Round
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 30 (10,10,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 57
*Tony Dovolani*
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 29 (10,9,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 56
*Sasha Farber*
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (9, 9, 9) +28 (10,9,9) = 55
*Karina Smirnoff*
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 26 (8,9,9) + 29 (10,9,10) = 55
*Tristan MacManus*
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 28 (10,8,10) +25 (9,7,9) = 53
*Henry Byalikov*
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 24 (8,8,8) + 27 (9,9,9) = 51
*Val Chmerkovskiy*
INDIVIDUAL DANCE
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 30 (10,10,10)
- Foxtrot
- “Stray Cat Strut” by Stray Cats
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 29 (10,9,10)
- Foxtrot
- “Sweet Pea” by Amos Lee
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 28 (10,8,10)
- Viennese waltz
- “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (9, 9, 9)
- Tango
- “Higher Ground” by Stevie Wonder
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 26 (8,9,9)
- Viennese waltz
- “Kathleen” by David Gray
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 24 (8,8,8)
- Foxtrot
- “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart
LATIN ROUND
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10)
- Tristan MacManus
- Cha-Cha-Cha
- “She’s a Lady” by Tom Jones
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (10,9,9)
- Karina Smirnoff
- Jive
- “Rip It Up” by Little Richard
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 27 (9,9,9)
- Sasha Farber
- Paso doble
- “Turn Me On” by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 27 (9,9,9)
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Samba
- “Hard to Handle” by Otis Redding
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 27 (9,9,9)
- Tony Dovolani
- Paso doble
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 25 (9,7,9)
- Henry Byalikov
- Samba
- “Mama Do the Hump” by Rizzle Kicks
DWTS 14: Compare jive
Jive
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough:
- 29 (10,9,10)
- Week 9
- “Tightrope” — Janelle Monae
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd
- with Karina Smirnoff
- 28 (10,9,9)
- “Rip It Up“—Little Richard
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas
- 26 (9,8,9)
- Week 2
- “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With It”—Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy:
- 24 (8, 8, 8)
- Week 3
- “Dog Days Are Over“—Florence and the Machine
Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkovskiy:
- 23 (8,7,8)
- Week 2
- “Proud Mary“—Ike & Tina Turner
Jaleel White and Kym Johnson:
- 22 (7,7,8)
- Week 2
- “Marry You“—Bruno Mars
- 22 (7,7,8)
- Week 4
- “We’re Not Gonna Take It“—Twisted Sister
Gavin Degraw and Karina Smirnoff:
- 21 (7,7,7)
- Week 2
- “Real Wild Child“—Johnny O’Keefe
Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya:
- 21 (7,7,7)
- Week 2
- “Gimme Some Lovin“—The Spencer Davis Group
Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani:
- 17 (6,5,6)
- Week 2
- “Tell Her About It“—Billy Joel
DWTS 14 Week 8: Katherine Jenkins tied for third
Monday night (7 May 2012) on “Dancing with the Stars” season 14, Katherine Jenkins lost her cool and topple to a tie for third. Jenkins and her professional partner Mark Ballas lost ground in their individual dance but regained momentum with the Trio Challenge.
You’d think with her elegant style that Welsh singer Jenkins would be a natural for the Viennese waltz, but a trick that had a rough transition seemed for unnerve Jenkins.
Head judge Len Goodman questioned whether the trick was even necessary because the routine had plenty of content and the “swinging thing” didn’t fit with the rest of the dance.
Bruno Tonioli complimented Jenkins on her technique, but wondered if that swinging thing wasn’t a lift. I thought it was a lift.
Carrie Ann Inaba noted that Jenkins lost her balance and that seemed to make her lose focus.
That score, 26 (8,9,9), was the third highest score this season for the Viennese waltz to “Kathleen” by David Gray, leaving her tied with Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower who performed the Viennese waltz during week 4.
Unlike Maria Menounos and Derek Hough, during the Trio Challenge Jenkins and Ballas didn’t take chances. Teamed with Tristan MacManus, the threesome were near perfection. That shouldn’t have been so hard since they were dancing the cha cha cha. I hated seeing Jenkins in that unflattering suit. I thought it made her butt look big, but there was a reason for that.
Goodman loved the two spies outsmarted by the sexy siren and noted that Jenkins acted like a pro with that slight wardrobe malfunction (not the indecent kind).
Tonioli said it was sexy with that Hitchcock blonde coolness.
Inaba said that last week she lacked fire, but this time, she was hot.
The cha cha cha is usually one of the two dances performed during week 1. Jenkins had the foxtrot that week. The threesome’s score of 29 (10,9,10) tied them with the eliminated Jaleel White and Kym Johnson for the high score for the cha cha cha thus far this season.
Jenkins and Ballas should make the finals and a bright future waits for her even if she doesn’t win the mirrorball trophy. Some day I expect to see her performing in a musical on stage.
LEADER BOARD
Individual dance + Latin Round
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 30 (10,10,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 57
*Tony Dovolani*
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 29 (10,9,10) + 27 (9,9,9) = 56
*Sasha Farber*
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (9, 9, 9) +28 (10,9,9) = 55
*Karina Smirnoff*
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 26 (8,9,9) + 29 (10,9,10) = 55
*Tristan MacManus*
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 28 (10,8,10) +25 (9,7,9) = 53
*Henry Byalikov*
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 24 (8,8,8) + 27 (9,9,9) = 51
*Val Chmerkovskiy*
INDIVIDUAL DANCE
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 30 (10,10,10)
- Foxtrot
- “Stray Cat Strut” by Stray Cats
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 29 (10,9,10)
- Foxtrot
- “Sweet Pea” by Amos Lee
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 28 (10,8,10)
- Viennese waltz
- “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 27 (9, 9, 9)
- Tango
- “Higher Ground” by Stevie Wonder
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 26 (8,9,9)
- Viennese waltz
- “Kathleen” by David Gray
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 24 (8,8,8)
- Foxtrot
- “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart
LATIN ROUND
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 29 (10,9,10)
- Tristan MacManus
- Cha-Cha-Cha
- “She’s a Lady” by Tom Jones
Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 28 (10,9,9)
- Karina Smirnoff
- Jive
- “Rip It Up” by Little Richard
Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 27 (9,9,9)
- Sasha Farber
- Paso doble
- “Turn Me On” by David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 27 (9,9,9)
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Samba
- “Hard to Handle” by Otis Redding
William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 27 (9,9,9)
- Tony Dovolani
- Paso doble
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 25 (9,7,9)
- Henry Byalikov
- Samba
- “Mama Do the Hump” by Rizzle Kicks
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