Sew Dance

Interesting how they almost redid the opening from the first show. Slight differences. Bill n. I'm pretty sure the tricks were by someone else and a very good editing job. The others parts were still bad. Elizabeth. Still have a problem with her knees being bent the entire dance. Christina and Brant. Not bad but Christina pulled it off better. Valerie. She seemed to forget the routine again and wound up on the wrong foot. Snookie. She's easy to lift. Leah. Very timid again. Bill e. Bill and samba don't work together. Corbin. His new yorkers and lock steps could have been a bit better. He did look a bit out of sync with Karina in the cha cha. I'll agree with the scores. Jack. Really weird combination of dances. The salsa looked a bit odd but he never did it this season. Too high based on the level of Corbin's dance. Amber. Not really a samba song. The technique want really there. The Quickstep was better than the samba by a lo...

It's the finale! Did they match the outfit colors for Kelly and the troupe on purpose? Round 1: judges pick. the redo dance Bill.  V. Waltz. It looked about the same to me from what I remember. I'll give him the scores. Corbin. Quickstep. It seemed slower this time for some reason. I'll agree with the scores. Jack. Jive. The kicks and flicks were better but his triple steps were not. Maybe a little high. Amber. Charleston. Same critiques as last time. Too much hip hop. Too high for me. Round 2: samba relay   The song is slow for a samba.   Jack. He tried but the technique hasn't improved from his solo dance.   Amber. I felt like she didn't really move. Samba is a traveling dance.   Bill. Um what was he doing? Some of the arms looked funky.   Corbin. Only one that looked like he was doing it right. They kept it fairly simple though.   They got the order right. Round 3: freestyle   Bill. I give him...

Not much craft progress this week, again. My sleeve It's almost done though. I have added to my craft stash though. Despite my saying earlier that I wouldn't buy any more cross-stitch this year, Golden Kite's sale was too hard to resist. I procured the following patterns which I probably won't stitch for quite sometime... Midsummer Eve The Oriental Dragon's Garden The Arts - Poetry The Arts - Painting The Arts - Music The Arts - Dance The end of the Ball The End of the Song I am Half-Sick of Shadows The Kittens Recital The Crystal Ball On Top of the World I have 17 more on my wishlist and that's after I eliminated several that I felt I didn't like as much as when I first chose my patterns. Then today I stopped by Joann's because they had a one day sale on Butterick and vogue patterns. I went in for the patterns, they didn't have the newly released winter collecti...

Interesting opening. Yay! Maks is back. Leah. She did some parts passionately but it wasn't enough. She didn't throw her body into it enough she seemed to stay in place. She messed up a few times. Maybe a little high. Corbin. The song is more Paso than Tango. It seemed too fast. But I liked it for what it was. Can I have Karina's dress? He looked like he leaned forward in his frame at times. I'll agree with the scores. Jack. A bit odd but I can't critique jazz too well. It just didn't feel polished. I think it was better then Leah's. So I'll agree with the scores Bill. Feet were all over the place. Hips were non existent. Too high. Amber. Interesting but I didn't care for it that much. She was moving better than last week. Too high. Acoustic round. Leah. Underwhelming. Some parts looked like step, step, step. For an actress she didn't act through her body just her arms and face. Never really has. Too high. Corbin. I feel ...

I am falling behind in many things. My crafts, my writing, my TV shows. First thing I'm falling behind on: my crafts. I started on the sleeve for the cardigan I've been plugging away at. I've tried to modify the pattern a bit as I want the sleeves longer. So I started with a smaller starting chain and will keep track of how wide I make it before checking on the length which will be almost double the original. My craft creation is linked to my TV viewing as I craft while watching. I've also fallen behind on updating what I've added to my stash. I got the following in October. Red micro velvet for the Evil Queen jacket I'm going to make, eventually, once I get the other materials.It's a little deeper red than the picture. And a shiny gold/black mettalic that was in the clearance fabrics. I will be making a draped dress with this, once I find the right pattern. And patterns, all from simplicity: I also had picked up two fel...

Amber. Was it just me or was that incredibly short? I felt it underwhelming. And her frame seemed off. The only wow was Derek's flips as the end. I'll agree with the scores. Leah. Underwhelming. It was one pace the entire time. The song didn't help. Her frame seemed weak and some parts were timid. Too high. Corbin. Pretty but full of tricks. There wasn't too much basic Waltz. A little too high. Jack. He still hasn't corrected his butt sticking out when in hold. It was more basic than Corbin's but it worked for him. I don't know if it was with 10s. Bill. Cute but the song and the dance was not a Charleston. It wasn't very good what he did do. I'll give them the scores but may be a bit high Elizabeth. I felt parts could have been a bit smoother. Felt a bit hoppy. I'll give them the scores. Trio round Amber. I don't feel as if her hips moved much. And it was easy to see with the side by side that her footwork wasn...

It's a slow process lately because of all I have going on. Due to NaNoWriMo I didn't craft as much as I usually do. As I was being non-productive and distracted by the internet, by Wednesday I gave up on sitting and trying to write at the beginning of the day. So I crocheted and caught up on my TV viewing. And I got the other side of the sweater done. Now onto the sleeves this week which I'm making longer than the pattern says. I don't want a short sleeved cardigan. Today I went winter shoe shopping. Specifically for boots as I currently own short uggs and 4" stiletto, knee high boots. So I went for something in the middle. Mid-calf, chunky heel. Purposely slouched. And I miraculously have room at my toes. Also managed to pick up the following in the clearance section: Cute right? The last pair are my new slippers for the winter. And here's Onyx lying in the box top for some strange reason. Now, onto my NaNoWriMo update. I seem to onl...

I know this is late but my DVR decided not to record the show last night so I missed all of the individual dances. Forgive me. Corbin. He did considerably less this week, but Argentine Tango is all about the man being the frame and the lady having all the fancy steps. He was there for her and he executed the lifts well. He also had the right character for the dance. I agree with the scores. Leah. Probably her best dance, but it was also the simplest of dances. There aren't any crazy steps in Viennese waltz and Tony kept her in hold most of the time. Her frame was not nearly where it should have been, too straight. A little high. Brant. Not bad but that song is not a foxtrot. Too bouncy. But there were times I felt like he was either standing still, even in picture poses the guy does move a little, or it was cheerleader-esque, arms here, now here, now here. I don't think it was worth 9's. Elizabeth. I can't really critique jazz too much. I don't know...

Last week was midterm. Had a test Monday, which I know I got the first two questions wrong. I was looking at the answers before the test, but the names just slipped my mind. I should have the rest done just fine. Thursday I had to have 5 pages of a website done. The only critique was to fix the logo a bit and have another color other than the blues. Then Friday I walk in, the teacher splits us into two teams and gives us each a background to make a physical set for. A lighting director, set designer, lighting board controller, subject, and gaffers. The first team got a 3rd world jail cell while mine had a hallway in an abandoned-ish building. I was the set designer and had to figure out how to get around the fact that the first set of door handles were at our knees. We managed to do really well and he complimented me, twice, Go me. Anyway, I did finish the hooded baby blanket, only took 2 days out of my regularly scheduled crocheting. The top little triangle is the hood. Baby shower ...