Sew Dance

Happy Halloween! That was a fun opening. Kel. Not a lot of jive and the bit I did see wasn't that good. He kept his legs too far apart during the chasses and kind of just jumped. It was fun to watch but for the dance he was supposed to do, not the greatest. Too high. James. Two odd transitions, but I loved it. I agree with the scores. Ally. It didn't draw me in. Maybe it was the music. I don't know. Maybe not 9s. but better then Kel. Hannah. Felt like a dance by numbers. Too high. Karamo. Felt frantic especially at the beginning. His hips were too far back. Too high. Lauren. Not bad. The pauses seemed to drop the energy. Tad high. Sean. He looked like he pranced through the jive. Frankenstein was an appropriate character. Too high.  Kate. Props for an actual rumba, but no hips. I'll give her the scores, but maybe worth 7s. Team dance round!  Team trick. Spooky, interesting choreography, lighting a little dark. I agree with the sco...

It's done! Due to frogging and having to redo some rows way too many times because of silly mistakes, it took longer than it should have. And here's Clyde. The expression in the 2nd photo reminds me of the GIF of the cat sharpening it's claws with an emery board.

That opening skit confused me. And we're already halfway through the season? Sheesh. Ally. That song made the Quickstep seem even more frenetic than usual. They seemed off. A bit high. Kate. Really long fleckerl segment, not too long. A little too upright and some accents made it a bit jerky. Not worth 9s. Kel. It was fun to watch. Don't get the polka dots on the costumes. Still don't think it was worth 9s. Karamo. Felt dance by numbers in between the lifts. Too high. Hannah. No hips and she seemed to be on her tiptoes the entire time. The bounce felt staccato. Too high. Sailor. Not bad, but I felt Val pulled her along at times. Kicks and flicks were a little flexed. Not worth 9s. Sean. Very jerky. Too high. James. There were hips! Lost them on occasion but more than I've seen this season in this dance from anyone. I agree with the scores. Lauren. And I was tearing up. I agree with the scores. And bottom two are Sailor and Ally. N...

So, I'm almost done with this, just a few more rounds, although I might have to use a ball of yarn from the shawl to finish it up. And I bought some stash. This is truly my last hurrah until I get a new job. Also bought some yarn and gave in to the HAED sale...

It's Disney night! That opening was fun and sparkly. Sailor. A pretty Viennese waltz. Mostly in shadow position. I agree with the scores. Karamo. Very flat footed and hoppy. I think I saw heel leads. No hips. Didn't quite match the music, which was stretched until being a samba. Too high. Kate. Cute. But a few places she was doing something odd that I can't quite put my finger on. A bit high. Sean. He walked/clomped through that. Too high. Ally. Pretty. He shoes were a bit distracting for me. Not sure how I like the style for that song. I don't know if I'd give it 9s. Lauren. Very jerky, no hips or bounce. Not sure what the judges were looking at. Too high. Note from the little mermaid live commercial. I had no idea shaggy could speak without a heavy Jamaican accent. Kel. Jazz on this show is an excuse to do whatever choreography you feel like. It was fun to watch, but pretty simple. Not worth 9s. Hannah. Pretty foxtrot. Hard to s...

All I've wanted to do this week is sit on my couch and craft. To the point I forgot I hadn't posted my weekly update. Oops. And Clyde in a bin. See more cute photos on his Instagram @ClydeWildHousePanther

Let's see who they bring back for this week, besides Leah. Sean. That song is not a paso. And he was too serious for the song. He walked through it. The flamenco section seemed soft. The 5s were generous.  Ally. Looked somewhat frenetic during the kicks and flicks section. Little high. Maybe 7s. Kel. Not bad. Looked a bit flat foot at times, but there were some hips involved. I'll give him the scores.  Kate. Interesting song choice, felt more cha cha. A few odd lines in her upper body. Not the style I know the best, but a few things didn't really work for me. A bit high. James. May have lost a bit of balance on the bench at the beginning, but that was fun to watch. A few transitions could've been smoother. Maybe a little low, but I agree with the scores.  Hannah. I really don't like that song. One of the better dances of the night. Nothing horrible, but also nothing that made me go wow. I'll give her the scores.  Lamar. Not as stompy ...

So I made another ornament. And while I did a little work on the knit afghan, I caught a cold this weekend and tried not to work on it while germy. So I started the "Vintage Mandala" afghan. The pile of yarn is 2 rows of work that I frogged twice because of a mistake, the initial one, and one I made during the redo a little later in the round. And on Tuesday, Clyde turned 3! Here are some of my favorite photos I took that day.