Sew Dance

Nice opening hustle. Round 1: repeat a favorite dance Ally. She went for it more than the first time. Don't know if it was worth a perfect score, but tonight you really have to screw up not to get that score. Lauren. Very smooth. Nice lines. Huh. They didn't give a perfect score. I agree with the scores. It was good, but not a wow. Kel. Fun routine. More hip hop than jazz. Still don't know if it's 10 worthy. Hannah. Nice easy Viennese waltz. I agree with the scores. Round 2: freestyle round Ally. The lifts were a little awkward in the transitions. Didn't see hips in the salsa section and a bit too much side by side dancing. I'll give her the scores. (Haha. Took imitating Bruno with his jacket on was hilarious.)  Lauren. I enjoyed that. I was smiling. The boys in tight jeans certainly helped. I agree with the scores. (I miss pro dances)  Hannah. The lifts were interesting, but the rest of it fell flat for me. Too high f...

Semi finals. Redemption round.  Lauren. Paso Doble retry. Better. Since places looked a little disjointed in the transitions. Also don't know why she was keeping her hands in fists at her hips. Looked odd. I'll give her the scores. Maybe a bit high. Kel. Tango retry. He walked through it rather than stalked. That song is also too happy to be a tango. A little too high. Ally. Viennese waltz retry. Good. One part near the end looked out of place with the amount of rotation. Don't know if I'd give it 10s. Hannah. Rumba retry. While there were more hips, it wasn't the right movement. Too high. James. Cha cha retry. Not his best. A few funky things that I noticed. But this song will always be the pro dance from Maks and Elena, Val and Val. I'll give him the scores. 2nd round. Aka get your tissues ready.  Lauren. It was simple and elegant. I agree with the scores. Kel. The lifts were good. His movement between the lifts was not as i...

Girl groups & boy bands. I loved that opening. Girl group round James. So fun. A few technique areas could've been a little cleaner. I'm nitpicking at this point. I agree with the scores. Sean. That was clunky for the parts he did move to. Too high. Hannah. There were no hips on the basics and she didn't have her toes pointed during the lift. A little bit high but i'll give her the scores. Ally. That song was not a samba. There's no bounce which made it hard to actually dance the bounce. Not sure why the judges are praising her technique. I like the outfit. Way too high. Not a perfect score. Lauren. Not bad but she was rather upright in hold. I agree with the 8s. Kel. He was stomping and not stalking. He looked like he had no neck most of the dance. 8s. Maybe.  Boy band round James. He kept up with the pros. I agree with the scores. Not his best dance and it was pretty much the bye bye bye choreography. Hannah. Not b...

Interesting opening, ala 90s sitcoms.  Sean. That was so jerky it was hard to watch. And he was the only one not opening his arms up at the beginning. Too high. Lauren. Fun, but she messed up in a few places and her swivels looked weird. Who can't do swivels? I'll give her the scores but maybe 7s. Considerably better than Sean. Kel. More hip hop than salsa. Too staccato for the bit of salsa I did see. No hips. He had more hips in the preview he was doing for the kids. Not a 10. Barely 9. Too high for me.  Ally. Pretty good. A few leg actions looked a little odd from an aesthetic perspective. I'll give her the scores. Hannah. Her frame got progressively more upright as the dance went on. She usually dances on her toes and feels very high, so the Quickstep suited the way she usually dances. I still find her annoying. I'll give her the scores. Kate. While she was having fun, because most of the dance was mirrored, it was real easy to tell when she ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

It's movie night! They enlisted extra dancers for the opening number. Nice homage to Busby Berkeley. Lauren. Decent. The song and the cut of her skirt was distracting to me. Seemed a bit soft. A bit high.  Hannah. Uh what was Alan doing at the Bachelorette party? As for the dance, no hips. Too much spinning. Too high. Karamo. A bit too many bounces at the beginning and then was rather flat footed the rest of the dance. I'll give him the scores. Ally. I saw hips, mostly in side to side movements. Didn't really see the hips in walks, what few there were. Still a little too much spinning. I agree with the scores. BB-8!  Ray. While he's disappointed he had to drop out, Rashad did a much better job with that dance.  James. Pretty, but no hips. Everything else was decent. I agree with the scores. Kate. It was a basic Quickstep. She seemed too careful for the first half in hold. I'll give her the scores, but a bit high.  Lamar. Someh...

Let's see how everyone does with a different style. Will it help, will it hurt? James.  Not sure why they showed their tango practice in the package...  Not bad. Needed more hips but his Cuban breaks didn't look as awkward as they could have. A bit too much switching places with spins. A little low given what I think is coming. Sailor. Rumba by the numbers. Too many pauses and the only place I saw hips was the cucarachas. I felt like she walked through most of it. A little high, but I'll give her the scores. Ray. He forgot the beginning. In hold, not horrible. But didn't feel right. Song was not a foxtrot. Too high. Ally. Felt a little staccato when she went into the waltz. When you get going in viennese waltz you just flow. Her head was back, but body contact could've been better. Footwork looked a bit messy when the camera was on them. High for me. Mary. Not good. Forgot the choreography. And what she did remember wasn't done well. Too high...

We're back in the ballroom with a gold theme. Cute opening. Although I literally said "oh God" at the outfit Sean Spicer is wearing. Hannah Brown and Alan. A lot of swivels. She was on her toes which took her hips out of the equation. Good thing I don't watch the bachelor/ette, because she's already getting on my nerves. Too high. Kel Mitchell and Whitney. Little flat footed at times, a few missed connections. Odd song choice, not very tango-ish. I'll give him the scores. Kate Flannery and Pasha. She did more steps than Hannah but seemed very careful. Needs more hips. I'll give her the scores. Lamar Odom and Peta. A fox clomp? Slowly walked through the dance. Too high from Carrie Ann. Lauren Alaina and Gleb. Once again, no hips. I did see basic cha cha, but messy feet. That song feels more swing than cha cha. A little high. Sailor Brinkley-Cook and Val. For 3 days, pretty good. Needed to smooth out the movement. I agree with the sco...