Round 1
Rumer & Val - Viennese Waltz
Dancing to Weekend's "Earned It" from 50 Shades of Gray...so that makes Val Christian Gray...I'll take it! This was so incredibly steamy! You don't normally think of a Viennese Waltz being sexy, but this totally was. It was almost more of a rumba or a contemporary piece then it was a Viennese Waltz. Haha and Bruno used those exact words - "steamy"!
Score: 38
Noah & Sharna - Viennese Waltz
Thank you Dancing with the Stars band for totally ruining David Cook's song. At least we saw Noah do a little more dancing this week. I feel like the last 3 or so weeks we have seen him do nothing but stand around while Sharna does all the dancing around him...and the judges saying nothing about it! At least this week there was a dance worth judging. It looked more like the Noah who started the competition. He was also a lot more fluid in this dance than he has been. Side Note: he just proposed to his girlfriend...who said "yes". Can I just say that I totally saw that coming at some point in the season. And not to be a Debbie Downer, but pair that with his handicap, and that is going to get him way more votes than he deserves. Sorry, don't want to be mean, but it's the truth. He's an inspiration, and it's unbelievable how well he can perform, but let's please vote on skill and performance, and doing that, it's clearly his time to go.
Score: 36
Riker & Allison - Contemporary
I'm excited to see him do contemporary! He is really learning how to play with the emotions and intensity. He's not all smiles any more...he's totally in character and believable. This was so beautiful. No doubt it would be because this is Allison's style. The lifts were graceful and effortless and their connection was the best it's been all season! The whole thing just gave me chills! I loved the chalk cloud that they created at the beginning. I loved his perfectly timed and placed jump that landed right at the step. That moment at the end with their heads together just made me melt! Holy crap! Who is this man in front of us?! He is not the young boy who started this competition! Vote for Riker...don't let Noah take his spot in the finale!
Score: 40
Nastia & Derek (Sasha) - Quickstep
Yeah, quickstep...didn't think Derek would be able to pull that off quite yet. This was definitely a true quickstep...lots and lots of quick leg flicks and running up and down the floor. They even did a side-by-side...while holding hands...cartwheel! Wow! That was incredible! I think if anyone besides Riker is in trouble of not making it to the finale, it might be her, just because she isn't super well-known, and she's been without the most popular pro for the last few weeks. She deserves to be in the finale...vote for her and don't let Noah take her place!
Score: 40
Round 2: Judges' Pick
For the first time ever, the judges are taking control of the entire dance - the costumes, everything. They are actually mentoring their couple, and won't be judging their own couple, and will be competing against each other...kind of like The Voice. I think I like this concept!
Rumer & Val - Contemporary
Mentored by Bruno
Bruno's idea was to do Swan Lake. His famous last words to them "If you don't have everyone in tears, I'm going to kill you." No pressure. I don't know how they made it look like she was in white, and then all of a sudden, she's in black...I'm guessing they are going more for Black Swan than just Swan Lake? That lift at the end was huge! And he held her so long and so steady! Wow!
Score: 30
Noah & Sharna - Paso Doble
Mentored by Carrie Ann
The back-up dancers are wearing horns! He actually had some intensity! That was actually really incredible. Wow.
Score: 30
Riker & Allison - Argentine Tango
Mentored by Julianne
Awesomely brilliant! I could watch this all day long! I love that hey incorporated Julianne into the dance, too! The visual effects were kind of out of this world...right out of Derek's playbook. His movements were so sharp and on point. And that intensity in his face...so perfect! Love, love, love him!
Score: 30
Nastia & Derek - Viennese Waltz
Mentored by Len
The theme is about Len and him not being able to dance any more. He was even out on the floor with them sitting at the piano, and then he even danced with her for a few bars! How cute! So nice to see Derek back on the floor again too! I can't believe after his injuries that he is able to dance like that. Wait...who am I kidding...he's Derek Hough! Beautiful and so moving! And EVERYONE is in tears!
Score: 30
Week 10 Judges' Leaderboard
Riker & Allison - 70
Nastia & Derek - 70
Rumer & Val - 68
Noah & Sharna - 66
The Results
In Jeopardy: Noah & Sharna, Nastia & Derek, Rumer & Val (So, can I just say how shocked I am that Riker was the only one safe and I didn't have to worry about him in jeopardy?! Thank you, thank you, thank you!)
Going Home: Nastia & Derek
I knew it. I knew if Noah didn't go home that Nastia, even with her perfect scores could be the one in trouble. How could people not vote her through to see what Derek would come up with for the finale? She so deserves to be in the finale, but unfortunately, the pity votes and over-inflated happiness for Noah's engagement did her in ;(
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