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Dancing on a bed? huh. Man, I want a body like Twitch.

The Mia Advantage is in full effect – how can you compare a waltz to the emotion in this? It’s not fair. But it wouldn’t work without the performers. Twitch is awesome, Kherrington is there but not the star for me. Did I say I want a body like Twitch?

Score: 9/10

My favourite ballroom dance (other than the Tango, maybe). Chelsea is killing it but she is her idiom; lucky Mark. Mark needs more extension in the back and neck. It’s very tempting to think that you look cooler by looking down, pushing the head forward but it doesn’t give the right effect (trust me, I was the king of looking down), so he looks unconfident. A very nice routine and well danced, though.

Score: 8/10

Alex is an awesome coach, does great latin routines. I hope this will be good.

Do you know the difference between mambo and salsa? No, well join 90% of the rest of the population who dance them the same.

Ugh, where is the latin fire from Kourtni? She looks great but there’s no latin action, fire, passion, anything! Matt is doing a decent job of being the foil to his partner, but his partner isn’t there. Reminds me of that Florida salsa girl a few weeks ago, where is she when we need her? Ugh, did not like that much at all.

Score: 5/10

I think the waltz is one of the kiss of death dances on this show, so difficult to do and yet so hard to show that it’s difficult. I’m liking Komfort’s emotion in this, though. Thayne is trying to be ‘the man’, supportive, showing her off but to me he isn’t showing the strength. Love this music, hmm. Ok, Thayne needs to elongate his neck to give him the presence in this dance, I think that’s what it is. Very nice though.

Score: 8/10.

Any dance that starts out with a full-on crotch shot is ok by me!! Er, yeah, and thank heavens for coloured dance pants!

Anyway… this is much better, Will is giving this what it needs and so is Jessica, very passionate, sexy. Ok, i didn’t write much about this cos I liked it so much. My favourite of the evening so far.

Score: 9/10

I don’t like the short intro pieces, too many routines this week.

I don’t know what makes good hip hop but I don’t see these two hitting it like, say, Hawk in previous seasons. Courtney is giving it a go, not sure about Gev. I’m just not buying what they are selling. Damn, I didn’t mean for all my critiques to come off negative tonight.

Score: 6/10

Getting a Mia Michaels routine is so unfair, it’s like an extra point before you even start. Don’t like Katee’s new look, she is usually so darn cute, but hey this is dance. Plenty of energy, commitment to the dance, what we expect from a couple doing Mia. Some great jumps into lifts, Joshua is there for her but not really for me in this dance. Katee is awesome, as ever.

Score: 8/10.

My favourite and, arguably, my best dance when I competed. But that matters not in this competition!

Wow, Kherrington looks hot!! Twitch too, for that matter. Music is too fast for a paso, but its just an intro I suppose. Twitch needs more matador-like awareness, he’s the bullfighter dammit – where’s the bull? I love Kherrington and she’s doing a decent job but I don’t feel the tension of the bullfight, Angry stares do not tension make. And she’s the cape, she doesn’t get the right to be angry. Ugh.

Score: 7/10.

Ok, I have a problem, this music is a fantastic samba, so I am missing the face that they aren’t doing that dance instead. Not feeling the connection between them, or the conviction for that matter. I like the spins, wish I could spin like that, never did manage that. Huh, looked like they botched the ending.

Didn’t hate it.

Score: 7/10.

Now this is choreography I can get into, I love this slow hip hop stuff that we’re seeing this season. Nicely synchronised, the occasional connection between them as partners. Is it good hip hop? I don’t know, but I’m enjoying it. Wasn’t in your face-excitement but did it for me.

Score: 8/10