DWTS results "serious contenders" are still fun to watch.

After the review show of last night's dances we begin the results show that will leave us with the four semi-final couples. This is the point where I'm often amazed at how far some of the stars have grown into accomplished dancers. They are of course "performers" by nature whether they are in sports, acting, singing or modeling but this requires an element of performance with which they are generally unfamiliar. Not to mention I enjoy watching the fun of the dancing and the creativity of the choreography and the dazzle and cut of the costumes. Tom says "Only serious contenders remain" and he couldn't be more right.

Julianne returns to dance tonight and Lacey does a number with her brother Benji. He's very cute and could probably be one of the pro partners one day.

Cody stands between Edyta and Julianne. One has to think he's one lucky 18 year old young man. I hope he is not eliminated tonight so Julianne can dance with him again.

Maurice and Cody tied for 4th. Lance is 3rd. Warren is 2nd and Brooke is in 1st as we work our way through the elimination show.
First two couples safe are Warren & Kym plus Lance & Lacey.

We have a bit with a relationship specialist who addresses different elements in each of the relationships. It is a very brief moment with each couple and a very brief statement about them from the doctor. Sorry but it wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be because there simply wasn't any real depth to it which is probably due to the time constraints. Good try but this segment missed the mark for me. After Derek and Julianne's dance they return with the doctor talking with Cody and Julieanne. Cody got really emotional and he and Julianne both cried because he cares for her and he was worried about her going into surgery. That segment dropped the one line "advice" by the doctor and was worth the time spent. While other couples bits had ended with the Doctor saying things like "they really want to win" which is true, for every couple that has made it this far.

Derek comes out dancing down the steps to "Great Balls o' Fire" and opens the big grand piano top, when he lets it down Juliane is beside him. They get to some "fancy dancin' " for sure. This is a very very energetic and fun dance and it's very good to see her able to get back in the swing of things with so much "swing".

Brad Paisley does another song while3 couples dance. I enjoy these guest star music segments but always feel somewhat distracted with the time split between the performer and the dancers, as the camera switches between them. It was nice to see Max again but he has a new haircut, which is very short in the style that some guys are doing now days that seems to be rather minimalist and not to my liking. Hey I grew up in the 60's, I like long hair, or at least SOME hair.

There is a bit with a kinseologist (?) who talks about the anatomy of a dancer and it is a nice segment that shows the athleticism required to be a professional dancer.

The next couple who is going to the semi-finals is Brooke & Derek. The elimination after the break is between Maurice & Cheryl and Cody & Edyta.
The couple with the lowest combined score is Maurice and Cheryl. These dancers scores are so close it's all about that fan base who votes. That is not to say the final winner isn't the best but on the way to the finale sometimes it seems the order of the eliminations is partially determined by the fan base. But all in all I have been more consistently happy with the outcome/winner of this show than some of the other reality shows I've become addicted to over the last few years.


Finalists for next week are Warren & Kim, Lance & Lacey, Brooke & Derek and Cody & Julianne. High praise goes to Edyta for filling in and putting herself in a very risky position. She did well, Cody is still there and now it's up to Julianne herself to get one more trophy if she can. Will she pull it off? I don't know, I see great strengths in what she has done with Cody, yet her brother Derek has Brooke to work with which will give Julianne a run for her money to be sure. While I really enjoy Lance & Lacey, she's new and I have a sense she is not quite as in tune with what the judges are looking for and a great deal of this competition relies on the choreography that will suit the judges strict requirements for each dance, yet show off the strengths and hide any weaknesses of the partners. While Warren is fun to watch and doing a great job I don't see him making it all the way. It will be interesting to see how it all ends.