Johnny Weir & Britt – Salsa
Yeah, Johnny has definitely hit his stride. The choreography is helping him a lot by bringing out and showing off his personal style while still adhering to the rules of the specific dance. This was a lot of fun and a great way to start of the show. Only minor critique- a little sloppy in parts, especially in and our of lifts but nothing crazy noticeable and a solid, solid routine.
Nev Schulman & Jenna – Jazz
Very good. So groovy. Loved Jenna's choreography in that. Of course, it is jazz by way of this show, meaning do whatever feels good. But for that, I have to give them props. The dance made me want to get up and join in. Lively, loud, energetic, and ambitious. Good stuff.
Bruno calls it deliciously bonkers. He doesn't know what it was but it worked. Carrie Ann loved the jazz and it made her so happy. Derek says they were clean and together the entire time.
Quite pretty. Some very good hip action in that from Monica. She needs to watch her flow in slow dances because she sometimes look likes she is waiting for the next move and you can see her telegraphing it. Having it flow more natural will look so much better. But she did a solid job here and it was a romantic dance that she can quite proud of. She looks gorgeous tonight as well.
Carrie Ann- 9, Derek- 9, Bruno- 9 = 27/30
Skai Jackson & Alan – Cha-Cha-Cha
Yikes. Part of that was a hot mess. Some really bad footwork where they were totally out of sync and that resulted in Skai looking like a deer in headlights for a good portion of it. She got her groove back toward the end but I am noticing a pattern with Skai where she easily loses concentration in dances. She needs to maybe practice more to get that right.
Derek commends her for carrying on despite the messing up. He think the cha-cha moments were sharp, so he is pleased. Bruno says accidents happen with lots of mistakes but she handled it as best as she could. Carrie Ann says she came back stronger after the errors.
Carrie Ann- 6, Derek- 6, Bruno- 6 for 18/30