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Does a woman have what it takes? “Dancing with the Stars” Finale
After several season’s of the men taking the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ title, can a woman pull out a win? With more then 2000 combined hours of pactice, 2182 combined judges points and 3 trips to the emergency room the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ finale is here and Kristi Yamaguchi is the one to beat.
Tonight’s (May 19) show has the final three teams dancing a cha cha face-off and a freestyle number. So, who will win? The odds on favorite according to bodoglife.com, is Yamaguchi - the long shot, at 20/1, is Cristián de la Fuente. Only America knows for sure as half of the point awarded from the online and telephone voting and the rest of the points are awarded by the judges so it really is anyone’s dance.
Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas -
This week’s first dance - Cha Cha
My Take - No wonder she’s the odd on fav. That was hot!
Carrie Ann Inaba - “It’s ladies night. You won that hands down. ” - Score 10
Len Goodman -“It takes a lot to get me going. The complete package. ” Score 10
Bruno Tonioli -“You are dancing with the stars. ” Score 10
30 out of 30
Second dance - Freestyle
My Take - Early on the timing seemed a little off for this point in the show… too bad she couldn’t-have ended with that last number. Although the crowd loved it. We’ll just have to see how the rest do.
Carrie Ann Inaba - ” You were the big crowd pleaser. Love it. ” - Score 10
Len Goodman -” This held my attention from start to finish. I absolutely loved it.” Score 10
Bruno Tonioli -“So demanding. You didn’t miss beat.’ Score 10
30 out of 30
Total for the night, a perfect 60 out of 60.
Jason Taylor & Edyta Sliwinska
This week’s first dance - The Cha Cha
My Take - That jump was wild! But I think they are in trouble this week.
Carrie Ann Inaba - “I thought you carried it out with a lot of fun and excitement.” - Score 8
Len Goodman -“You’ve got style. ” Score 8
Bruno Tonioli -“.’ Score 8
24 out of 30
Second dance - Freestyle
My Take - They seemed to lost steam as the dance went along.
Carrie Ann Inaba - “Nice ending. Jason Taylor can get funky.” - Score 9
Len Goodman -“I liked the humor. Fantastic Job. ” Score 9
Bruno Tonioli -“If you’ve got it flaunt. Great Lifts. ’ Score 8
27 out of 30
Total of 51 out of 60
Cristian De La Fuente & Cheryl Burke
This week’s first dance - Face off cha cha
My Take - It seemed like Cristian’s injury was returning to haunt him.
Carrie Ann Inaba - “I thought it was fantastic.” - Score 8
Len Goodman -“You’ve got all the gear at the rear. ” Score 9
Bruno Tonioli -“You really showed your improvement.” Score 9
26 out of 30
Second dance - Freestyle
My Take - Who knew you could shake so many parts of the body?
Carrie Ann Inaba - “Some of the lift weren’t up to the others tonight. ” - Score 9
Len Goodman -“For one arm you did bloody well. ” Score 8
Bruno Tonioli -“I see a winner in so many other ways, you never gave up. ” Score 9
26 out of 30
Total for the night - 52 out of 60.
With out a doubt, it was Kristi’s night and she’s likely to be the next Mirror Ball award winner. Agree?
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