Post #334726 by Haole'akamai on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 9:58 PM

On 2007-09-24 21:29, VampiressRN wrote:

All in all, I think Sabrina did best. She had the energy, great body movement, and is damned fast on the floor. She has shown that she has talent, now she needs to be sure to drop the hip hop or she will make the judges mad.

Jane was elegant as expected. I think she will hang in there for a while.

Melani did great too, she has good stage presence. (That Maxim is such a cutie....yum yum.)

Jennie was OK and will hang in for a while, but she is very unsteady and not as polished as the others.

Josie was OK...nothing to write home about.

Marie sucked big time!!!

Did we watch the same show?

Jennie was more than decent. She had a solid hip swivel and was cute and smiley. All she needs is to tighten up her core and strengthen her leg lines and she'll be in contention.

Josie didn't dance a step by herself. Her partner (literally) carried her through the entire routine. She was plodding and her arms were unnatural, creating awkward lines. The judges were incredibly generous to her. I would have scored her a 4. Even without seeing the men, I'm forecasting she'll be the first off.

Sabrina had nice hands and tight fast footwork (I would hope so, since this is what she's known for), but she kept rolling her shoulders forward and loosing her frame. There was a definite lack of connection. The choreography was weak, but then almost half the routine was Hip Hop. Dude, we know you can Hip Hop; this is a ballroom dance competition. Gotta chalk that up to impetuous youth, I guess. She's a good dancer; I hope she can get over herself.

Marie had very nice musicality. Her footwork was solid and will only get better the more she practices. I was surprised by how entertaining she was to watch.

Mel has great hip and decent footwork, albiet a little slow. That'll get better as she tightens her upper body. I'm worried, though, that Maksim choreographed a routine that seemed so similar to the stuff he did for Laila, the same body/booty shake, the same turn sequences. I hope he can bring out better originality for Mel in the future.

Jane had fabulous reach. Her arms were graceful and her frame was superb. 56! I hope my core is as strong when I get there.