Dancing with the Stars Season 9

Well, the only thing really messed up was Samantha Harris' hair. (It had a curly, bulky thing going on). The dancers all had scores over 20, and the minor errors didn't really factor in.

Donny Osmond received 29 for his performance - slightly generous, but still deserved.

Joanna had to dance with Maks (because Derek Hough had the flu), and despite early trepidation, seemed to get along fine with him. She scored 24 which seemed a little generous too.

Mark Ballas was also under the weather, and Anna Trebunskaya helped Melissa out for the day. She gave her some tips "from a woman's point of view", the main one being "Keep the girls up".

Overall, the judges were very nice this week, and no one messed up. Michael had the lowest score (despite using a nickel in his buttocks to correct his posture) but we know he was a strong viewer fan base. Louie and Natalie were one point ahead of him. He only needs 0.4 percentage points more, of the viewer votes, than one of those to to be safe.

Here are the scores of the couples in week 5 of Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars:

Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer - 26
Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - 21
Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - 29
Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff - 24
Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower - 22
Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas -23
Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - 27
Natalie Coughlin & Alec Mazo - 22
Joanna Krupa & Maksim Chmerkovskiy (replcing Derek for the week) - 24
Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel -24

Dancing with the Stars Week 5 is All About The Hair

Grammy-winning singer Nora Jones. A much anticipated tribute to Michael Jackson. A significant number of Jacksons in attendance. Ten celebrities to count down. It could still have fitted within 30 minutes.

Nora Jones was perfect as always, and the tribute to MJ was stunning. It came across more as a tribute to his music than his dancing, but it was impressive nevertheless.

There were four celebrities left at the end "in jeopardy". (Tom Bergeron mentioned they were going for the world record for how many times the phrase "in jeopardy" could be mentioned ion a telecast.) Melissa, Joanna, Aaron and Louie. Yes, Michael was safe yet again!

Then Joanna was safe, followed by Melissa. leaving the bottom two as Aaron (again) and Natalie.

And Natalie was going home (wrong week to have that sort of make-up on). Technically, Natalie was one of the best, but she always had trouble showing emotion in the dance. I actually had her as a dark horse! I think she was caught in the voting mechanism, she didn't deserve to go home at this point.

Michael, Aaron and Louie always seem to be in trouble - who will it be next week?

Another Dancing with the Stars Celebrity Sinks

This week two couples are going home, they have an individual dance and a competitive mambo, plus there is a dance off between the two couples with the second and third lowest points.

Simple isn't it?

Overall, the judges were slightly tougher this week but the scoring followed the general ranking it has before. Donny and Mya scored less that usual, Aaron slightly more, but the general ranking was the same.

The competitive Mambo served as a way to polarize the scores. All the couples dance at once and the judges knock them out one at a time. The first couple to go get 2 points, the second 3 up to the last couple dancing, who get 10 points.

This really defined the bottom four - Michael, Louie, Melissa and Kelly. The only other potentially in danger is Aaron, as he has been consistently in the bottom two lately.

The bottom couple leave and the next two dance off with routines of their choice. The judges decide the winner of the dance-off - not the viewers!

Here are the scores of the couples in week 6 of Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars:

Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer - 26 & 6 = 32
Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - 20 & 2 = 22
Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - 24 & 7 = 31
Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff - 25 & 8 = 33
Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower - 21 & 3 = 24
Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas -20 & 4 = 24
Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - 24 & 9 = 33
Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough - 26 & 10 = 36
Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel - 20 & 5 = 25

Four Stars May Be in Jeopardy on Dancing

A very busy show!

Taylor Swift, two eliminations and a dance off!

The bottom three couples were Michael/Anna, Louie/Chelsie and Melissa/Mark. No real surprise there. BUT Melissa had the lowest score! A bit of a surprise given her assumed fan base. Melissa put her all into it and overcame a lack of dancing ability to be competitive every week.

That left two couples who had to perform a 30 second routine of their choice. Then the judges would decide who they wanted to stay.

Bruno chose Louie, Len chose Michael and......Carrie-Ann also chose Michael so Louie and Chelsie were going home.

Louie's physical abilities and charm weren't enough to overcome his level of dancing ability.

Same elimination process next week, with Kelly and Michael being the obvious stars in peril, but with Aaron in the mix too.

Dancing with the Stars sends two couples home in week 6

This week two couples are going home, they have an individual dance and a competitive team dance, plus there is a dance off between the two couples with the second and third lowest points.

Simple isn't it?

The standard of dancing was higher than last week apart from two couples.

Lacey Schwimmer had the flu and Mark danced with Anna Trebunskaya. Their lack of time together was reflected in their score of 19.

Mya and Dmitry again felt the wrath of Len Goodman and his distaste for their choreography. He gave them 7 compared to the nines from the other two judges.

The competitive group dance had Team Paso (Michael, Aaron, Mark and Mya) against Team Tango (Donny, Joanna and Kelly). Each team was scored out of 30 and the points added to each couples individual dance. Team Paso scored 24 while Team Tango had a massive 28. This had a strange effect on the overall scores. Last week the team dances polarized the scoring, this week it brought the scoring closer.

Here are the scores of the couples in week 7 of Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars:

* Mark Dacascos & Anna Trebunskaya (Lacey Schwimmer has the flu) - 19 & 24 = 43
* Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - 23 & 24 = 47
* Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - 24 & 28 = 52
* Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff - 29 & 24 = 53
* Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - 25 & 24 = 49
* Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough - 27 & 28 = 55
* Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel - 24 & 28 = 52

The bottom three are Mark, Michael and Mya! This is the first test for Mya's popularity with the voters and the results will give us a good idea as to who the favorites are.

Aaron Carter shines on Dancing with the Stars

I'm not a big fan of the results shows, but I really enjoyed this one.

The musical acts were quick but well done. We got through the countdown pretty quick. And the dance-off (which I hated initially) made it much more interesting. Plus Rod Stewart sang - that man is permanently stuck at age 40!

The couple with the lowest combined score were Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova. Michael was a little short on natural ability but he overcame that with hard work, application and a strong fan base.

The dance off was between Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer and Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff. This was a bit of a shock as Aaron had the highest individual score of 29! Obviously he has a weak fan base.

Although Mark did well the judges unanimously chose Aaron to stay and Mark went home. Mark had done well throughout and it was a shame to see him go.

Next week the couples dance twice and there is only one elimination.

Week 7 Losers on Dancing with the Stars

Two songs from Michael Buble, Sabrina Bryan dancing with Mark Ballas, a re-appearance by Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice, and the much anticipated performance by Susan Boyle. It's a wonder they eliminated anyone!

When they did come to the end of the show, it was no surprise that Aaron Carter was leaving.

It was fairly evident that he didn't have a large fan base compared to the others, and he didn't have any advantage in the judges' scores.

It was a rocky appearance by Aaron - tears, anger, the odd tantrum and opening his mouth too much. BUT he definitely applied himself, never gave up and, as he said, "learned a lot of life-lessons".

Next week the semi-final!

Who went home in week 8 of Dancing with the Stars?

Lets' see. We have Alicia Keys, Leonna Lewis and the Bee Gees. I know! Let's do a crappy video to Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie! And do a couple of fake "who's safe"'s.

I really don't like the results show.

Anyway, Joanna and Derek went home. THE best final dance. Ever. Seriously. Maybe the best dance ever on the show.

Joanna was good. Not iiner good, but good. Derek was very good. Perhaps Donny or Kelly should have gon home, but I don't think Joanna would have won. Plus is was the best exit ever.

The final has Kelly, Mya and Donny. Mya is the best dancer, Donny the biggest star and Kelly...

The finalists on Dancing with the Stars

I'll leave out the first hour and 52 minutes, suffice it to say it had lots of little segments, some of which were quite good, and some were cringe-worthy.

After Tom Bergeron announce that Kelly was third, he then hung on for another five minutes (it seemed like hours) to say that Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson were the winners of the mirror-ball trophy in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.

Donny was not the best dancer but he a) obviously had the fan base and b) brought it on when it counted. Getting his first 30 in the final and dancing at his best. Mya was a beautiful dancer, technically excellant but just couldn't get the votes to beat an American institution - Osmond Nation.

I'm glad for Kym Johnson who has had her share of bad dancers, and was obviously over the moon when she won.

Congratulations Donny and Kym.

And the 'Dancing With the Stars' winner is ... - Dancing With the Stars