Tonight the dancers performed the two dances they have not yet performed on the show.
Interesting wee chestnut of the evening:
- Contestants get a selection of music and have to choose from the selection provided by TVNZ
Highlights- Thank you judge Alison Leonard. Tonight you made intelligent and constructive criticisms of the routines.
- Wow! Hayley Holt and Brendon the body Pongia executed the sexiest Rhumba we have ever seen
- A special mention to Jonny Williams and Stefano Olivieri for their interesting and innovative choreography. What a treat.
Disappointments:Sassy Suzanne Paul shows she has a temper and quite frankly sounded arrogant and cocky. Smug Megan looks positively gracious by comparison. We suspect Suzanne lost a lot of support with her outburst at judge Brendan Cole. Normally you only hear vituperative remarks like that from people who have a history (ex lovers or in Craig Revel-Horwood’s case years of judging Brendan) but Suzanne’s response was uncalled for and rude. Someone send her to finishing school to sort out her manners.
Suzanne Paul and Stefano Olivieri WaltzDancing the Waltz, Selling Supremo
Suzanne Paul looked young and attractive. Thank you TVNZ for fixing last week’s hair and makeup snafu.
A very pretty waltz with good rise and fall and nice lifts but not quite as graceful as other waltzes during this season. It looked slightly unrehearsed, probably due to the lack of ballroom grace. But isn’t she a light wee thing as she is being swung around by suave
Stefano Olivieri.
Oops! Miss Prozac spoke too soon. Yet another wardrobe snafu when Suzanne Paul’s costume started coming unravelled when the microphone got caught. Suzanne’s nerves are showing at the end of the dance. Come on darling, smile. You’re famous for your positivity. Don’t let this get to you!
Judges:
- Brendan Cole said it was very unfortunate to have the microphone come unstuck and interfere with her costume. Try not to let it show
- Carol Ann" Doesn’t matter if it breaks. Show must go down. In the ballroom try to get some slowness and gliding into the ballroom.
- Crag: On a positive note I think you are brilliant. Passion gets you through it. However the lift at the end didn’t thrill me because the back leg was bent and this had nothing to do with the microphone.
- Brendan Cole jumped in to disagree.
- Alison said she had chills at the start of the dance and well done for picking herself up and continuing.
Good on you Candy Lane for being so warm-hearted to Suzanne Paul and Stefano Olivieri and encouraging her. Suzanne continued to look glum and you could hear the tears in her voice. For goodness sakes, buck up gal. Move on. You have another dance to do. Focus, concentrate. We want you in the final so get your act together.
Scores: 6, 6, 6, 7 = 25
Brendon Pongia and Hayley Holt RhumbaHayley Holt is ecstatic about the two 10s awarded in last week’s romantic waltz. First up the Rhumba. Aaww that should be lovely with the two bodies of the competition paired up in the dance of love.
Okay Miss Prozac is thinking of going to the gym, Hayley Holt looks sensational. Wonder if I’d look good in blonde. Oops I forgot to watch Brendon Pongia. Hayley is such a beautiful dancer Miss Prozac was fixated.
Brendon Pongia is doing an okay job to music “smooth operator” but there are some problems with his chin jutting out and his hands looking like an airplane coming in to land. The latin rhythm wasn’t really there. But
Hayley Holt Hot Hot Hot. That dance draws attention to Hayley Holt. Brendon The Body wasn’t doing much but who cares? Heck that choreography was hot. Miss Prozac is now convinced that there is some horizontal rhumba going on there. Hot. Miss Prozac needs to whip away and grab some ice. We will be shocked if Brendon the Body doesn’t make it through to the finals on that performance.
Judges:
- Craig Revel-Horwood: I could not take my eyes off Hayley. You are enough to turn a gay man straight. It was the dance of lust. Completely lewd and lascivious. Just how I like it.
- Brendon Cole your hands were like hooks at the end. You have to sort those out.
- Alison: there was a definite connection there, danced it strongly, soft but strength but Hayley stole the show
- Brendan Cole: saw some dodgy positions with the hands but you didn’t let the lady down and it looked like you were leading it and that’s what you want to see from a man and a woman
- Carol Ann: Came out with the passion and performance of the dance but I’d like to see you do more.
Scores: 7, 7, 8, 8 = 30
Argh! Some corny jokes about host Jason Gunn’s rhumba face, but for once Candy Lane managed to pull off the timing and sound natural with her scripted lines.
Megan Alatini and Jonny Williams JiveDancing the jive
Megan Alatini took to the dance floor with a fun and lively routine. Miss Prozac is getting to like Jonny Williams’s choreography. He is a beautiful mover. Megan’s footwork was a little untidy and it didn’t have quite the right jive feel but it was a great routine. We have a real competition tonight!
Judges:
- Carol Ann: Great choreography and great lines
- Craig Revel-Horwood: great dancer but that lacked the wow factors. I was disappointed
- Alison: Enjoyed it but it needs to be lighter and brighter, your foot needs to be carefully placed on the kick
- Brendan: Very pleased with the jive action but I think Craig was right we are wanting wow and magic at this stage of the competition.
Megan couldn’t help herself. Her ego reared its head and she had to say that the audience loves it and while she didn’t openly disagree with the judges it was obvious she thought their comments wrong. Naughty gal. We liked last week’s humble pie better. Guess she’s not as good as an actress as we thought.
Scores: 8, 8, 8, 8 = 32 so Megan is leading at this stage
Megan Alatini 32
Brendon Pongia 30
Suzanne Paul 25
Suzanne Paul and Stefano Olivieri Paso DobleLet’s hope Suzanne Paul has recovered from the problems in her first dance. With a black wig and a shiny vinyl costume dancing to the Mission Impossible theme Suzanne Paul looked every day of 50 years but the choreography and the theme was inspired. As usual suave Stefano Olivieri emoted beautifully and really looked the part. There was a point in the middle where it appeared that Suzanne was lost and her movements weren’t quite right but the routine had panache. That was great to watch. Ahhh now that she has started smiling Suzanne Paul looks great. It takes years off her face.
The costumes were hot although someone in the TVNZ wardrobe department needs to watch a bit of telly. Suzanne’s costume and wig was reminiscent of Diana Rigg from The Avengers, while Stefano Olivieri looked like a PVC clad version of Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. Neither looked remotely like the Mission Impossible theme music.
Judges:
- Alison: Finally we get to see a traditional Paso Doble routine. It worked for me. And Stefano Olivieri you should ask if you can keep the PVC raincoat
- Brendan Cole: I hate gimmicks and I was disappointed. I wanted to see good dancing. My interpretation is that it was not right and I will score accordingly
- Suzanne Paul interrupted Brendan to say 'Get over yourself' and later 'Go have a word with yourself. Goodness!'. Hmmm not appropriate comments from Suzanne Paul. That girl has a temper. Miss Prozac is unimpressed but at least Suzanne is honest. She says this show could kickstart her career so she can get her own TV show, earn lots of money and pay back her creditors. Miss Prozac thought she sounded overly cocky but Brendan Haters may think otherwise. At least it was entertaining
- Craig: it was wild and absolutely applaud the invention in the routine. It was explosive and passionate, and the costumes fantastic
- Carol Ann liked it too. Thought it was great. Very good routine. Interesting to watch. Lines went well. Not really a bullfight but nevertheless it was paso doble choreography and to that music it was spot on.
Scores 6, 8, 9, 9 = 32
Brendon Pongia and Hayley Holt TangoBrendon the Body started with some wooden looking movements reminiscent of Paul the Gnome Holmes but moved into a nicely choreographed and interesting routine. It didn’t quite have the Tango feel. Average!
Judges:
- Brendan Cole: Guys I was thinking you’d scream around the floor, but your shoulders were wrong and you didn’t look confident. Good attempt
- Carol Ann Hickmore: Moments of brilliance, hit a couple of lines hit well, need to work on posture and confidence
- Alison Leonard: Would have liked to see you power through it more, needs more arrogance in that Tango to get the right attitude
- Craig Revel-Horwood: Dull
Scores: 7, 6, 6, 7 = 26
Megan Alatini and Jonny Williams Cha Cha ChaA good routine with nice timing and a good fun vibe. More lovely choreography although not as technically difficult as previous weeks’ routines. Well polished with a nice lift and throw near the end. Very sexy and enjoyable to watch although Hayley and Brendon’s Rhumba was the sexiest ‘must watch’ dance of the season.
Judges:
- Craig Revel-Horwood: that choreography was fantastic, and some of the best paertner dancing I have seen. Fantastic. However your spotting is bothering me. Still amazing
- Brendan Cole: sexy little cha cha, very well executed and the lift at the end spectacular
Judges scores: 9, 10, 9, 10 = 38
Judges final scores:
- Megan Alatini and Jonny Williams 32 + 38 = 70 (3 points)
- Suzanne Paul and Stefano Olivieri 25 + 32 =57 (2 points)
- Brendon Pongia and Hayley Holt 30 + 26 = 56 (1 point)
Voting lines are now closed, so we wait to see who is eliminated. Miss Prozac is crossing her fingers that that nasty Suzanne Paul is eliminated. We’re recommending she borrows some of Miss Prozac’s Prozac. That gal needs calming down. For the first time in her life Miss Prozac is rooting for smug Megan.
The Lady Killers who are all fantastic singers in their own right performed an insipid song. I’m sure the judge Brendan Cole would agree it lacked the wow factor. Verrrry disappointing. Yawn. Bring on the results.
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