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Dancing with the Stars Season 29 Week 3: The Magical World of Disney (Brought to you by Disney+)

Tonight went a little better than last week. And it was less difficult to watch than Disney night has been since season 22. I think the scaled back production actually helped the magic shine through more than past seasons. Now a few issues. 1) The first hour (outside of Monica and maybe Jeannie) was completely hosed in terms of scores. The second hour was given way more gifts (and undeserved scores). 2) I want them to branch out and use different music and themes/movies. There are tons of Disney movies and hundreds of Disney songs. We don’t need to be using Zero to Hero for the umpteenth time. 3) Tyra was great tonight.

Okay now let’s get on with the rankings (remember, I won’t be doing my usual recap until we get back down to 12 celebs).

1. Jeannie and Brandon- What a difference a week makes! Brandon was able to reign in most of Jeannie’s excess energy and channel it into the performance. I really thought that Jeannie sold the character of this dance. I really loved Brandon’s choreography. It was really cute. I’m also glad that we got a different movie finally. I think that made me enjoy it more. As for the scores, she was scored properly. However, after seeing how other scores went after these two, I could see them getting another 8.

2. AJ and Cheryl- I thought AJ really just let go and really went for the dance this week. I also just loved this quickstep. The energy was great. The performance was there. His technique was pretty good. He still needs to work some more on his frame. And I really wish he would close his mouth when he’s dancing. Again, it’s petty, but it’s how I feel lol. I don’t like it. I do think this could have gotten an 8 or two as well.

3. Johnny and Britt- There we go! There’s Johnny! He actually showed up two weeks earlier than I was expecting. Johnny seemed to get the majority of his nerves under control for tonight. I’m not sure what it was, but whatever Britt did, it worked. His extensions were great. He is so flexible. He really used that figure skating background to his advantage tonight. I just wish he had more hip action. Now let me talk about Britt and this choreography. It was really really good. She does some interesting things with these dances and it keeps me excited. It’s different and it’s unique. I had a similar feeling with Brandon and Tinashe’s dances. I guess the newness and getting an extremely capable partner gives them the ability to really surprise the viewers.

4. Skai and Alan- First, we have a movie that I have been hoping for them to use for years. I just wish they had used a different song or chose a different dance for these two. Almost There is too slow for a jive and I wish they had sped it up a little bit. As far as the dance goes, this was super underrated. If you compare this to Jesse’s jive, there is no reason why Skai only got an 18. She never got ahead or behind the music and her technique was actually pretty good for the most part. Jesse had neither one of those going for him. Now, here is Skai’s issue. She stiffens up a lot. It’s not a stiffness that can’t be helped though. She seems like she gets really nervous and that’s what is going on. Alan just has to get her to loosen up and she’ll right back at the top.

5. Nev and Jenna- So a few things about these two. First, they’re really problematic. I don’t like using problematic to describe people because I feel it’s been overused and has lost it’s meaning. But these two? Yeah. Anyway, the dance was fine. I didn’t hate it. But I didn’t love it either. It wasn’t bad. Riker and Frankie both had amazing Pirates dances and this one was still good, but it didn’t really measure up. Nev wasn’t was steady as he could’ve been. And I just wasn’t as excited as I was for the other two. Maybe I didn’t care for the choreography. I can’t quite put my finger on it. It was good, but I liked last week better.

6. Justina and Sasha- I almost put this lower than Nelly and Daniella. But as an overall performance, it was better than those two. However, Sasha, wtf was that? That choreography was terrible. It was very low energy and half of the time, it didn’t even look like a Charleston. Also, what was with that floor part??? Besides Carole, this was my biggest “wtf?” dance of the night. As for Justina, she was also low energy and didn’t feel as light as she usually is. Also the swivels that are such a big part of Charleston was nowhere to be found. She probably could have gotten a 20 though and that would have been accurate when looking at the rest of the couples.

7. Nelly and Daniella- First of all, Nelly’s shoes were fresh af tonight. I didn’t even realize they were his custom shoes. They looked like a really shiny pair of the ballroom heels. An innovator! Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by this foxtrot. I actually thought Nelly embraced it better than either of the Latin dances. He looked way more comfortable. Maybe it’s just a time thing or something Daniella did. I don’t know. But I enjoyed it. As the judges told him, he needs to not hunch over so much. Yes, he’s got some really nice delts. But if he just opens up his chest even a little more, it will make a world of difference. Also, I’m still waiting for him to just let loose and go for it. He has everything he needs to shine. And in each one of his dances, there have been glimpses of that.

8. Kaitlyn and Artem- I didn’t not like this dance, so let’s just get that out the way. Kaitlyn did a great job. And she deserved the score that she got. I just didn’t really enjoy the dance as much as last week. I think both rumbas tonight lacked hip action. And it affected my overall reaction to the dance. It was pretty though. I’ll give them that.

9. Chrishell and Gleb- This was another improvement. However, was it 8 worthy? Absolutely not. 7s were good. It was a pretty dance. She handled it well for the most part outside of her shoulders. That’s it. It wasn’t really anything to write home about. Also, Gleb’s acting at the end? It looked like he had just got shot and was dying.

10. Vernon and Peta- This was an improvement too. Was this 8 worthy? Not at all. I’m not sure why they were throwing out random 8s to random couples when it wasn’t necessary. Heck, this dance was about a 19/20 in my book. Vernon has issues with his footwork and he still dances awkwardly and kind of small.

11. Anne and Keo- Yeesh. This wasn’t a good night for these two. The dance itself was really odd. Idk what was on Keo’s head, but it was ugly. It looked like Anne just blanked on the last 15 seconds of the dance. Like she blinked and everything just left. They were scored very harshly for a dance that was not that bad. And they had a bottom 2 appearance. So let me start by saying this. Anne actually did really well up until she messed up that kick. And it all went quickly downhill after that. Before then, her hold was decent, her posture was nice and her footwork was decent. I have to blame Keo for the choreo too. It was a mess.

12. Monica and Val- This was an improvement from last week. But a 21 improvement? Nah. Not that much. Especially when the top half of her body and the bottom half are dancing like they belong to two completely different people. Besides that, Monica looked like she was more at ease and like she was having fun. So it helped a lot.

13. Jesse and Sharna- Womp womp. This dance was a flop. He was ahead of the music A LOT. His technique was not good. It just wasn’t great. If anyone (not named Carole) should have gotten straight 5s tonight, it should’ve been him. And even that might’ve been too harsh. But he for sure didn’t deserve a 20 for this dance. Not with the way they’ve been scoring this season.

14. Carole and Pasha- Umm. Well. Hmm. Well. Yeah, umm that was a thing. I’m glad she had fun. I can’t say much else. It seemed like she enjoyed her time and the judges didn’t completely trash her last dance, so hopefully that meant some to her. That’s it.

So that’s it. Let me know what you all thought and I will talk to you all soon.

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