Nov 02 2009
Krupa Again Exhibits Model “Dancing”
For the third time in seven weeks of competition, supermodel Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough emerged as the top-scoring couple with Dancing With the Stars judges.
The seven remaining couples danced an individual-couples routine, and participated in a Team Paso vs. Team Tango showdown. Krupa and Hough earned a 27 or their individual-couples Rumba and a 28 for the Team Tango, giving them 55 out of a possible 60. In second place were pop star Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff, who scored the night’s biggest dance (a 29 for their Jive), but only fared so-so as part of Team Paso (24), scoring a combined 53.
Tied for third place were showbiz veteran Donny Osmond/Kym Johnson and reality TV star/singer Kelly Osbourne, each pulling in a 52 out of 60 for their efforts (both were on the Team Tango trio, along with Krupa/Hough). Though Osmond’s Quickstep earned him the same score as last week (24), Osbourne rebounded from last week’s 20, scoring a 24 for her Foxtrot.
Singer/actress Mya and partner Dmitry Chaplin slipped back, earning a 49, just two points ahead of perennial bottom-feeders Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova; the NFL Hall of Famer, however, earned his highest score of the season, a 23 for his Foxtrot. Mya still has the highest per-dance average among all contestants, with a 25.4 for eight dances (seven individual-couple dances and Team Paso).
Taking last place for the first time this season was Iron Chefhost/martial artist Mark Dacascos, who endured going through three partners during the week. Regular partner Lacey Schwimmer fell ill, and then Tony Dovolani helped Dacascos out for a day, before Anna Trebunskaya stepped in. Trebunskaya did her best, but the couple could only muster a 19 for their Samba (finishing with an overall score of 43).
Tomorrow evening, yet another double elimination hits the ABC dancing competition. Will Dacascos’ rough week result in viewer sympathy, or will they give him the ax? Can Irvin make it through yet another double elimination, and secure a place in the top five? Will Mya’s front-runner status make no difference with the voting public?
No matter how one spins it, it will be an undisputed upset if Irvin evades the bottom two, and, even worse, elimination. Not that the guy has not made improvements- he has- but the competition has far better dancers at this stage, and it would be a shame to lose a competitor that actually stands a chance at snagging the mirrorball. Fan support aside, Irvin does not fit that descriptive. However, if he finds himself involved in another dance-off and emerges as the judges’ save yet again, maybe he has some additional tricks up his jersey that we have yet to see.
