Dancing With The Stars - Season 6 Finale 5/20/08

DWTS Ends With Kristy Yamaguchi and Jason Taylor Dancing For The Disco Ball Trophy
ABC Tuesday 9/8c 5/20/08

Kristy Yamaguchi finally breaks the curse for the ladies on DWTS Season 6. Read on for the videos and play by play!

I was surprised to see Christian De La Fuentes finish in 3rd place tonight on Dancing With The Stars. Christian and partner Cheryl Burke had seemed to be gathering support in the weeks since his injury. Not for sympathy either, he actually got better when he had to concentrate.



Jason Taylor's football buddies must have wanted to see him dance one more time. He does deserve to be there, Jason has been more consistent throughout the competition than Christian.

Kristy was a given, I think the show would have been canceled if she wasn't in the finals.

This performance from Penn Gilette was just hysterical, check it out. He said his Vegas show is all dance now.



Adam Corolla repeated his Pasa Doble, here it is. He plugged Julianne Huff's Cd and his radio show and said, "... this is why the terrorists hate us... God bless the USA".




The winners of the Junior Champion trophy are Brandon and Brittney. The trophy was presented by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Brandon said it was his dream to meet any one of them. He could not stop smiling!



Shannon Elizabeth and Derek did their quickstep followed by Shannon mounting Tom Bergeron and not getting down until after the comments. There is something wrong with her.



Usher put on quite a performance, as usual for him. That's how ya dance... oh, yeah, and sing!



Time for the final dances before the judges decision.

Kristy Yamaguchi leads things off with the Jive, her and partner Mark Ballas' strong suit. Not a missed step, she cannot lose this.
The scores: 10+10+10=30 for a 2-night total of a perfect 90, wow!




Jason Taylor and Edyta followed with a QuickStep, always a crowd pleaser. It was great, the Quickstep is one of the hardest dances, and though his posture is nowhere near professional, Jason never missed a step.
The scores: 10+10+10=30 for a 2-night total of 81. They could pull it off.


Stay tuned for video!


It's down to the public vote from last night.

The Champions Are: Kristy and Mark! Kristy carried her disco ball trophy while hoisted on the shoulders of Jason and Christian.

Dancing With The Stars - Final Performances For The Top 3

DWTS Final 3 Perform
ABC 8/7c 5/19/08

On the final week of voting for Dancing With The Stars, Kristy Yamaguchi came to win. The series has yet to have a female winner, this season should end that.

The show started with a group performance, each couple dancing individually to Lionel Richie's Dancing On The Ceiling. It was a great show starter, and the best way to truly see the differences between the grace of the dancers.

Christian De La Fuentes impressed me, and the judges, with his hip action. He has improved the most throughout the show, there can be no doubt about that.

The scores: 8+9+9=26

Jason Taylor looked very odd at the Cha-Cha, the dance chosen for the opening couples to perform. He looks fantastic during a waltz or any dance that requires gracefulness, but Jason has very little hip action during Latin dances.

The scores: 8+8+8=24

Kristy Yamaguchi joined the dancing with a big kiss on the mouth for Bruno, one of the judges. It so shocked everyone, they have been begging Kristy to let go and have fun. She did, and it showed! Kristy dances, actually performs more steps than either of the men put together.

The scores: 10+10+10=30

Yep, the second perfect score goes to Kristy Yamaguchi, receiver of the first perfect score.



Kristy and Mark's next dance was a freestyle, sort of a disco mix. It was good,Kristy looked pretty uncoumfortable on the lifts, but they are much harder than the men's have been. And she is not used to a partner flipping her in the air.

The scores: 10+10+10=30!



Jason and Edyta were next with their freestyle dance. The couple have fallen from the top of the leader board to the bottom over the last couple of weeks. Jason finally found his hip bounce, and showed his chest. It was good, not quite as good as Kristy, but definitely better than last week.

The scores: 9+9+9=27 the crowd booed



Next up was Chistian and Cheryl's freestyle performance. I think his injured arm has helped his posture so much that it has made dancing this way easier. Chistian and Kristy are the ones to beat. His lifts weren't as impressive though, they really couldn't be.

The scores: 9+8+9=26



That's it for the dancing on this season of DWTS, now go vote for your favorite!

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Dancing with the Stars Elimination Night 5/13/08

No Surprises Tonight As Marissa Jaret Winokur Leaves DWTS
ABC 9/8c 5/13/08

There were no surprises tonight on Dancing With The Stars, as we said good-bye to Marissa Jaret Winokur. Having come a long way on DWTS, Marissa seemed to understand that she is no match for Kristy Yamaguchi's grace or Jason Taylor and Christian DeLe Fuentes general yummy-ness.

Kristy was the first celebrity pronounced safe, followed quickly by the dismissal of Marissa.

Here is the video replay of the dances from Monday night 5/12/08

Kristy & Mark - Jive



Marissa & Tony - Rumba



Jason & Edyta - Pasa Doble



Christian & Cheryl - Samba



Jason & Edyta - Foxtrot



Marissa & Tony - Quick Step



Christian & Cheryl - Viennese Waltz



DWTS all results and elimination 5/13/08

Dancing with the Stars Spring 2008: Week Nine 5/12/08

Four Couples, Two Dances, Three Spots in the Finals at Stake!

By Sherry W, published May 13, 2008

Semifinal action was the name of the game on this evening's edition of Dancing with the Stars. The four remaining couples performed two individual dances chosen at random. Len congratulated the couples on making it through to the semis, and said that the judges wanted to see "great dancing" this week. Did they deliver? Find out.

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Dancing with the Stars Spring 2008: Week Eight 5/05/08

The Five Remaining Couples Compete with Two Dances Each

By Sherry W, published May 05, 2008

Tonight on Dancing with the Stars, the five remaining couples hit the dance floor with two performances each - one ballroom, one Latin. Who was hot and who was not? Find out here!

Read the recap!

Kristy & Mark Dance #1



Dance #2



Mario & Karina dance #1



Dance #2



Marissa & Tony dance #1



Dance #2



Jason & Edyta dance #1



Dance #2



Christian & Cheryl dance #1



Dance #2

Dancing With the Stars - ABC 4/21/08

Kristy and Mark Get the First 30 Of the Season
CBS 8/7c Monday 4/21/08

Kristy Yamaguchi and her Dancing With The Stars partner Mark stole the show Monday night garnishing the first perfect score of the season.

You knew it was inevitable as they have been on the brink with scores of 29 in the past. Tonight, to a Jive, it happened. I have to admit this dance was along the caliber of So You Think You Can Dance.

The judges were obviously impressed, saying:

Sherri-ann - "Hell yeah! That was my favorite this season"

Len - "That was like a bullfight... a dance smorgesboard... a tasty bit of choreography, yum-yum!"

Mario - "Top-notch, high-definition entertainment! I agree, the best of the season!"

There was really no one else in the running tonight, though others did score high. Marissa and Tony got their highest scores of the season with a Viennese Waltz (score: 26). Marissa almost peed her pants!

Sadly, on the other end of the spectrum, Marlee Matlin had more trouble tonight. Last week was very tough on her, I had to respect that she finished the dance after losing the timing of the music. I probably would have ran off stage crying! Marlee stuck it out, and this week called in moral support in the way of Henry Winkler. Winkler stopped by the studio during rehearsal to offer some obviously heart-felt encouragement to an old friend.

It did not work. Marlee's dance again seemed forced and stilted. It started great, and she looked beautiful, but she may have finally reached her limits on Dancing With The Stars.

Final Scores:

Jason Taylor & Edyta: 8+8+8=24
Shannon Elizabeth & Derek: 8+8+8=24
Marlee Matlin & : 7+7+7=21
Christian DeLaFuentes & Cheryl: 9+9+9=27
Marissa & Tony: 9+9+8=26
Kristy Yamaguchi & Mark: 10+10+10=30
Mario & Karina: 9+9+10=28

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