Dancing with the Stars: Soul Train and Hair Bands Nites

Hello Dance Fans,

I'm going to discuss both nights because I'm so behind in my recaps. 

I thought I would love both nights. 

I am a big fan of both kinds of music. 

I was a hair metal girl in high school, although I didn't call it that at the time. 

I enjoyed Soul Train Nite better than Hair Metal Nite. 

I liked the music both nites. 

But the music on hair metal nite was so loud, so energetic, that I felt several of the couples fell short of the intensity and enthusiasm needed. 

Plus Gene Simmons was just....ew. Creepy and gross. And his scoring was terrible. Please don't have him back. 

On Soul Train nite my favorites were Ilona & Alan, Joey & Jenna, Jenn & Sasha, and Chandler & Brandon. 

I LOVED Ilona's look - the pink looked so pretty on her, and I loved her hair with bangs. 

I agree with Bruno - that was arguably the sexiest Viennese Waltz I've every seen. Jenn & Sasha were smoldering! Tiny rant though - Alicia Keys is a soul singer, but she's too young to be a Soul Train singer. Anyhoo...

I think the night belonged to Chandler & Brandon. They managed to Cha Cha to hip hop and make it look super cool. 

One more thing to say about Soul Train Nite - Brooks & Gleb. They hyped up the sex appeal of their dance SO MUCH that I didn't think it was that good or that sexy. I mean, they ARE hot together; they don't have to push it on us. And once again it took them too long to start dancing. Jenn & Sasha put the sex in Soul Train Nite without having to announce it. They just WERE sexy. 

As for Hair Metal Nite - I can say proudly that I knew all the songs :)

I also want to thank America for making the right decision on the voting by eliminating Eric and Reginald

Here is my take: 

I understand that DWTS is a popularity contest. 

It is NOT a dancing competition. 

And I'm fine with watching the celebrities who have no dance experience. 

But if you are going to be on a show like this - I want to see some growth, some improvement, some amount of trying. A week or two of your pro partner dancing around you while you stand there is...bearable. But if you can't do better than that, for whatever physical or mental reason - you should withdraw. It's not fair to the other contestants. I did feel very badly for Eric Roberts. He has wanted to be on the show for so long. But he just couldn't physically do it. 

Anyway, I feel that Joey & Jenna owned Hair Metal nite. Their Tango was sensational! Chandler & Brandon were very good also. 

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