Dancing With The Stars - The Best Reality Television

It didn't matter what season it was, the whole show - dancing, judges and contestants, had grown tiresome. I refused to watch the whole time Chloris Leachman was on. Nevertheless then along came Gilles Poet, Lil Kim, Ty Philologue, Melissa Rycroft, The Woz, Julianne's sweetheart, Diet Wicks, Denise Richards, Shawn Johnson, and some others that certainly didn't excite me.

Who really did interest me? I couldn't wait to see the outstanding dancing of Frenchman Gilles Marini. I really got interested in him after I saw the Sex and the City movie we he portrayed the character Dante. He did not disappoint in Dancing with the Stars! Most of his dances ramp up the heat in the ballroom. Carrie Ann Inaba even mentioned how lucky his wife was.

Just like her short lived show on E! Network, Denise Richards proved to be equally dull and talentless on Dancing with the Stars The Woz might have been the person I would like to hang out with the most, but he wasn't cut out to be a dancer. While Chuck Wicks put in 110% and stayed on the show week after week. I was not interested in watching Lil' Kim, until I saw what an amazing dancer she turned out to be. Derek Huff did wonders with his choreography and inspiration. They obviously had real chemistry, and they demonstrated a high level of talent and skill as well. That's why I was very surprised when Lil' Kim was knocked out of competition with four other couples still alive.

So who did make it to the last couple of shows? It looks like it's going to be Ty and Chelsie, Gilles and Cheryl, Melissa and Tony, and Shawn and Mark. You may recall the song-smith Jewel was originally slated for this seasons cast of celebs. However, Jewel fractured bones in her legs just a couple of days before the premiere and Melissa had to fill in. Melissa didn't struggle too much for someone with such little prep time - she has training in ballet. Her dancing has been almost flawless, earning her a set of perfect scores on the last show. Even if you get a perfect score from the judges, you still risk being voted off the show. (Just ask Sabrina Bryan, who was eliminated early in another season after receiving a perfect score.) Rodeo champion Ty Murry has worked on his dancing the most and it shows. He happens to be very adorable too. Ty's experience riding bulls and guiding horses doesn't translate directly to the dance floor and provided a big cache of voting fans who normally wouldn't watch Dancing with the Stars. Shawn Johnson, gold medal winning gymnast, showed us that she can perform on the hard dance floor just as well as she can on a soft mat. Then there's Gilles who has never danced a dance I didn't enjoy.

So who will take home the winner's 100k bonus? Another couple goes home this week. Then the final three will have a showdown the next. You can guarantee where I'll be that night!

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