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Thanks for the links in the comments erika, Mari and Menoughfan!! NOTE: I have a TON of past media from my Tivo that I’ve not had time to work on, so there’s that and the usual postings for the week, but it might be a bit more spread out than normal. Derek being on DWTS kinda wears me out. It’s like I have THREE jobs instead of just one. I’ll need a little vacay before we get started (hopefully) on movie press.
Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were the couple to say goodbye to the ballroom tonight, but don’t expect any regrets from the TV host!
“I feel like I accomplished everything I set out to accomplish,” she tells us. “I danced every single dance there was.”
Many people were surprised by Maria and Derek’s elimination considering they were at the top of the leaderboard after last night’s performance show, earning a near-perfect score of 59. However, Maria reveals her partner knew their journey was coming to an end. “Derek did prepare me earlier today,” she says. “I’m not gonna lie. He said, ‘I have a feeling we’re going home tonight.’”
Derek isn’t too bummed about coming in fourth. In fact, he actually prefers it! “I always say this: There’s two places to come, first or fourth, because second and third really suck. Coming thisclose and not getting it? That bites. Everybody comes back in the finals anyway, so semifinals is a really place to come besides winning.”
All season long there’s been speculation about Maria and Derek’s sizzling chemistry extending beyond the dance floor. So what did the duo, who shared a steamy kiss during a past performance, have to say for themselves? “We’re going to keep kissing!” Maria tells us, before planting a smooch on Derek’s lips before our very eyes!
Derek knows the ins and outs of this show better than any other pro on this show – and better than me and Courtney, I wager.
Even though partner Derek Hough dubbed her a “champion of life,” Maria Menounos lost her shot at being the Mirror Ball champ for this season of “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday night.
The “Extra” TV correspondent was misty-eyed as host Tom Bergeron revealed that the vibrant couple would be the ones to leave, but she didn’t miss a beat thanking Hough for his continued support.
“I want to obviously thank Derek because I wouldn’t have gotten this far without his awesome choreography,” she said. “I love him and I can’t thank him enough for making this experience what it’s been for me.”
Video from Derek that I had trouble seeing for some reason – you should be able to see it now. And they remain as cute as ever!
That’s right folks, you have till 11 am eastern time to vote for Maria and Derek. Use a different browser and all the same email addresses. Here’s Maria and Derek with George Pennachio.
Cross posted in it’s entirety from PureDWTS – Thanks Vogue!!
Good Morning America asked Tony Dovolani to go into rehearsals for the Dancing With The Stars semi-finals to see how the couples are handling the pressure. William and Cheryl bicker like an old married couple. Mark says Katherine is never a drama Queen…well, sometimes. Donald brings enthusiasm, determination, and laughter to every step. Maria and Derek have played with injuries, but, are always pushing the envelope…and finding time to laugh silly too. Lots more fun below with Tony!
Tony handicaps the couples in this coverage. He predicts one of the girls are going home tonight.
Biggest strength. Carrie Ann says it’s Hough. “Ballroom and Latin dancing is all about a partnership, and Maria and Derek truly have an incredible chemistry built out of trust. She really trusts him. He gives her fantastic choreography that is always highlighting her best assets.”
Len says, “I think in ballroom, she has got by far, in whole, the best posture. … I know I wasn’t all that keen on the Bollywood number they did last Monday, but when you watch that girl’s rhythm and her hips and the way she moves, she is so good.”
Needs to work on. Carrie Ann says, “I’d like to see Maria move more. I’d like to see Maria try more daring moves herself. I think we saw that a little bit in the Bollywood number.”
Len says, “It’s the technique in the feet. (She) could do with becoming a little stronger. She has, on occasions, gone wrong. … They tend to get wrapped up in the euphoria of the thing and then occasionally lose focus, and that’s when they sometimes go wrong.”
Biggest improvement. Carrie Ann says, ” “I feel what has really developed is this beautiful elegance and fluidity of movement. There’s a lyricism that’s developing that she didn’t start with.”
Bruno says, “At the beginning, she wasn’t using her sex appeal to its full extent. And now she has no fear. She throws herself into it with complete and utter gusto.”
High point. Carrie Ann says, “I loved the vampire paso doble. It highlighted her in the best way, because she is a strong, powerful, athletic performer, and I think that was all there.”
Bruno agrees. “The (vampire) paso doble. The choreography, the execution was faultless.”
Key to winning. Carrie Ann says, “I’d like to see her expand her movement vocabulary.”
Len says Hough “is an incredible choreographer. His ability to turn music into movement is brilliant. Sometimes, he’s got such a fertile mind, he goes into a little world of his own and tends to get far away from the traditions of dance. If he produces routines that have got elements of basic dance in them, and Maria can come out and dance to the standard that I know she will, she’s going to be fantastic.”
