The Official Site of Misty May

Tue, Sep 30th 2008, 11:20

Dancing with the Stars: Week 2

We’re back to the ballroom for week two, without Jeffrey Ross or Ted McGinley. Because of the extended opening week, the couples only had four days to learn either the rumba, or the paso doble. Asked what he was looking for, Len said that learning a new dance in four days is really tough. So, he was fearing the worst, but hoping for the best.

It was one of many questions we would have for the show. Was four days enough time? Is Brooke really that good? Would Kim finally come out of her shell? What would Lacey do to annoy crusty old Len this week? You’ll find the answers to all of those, and a rundown of all the week two performances, below.

Misty May-Treanor & Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Paso Doble) I was looking forward to this one as soon as I saw Misty in her costume. The paso doble should play to her strengths, and Maks should be able to do something great with her. Some of the steps were a little rough, but it was also some very ambitious week two choreography. Very powerful, and impressive overall. I’m still not sold on Misty’s acting, however. She has a lot of room to grow there.

Carrie Ann said that’s the kind of energy and determination she wants to see. She added that Maks gave Misty a very hard routine and finished by bringing up the shoulders again. Bruno compared Misty to Xena: Warrior Princess. He loved her energy and told her to work on the light and shade of her performance. She needs finesse. Great job. Len thought it was a good attempt at the paso doble. He called it great choreography, but told Misty that she lost the connection to the audience. Score: 21 (7,7,7)