Dancing With The Stars Week 9 Semi Finals Recap 11/14/11

It's the semi-finals and we are down to four in this 9th week of season 13 of Dancing With The Stars. Tonight is going to take its toll on the celebrities as they are required to dance 3 dances tonight! The third dance is the Cha Cha Cha Relay in which each couple dances and are awarded either a 10, 8, 6 or 4 depending on how well (or not) they did. These scores are added to the totals from their other two dances.
How these celebrities do it is mind-boggling, but there is no turning back now. Keep refreshing as we will be updating this live. Sorry we got off to a bit of a late start so the first dance, the Paso Doble with Hope and Maks doesn't have much to say.
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Paso Doble – Maks and Hope seemed to have an okay week, however Hope is in serious pain and required a shot to the arm that she was saving for the Olympics. While she seemed into character the judges thought she lost refinement in her moves. Maks and Hope seem disappointed with their Scores: 7/7/7 = 21/30.
Argentine Tango – Wow I never knew the life she had as a child. I have to say I was very impressed with her Argentine Tango. On a shallow note I wish she didn't wear that hosiery. She played the character very well and her moves were sharp. Scores: 8/8/8 = 24/30. I have to say Hope really needs to drop this conspiracy theory thing where she said the judges wanted her gone from the beginning. That's absolutely insane! She is her own worst enemy with an attitude like that.
Cha Cha Cha Relay – While their moves seemed tight I don't think Hope quite had the hip action that she should have. 4 = 49.
J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff Paso Doble – These two had a brutal rehearsal week. It seemed that every time they tried they had an injury but these two are consummate professionals and nothing is going to stop them from giving it their all. You can see J.R. is in pain during this dance but he was, as always, incredible! I don't know how he is going to be able to go on and dance two more dances. Scores: 8/7/8 = 23/30.
Argentine Tango – I love J.R.'s spirit and attitude it's so contagious and inspirational. He's just amazing. You would never know judging by this danced that J.R. is probably in pain with his ankle. This Argentine Tango had so much chemistry. 9/9/9 = 27/30.
Cha Cha Cha Relay - What can I say? I love watching J.R. dance and this was no exception. 6 = 56.
Robert Kardashian and Cheryl Burke Samba – This is the perfect dance for him because of his big butt they say. I'm thinking that Len is not going to like the little float they came out on because that's how Len rolls. I can see Rob count, but he's got a smile and the entire audience is on their feet. I'm no expert but I'm not sure that the judges will find this semi-final worthy. Clearly I am 'off' because the judges loved it. Scores: 10/9/9 = 28/30. Clearly I've lost my mind.
Argentine Tango – I honestly did not think that Rob would be here this long. I really didn't think he'd last and I love when I'm proved wrong by someone with talent. he really has come a long way and I think is deserving of being here in the semi-finals. 9/9/9 = 27/30.
Cha Cha Cha Relay - They did really well and going last is both very good and very bad if you think of it. You can be unnerved by another performance or you can be thankful you don't have to be the first. 10 = 65.
Ricki Lake and Derek Hough Argentine Samba – Ricki is that type of person that can handle criticism objectively and she learns from it and nothing is going to prevent her from doing her best. I really like her and she works incredibly hard. She and Derek looked to be having a fabulous time. The judges loved their dance! Scores: 10/10/10 = 30/30.
Argentine Tango – Another incredible Derek Hough production. He is just the best choreography. His dances leave you mesmerized! Scores: 9/10/10 = 29/30.
Cha cha Cha Relay -Their movements were excellent. It's hard to know how they will do until all the couples have danced but it's Derek Hough and Ricki Lake, right? 8 = 67.
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