TV Blend's Steve West looks at this week's events:
While I didn’t see Neil dropping to the bottom four, someone had to be there next to Dominic. Everyone is pretty much at the top of their game, but as Lauren and Sara were placed onto the stools it seemed fitting. Lauren has gone as far as she can at the moment and Sara still has a little to show us. But really, neither could touch the perfection of Sabra or the passion of Lacey. At this point it’s a shame to say goodbye to Dominic and Sara, who both weren’t ready to win the competition. They still had things to do on the show, but at least the decision was based on the dancing for the most part. That leaves us with our top six as we enter the home stretch: Pasha, Danny, Neil, Lacey, Sabra, and Lauren.
On Sabra & Pasha's Quickstep:
The last dance of the night was also the best. Yes, I freaked out a bit about Mia’s stuff…but for dancing and performance nothing tops the best quickstep I remember from the show. I had to watch this one three times because I honestly couldn’t believe that it was as close to perfection as it appeared. But it was. The girl in the rehearsal video who couldn’t get the routine down made no appearance. Watch as Sabra and Pasha tear up the entire stage and notice that at no point are their legs out sync. You actually lose sight of the legs at times because they were so perfectly connected. Everything about this was perfection for me: Pasha’s flawless partnering, Sabra’s elegant and perfect movement, and Tony Meredith’s brilliant choreography. Grade: A+
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Brett Love at TVSquad ranks the solos and thinks the results shows could be improved:
If the network is set on this being an hour long episode, that's fine, but I'd much rather see it filled up with more performance. The solos have gotten a little stale, and the results/highlights are really only good for about ten minutes of show. Rather than all the stalling and stretching, I'd like to see them put some of the dancers from the first two seasons to work with some special results night performances. Make it a show that people want to watch to see the dancing, not just to get the results.
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Liza D at WaterCoolerConvo:
I'll miss Dominic, in particular. He wasn't the best technical dancer, but he was one of the most entertaining, particularly when he wasn't dancing. Tonight, even, he was cracking me up with his displays of affection towards Cat Deeley. And his breakdancing chair routine was crazy! Neil was a surprise Bottom 2 member with Dominic. I figured shirtless + Mia routine where everyone cried = safe.
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