I Love the New Season of Dancing with the Stars!

Whatever this season may bring, I was tired of the dancing, judges, and contestants. I just couldn't stand to watch Chloris Leachman. But then along came Gilles Marini, Lil Kim, Ty Murray, Melissa Rycroft, The Woz, Julianne's boyfriend, Chuck Wicks, Denise Richards, Shawn Johnson, and a few others that really didn't interest me.

Despite that dreadful lineup, there was an individual that did make it all worthwhile. I could not wait to watch Gilles Marini expertly dance during each episode. After watching the Sex and the City movie, he really spiked my interest. And as a celebrity dancer on Dancing with the Stars Gilles does not let fans of his screen work down. He heats up the ballroom with his dance moves. One of Dancing's judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, let slip what a lot of us were thinking - Carole, Gilles Marini's wife, one was lucky lady.

Denise Richards was a big disappointment, lacking talent as well as personality. Unfortunately The Woz had a great personality but just couldn't find his groove. While Chuck Wicks put in 110% and stayed on the show week after week. Lil' Kim is someone I never imagined liking - but what a dancer! Derek Huff did wonders with his choreography and inspiration. They proved to be a powerful duo when they showed that they had chemistry along with their talent. It was a shock that she was eliminated with four others remaining.

The final four, as I write, are Melissa and Tony, Ty and Chelsie, Gilles and Cheryl, Shawn and Mark. With nearly no preparation Melissa replaced an injured Jewel just before shooting began this season. She showed immediately that she had ballet training. Her performances have been close to perfection, earning her perfect scores in the last show. But getting thirty out of thirty from the judges isn't a guarantee that you'll be around on the next show. Just like Sabrina Bryan. She received a perfect score in another season and was eliminated early. The celeb dancer who has shown real progress is World Champion rodeo cowboy Ty Murry. Murry's legion of follower's proved to be a huge advantage. Ty has stayed on the show because of the thousands voting for him and his adorable personality. Shawn Johnson's dancing was just as enchanting as her gold medal winning run at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Then there's Gilles who has never danced a dance I didn't enjoy.

Who will bring home the trophy? Eliminations are continuing on this week's episode. And on the final episode the three remaining couples will compete in winner take all competition. You know what I'll be watching that evening. I hope it lives up to the best moments that have already happened this season and we get to see the best final yet!

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