The Latest Season Of Dancing With The Stars May Just Be The Best Yet!

Whatever this season is, I was tired of the dancing, judges, and contestants. Chloris Leachman frustrated me to such a degree I even stopped watching. 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.

Who really did interest me? Gilles Marini was the one I couldn't wait to see. 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. The Woz might have been the person I would like to hang out with the most, but he wasn't cut out to be a dancer. Chuck Wicks wins an A for effort with he tremendous work he put into his dancing which kept him around until near the end. I was not interested in watching Lil' Kim, until I saw what an amazing dancer she turned out to be. Derek Huff did wonders with his choreography and inspiration. They were a team that showed talent as well as chemistry. That's why I was very surprised when Lil' Kim was knocked out of competition with four other couples still alive.

As it stands right now the last couples in competition 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. Ty's experience riding bulls and guiding horses doesn't translate directly to the dance floor and provided a big cache of voting fans who normally wouldn't watch Dancing with the Stars. Shawn Johnson's Olympic performance was so endearing, and her dancing is the same. Finally, Gilles Marini simply couldn't do a routine that didn't blow me away. He is definitely my favorite.

Who will win? One dancing duo will be sent home this week. Who will it be? And on the final episode the three remaining couples will compete in winner take all competition. I can't wait until the final show airs! Luckily I have a DVR for a backup just in case something comes up.

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