{"id":4665,"date":"2010-11-30T17:27:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T22:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=4665"},"modified":"2011-01-04T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T21:02:56","slug":"sean-young-denis-petukhov-leave-skating-with-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2010\/11\/30\/sean-young-denis-petukhov-leave-skating-with-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Young, Denis Petukhov leave Skating with the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Katrina Burch
\nSpecial to Figure Skaters Online<\/em><\/h5>\n
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Ballroom dancer and figure skating enthusiast Katrina Burch has covered Dancing with the Stars for Figure Skaters Online and returns to cover the first season of Skating with the Stars. Here are her thoughts on the November 29 episode. <\/em><\/p>\n

Required elements tonight:
\n1 \u2013 Step sequence
\n2 \u2013 dance lift, women must let go<\/p>\n

Jonny and Brooke<\/strong><\/p>\n

We find out why Brooke ended her competitive career and she and Jonny fought over lifts. They\u2019re skating to \u201cJump, Jive and Wail\u201d. He definitely fixed his posture! Their lift was a very nice upside down rotational lift. Maybe a little cautious because of Brooke\u2019s issue with lifts and Jonny\u2019s injury. Their step sequence was a little slow for the music but had nice changes in footwork. It was good to see some jive moves but I could have used more. I really liked the ending which is something you\u2019d see in a jive on the dance floor.<\/p>\n

Johnny: \u201cBlown away\u201d In just one week, the fact they did a good rotation lift. Only criticism is that Jonny needs to look up and give emotion.
\nDick: Really specially good. Liked the straight line lift. There was jumping, jiving, and wailing.
\nLaurianne: Had so much funk in his junk. very athletic and nailed the required elements. Keep the dance up and feel the music.
\nTanith: very smooth and controlled lift and the footwork was good<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 8, 8, 8 = 24
\nArtistic: 7, 6, 7 = 20
\nTotal: 44\/60<\/p>\n

I thought the artistic was a little low.<\/p>\n

Vince and Jennifer<\/strong>
\nThey talk about the tango and someone needs to educate him that not all tango dancers (females) are prostitutes. Tango was originally danced by men only! Jennifer brings in her skating partner Daniil to help Vince with partnering. At least they used a real tango song of Tango Roxanne. His skating is still a little tentative. Its kind of cute to see him counting. I think one thing they need to work on is their hold. Needs to be more of a dance hold. They did a basic carry lift and at the end had a loss of balance and both went down. This routine is quite slow for it being a tango. They also had a little miss step in the second half. Their step sequence was hardly there.<\/p>\n

Johnny: There was an aura of intensity. Has an advantaged of musical knowledge. Got up and kept going. Need to work on basic skills.
\nDick: Don\u2019t worry about mistakes. Please work on your skating skills next week. The Tango kind of got lost. Enjoyed the personality and the earnest of it.
\nLaurianne: Impressed with the start in that there was character. Loved the drama. Saw the musicality.<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 6, 3, 4 = 13
\nArtistic: 6, 6, 5 = 17
\nTotal: 30\/60<\/p>\n

Can we get rid of Laurianne?
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\nBethany and Ethan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethany gets mad at Johnny for low scores. Really hope they don\u2019t do this every week. She chose to do the show. Quit whining and buck up. They had some good swing moves. I really liked that reverse lift. Done very well for one week practice. They also had a very nice second rotation lift. They\u2019re step sequence was very cute along with a cute ending. However it seemed very very stiff and the swing was forced.<\/p>\n

Johnny: Really kept up with Ethan and skating skills have improved. Basics need to improve. Feels a bit put on, more character, more sass, jive, and sex
\nDick: Has to learn the bend the knees. Skate us up a nice cr\u00e8me Brule
\nLaurianne: got through it. But it felt stiff and that she was thinking through everything. Dance a little more
\nTanith: no signs of dizziness. Great musicality and coordination<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 6, 5, 6 = 17
\nArtistic: 6, 5, 5 = 16
\nTotal: 33\/60<\/p>\n

Brandon and Keanua<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shows that Brandon is mentally tired. They go to a roller rink. He\u2019s really good at that! I just thought he was bolstering but he\u2019s really good! They had the passion needed right when they take the ice. One annoyance so far is that they didn\u2019t use a real tango song. The step sequence was good but I would have liked to see more together with Keanua. I really did not feel this song as a tango. Their split lift was really great and fit well into the dance. I also loved that partner low lift that they did. Showed lots of control. The ending was not a tango ending but rather a Paso Doble ending.<\/p>\n

Johnny: Liked it. It was amazing, passionate, sexy. Everything I\u2019d like to see in a performance.
\nDick: Everything was spectacular. Needs to quit hovering. Need to work on posture
\nLaurianne: The required elements was well done. Good connection between the two. Maintained the story.<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 8, 8, 8 = 24
\nArtistic: 9, 8, 8 = 25
\nTotal: 49\/60<\/p>\n

Sean and Denis<\/strong>
\nCan we please tell Verner how to pronounce Denis\u2019s last name? Their package shows that Sean\u2019s afraid and that they go indoor sky diving. She had very nice extension into that spiral entrance. Skating to The Andres Sisters “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Showed some great character (more than last week) and put in some great jive moves. She also skated must faster than last week. Their dance step sequence as good. Good rotation lift but she then caught her toe pick. Another fall with the same toe pick catching. She did have great recovery and got right back into character.<\/p>\n

Johnny: Fought for every single element and gave characters
\nDick: Happy to see that she\u2019s \u201cthawing\u201d and not to worry about falling. Getting the \u201cgiggle in the jiggle\u201d
\nLaurianne: Came out really strong and had good rhythm patterns. Start was amazing<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 5, 3, 4 = 12
\nArtistic: 5, 7, 5 = 18
\nTotal: 30\/60
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\nRebecca and Fred<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talks about the pressure of being in the top spot. Nice to see Dmitry from DWTS (um\u2026 Tango isn\u2019t Dmitry\u2019s specialty LOL)! Rebecca is nervous about the lifts\u2026 They have good character portrayal coming on to the ice. YES! It\u2019s about time someone used this song! Great song, \u201cWhat Lola Wants\u201d from the musical Damn Yankes (BTW if you want to see a good performance of the song, youtube Jane Krakowski singing it). They had a very nice pair spiral. Their first lift was a nice sit lift and a unique dismount. She did have a slightly mis-step but she recovered nicely. I loved the lung that fit very well into the dance. Again they had a good rotational lift and their ending was great traditional Tango ending.<\/p>\n

Johnny: Good steps, and lift. But there wasn\u2019t an impact. Wanted sex kitten Lola. Needs to work on acting
\nDick: Good technically, Rules are made to be broken. Tango was little square. More passion, intensity and focus on Fred. Seduce Dick.
\nLauriann: good musicality. and very good character<\/p>\n

Score: Tech: 8, 7, 8 = 23
\nArtistic: 8, 6, 7 = 21
\nTotal: 44\/60<\/p>\n

Rebecca and Fred are called first to continue next week. After them is Jonny and Brooke. Then Brandon and Keanua. Then they said Bethany and Ethan. The bottom two are Sean and Denis and Vince and Jennifer. The pair leaving is Sean and Denis. Wow I\u2019m kind of shocked\u2026<\/p>\n

Overall I thought tonight’s episode when much much better than last week. Tanith still seems a little forced but I think that has to do with her having to say certain lines. It was also nice to see some Dancing With the Stars Alums and Pros in the audience (Cameron Mathison, who is a co-star of Rebeccas as well as a DWTS alum and Dmitry Chaplin) as well as some figure skaters like Jon Baldwin.<\/p>\n

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