Rock Week, and the ballroom has undergone a full transformation.
Katherine: Katherine, on the other hand, smiles occasionally through he paso, as well as singing along with the song, which detracts from her MMA-themed dance. That's just looking for nitpicks, it's still good, of course. 8-8-8 judges seem to be coming down on those exceptionally high scores from last week.
Jaleel: Jaleel has no idea who Mick Jagger is, so he is baffled by Kym's enthusiasm for what he calls a "chicken-walker". He looks like he is having a ton of fun in this tango - is that allowed? Carrie Ann mentions what I was searching for, that his smoothness is not appropriate here. 8-7-7
Melissa: Maks was a true pest the entire week, trying to get Melissa into an angry enough mood to 'kill' him at the end of their paso. Her attitude is right, but she's not entirely in control of her moves. 7-8-7
Donald: Peta takes advantage of Donald's physique shamelessly by stripping him mostly naked. You got to hand it to her, she is not pulling any punches. Donald is again showing off his extensive knowledge of the show, as well. 9-9-9
Gladys: Bohemian Rhapsody, hooray. Gladys is IN the rock and roll hall of fame already, so her only concern is not getting kicked out, you know? For an old lady, she is super rocking. And, her legs are pretty good. Judges did not like it, though. 7-6-7
William: for some reason, William and Cheryl are doing the jive? Not sure why everyone else is doing paso and tango and you're the only ones doing jive. I believe I mentioned before that the whole cast is a feel-good, goody-two-shoes affair, but William also doesn't know anything about 80's rock. Cheryl actually brought in a real hair band, but this did not actually help William execute the dance - he just lost it midway through. 7-7-8
Roshon: Viennese waltz? Is this rock? Well anyway, he does great until some bangle just _explodes_ off Chelsie's wrist and he bobbles the next bit. His style is great and Chelsie's concerns about him being limp noodly are largely unfounded. The unusual part about watching him is that usually Chelsie is the youngest and smallest, and he is surprisingly younger and smaller-looking than her. 9-8-9
Maria: Maria's foot is fractured. Really, Maria? Just play on through? There is also a hilarious Greek contingent in the audience consisting of John Stamos, the lady from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and the lady from Body of Evidence. 9-8-9
Gavin: I like Gavin's outfit. Before the music starts, you think he looks like a Tim Burton tailor, but the music is Paint It Black, so it makes sense. Karina, on the other hand, had some strange feathers stuck on her face. Carrie Ann was reminded of Johnny Depp, that's the outfit talking. Judges did NOT like the hold and posture. Gavin seems resigned to being perpetually at risk. How sad! 8-8-7
