Post #308142 by Haole'akamai on Tue, May 22, 2007 9:19 AM

I was really pulling for Laila, but unfortunately, her freestyle was lacklustre and that's what people who aren't familiar with partner dance will gravitate to. I still threw my votes her way, as she consistently preformed the hell out of all her dances each week, while both Joey and Apolo had up and down performances.

Joey was the consummate entertainer and really does have great "razzle-dazzle" (which made him a intricate part of N*Sync). My only issue was he "went to the well" a few too many times during performances and it broke up the dimension of whatever dance he was attempting. As the judges pointed out last night, it seemed very apparent in his Cha cha cha, "Things were off." I see it as a sign he didn't trust himself in the less familiar (dance) waters of partner dance. It's too bad because he has such good musicality.

I believe Apolo will win. You know what the say, "Sex sells." And he continued to raunch it up. His footwork was no match for his hip gyrations. But again, I don't think the general public will recognize that and so he'll get votes.