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Karina Smirnoff

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Dancing with the Stars Season 4 Week 7: Rewatch

Ballroom Round

Laila and Maks- Quickstep (Judges' Score=29, My Score=9)- Laila was definitely nervous tonight. You could see it all over her face. Now I don't think this fact affected her dance at all. I thought that this quickstep was Laila's best dance of the season so far. Everything was so refined, her legs were so nice and she moved so easily and beautifully across the floor. Their body contact was perfect. It was almost a perfect dance up until we got to Laila's posture. At times, it was lacking and I'm going to chalk that up to nerves. That's where they decided to show up. But otherwise, I loved this dance.

John and Edyta- Foxtrot (Judges' Score=23, My Score=7)- This was definitely John's best dance so far and probably will be his best dance of the season. He really did a great job portraying the character. And the dance itself had a lot more content than we're used to seeing from John AND it was done competently. There were some mistakes (I think nerves got the best of him in those moments) and John was a bit heavy footed in places, but it was actually a good dance.

Apolo and Julianne- Foxtrot (Judges' Score=26, My Score=9)- I gotta say that I was expecting more from this dance. It was really good, but there were some odd quirks happening from his hands to his head position at times. His posture and frame weren't quite as good as I would've liked them to be either. It was still good and smooth and (mostly) sophisticated. But there were a lot of small moments that were off.

Ian and Cheryl- Tango (Judges' Score=27, My Score=8)- So this was a huge improvement for Ian. The technique wasn't as great as it could've been. His legs got crossed up and they were just a bit atrocious. It led to his posture being not so great. BUT, he definitely let go and truly lived in the moment. He got out of his head and performed the dance really well.

Billy Ray and Karina- Waltz (Judges' Score=17, My Score=6)- I liked it. I think this was my favorite dance from Billy Ray all season. Was there a lot of content? No! Was there even a tiny bit? Absolutely not! But what he did do was so much better than anything else that he did over the season. So I enjoyed it.

Joey and Kym- Foxtrot (Judges' Score=29, My Score=9)- What a showstopper this routine was. Especially the last 15-20 seconds of it. My only issue was that his posture went awry about halfway through. Joey got it together, but it was his best to date by far. I loved it.

Latin Round

Laila and Maks- Samba (Judges' Score=30, My Score=10)-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! My girl did what? THAT! That samba was so so so so good. What I love about this dance is that you could totally tell that this dance did not come together until the moment she was supposed to perform for scores. But for it to come together like this was a miracle. She had the hips. She had the samba bounce. Her technique was amazing. She had grace and elegance. Her posture was top notch. It just came together flawlessly.

John and Edyta- Rumba (Judges' Score=22, My Score=7)- It was okay. If you take away the fact that there was virtually no hip action and the rumba chemistry was not there at all, the dance was cool. His technique has gotten a lot better and he gave a very competent performance. I'm glad John and Edyta got to go out on a high note like this.

Apolo and Karina- Mambo (Judges' Score=28, My Score=10)- I thought this was amazing. I have no notes about it. I can see what CAI and Len are talking about, but I didn't catch it in the moment.

Ian and Cheryl- Mambo (Judges' Score=27, My Score=9)- Yeah, this was a breakthrough week for Ian. He had so much fun and he let loose. We really saw him blossom. I still want him to work on his legs and his posture some more. Now that he has shifted his mindset, these corrections will take him over the edge.

Billy Ray and Karina- Samba (Judges' Score=21, My Score=6)- Whew. Everybody's so creative! I am so surprised that this didn't fly off the rails. It really could've at so many points. I liked it but not because it was good. I was wondering what was gonna happen next.

Joey and Kym- Jive (Judges' Score=30, My Score=10)- Perfection. One of my favorite jives of all time.

My Rankings and Scores Out of 60:

1 Laila and Maks- 59 (29 for quickstep, 30 for samba) = Joey and Kym- 59 (29 for foxtrot, 30 for jive) 3 Apolo and Julianne- 54 (26 for foxtrot, 28 for mambo) 4 Ian and Cheryl- 53 (26 for tango, 27 for mambo) 5 John and Edyta- 43 (22 for foxtrot, 21 for rumba) 6 Billy Ray and Karina- 36 (18 for both)

I really feel like everyone stepped up to the plate and really gave great performances (for themselves) this week. I thoroughly enjoyed everyone this week. John and Billy Ray were in the bottom 2 and it was appropriate. I would've liked to see John stay one more week, but I also know that regardless of who stayed this week, the other was going to go the following week. Let me know what you all thought and I will talk to you all soon.

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Carrie Ann Inaba reflects on ‘DWTS’ alum Aaron Carter’s ‘beautiful heart, light’

Carrie Ann Inaba reflects on ‘DWTS’ alum Aaron Carter’s ‘beautiful heart, light’

Carrie Ann Inaba will never forget the “bright light” Aaron Carter brought to the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom. The dance competition series judge reflected on the late singer’s time on the show while speaking to Page Six via Zoom Monday night. “I [ would] think of Aaron Carter a lot, actually. I always wondered how he was doing. He’s been very open about his own personal struggles through…

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Ralph Macchio’s Dancing with the Stars performances, ranked (by level of cringe)

so, as many of you can undoubtedly surmise, i have spent much of the last ten days looking at ralph’s DWTS performances. and looking at them again, and again, until all the ability to experience cringe left my body, possibly forever.

anyways, i’ve got opinions to share, so here it is: a list of all of ralph macchio & karina smirnoff’s DWTS performances (or, at least all the ones i could get my hands on), ranked subjectively from least to most cringe. (please note that these scores are relative, and that i know absolutely nothing about professional dance)

11. Rumba (to ”Stay Gold”) Official Score: 21 (7,7,7) Cringe Score: low

okay, if there’s one performance that i will legitimately go to bat for, it’s definitely stay gold (yep, from the outsiders). and yeah the scores weren’t that high but the judges just don’t appreciate the sweetness of ralph performing this dance to his wedding song (!) in front of his wife for their anniversary. he does a good job! he goes to kneel down in front of phyllis at the end! it’s cute! also, this dance is the originator of the iconic “this is my sexy face, it’s worked for my wife for 24 years” line. if you wanna check out one dance but your cringe threshold is low, make it this one!

10. Foxtrot (to “Ain’t that a Kick in the Head?”) Official Score: 24 (8,8,8) Cringe Score: low-ish

yes, ralph danced to this song long before it was used on ck, lmao. there’s some pretty silly step dancing in there but overall it’s a very cute performance and i like it.

9. Quickstep (to “Pencil Full Of Lead”) Official Score: 36 (10,9,8,9) Cringe Score: low-ish

there’s nothing all that offensive here except i find the quickstep a little boring and the beginning and end are kinda silly. also i have a personal vendetta against this number because the only acceptable-quality youtube upload i found is a terrible screenrecording that has so many framerate issues it’s almost painful to watch. and then, just after i posted my vid i found out they repeated the dance in the finale with a ralph solo that i neglected to use. anyways... it’s a fun little dance! ralphie sure does some quick stepping.

8. Waltz (to “Romeo and Juliet”) Official Score: 25 (8,8,9) Cringe Score: acceptable

it’s a good waltz and karina looks absolutely banging in that dress. the cringe parts are mostly the beginning and end which are just very dramatique, and the overall self-seriousness of it all, but that’s what the dance requires, so yknow. it’s nice to look at!

7. Argentine Tango (to “Violentango”) Official Score: 25 (8,9,8) Cringe Score: what’s that on your face, ralph??

i mean, look... it’s a tango, so this requires ralph to try and do some very serious sexy-face acting, which is... not his strength maybe. the dance itself is very good though. also, i have no idea what is going on with his stubble in this but it looks painted on and weird, lmao. but hey, there’s nice leg action!

6. Cha-cha-cha (to “Stuck in the Middle With You”) Official Score: 21 (7,7,7) Cringe Score: medium

y’all... this performance starts with ralph pretending that he hurt his knee and karina doing the miyagi healing trick on him. i am not kidding. (it’s kinda cute tho.) the dance is... fine. silly and cringey but not lethal just yet. ralph twirls karina around so much it makes my head spin.

5. Jive (to “Nobody But Me”) Official Score: 21 (7,7,7) Cringe Score: medium

okay, so the air guitar intro alone puts this on the cringe side of the list, but, listen. i have to admit this: it’s probably my favorite performance. ralphie is so fucking high energy in this it just wins me over. he wears a glittery suit and pink tie! i also feel like this is the one where he gets to dance the most and not just twirl karina around. once again the judges are wrong and should have scored it higher. it’s fun, damn it! macchio energy off the charts.

4. Viennese Waltz (to “Maybe I, Maybe You”) Official Score: 25 (8,8,9) Cringe Score: high

okay, so there are definitely some nice bits in here, but my god, that ending with the dramatic zoom still makes me break down laughing after seeing it roughly 200 times. i also don’t super love the floaty dance style. like, i’m sure it’s technically proficient and all but it looks kinda silly. sorry, ralph!

3. Paso Doble (to “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”) Official Score: 24 (8,8,8) Cringe Score: transcendent

GOSH. you know how i said that if you wanna check out one dance and your cringe treshold is low, you should pick the rumba? if you wanna check out one dance and your cringe treshold is high, then please, for the love of god, watch this one. because what the fuck is even happening. watching this makes me feel like i’m losing my mind. they dance with miyagi-do moves and then high five. incredible. ralph, you are the reigning champion of cringe and i for one salute you.

2. Samba (to “Sweet Home Alabama”) Official Score: 22 (8,7,7) Cringe Score: lethal

dear LORD if i never have to see Yeehaw!Ralph again, it’ll be too soon. a line dance samba? ralph, why??

otoh it is kinda worth it to watch the practice footage on this one, where karina very desperately tries to get ralphie to move his hips:

1. Salsa (to “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”) Official Score: 23 (8,7,8) Cringe Score: 💀💀💀💀💀

i mean... what can i say about this that hasn’t already been said? you’ve probably seen this gifset. if you haven’t, you might wanna take a deep breath before clicking the link. i cannot in good conscience recommend watching this performance. i may have made myself immune to it, but at what cost??? this is the dance that got him eliminated btw, which... yeah.

and that’s all, folks! if you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading, and either have fun checking out some macchio dances or continue to live a blissful existence of not doing that.

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Karina Smirnoff - DWTS

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Corbin and Karina- Season 17

And we got another Karina partner. I told y'all that this lady knows what she's doing with her men in this particular style. It was choreographed perfectly. And the way that Corbin moved was so calm and chill, but so commanding and strong. It also had so much intentionality behind each movement. And yet he was so gentle and really connected to both sides in my opinion. This is another top 3 rumba for me.

And let me say this real quick. A large number of Karina's partners have all done great rumbas. The ones that I'm not gonna post (Jacoby, Mario Lopez, J.R.) were all great too, but just not on the level of the three I'm showing off.

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I don't know if you need any recommendation but I just watched Karina Smirnoff and Corbin Bleu Smooth Criminal dance and I think it would be amazing in DWTSS!

Just watched it and DAMN! That was an amazing routine! Always in need of inspiration haha, if only you could see me when I’m trying to write all of the dance parts of the story😅 Pretty sure my YouTube “for you page” will never be the same lol.

You’re right, it would be amazing! Thanks for the tip!

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KARINA SMIRNOFF 😍

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THE MIDWEST

◊ Cristiano Ronaldo's sour shoulder

◊ Alec Baldwin's sour finger

◊ Sheryl Crow's sour buttocks

◊ Marc Anthony's sour eyelash

◊ Jennifer Garner's sour hair

◊ Kyra Sedgwick's sour forearm

◊ Star Jones's sour thumb

◊ Anna Faris's sour lip

◊ Chris Brown's sour thigh

◊ Joe Manganiello's sour thumb

◊ Barry Zito's sour mouth

◊ Dean McDermott's sour bottom

◊ Cory Monteith's sour foot

◊ Marni Senofonte's sour foot

◊ Akshay Kumar's sour eyebrow

◊ Karina Smirnoff's sour upper arm

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Jacoby Rashi’d Jones (July 11, 1984 – July 14, 2024) was a football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the NFL. Selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, he played with the Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers before playing with the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League.

He played college football for the Lane College Dragons. He played for the Ravens and was selected for the Pro Bowl. He was known for two of the most memorable plays in the 2012 NFL playoffs as a member of the Ravens: catching a 70-yard game-tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation in the AFC Divisional playoff game against the Broncos, which led the Ravens to double overtime victory; and a 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII against the 49ers, the longest play in Super Bowl history.

He grew up in New Orleans East. He attended St. Augustine High School and Marion Abramson High School. His godfather and the assistant principal of Abramson advised him to transfer to that school. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In basketball, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection. In track, he was an All-Metropolitan selection and an All-Area selection, with a personal best of 10.28 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.3 seconds in the 200 meters.

He enrolled on a track scholarship at Southeastern Louisiana University but transferred to Lane College. He became a three-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons as well as a punt/kick returner. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

He signed a one-day contract with the Ravens to retire as a member of the team.

He returned to his alma mater when he was named wide receivers coach. Calvert Hall College High School appointed him to a similar capacity. He coached the tight ends at Morgan State University. He joined the coaching staff at Alabama State University.

He was the first star announced to be on Season 16 of Dancing With the Stars. He partnered with Karina Smirnoff, they came in third place. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence