Season 23 - Week 3

Here is ABC's Press Release for Week 3 (sorry I didn't get it posted Yesterday but I was without internet for the last two days and didn't get it back until tonight):


All-New ‘Face Off’ Night Comes to ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ September 26





“Episode 2303” – An exciting, brand-new theme night comes to the show, as the 12 remaining celebrities find themselves pitted against each other in a quest to keep themselves immune from elimination, as Face Off night comes to “Dancing with the Stars,” live, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. Two couples will each be tasked with dancing the same dance style, but to different songs. After each couple dances, they will receive their scores from the judges, who will comment on the highs and lows of each dance for each Face Off. The couple with the highest score will find themselves immune from elimination, but the other couple will be in jeopardy.  At the end of the night, the six low scoring couples will rely on the viewers’ votes to help save them, and one of those couples will be eliminated on Tuesday night’s results show.

The Face-Off Parings Are as Follows:


Jana Kramer & Gleb Savchenko – Jive – “Too Many Fish in the Sea” by Bette Midler
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds & Allison Holker – Jive – “Great Gosh A’Mighty” by Little Richard

Laurie Hernandez & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – Tango – “Into the Sunset” (Headhunterz Radio Edit) by Crystal Lake featuring Kifi
Marilu Henner & Derek Hough – Tango – “Battle Cry” by Imagine Dragons

James Hinchcliffe & Sharna Burgess – Cha Cha – “Big Trouble” by Outasight
Ryan Lochte & Cheryl Burke – Cha Cha – “If It Ain’t Love” by Jason Derulo

Calvin Johnson Jr. & Lindsay Arnold – Viennese Waltz – “Woman’s World” by BJ The Chicago Kid
Terra Jolé & Sasha Farber – Viennese Waltz – “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls

Maureen McCormick & Artem Chigvintsev – Salsa – “Tres Deseos” (“Three Wishes”) by Gloria Estefan
Amber Rose & Maksim Chmerkovskiy – Salsa – “Booty” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea

Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle) & Witney Carson – Paso Doble – “Save Tonight” by Zayde Wølf
Rick Perry & Emma Slater – Paso Doble – “Tamacun” by Rodrigo Y Gabriela

No couples will be eliminated on this episode.  

“Episode 2303A” – The second elimination of the season will take place on “Dancing with the Stars: The Results,” live, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. Based on the viewers’ votes and the judges’ scores from last night’s show, one of the six low-scoring couples from Face Off night will be exiting the ballroom. Florida Georgia Line, CMA Award winners for Vocal Duo of the Year, will perform their number one hits “Cruise” and “H.O.L.Y.,” and Fitz and The Tantrums will perform “HandClap,” from their self-titled album. Viewers will also have a chance to see the couples’ dances from the previous night one more time. The show will be packed with never-before-seen footage, including extended training packages, exclusive interviews with the couples and judges, and a glimpse of what’s to come on week four of “Dancing with the Stars.”

At the end of the night, the second elimination of the season, based on combined viewer and judges’ scores from September 26, will take place.
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Thanks for posting this, SLA.  I'm honestly trying to figure out how they're going to get all that done in an hour.  The show is short tonight because of the debates.  I'd also like to see them use the same music.  I think it's an easier comparison in case one song is great for that music but the other one isn't.  Maybe they thought we'd get too bored.

Here are my predictions for who will get immunity:

Jana, Laurie, Calvin and Vanilla Ice I think will win their face-offs.

James vs. Ryan is a tougher call for me.  James has so far been the better dancer, but Ryan has shown promise, and for me you can never count Cheryl out.  She has worked wonders with people in the past.  But I give a slight edge to James.

Maureen vs. Amber - honestly, no clue.  If Maureen from last week shows up, I give her a slight edge.  Amber so far seems reluctant to really relax.  But I think of all the couples their skill level is most equal, as is the choreographic/teaching skills of those two pros.  I think that one could go either way.

What a beautifully streamlined show! 

My picks: 

Jana over Babyface.

For me, Laurie and Marilu were neck-and-neck.  Laurie's music was too fast for the dance, but Marilu's performance was surprisingly good.  The lady can dance.

James vs Ryan was no contest.  James, hands down.

Terra's waltz seemed awkward compared to last week's QS.  The height difference was glaring but Sasha did a great job.  I thought Calvin would get the immunity.

Maureen improves each week.  For me, an acceptable rendition.  However, I thought Amber lost points on Maks' vulgar choreo.  (And I'm a Maks fan!)  The girl has a habit of "floating her elbows at waistline, with hands pulled in protectively.

For Rick and Vanilla - pretty bad on both sides.

That's all from here, folks.

I was amazed they got through last night, but it had to be so streamlined to get there.  I honestly wouldn't want it that streamlined every week, but it was a nice change of pace.  I still think they should have used the same music for the head-to-head.

I think the music played a part in Maureen over Amber.  Maureen's was a nice, classic salsa, which I really liked.  I thought Amber had her best dance so far, but between the music and the costuming, it didn't really feel like a salsa.  And I agree that Maks' choreo was not the best for that dance, although I thought Amber danced it well.  And I thought she looked really gorgeous in that wig. 

I was surprised the judges tied Rick and Vanilla.  No, neither was good, but to me Vanilla Ice was smoother in his moves and had more difficult choreo.

I think the one place we really disagree is James/Ryan.  I didn't think the point difference was that great.  I actually liked Cheryl's choreo better than Sharna's.  I thought both guys danced it good but not great.  I gave a slight edge to James because I think his choreo was a bit harder, even though I didn't like it as much.  So I had James a point or two at most ahead of Ryan.  I think the 4-point difference was bogus.

I was surprised when I went to vote that the website allowed you to vote for all 12 couples.  Why bother when 6 couples had immunity and couldn't leave?  So I just voted for the losing couples I wanted to see remain and didn't vote at all for any of the winners.

Results = Good

Yeah, singly, the right guy went home.  It's getting much harder now as so many of the couples are good but not great and show a lot of promise.  My best guess is Ryan, Amber or Vanilla Ice will leave next. 

Next week sounds really interesting.  I'm looking forward to it.