Week in Review - March 29 - April 4

Happy Easter! :)  Here is the weekly roundup for the blog!

Well, it was a bit of a rough week, with Mark getting injured and Shannen and Mark getting booted off DWTS. :( Sadness.

But, Mark did start his series of shows at the Mint this week and the first show was great from what I heard. :) I haven't seen any pictures, video, or audio.  The Mint may not allow that sort of thing, so we may be out of luck if we are not in L.A. :( I really miss seeing Mark play live.  I hope he does a little 'tour' over the summer or something. That would be fun. :)

So, Monday, Mark and Shannen danced a great Jive. I really enjoyed it (and I actually hate the Jive lol). I think Shannen really performed it and yeah, she needs a little work, but it was her first Latin dance! She did great! :) Again, he scores were a little low I think...still a 6 Len? Really? :(

Also on Monday, Mark injured his knee during dress rehearsal for the show, but still performed after getting some pain killers from the hospital.  He returned to the hospital on Tuesday though and got an MRI.  His knee needs 3-6 weeks of recoup. No dancing for Mark in the near future.

And, on Tuesday, Shannen and Mark got voted off the show. :( I'm not one to believe the conspiracy theories and I really don't think the show is rigged.  When Tom Delay was injured and planned on withdrawing, they didn't just 'vote him off', they told us who the voted off person was and then also said goodbye to Tom.  Shannen just didn't get the votes.  :(  Honestly, when you figure up the judges scores with the way ABC does the votes....the scores from the judges really don't make a huge difference - it's all about the home vote.

So, no more Shannen and Mark.  Too bad, I was rather enjoying her.  But, she went out gracefully and it was a bit of fate.  Mark can't dance and her dad really needs her to be home with him since he is ailing.  God works in everything. :)

Here is the scorecard for week 2:

1. Shannen & Mark     20 (7,6,7)     Jive     "Shake a Tail Feather"—Ray Charles
2. Aiden & Edyta     19 (7,6,6)     Foxtrot     "I've Got You Under My Skin"—Michael Bublé
3. Evan & Anna     24 (8,8,8)     Jive     "The Best Damn Thing"—Avril Lavigne
4. Niecy & Louis     21 (7,7,7)     Foxtrot     "Love You I Do"—Jennifer Hudson
5. Jake & Chelsie     20 (6,7,7)     Jive     "Hip to be Square"—Huey Lewis and the News
6. Buzz & Ashly     12 (4,4,4)     Foxtrot     "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra
7. Nicole & Derek     28 (10,8,10)     Jive     "SOS"—Rihanna
8. Erin & Maksim     23 (8,7,8)     Foxtrot     "Love Story"—Taylor Swift
9. Pamela & Damian     22 (7,7,8)     Foxtrot     "I Wanna Be Loved By You"—Marilyn Monroe
10. Chad & Cheryl     16 (6,5,5)     Foxtrot     "100 Years"—Five for Fighting
11. Kate & Tony     15 (5,5,5)     Jive     "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John

The only thing I was really upset about was that Nicole and Derek got 2 10s in week 2.  I love Derek and Nicole, really.  They are a joy to watch.  But, that dance was not perfect and did not deserve perfect scores.  While watching it, I actually thought, 'eh, not sure if that one is gonna do so well..maybe 8s, maybe one 9'.  But, Carrie Ann and Bruno seem to be obsessed with Nicole.  It's not fun when the judges pick a fave. :(  Also, I'm scared for Derek and Nicole, because I'd really like to see Derek win another mirrorball and I think Nicole is the partner to win with...but with such early high scores....man, they are gonna be picked apart with a fine-toothed comb. I hope they handle it well.

And honestly, how did a woman who forgot the choreography and just bounced around the stage get a higher score then a man who went out and did his best and completed the steps? At the very least, Kate and Buzz should have the same score.  But, nothing we can do about it.

So, this will be the end of my updates about performances in DWTS, unless Mark is involved (and he is next week! yay!)

Mark announced that he will be accompanying Derek and Chelsie while they dance on Tuesday's result show (April 6, 2010).  He'll be playing Flamenco guitar, which is super exciting! I can't wait to hear him play. :)  And, Derek and Chelsie are always enjoyable to watch dance. :) They dance well together too.

Don't forget Mark will perform again at The Mint on Monday night at 8:30pm (PT).  :)


Here are the Twitter links and such from the week:

Don't forget you can follow us on Facebook now too! :) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bewitching-Ballas-Blog/109562049062633

check out this preview clip video for the Millionaire DWTS week: http://bit.ly/bm02YE

Here is a really great fan video for the first week of DWTS season 10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtpvJ_XgNHA Enjoy!

Team Shannen tee shirt at the ABC store: http://abctvstore.seenon.com/detail.php?p=260568&SESSID=6425e564d6d048485e7b268a99214b88&v=All


RT @DohertyShannen Rehearsal was rough and my partner hurt his knee, hope he can dance tonight and that he's ok. Love you Mark.

ABC.com Ep Guide for week 2 performance night: http://bit.ly/9JSxk6

RT @DohertyShannen http://twitpic.com/1bzmnp - thank you to my friend and Charmed co-star @HDonoho for coming to #DWTS last night

http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/03/85241/index.html ET's season 10 scoreboard

http://bit.ly/blkBV3 AOL's recap of week 2 performance night. Shannen quote toward the end. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwjZKTCw-MY E!News talking about Shannen and Mark's elimination.

RT @OfficialMBallas Thank you for all ur tweets and support! It really means alot! Gonna get this knee better and see u on a results show soon! Miss u guys..

http://bit.ly/aldSRl - AP article at The Insider about Shannen and Mark's elimination

http://bit.ly/d4N93O Article at the The Insider about the week 2 elimination show


http://bit.ly/bWMlZK Article from AOL & quotes from Mark & Shannen after the elimination. Also a partial video of the elimination.

http://bit.ly/9d53d7 Shannen's post-elimination interview with Entertainment Weekly

Shannen's elimination is the featured poll at Access Hollywood. The majority think it was too early for her: http://bit.ly/a2RGfr

RT @StarryMag Head over to www.starrymag.com and read our new interview with #DancingWithTheStars superstar @officialmballas! http://bit.ly/blYoZg

Nicole and Derek talk about Mark & Shannen's exit (for The Dish Rag): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gNN7YXwz8Y

RT @Tom_Bergeron Love to see these stories popping up! DWTS Ratings on a Roll!! http://bit.ly/aEXnda

http://bit.ly/dpsCCk E!Online talking about how DWTS is not rigged. Shannen just didn't get the votes. :)

http://bit.ly/dcJwDd The Insider backstage on week 2 elimination night.


http://bit.ly/d6bJef Derek's DWTS blog (for OK!) - he talks about Mark. :)


RT @YukiSNYC @OfficialMBallas I loved @Evanlysacek 's Man in the Mirror skating program. He got a standing ovation last night!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbcwO8wHA8 New @officialmballas fan video - good job Swaywithme1! :)

DWTS week 2 montage video by lunaleecreations :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9a9WbeWS8w

And a funny exchange between Shannen and Mark when they visited IHOP:
RT @officialmballas @ myhop with @DohertyShannen get those pancakes!

RT @dohertyshannen @OfficialMBallas. Yourhop is awesome!!

RT @officialmballas How's those strawberry pancakes???? @DohertyShannen you hiving out yet??? Ha http://moby.to/usvr9m

RT @dohertyshannen @OfficialMBallas. Who orders strawberry pancakes next to a girl who's allergic??? Only Steven..