October 13th, 2009 by soullldiva

The thing that I really, really love about dancing with the stars is that these people are NOT professional dancers. Yeah, some don’t have it and they fizzle. But some really DO have it. Apolo Ono Anton, Helio Castroneves, Mel B., Marie Osmond, Lil Kim, all sparked my interest because of their pure spirit of play as they trudged their tough road to performing on, ugh, LIVE TV (give ‘em props, people). That’s really what dance is about–getting it, loving it and showing that. And because of that, they’re good (and a pleasure to watch to boot).

And those aren’t the only ones. Last night, Melissa Joan Heart (who hasn’t aged one bit since her Sabrina days) did a Charleston that blew the roof off the place. She had been lagging in the scores and just not fulfilling the dances. The judges thought she was scared, and didn’t “believe it” from her. But she came roaring out of the gate with a fantastically cute flapper number that had energy, spirit, playfulness, and hard moves.  This dance earned her a 9-9-10, her highest scores yet and a much sought-after 10 paddle.  So now there’s no looking back for Melissa.  She’s brought it and she needs to continue.  But with enjoyment like that, things will most likely be much smoother for her now.

Interestingly enough, the other two couples who got the Charleston also took the bull by the horns and were really inspired to do sensational dances.  Kelly Osborne and Donny Osmond did very themed dances that really got the crowd going.

I’m going to take a moment and speak about Kelly.  It seems that all of America is witnessing this girl’s revelation through dance.  I always believed her to be (sad to say) a nasty little spoiled brat. Of course this was through the eyes of reality TV.  But this girl has talent and a really pretty spirit (not to mention gorgeous doe eyes).  She found out that she LOVES to dance.  And it’s changing her as a person.  And she’s damn good.  She was thrilled to get to do her Cabaret-themed Charleston and confessed that she was offered the role of Roxy from Chicago on Broadway–only to lose the role because she couldn’t dance. No longer.

Have I mentioned how much I love dance?  It’s a wonderful thing.