January 9th, 2010 by soullldiva

I figured, since I was spending hours upon hours looking over So You Think You Can Dance videos (and having a blast) for the best of the best, I might as well go back through past seasons of Dancing with the Stars, too!

I had to switch gears a little, though. Remember, these are NOT professional dancers. And the pros they work with need to bring their level down a few notches in order to match the stars’ speed.

That aside, when a pro and a star have great chemistry and the star really wants to dance, do well and have a good time, it can be magical. There have been quite a few of these magical pairings, and not all of them were season winners.

Here’s one, Mel B. and Maksim Chmerkovskiy dancing the Viennese Waltz, season 5. This was really beautiful and flowy. Even though they bumped heads a little, they had real chemistry. Just check out those “walking splits’ Mel does. That takes power and strength from Maks, and real focus from Mel. Plus just look at her dress and necklace. Beautiful!