Dancing with the Stars - Night 2

Everyone's dressed to impress tonight on the 2nd night of the new season of DWTS.
Joey, Laila and Ian hold the top three spots after last week, but that only costs for half of their scores. Last week's scores are combined with tonight's scores and with the audience votes, we'll find out Tuesday who will be the first to go home.

Tonight's dance is the quickstep for the men, and the mambo for the women.

"Has the most potential" Apolo and Julianne were up first. Apolo looked pretty sharp in that suite with a pink tie which matched Julianne's dress. Their footwork was great and seemed to be right on step with each other. Their chemistry was evident! They did a fantastic job... much better then last week! It helps to have more practise time! They recevied a 26 out of 30 from the judges tonight.

"Barbie & Ken" couple, Shandi and Brian were next. Since Shandi is a former Miss USA, she definately knows how to strut her stuff with this sexy dance. I didn't necessarily like the song they danced to but Brian chose some great steps that went well with the rhythm. They don't seem to have great chemistry either, which probably hindered them from being 'sexy' with each other with the dance. They didn't impress the judges tonight. They received a 20 out of 30 this week.

Clyde & Elena are next to dane and they did some pretty fancy footwork. They danced to 'Your Love is Lifting Me Higher" which is a great song to dance quickly to. Their height differences didn't seem to matter at all, and almost worked to their advantage. One judge said it was "David and Goliath again creating history and making music together." Despite the great performance, the judges still found some flaws in their dancing. They scored a 18 out of 3o.

Leeza and Tony are up next. She celebrates her 50th birthday tonght too. Leeza was ready to "shake her groove thang" in this dance of "attitude" Don't know that song, but Leeza seems to be having a lot of fun with it. Both her and Tony's facial expression shows that. They had fun, and that's what counts. They scored a 21 out of 30.

Ian and Cheryl are next. Cheryl has yet again gotten another great partner. Ian's charisma and joyfulness stood out in this fun little quickstep. Ian is quite a bit taller then Cheryl but they moved so well together. Cheryl must have gotten used to a tall partner from last season (Emmitt Smith). LOL They were solid and had fun. They scored a 22 out of 3o.

Paulina and Alec came next and had a lot of work to do after a disappointing first dance. they danced to "La Bamba" which seemed to help with the Latin feel of the dance. Despite that, Paulina was taking the steps half-way and didn't seem to be enjoying herself. She was very stiff in her postioning, which could have been because her natural instinct is to be graceful and elegant - as a model. They scored a 21 out of 30.

Billy Ray and Karina try to make a comeback after last week's disaster. Karina's got her hands full with this joker. In practice he was singing "don't break my frame, my achy breaky frame". LOL. They danced to "Ring of Fire" and Billy did pretty good with keeping up with Karina. He forced it a bit and was too intense with his expressions. His black suit was nice though - he had a glittery guitar on the back and red satin on the lappel and on the pocket. He was voted most improved - but he couldn't do any worse. They scored a 21 out of 3o. A big improvement from last week.

Heather and Jonathan were next. Dancing to "Mambo Italiano", they had fun with this dance. There was a lot of shakin' goin' on and she kept her leg on again! She let lose really took some risks with some of the moves. They got praises from all 3 judges! Their score was 24 out of 30.

John and Edyta are up next. John was surprisingly very good. He looked handsome in his tux with tails. They danced to "The Lady is a Tramp." They put a karate kick in the dance which was quite unique. He moves pretty well for a old guy. They received a 21 out of 30.

Laila and Maksim were next. The girl still has some bicepts! Time to light the dancefloor on fire. Laila had the moves, the attitude and the fancy footwork that made this dance Hot! Hot! Hot! There is some real chemistry with these two and it is evident on the dancefloor! They scored 27 out of 30.

Joey and Kym were last, but certainly not least. Joey looked rather dapper in his tux with tails. His tux tails had his initions on them. He's definately one of the joksters in this competition. They did a bit of acting along with their dancing. They danced to "Tell Her About it". He did some quick footwork but I wasn't sure if he was right on the mark or not. He's a definate fan favorite. It was another strong performance and the judges were pleased. They scored 24 out of 30.

It's going to be a tough competition this season! There a lot of great dancers!
The top three after both nights are Layla, Joey and Apolo.
The scores tomorrow. Stay tuned!