The Difficulty of 3 on Dancing with the Stars

In competitions, “threes” are difficult and somewhat elusive, hitting a three point shot in basketball, getting a triple in baseball, scoring three goals for a hat trick, bowling a turkey, winning a triple crown just to name a few. In the semifinals of Dancing with the Stars, the four remaining couples had to perform an unprecedented three dances to see which three would make it to the DWTS Finals.

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson fought off wardrobe problems in their ballroom routine but came back in their Latin and Knockout numbers. Scoring wise, Donny finished last, but you never know how the fans will rally.

Or will more fans vote for Kelly Osbourne who had solid scores throughout the night. Kelly’s not perfect with her performances, but she connects with the people. I’m really interested to see whose fan base is now stronger, the Osmonds or the Osbournes?

Mya and Dmitry are in the zone, near perfection in the semifinals.

Their salsa was succulent and drove white dudes wild!

But you know what? I don’t care. For me, the couple has no draw power, no appeal. I don’t await their performances with anticipation. That anticipation goes to…

Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa. With dances like the futuristic paso or shirtless lambada, you don’t know what to expect from Mister Hough, but whatever it is, you know it’ll be excellent and entertaining. And did you catch his strategy at work? During the semifinals, Derek dropped hints of their freestyle in the Finals. How’s that for creating anticipation?

It was a tough night, but what’s obvious is that Mya and Joanna Krupa belong in the Finals. The last spot in the Finals will be a popularity contest between the old guard, Donny Osmond, and the new guard, Kelly Osbourne. Whose fans will vote their stars on?