Originally Posted by Lili27:
“When I think it over what saddens me is that Natalie Coughlin was eliminated too early. She had no dancing experience and to my eye was getting better with each dance. If Mya were not in this competition I think a Natalie, Joanna and Donny final would have been great as it would have been a more level playing field. Or instead of Natalie, Kelly.
As good as Mya is I don't know how much the public is behind her but unless she screws up, I think the trophy is hers. There is no doubt that she is a gorgeous dancer when she gets on the floor and there are people voting that have no real clue how much experience she has and just vote on what they see. It seems Dmitry has a strong fan base also this year. To me, there is no real fire between Dmitry and Mya so on some level I feel they are lacking as a couple. It was better last week than I have seen though. I was glad to see Dmitry honoring traditional ballroom and letting Mya shine. I am wondering if Dmitry will incorporate her tap dancing into the freestyle and if that will help or hurt her.
Personally, I don't have a favorite for the win and I will see who moves me the most on Monday night. If either Donny or Kelly rise to the challenge I will be compelled to give them my votes.”
I was shocked when Natalie left, as I also thought she was getting better and better each week. It was so interesting to see how she had to learn to breathe when she was dancing - quite a hurdle of her to get over.
Mya is an amazing dancer and I suspect she will really wow us in the final and I love Kelly to bits now, but I'd still like to see Donny win. He has worked so hard every week (whilst still doing his 'day' job too) and I'd love to see somebody over 50 be a worthy winner of a show like this.