Dancing With The Stars - Season 7 - Week 9 results

The big question coming into this results show, obviously, was who would make it through to the finals. That, on its own, was probably enough to get most of the crowd to tune in. The powers that be could have just banked on it and tossed any old random segment out there to fill up the first 50 minutes of the show. Some Jimmy Kimmel here... a highlight reel there... the numbers
would have still been huge. Lucky for us, that's not what they did, at all. It was the biggest musical event the show has ever seen. Along with those big results, we saw performances from Leona Lewis, John Legend, Julianne Hough, and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. If that wasn't enough, reigning champ Kristi Yamaguchi stopped by to dance. It made for a fun hour.
It really was a pretty spectacular lineup. But then, it's hard to go wrong when you have Aretha Franklin on the bill. Aretha did two numbers, "Chain Of Fools" and "Respect." Both were fantastic. For the first one she was joined by Karina, Anna, Dmitri, and Louis. Kristi and Mark made their return to the ballroom for the second song, and Kristi looked like she'd be ready to compete in the finals again next week. It's hard to follow the greatest singer of the rock era, but the rest of the musical guests were all very good. Leona Lewis did her hit, "Bleeding Love", while Maks and Karina performed. Lacey, Mark, and Derek danced while Julianne performed "My Hallelujah Song." That was the first time I've heard Julianne sing, and I came away rather impressed. She did a great job. It was also my favorite dance performance of the night. Finally, John Legend joined the party with his hit, "Green Light." Another solid entry, making for a great night of music and dance. This is how the results show should be done. The only thing I would have changed was cutting the two taped packages. All three kids teams did an outstanding job. Hannah and Kirill performed a cha cha, after receiving advice from Tony. Maria and Mitchell had the samba, and Julianne stopping by to help out. And Craig and Samantha were joined by Maks before they took on the jive. It's too close to call, and all of them are deserving of the win. My vote, goes to Maria Hannah and Kirill and I'll be interested to see how that plays out next week. And that brings us to the big results. Tom and Samantha started things off, in no particular order of course, by separating the four couples into the two that were moving on to the finals, and the two that were still in jeopardy through that one last commercial break. Lance and Lacey and Brooke and Derek were the first two couples that were safe. That left Cody and Julianne and Warren and Kym in danger. In the end, this was the end of the line for Cody and Julianne. It was a great run for the youngster, but I think the complications with having to switch partners derailed him enough that he just couldn't get back from it. Cody said he couldn't explain the amazing journey he's had on the show, and went on to thank the network, the judges, and the fans. Of
Julianne, he said words can't describe how much he appreciates her. So, there we have it. Our finalists are Lance and Lacey, Brooke and Derek, and Warren and Kym. I'll be rooting for Brooke and Derek, but look forward to seeing how it all works out.