Dancing with the Stars Week in Review

Adelaide Eaddy

  1. The night started off with a wonderful Wicked themed open number. This dance was choreographed by Chris Scott. They then announced the guest judge of the week was the director of the upcoming movie Wicked: For Good, Jon M. Chu. This week’s scoring will be combined with last week’s since last week there was no elimination. Each couple will dance to a song from the movie Wicked.
  2. The first couple was Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold. They danced a contemporary to the song “The Wizard and I.” They scored a 28/40, with all four judges giving a 7. Their combined score was a 58/80.
  3. The next dance of the evening was a jazz dance, performed by Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy. They danced to the song “What is this Feeling.” They scored a 35/40 with Carrie Ann, Derek, and Bruno giving 9s, and Jon giving an 8. Their combined score was a 70/80.
  4. The third duo was Robert Irwin and Witney Carson performing a jazz to “Dancing Through Life.” They received a score of 36/40 with all judges giving 9s. Their combined score was a 71/80.
  5. The fourth couple of the night was Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas. Mark choreographed a Quickstep to the song “Popular.” This dance received a score of 39/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 10s, and Derek giving a 9. Their combined score was 72/80.
  6. The next dance of the evening was a Rumba by Dylan Effron and Daniella Karagach. They danced to the song “I’m Not That Girl” which received a 32/40 with each judge giving an 8. Their combined score was 69/80.
  7. The next dance was another jazz, performed by Andy Richter and Emma Slater. They danced to “One Short Day,” which received a 27/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 7s, and Derek giving a 6. Their combined score for both nights was 51/80.
  8. The seventh couple of the night was a contemporary to “Defying Gravity” by Elain Hendrix and Alan Bersten. They were given a score of 36/40 with all four judges giving 9s. Their combined score was 66/80.
  9. The eighth dance was a foxtrot by Jen Affleck and Jon Ravnik. They danced to the song, “As Long asYou’re Mine.” They scored a 32/40, with all of the judges giving them an 8. Their combined score was 61/80.
  10. The next dance was an Argentine Tango to “No Good Deed.” This dance was performed by Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov. They received the score of 36/40, with all judges giving a 9. This makes their combined score a 65/80.
  11. The last dance of the evening was a Rumba to the song “For Good.” This dance was performed by Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa. They received a 39/40 with Carrie Ann, Jon, and Bruno giving 10s, and Derek giving a 9. Their combined score was 71/80.
  12. After the last dance all of the couples went to the floor for elimination. The hosts announced every safe couple until there were three left. The last three were Andy and Emma, Scott and Rylee, and Dylan and Danielle. The couple who ended up being sent home, with the lowest votes and scores combined, was Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold.

Beach or Mountains

By: Adelaide Eaddy

When thinking of where to go for your next vacation, the question may come up of where to go. The common places people may choose from is the beach or mountains. When planning a trip, I would think about the months I would be going, and I would also think about what I would  be doing while being on the trip. The season would be the last thing I would rank it with while planning a trip.

When planning a vacation the first thing to think about is the time of year and what you will be doing. For the time of year, if it is in between the months of March and August I would pick the beach. If it was between the months of September and December I would pick the mountains., but if I was given the opportunity to go to a tropical beach during this time frame, I would pick the beach over the mountains. So thinking about what I want to do during these months, most of the time I would pick the beach over the mountains.

The next thing I would consider is what I would be wanting to do while there. If I wanted to have a cozy, chill vacation, I would pick the mountains, but if I wanted to relax and enjoy the sunshine, I would pick the beach. In this case I would pick the beach because I would rather sit on the beach and do nothing over sitting in the house doing nothing. So in this case, I would again pick the beach.

The last thing that I would put into consideration is what season I would be going. Spring and summer are probably the best times to go to the beach because it is getting warmer in the spring and it is definitely warm in the summer, so it would be the perfect way to relax. In the fall I would probably pick mountains because when you think of fall you don’t think of the beach you think of it getting cooler outside and the leaves changing. And lastly, for winter I would be in between the beach and mountains for where I would pick, because it would depend on where we were going. If I was given the option between going to a beach where it is cold or the mountains, I would pick the mountains, but if I was given the option between a warm beach in the winter or the mountains, I would pick the beach. 

In conclusion, I would pick the beach over the mountains any day. The only day I would pick the mountains is if the beach is cold.

Top Travel Destinations I’ve been to

By: Adelaide Eaddy

Out of all of the places I’ve traveled to, I have a list of my favorites that I’ve been to in the past two years. In the past two years I’ve traveled to Harbour Island, New York City, and Rosemary Beach. These three places have been put at the top of my list of recommended travel destinations.

The first destination is Harbour Island, Bahamas. This place is definitely my favorite place I’ve traveled to. In Harbour Island, I went to the beach most of the time, but I also explored the islands on a boat charter that took us to swim with sea turtles, places to snorkel, and beaches to look for conch shells. If someone asked me what to do in the Bahamas, I would tell them to definitely do the boat charter. The guy who took us asked us what we wanted to see and he took us to every place we asked. That was the best thing I did while I was there.

The second destination I would recommend is New York City. New York is a great place to go if you want to take a short trip that you want to always remember. New York is known as the city that never sleeps which I can second that famous phrase. When I was there I went on a boat cruise around new the Statue of Liberty, shopped a lot, and went to a Broadway show. The Broadway show I went to was “The Lion King,” and I would highly recommend it. I would also recommend staying at the Plaza while in New York because everyone there made sure that we had the best stay possible.

The last travel destination I would recommend is Rosemary Beach, Florida. Rosemary Beach is located on 30A that is along the Gulf of Mexico. While you are there, I would recommend  going on the beach, of course, and I would recommend going to other towns surrounding it. When I went, my family and I rode bicycles from Rosemary Beach to Seaside and it was beautiful. I would recommend stopping at all of the cute beach shops along 30A as well. 

I have made some really good memories in these three places, and I would definitely recommend going to one of these three places at least once.