In the semi-final round of Dancing with the Stars, Quynh Nga led with 9.8 points. Phuong Oanh was in the second-to-last group, receiving 8.36 points.
Episode 9 (also the semi-final) of Dancing with the Stars 2024 aired on the evening of January 18th, witnessing a tense competition among 8 pairs of contestants vying for a spot in the final. The judging panel included familiar faces: dancesport champions Chi Anh, Khanh Thi, Thu Huong, People's Artist Tran Ly Ly, and singer Doan Trang.
Khanh Thi and Chi Anh are contrasting figures on the "judging panel".
Judge Ly Ly commented: "It's surprising how confident Phuong Oanh was today. I really liked your lifts and your dance partner's performance. You've reached a completely different level compared to previous times." She gave the contestant 9 points. Chi Anh gave 10 points, Khanh Thi raised her hand for 9 points, while Doan Trang and Thu Huong both gave 9.5 points.
Choose a dramatic story inspired by the movie. Money Heist ( In the million-dollar case ), Emma Lê and Dimitar Drosev danced the paso doble and flamenco. Chí Anh praised Emma's progress but commented that her neck was a little stiff, making her look less graceful. They received a 9.5 from judge Đoan Trang, while the other four judges all felt the pair deserved a 9.5.
Continuing the competition night, Chu Le Vi Anh transformed into a girl walking towards the gates of heaven, where she unexpectedly reunited with the person she had always longed for - dancer Valkov Dimitar, only to find out it was all just a dream. The genres both chose were rumba and contemporary.
The emotional element in the performance was highly praised, earning the team four perfect scores of 10 and one score of 9.5.
At the end of the performance, Chi Anh gave 10 points, Ly Ly and Doan Trang both gave 9.5 points. The remaining two judges awarded a score of 9.
Quynh Nga makes a breakthrough.
The fifth performance came from the team of Pham Lich - Boris Borisov, featuring a colorful flamenco and paso doble routine, choreographed by Quang Dang. Pham Lich's creativity in combining dancesport and contemporary dance captivated the audience.
Pham Lich shared that she suffered an injury during training. This further helped the contestant score points for her efforts in completing the dance well. The duo received 3 perfect scores of 10 and 2 scores of 9.5.
Although they chose the rumba and paso doble genres for the performance based on the story. Red cuff - The Korean historical drama that was a huge hit in 2021, Hooyeon - Zhivko, proved to be rather bland and easily overlooked by viewers. This couple received four scores of 9 and one score of 9.5.
In other developments, for the first time, appearance proved to be a disadvantage for Le Hoang Phuong. According to Chi Anh, her height of 1.77 m made her less agile when dancing slow waltz and rumba. Kristian Yordanov, the dance partner of the former Miss Grand Vietnam, encouraged his partner to try her best if she made it to the finals. The judges' total score for the pair was 45.5.
Finally, Quynh Nga and Georgiev Dimitar performed a contemporary dance combined with rumba. With steps that were sometimes graceful, and at other times decisive and powerful, this pair broke through with five perfect scores of 10. Judge Doan Trang commented: "Nga is an actress but has a talent for dancing. Your story is a bit long, but it's captivating. You did very well in all the segments. I admire you for this performance."
At the end of the competition night, Quynh Nga - Georgiev Dimitar led the rankings with a total score of 9.8 from the judges and the studio audience. Following them were Vi Anh - Valkov (9.56 points), Pham Lich - Boris (9.46 points), Ngoc Hang - Lyubomir (9.32 points), Hoang Phuong - Kris (8.89 points), Emma Le - Drosev (8.55 points), Phuong Oanh - Daniel (8.36 points), and Hooyeon - Zhivko (8.34 points).
No one will be eliminated because the scores will be accumulated for the final night on January 25th.
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