Friendship Is Number One

This year's dance contestants seem to be more harmonized and more in sync as a group. After the competition is over, all of the contestants will forever cherish this friendship evolved from dancing.

This is Ma Ming's hair during the onstage performance. With the costume, the braids give off a very warrior-like image.

No matter if it is during rehearsal, lunch/dinner, and interviews, Myolie, Ma Ming, and Nancy are always together. Nancy is actually one of Myolie's best friends. They were in "Triumph in the Skies", "Lost in the Chamber of Love", and "When Rules Turn Loose". Out of all the 'siu sangs', Myolie "loves" Ma Ming the most!

Nancy and Nathan look very cute together. For a Korean, Nathan's Mandarin is very 得意.

Underneath Nathan's jacket, he was wearing a backless shirt that had a button around the neck. When Nancy put both of her hands on his shoulders and shook in a forward and backward motion, the shirt unbuttoned and caused a rather funny wardrobe malfunction.

*Credits to tvb.com, hunantv, and pocc

'Mulan' Jazz & Rumba - NiuMa Team

Couples Second Round

The couples second round of dancing results are as follows:

Yang Ruo Xi & Zhang Jun Ning
Judges Average: 9.75
Audience Average: 8.53
Total: 18.28

Angela Tong & Gao Zi Qi
Judges Average: 9.5
Audience Average: 8.49
Total: 17.99

Niu Meng Meng & Kenneth Ma
Judges Average: 9
Audience Average: 8.5
Total: 17.5

Grace Wong & Yu Hao Ming
Judges Average: 8.75
Audience Average: 8.69
Total: 17.44

Sha Li & Dong Fang
Judges Average: 8.75
Audience Average: 8.53
Total: 17.28

Chen Lu & Timmy Hung
Judges Average: 8.75
Audience Average: 8.47
Total: 17.22

Myolie Wu & Kevin Cheng
Judges Average: 9
Audience Average: 8.21
Total: 17.21

Nancy Wu & Nathan Lee
Judges Average: 9
Audience Average: 8.2
Total: 17.2

Christine Ng & Eddie Kwan
Judges Average: 8
Audience Average: 8.51
Total: 16.51

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This week's dance routines were choreographed very well because they were full of entertainment, and it was very joyful to watch. Most of the dances were choreographed by TVB teachers and TVB dancers.

Paul Chun was very, very cute! His comments were funny and encouraging. He also pointed out that most of the TVB contestants are somehow related to him because they played his children, son-in-law, and wives in series. Christine even referred to him as "Lo Yeh".

Ma Ming and Niu Meng Meng did a jazz & rumba routine this week, and it was choreographed very well. I really enjoyed the 'Mulan' concept. Teacher Xu said that he can see the difficulty in the dance, and Ma and Niu were very convincing. All around, they performed it very well. He finished off by saying "thank you" and smiled. This is the judge who everyone refers to as 'Black Face God' (Teacher Xu), saying that he never has any expression and never smiles. Thus, him smiling is a good thing.

Paul Gor said Ma Ming used to be very stiff, but he can see Ma Ming's hard work when he dances. He is happy to see him improve. Paul Gor also praised Ma Ming for his difficult movements. (For some reason, Ma Ming is very good when it comes to these difficult movements, such as lifts. He makes it look so easy to lift the girl.) Paul Gor also said that if it wasn't for Niu Meng Meng, he wouldn't give Ma Ming as high of a score. He said that she lacked coordination with Ma Ming (i.e., no eye contact with Ma Ming) during rehearsal, but now they have it. Paul Gor jokingly asked if they had supper together and stared at each other to improve their chemistry.

Teacher Yang countered Paul Gor's comment about eye contact, saying that everybody tends to let loose during rehearsal, but when it comes to the actual onstage performance, they become more lively because of the lights and audience. She referred to Niu Meng Meng's dancing as the flow of water--very nice. She praised Ma Ming for being the most improved artiste on the show. He now looks like a dancer. She also said that Ma Ming's head accessories were very cute.

Teacher Chou also agreed with Teacher Yang, saying that Ma Ming has improved greatly. His head accessories are extraordinary, and he performed the dance very well. However, he said Ma Ming has to open his hands more when he dances.

Nancy and Nathan danced a foxtrot & waltz routine. When they first walked out, it gave a very royal feeling. They seemed like a very elegant princess and a very charming prince. They did very well; however, Nathan couldn't finish off the ending lift and dropped Nancy because he injured his left hand during rehearsal. He felt very bad and kept apologizing to Nancy, but he insisted on showing the audience and the judges that they could do that lift. After they successfully showed that they could do the lift, Nancy put both of her hands on Nathan's shoulders, which caused him to have a little wardrobe malfunction and revealed his chest. It was quite a funny scene because everyone started to laugh. After that, Nathan continued to apologize to Nancy, but she said it was okay because she doesn't have to do anything but spread her hands. Paul Gor imitated the way he spoke and gave some words of encouragement.

Overall, the judges loved their ballroom dance (others did hip-hop and Latin, except Tong & Gao). If the lift was successful, they would have had a perfect score of ten.

Angela and Gao look very compatible together. She is hilarious when trying to speak Mandarin and she keeps calling Gao 'husband' on purpose instead of calling him 'Lao Gao'.

It was most shocking to see Nancy and Nathan in the bottom two with Christine and Eddie. How can Myolie and Kevin beat them by a point of 0.01? It seems as though Hunan wants to "get rid of" a TVB couple. How fair do you believe the audience scores really are? It can be rigged; you never know. It is sad because Christine and Eddie will be eliminated next week for sure because they will have to PK with Nancy and Nathan next week.

*Credits to hunantv

NiuMa Practicing Jazz Routine

Ma Ming and Niu Meng Meng's next routine will be jazz, and the song they will be dancing to is Coco Lee's Mulan theme song, "Myself". It is also the Mandarin version of Kelly Chen's "Reflection". There will be ancient elements added to the dance.

Paul Chun will be tomorrow night's guest judge. Many of the TVB-ers have played his children (Myolie, Ma Ming, Zhang Jun Ning), son-in-law (Kevin Cheng), and his wives (Christine and Nancy) in series. So, Paul Gor should know their personalities and he should be able to see all the hard work they have put in to reach this stage.
*There may be more relations, but I can't think of any more at this moment.

Hopefully, they will do well because Teacher Xu's (moustache judge) dance background is jazz.

Due to the heavy hours of dance practice and heavy lifting of their partners, all of the TVB guys are injured. Ma Ming had to wear a back support in rehearsal to protect his back.

Myolie, Ma Ming, and Nancy are always together at practice. Look at the great friendship they have going on away from HK.

Ma Ming looks so puzzled. He must be concentrating on his steps. Nancy also has dance on her mind because she is watching dance videos on the lap top.

The fourth round of dancing will start tomorrow night. I can't wait!

*Credits to tvb.com, 狂愛TVB, and hunantv

Art-cer & Dan-tist

TVB Preview to "Strictly Come Dancing II" Part 1

TVB Preview to "Strictly Come Dancing II" Part 2

TVB will be airing "Strictly Come Dancing II" starting on Monday, May 5th. Just like last year, TVB will only be airing the HK artistes' parts.

In these two clips, you will find Ma Ming very, very funny and adorable.

When Ma Ming was first learning his rumba routine, he had to lift and spin the female dancer. As he was spinning her, he asks, "How do I let the girl down?"

All the TVB girls start laughing in the background.

Nancy Wu: I want to die! Ma Ming just asked us, while he was spinning the girl, "How do I let the girl down?" Hahaha...

Later, when Nancy was icing her arm, Ma Ming was standing behind her and said, "Nancy Wu, you are our HK team's main weapon. You cannot be injured!"

Nancy: Here you come again, you're annoying!

Nancy: Ma Ming said his drink isn't cold enough. He wants to take some ice for his drink. Look at him.

Ma Ming: We are putting fun into work. All thanks to Nancy that we can have ice. Thank you Nancy!

In the second clip, it also shows Eddie Kwan, Derek Kwok, Nancy Wu, Christine Ng, and Ma Ming getting off the bus and arriving at Hunan TV station.

Ma Ming: My new occupation...it is "Art-cer".

Christine: Why is that?

Ma Ming: Artist and Dancer. How about you?

Christine: I also have a new occupation. It is "Artist and Dancer". I am a "Dan-tist".

Nancy: She changed occupations to become a dentist.

*Credits to tudou

"Strictly Come Dancing II" Couples First Round

Couples First Round

The couples routine started last night and here are the scores for the TVB-ers and their partners:

Nancy Wu & Nathan Lee
Judges Average: 9.25
Audience Average: 8.46
Total: 17.71

Chen Lu & Timmy Hung
Judges Average: 9
Audience Average: 8.5
Total: 17.5

Christine Ng & Eddie Kwan
Judges Average: 9
Audience Average: 8.37
Total: 17.37

Niu Meng Meng & Kenneth Ma
Judges Average: 8.75
Audience Average: 8.25
Total: 17

Myolie Wu & Kevin Cheng
Judges Average: 8.5
Audience Average: 8.13
Total: 16.63

Angela Tong & Gao Zi Qi
Judges Average: 8.5
Audience Average: 8.05
Total: 16.55

Grace Wong & Yu Hao Ming
Judges Average: 8
Audience Average: 8.37
Total: 16.37

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Ma Ming is so cute because he gave all the credit to Niu Meng Meng. Appearance wise, they do match because she is very tall (same as Myolie Wu at 5'7.5"). Ma Ming was so worried that he would injure her. Niu Meng Meng did injure herself doing one of the difficult movements during rehearsal. Ma Ming didn't want to do one of the difficult movements because he didn't want to injure her even more, but Niu Meng Meng insisted and they were very successful. Ma Ming is so considerate!

Teacher Yang Yang gave Ma Ming and Niu Meng Meng a score of ten points. That is very rare because she is the unfair judge who is biased and favours the Hunan side. She said that the most important element in a dance is to touch the audience emotionally. She must have been touched because she gave them a ten. Even though the part where Ma Ming was nudging Niu Meng Meng with his antlers was not a dance move, Teacher Yang loved it and made him do it again.

Teacher Chou said Ma Ming is the competition's second miracle (he said Kevin Cheng is the first miracle) because he is able to make the impossible possible. He also praised Ma Ming for his ability to complete the difficult movements in the dance. Teacher Chou gave them a score of nine. Teacher Chou favours TVB-ers.

The fairest judge of all, Teacher Xu, gave them an eight. I agreed with Teacher Xu: Ma Ming and Niu Meng Meng did well, but the choreography lacked dancing elements. He gave Nancy Wu and Nathan Lee a ten.

Nancy returned to HK for a couple of days because she had to promote "The Silver Chambers of Sorrow", so Nathan was by himself in rehearsal. When Nancy returned from HK, Nathan was excited to see her. When Nancy found out that the teachers picked a Korean dance for their first couple routine, she said that is should be easy for Nathan because of his Korean roots. Then Nathan responded, "But I grew up in America!"

Overall, they danced very well, and I believe they had the best dance of the night, but they had to lower the difficulty level because Nancy injured her waist during rehearsal. Nathan felt very bad because he said that he couldn't protect his partner. However, Nancy said that, next time, she and Nathan will do the back flip they intended to do in this routine in their next dance.

*Credits to 狂愛TVB, tvb.com, and hifly