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I suspect that the freestyle is a lot more difficult to choreograph, precisely because there aren't the restrictions. People don't seem to realise that having rules makes it *easier* to be creative! So a lot of the time, expectations for the freestyle are sky-high (They can do anything!) but really hard to fulfill - because being able to do *anything* makes it hard to decide what to do for the best.

Personally, I think it's a shame when the contestants do a freestyle that bears no relation to anything they've done on the show. I didn't like Apolo and Julianne's hip hop freestyle (in Joey's season) for exactly that reason - why spend all that time learning ballroom dances and then toss them away? I liked Joey's so much better, the way he referenced the dances he'd learned to do, and dazzled them up with lifts. That's the idea. Or Drew and Cheryl's completely fabulous "Save a horse, ride a cowboy" routine, which was in the ballroom 'mode' but totally fresh.

To me, Lance blew it with the decision to do a hip hop freestyle, and Lacey blew it with not choreographing some flashier stuff - I haven't seen the whole show but I understand that Brooke and Warren both did a lot of lifts. In fact, I'd not be at all surprised if Lacey wept on Lance's shoulder last night after the show and said, I blew it, I'm so sorry. I can imagine that. (Not that I would blame her entirely, but if they come third, I bet she'll blame herself.)

However, there is yet hope - maybe the voting will prove me wrong! *fingers firmly crossed*

Well, no member of the Backstreet Boys has yet to do DWTS....