Derek Hough  Hey everyone,  Thanks for your votes!  Last week
was a tough one for us, but I'm really proud of Amber and how
she pulled through. We ended up having no rehearsal time. The
quickstep you saw on the show was honestly the first time we did
it from beginning to end. Crazy, right? In total, we did maybe
three hours on that quickstep. Neither of us was sure how it was
going to turn out, but I thought Amber did a good job with it.
But the worst thing is when you do something and you know you
could do better. That's what has lit a fire under Amber for this
week.  We have the jazz and the Viennese waltz. For the jazz,
I'm trying to figure out ways to make it intricate, fun and
exciting. We definitely don't want to use Amber's knees as a
crutch. I know that's our "story" this season and yes, she does
have bad knees, but we don't want people to think we're using it
as an excuse or for people to say, "Well, that was good for
you... for your knees being bad." I'm trying to come up with
choreography that will