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On last night’s performance show of Dancing With the Stars,
the pairs faced off doing either the Jitterbug or the Waltz. The Jitterbug is similar to the Jive, with elements of Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing. It’s enthusiastic, fast and a whole lot of fun. On the other hand, the Waltz is slow and graceful with rise and fall and the pair should almost look like they are floating. Both are very fun dances, but totally opposite in nature.
Here’s the rundown of last night’s performances:
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Judges’ Scores
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| Style | My Review | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total |
| Jitterbug | Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - She looked like she’s been doing this dance for years. I still think she’s one of the front-runners this season. |
8
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7
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9
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24
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| Waltz | Melissa Joan Hart, Mark Ballas - To me, this was not her best dance performance. She lost the steps multiple times and just seemed far too hesitant. I hope it doesn’t mean she’s going home this week. |
7
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7
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6
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20
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| Jitterbug | Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer - I loved the performance, it was a lot of fun and his tricks were great. I did think he lost his momentum between tricks once, though. Overall, very, very good. |
9
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9
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8
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26
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| Waltz | Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff – He did a very nice Waltz. His moves were smooth, had good rise & fall and his technique was very good. I wonder why he has so much trouble getting audience votes… |
8
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9
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8
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25
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| Waltz | Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - I think this was his best dance performance yet. He had pretty good technique and was quite graceful on the floor. |
6
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8
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6
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20
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| Jitterbug | Kelly Osbourne & Louis van Amstel – I could see that Louis left some of the tougher footwork out of the routine because of her injured foot, but what was there, she did a great job with. I had fun watching it. |
7
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6
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7
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20
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| Jitterbug | Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower – This was easily his best dance ever! He actually danced instead of walking. His great tricks had to help him a bit too. |
7
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7
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7
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21
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| Waltz | Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough – It was a really nice Waltz, but she did make one very awkward move during the routine, going through Derek’s legs. I don’t feel that she is as strong a dancer as the judges have seemed to this season. |
8
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9
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9
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26
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| Jitterbug | Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - I think that was my favorite Jitterbug of the night. He made one stumble but he did a great job! |
8
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8
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8
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24
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The group Mambo dance marathon was next and this is was the order they were tapped out of the dance:
- Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova – 2 points bonus
- Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower – 3 points bonus
- Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas – 4 points bonus
- Kelly Osbourne & Louis van Amstel – 5 points bonus
- Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer – 6 points bonus
- Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson – 7 points bonus
- Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff – 8 points bonus
- Mya & Dmitry Chaplin – 9 points bonus
- Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough – 10 points bonus
Find out about all of this season’s dancers. Here are their bios.
Be sure to watch the results show tonight at 9/8c.