This season's injury-rich tradition continued tonight, with last week's leader, Melissa, having to pull out of her performances only a few hours before the show because of a hairline fracture to her ribs. Because the judges had to base their scores on a rehearsal video — not even the dress rehearsal, as happened with Steve-O and Lacey in Week 2 — Melissa and Tony fell to last place, and Li'l Kim and Derek reclaimed the No. 1 spot after falling to No. 5 last week.
Tonight was a night of dancing for everyone, with performances in Latin, ballroom, and street, and two team dances, both set to hot songs and packed with crowd-pleasing stunts. Let's get down to the leaderboard, based on the combined scores from the individual and group dances.
Li'l Kim and Derek: This smokin' paso doble tied Kim's highest score of the season, earned two weeks ago with her jailbreak-theme jive. This booty-shakin' Barbie also has some dominatrix in her! Judges' score: 28/30, with group dance: 56/60
Gilles and Cheryl: Whoa, Gilles' bouffant 'do could have housed a family of cuckoos. And that's kinda how Gilles danced tonight, which is actually a good thing with the Lindy Hop. The dance was goofy, fun, and fast, and that's all I know to look for from this street dance! A small error in footwork cost him a point from each of the judges. I think Cheryl also scaled back her ambitious choreo and just let Gilles have fun, instead of packing in so many steps it looked a little crazy. Judges' score: 27/30, with group dance: 55/60
Shawn and Mark: After last week's fun, sassy cha-cha-cha, I would have thought a samba would be an easy follow-up. However, this one wasn't quite as confident, and Len docked her points for a lack of hip action, which she had last week in abundance. Judges' score: 27/30, with group dance: 52/60
Ty and Chelsie: To borrow from Carrie Ann, Ty proves that he is "the most inconsistent contestant I've ever seen" with a salsa that's actually got some swagger! You'd think hip action would be a weak point for this often-robotic dancer, but he actually busted out some serviceable booty-shakin'. It earned him a standing ovation from the audience and a tie for third place on the judges' leaderboard. Judges' score: 24/30, with group dance: 52/60
Chuck and Julianne: After a ground-breaking samba last week, Chuck followed it up with another confident cha-cha-cha. However, I've got to say, his dance face was almost as distracting as Li'l Kim's face contortions. It was akin to the expression a pervy construction worker would make should Julianne saunter by in that blue, fringed number. Judges' score: 26/30, with group dance: 51/60
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