'Dancing With the Stars' 2011: Ralph Macchio, Hines Ward at Top of 'DWTS' Leaderboard

'DWTS' Week 2 Leasderboard Totals

Victoria Leigh Miller
Week 2 of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" brought the 11 stars out as they continued their quest towards that mirror ball trophy. And with the season's first elimination slated for tonight, who's in jeopardy of going home?

The dances? They alternated between the jive and the quickstep.

Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward may have stolen former "DWTS" winner Emmitt Smith's "Twinkletoes" title- and scored 23 points in the process, bringing him and partner Kym Johnson in at number two on the leaderboard.

Disney star Chelsie Kane and her partner Mark Ballas brought out the macabre- and the heavy, black makeup- in a jiveless jive. Too much choreography, so little time! They are smack dab in the middle of the leaderboard, but Disney stars tend to fare well on this show; their fans have awesome text plans and they know how to use them.

"Cheers" star Kirstie Alley and her partner Maks Chmerkovskiy are on a mission to help Alley lose 40 pounds during her time on the show and their energetic quickstep may have burned off a few calories. It also burned them a respectable 20 points this week.

And fan favorite Ralph Macchio continued his reign at the top with partner Karina Smirnoff. They scored a 21 out of 30-- not as high of a score as last week, but high enough to keep them perched at the top of the "DWTS" leader board.

On the lower end of the leaderboard was "Loveline" co-host Mike Catherood and his partner Lacey Schwimmer, who scored a dismal 17 points, bringing their leader board score for the two weeks to only 30 out of 60 points. Unless Catherwood's "Loveline" fan base is watching and voting (and they might be-even Dr. Drew was in the audience last night!), these two may want to start packing their bags.

Meanwhile, "Girls Next Door" star Kendra Wilkinson's "chesticles" were the butt of judge Len Goodman's jokes. Shades of Pam Anderson....

So who will be the first couple eliminated on "Dancing With the Stars" Season 12? All signs point to Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer, with Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani waiting in the wings.

Here is the "DWTS" Season 12 Leadeboard:

Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 45/60

Hines Ward and Kym Johnson- 44/60

Kirstie Alley and Maks Chmerkovskiy - 43/60

Romeo and Chelsie Hightower- 42/60

Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke-42/60

Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas- 39/60

Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel- 37/60

Petra Nemcova - and Dmitry Chaplin- 36/60

Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya- 34/60

Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 31/60

Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 30/60

You can catch the live elimination episode of "Dancing With the Stars" season 12 on March 29 at 8:00 pm ET on ABC.

Published by Victoria Leigh Miller - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment

Victoria Leigh Miller is a freelance writer specializing in arts and entertainment articles and informational web content. She is a Featured A&E Contributor for Yahoo and the recipient of the 2011 Y!CA Award...  View profile

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  • TRESA PATTERSON3/30/2011

    great reporting, and a great night again!

  • Mandy Robinson3/29/2011

    It was another good night!

  • Dina Sullivan3/29/2011

    thanks.. :o)

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