Dancing with the Stars, April 13 - Lil Kim Receives the Best Score of the Night

Barb Hickey
On Monday night's episode of Dancing With The Stars, Rapper Lil Kim and her partner, Derek Hough, received a 28, the best score of the night, for their Jive performance. Carrie Ann gave them a standing ovation and said it was amazing and mind blowing. Bruno thought it was fabulous and said they rocked tonight. Len thought their routine was fun and energetic, but said it lacked the Jive movements and was a bit theatrical. Coming in second were Bachelor contestant Melissa Rycroft and her partner Tony Dovolani who received a 27 for their Rumba routine. Len said it was clean and precise, but it looked too much like a ballet performance. Bruno said she needs to "go for it". Carrie Ann liked the emotional quality, but said she needs to get her hips going. In an two way for third are Olympic Champion, Shawn Johnson, and Mark Balas who received a 26 for their Rumba. Carrie gave them a standing ovation and said they did a great job. Bruno thought is was "beautiful and pure angelic." Len said it was just the right amount of heat. Also receiving a 26, were Giles Marini and Cheryl Burke who performed a very fast pace Jive. Carrie Ann said it was nice to see his showy side. Len liked his footwork, but said he missed some step and it look a bit frenetic. Bruno said, "You look like the fast and the furious and you give 110% in everything you do."

In the middle of the pack are real life couple Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough who received a 25 for their Rumba. Bruno thought it was good, but said Chuck need to improve his footwork. Carrie thought they did a great job. Len said, "Parts were more suitable for the bedroom than the dance floor. And, parts were too mechanical and raunchy." Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska received a 22, their best score so far this season, for their Jive. Carrie thought he brought his groove back. Len liked the style of the dance, but said he needs to lighten up with his footwork. Bruno thought his footwork was good and it was his best performance to date.

This week's bottom two according to the judges' votes are Ty Murray and Steve-O. Ty and Chelsie Hightower received an 18 for their Jive. Len thought he looked bewildered and said it wasn't that good. Bruno liked the line dancing at the beginning and liked it until the Jive started. Carrie Ann said it was an exciting jive, but he didn't find his footing. And, at the very bottom of the leader board are Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer who received a 16 from the judges. Carrie said he is oddly mesmerizing and she admires his honesty and commitment and thought they did a good job. Len said, "No hip action. No footwork. No good." Bruno thought he was charming, but looked like a confused puppy and felt the dancing was bad.

Tune in on Tuesday night at 9:00 PM EST on ABC to find out who will be going home. Let's see if Steve-O's fans rally for him one more time.

Published by Barb Hickey

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