'Dancing with the Stars' Season 11 - Week 4 Recap with Kurt Warner & Bristol Palin

Comedienne Margaret Cho was sent packing in week 3 of "Dancing with the Stars," but Kurt Warner and Bristol Palin continued dancing in week 4.Week 4 found the competitors dancing on a new, smaller, circular raised dance floor and an acoustic music style. In addition, the contestants were given two scores by the judges, one for technique and one for performance.

Dancing with the Stars Season 11 - Week 4 Performers

The nine "Dancing with the Stars" performers remaining for Season 11 Week 3 were as follows:

Singer, actress - Brandy
Former LA Laker - Rick Fox
Actress - Jennifer Grey
Actress - Florence Henderson
Actor - Kyle Massey
Teen advocate - Bristol Palin
Reality TV actress - Audrina Patridge
Reality TV actor - Mike Sorrentino - ("The Jersey Shore")
Football star - Kurt Warner

Kurt Warner on Dancing with the Stars

Superbowl MVP Kurt Warner and his partner Anna Trebunskaya practiced for the rumba, and Warner discovered he was a bit uncomfortable with the sensuality of the dance. "Being a Christian guy, it's definitely a challenge to dance intimately with another woman who is not my wife," Warner commented. Warner's wife and Trebunskaya's husband were brought into a rehearsal to give their OK for the steamy Latin dance with Warner's wife telling him enthusiastically, "Do it!" adding "It's a dance."

Dancing with the Stars Judges on Kurt Warner

Warner was definitely a charmer in his crisp black and white outfit with the bow tie unfastened, and after the dance Len Goodman said Kurt Warner had a natural hip action. Bruno Tonioli's comment was that Warner's arm movements looked like he was catching a football, and Carrie Ann Inaba stated, "It was fun!" saying that Warner didn't just dance with Trebunskaya, "but with all of us."

Kurt Warner received straight 5s for technique and a 19 for performance.

Bristol Palin on Dancing with the Stars

Teen activist Bristol Palin and her partner Mark Ballas were told last week their dance was "too contemporary." This week Palin was aprehensive about the rumba saying, I'm a 19-year-old mom. I'm nervous because it is sexy and stuff and I'm not." Mark Ballas commented, "The rumba and Bristol have absolutely zero in common."

Dancing with the Stars Judges on Bristol Palin

Wearing a belted, sparkly man's shirt over a sparkling black bodysuit, Bristol Palin earned praise from the judges on the technical aspect of her dance, bus fell flat in the performance score. Brono Toniolo told Palin, "My darling, you are always so clean in your technique," adding she needed to sustain the performance side of the dance.
Bristol Palin received straight 6s for her technical side while Carrie Ann Inaba gave her a 4 and Len Goodman and Bruno Tolioli both gave her 5s for her performance.

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