According to DWTS: All-Star host Tom Bergeron, Country Night was “not your average hoe-down.”
The eight remaining celebrities and their pro partners donned their boots and saddled up after an opening performance by Little Big Town put everyone in the proper mood with their hit Pontoon.
With scores carrying over from last week, Sabrina Bryan picked up three 10’s to remain at the top of the leaderboard with a composite score of 88.5.
Olympic skater Apolo Anton Ohno had a break through night with his partner Karina and also landed a perfect 30, giving them 86.5 for their combined efforts.
Melissa Rycroft and Tony are sitting at 86, despite the herniated disk she has been struggling with for the past two weeks.
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and Derek are in the middle of the pack with 84.5 after judge Len Goodman downgraded their dance for the second week in a row.
Len was booed by the crowd and his fellow judges when he told the show’s most successful pro, “Derek, too much gimmick. Just get dancing.”
Fan favorite Gilles Marini and Peta are sitting at 84, after the Frenchman performed a so-so Cha-Cha-Cha to Man, I Feel Like a Woman.
Emmitt Smith and Cheryl’s Foxtrot failed to impress and he picked up the lowest score of the evening. When tallied with his previous numbers, he managed to stay above the bottom rung on the leaderboard with 82.5.
Pro Maks and Kirstie Alley‘s Rumba was favorably scored by two of the judges and were also awarded her two extra points for winning the group dance. Her composite score stands at 82.
Wallowing with the lowest combined total is soap star Kelly Monaco and her pro Val. Their Tango to Good Girl when added to the previous week’s score leave them at 78.5. Will viewers send her packing tonight?
Country artist Taylor Swift will perform a song from her new album Red during Tuesday’s elimination show.
Check out last night’s group performance to Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy below. Let us know if you think the judges got it right by awarding the extra points to Kirstie and Maks:
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