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| Kellie Pickler's Team Samba on Dancing with the Stars |
Dancing with the Stars week 6 performance show was "Stevie Wonder Night" in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first number one hit. The couples danced to songs by Wonder, and he performed live. Judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli scored individual routines from each couple, and also team dances led by contestants Zendaya and Kellie Pickler. By night's end country singer Pickler topped the leaderboard with 54 points; boxer Victor Ortiz was in last place with a score of 40. On the upcoming results show the public votes will be added to the judge's scores, and the final numbers will determine who gets cut.
UPDATE: Scroll down to the bottom to see who was eliminated in Week 6.
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet introduce Stevie Wonder, who performs "All I Do", then country singer Hunter Hayes joins him for "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It." Toward the end of the episode Wonder will do one more song, "My Cherie Amour".
Disney Star Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy do a Cha-cha-cha to the song “Do I Do”. Val says, “I really want her to showcase her effort in mastering the technique of ballroom dancing.” Zendaya wears a knee-length beaded fringe dress in black and silver; Val is in black shirt and pants. After Zendaya and Val dance, Tom Bergeron points out that they had a standing ovation before they even started. Len says “Ask me a word that sums up great dancing.” The word is “Zendaya.” Bruno raves that the performance was “Gobsmacking gorgeous.” Carrie Ann is “blown away” and feels sorry for everyone that has to come after Zendaya.
SCORES: Carrie Ann 10, Len 9, Bruno 10 for a total of 29 out of 30
Comedian Andy Dick and Sharna Burgess do a Samba to the song “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”. Andy says, “Every week the judges look at us like, 'Is this guy joking around or is he taking it seriously?' and I think they’re getting the sense that I’m taking it very seriously.” Andy wears a mailman uniform; Sharna is in a knee-length, backless, floral dress with a full skirt. Bruno says, “It was a personality-driven splendid shamble of a samba.” Carrie Ann says Andy is in her heart, but she had to look back at her notes to see what dance he was doing. Len says, “You come out here and you give us fun… if the others have climbed hills you’ve climbed mountains… great job, well done.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 6, Len 6, Bruno 6 for a total of 18 out of 30
The Bachelor Star Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd do a Samba to the song “I Wish”. Sean says he feels uncoordinated when he tries to shimmy, and Peta worries because Sean has scheduling conflicts that affect rehearsals this week. Sean wears purplish blue pants and shirt (during the dance Peta rips off his shirt); Peta wears a matching costume with a fringed skirt. Carrie Ann likes the amount of bounce in the routine, but says Sean has to learn to listen to the music. Len’s remarks include that the dance was riddled with mistakes, and that his upper body had no musicality. Bruno tells Sean to “look on the bright side, you can always get a job as a stripper”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 7, Len 7, Bruno 7 for a total of 21 out of 30
Olympic Gymnast Alexandra Raisman and Mark Ballas do a Foxtrot to the song “Isn’t She Lovely”. This week Mark wants Aly to give him attitude and make it spicy; Aly, a Boston native, is still shaken up by the Boston Marathon bombings. Aly wears a white, beaded, backless gown; Mark is in a grey suit, a hat and spats. Len says the “technique could have had a little bit of improvement here and there”, but also, “It was a real foxy foxtrot.” Bruno calls the dance “Pretty as a picture”, but he wants her to work on her frame. Carrie Ann praises how Aly is connected to her emotions.
SCORES: Carrie Ann 9, Len 9, Bruno 9 for a total of 27 out of 30
Actor Ingo Rademacher and Kym Johnson do a Tango to the song “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”. Kym wants to do a dance that will show Ingo’s great frame, Ingo jokingly wants to take down Any Dick this week. Ingo wears black shirt, pants and tie; Kym is in a black costume with a mostly sheer bodice and back, and a full, flowing skirt with a split front. Bruno praises Ingo’s “animal magnetism”, and though he notices a couple of footfalls, he says “That’s the way to do it.” Carrie Ann can tell Ingo likes the tango. Len rhymes, “Bingo, Ingo!”, and says “This dance really suited you, well done.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 8, Len 8 , Bruno 8 for a total of 24 out of 30
Country Singer Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough do a Quickstep to the song “Part-Time Lover”. Kellie says they are “Exhausted emotionally, mentally and physically”, and kids that she likes when Derek make a mistake because she can “rub it in his face.” Kellie wears a red palazzo pant jumpsuit with a halter top cut to the waist; Derek is in a black suit with a white shirt. Carrie Ann thinks it was perfect except for some space in their holds. Len disagrees with Carrie Ann about the space, and said it was the best dance he had seen. Bruno finds the dance “exciting” and says the combo steps were “superb”.
SCORES: Carrie Ann 9, Len 10, Bruno 10 for a total of out of 29 out of 30
Boxer Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold do a Rumba to the song “I Just Called to Say I Love You”. Lindsay points out the rumba is about love and passion, but Victor says, “I’m in no place for that kind of feel right now” because a girl recently broke his heart. Victor wears a sheer white shirt open to the waist; Lindsay is in a white backless costume with a chiffon skirt. Len praises Victor’s “fighting spirit”, Bruno thinks “it looked a bit like an airline safety drill”, Carrie Ann says Victor lacked hip action, but “there was a beautiful sparkle in his eye.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 6, Len 6, Bruno 6 for a total of 18 out of 30
Superbowl Champion Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff do a Quickstep to the song “For Once in My Life”. Karina gives Jacoby tips on holding his frame upright and pointing his toes, but he says, “My feet are made like that and there not going to turn out.” Jacoby wears beige pants, vest and tie with white shirt and shoes; Karina is in a yellow backless gown with a sheer skirt. Bruno “got whiplash” watching their quickstep and says there was room for improvement, but he enjoyed it. Carrie Ann tells Jacoby, “Your feet are funky but you made up for it.” Len says Jacoby “did a good job with a hard dance.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 8, Len 7, Bruno 8 for a total 23 of out of 30
Stevie Wonder performs “My Cherie Amour”, and then it’s time for the Team Dances.
Zendaya’s Team Paso Doble (Zendaya and Val, Jacoby and Karina, Victor and Lindsay, Ingo and Kim) dances to “Higher Ground”. Their costumes are black - some are accented with fluorescent pink, some with fluorescent green. The women have pants with over-skirts; the men’s are shirtless with a stripe down the side of their pant leg. Jacoby does another one of his impressive flying jumps over Karina; Zendaya looks like one of the pros. Len thinks it was a spirited effort with a few awkward moments; Bruno says “It was like watching an episode of WrestleMania”; Carrie Ann thinks Zendaya was trying to be the glue to hold it together, but the performance “was a little bit broken.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 7, Len 8, Bruno 7 for a total of 22 out of 30
Kellie’s Team Samba (Kellie and Derek, Andy and Sharna, Sean and Peta, Aly and Mark) dances to “Superstition”. The women wore printed mini dresses with white go-go boots that recall the 1960s; the men wore 1970s disco-style clothing, and wore fake mustaches. After the dance Derek says “I'm really excited about my mustache, I want to go build a shelf.” Bruno says the dance was “like a reunion of the cast of Boogie Nights.” Carrie Ann thinks they worked completely as a group, Len says they “did what they had to do, it was a pleasure to watch.”
SCORES: Carrie Ann 8, Len 9, Bruno 8 for a total of 25 out of 30
Dancing with the Stars Leaderboard - Week 6
Kellie and Derek: 29 (9, 10, 10) Quickstep + 25 = 54
Aly and Mark: 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot + 25 = 52
Zendaya and Val: 29 (10, 9, 10) Cha-cha-cha + 22 = 51
Ingo and Kim: 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango + 22 = 46
Sean and Peta: 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba + 25 = 46
Jacoby and Karina: 23 (8, 7, 8) Quickstep + 22 = 45
Andy and Sharna: 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba + 25 = 43
Victor and Lindsay: 18 (6, 6, 6) Rumba + 22 = 40
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| Derek Hough and Kellie Pickler |
UPDATE: After the public votes were figured in with the judges scores, the bottom two couples were Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd, and Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold. It was Victor and Lindsay who were eliminated.
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Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
