The stakes were higher than ever on Dancing With the Stars this week … and patriotic!
The seven remaining All-Stars face a double-elimination tonight, after a week of safety.
Each took the floor to perform a dance inspired by military aspects in honor of Veteran’s Day, then returned with an additional ballroom professional for a trio.
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani earned a perfect 30 BOTH times! U-S-A! U-S-A!
As for the rest of the field? There were plenty of standout efforts. Let’s see …
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough were nearly perfect in their first dance:
Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke hit the covered triple 10s with their trio:
Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy tied with Emmitt and Cheryl overall:
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd were sizzling as you’d expect …
Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff dazzled us with a pair of very strong efforts:
Kirstie Alley and Maks Chmerkovskiy brought up the rear, but were still good:
Here’s how the leaderboard stacked up, combined with last week’s scores:
- Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani: 30, 30 (99)
- Shawn Johnson & Derek Hough: 29.5, 26 (93.5)
- Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke: 28, 30 (92.5)
- Kelly Monaco & Val Chmerkovskiy: 28, 28.5 (92.5)
- Gilles Marini & Peta Murgatroyd: 29.5, 29 (92)
- Apolo Ohno & Karina Smirnoff: 29.5, 29 (91.5)
- Kirstie Alley & Maks Chmerkovskiy: 27, 24 (79)
Looks like it’s probably the end of the line for Kirstie Alley, and … someone else? It’s going down to the wire tonight for probably everyone but Melissa.
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