Grab your popcorn – because it’s movie night on Dancing With the Stars! On the Monday, October 23 episode, the celebrities were tasked with performing routines that captured the spirit of various movie genres. Adding to the fun, Shania Twain joined as a guest judge – and yes, she was just as bubbly and nice as you expected.
Early on, it was revealed that Nick Lachey and Peta Murgatroyd, Terrell Owens and Cheryl Burke, and Victoria Arlen and Val Chmerkovskiy were in jeopardy. They didn’t find out until later, however, whose journey for the Mirrorball trophy had come to an end. Here’s how it all went down.
The Good
Despite being in jeopardy, Terrell and Cheryl brought their A game to their spy movie-themed jive. Len Goodman said Terrell had style, though his dancing wasn’t perfect. Bruno Tonioli, meanwhile, loved Terrell’s charismatic swagger and Carrie Ann Inaba said the routine was just plain “hot.” Terrell and Cheryl ended the night with a solid 37 and continued their upward climb.
Right on their heels were Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev, whose foreign film-themed Argentine tango wowed the judges. Len praised Nikki for letting some of her tenderness show through. Carrie Ann said Nikki was close to looking like one of the pros and Shania loved the sensuality of the performance. In the end, Nikki and Artem earned 9s across the board.
Tying with them were Vanessa Lachey and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. They performed a quickstep in the spirit of the classic Hollywood musical, which Shania said was full of “sass, humor, and class.” Vanessa was pumped to break out of her streak of 8s.
The Bad
There was quite a gap between the good and the not-so-good. Victoria and Val, who had been on a hot streak for the last few weeks, stumbled tonight with their sports movie-themed paso doble. Val was worried that Victoria wouldn’t be aggressive enough, and it turned out she did seem to lack some of the required intensity. Though…
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