A cute quickstep toBewitched?
A sexy cha cha to a childrens cartoon?
Maureen McCormick and Artem Chigvintsev
Quickstep,The Brady BunchTheme
Isnt Maureen the loveliest?
Credit: Eric McCandless/ABC
Girl just wants to dance.
That man can cheese it up with the best of them!
A few technical kinks to work out and shell be moving up that leaderboard in no time.
Dont come at Brooke Davis, ya heard?
The judges commend her for fighting through it, but could tell she was holding back.
Her natural dance ability and intensity are enough to earn her decent scores, though.
Like Maureen, the former Texas governor seems much more at ease this week.
Hes actually having fun.
Rick Perry is a quickstep guy!
Bruno, however, is stuck on the lack of finesse in Ricks footwork.
But, like, who needs fancy footwork?
What is this, a dancing competition or something?
It is the most unexpected but delightful bromance to ever hit the dance floor.
Amber needs someone who will keep her moving, and Maks likes his partners great work ethic.
Wheres little Drogon when you need him?
Enter Magic Mike Diego and Sexy Jungle Kitty, all set to the original theme song.
So, yeah, its a little jarring.
But, as the song says, were all discovering together.
Mainly, were all discovering that Jake is having some timing issues.
Carrie Ann says hes always ahead of the beat and his movement looks forced.
Julianne thinks that if he focuses on his chemistry and partnership with Jenna, the problem should correct itself.
Baby Jaguar isnt there, but he probably thought the routine was just so-so.
He always was a diva.
Witney Carson is a top-notch Peg Bundy.
Thats a sentence I never dreamed I would write, but Im so happy to have had the opportunity.
The dancing, however, isnt totally top-notch.
Theres definitely more content in the style of dance compared to last week, but its missing some refinement.
Bruno warns Vanilla Ice to watch his lines next time.
(But seriously: How great was her hair?)
Well, they nail the hold.
The entire routine is graceful, elegant, and fun.
Obviously, Julianne was a fan, and she calls it her favorite of the night.
Carrie Ann thinks their frame was the best theyve seen so far.
Uncomfortable Dick York/Dick Sargent joke aside, Terra and Sasha are proving to be contenders.
Babyface and Allison are tasked with dancing a sultry, sexy Argentine tango to the theme fromTheX-Files.
Is Allison supposed to be an alien or something?
This shouldnt work, but it does!
Babyface is so reserved, but on the dance floor he really connects with Allison.
In other news, Bruno Tonioli is a hugeX-Filesfan.
If not, he should start one and steal Carrie Anns nickname for Babyface: Mr. Smulder.
I LOVE THIS SHOW.
ALL OF MY DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE.
Theres no denying Laurie is the cutest Huey (or was she Dewey or Louie?)
on the dance floor.
Lets not hold it against Laurie that she has no idea what DuckTales is.
Her excellent dance moves (shes dubbed the Disney Beyonce) earn her that much.
As expected, Laurie is full of energy on the dance floor.
Due to James crazy racing schedule, the pair has about two days to rehearse their zombified paso.
James, surprisingly, really gets into his characters, and his movements are sharp and strong.
Carrie Ann and Julianne both want him to work on expanding his shapes, but theyre seriously impressed.
Len wanted to see more paso content, and hes being very grumpy about it.
Did the Zombie Dance Troupe get to our esteemed head judge without us knowing?
Some routines, like this foxtrot to theTaxitheme, take a lot of work.
Second, the Houghster rocks a mean Canadian tuxedo.
Thankfully, Derek conquers his choreographers block and helps Marilu perform what the judges deem a very graceful foxtrot.
Its full of elegance, expression throughout her lines, and loveliness.
Marilu admits she felt a lot of pressure to do herTaxifamily proud, but it never shows.
Probably because Dereks denim-on-denim look was so calming.
In the rehearsal package, both members of Team Cherloch seem genuinely shaken up from last weeks incident.
But this team is done with the tears.
Theyre dancing toThe Muppet Showsong, and theyre going to have fun, dammit!
First, Ryan needs to learn that the green dude has an actual name its Kermit the Frog.
The main critique is over his lack of posture, but thats fixable…probably.
Now its in your hands, America.
Get your bedazzled pitchforks ready, people!
