'Dancing With the Stars' Season 20 Elimination, Results: Week 3 Recap 'Latin Night,' Second Celebrity Eliminated
The competition heats up as the contestants gave fierce performances for Latin Night of "Dancing With the Stars." For week 3 of the competition, the celebrities and their pro partners danced the Salsa, Tango, Paso Doble, Cha-cha as they get closer to winning the Mirror Ball Trophy. At the end of the night, two pairs were at the top of the leaderboard, and one pair was eliminated.
Here's a recap of the scores and performances of week 3 of "Dancing With the Stars"
Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Disco-salsa
Score: 33 (out of 40)
The pair's disco-salsa routine got the evening started on a high note. Len Goodman called the performance "the best dance I've seen this season, and Carrie Ann Inaba said that although she had misgivings about combining disco with salsa, the end result was "fabulous".
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Charlotte McKinney and Keo Motsepe
Dance: Rumba
Score: 22
The model appeared to be distracted during their rehearsals, but their rumba earned a standing ovation from the audience. Inaba told McKinney that they were so hard on her because they saw so much potential in her, and there were murmurs of shock and disapproval when Bruno Tonioli told her, "You're never going to win the Nobel Prize for quantum physics but you are easy on the eyes." Tom Bergeron managed to lighten the mood as he told Tonioli, "Neither are you."
Michael Sam and Peta Murgatroyd
Dance: Salsa
Score: 24
The judges had a lot of constructive criticism for the pair's salsa. Julianne Hough said that the last two weeks' performances were "definitely stronger." Goodman said, "Dance is a little bit like life. You have good days and not so good days. Tonight, not so good."
Riker Lynch and Allison Holker
Dance: Salsa
Score: 34
The pair's energetic salsa made Inaba say that for the first time, she sees a male contender for the title. Goodman told Lynch that he's not the best dancer this season, but he could be because he's got flair.
Suzanne Somers and Tony Dovolani
Dance: Samba
Score: 25
Goodman likened the pair's samba to Somers' fruity headpiece: "juicy, fruity, and full of fun." Inaba said that she would have wanted to see more depth at this point in the competition.
Chris Soules and Witney Carson
Dance: Argentine Tango
Score: 28
After their performance which placed them at the bottom of the leaderboard last week, Soules redeemed himself with a spectacular tango with Carson. Hough dubbed him as "the comeback kid" while Tonioli marveled at their connection.
Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec
Dance: Rumba
Score: 29
The pair's romantic rumba captivated the judges and Tonioli said that "that's how you set the mood for love." Hough said that it was one of Herjavec's best performances.
Patti LaBelle and Artem Chigvintsev
Dance: Cha-cha
Score: 22
Though the pair's cha-cha was a crowd pleaser, the judges said that they wanted to see more content at this stage of the competition. Inaba said that the performance left her underwhelmed, while Goodman told her that she had "great musicality and charm."
Willow Shields and Mark Ballas
Dance: Paso doble
Score: 32
The pair's paso doble earned them a standing ovation. Goodman said "That's going to be hard to beat." Tonioli said that the 14-year old was getting a taste of the competition and learning to become a dancer.
Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess
Dance: Argentine Tango
Score: 30
Galloway rehearsed with a prosthetic arm for the first time but ultimately decided not to use it for the competition. The U.S. Army veteran showed strength, grace and dexterity as he lifted Burgess, and Hough said that she was "blown away" by the performance, while Goodman praised Burgess' choreography.
Nastia Liukin and Derek Hough
Dance: Samba
Score: 34
Inaba loved Liukin's flexibility but cautioned her about being so flexible that she overextended her moves. Tonioli said that the performance was "tribal and exhilarating."
In the end, McKinney was eliminated. "I wanted to make you happy, that was my main thing," said McKinney to Motsepe. "I learned so much." She also said that the show was "such a challenge" and that she was "extremely grateful" to be in it.
"Dancing With the Stars" airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
