Season thirteen of Dancing With The Stars second performance show aired September 26, 2011. Eleven couples remained to dance the night away to the Quickstep or the Jive for America’s vote. Here is how things shook down:
HOPE SOLO AND MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY
Song: “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne
Len Goodman: “Booeykatacha. It was crisp, it was sharp. Unfortunately, you lost your time there. There wasn’t quite the synchronicity. However, having said that, first out, first class!”
Bruno Tonioli: “Hope, Hope, Hope, I know you’re fit and you’re so fast, you could crack a walnut, but all that power is not enough, now you have to be precise and accurate. You lost it several times. There is a difference between a click and a flick.” He said she has to put in the time and apply herself.
Carrie Ann Inaba: Said the dance showed a fun, flirtatious and new side of Hope. Carry Ann said Hope has the moves and the body but has to work on the upper body and more details.
ELISABETA CANALIS AND VAL CHMERKOVSKIY
Dance: Jive
Song: “Don’t Get Me Wrong” by The Pretenders
Len: “I’m not gonna say much. Not great, but better than last week.”
Bruno: “The gears were grinding, the engine was hot, the pistols were pumping. You have the ability to get some lines as good as any Lamborghini. Keep working.”
Carrie Ann: Said she “nailed it” and that this is her dance.
Dance: Jive:
Song: “Surfin’ Safari” by The Beach Boys
Bruno: “Rob you started to blossom, you started to find your own voice, you’re having a good time, you’re listening to the music, you have a rapport with Cheryl and your timing was excellent. Great improvement.”
Carrie Ann: “It is official Rob Kardashian is a better dancer than Kim Kardashian. Rob, that was fantastic! You have the dancing gene.”
Len: “High energy, fast paced. it was confident, it was full on, well done.”
Scores: 7+7+7= 21 out of 30.
CARSON KRESSLY AND ANNA TREBUNSKAYA
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “Walking Back to Happiness” by Helen Shapiro
RICKI LAKE AND DEREK HOUGH
Dance: Jive
Song: “Hey Ya!” by OutKast
Bruno: “You’re the first person tonight who did the kicks and flicks properly. You did incredibly well.” Carrie Ann: “Best jive of the night so far. Very nice.”
CHAZ BONO AND LACEY SCHWIMMER
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “Love Is All Around” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Bruno: “There is a likability about you. It was like watching a little Ewok dancing with Princess Leia. It is cute and lovely. The problem is this quickstep has to be fast which was not quite there.”
Carrie Ann: “I am so sorry you are in pain, but that is part of the dancing. Your charm only takes you so far. You did not dance so quickly and unfortunately, this is the Quickstep. So, you’re not going to get a great score tonight.”
Len: Said he admires his grit, but was too slow for a Quickstep.
Scores: 6-5-6=17 out of 30.
CHYNNA PHILLIPS AND TONY DOVOLANI
Dance: Jive
Song: “The Boy Does Nothing” by Alesha Dixon
Carrie Ann: Said she enjoyed watching Chynna dance but that Chynna played it a little safe and thought she was injured.
NANCY GRACE AND TRISTAN MACMANUS
Dance: Quickstep
Bruno: “Vivacious, alive and confident it was bit top heavy at times. It is great to see you taking over the dance floor.”
JR MARTINEZ AND KARINA SMIRNOFF
Song: “Jump, Jive an’ Wail” by The Brian Setzer Orchestra Bruno: “J.R. you are born to dance, charismatic, athletic. Right on it all the way through. The most satisfying performance of the night!”
Here’s the leaderboard:
Ricky Lake & Derek Hough: 23
J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff: 22
Kristin Cavallari & Mark Ballas: 22
Chynna Phillips & Tony Dovolani: 21
Elisabetta Canalis & Val Chmerkovskiy: 21
Nancy Grace & Tristan MacManus: 21
Rob Kardashian & Cheryl Burke: 21
Hope Solo & Maks Chmerkovskiy: 19
Carson Kressley & Anna Trebunskaya: 18
David Arquette & Kym Johnson: 18
Chaz Bono & Lacey Schwimmer: 17