

He has a problem with memory, and confidence, and Peta focused on those and it paid off. He's gotten better week by week, and his partnership with Peta helped in different ways. Keo tried to explain why he did what he did (height difference), but the judges would have none of it.ĭoug definitely earns the most improved trophy this season. They felt she simply moved beautiful around the ballroom but without the real intent of the V.W.

Both Len and Maks came down hard on Keo for not putting in much Viennese in that waltz. He choreographs a lovely, fluid Viennese waltz. Kim gets paired with Keo in place of Sasha and, like all the celebrities, has a bit of an adjustment. But again (recurring theme this week!) the judges want to see more actual content and not just energy. He had the jive this week with Lindsay and they were praised for their performance, style and creativity. Len thought it was hectic with too many moving parts and Maks complained about their frame. The judges uniformly agreed that this wasn't Wanya's best routine. He got a taste of her drill sergeant mentality as they got to know one another while learning the tango. The switch-up gods played a trick on Wanya and paired him with Witney, who is his real partner Lindsay's best friend. He thinks she has potential to win it all, but didn't think Sasha put any real rumba steps in the dance. Len wants her to work on performance and selling it a little more, and Maks, well he just plain didn't like it. Bruno and Carrie Ann loved the routine, calling it romantic, fierce and feminine. She says she finds it hard to channel sexy and it takes her a long time to build trust. Paige had quite a challenge because she had to do the super sensual rumba with her brand new partner, Sasha. Carrie Ann said Ginger was liquid sunshine, and Bruno said they were hot, hot, hot!

The judges were practically joining in, they were having such a good time! Len called the dance fantastic. She quickly showed him she can shimmy with the best of them, and has the personality to carry an over-the-top routine. Ginger was assigned her fastest dance yet and it's Mark Ballas who got to teach her the salsa. The judges were all thrilled with Jodie's turnaround. Jodie says Val's teaching style is more intense than Keo's. Val says he learned English by watching "Full House." He definitely put her through her paces in rehearsal. She has Val to thank for getting her back on her feet. Jodie got out of her own way after last week's mini meltdown and nailed the paso doble. Bruno thinks the magic of dance is alive in Nyle, and head judge Len Goodman gave Nyle the first 10 of season 22. Maks said he can't comprehend how Nyle is able to do this but called the dance the best of the night. Their Viennese waltz had judge Carrie Ann Inaba in tears. Nyle swapped Peta for her best pal, Sharna, and it was another magical routine. Here's a recap, from highest score to lowest: Sitting in as guest judge this week: Maksim Chmerkovskiy! And we see the season's first 10, and believe it or not it was from Len! The scores will be carried over to next week.

The big news: no one is getting eliminated. It's like everyone got tossed into a big pot, Tom Bergeron stirred things around, and plucked out different pairs. Fans voted on who would be paired together for "switch-up" week. LOS ANGELES - It's a wacky week on "Dancing with the Stars," and it's all your fault America.
