Happy Halloween from the ballroom, dance lovers!
Alas, there was no Hammertime tonight, but there was plenty of ghoulish fun.
Seriously,Dancing With the Starskeeps Halloween looking right and tight.
Credit: ABC
So, whose dances were scarily good, and whose were just plain scary?
After all, practice makes perfect, right, Nick?
The judges found his Argentine tango a bit clunky.
But overall, Bruno wanted a sharper, more surprising routine.
Not all was lost though.
Carrie Ann invented the term Franken-sexy, and fingers crossed it becomes a national craze.
But seriously, Hayes and Emma are so endearing.
Emma just wants to protect Hayes spirit, and he called her his best friend!
HIS BEST FRIEND, YOU GUYS.
I wouldve given the kid a 10 solely for rocking that beard weave.
Tyra would be so proud.
It definitely wasnt his best dance (Remember that contemporary?
More of that, just), but Hayes shouldnt be worried about improving.
Perk up, people dancing is supposed to be fun!
Theres so much hugging between these two this week who do they think they are, Hayes and Emma?
It is the first routine where the staging and costumes enhance the dance, rather than detract from it.
Oh, to be a dancing shrub in a Mark Ballas routine!
A girl can dream.
The judges noticed a few missteps, but WHAT DO THEY KNOW?
More important, her partnership with Val is in a better place than its ever been.
Unfortunately, this chemistry doesnt translate to tonights routine.
Our three esteemed judges all found Team ValenTays funhouse foxtrot a bit underwhelming.
The two were out of sync and missed some passes.
Tamar is not enthused.
The judges are feeling the tricks more than the treats this Halloween, huh?
There should be), I am soin.
The judges low scores arent going to bring Tay down though.
Ms. Braxton continues to employ a philosophy we can all get behind: Fake it til you make it.
AND THEN VAL TAKES OFF HIS SHIRT.
Are ticket sales down or something?
Im so happy to currently be living in the latter.
Julianne asks what it says about her that Andys twisted-vampire paso turned her on.
You know what it says, Jules?
It says youre a woman with a functioning libido.
Bruno harped on the lack of traditional paso doble shaping, but the ladies didnt mind.
Hell need to keep his confidence level up, though, if he wants to claim the No.
TEENAGE GIRLS, PAY ATTENTION.
This is who you should be looking up to.
Like Leah so perfectly put it: I cant with you.
I CANT WITH BINDI.
She tries to scare people by jumping out and yelling scary noise!
This girl is great.
Id give it a 10 for the freaky-arms-coming-out-of-walls work alone.
But also Id subtract one point for that horrific neck-breaking sound effect.
Bite on, you little vampire child, you!
Alek felt under-scored for hisJailhouse Rockroutine, and he isnt afraid to show it.
#BringArtemBack) and Alek and Lindsay decide to give it a whirl.
Artem passes on some great advice about intensity and attacking your dance.
And attack it, Alek does!
Never say that you think you were over-scored on camera.
And never EVER ask for easier choreography.
Wits in it to win it, and you should be too, bro.
But I get the fear of incorporating a prop into a dance.
And I only wear them, not dance with them.
I warned you about the fog!
(Were a little bit of smoke away from this being a radio show!
Oh, Tom, so much smoke humor tonight.)
Carlos was worried about Alexa knocking him out of the competition (Are you guys married?
I hadnt heard), but he rallies and climbs just past his wife on the leader board.
Judges Score: 28/30
The Team Dances
Finally, were treated to the first team dances of the season.
Even Bindi knows you cant split up the PenaVegas!
The squads are pretty evenly matched, so itll come down to performance.
kindly, tell me more, sir!
More important, how does one get on the guest list for this dinner party?
Because this performance is INCREDIBLE.
Maybe I rewound it to re-watch Sharna and Nicks solo in awe.
Sharna is Queen, yall.
The dance was so funky, fun, and flawlessly crisp.
There was no weak link and the group sections were stellar.
The judges are impressed.
Like Tom, we all want more.
Bruno calls it the best of Broadway, and Julianne thinks its one of the best team dances inDWTShistory.
Dancing PSA:We need to keep Leah Remini onDWTS.
Her interviews may not be the most hard-hitting (or coherent), but shes always entertaining.
Team Who You Gonna Call?
Team Who You Gonna Call?
has a complicated name and an even more complicated task ahead of them.
Maybe some of Bindis smack talk will help?
Even Tough Bindi is Polite Bindi (You guys will probably do a great job!).
The Reign of Team Derek is over.
I thought Halloween was supposed to be fun?
This is a real bummer, but…
In Jeopardy:
Eliminated:Hayes and Emma
No!
Just when I was learning what Vine is!
THAT JUST MAKES IT WORSE, DAD.
And now Im writing a sentence I never imagined possible: Were all crying through one last raptor dance.
Oh,Dancing With the Stars, youre such a rollercoaster of emotions!
So, did the right couple go home?
Is Bindi running away with this thing?
And where do I sign up to be a Mark Ballas shrub?
And dont forget to watch Dereks video blog below:
