Dancing With The Stars: Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke shine with performance of Argentine Tango

One week after struggling with the quickstep to a song from Disney’s The Jungle Book, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke bounced back with a strong performance of the Argentine Tango on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.

This week was different from the rest as far as each pair performing their own routine. Along with their choice of performing either the Samba or the Argentine Tango, each couple participated in a Swing Dance Marathon.

With already four couples eliminated, the competition is beginning to heat up with the performances becoming even more critical each week for Chad and Cheryl. This week, No. 85 displayed his best performance of the season by receiving 8's from all three judges--who were satisfied with Ochocinco finally living up to his potential and had nothing but positive feedback for his performance.

Len Goodman: “On Dancing With The Stars, you either grow, or you go. You grew tonight.”

Bruno Tonioli: “Strong, powerful, demented. I was hard on you because I knew you had it and tonight you proved you can actually dance. You were like a growling panther out there. That’s the way to go.”

Carrie Ann Inaba: “Let me just clarify we were hard on you because you weren’t dancing that well. But tonight, you nailed it. That was really amazing. It was dramatic, it was powerful, it was arrogant, it was sensual. The lines were gorgeous.”

All season, the judges seemed to believe Ocho had a slight advantage over most of the contestants since he was a professional athlete. They knew he was capable of performing at a higher level; they were just patiently waiting to see it.

With their highest score of the season, there's every reason to believe Chad and Cheryl will advance after tomorrow night's show. Of course, whether or not Ochocinco advances to the next round depends on the number of votes received from the fans. The couple will return Tuesday night to find out if their performance of the Argentine Tango was enough to help them advance to the top six.

Fans can vote for Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke by clicking here or calling 1-800-VOTE4-01.

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