Dancing with the Stars: week 4 performance recap

October 13, 12:17 AMDes Moines TV ExaminerDax Abbas

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After the elimination of Debi Mazar and the injury-caused withdrawal of Tom DeLay last week, the remaining eleven celebrities and their partners introduced four new dances (Bolero, Charleston, Two-Step, Lambada) to the 'Dancing with the Stars' audience this week.

Natalie and Michael danced the Bolero; Natalie outshone Michael in every facet. Melissa, Kelly, and Donny danced the Charleston; Melissa received ridiculously high scores while Donny showed that he is the man to beat. Chuck, Mark, and Louie did the Two-Step no favors; this even after Louie received help in "cowboy attitude" from Chelsie's partner last year, Ty Murray. Aaron, Joanna, and Mya danced the Lambada; Mya continued to score high, but Joanna's dance was the one the judges were "oohing and aahing" over especially with Derek dancing shirtless.

After three weeks, I'm still perfect in my elimination predictions and hope to keep the streak going. Last week, Michael Irvin placed in the bottom two with Debi Mazar due to his low scoring. This week, he ranks lowest with points again (tied with Louie Vito) and should return to the bottom two; however, I don't believe he will be going home. That (dis)honor will go to: Louie Vito. Michael should have the fans over Louie although I believe that Louie has more potential than Michael.

Overall, the competition is shaping up to be between the women. Mya, Joanna, and Natalie all have a legitimate shot at the finals with Mya leading the way currently. Having said that, I predict within the next several weeks, to even the competition somewhat, Mya will have some sort of "setback" that will cause her to fight her way back to the title. As far as the men, unless Aaron can get back on track and stop pouting like his next single wasn't a success, Donny is really the only legitimate contender.

Point totals (out of a possible 30) are:

Mya & Dmitry Chaplin (28)
Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas (28)

Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough (26)

Natalie Coughlin & Alec Mazo (24)
Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson (24)

Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel (23)

Mark Decascos & Lacey Schwimmer (22)

Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff (18)

Chuck Liddell & Anna Trebunskaya (17)

Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower (16)
Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova (16)

For more info:

Dancing with the Stars: week 3 performance recap

Dancing with the Stars: week 2 performance recap

Dancing with the Stars: week 1 performance recap