Dancing with the Stars: week 5 performance recap

October 20, 12:59 AMDes Moines TV ExaminerDax Abbas

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Last week, although he was not in the judges' bottom two, UFC Hall of Fame member Chuck Liddell was eliminated by his poor 'Dancing with the Stars' fan support. This week, the remaining ten couples performed either the Paso Doble or the Argentine Tango, then (in order to fill a two-hour show) performed a non-scored group dance: the Hustle.

Performing the Paso Doble: Natalie & Alec, Michael & Anna, Mark & Lacey, and Kelly & Louis. Normally, Natalie would have dominated this group but she seemed distracted this week and although she hit all her marks, the emotional side was lacking. Mark was the benefactor of Natalie's down week; he performed strongly and stole the spotlight away from Michael's nickel antics and Kelly dancing to one of her father's songs.

Performing the Argentine Tango: Aaron & Karina, Mya & Dmitry, Donny & Kym, Louie & Chelsie, Melissa & Mark, and Joanna & (surprise!) Maks. On the positive side, Aaron rebounded from his two-week decline, Mya continued her strong performance, and Donny received two "10's" for his dark, seductive dance that threatened to end in another make-out session with Bruno. On the other side, Louie continued to perform below expectations, Melissa toughed out her dance although her training with Mark was minimal due to... the flu bug that caused Derek to miss this week and be replaced by Maks. Joanna seemed to have adapted quickly to Maks until a late slip in their routine caused middle of the road scores.

Yes, it finally happened. My perfect streak is over. Although I was correct in predicting that Michael would not be leaving, I chose Louie over Chuck thinking the fighter had more fans then the snowboarder. Once again this week Michael is the judges' lowest scorer with Louie and Natalie only a point ahead. I still do not think that it is Michael's time to go. Repeating last week's prediction, I pick Louie to be eliminated. Unlike last week's prediction, after three weeks of lackluster performances now I'm not so sure he has more potential than Michael.

Point totals (out of a possible 30) are:

Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson (29)

Mya & Dmitry Chaplin (27)

Mark Decascos & Lacey Schwimmer (26)

Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough (24)
Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel (24)
Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff (24)

Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas (23)

Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower (22)
Natalie Coughlin & Alec Mazo (22)

Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova (21)

For more info:

Dancing with the Stars: week 4 performance recap

Dancing with the Stars: week 3 performance recap

Dancing with the Stars: week 2 performance recap