Dancing with the Stars “Season 24 Week 3” 

It’s Vegas night for the first time on Dancing with the Stars! Derek Hough returned to the dance floor to perform with his sister Julianne in a preview of their upcoming tour. We saw some 9s for the first time this season. Len was in a great mood tonight! I can’t decide if I like Grumpy Len or Happy Len better. How did the contestants do on Week Three?

Let’s find out:

Nick Viall and Peta Murgatroyd
Dance: Tango
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3409

This was definitely Nick’s best dance so far. He listened to the judges and improved. I agreed with Julianne that he had power and ease. He still needs to work on a few things but Nick is on the right path.

Score: Carrie Ann-7, Len-6, Julianne-7, Bruno-6; Total: 26

Mr. T and Kym Johnson
Dance: Foxtrot
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3407

It looked like Mr. T was having fun and stayed on the beat. He isn’t the strongest dancer but has improved and he makes people happy. Mr. T is really charming and this danced showed that.

Score: Carrie Ann-6, Len-6, Julianne-6, Bruno-6; Total: 24

Bonner Bolton and Sharna Burgess
Dance: Charleston
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3401

Because of Bonner’s injuries from being paralyzed, he had some trouble. We learned he can’t do lifts and it took a lot of effort to do this dance. Because of it he was thinking too much in his head instead of just enjoying what he was doing.

Score: Carrie Ann-6, Len-6, Julianne-6, Bruno-6; Total: 24

Derek and Julianne did a dance from their upcoming show, Move. It was amazing of course! It was nice to see the siblings dancing in the ballroom.

Heather Morris and Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Substitute Pro: Alan Bersten)
Dance: Tango
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3406

Maks is still recovering from his injury and had to have surgery this week and so, once again, Alan Bersten performed with Heather. Now Heather had done some Britney on the show Glee. She wanted to see how she could do something totally different then what people have seen from her. Of course she was sensational. Heather proved she could do ballroom and do it well. Hopefully Maks will be back but Alan is filling in very nicely.

Score: Carrie Ann-9, Len-8, Julianne-8, Bruno-8; Total: 33

Charo and Keo Motsepe
Dance: Foxtrot
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3402

Their Foxtrot was nice. It was actually the calmest she has been thus far. It was the sweet and innocent side of Charo. To be honest, I kind of miss the crazy. She’s definitely more interesting when she’s that way but poor Tom and Keo have to keep up with her.

Score: Carrie Ann-6, Len-6, Julianne-6, Bruno-6; Total: 24

Simone Biles and Sasha Farber
Dance: Quickstep
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3412

Simone is adorbs! She just has to work on her emotions more. This was a great dance for her since she could smile and be herself. She will have to keep that up because we know that movement is not her issue. She and Sasha are so darn cute! For all their effort and cuteness, this pair received the first nine of the competition.

Score: Carrie Ann-7, Len-8, Julianne-9, Bruno-8; Total: 32

Nancy Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev
Dance: Samba
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3408

Fun fact: Artem is a huge Ricky Martin fan. His Samba with Nancy Kerrigan was to one of his songs. Nancy and Artem went to see Ricky in concert and met him. Artem acted like a little schoolgirl and it was enjoyable to watch that. As far as the dancing goes: Nancy let go and did a terrific job. She had a great time and you can see that her hard work is paying off. This was not the type of dance that comes natural to her but she made it work.

Score: Carrie Ann-8, Len-9, Julianne-8, Bruno-8; Total: 33

David Ross and Lindsay Arnold
Dance: Jazz
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3404

What girl doesn’t love a dance inspired by Magic Mike? I know I love it. David rocked it. He did the moves but made us laugh at the same time. He did much better than last week but Jazz is a little more flexible then the other dances.

Score: Carrie Ann-8, Len-7, Julianne-8, Bruno-8; Total: 31

Erika Jayne and Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Jive
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3405

I love Erika but this was not her best dance. She seemed to struggle a bit. But she kept it moving. What’s great about her is she remained a pro on stage and kept smiling even when she obviously made an error. I think she can do so much better.

Score: Carrie Ann-6, Len-7, Julianne-7, Bruno-6; Total: 26

Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater
Dance: Samba
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3408

First thing: Rashad is very, very hot. I think he was a bit behind of the music but he knew how to shake his moneymaker. He needs to smooth out some of his transitions, however. I think it’s safe to say mistakes and all he is very enjoyable to watch.

Score: Carrie Ann-7, Len-7, Julianne-7, Bruno-7; Total: 28

Normani Kordei and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Foxtrot
Phone Number: 1-800-868-3410

Wow, considering this is someone who has to travel all over the world with Val, Normani is pretty amazing and keeps upping her game. Her kicks were awesome. She was completely immersed in the routine. She is definitely in it to win. I wish jet lag were as agreeing with me as it is with her.

Score: Carrie Ann-8, Len-8, Julianne-9, Bruno-9; Total: 34

The Elimination

The first couple in jeopardy: Charo & Keo. The next couple in jeopardy: Nick & Peta. The rest of the couples were told they were safe and they were all coming back next week.

The couple going home this week: Charo & Keo. I’m so disappointed but someone has to go. No more Cuchi, Cuchi!

Favorite Quotes

Tom: “Way to use those adjectives.”
Tom: “I’m here with my crack security team that protects me from Charo.”
Tom: “Thank you to our mini-Houghs”
Charo: “I have to think before I use my mouth.”
Tom: “This is the first time I can get out of this uninjured.”
Tom: “Ah, Bruno. I don’t know what the hell is the matter with him. He liked me tonight.”
Tom: “So we learned tonight that the Cubs are locker room twerkers.”
Charo: “Bruno, I will see you in the parking lot.”

Next week get ready for your tissues because it is “Most Memorable Year” week. Who will be the next couple to go home? See you on Monday.

Dancing with the Stars Season 24 airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.