Dancing with the Stars Elimination Night Recap: Week Six

This week the judges invited Li’l Kim and Derek to encore their Jailhouse Rock Jive, the dance that took them to the top of the leader board for the first time this season.

The first filler performance of the night was the cast of West Side Story performing “America” and doing a little something called being a triple threat before the first safe couples were announced.

Li’l Kim and Derek are the first safe couple followed by Lawrence and Edyta.

Before any other couples can relax, Rascal Flatts came out to perform their new single “Here Comes Goodbye” while Julianne and Tony danced the most beautiful, balletic, acrobatic routine. It was the kind of number that makes us wish we were a dancer.

Shawn and Mark are the next safe couple, as are Melissa and Tony.

This week, the stars of dance were the low-rent Pussycat Dolls led by Carmen Electra who, we were shocked to see, was jiggling in places that usually don’t exist on her. Burlesque is cute and all, but watching Electra dance was just out of place since she’s not as good as many of the contestants this season.

The next safe couples are Gilles and Cheryl and Chuck and Julianne.

That means Ty and Chelsie and Steve-O and Lacey are the bottom two couples.

There’s no dance off this week, just the bitter, brutal truth.

And the couple sent home is…

Steve-O and Lacey.

His luck finally ran out. But Tom Bergeron said it perfectly: He charmed the ballroom. We didn’t know he had it in him.

We’re going to miss Steve-O.

Until next week.

—Sasha Perl-Raver