Corky Ballas

Rather than choosing just one dance to encore, last night the entire cast was invited back to perform the group hip hop number again. We love watching the crowd because seeing everyone dance side by side gives a chance to size the competition up as a whole.

The couple invited back for an encore this week was Cody and Julianne re-performing their jitterbug. Proving she’s a consummate professional, whatever stomach problems Julianne may have been experiencing, you’d never have known by the performance she turned in. It was so good in fact, the audience AND the judges lauded them with a standing ovation.

Lance and Lacey started the show and Lance revealed that when ‘N SYNC first signed with a record label, they didn’t want him in the group because his dancing skills were so bad compared to the other guys. Their West Coast Swing was the first time we could see why. There was no swing to be found, it looked more like a dude at a bar after one too many but not quite enough to make it good. Lance even slipped during the routine, recovering nicely but eating it none the less. The judges and audience were in stunned, stupefied silence.

Like Freak Nasty said, “Don't even matter your age…I put my hand upon your hip, When I dip, you dip, we dip.”

Cloris Leachman, 82, arrives at the premiere of her new film The Women (she’s far and away the best part of the film, which is kind of like being the tallest person in Munchkinland) with her Dancing with the Stars partner Corky Ballas.

Annette Benning is already campaigning for her co-star. “She’s going to win! Winner! I predict right now,” Benning said.