Rumer Willis lands perfect 'Dancing' scores
As Dancing With the Stars waltzes toward next week's semi-finals, our six remaining celebs and their pro partners performed two dances on Monday night — an "America's Choice" round and a "Trio" round.
No one was sent home. Two stars will be eliminated on Tuesday's results show.
Here's how they all fared in front of judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough and Bruno Tonioli.
The big highlights of the night: Rumer Willis and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy, and Nastia Liukin's threesome dancing with Derek Hough and Sasha Farber.
Rumer Willis blew away everyone in the ballroom with both of her dances. She and partner Val Chmerkovskiy danced a precise, passionate, classic rumba that had mom Demi and sister Talullah clapping hard, along with the rest of the audience. Julianne said it was their "best dance... That was gold." They got the first perfect score of the season. Scores: 10, 10, 10, 10 = 40
Artem Chigvintsev joined them for their trio dance, which was mesmerizing, fierce, but sensual and beautiful at the same time. Bruno cited her artistry, Carrie said she was "superior, Len called her "brilliant. Again, perfection. Scores: 10, 10, 10, 10 = 40 Total: 80
Riker Lynch danced a fast Viennese waltz that was designed to show the pop star's vulnerable side. "What intensity!" said Bruno. "Are you semi-final worthy? Hell, yeah!" said Carrie Ann. Scores: 10, 9, 10, 10 = 39
Brittany Cherry joined Riker and partner Sharna Burgess for a jazz dance that Riker promised would be "awesome." And it was. Riker completely handled the two wild women, owning every minute of the dance. Scores: 10, 9, 10, 10 = 40 Total: 78
Nastia Liukin did a fierce Games of Thrones paso doble. Derek Hough, sidelined with foot injuries, sat on a throne, watching his partner dance with pro Sasha Farber. "You make the Lannisters look like pussycats," said Bruno when they were done. Len liked the passion and the drama, but nitpicked about it not being more of a true paso doble. Scores: 9, 9, 9, 9 = 36
Since they are already a trio, they worked around Derek's injury for their jive, doing slow parts with Derek and faster parts with Sasha. Nastia went back and forth between the two guys - Derek on a couch in one room, Sasha up and dancing in another, pulling her back and forth. It was adorable. "Some of the best broken-toe dancing you're ever gonna see," said host Tom Bergeron. "That. Was. Fantastic," said Len. Scores: 10, 10, 10, 10 = 40 Total: 76
Chris Soules is worried about being eliminated. But his sexy contemporary dance with pro Witney Carson included lifts and twirls and passionate moves, and it was a hit with fans and judges. Julianne said he wins the "award for most improved this season." Bruno said it was "tastefully sexy." Scores: 9, 8, 9, 8 = 34
Lindsay Arnold joined them for the trio dance, a stormy desert-themed paso doble, which mostly required Chris to step, hold the two women and show off his bare torso. His fiancee Whitney was not shown in the crowd. Scores: 7, 7, 8, 8 = 30 Total: 64
Noah Galloway danced an Americana-themed, elegant tango while dressed in sharp white suit. It was a moving performance, but the judges all said they had a hard time because the dance needs to be critiqued on moves Galloway just can't make - flexed knees, staccato moves and pivots. But they praised his control and his passion. Scores: 8,7,7,7 = 31
Emma Slater joined them for the trio round. She spiced up their salsa with clever choreography that including living sculpture poses. Bruno was so excited he fell off his chair. Julianne asked him if he was ok, but everyone laughed it off. Scores: 8,8,8,8 = 32 Total: 63
Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson showed off their chemistry again, dancing a romantic contemporary number that included a kiss. "There was magic in the air," said Carrie Ann. Scores, 8, 8, 9, 8 = 33
Jenna Johnson joined them for the trio round. Their samba had a supermodel theme, with Robert dancing in a shirt and tie, loving every minute of it. "I'm so happy to be here. This is so much fun," said Robert. Scores: 7, 7, 8, 8 = 29 Total: 62