), and, sadly one of our new couples gets eliminated.
The interesting thing about this format is that were getting a look at Americas favorites from the get-go.
For instance, do you know whos safe?Grocery Store Joe, thats who!
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Joining Joe and Jenna in safety are DeMarcus and Lindsay (they get the encore performance!
Its a nice mix of high scorers and fan favorites.
Could some big elimination upsets be in our future this season?
But were getting ahead of ourselves.
You guys, a lot is going on tonight.
Lets see how dance number two goes down for the five couples remaining in jeopardy.
The disco cha-cha mashup has a ton of energy, but this time it is much more controlled.
The second half of the routine is great.
And hey, Bruno tells her that her shoulders are very much improved.
Mild picante salsa seems a much better fit for Nikki!
), but overall she looks more comfortable.
Bruno wants Nikki to work on the fluidity of her hips.
Their jive was a surprise highlight of night one.
Yet, here we are.
Their first jive was cutesy and full of dairy products.
Their second is a sexier jive.
Can the jive ever really be sexy?
Len seems especially happy with this second routine.
Has Grumpy Len turned into Giddy Len?
Is this a whole newDWTSera?
Hold me, Im scared.Judges Score: 21/30
The five couples in jeopardy have done everything they can.
Sadly, we will not get a season full of watching Nikki make Gleb giggle.
If nothing else, dont we deserve weeks upon weeks of Gleb giggling?
