Dancing With the Stars season 19 continues with the top 5 teams on Monday night.
Janel and Val, Alfonso and Witney, Sadie and Mark, Bethany and Derek, and Tommy and Peta are left.
Alfonso and Witney are announced safe first.
Janel and Val are announced safe.
Bethany and Derek are announced safe.
Sadie and Mark are announced safe.
Tommy and Peta are eliminated.
“I just showed that old stoners can perform when they need to,” Tommy said, describing his time on the show.
Peta said Tommy was her best partner so far.
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The week was “Plugged, Unplugged” which had teams dancing two different styles to the same song.
Check out the updates, video highlights, and pictures below. Reverse order, or most current at top.
--Alfonso and Witney dance last.
They dance Contemporary to “Love Runs Out” by One Republic, sung live by Christina Grimmie.
“I love the drama of that dance, the intensity throughout it,” said Len.
“Sizzling chemistry, amazing partner work, and what I found extremely fascinating and wonderful is you two always read from the same page. You’re like two instruments playing exactly the same tune at the same time,” Bruno said.
“You showed us a whole new side of Alfonso tonight,” Carrie Ann said.
They got a 9 from Carrie Ann and 10s from the rest for 39 out of 40 for a combined 79 out of 80.
--Janel and Val dance fourth in the second round of dances.
They dance Argentine Tango to “Blame” by Calvin Harris, performed live by Time for Three.
“Out of our woman performers left, you are definitely the most dynamic,” Carrie Ann told Janel.
“You put the ‘oo’ in ’mood,'” Len added. “You are an incredible dancer.”
They got 9s from Len and Carrie Ann and 10s from Julianne and Len for 38 out of 40 for a combined score of 78 out of 80.
--Bethany and Derek dance third in the “Unplugged” around.
They dance Contemporary to “I Want You Back” by The Civil Wars.
“This dance should be on permanent display in an art gallery,” said Bruno.
“You stripped down to nothing--you guys danced as one,” added Carrie Ann.
They got 10s across the board for a combined 76 out of 80 on the night.
--Tommy and Peta dance second in the second round of dances, or the “Unplugged” round.
They dance Rumba to “Tainted Love” by Marilyn Manson, sung by Hannah Peel.
“There was something so magical and so fantastical about that dance,” said Julianne.
Carrie Ann cried and said that Peta, “the master,” was teaching her student.
They got 9s from Julianne and Carrie Ann and 8s from Len and Bruno for a combined 62 out of 80.
--Sadie and Mark dance first in the second round of dances.
They dance Argentine Tango to “Problem” by Ariana Grande, sung by Noah Guthrie.
“We looking for people that should make the final--you should be there,” said Len.
“You may be big in Louisiana, but you'd be big in Argentina as well,” said Bruno. “You should be back next week.”
“That was a very powerful song,” added Carrie Ann. “You suited the dance.”
They get 9s from Carrie Ann, Len, and Bruno, and a 10 from Julianne, giving them a combined score of 74 out of 80.
--Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson dance fifth in the first round of dances.
They dance Argentine Tango to “Love Runs Out” by One Republic.
“I'll tell you Alfonso, you can dance. No one likes dancing through pain--but pain is temporary, glory lasts forever,” Len said.
“Tonight you can tell you’re in pain, but you’re a fighter and you can keep going.”
“We made it through one, we got one more to go,” Alfonso said, cringing in pain and shedding a few tears.
They got 9s from all the judges for 36 out of 40.
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance fourth.
They dance Paso Doble to “Blame” by Calvin Harris.
“This is the most stressful week of the competition,” Janel said in the video recap of rehearsals. Maksim, Val’s brother, visited him to give him advice.
“That was over way too soon--that was so dramatic, that was so dynamic,” said Carrie Ann.
“Just enough of everything to keep me satisfied,” said Len.
“I felt like you guys were one--there was no separation,” said Julianne.
They got all 10s for a perfect 40 out of 40 score.
Bethany Mota and Derek Hough dance third.
They dance Samba to “I Want You Back” by the Jackson Five.
“I thought it was a nice solid Samba. I felt a little underwhelmed,” said Carrie Ann.
“It was a bit like cotton candy, it was light and fluffy, but a little sticky some places,” Len seid.
“But it was fun, and I liked the feel of the whole thing.”
They got 9s from all the judges for 36 out of 40.
Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd dance second.
They dance Jazz to “Tainted Love” by Marilyn Manson, sung by Soft Cell.
“I loved it, it was great entertainment,” said Julianne.
“Tommy, you’re a lucky man, you have Peta, the human defibrillator, she can bring a dead man back to life,” said Bruno.
“I couldn’t have done what you’ve done,” Len said, referring to Tommy’s age.
They got 7s from all the judges for 28 out of 40.
--Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas dance first.
They dance Quickstep to “Problem” by Ariana Grande.
“I found nothing I didn’t like about the whole dance,” judge Len Goodman said.
“Fresh ... plenty of content there, and I loved that you managed to put in a little bit of hip-hop,” Bruno Tonioli added.
“Your body contact was good the whole way through,” said Carrie Ann Inaba.
They got 9s from Julianne, Bruno, and Carrie Ann and a 10 from Len for a 37 out of 40.
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