Although it was not an earth-shattering Dancing with the Stars elimination like when we had to say goodbye to Sabrina Bryan, this week's results show was somewhat surprising when Marie Osmond and her partner Jonathan Roberts were the first couple to find out that they were going to make it to the semi-finals next week. With Cameron Mathison and Edyta Sliwinska now out of the running, there are only four couples remaining. We still days away from finding out who will be the next eliminated couple, but until then, I give you my power rankings for the top 4 teams on this season of Dancing with the Stars.

4. Marie Osmond and Jonathan Roberts

Marie may have spunk and sass, but when it comes to ballroom dance abilities, she doesn't have the goods to get her to the top. While her performances have generally been good, her routines have been light on technique lately. Perhaps if she were competing on a different season of Dancing with the Stars, she might make it to the final three, but against this current crowd, there's no chance.

3. Jennie Garth and Derek Hough

Jennie's lack of self-confidence and floppy spine and arms are going to be her undoing. I will be extremely sad to see her go, as I feel that she's made tremendous strides over the course of the competition, but Helio and Mel B have definitely stepped up their game and left Jennie and Derek in the dust.

2. Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough

Helio and Julianne make a strong team. There's no doubt in my mind that they are going to make it to the final two couples. They got a perfect score for the quickstep, arguably one of the toughest styles on Dancing with the Stars. And his paso doble was strong and assertive as well. He's made tremendous improvements in technique over the course of the season.

1. Melanie Brown and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Mel and Maks are my picks to make it to the top. Although the judges awarded them one point fewer than they did to Helio and Julianne, I still feel that, week after week, Mel is the strongest and most consistent celebrity dancer. She's a quick study, and it doesn't hurt that she and Maks have amazing chemistry together as well.


-Debbie Chang, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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