The next couple to perform is Cody Linley and Julianne Hough.  Julianne had a rough week and lost some rehearsal time as well.  Huh, I thought they were supposed to give us an update on Julianne's condition.  Oh well, I guess not.  They have the samba tonight.  I don't know, Cody looks kind of awkward at times.  His movements are too jerky and he doesn't have the energy that he usually has.  Julianne is amazing, though.  Carrie Ann thinks that their samba was almost paso doble-like in its intensity and thought it was great.  Bruno agrees that it was intense, but in a bad way.  Bruno would have liked more bounce for a samba.  Michael is somewhere in between.  Backstage, Julianne tells Samantha that she does indeed have endometriosis, and she'll have an appendectomy tomorrow.  She'll come back to Dancing with the Stars as soon as she is able - she's guessing as soon as next week! - but in the meantime, Cody will dance with Edyta Sliwinska.  And the scores: Carrie Ann gives 8, Michael gives 8 and Bruno gives 7, for a 23 out of 30.

Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson have the rumba next.  Kym schooled Warren this week on the ways of love.  It''s game on, though, and Warren is determined to beat Brooke in the rumba.  I think Warren does a better job of it than Brooke did earlier in the evening.  The rumba is a really hard dance to master.  Michael praises them and says their dance was smokin'.  Carrie Ann starts flirting with Warren and points out a mistake they made in the middle, but she is overall positive.  And the scores: Carrie Ann gives 8, Michael gives 9 and Bruno gives 8, for a 25 out of 30.  Warren says, "I like that new guy."

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for: the group hip hop dance!  It's the first time that all the couples are all together, and they'll be dancing a style that they've never done before.  The choreographer of this number is Shotyme.  Haha!  Cloris showed up to rehearsal with a ginormous boombox on her shoulder.  Oh my, the real performance begins and it is easily the most ridonkulous thing I've ever seen.  As far as I'm concerned, none of these people can pull of a hip hop routine, especially not Cloris, who has some of her front teeth blacked out.  Their outfits are just as ridiculous as their choreography.  Lacey is working really hard, as if she's going to be judged by Dan Karaty on So You Think You Can Dance.  Susan Lucci is just horrible, as is Tony.  I mean, the group dances are never good on Dancing with the Stars, but this one might be the worst one I've ever seen.  What do you think?


Judges' leaderboard

Lance and Lacey - 27
Brooke and Derek - 26
Warren and Kym - 25
Susan and Tony - 23
Cody and Julianne - 23
Maurice and Cheryl - 21
Cloris and Corky - 15



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