Dancing With The Stars sent another celebrity home Tuesday night after a scorching Latin-themed week. The ABC show spared Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough from the threat of elimination with their first-ever immunity award. Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy were safe -- of course -- as were Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas. No surprises there.

The rest of this week’s results were a bit unexpected as Jacoby Jones landed in the bottom for the first time this season. He and pro partner received rave reviews for their sexy salsa number, but voters clearly didn’t agree. Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd were sent to the safe zone with their respectable rumba routine. This left Ingo Rademacher and Andy Dick to join Jacoby on the bottom.

Long before the results were read, I already knew it was time to say goodbye to this season’s most endearing competitor: Andy. The judges had been hating on him all along and the rest of the competitors are now just too good.

His score of 17 was so far behind the rest of the bunch that I’m certain he and his partner, Sharna Burgess, were headed home. Sadly, I’m right -- and the pair were eliminated. The reformed bad boy used the show as a platform to prove his sobriety to himself and his family. It was hard not to root for the charismatic comedian despite his imperfect dance steps.

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On ABC's Dancing with the Stars, Australian professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd is once again contending for the Mirrorball Trophy, this time alongside Bachelor Sean Lowe. BFTV stole a few minutes with the former ballet star to ask her how one lands a spot on the dance floor, what she takes away from Dancing, and who she is outside of TV.

Peta's dance career began with ballet at the age of four, and took off quickly. "I was about seven or eight [when] I knew I had a talent for ballet, and by the age of ten I had to make a big decision because I was accepted into a very big ballet school over in Australia. I had to make a decision on if I really wanted to make this a career or not at the age of ten!" she reflected. She went for it - and then eventually transitioned into ballroom dancing in a big way, joining the dance production Burn the Floor, with which she remained for six years.

"I did that and I ended up going all the way around the world," said Peta. "It was an amazing experience. I grew as a person, I grew as a dancer, leaving home at such a young age. It was really eye-opening. I ended up on Broadway with Burn the Floor in 2009 and I was the lead dancer in the show. We played there for eight months. That was one of my ultimate dreams, to be on Broadway, and we did it."

That experience ended up being pivotal in her life in a whole other way: it brought her to the attention of Dancing with the Stars producers. "I actually was chosen from being on Broadway," she continued. "The producers saw me over there and they immediately offered me a contract,which was so cool. They could see what I could do, then they took me on from there."

Peta joined Dancing with the Stars in season twelve, being promoted to the main professional cast with season thirteen. She's worked with NBA star Metta World Peace (season thirteen), NFL star Donald Driver (season fourteen), actor Gilles Marini (season fifteen), and is now the partner of Bachelor star Sean Lowe. She described how DWTS matches pros and celebs as based on "a combination of things, mainly on height - you just don't want to have a huge difference. And then it comes down to personality as well. Obviously the producers want to have some drama in the show, so they might want to put two fiery people together."

For Peta, her challenge has come from getting celebrity partners who have all been new to the ballroom dancing scene. "My four celebrities have never had any training," she said. "I always start from the basics. [Then] I figure out who they are as a person. I like to get to know them first, and see how they work and how they sort of get through their day."

Her favorite achievement on the show remains winning the title with Donald Driver in season fourteen, making her the second professional to take the crown after finishing in last place the season before. "That would have to be the most memorable moment, when I won with Donald and we did our freestyle together. That adrenaline rush before we went on and while we were dancing I don't think I've ever had again," she reflected. "[And] just the overwhelming joy when I heard our names being called. He's always going to be a part of my life. He's such a special person to me."

But winning isn't everything, either. Asked how she judges her success on the show, she said, "It's my partner improving every week and [that] he's learning something different. That to me is way more important than just getting through to the final. I want people to see that he's changed, that he's come from nothing and can succeed with having no background in dance at all. I think that's what the show is really about and what draws people in to watch the show."

When she's not on the dance floor, Peta is hoping to break through into acting, stating that she's "always wanted to be an actress." She's also a big supporter of breast cancer awareness and health enthusiast. "I'm passionate about health and fitness," she explained. "It's been a part of my life since I was a young child. Things of that nature I love to get involved in." More information about some of Peta's favorites - and videos from throughout her DWTS career - can be found at her official website. Having spent the majority of her life on the dance floor, she's now sharing her passion for that art form with a national audience.

You can keep up with Peta on Twitter (@PetaMurgatroyd). Dancing with the Stars continues tonight at 8 PM ET/PT on ABC.

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"Dancing with the Stars" ballroom got spicy and saucy on Monday, April 29 as the remaining seven pairs performed rumbas, salsas and paso dobles on the Latin night. Each team danced individually and six of them would compete in the dance-off for bonus points. Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff danced first, performing a high-energy salsa. Though he missed a day of rehearsals due to a sore body, the execution was far from bad as the judges gave him 27 points. Len Goodman enthused, "Was that an earthquake or did you just rock this place?!"

Ingo Rademacher showed his sexy side with a rumba, but he was struggling with the hip action. "They say hips don't lie; in your case I wish they could," Bruno Tonioli commented, agreed by Carrie Ann Inaba who felt it was "lacking fluidity." The soap opera star earned 22 points.

Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough danced a samba. She rehearsed the routine in between her three concerts last week, with her partner Derek joining her to travel around the country. Her hard work was paid off as Carrie Ann praised her, "When you dance, I see perfection in every single move." Bruno added, "It was the perfect balance of the technique and the performance." The country music star earned 29 points.

After narrowly dodging the elimination last week, Andy Dick might be once again on the risk of getting the boot. His fun rumba was deemed "more erratic than erotic," by Len, while Carrie Ann criticized his arms. The comedian's routine was scored 17.

Aly Raisman rehearsed her salsa with troop member Henry Byalikov since Mark Ballas had a bad back, but he recovered in time for Monday's performance. Their spirited and fun routine got rave reviews, with Bruno likening it to a "tutti-frutti delicious cocktail." Len also called it "tasty," but he wanted a few more "recognizable" salsa moves. The Olympic star earned 29 points.

Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd danced a sweet-natured rumba, and he admitted that it was hard to bring love in his dance since he didn't have romantic feelings for Peta. With the help of his fiancee Catherine Guidici, Sean managed to show a "seductive look" during his dance. Len, however, said Sean was "wooden." The insurance agent earned 24 points.

For the last individual dance, Zendaya Coleman and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy danced an intense paso doble. Len said it was like a "bull fight," which was meant as a compliment. Carrie Ann chimed in, "It was beautiful, the lines were gorgeous." The Disney star got 27 points. Scoring the highest cumulative score of the season so far, Kellie earned an immunity this week. Meanwhile, the other pairs competed for bonus points in the dance-off.

Aly and Mark were pitted against Andy and Sharna Burgess for a cha cha. Though Len admired Andy's "pluck" and Carrie Ann praised the funnyman for never giving up, the judges unanimously picked Aly as the winner. Zendaya and Val were facing off Jacoby and Karina in a jive. Len said, "It's a tough call," as Bruno commented, "It was like watching two champions." Zendaya was eventually declared the winner.

Ingo and Kym Johnson won over Sean and Peta 2-1 after going head-to-head in a rumba. Carrie Ann and Len rooted for Ingo, but Bruno thought Sean did better.

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We’ve had Len’s Side by Side Challenge, Best Year of My Life, Prom Night, and Stevie Wonder Week so far in Season 16 of “Dancing With The Stars.”This week, DWTS fans assumed they would get a gimmick free week of nothing but classic Latin ballroom dancing from the competitors. All the couples have danced at least one Latin style so far, but they will get to explore something new this week and work hard to master the specific style assigned to them.

Not so fast, twinkle toes.
According to ABC’s news release, the remaining seven couples will perform their assigned Latin dances. The top couple based on the judges’ scores will be safe from elimination for the week (i.e., the couple gets immunity). The remaining six couples will then participate in a Dance Off. They will compete against another couple doing either the Cha Cha Cha, Jive, or Rumba. The judges will pick a winner from each pair, and the winner will add three points to his or her score.

The couples scoring second through fourth get to pick their opponents. How will they choose? It would make sense to pick off the competitor you think will score lowest. For example, if Kellie comes in second, she’s likely to pick Andy Dick as her opponent. How the dance style gets assigned isn’t clear. Perhaps the couple who gets picked to compete gets to choose the dance style.

What will also complicate the choices is that some couples have danced several of the Latin styles. Everyone’s danced the Cha Cha Cha before. The top four couples have all danced the Jive. But Aly Raisman, Ingo Rademacher, and Andy Dick have only danced the one style up until this week. So what if two couples are tied for first? What then? Have the judges been advised not to allow a tie? Will the couples be aggressively competitive, or just nice and dance against someone they like?

DWTS fan blogs incuding the well-read and respected Pure DWTS are chock full of theories about what the producers’ hidden motives are in introducing this complicated scenario. Are they trying to get rid of a certain star? Or prop up a star that needs help? Are they trying to generate fan interest by scaring someone’s supporters into voting?

Whatever the reasons, the bottom line is that with or without the silly immunity and challenge dances, it’s going to be a rough week for the male competitors who aren’t able to shake their moneymakers. Sean Lowe, Ingo Rademacher and Andy Dick, we’re talking to you. Jacoby Jones drew the salsa as his dance and what he lacks in finesse he’ll overcome with energy.

It’s a week for the ladies to shine, and they are the ones to beat at this point. It’s possible we will see a second straight season with an all-woman final. Jacoby Jones is the only dancer who could threaten such an outcome at this point, unless Andy Dick’s fans are voting in such droves that he ends up edging out someone like Aly Raisman.

It’s annoying for viewers who would rather see the twists and turns on the ballroom floor instead of in the point schemes, but much of America enjoys the fun and glam and isn’t really assessing the dance skills past a certain point.

Reminders about voting: vote online, by phone, or vote via text message using the last four numbers for any couple. You can vote online at the official Dancing With The Stars page on Facebook, or the ABC Dancing With The Stars page.

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On performance night of “Dancing with the Stars” megastar Stevie Wonder celebrated his musical career by performing live for each of the dances plus a few extra songs. On results night Stevie revealed that he had an incredible night - adding that he is not only a big fan of the show but wants to be a part of the show as a contestant.

The night of music and results began with a performance by British pop star Olly Murs who performed his platinum selling hit “Troublemaker”. In the first results Kellie and Derek and Aly and Mark were announced safe for another week.

In the fan voted encore dance, Team Paso – Zendaya, Valentin, Ingo, Kym, Victor, Lindsay, Jacoby, and Karina – reprised their Paso Doble. The next results revealed that Zendaya and Valentin were safe but Sean and Peta were in jeopardy of going home.

Grammy winning urban music star will.i.am gave the network television debut of his new single “That Power” from his new album “Will Power”. The next two couple to learn their results were Ingo and Kym who were safe and Victor and Lindsay who were the second couple in jeopardy of going home. In the Macy's Stars of Dance choreographer A.J. Jones choreographed the performance. The professional dancers gave a little preview of what's to come next week when they gave a performance that included a fire dancer. The last two couples learned their results when Jacoby and Karina were safe but Andy and Sharna became the last couple in jeopardy. In the final results for the week Andy and Sharna were safe leaving Sean and Peta and Victor and Lindsay in the bottom two and facing elimination.

The couple going home after six weeks of performances that landed them at the bottom of the leader board and in the bottom two was Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold. Victor said that he had a blast while on the show and invited the cast to sit ringside for his next championship fight. Next week is Latin Week and multi Latin Grammy Award winning Columbian star Juanes will perform the songs live in the Ballroom.

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In week six of the competition for the mirror ball we saw Stevie Wonder visit the Ballroom on “Dancing with the Stars” to celebrate 50 years of making music. Not only were all of the songs Wonder hits, they were performed by Wonder himself.

The remaining eight celebs and their partners had to perform two dances this week – their individual dance and a team dance. Each week we've seen the top spot taken by one of the ladies and this week was no different. By the end of the performance filled night, all three of the judges had issued a 10 and Stevie was ready to make a return visit next year to do it all over again.

First up was Zendaya and Valentin with a Cha Cha to “Do I Do” that brought smiles, glowing remarks, and a near perfect score from the judges. Len called Zendaya a great dancer, Bruno called it "gob smacking gorgeous," Carrie Ann was blown away. Zendaya and Valentin scored two 10s and a 9 for a total of 29 points for their dance.

Letter carrier Andy danced a Samba with partner Sharna to “Signed Sealed Delivered” that while the judges thought was fun was also lacking in content. Bruno referred to the dance as a personality driven shambles of a Samba. Andy and Sharna scored 18 points for their Samba.

Also performing a Samba, Sean and Peta danced to “I Wish” in a performance the judges said lacked hip action and musicality. Sean and Peta earned 21 points for their dance. Dedicating her performance to her home town of Boston, Aly and Mark performed a Foxtrot to “Isn't She Lovely” that Len called a real foxy Foxtrot and Bruno said was as pretty as a picture. Aly and Mark scored 27 points for their Foxtrot.

Stevie sang “Sir Duke” as the DWTS Troupe girls, Ann, and Cheryl danced around Stevie on the dance floor. Ingo and Kym danced a Tango to “Uptight out of Sight” in a performance that Len said suited Ingo. Celebrating his birthday Ingo earned his highest score this season with 24 points.

Kellie and Derek performed a Quickstep to “Part Time Lover” that the judges called perfection, superb, and the best dance of season 16. Kellie and Derek scored 29 points for their Quickstep including the first 10 of the season from Len.

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She's already known for sexy, flesh-baring costumes on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. And Australian dancer Kym Johnson stripped down naked for PETA's latest campaign fighting animal testing. The 36-year-old hoofer cuddled a bunny and flaunted her athletic physique in two different pin-up poses on print ads, shot by photographer Robert Sebree, released Friday.

'Be a Bunny's Belle of the Ballroom: Choose Cruelty-Free,' the pink-hued advert read. 'Thousands of mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other animals are poisoned, burned and killed in cruel product tests each year.' In the text, the three-time trophy winner urged shoppers to buy cosmetics and household products only from companies that never test on animals.

Kym said she was initially inspired by rocker Dave Navarro's PETA campaign in which he donned fake blood to emulate a wounded lab animal. 'I was so disturbed by what I saw. I didn't realize that animal testing was still being done, and it really shocked me,' the blonde bombshell said in a statement on PETA's website. 'It really made me think, "What am I putting on my face?" If showing a bit of skin creates some awareness...then it's definitely well worth it.' Other celebs to pose in the buff for the provocative animal rights organisation include Alicia Silverstone, Christy Turlington, and Khloe Kardashian.

And Kym isn't the only Dancing with the Stars alumni to drop trou for the sake of animals. Pamela Anderson, Karina Smirnoff, Elisabetta Canalis, Joanna Krupa, Kelly Osbourne, Wendy Williams, and judge Carrie Ann Inaba have all joined the fight while baring flesh. Ironically, PETA's scantily clad ads have spurned criticism from feminists organisations in the past. The accompanying one-minute video showcases both Kym's tanned and toned flesh as well as graphic images of wounded lab rabbits.

'Living their lives in cages, being injected in their eyes, and being blinded—it's terrifying the footage that you see, and no animal should have to suffer that way for our vanity,' said the animal activist. Kym is currently rehearsing the Tango and Team Paso Doble with her partner, General Hospital hunk Ingo Rademacher. Last episode, the pair's Cha-Cha-Cha set to Lady Marmalade earned them a score of 21 out of 30. The soap star will turn 42 as he takes the stage on Monday night's upcoming episode.

Johnson came in first on the televised competition with season nine's Donny Osmond, season 12's Hines Ward, and Australia DWTS's Tom Williams in 2005. Some of her past celebrity partners have included talk show host Jerry Springer, boybander Joey Fatone, magician Penn Jillette, Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, and Scream star David Arquette. Meanwhile DWTS judge Len Goodman appeared on Extra at the Grove in Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The British 68-year-old sweetly spun host Maria Menounos around for the live show.

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Comedian and actor D.L. Hughley was eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday night. Before his exit, Hughley said of his experience, “I’ve had a ball” adding, “I played with house money.”But don’t worry, we are still being represented on “DWTS” with two-top runners still in the game, Baltimore Ravens WR Jacoby Jones and Disney’s Zendaya Coleman.

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There’s no question that pretty much for the entirety of their relationship, this “Bachelor” couple has barely even had a second to breathe. While the ABC show was actually airing, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici were basically only allowed to see each other on approved visits that were made in secret locations. Now that the show is over, they are at least able to go out in public together … but the problem that comes now is that they don’t exactly have just a ton of time. Sean is currently a cast member on “Dancing with the Stars,” and in between this and some promotional appearances, their time together is limited once again.

As it turns out,the two are still finding a way to get a few dates in there. In the photo above, you can see Sean and Catherine at a Los Angeles Lakers game, where they were caught on the infamous “kiss cam.” We don’t necessarily know if either reality star is much of a Lakers fan (since neither are from LA, and Sean’s hometown Dallas Mavericks are noted Laker rivals), but this is an opportunity to be seen out in public after a pretty rough week, which included some new tabloid gossip concerning the current state of their relationship. Just based on this photo alone, the two seem to be doing just fine.

Are you still feeling confident that Sean and Catherine are going to be one of the few couples from this franchise that really manages to go the distance? If you want to see what contestant from Sean’s season has moved on officially with a new boyfriend, you can do so over at the link here.

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump was sent home on last night’s episode of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’On Monday night, Vanderpump earned a score of 18 for her cha cha with partner Gleb. She and the judges agreed, however, that the dance suffered because she was sick and unable to rehearse last week.

Vanderpump said she wanted to thank her cast mates for “an incredible experience.”“To be included with this group of people, I’m really happy,” Vanderpump said. It’s been six long weeks. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”Tune in to ABC next Monday at 8 p.m. to see the celebrities perform next to past professional dancers.

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