Dancing With The Stars: The War On The Floor

This week on Dancing With The Stars the couples were given either the tango or the jive to dance to. With only five days to practice, will the stars hit one out of the park or will they crash and burn?

As much as it pains me to say it, one of the best couples of the night included a star that I really don't like. I'm not sure if it's because of her lack of facial expressions (thanks to plastic surgery and Botox) or her weird voice but I have to give her her due. Of course I would be talking about Priscilla. Her and Louis' tango was very very sexy and really fun to watch. They had the second-highest score of the night (a 26 out of 30) but I hope Priscilla doesn't take the criticism Carrie Ann gave her to heart. When she told her to work on her neck a little bit I really don't think she meant more plastic surgery.

The best dance and the highest score of the night belonged to Kristi & Mark. Their tango was sharp and almost flawless. They were given a 27 out of 30 by the judges. The only problem I had with their routine was the music they danced to. "Rio" has no place in a tango! Especially when it's some weird electronica version. The music was downright awful!

There were several couples that really improved this week but I was most impressed with Steve & Anna and Adam & Julianne. Both of these couples danced the tango. Steve wound up having to rehearse with Anna's husband Jonathan because she was so sick but it didn't seem to hurt their scores. Adam took himself much more seriously this week and it seemed he also practiced a tad bit more. Both couples walked away from the dance floor with a 21 out of 30.

The couple that had the hardest time with the tango was Mario & Karina. Besides dancing to a completely slaughtered version of "Roxanne", they just couldn't keep it together on the dance floor. His footwork was off and his posture wasn't as stiff as it needs to be in a tango. They also almost danced their way into the audience because of a miscue in one of the corners of the dance floor. They scored a 21 out of 30. Their score would have been lower if Bruno hadn't skewed the number and given a couple of sympathy points in his vote.

Some of the couples that danced the jive had a tougher time. Marissa & Tony struggled the most on the floor and it showed in their scores. I thought that because of her bubbly nature she'd have a great jive but I was way off the mark on that. Her footwork was off most of the time, she couldn't keep up with Tony, and the routine was downright boring. It was no surprise that they received the lowest score, a 19, of the night. Another one of the couples that had some problems was Jason & Edyta. Because of his big frame, he had a trouble with some of the kicks and closed off his upper body during much of the dance. Their score, a 23, was good but it definitely was not as good as it could have been.

Shannon & Derek had a really cute jive. The choreography was much harder than several of the other couple's and the tempo they kept up was amazing. They definitely deserved their 24. Cristian & Cheryl's jive was good as well but it was nowhere near as good as Shannon & Derek's. How Bruno could give even give them a 9 is beyond words. They had a 25 out of 30 for the night. I felt Marlee & Fabian had just an OK performance scoring a 21 out of 30. I really have no idea why they started the show off because it wasn't the best dance by far. Their choreography couldn't touch Shannon & Derek's with a ten-foot pole.

Tune in on Wednesday for a special guest performance by Kylie Minogue and to find out who will be leaving this week. Do you think it will be Marissa & Tony or Adam & Julianne? Or do you think it might be another couple?