And tonight, you slapped us all in the face with it!" Added Len: "You dance like Frank Sinatra sings."Īlfonso and Witney's swinging freestyle made use of his natural showman skills, and featured a tap solo for the former Fresh Prince star. Carrie Ann gave him and Witney a standing ovation, exclaiming, "You set the bar from day one with that dance. Nevertheless, his performance totally floored the judges. "I don't know what else to say, because it was absolutely breathtaking."Īlfonso, still battling a back injury, was tasked with redoing his week one jive routine - not an easy feat given his level of pain. "What you two have is so real and so authentic," Julianne said. Janel and Val's freestyle was a beautiful, passionate routine - complete with a kiss! - that Bruno called "the visualization of a love poem." Carrie Ann added that the dance got inside her, and changed her. Score: 37 out of 40 (10 from Len, 9 from everyone else) Carrie Ann and Bruno noted a couple of shaky turns, but Len praised their "great rhythmic dancing." Despite a couple of setbacks - missed time together because of Janel's Pretty Little Liars filming schedule and a rib injury during dress rehearsal - the pair wowed the judges with their repeat performance. Julianne joined Janel and Val this week to help them improve upon their scores from week six, when they performed a sizzling but low-scoring samba. PHOTOS: Jaw-dropping DWTS makeovers Read article "This, I promise you, I will never forget!" he assured them. "That was the cutest thing I have ever seen." Carrie Ann called it the "most memorable freestyle" she'd seen in ages, and Len agreed. "I just gave you all of my gold coins!" Julianne exclaimed. freestyle routine that earned a standing ovation from the audience and rave reviews from the judges. Sadie and Mark upped their game - in more ways than one - with a Super Mario Bros.
Score: 38 out of 40 (10 from Carrie Ann and Julianne Hough, 9 from Len and Bruno) "It was a quack attack! And the routine is just what I like," Len told the pair. Len and Mark have clashed over their creative differences in the past, but they were definitely on the same page with this routine. The judges chose Sadie and Mark's week four dance, a samba to Pharrell's "Hunter," because head judge Len missed it the first time around. PHOTOS: All the season 19 contestants Read article