'Dancing With the Stars' Week 3: First 9s, Tyson Beckford Eliminated
The competition continued to heat up during week three of “Dancing With the Stars.” Many of the pairs took on their most challenging routines yet for “Motown Night.”
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For some, it was all about improvements — and it was a bit easier to get a higher score, thanks to a fourth judge without dance experience, Michael Strahan!
Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater, who struggled last week, came back ready to fight. He explained that last week, he panicked on the floor because the new trailer for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” had just come out, highlighting the problems in his marriage to Kyle Richards. His children were in the audience and since he hadn’t addressed it with them, he clammed up.
“I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a failure like that where I blacked out,” he said on Tuesday night.
The judges were much more impressed this week with his foxtrot, scoring a 23/40 — a big jump from last week’s 12/30.
This week also the first 9s of the season, courtesy of Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach and Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov.
Ultimately Tyson Beckford and Jenna Johnson were eliminated.
See all the week three scores below:
Barry Williams and Peta Murgatroyd
Dance: Tango
Song: “Get Ready” by The Temptations
Score: 25/40
Lele Pons and Brandon Armstrong
Dance: Cha Cha
Song: “Super Freak” by Rick James
Score: 27/40
Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “Working My Way Back to You” by The Spinners
Score: 23/40
Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach
Dance: Jive
Song: “Do You Love Me” by The Contours
Score: 34/40
Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Score: 24/40
Mira Sorvino and Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Rumba
Song: “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
Score: 26/40
Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “My Guy” by Mary Wells
Score: 32/40
Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes
Score: 34/40
Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “My Girl” by The Temptations
Score: 32/40
Tyson Beckford and Jenna Johnson
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” by Stevie Wonder
Score: 20/40
Adrian Peterson and Britt Stewart
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5
Score: 22/40
Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold
Dance: Foxtrot
Song: “Easy” by Commodores
Score: 24/40
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