It was “Whitney Houston Night” on “Dancing With the Stars” — and every couple did their best.
Last week, Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy struggled after she suffered an ankle injury and a wardrobe malfunction. But they were determined to come back stronger than ever this week – and that’s exactly what they did. After their tango, they received the first perfect score for an individual routine of the season, a routine that Carrie Ann Inaba described as “flawless.”
After the solo dances there was another dance-off, in which couples competed against each other and performed the same dance style at the same time. The winning couple each received three bonus points, which were added to their total points. Because they topped the leaderboard last week, Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov received immunity, were not required to participate, and automatically received three bonus points.
This is how the remaining couples fared:
Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev defeated Xochitl and Val after their cha-cha to “So Emotional.”
Barry Williams and Peta Murgatroyd received the bonus three points over Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach after they both performed the salsa to “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” – and Barry ended up taking his shirt off. (Plus, the crowd couldn’t stop chanting his name.)
Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber won over Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold after their rumba to “One Moment in Time.”
Ultimately, Barry and Peta were eliminated. Scroll down to see the night’s full rankings: