"Dancing with the Stars: Lele Pons' Shocking Elimination and First Perfect Score of the Season
Lele Pons' unexpected departure leaves Dancing with the Stars judges and audiences surprised, while "Team Young’n Style" secures first perfect score of the season in team dance performance.
- Lele Pons was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, echoing surprise amongst the judges and audiences. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba expressed her shock and sadness, describing Pons' last performance as her best yet.
- Despite her elimination, Pons received praise from the judges for her performance and improvements throughout the season, particularly for her Shakira-inspired salsa performance. Judge Derek Hough noted that Pons had 'nailed' the Shakira part.
- Team Young’n Style, comprising Harry Jowsey & Rylee, Lele Pons & Brandon, Xochitl Gomez & Val and Charity Lawson & Artem, achieved the first perfect score of the season during the team dance segment. They performed to ‘Gangnam Style’ by PSY.
- Meanwhile, Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov topped the leaderboard after their cha-cha dance inspired by Britney Spears' ‘I’m A Slave 4 U’. Following this performance, they received immunity for the next week's dance-off.
- The episode featured Paula Abdul as a guest judge. Abdul's dance icon status and knowledge about dance were highlighted. Contestants were tasked with performing routines inspired by iconic music videos.
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