Overview
- Leavitt and pro partner Mark Ballas performed a cha-cha to Prince’s 1999, earning 29 after Derek Hough and Carrie Ann Inaba publicly disagreed over her technique.
- Bruno Tonioli called the routine precise and difficult, Hough labeled it "literal perfection," and Inaba praised the dance but said she could see Leavitt focusing on technique.
- Earlier coverage indicated the pair would also dance a Viennese waltz to Slow Love during the Prince-themed semifinals.
- Leavitt’s on-camera admission that she returned to SLOMW to enable a DWTS audition has fueled both backlash from some viewers vowing not to vote and strong support from other fans.
- Her BYU dance degree and past competitive experience have drawn scrutiny alongside claims from some viewers of judge favoritism toward Ballas, while fellow SLOMW star Jen Affleck was eliminated around Halloween week.