Shangela Go Gaga, Hands Out Fried Chicken

(SPOILER ALERT: This article reveals the team that was sent home on Monday, October 24th)

All 10 remaining couples danced on a Monday night special to songs by Michael Buble, who also served as a very generous guest judge. The pop singer also performed “Sway” and “Higher”, with Derek Hough choreographing a sexy film-noir performance.

But the highlight of the night was Shangela, who channeled Lady Gaga at the Oscars as she and partner Gleb Savchenko tango for “Hollywood.” With so many comments throughout the contest about keeping her feet “crisp,” she surprised judge Len Goodman with a fried chicken breast she had in her cleavage (cleanly sealed in a baggie). was given), then presented a surprised Tyra Banks with another . Goodman called the dance “finger licking good” and her best season to date.

The season lead, Charli D’Amelio, chilled the audience as he danced a foxtrot to “Fever” with partner Mark Ballas. Lane loved her “swing and sway” and said it was “fantastic”, while Bublé told choreographed Ballas that it was “spontaneous, mesmerizing and distinctly sensual.” Bruno said he was “confused,” Derek said, “He’d give it a 12 if I could,” and Carrie Ann said, “Every line was a masterpiece.” With additional judges on board, Charlie’s first perfect score was 50 out of 50.

Country singer Jesse James Decker finished in the bottom two despite a spirited salsa and was sent home when the judges chose to save Trevor Donovan. “Putting myself out of my comfort zone is one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.” She called the whole experience a “blessing” and said she might add a little dance to her future shows.

Although Gabby Windy’s rumba for the song “Home” didn’t impress Carrie Ann as much as last week’s perfect-scoring dance, Bubble told her it was her sexiest song ever and that Lane changed the title of the song. But told her, when she told him, “There’s no way for you to go home tonight.”

Vinny Guadagnino tries hard to impress the judges with his cha cha, but they all give him 7s, except for Bublé, who gives him an 8. “I’d love to have an extra judge there,” said the “Jersey Shore” star of the more forgiving guest scorer. Despite being dead last on the leaderboard, the fan favorite was saved again by audience votes.

Carrie Ann said that she “ain’t seen a dancer like you in a long time” to Jordyn Sparks and Brandon Armstrong danced to “You Make Me Feel So Young”. Bruno dubbed it “a feel-good foxtrot”.

Heidi D’Amelio, who was saved by the judges last week, earned the first 10 of the season and finished second with Gabby. According to Bruno, his Samba had “greater accuracy than a Rolex watch”. Lane loved it, declaring that if Heidi finishes in the bottom two again this week, “I’m going to show my bum at the supermarket.”

Wayne Brady had only a few days to learn his quick move after exhaustion and a 24-hour bug forced him to miss rehearsals. “I was born for this,” he insisted, adding that he and Witney Carson were able to perform as scheduled. Talking about how much he loves the actor and comedian, Bublé honored him with 10 awards.

Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart’s Foxtrot dance to “Feeling Good”, prompting Bublé to tell the “Coda” star, “I have a Mancrush… My New Hero” and the actor despite being unable to hear the music. praised the time.

Here are the leaderboard scores for Week 6:
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas – Foxtrot – 50/50
Gabby Windy and Val Chmerkovskiy – Roomba – 46/50
Heidi D’Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev – Samba – 46/60
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko – Tango – 45/50
Wayne Brady & Witney Carson – QuickStep – 44/50
Jordyn Sparks and Brandon Armstrong – Foxtrot – 43/50
Daniel Durant & Britt Stewart – Foxtrot – 43/50
Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater – Foxtrot – 42/50
Jesse James Decker & Alan Burston – Salsa – 41/50
Vinny Guadagnino & Coco Iwasaki – Cha Cha – 36/50