Season 13, Episode 11 - Recap

With Carson & Anna out of the competition, Rob Kardashian & Cheryl, Nancy Grace & Tristan, David Arquette & Kym, Hope Solo & Maksim, J.R. Martinez & Karina, Ricki Lake & Derek, and Chaz Bono & Lacey are still in it as they kick off Broadway Week and tackle two dances. “Sister Act” performs on stage to open the night and they do a great job on the stage.

Rob Kardashian & Cheryl are up first and they get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Jersey Boys”. Kris Jenner comes in and motivates Rob to kick some butt in the competition. Dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha, they come out and they do a good job. They go to the judges and Len says that it was clean and persice, but there was no rhythm and was stiff. Bruno says that he has to be in charge of the dance and says that it needed to be powerful. Carrie Ann says that he is going up the bar, but it hasn’t been the best. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with an 8, Len with a 7 and Bruno with a 7. Total score of 22/30.

Next up is Nancy Grace & Tristan. They get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Spamalot”. Nancy gets in Tristan’s face about him putting in harder choreography and blames him for setting her up for failure. Dancing the Foxtrot, they come out and do a great job. They go to the judges and Bruno says that he loved the feel of it and says that it was well done. Carrie Ann says that it was a show stopper and says that it was great. Len says that it was much more, but the posture wasn’t that good. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with a 9, Len with a 7 and Bruno with an 8. Total score of 24/30.

Next is David Arquette & Kym. They get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Greece”. He says that he likes the fact that it is Broadway because it is a way to make his personality come out more. He says that he wants to show everyone that he is a contender. Dancing the Quick Step, theycome out and do a good job. arrie Ann says that the performance was great, but says that they were out of synch. Len says that it was a bit rough, but it was energetic and it was fun. Bruno says that he was too charged up, but says that it was great. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with an 8, Len with a 7 and Bruno with an 8. Total score of 23/30.

Ricki Lake & Derek are next. They get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Guys and Dolls”. Ricki says that she wants to get back on the top of the leaderboard and says that she wants to work hard. Dancing the Quick Step, they come out and do a fantastic job. They go to the judges and Carrie Ann and Bruno give them a standing ovation. Len says that this number was amazing and says that he loved it. Bruno says that it was outstanding showmanship and it was great. He says that the interpretation of the music was great. Carrie Ann says that it was beautiful to watch. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with a 10, Len with a 9 and Bruno with a 10. Total score of 29/30.

Chaz Bono & Lacey are next. They get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Phantom of the Opera”. They get to learn the choreography and Lacey tells him that he is going to have to up the game and show it off. Dancing the Tango, they come out and do a good job. They go to the judges and Bruno says that it was it was like watching a penguin. Carrie Ann says that she agrees a little bit, but in the dance, he was the most aggressive and says that there needs to be more difficult choreography. Len says that he got through the routine, but the holds needed to be tighter. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with a 7, Len with a 6 and Bruno with a 6. Total score of 19/30.

Hope Solo & Maks are next. They get into rehearals and they are dancing to “Rent”. She tells that she just said that she doesn’t want to do anymore, but she didn’t mean it. Hope gets some pointers from the girls of “The Troupe”. However, she forgets it all. Dancing the Rumba, they come out and do an alright job.They go to the judges and Carrie Ann says that she says that she is relaxing and it came out in moments, but there is something that the move is forced. Len says that he has always felt that there is something out there. He says that it was the worst dance of the season. Maks bites back against the judges comments and calls them judgmental. Bruno says that Hope tried to do good, but it didn’t quite gel. They get their scores: Carrie Ann with a 7, Len with a 6 and Bruno with a 7. Total score of 20/30.

Last up for the first dance are J.R. Martinez & Karina. They get into rehearsals and they are dancing to “Chicago”. Cheryl says that it is the most ambitious dance of her career. Dancing the Quick Step, they come out and do a fantastic job. They go to the judges and Len says that he is relentless and says that he really came up a notch. Bruno says that he created a number that made the show a hit. Carrie Ann says that they were amazing. They get scores: Carrie Ann with a 10, Len with a 9 and Bruno with a 10. Total score of 29/30. They tie with Ricki & Derek.

Kristin Chenoweth comes out and sings to a medley of Broadway hits and has the pros dance to a routine in the foreground. She does a great job and proves why she has received Tony after Tony.

They show a clip of the dancers getting ready for the group dance and how they deal with learning the dance moves. They have a lot of fun and get what they think is good. The second part starts and the couples come out for their Group Dance. They come out and they do a great job together. Len says that the group was tight and is impressed. Bruno says that it was great. That is it for the dances, now for the public vote!

Written By David Sibert

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