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Cheryl and Gilles ABCAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The three celebrity contenders left remaining on "Dancing With the Stars" stepped up their game on Monday night's final round, leaving the competition without a clear frontrunner going into the public vote.
Gilles Marini and professional partner Cheryl Burke came out strong in the first round, netting a perfect score of 30 as they tackled the paso doble face off - a dance routine featuring all three final couples.
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"Gilles, for you I said it was hectic last time. This time it wasn't hectic. This time it was full-on. It had the intensity, great job," judge Len Goodman said.
But the duo's second dance of the night -- a freestyle -- featured a bit too much of pro Cheryl for judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
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"I wanted a little bit more dancing from you," Bruno said as the pair lost two points for a second round total of 28. "The performance was great. I'm not saying it wasn't good, it was fantastic. But because What I've seen before I wanted a little bit more."
And it was gymnast Shawn Johnson and her partner, Mark Ballas, who after netting a 28 in paso doble face off, stepped up to tie Gilles and Cheryl during round two.
Their number, a hip-hop influenced routine full of flips, and with masks more akin to MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," won them the judges praise and a perfect score, making their total score for the evening equal to Gilles and Cheryl's.
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"You are going for gold. This truly was an explosive performance, bursting with creativity," Bruno said.
As for Melissa Rycroft, a fan favorite, and her partner, Tony Dovolani, they fell to third over the evening.
Their paso doble netted 29 out of 30, and their freestyle found them receiving just 27 points.
"Something about the choreography felt a bit disjointed," Len said of their flip-heavy routine. "It went from lift to lift and I wanted to see you go from movement to movement. Your such an amazing dancer. Still, great job."
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Greg Myea melissa is sexy lipes yea i did vote for till the end she should have won but it all goodreport abuseposted May 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT
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Greg Myea melissa is sexy lipes yea i did vote for till the end she should have won but it all goodreport abuseposted May 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT
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golflover427I agree with homegirl... I liked Gilles, Shawn was adorable but I LOVED Melissa...I think they all did great but was pulling for Melissa just a tad more...report abuseposted May 20, 2009 3:01 AM PDT
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seeCheryl and Gilles will WIN they are the best and proved it a 30 yeareport abuseposted May 19, 2009 2:57 PM PDT
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seeCheryl and Gilles will WIN they are the best and proved it a 30 yeareport abuseposted May 19, 2009 2:57 PM PDT
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HOMEGIRLSHAWN AND GILLES ARE BOTH GREAT BUT MELISSA HAS OVERCOME INJURIES TO STAY IN THE GAME I GIVE HER KUDOS FOR THAT BESIDES SHE'S ADORABLEreport abuseposted May 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT
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C ANTHONY NI sure hope that Cheryl becomes a 3-time winner tonight, a "first" for DWTS! Although all the finalist's were great in their own way, Cheryl and Gilles have done a wonderful job throughout the competition-and I just hope they can take home the "trophey" tonight. I wish everyone "Good-Luck" tonight, but I sure hope that by the showreport abuseposted May 19, 2009 9:57 AM PDT
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Observing absurdityWOW ! That first dance was really fantastic! Giles and Cheryl are my choice.report abuseposted May 19, 2009 6:42 AM PDT
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SandraJGiles and Shawn are the absolute best!report abuseposted May 19, 2009 6:15 AM PDT
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SandraJHas there been one show since Melissa has come on that they didn't mention she was dumped by the bachelor?report abuseposted May 19, 2009 6:13 AM PDT
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