Dancing With the Stars: Instant Dance, Instant Gratification

The remaining teams have worked hard to make it this far, but they are even going to have to work harder this week as then now are expected to perform not one, but two dances.

One of the dances will be the famous "instant dance", this is where they find out what kind of dance, and the song they will dance to, right on the spot.

I'm sure the pros have had the stars work on the basics of a dance and once they find out which dance they will do, they will add those elements in and go for it.

Two dances will mean two sets of scores.  The teams will have very little margin for error.

Here we go:

First tonight are Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas with a waltz.  Good music, nice lighting and a solid dance.  Len said that sometimes their dances are a bit theatrical, but he liked this one.  Carrie Ann thought it was a very sound dance.  They get a 29 out of 30.

Second up is Hines Ward and Kym Johnson.  Hines was on top of the leaderboard last week and he wants that spot again this week.  They do a wedding proposal theme dance to a Natalie Cole song.  It was difficult and fast paced.  He takes direction from Kym very well.  He dances much like he plays football, nothing fancy.  He does what he is supposed to do and does it well.  They get a nice 28, including a 10 from Bruno.

Next on the dance floor, Chelsie and Romeo.  Romeo has been a bit up and down.  One week good, the next he tends to take a step back.  They dance a tango that is dark and mysterious.  The judges thought it was intense and sharp.  Romeo gets a 27.

Fourth on the floor is Ralph and Karina.  Ralph is nursing an injury this week.  He has a slight knee injury, but it's not a tear.  Their dance is dark and frantic as well, kind of like a Meatloaf video.  Adrenaline helped pull Ralph through, and they get a 25.

The final individual dance of the night will be Kirstie and Maks.  Last week they were a little out of sync.  This week they get the Argentine tango.  Kirstie looks like she has improved her footwork.  A tough routine and she did well.  Len thought it was hot, and Carrie Ann thought it was her best dance.  Kirstie gets a 28.

Next up are the instant dances.

Chelsie and Mark up first with a salsa.  A little screw up to start the song as the music started early.  They seem a little off because of it, but finished strongly.  The level of difficulty was high and good choreography.  They get a 26, for a total of 55 for the night.

Instant dance #2 features Hines and Kym with a jive.  They had a lot of fun with a high energy jive.  Hines hit the beats and had some great kicks.  They made it look easy and got a 26.  A overall total of 54.

The next instant dance is Romeo and Chelsie.  Another fun dance.  Romeo was a bit off and his posture was a little lacking.  But it was entertaining and casual like a salsa should be.  They get a 25 for a 52 total.

Still smarting from his acute pain, Ralph and Karina take the floor.  Good job for the instant dance with Ralph in pain.  Karina did most of the work, but Ralph is a true performer.  They get a 21 for a total of 46.

Lastly, we have Kirstie and Maks.  Kirstie may find it hard to do the instant salsa.  She just needs to dance and not worry about everything else.  I'm not sure it was a great dance, but it was entertaining.  Good energy and good chemistry.  They get a 25 for a 53 total.

Tomorrow night Adele and Michael Bolton perform.