Normani Kordei scores big on 'DWTS,' and Charo gets sent home
Here's a recap of last night's show.
— -- It was all Las Vegas glitz and glam on "Dancing With the Stars" Monday night, and Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei wowed the crowd with a show-stopping performance.
Unfortunately, Latin icon and Las Vegas veteran Charo was eliminated. She was a blushing bride in baby blue with her partner, Keo Motsepe, but their Vegas-wedding-themed foxtrot to the Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love" only helped end her "DWTS" honeymoon, with a low score of 24.
Mr. T and Bonner Bolton also scored a 24, but former "The Bachelor" star Nick Viall found himself in jeopardy in spite of his spirited tango with Peta Murgatroyd to "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga.
Judge and former "DWTS" dancer Julianne Hough and her brother Derek Hough gave a sneak preview performance from their "Move — Beyond — Live on Tour" program.
After that, it was back to the glitz with a stunning quickstep performance by Simone Biles, who, along with her partner, Sasha Farber, were dressed as Elvis impersonators. At rehearsal, she admitted to him that she didn't know who Elvis was, but she nevertheless turned in a terrific performance.
Nancy Kerrigan impressed the judges with her samba, which had judge Bruno Tonioli practically salivating.
Heather Morris did a lively take on Britney Spears' "Toxic" and, along with Kerrigan, shared the high score of 33 until Kordei bested it by one point with a foxtrot to "Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey.
Monday night's standout moment:
Kordei sizzled, and Biles stunned, and while Morris was impressive, it was two-time World Series champ David Ross who surprised everyone with his unexpected "Magic Mike"–style jazz routine to 50 Cent's "Candy Shop."
Monday night's scores:
Kordei and Val Chmerkovskiy – foxtrot, score: 34
Morris and Alan Bersten, who was filling in for Maksim Chmerkovskiy – tango, score: 33
Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev – samba, score: 33
Biles and Farber – quickstep, score: 32
Ross and Lindsay Arnold – jazz, score: 31
Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater – samba, score: 28
Erika Jayne and Gleb Savchenko – jive, score: 26
Mr. T & Kym Herjavec – foxtrot, score: 24
Bolton and Sharna Burgess – charleston, score: 24
Viall and Murgatroyd – tango, score: 26 (in jeopardy)
Charo and Motsepe – foxtrot, score: 24 (eliminated)
"Dancing With the Stars" returns next Monday on ABC.