On Monday night's episode of "Dancing With The Stars" the remaining nine contestants brought out their best moves to recreate some of the most famous dances in history. From hit films like "Dirty Dancing" and "Grease" to popular performers like Elvis and Britney Spears, the stars did not disappoint. With Olivia Newton-John as guest judge and Leah Remini filling in for Erin Andrews as host, there was a lot of pressure to make these dances as close to the original as possible.
Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough continue to dominate and remain on the top of the leaderboard. Last night, they were one of the three pairs to receive a perfect score with their incredible and almost exact reenactment of the final dance in "Dirty Dancing" to "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life," lift included. This was the most nervous Hough has ever been going into a performance, and as one of the top dancers on the show with the most Mirrorball trophies out of all of the pros, that's a pretty scary thing to hear, but obviously, they nailed it.
"I definitely felt the pressure tonight re-creating this iconic dance with @bindisueirwin," Hough captioned a photo following the performance. "What an incredible special night. It's a moment that I will never forget. Thank you Kenny Ortega for choreographing such a special film that is both iconic and timeless. And my wonderful Jennifer Grey for coming in this week and lifting us up with your love and energy. To say that I'm relieved and happy is an understatement."
Tamar Braxton and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who have stayed near the top throughout the season so far, also received a perfect score with their dance to Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation." The dance was perfect for Braxton, and they ended the show with a bang.
"WE'RE BACK!!" Chmerkovskiy captioned a photo of them receiving all 10s from the judges. "Tamar Braxton came thru in the clutch and nailed another tough routine!!!"
The third couple to receive a perfect score was Andy Grammer and his partner Allison Holker with their incredible reenactment of "Singing in The Rain." Grammer has been doing OK so far, but last night's performance proved he is absolutely the most improved dancer, as this was not only their highest score of the season but a far stretch from all their previous scores. It's amazing to think he was in jeopardy at one point because he's really giving it all he's got!
"ALL 10s!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED and HONORED to dance and choreography my very own rendition of 'GOOD MORNING' from SINGING IN THE RAIN!!!" Holker captioned a photo. "Andy just nailed our dance!!! So overwhelmingly proud of him."
From the rest of the crew we saw Hayes Grier channel his inner John Travolta to "You're The One That I Want" from "Grease," Alek Skarlatos really get into character as Elvis Presley for "Jailhouse Rock," and Alexa PenaVega perform with a live snake for Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U." Her husband, Carlos, got down and dirty to "Pony" from "Magic Mike," and he did not disappoint, while Nick Carter also channeled his inner Travolta with a near-perfect disco from "Saturday Night Fever." In the end, Paula Deen remained at the bottom and was sent home.
Deen may have had the most positive and cheerful goodbye on this show ever and even said she was "excited" to be going home. While she's obviously going to miss the show and the cast, she just couldn't wait to be home with her family, especially her grandkids. Throughout the competition, Deen just couldn't find her inner dancer, and while she really was a joy to watch, she could barely score higher than a seven, and at this point in the competition, it was time to say goodbye.
"They have been hard on me since the very start," the 68-year-old celebrity chef told Us Weekly about the judges following her elimination. "I figured two weeks, and I've been here six! So four weeks is a bonus, a pure gift. And I've made wonderful friends here that'll last forever, and that's worth its weight in gold, right there."
