‘Dancing With The Stars’ Recap: Week Three’s “Movie Night” Theme

Last week there was a music theme and this week Dancing With the Stars brings movies to the stage. To kick off the night the professionals paid tribute to Marilyn Monroe, the queen of Hollywood, and her amazing films. After the intro dance, this week's guest judge, Ride Along actor Kevin Hart made his entrance by clapping and shaking his butt side to side.

This week marked the beginning of the one episode per week mark, so not only was it a performance episode, but it was also an elimination episode. So to start off the week, Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff were told they were in jeopardy and unfortunately they had to dance first, too. This week Randy chose Rocky as his film and he definitely channeled Sylvester Stallone. Randy looked fierce and powerful and it earned him 26 points.

The next batch of results revealed that both Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson and Betsey Johnson and Tony Dovolani were safe. After that happy announcement, Alfonso took on the quickstep. In his intro piece the Fresh Prince of Bel Air star showed off his favorite moves from Austin Powers: Goldmember. As the quickstep began, Alfonso sat with his own mini me and then transitioned into a flawless dance. It was playful, strong and fun to watch earing them 32 points.

In between the contestant dances, Kevin Hart performed an entertaining dance to Grease's hand jive.  After that Betsey and her partner Tony performed a contemporary style dance to a song from the iconic love story of Ghost. In the beginning of the performance Tony looks like a hologram or ghost, which was an awesome effect. There were also ton of acrobatics throughout this dance, plus Betsey did the splits! Kevin even said she "dropped it like it was hot." The team walked away with 29 points out of 40.

The next round of results put Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Burke in jeopardy, but pushed Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater, Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvinstev and Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas on to the next round.

Lea then took the stage next with her partner Artem as they paid tribute to her legendary role as Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future. The couple performed a cha cha after arriving in the DeLorean on stage. Lea did make one mistake, when her hand slipped, but overall the dance was great and if nothing else it was an awesome look at Back to the Future's prom. The duo ended up receiving 31 points.

Last week Michael and Emma had a total flop when they took the stage. Despite the fact that last week was not good, Michael didn't give up and came out looking stronger than he ever has to a Robin Hood inspired waltz. They got their highest score yet with a score of 28 points.

Antonio and Cheryl took the stage next to do a Guardians of the Galaxy song. The couple didn't let the fact that they were in jeopardy influence their foxtrot this week. Tony looked light on his feet and his dimples always make us swoon. The couple earned 29 points.

Duck Dynasty's Sadie and Mark chose the animated film Up to perform this week and it was perfect. They used balloons in practice to help Sadie keep her frame and when it came to the actual performance the couple looked sweet and brilliant. Sadie dawned a yellow dress while Mark showed off his grandpa-style glasses during their waltz. The best moment was when Sadie actually floated away with he balloons. Their youthful and fun dance helped them get a high score of 32 points.

In the final results portion of the show, team Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy, team Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd and team Bethany Mota and Derek Hough were all saved. Mean Girls' star Jonathan Bennett and his partner Allison Holker were the last couple put in jeopardy. After being placed in the bottom three Jonathan and Allison took the stage. The duo upped their game this week with a nontraditional tango to a song from the Great Gatsby. It was funky, sharp and very unique getting them 32 points from the judges.

Power couple Janel and Val took the stage next doing a jazz dance in honor of West Side Story. When we saw the couple during rehearsal they were faced with a huge problem... a couple days into their rehearsal schedule, they were told they had to change their dance completely. The duo rallied and had their greatest performance yet. Their flawless performance made us feel like we were watching an actual Broadway play. It landed them the first perfect score of the season... 40 points.

Up next... Tommy and Peta. The hilarious duo had a more series dance this week with a tango for the film Scent of a Woman. Tommy showed off his partnering skills by being a strong support system for Peta. The judges loved their performance and gave them 34 points.

The last performance of the night was Bethany and Derek's Singin' in the Rain tribute. Tensions were high this week when Bethany and Derek took the stage because of the fact that Derek has always loved this film and wanted to do it justice. The performance went off without a hitch, despite the fact that Bethany is still hurt. Their use of umbrellas, Derek's light and airy movements and their chemistry on stage helped them achieve the second perfect score (40 points) of the night.

Even though this week had some pretty spectacular performances, one couple had to go home. When the night came to and end Randy and Karina were eliminated. Both Tony and Cheryl and Jonathan and Allison were sent through to the next round.

Who was your favorite performer of the night? Who do you think will win the mirror ball trophy? Tune in next week for the next step in the DWTS journey. 

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