DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: Semi-Finalists Revealed!

Yesterday on DANCING WITH THE STARS, the couples danced instant dances in addition to their regular routine. They chose a song after their regular routines, then had to perform to it mere minutes later. With two sets of judges' scores plus the audience vote, who made the cut for the final four?

Here's the breakdown of last night's scores (routine/instant):
Chelsea - 29/26: 55
Hines - 28/26: 54
Kirstie - 28/25: 53
Romeo - 27/25: 52
Ralph - 25/21: 48

Ralph was struggling with an injury, which put him (and his partner, Karina) at the bottom of the leaderboard - a full seven points behind Chelsea and Mark, who earned two tens in their regular routine. The judges select from the middle of the leaderboard to give the encore dance, giving Kirstie and Maks the floor.

The DANCING WITH THE STARS entertainment this week consists of last year's DWTS contestant - and early eliminee - Michael Bolton and...Delta Goodrem? It seems that although Adele was scheduled to perform "Natural Woman", she's having voice problems and Delta steps in. Adele takes to the stage toward the end of the show, though, to perform one song instead of two, and it's her hit "Rolling in the Deep".

As usual, the most important part of the results show is the results themselves! And this week, Romeo and Ralph are in jeopardy. Although Romeo's posted consistently good scores, Ralph definitely seems to have the audience vote.

So in the end it's Romeo who's bidding an emotional farewell, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. "This show has changed my life forever," he says. "I even turned down a lot of movies  because I was afraid of dancing. I think I show kids anything is possible if you try."

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"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

 

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