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Learn more- After a night of passionate performances, the first string of perfect 10s and the nationwide vote, it was time on Wednesday to find out which star would get a one-way ticket home. But first, the night kicked off with Sheryl Crow performing her best known hit, "All I Wanna Do."
The Crow Flies: Big props to Crow for fighting through a performance of the song she's probably played more than any other. Dancing pros Tony Dovolani and Edyta Sliwinska, and Fabian Sanchez and Kym Johnson offered up a sultry, spinning accompaniment.
Roll the tape: Highlighting the previous night, Kristi Yamaguchi and partner Mark Ballas Jr. couldn't believe their luck at getting two 10's. Marlee Matlin vowed to work on her "bum" all week after Bruno's comments, and Fabian was glad to oblige. Priscilla Presley cheekily said she likes the feeling of both of her legs up off the floor, but that's a no-no in the Viennese Waltz. Jason Taylor thrilled the judges and was pretty excited with his 10's. Mario's performance split the judges, as Len was on his own with a 7. His partner Karina Smirnoff hoped the fans would side with Carrie Ann and Bruno. Marissa rejoiced in her big comeback and said, "at least if we go out, we go our way." Cristian de la Fuente's grunting got him high scores and his partner Cheryl Burke said he "killed the bull." PETA's not gonna like that. Shannon Elizabeth notched the first 10 Len's given all season, and she sang an awkward song with partner Derek Hough. Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough took some lumps from the panel and Julianne later said, "Screw the judges!" Adam smiled and deadpanned, "If you want to get some higher scores, that's an idea."
Play it again, Adam! Judge Len Goodman said that for the first time all the judges had a different choice for the encore performance, but they all agreed that for sheer entertainment value, Adam and Julianne couldn't be matched. The couple performed its Paso Doble again, with Adam nailing the unicycle routine for the second consecutive night. They couldn't go home on a night when they were asked to perform the encore, could they?
Kiss the girl? Co-host Samantha Harris asked about the chemistry between Shannon and Elizabeth as the rest of the couples chanted, "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss!" Derek said it wasn't difficult to get into the romantic mood of the dance while looking at a beautiful face such as Shannon's. They said they would have done the kiss if they had gotten the encore, which might make that the first documented case of not kissing and telling.
First to safety: Jason and Edyta were let off the hook first, in no particular order. Kristi & Mark were also safe. Coincidence that the top two scorers from Monday night were safe first?
Cute kids alert! "Dancing" trotted out the cute kids, Aaron and Daniela, 9 and 8, to perform for millions watching on TV. Len said he was "bitterly disappointed" because it was too short. He wanted to see more. The couple's competition was Aaron and Rashell, both 8, who performed a Paso Doble. Bruno said they had great firepower, and Carrie Ann absolutely loved it. It was fun, for sure, but as the camera panned to Sheryl Crow before the commercial, you could almost hear her thinking, "What exactly am I doing here?"
Repeat performances: After the break, the judges shattered one young dancing couple's hopes and dreams, and it was Aaron and Daniela. Aaron and Rashell were asked to return for another performance later in the season. Sheryl Crow returned to perform her latest single, "Out of Our Heads," with 2006 World Cup Professional Ballroom Dancing champions Delyan Terziev and Boriana Deltcheva.
Next ones safe: Marlee and Sanchez were removed from the proverbial hot seat. They were quickly joined by Cristian and Cheryl, followed by Mario and Karina.
The bottom two, revealed! Priscilla and Louis were hit with the red light, indicating they were in the bottom two. Shannon and Elizabeth were safe. But the red light fell on Adam and Julianne, leaving Marissa and Tony safe.
What do we lose? Len said it would be "a tragedy" if Adam left the show. Bruno said that if Priscilla goes, the show would lose a star with humble glamour. Carrie Ann said she was curious to see if Julianne could turn Adam into a dancer, because something was really happening, but Priscilla is such a great dancer, she'd like to see her continue. The couple with the lowest total was ... Adam and Julianne. That marks the first time Julianne has ever been booted from the show.
Adam said he had the time of his life, lost 20 pounds of fat and "gained 105 pounds of angel," wrapping his arms around Julianne, and saying, "I love this girl." And he got to plug his new movie "'The Hammer,' in theaters now." He said he'd recommend the experience to everyone who's scared of anything. He got philosophical, saying, "we all don't get the opportunity to do 'Dancing with the Stars,' but, you at home, there's something that scares you, there's something that is your 'Dancing with the Stars.' Embrace it. Don't run from it. Do it." Julianne, teary-eyed, said that Adam is more than a funnyman, "he's amazing. He's a great guy."
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