Broadway Night On ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Sparks flew on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” last night when head judge Len Goodman and pro partner Maksim Chmerkovsiky had a testy exchange following Goodman’s critique of Hope Solo. The remaining seven celebrity contestants danced to Broadway show tunes and performed a group dance. Ricki Lake and J.R. Martinez came out on top, with both earning 29 points. Chaz Bono performed the tango to the theme from “The Phantom of the Opera” and was the night’s lowest scorer with 19 points. Hope Solo danced a rumba to the song “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent” and earned 20 points. “This is your worst dance of the whole season, in my opinion. I’m really disappointed,” Goodman said, pointing out that Solo was leading with her heel. When Solo’s partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, said that the audience was focused on the pair’s entire journey, not one aspect of last night’s performance, Goodman stated that he’d been in the business for 50 years, only to be cut off by Chmerkovskiy’s retorting, “Maybe it’s time to get out.” Judge Carrie Ann Inaba immediately shot back at Maksim, telling him, “Don’t be disrespectful like that.” Last night’s scores:

Ricki Lake and Derek Hough: 29	Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke: 22
J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff: 29	Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 20
Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus: 24	Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer: 19
David Arquette and Kym Johnson:  23