After displaying their best performance of the season with the rumba, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and his partner Cheryl Burke survived elimination again to advance to the top eight on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. Soap opera actor Aiden Turner was eliminated after receiving a combined score of 33 out of 60 this week.
Since he was heavily criticized for his performance of the fox trot, Ochocinco has drastically improved over the last two weeks. Of all of the dances he’s performed this season, the Latin routines seem to be his strength as he received his best scores the last two weeks.
This was the first week of the competition in which each couple would receive two separate scores from the judges. With the rumba, Ocho received scores of 21 for technique and 23 for performance—both topping his previous high score of 20 for the Paso Doble.
Now, Ochocinco and Burke survive for at least one more week after advancing to the top eight and look to continue the improvement shown the last two weeks. Ever since the show debuted four weeks ago, the judges knew there was high potential for the Pro Bowl wide receiver; they were just waiting for him to show it.
The rumba was by far his best performance of the season. His posture improved, the movement of the hips was impressive, and the judges could not help but rave Chad for finally living up to the potential they’ve waited all season for.
With another week under his belt, Chad will now spend next week in Cincinnati to perform workouts with the Bengals in the morning before spending nine hours practicing with Cheryl during the afternoon. If he continues to progress like he has over the last two weeks, Ocho should be safe for at least a few more weeks.
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