Maybe his TV character couldn’t dance and didn’t have soul, but Alfonso Ribeiro showed that he could jive, bringing in the high score of the night with nines across the board. At the bottom, was the oldest female contestant, fashion designer Betsey Johnson.
Ribiero and his partner Witney Carson impressed all the judges. Only one other team received nines, that was Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas who did the slower tempo of the cha cha cha to a Katy Perry tune.
In third place was budding fashionista Bethany Mota with fan favorite Derek Hough who danced the jive to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” They were tied with actress Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev who performed a foxtrot to a Natalie Cole tune.
The voting phone numbers for the cast is listed below.
Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney Carson
Sadie Robertson & Mark Ballas
- 34 (8, 8, 9, 9)
- Cha cha cha
- “Birthday“—Katy Perry
- 1-800-868-3411
Bethany Mota & Derek Hough
- 32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
- Jive
- “Shake It Off—Taylor Swift
- 1-800-868-3403
Lea Thompson & Artem Chigvintsev
- 32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
- Foxtrot
- “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)“—Natalie Cole
- 1-800-868-3407
Randy Couture & Karina Smirnoff
- 31 (8, 7, 8, 8)
- Foxtrot
- “The Way You Look Tonight“—Frank Sinatra
- 1-800-868-3410
Jonathan Bennett & Allison Holker
- 30 (8, 7, 7, 8)
- Jive
- “Dance with Me Tonight“—Olly Murs
- 1-800-868-3406
Janel Parrish & Valentin Chmerkovskiy
- 29 (7, 7, 7, 8)
- Jive
- “Bang Bang“—Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
- 1-800-868-3405
Tavis Smiley & Sharna Burgess
- 29 (7, 7, 8, 7)
- Foxtrot
- “Pride and Joy“—Marvin Gaye
- 1-800-868-3412
Tommy Chong & Peta Murgatroyd
- 27 (7, 6, 7, 7)
- Cha cha cha
- “Drop It Like It’s Hot“—Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
- 1-800-868-3413
Antonio Sabato JR. & Cheryl Burke
- 25 (6, 6, 6, 7)
- Cha cha cha
- “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)“—Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E
- 1-800-868-3402
Michael Waltrip & Emma Slater
- 25 (7, 6, 6, 6)
- Cha cha cha
- “Born to Be Wild“—Steppenwolf
- 1-800-868-3409
Lolo Jones & Keo Motsepe
- 22 (6, 6, 5, 5)
- Cha cha cha
- “Tell Her“—Rizzle Kicks
- 1-800-868-3408
Betsey Johnson & Tony Dovolani
- 20 (5, 5, 5, 5)
- Cha cha cha
- “Material Girl“—Madonna
- 1-800-868-3404
For the first two weeks viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the “Dancing with the Stars” broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at http://www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day. From week three until the finale, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the “Dancing with the Stars” broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at http://www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT on Tuesday evenings.
