Dancing with Cameron, Week Four

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Talk about a hero’s welcome.

Actually, make that a superhero's welcome. My pal Cameron Mathison and his partner, Edyta Sliwinska, rocked their Dancing with the Stars number last night to the tune of the Superman theme. They got their highest score yet—a 27 out of 30!

Read on for my weekly chat with the All My Children star and host of the Style Network’s Instant Beauty Pageant. We talk biceps, meditation and why he’s a bit sore today.

What did you think when you were first told you were going to have to dance a paso doble to the Superman theme?
I knew it would be great and powerful but tough at the same time. The song had very little structure ,so it was a challenge to know where I was supposed to be and when.

How was it to hear judge Carrie Ann Inaba say your performance took her out of a funk?
It felt great that it was so entertaining. We really wanted that—to have it be more of a performance.

What happened during rehearsal? You said you heard something snap in your hip. Are you in pain now?
I actually thought my pants ripped—that’s how loud it was! I had a doctor come, and he thinks it was just some ligaments rearranging themselves. It's very sore today, but it could be way worse.

There was a little controversy about lifting, which is against the rules. Carrie Ann claimed Tony Dovolani  lifted Jane Seymour and that you lifted Edyta.
Technically, ours was not a lift. We showed producers that we could do it without my hands on her helping, but I think it's good they are cracking down on it. I'm sure we will be much more aware of it from here on out.

Mel B and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, tried meditating together to try to improve their dancing. Is that something you’d consider doing with Edyta?
If anyone needs to meditate, it's me! I need to get more centered and calm my mind. It's something I do in my everyday life, so I would love to do it with Edyta.

Last night, they showed you on the phone talking to your son. What does he think of his dad's dancing?
My son calls me every Monday to wish me good luck. He is a little confused as to why I am dancing on TV with a woman who is not his mom, but he loves it!

Will you wear your shirt from your Superman routine again?
The only other place I would wear that shirt is at home with my wife.

Whose idea was it to rip off your sleeves? Did you do some curls beforehand to get your arms more pumped?
Ha! I didn’t do any curls, but that’s not a bad idea!

Whose idea was it to rip off those sleeves? To find out, Click over to mystyle.com.

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