Mr. Las Vegas Done Dancing
Danke schoen for being here. But for now, auf Wiedersehen.
Wayne Newton was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars Tuesday, the third celebrity to heel-toe his way off the floor this season.
Although the 65-year-old entertainer was praised, as always, for his showmanship, even a tango-ready mustache and ponytail couldn't lift Mr. Las Vegas' Latin-dance score out of the dumps.
"I think it's important to live life, not just exist in it," Newton said, adding that he may have been uncomfortable at times, but that stepping out of one's comfort zone is key. "Not trying is failing to me."
"I think what I'll miss most is the paso doble. I was so looking forward to that," he said.
Partner Cheryl Burke, the two-time Dancing champ who helped Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith bring home the disco ball, said that working with Newton had been "one of the most phenomenal experiences of my life."
Hanging by a thread, meanwhile, was Floyd Mayweather Jr., who showed improvement with his jive but still needs to get his energetic steps in order.
Comparing dancing with boxing, Len Goodman told the 30-year-old fighter that he has the goods to go "all the way," but it'll be up the viewers next week to keep the undefeated welterweight in contention.
And the voters will have to be quick on the draw, because the competition has really started to heat up—at least as far as the women are concerned.
Sabrina Bryan, Melanie Brown and Jane Seymour all scored 27's, although the praise bestowed upon Seymour was worthy of a sack full of perfect 10's.
"Every moment was a beautiful picture," Carrie Ann Inaba said of the 56-year-old former Bond girl's tango, which was dedicated to her mother, Mieke Frankenberg, who passed away last week at the age of 92. Seymour jetted off to London and missed the previous Tuesday's results show, but vowed to keep putting her best foot forward in honor of her mum.
"That could have been on pay-per-view," Goodman said, referring to Seymour's dance and poking fun at Mayweather's none-too-subtle plug for his upcoming championship bout.
Nipping at their heels with a tango-rific 26 was Marie Osmond, who continues to prove that old-fashioned values can be sexy, especially when done up in sequins and a skirt slit up to there.
Goodman praised her "marvelous musical interpretation," while Inaba compared the veteran performer to Lucille Ball, although Osmond obviously didn't louse up the show.
Jennie Garth also scored a 26, as well as an encore request, with her tango, which helped push week two's tumble even further out of our minds. (Well, apparently not that far out of our minds.)
But what's past is past, and Garth came out with a vengeance Monday night, knowing that she had something to prove and doing her darndest to prove it.
Losing a step or two was Helio Castroneves, who twisted an ankle during practice and had to muster all his speed-demon fortitude to power through his jive.
While he still danced circles around some of the other men, he is already facing loftier expectations than some of his competitors. Hence, after scoring the first 27 of the season last week, Castroneves only pulled off a 24 on Monday.
Rounding out the pack are Mark Cuban, who has steered clear of the red spotlight since a week-one scare, and Cameron Mathison, who scored a personal best 23 last night.
Filling in the gaps Tuesday were Seal, who belted his 1995 triple Grammy winner "Kiss from a Rose," and Disney Channel wunderkind Miley Cyrus, who joined her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, (who thankfully didn't dance) on his tune "Ready, Set, Don't Go."
Along with the nine remaining contestants, also back next week will be Dancing cohost Samantha Harris, who has been on maternity leave since welcoming her first child Sept. 23.
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