Dancing with the Stars: Episode #11.12

Read recap of the previous night's performances And the Dancing world is rocked. Rock Week continued tonight with a spectacular performance by classic rock band Heart. The Wilson sisters sang their 1977 hit "Barracuda" with high-powered dance accompaniment by Peta, Damian, Karina, Louis, Derek, and Chelsie. The encore dance tonight was Bristol & Mark's game-changing Tango to Orianthi's "According to You." Kylie Minogue steamed up the joint singing "Get Outta My Way" with a gaggle of sexy dancers. And Macy's Stars of Dance presented their largest performance yet. Starting with the six-piece teenaged School of Rock band playing Alice Cooper's "School's Out" to twelve "rowdy schoolkid" dancers tearing apart a schoolroom set on the dancefloor, the stage exploded to reveal the 54 singers of the John Burroughs High School show choir, Powerhouse singing Queen's "We Will Rock You." Speaking of Alice Cooper, he gave his Rock-n-Roll dance advice to the stars, along with Bret Michaels and Twister Sister's Dee Snider. The energy was up all night, and the elimination countdown was tense, starting off with the revelation that the two teams with the lowest judges' scores last night — Kurt & Anna and Bristol & Mark — were both safe thanks to strong viewer votes for them both. In fact the only non-surprise revelation was that Brandy & Maks were safe, having scored the best last night in both their Tango and in the dance marathon. In the end, it came down to Audrina & Tony and Jennifer & Derek standing on the stage awaiting their fates. Jennifer had dazzled us all from the beginning of the season, but she started slipping and last night scored her lowest score yet. Audrina started strong and had been showing continual improvement, although last night the judges were disappointed by the lack of power in her dance. Still, Team TorinA came in second on the leaderboard after Brandy & Maks. The judges were shocked to see these two strong pairs standing in front of them. Here's what Len said: I'm almost at a loss for words. This is ludicrous. That one of these two is going home is absolute nonsense. Now, I know the American people, and the British, we like the underdog. But we like justice more, and there is no justice in these two being here. It's nonsense. But one of them was ending their journey tonight, and the viewers decided it would be Audrina & Tony. And after a final dance to Bon Jovi's "Blaze of Glory," team TorinA is heading out to Jimmy Kimmel Live where the reality of it all may begin to sink in. Design a Dance There's still a little time left to choose the Pro Dancers for this season's Design a Dance. All twelve pros from this season are on the ballot. You've already voted to determine the dance (Cha Cha Cha) and the song ("Still Rock and Roll To Me").   Comments from Maria and Jim, live-blogging at He Said/She Said "I am not fazed by the fact that Jennifer and Derek are in jeopardy. I mean, they're practically giving the lead away. Three words: Step. It. UP." -- Maria "Stunned and bummed by this one." -- Jim, on Audrina's elimination Read more and join the conversation at He Said/She Said