Mya scores another perfect 10 ‘Dancing’

Down to four couples, "Dancing With The Stars" finds itself with two natural dancers in Joanna Krupa and Mya, one sentimental favorite in Donny Osmond, and one Cinderella story in Kelly Osbourne. Monday night, those four competed for the three spots available in the finals. And, because episodes are still two full hours long with only four couples, each couple would do three individual dances — something that's never happened in the show's history.

Donny Osmond's Adam-Ant-inspired paso doble last week went badly. This week, Gilles Marini advised Donny, during the tango, to make everyone “uncomfortable” with the sexiness of it all. Unfortunately, the discomfort arose when the dance went dramatically awry, from footwork mishaps to Kym Johnson's shoe getting caught in, and ultimately shredding, the hem of her dress. Len Goodman called it "a catastrophe,” and Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba were not much kinder.

Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough performed a Viennese waltz that took Joanna back to the graceful style that has served her well on a few occasions, and the dance was lovely and simple. The choice of Leonard Cohen's very sad "Hallelujah" for this particular context was odd, but the dance survived. Bruno found a few little flaws, but the judges’ reception was enthusiastic.

Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel have been up, down, and all over the place, but her foxtrot and jive last week both scored well. This week, Kelly faced down the rumba, a dance that looks easy but often trips up the unwary. Kelly is surprisingly graceful, though, and while she and Louis have chemistry that’s more friendly than sexy, the rumba suited her. Bruno noticed that it lacked “eroticism,” but Carrie Ann stressed Kelly’s presentation and impact, and her scores weren’t bad.

Mya has been the season’s most consistent dancer. She also landed the first perfect score of the season last week. Their waltz was not their flashiest dance, but it looked effortless and beautiful. Len, often her harshest critic, had no complaints, and neither did the other judges — Bruno even offered up another 10, putting Mya and Dmitry in the lead after the first round.

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The second round led off with Donny and Kym's samba, where they tried to recover from their rather tragic tango. The samba is a very goofball-friendly dance, and Donny found himself back in his sweet spot, sparkly purple outfit and all. It was a solid recovery, and the judges’ scores put him back in the fight, though Carrie Ann still thought it looked a bit “sloppy.”

Joanna and Derek’s cha-cha-cha incorporated her reliable slink factor, and while the silly fringe pants that have plagued her returned, she did well. Derek badly — very badly — needs to get past the ugly move with which he’s suddenly enamored, where he bends her back and pulses her up and down by the back of her neck, which does nothing for her and places all the focus on himself. Still, it was a good routine, and the judges were impressed, giving Joanna the same 27 points she had received for her Viennese waltz.

Next up was Kelly with the quickstep. Kelly always furrows her brow about the fast dances, and it was easy to spot worry and tension on her face and a stumble or two on the footwork. Nevertheless, her efforts in the faster dances are improving, and the judges poured praise on her, with Len calling it “totally beyond [his] expectations.” Kelly's endearing vulnerability swelled as she expressed her relief at being praised for a fast, fleet-footed dance.

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