After four weeks of painstaking competition, Dancing with the Stars continues to be more surprising and intriguing. But before moving on to next week's contest, let's take a glance on what transpired on last night's elimination show, which left Dancing with the Stars with just eight pairs remaining.



Dancing with the Stars, a celebrity dance contest broadcast on ABC, features celebrities paired with professional dancers as they try to win over a panel of three judges, the votes of the audience and the online voters. Thrown in a highly competitive dance environment, the participants attempt to avoid elimination, and linger on until hailed as the winner.

Apart from its celebrity participants and intricate dance routines, Dancing with the Stars is also known for creatively incorporating tension and suspense. And that's exactly what happened on last night's episode. Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson, one of the best pairs that seemingly owned the contest last night with their Paso Doble moves, was called in the final two countdown. Of course, their being in the bottom two is not entirely based on their score since they garnered a whopping 28, the highest in last night's competition.

What's a bit unexpected is seeing Clyde Drexler and Elena Grinenko shun away from the final two. Although Drexler clearly demonstrated quite a sloppy and poor performance, he managed to avoid the pit?well at least for last night's contest. Many actually believe that he's bound for elimination any time soon.

On the other hand, some aspects of last night's show proved to be predictable. The bottom two, which consisted of Leeza Gibbons and John Ratzenberger, was again quite anticipated. Both pairs acquired less than average scores and relatively exhibited stale and dragging dance routines.

Furthermore, the night ended with the elimination of Gibbons and dance partner Dovolani.