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“Dancing with the Stars” Recap: Tavis Smiley Gets the Boot in Week 2

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DWTS?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1411528844250ABC/Adam Taylor(LOS ANGELES) — Talk show host Tavis Smiley was voted off Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night. He’s the second celebrity to be eliminated on the show’s 19th season.

After the judges’ scores and the viewer votes were combined, Smiley and NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip learned they were both in danger of being eliminated.

When host Tom Bergeron announced that Smiley was going home, the talk show host hugged his pro partner, Sharna Burgess, and said he believed in “the art of dance,” and acknowledged that dance requires a lot of time.

Smiley was on a book tour last week and has said his performance on Monday night – a cha-cha – suffered as a result of not having enough rehearsal time.

Still, Smiley spoke highly of his time on the show. “It’s been a wonderful experience,” he said. “I wish everybody all the best. I loved it.”

On Monday’s performance show, actress Lea Thompson shot to the top of the leaderboard with a feisty jive, while Waltrip brought up the rear with his samba. Smiley was in a four-way tie for the second-lowest score on the leaderboard.

Tuesday’s show featured a dance performance by former DWTS pro and the newest judge, Julianne Hough, surrounded by all of the show’s male pros.

By popular vote on social media, Janel Parrish reprised the crowd-pleasing foxtrot that she performed on Monday night.

There were two musical performances Tuesday. The duo Nico and Vinz sang their hit, “Am I Wrong,” and Sia performed her hit, “Chandelier,” accompanied by 11-year-old Maddie Ziegler, the star of the Lifetime show Dance Moms, and Dancing with the Stars‘ newest pro, Allison Holker.

In addition to Waltrip, returning to compete next week are actors Randy Couture, Antonio Sabato Jr., Alfonso Ribeiro and Jonathan Bennett, actresses Lea Thompson and Janel Parrish, fashion designer Betsey Johnson, reality TV star Sadie Robertson, YouTube beauty guru Bethany Mota and comedian Tommy Chong.

The stars will compete each week for scores from the judges as well as votes from viewers. The star with the lowest combined total will be eliminated each week until the final three compete for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.

Tom Bergeron announced Tuesday that judge Len Goodman would not appear on next week’s program. Actor/comedian Kevin Hart will step in as a guest judge.

The competition continues next Monday night on ABC.


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