Nov 18 2008
Not the Best of Both Worlds For Linley on “Dancing”
Julianne Hough and Cody Linley- eliminated from ABC’s Dancing With the Stars this week- enjoyed their highest score four weeks ago for their Jitterbug routine. (picture courtesy of ABC-TV/Associated Press)
The youngest-ever contestant in Dancing With the Stars history will be heading back to Hanna Montana without a dancing trophy.
To little surprise, 17-year-old Cody Linley (along with partner Julianne Hough) was eliminated from theABC dancing competition this evening, leaving Brooke Burke/Derek Hough, Warren Sapp/Kym Johnson and Lance Bass/Lacey Schwimmer still in the running- and in next week’s finals.
Linley’s reunion with Hough didn’t ignite the judges as he probably hoped it would, leading to his ejection. Hough’s two-week hiatus from the competition may have hurt Linley’s game, but, in reality, he never was a serious threat to the trophy- at least not as long as Burke, Sapp and Bass were there to overshadow him.
Tuesday’s results show featured performances from Julianne Hough, as well as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who sang classics “Chain of Fools” and “Respect.”
Next week’s finale will feature a performance from Linley’s Hanna Montana co-star, Miley Cyrus. In addition, many- if not all- of this season’s contestants should be present (with the possible exception of Crazy Cloris Leachman, who had fallen ill and may have scheduling conflicts).
In any event, whether Burke and Hough can fend off the Bass and Schwimmer Train, we shall see Monday night. If it comes down to those two couples, they better watch out for Sapp’s reaction, and hope he doesn’t dust off any moves from his NFL days…
