Applause and jabs?

On Monday night, Dancing With The Stars consisted of more than just dancing and rehearsal clips. With the tango and quickstep came apparent rage and insults from.....Maks defending his athletic partner, Hope Sol who has often been criticized by the judges as lacking elegance or being too manly on the dance floor. On Broadway night, mask and Hope decided to portray Rent in their tango. I'd have to say Hope executed a steamy, lustful performance, acting more feminine than I have ever seen her this season. Sadly the judges ripped her apart commenting that it just doesn't look pretty, and calling it her worst dance by far. Maks chimed in saying everyone puts the effort to execute a flawless performance week after week, and that he doesn't feel the judges judge based on effort. Who could forget his argument seasons ago with Judge Carrie Ann Inaba when he was dancing with Brandy and she criticized her elegance. Totally unnecessary since we know how Brandy was consistently FIRE on the floor.

Lacey and Chaz Bono also had a rough night from the judges when they criticized their Phantom Of The Opera tango, saying it looked like, "a penguin trying to be a tiger." Lacey, like Maks defended her partner by saying the judges critique based on Chaz' looks, rather than effort. She clearly put it as it was, "rude, and shows bad taste." I completely agree with her and Maks. Yes these are celebrities on this show learning how to dance, but they deserve respect as they are people too. Yet Chaz was eliminated last night.

Regardless of the jabs, there are no hard feelings between Maks and Len or Lacey and the judges. Tune in next week for more recaps and results. Those still in the competition? JR, David Arquette, Ricki Lake, Rob Kardashian, Nancy Grace, and Hope Sol. Let's see what next week brings!