Season 22 of "Dancing with the Stars" hit its stride Monday night (May 2) having not one, but two couples earning perfect scores. A few dances after Ginger Zee and partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy nailed their Viennese Waltz to Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing," Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas busted out the gate with a red hot jive routine to "Proud Mary."
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VanZant admitted during the pre-taped rehearsal interviews that she was struggling with her confidence levels as the competition continued. However, she showed zero signs of hesitation while staying perfectly synchronized with Ballas' quick-footed choreography. The judges could barely contain their excitement.
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"Scorching! Almost illegally hot," Bruno Tonilio said. "You won that dance. Amazing."
'That was ridiculous!" CarrieAnne Inaba screamed. "Girl, everybody loves you."
"This was UFC: Under. Full. Control," Len Goodman said, confusing everyone, including host Tom Bergeron.
No one's ever heard the term "UFC" in regards to critiquing a dance routine before, but it's safe to assume it's a high compliment.
"Dancing With the Stars" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
