Dancing with the Stars eliminated pop star Tinashe Kachingwe and her professional partner Brandon Armstrong during Monday night's Season 27 performance show on ABC.
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Tinashe and Brandon were sent packing based on the combination of home viewer votes from last Monday night's show as well as the scores provided by Dancing with the Stars judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli last night.
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"Brandon, you actually said it, that sometimes the best dancers go," Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron told Brandon after announcing the shocking results.
"Yeah, it has to be the whole package. I'm super proud of Tinashe. She did amazing this season," said Brandon, who landed towards the top of the judges' leaderboard each week with his celebrity partner.
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"Brandon did amazing. His first season, so good!" Tinashe interjected.
"It was an amazing first season. Thank you for the opportunity," Brandon noted.
The other couple in jeopardy of elimination prior to Tinashe and Brandon's exit was actress and Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch and partner Keo Motsepe; however, they were not necessarily the other bottom-two couple based on judges' scores and America votes.
Dancing with the Stars - "Trios Night"
Monday night's broadcast, dubbed "Trios Night," featured each celebrity and professional pairing performing one dance with a third person, who turned out to be a former Dancing with the Stars standout contestant or a friend of the celebrity.
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Singer and dancer Milo Manheim and partner Witney Carson topped the judges' leaderboard in first place after receiving 29 out of 30 points from the Dancing with the Stars judges.
The couple danced a salsa with actor, musician and Season 20 Dancing with the Stars finalist Riker Lynch. Len said the performance was "clean" and "controlled" and had "attack."
"It was the best dance I've seen tonight," Len added.
Carrie Ann called the routine "perfect," while Bruno added it was "electrifying."
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Two couples tied for second place on the leaderboard with 26 points: Tinashe and Brandon as well as Mary Lou Retton, a former Olympic gymnast with five medals, and partner Sasha Farber.
Tinashe and Brandon performed a tango routine with paralympic snowboarder and Season 18 Dancing with the Stars runner-up Amy Purdy. Bruno called the dance "superb" and Carrie Ann said the choreography was very "innovative."
Mary Lou and Sasha took the stage with Olympic gymnast and Season 20 Dancing with the Stars semi-finalist Nastia Liukin. The trio performed a Charleston routine that Bruno said was "as invigorating as a double espresso."
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Fourth place on the leaderboard belonged to model and Cover Girl Alexis Ren and partner Alan Bersten. Alongside professional dancer and former Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler, the trio performed a 25-point worthy tango routine.
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Two couples tied for fifth place on the judges' leaderboard with 24 points.
Actor and Fuller House star Juan Pablo Di Pace and partner Cheryl Burke danced a "dead sexy" cha cha, according to Bruno, with former The Bachelor bachelorette and Season 15 Dancing with the Stars winner Melissa Rycroft.
And Evanna and Keo took the stage with actress and fellow Harry Potter star Scarlett Byrne. The trio earned 24 points for their salsa routine.
DeMarcus Ware, a pro football player and Super Bowl champion, and partner Lindsay Arnold finished in seventh place on the judges' leaderboard with 22 points after performing a paso doble routine with retired pro football player and Season 34 Dancing with the Stars champion Rashad Jennings.
DeMarcus had to dance with a broken finger, as he broke it during rehearsals thanks to a powerful chest-bump welcome from Rashad.
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Actor and country music singer John Schneider and partner Emma Slater placed eighth on the leaderboard with 21 points. The pair performed the tango with N'SYNC member and Season 4 Dancing with the Stars runner-up Joey Fatone, who also competed on Season 15 of the ABC reality dancing series.
Ninth place on the judges' leaderboard belonged to country music radio personality Bobby Bones and partner Sharna Burgess.
Bobby and Sharna received 20 points from the judges after dancing the cha cha with pro violinist and Season 25 Dancing with the Stars runner-up Lindsey Stirling.
And last but not least, Bachelor in Paradise star Joe Amabile and partner Jenna Johnson continue to sit in last place on the leaderboard.
On Monday night, the couple earned only 15 points for their salsa routine which included Joe's The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise 5 buddy Jordan Kimball. The trio performed an entertaining dance, but the content was lacking and Jordan had a wardrobe malfunction that threw him off his steps.
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