Dancing with the Stars featured a three-way tie at the top of the judges' leaderboard after an impressive night of competition during Monday night's Season 27 broadcast on ABC.
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Pop star Tinashe Kachingwe, singer and dancer Milo Manheim, and actor and Fuller House star Juan Pablo Di Pace all tied for first place out of the 12 competing couples on "New York City Night" after receiving 26 out of 30 points from Dancing with the Stars judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.
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Milo and his professional partner Witney Carson performed a Charleston routine Bruno called "exhilarating bright and bursting with excitement." Carrie Ann added their dance was "ridiculously so good" and "will be remembered forever."
Tinashe and partner Brandon Armstrong performed the Argentine tango. Len dubbed the dance "fantastic," and Carrie Ann noted it was "sharp and strong."
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And Juan Pablo and partner Cheryl Burke took the stage with a quickstep routine that Bruno called "a smash hit" on the dance floor.
Model and Cover Girl Alexis Ren and partner Alan Bersten finished the night in fourth place after earning 25 judges' points for their Argentine tango. Len gushed about how they had a great mix of "precision and passion" and it was one of the best dances so far this season.
Fifth place on the leaderboard turned out to be a tie at 24 points between DeMarcus Ware, a pro football player and Super Bowl champion, and partner Lindsay Arnold as well as actress and Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch and partner Keo Motsepe.
DeMarcus and Lindsay danced the foxtrot, while Evanna and Keo performed a sexy samba routine.
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Actor and country music singer John Schneider and partner Emma Slater placed seventh on the judges' leaderboard after they received 23 points from the judges for their Charleston routine. Carrie Ann called John "the greatest showman" although his moves weren't perfect.
The following couple finished the night in eighth place: Mary Lou Retton, a former Olympic gymnast with five medals, and partner Sasha Farber.
Mary Lou and Sasha performed the waltz and earned 22 points.
Actress and Facts of Life alum Nancy McKeon -- who is dealing with a fractured foot -- and partner Val Chmerkovskiy claimed ninth place on the leaderboard with their 21-point worthy cha cha routine.
Country music radio personality Bobby Bones and partner Sharna Burgess stepped their way into tenth place on the leaderboard after receiving 20 judges' points for their foxtrot number.
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Downhill skier Danelle Umstead and partner Artem Chigvintsev avoided last place by only one point.
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Danelle and Artem both overcame sickness this week and performed the cha cha, which earned them 18 points from the judges and landed them in eleventh place on the leaderboard.
And finally, Bachelor in Paradise's Joe Amabile, better known as "Grocery Store Joe," and partner Jenna Johnson finished in twelfth -- and last -- place with 17 points. Joe and the reigning mirrorball trophy champion performed a foxtrot routine for the judges.
Joe's girlfriend from The Bachelor franchise, Kendall Long, helped Joe rehearse at home this week. She was shown being as supportive and cheery as possible.
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Dancing with the Stars will feature another night of competition on Tuesday at 8PM ET/PT on ABC, and the night will conclude with the second elimination of Season 27.
Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Tom Bergeron and co-hosted by Erin Andrews.
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