Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong earned the first perfect score of season 33.
But onlyChandler Kinneyand pro partner Brandon Armstrong had to recreate a dance originally executed by one of the judges.
And Hough proclaimed their version of the routine better than his own.
‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Derek Hough; Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong.Dancing With The Stars/instagram
Dancing With The Stars/instagram
“Comparison is inevitable,” Hough told the couple.
“But I preferred this one.
Thats a big compliment.
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Dancing With The Stars/instagram
Your approach was sharp and a little different.
You did it smooth as silk the accuracy, the intensity, it was just so slick.”
That’s high praise considering that Hough and Pickler went on to win their season.
The 30 points put Kinney and Armstrong atop the leaders' board going into the Instant Dance Challenge.
But she and Armstrong finally earned the praise many felt they deserved all season.
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