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Dancing with the Stars stars Robert Rakete and Jess Quinn

REVIEW: Robert Rakete is the fifth celebrity to be sent home from Dancing With The Stars NZ.

Nicole, Rakete's professional dancer, sobbed almost uncontrollably while he thanked her for helping him around the dance floor. 

David and Amelia were the first couple to make it through to next week, followed by Sam and Aaron, Suzy and Matt, Rog and Carolanne, Jess and Johnny and Chris and Vanessa. 

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Chris Harris took out move of the week with the flying kick and tumble in his trio dance.

That left a painful dance-off between Robert Rakete and Shavaughn Ruakere, and the even more painful announcement that Rakete would be going home. 

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Judge Rachel chose to save Shav, saying, "we have two great performers here," but Shav's performance was stronger. 

Jules felt Robert had the stronger performance, leaving Camilla to decide again. 

Camilla chose to save Shav, based on her technical skills. 

Move of the week rightly went to Chris Harris' stunning butterfly kick and tumble during his Sunday night dance. 

None of the dances on Monday night managed to knock him off the top of the leader board at the end of the show. 

HIT

Sharyn Casey's Gloss inspired hot pink wrap dress was an absolute knock out tonight.

I don't know who's dressing Casey, but they are killing it. 

If they're the same person that put Suzy Cato in a gold sequin hot frock like a podium dancer from Club 57 circa 1986, they deserve a raise. 

MISS

This whole trio dance thing is not working for me.

Who am I supposed to be watching? Why add another person, when they often just replace the original dancer rather than joining the couple? Why is that new dancer just wafting about like a plum while the main couple dance? UNGH

Watching the pro-dancer's face when Camilla broke the news to Rog sums it all up: A stupid idea designed to add drama to a situation that's already pretty dramatic. 

HIT

Rog's magnificent caping skills. That guy sure knows how to make the satin sing.

Also, it distracted nicely from his awkward see-through mesh shirt and terrible, terrible dancing. 

"It is like the fly screen door to the back yard," says Dai Henwood. You're not wrong there mate. 

MISS

Judges Rachel and Jules were at each others' throats again, this time after Rog's dance.

She said the Paso Doble challenged Rog. He said Rog was the master. Tomato - tomatoe, I guess. Even Rog said it was awkward. 

There's no way to curb it, and Three probably doesn't want to. But it's not great Telly watching a a couple of people shouting each other down rather than focussing on the person who just busted a gut dancing. 

HIT

There were some great musical choices this week. Shav's Hey Yay was a fab, upbeat tune, while Jess Quinn waltzing toe Hallelujah was inspired. 

MISS

Again, two great dancers are dancing for their place on the show, while a couple of completely talentless blokes sail into next week like it was their natural born right to be there. Gross. 

Rakete and Ruakere are great dancers with spirit and panache, who do not deserve to be in the dance off. 

It's really grim that they had to go through that in front of a live studio audience, smiling like being rejected by the entire nation doesn't suck. 

Dancing With The Stars returns on Sunday, June 11 at 7pm on Three.

 - Stuff