your all," said Goodman.

Tonioli called his look, "almost regal" praising an "incredibly brave attempt" even if, at times, his footwork "looked like tumbleweeds." The judge stressed that his seven score reflected "effort." The score was matched by all judges for Spicer's best score of the season. Adding President Donald Trump's tweet support, and Spicer looked to be tough to beat.

Final score: 21/30

Actor James Van Der Beek and pro Emma Slater

The "Dawson's Creek" star came out on fire at season's start, but has risked flat-lining in the results in past weeks. The judges want to see more progress, and Goodman said he needed to see more "hip action" in the samba. Van Der Beek brought that hip action to such a high level in his techno routine that thejudges were tripping over themselves to find adjectives to describe his moving body parts.

"That was a close encounters of the hips kind," purred Tonioli, whose nine was matched by all judges.

"The whole thing was just ridiculous; it was off the charts," swooned Inaba.

Goodman rocked it with this comment: "Tootie-frutty, what a booty!" So Len. The marks were Van Der Beek's highest in the season.

Country singer Lauren Alaina and pro Gleb Savchenko

The waterworks truly started with the last dance, coming on the one-year anniversary of Alaina's beloved stepfather, Sam, dying of cancer at 47. Her contemporary dance to her own song "The Other Side" was profoundly moving on the darkened stage. Onstage at the end, she held her hand to heaven and burst into tears. The tears continued as