With season 25 of Dancing With the Stars quickly approaching, the bloggers are back with another ten weeks of blogging about the dances. So what’s a better way to get into the new season than by looking at this past season?
For season 24, Paul Bentley, Julia Delbel, Dwtsdreams, and additional Guest Bloggers gave their scores for the season’s performances. And as some long-time readers may know, we compared all of the scores given in the season to find out who the “harshest” (in a loose sense of the word) judge was. Well, we’re doing it again! Who was this season’s Len? Well, let’s compare the scores!
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Before Reading. . .
Some of the averages and other statistics may not be completely reflective of the conclusions drawn, mainly because there were a total of eight guest bloggers with all different weeks that are put all together in the “Guest Blogger” category, guest bloggers were only present in weeks 2-9, and Dwtsdreams was absent for weeks 2 and 9.
Also, all of the bloggers score differently and have different opinions about what they want to see in dances, so just because somebody scores higher or lower than the others does not make them any less consistent or any more/less harsh of a judge. Everybody just scores differently, so naming a “Len” of the blog for the season is just a title, and is not indicative whatsoever about their opinions-- it’s just going based off of statistics that are in the tables.
Basically, analyzing these numbers is just for fun… so don’t look too far into it! XD
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Key
Each chart shows what each blogger gave as a score for each couple in each week of the show.
A red box indicates the lowest score out of all of the bloggers for the dance.
A green box indicates the highest score out of all of the bloggers for the dance.
A white box indicates that the score is neither the highest nor the lowest score given by the bloggers for the dance.
*A purple box indicates that the blogger voted for the couple to be the winner of a dance-off challenge.
*A pink box indicates that the blogger voted against the couple to be winner of a dance-off challenge.
*A yellow box indicates that the couple became immune from elimination, exempting them from a dance-off challenge and making them ineligible for a judgment.
*Note: The votes from dance-off challenges do not affect the average of the scores the bloggers gave that couple in the season.
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Rashad & Emma
Bentley
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Julia
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DwtsDreams
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Guest Blogger
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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8
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8
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8
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-
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Viennese Waltz
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8
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8
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9
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9
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Samba
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7
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8
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-
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8
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Contemporary
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10
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10
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10
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10
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Foxtrot
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9
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8
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8
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9
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Tango
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Team Freestyle
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8
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9
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7
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8
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Paso Doble
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9
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10
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9
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9
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Jive Dance-Off vs. David
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Jive
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Argentine Tango Trio w/ Witney
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10
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9
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10
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9
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Rumba
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10
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10
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-
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10
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Quickstep
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10
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9
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-
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10
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Redemption Viennese Waltz
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10
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10
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10
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-
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Freestyle
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10
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10
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10
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-
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Cha-Cha-Cha/Tango Fusion
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10
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9
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10
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-
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Average
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9.133
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9.067
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9.083
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9.091
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David & Lindsay
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Quickstep
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7
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6
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7
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-
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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6
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6
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7
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7
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Jazz
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8
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7
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-
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7
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Viennese Waltz
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7
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7
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7
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6
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Jive
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Argentine Tango
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7
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8
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7
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8
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Team Freestyle
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8
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9
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7
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8
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Salsa
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8
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8
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7
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8
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Jive Dance-Off vs. Rashad
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Rashad
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Waltz
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9
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8
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9
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8
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Trio Paso Doble w/ Hayley
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8
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8
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8
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6
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Foxtrot
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8
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9
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-
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8
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Tango
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10
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8
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-
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8
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Redemption Viennese Waltz
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8
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8
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8
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-
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Freestyle
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10
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10
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10
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-
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Foxtrot/Salsa Fusion
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9
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8
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9
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-
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Average
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8.000
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7.800
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7.750
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7.364
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Normani & Val
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Quickstep
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7
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7
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7
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-
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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8
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8
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8
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8
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Foxtrot
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8
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9
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-
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8
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Rumba
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8
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8
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8
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8
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Paso Doble
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9
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9
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10
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10
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Salsa
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Team Freestyle
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Argentine Tango
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10
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10
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10
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10
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Immunity
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Contemporary
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9
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9
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10
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10
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Trio Jive w/ Alan
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10
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9
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10
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9
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Viennese Waltz
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9
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9
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-
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9
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Jazz
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10
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10
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-
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10
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Redemption Quickstep
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10
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9
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9
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-
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Freestyle
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10
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9
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10
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-
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Argentine Tango/Foxtrot Fusion
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10
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10
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10
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-
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Average
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9.067
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8.933
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9.167
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9.091
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Simone & Sasha
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Tango
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8
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8
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8
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-
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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8
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8
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8
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7
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Quickstep
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9
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8
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-
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9
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Viennese Waltz
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10
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9
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9
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9
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Contemporary
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9
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10
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9
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9
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Samba
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8
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8
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8
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9
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Team Freestyle
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Charleston
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10
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10
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10
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10
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Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-Off vs. Nancy
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Simone
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Nancy
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Simone
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Simone
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Foxtrot
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Trio Paso Doble w/ Brittany
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10
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9
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9
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10
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Jive
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10
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9
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-
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9
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Rumba
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9
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9
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-
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10
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Average
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9.083
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8.833
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8.778
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9.091
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Bonner & Sharna
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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5
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5
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4
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-
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Viennese Waltz
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7
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7
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7
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6
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Charleston
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6
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6
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-
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6
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Foxtrot
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8
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8
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7
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7
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Tango
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7
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7
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6
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7
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Rumba
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7
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7
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6
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7
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Team Freestyle
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8
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9
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7
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8
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Paso Doble
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6
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6
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6
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6
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Rumba Dance-Off vs. Nick
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Bonner
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Nick
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Nick
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Bonner
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Argentine Tango
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8
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8
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7
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7
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Trio Jazz w/ Britt
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7
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7
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6
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6
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Average
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6.900
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7.000
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6.222
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6.667
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Nancy & Artem
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Viennese Waltz
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8
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8
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7
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-
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Samba
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9
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8
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-
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8
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Foxtrot
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9
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8
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8
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9
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Jazz
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9
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9
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9
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10
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Paso Doble
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8
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8
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8
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8
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Team Freestyle
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Tango
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-Off vs. Simone
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Simone
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Nancy
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Simone
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Simone
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Average
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8.500
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8.250
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8.143
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8.571
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Nick & Peta
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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7
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7
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7
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-
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Foxtrot
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6
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6
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6
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6
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Tango
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6
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7
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-
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7
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Rumba
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Jazz
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10
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8
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9
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8
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Jive
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7
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7
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7
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7
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Team Freestyle
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8
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9
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7
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8
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Argentine Tango
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8
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8
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8
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8
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Rumba Dance-Off vs. Bonner
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Bonner
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Nick
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Nick
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Bonner
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Average
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7.375
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7.375
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7.286
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7.286
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Heather & Maks
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Viennese Waltz
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7
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8
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8
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-
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Jive w/ Alan
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7
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8
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9
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9
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Tango w/ Alan
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8
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9
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-
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8
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Cha-Cha-Cha w/ Alan
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9
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9
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9
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9
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Jazz w/ Alan
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9
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8
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8
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10
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Rumba
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9
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10
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10
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10
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Team Freestyle
|
9
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9
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9
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9
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Average
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8.286
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8.714
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8.833
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9.167
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Erika & Gleb
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Salsa
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5
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6
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5
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-
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Foxtrot
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6
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7
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6
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6
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Jive
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7
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7
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-
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7
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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7
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8
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7
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8
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Viennese Waltz
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8
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9
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8
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9
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Average
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6.600
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7.400
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6.500
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7.500
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Mr. T & Kym
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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4
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4
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4
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-
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Paso-Doble
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5
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5
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6
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6
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Foxtrot
|
6
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6
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-
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6
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Waltz
|
6
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6
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6
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6
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Average
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5.250
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5.250
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5.333
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6.000
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Charo & Keo
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Salsa
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5
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6
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5
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-
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Paso Doble
|
5
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6
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4
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5
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Foxtrot
|
6
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6
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-
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6
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Average
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5.333
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6.000
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4.500
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5.500
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Chris & Witney
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Cha-Cha-Cha
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3
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3
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3
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-
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Jazz
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4
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6
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4
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5
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Average
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3.500
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4.500
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3.500
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5.000
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There are some quite interesting patterns of scores in these charts. So now, with all of this information gathered, let’s see how the bloggers were as judges overall this season.
Statistics
Bentley
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Julia
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Dwtsdreams
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Guest Blogger
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Highest Average Score Given
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9.133
(Rashad)
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9.067
(Rashad)
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9.167
(Normani)
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9.167
(Heather)
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Lowest Average Score Given
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3.500
(Chris)
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4.500
(Chris)
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3.500
(Chris)
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5.000
(Chris)
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Number of Couples That Had Highest Average From Blogger
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2
(Rashad, David)
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2
(Bonner, Charo)
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2
(Normani, Nick)
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7
(Simone, Nancy, Nick, Heather, Erika, Mr. T, Chris)
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Number of Couples That Had Lowest Average From Blogger
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4
(Nick, Heather, Mr. T, Chris)
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4
Rashad, Normani, Nick, Mr. T)
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6
(Simone, Bonner, Nancy. Erika, Charo, Chris)
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1
(David)
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Times Highest Score Was Given Out of All Bloggers
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31
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33
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19
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23
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Times Lowest Score Was Given Out of All Bloggers
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23
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27
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29
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22
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Most Highest Scores Given to a Couple Out of All Bloggers
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8
(David)
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8
(Bonner)
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6
(David)
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4
(Rashad)
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Most Lowest Scores Given to a Couple Out of All Bloggers
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4
(Erika)
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6
(David)
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7
(Bonner)
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6
(David)
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So, by the looks of it, it seems as though that generally the Guest Blogger scored higher than the rest of the bloggers, and Dwtsdreams generally scored lower than the rest of the bloggers. Bentley and Julia typically stayed around the middle. (Julia’s Note: I deliberately tried to be a little less nitpicky this season, especially with things that seemed like minor accidents we’d even potentially see in a professional routine.)
I guess we know who season 24’s Len was-- Dwtsdreams!
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