Week eight episode of Dancing with the Stars aired November 7, 2011.  The couples will each perform two routines, an unlearned instant dance and a Jive.

Below is a real-time live blogging recap of tonight’s episode including judges’ comments (coming later), live scores, performance videos and telephone numbers:

FIRST DANCE: 


ROB KARDASHIAN AND CHERYL BURKE
Telephone: 1-800-VOTE4-02 or 1-800-868-3402
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “Take on Me” by A-ha
Scores: 9+9+9=27
Watch the performance video:

HOPE SOLO AND MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY
Telephone: 1-800-VOTE4-08 or 1-800-868-3408
Dance: Quickstep
Song: “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse
Scores: 9+9+9=27
Watch the performance video:

RICKI LAKE AND DEREK HOUGH
Telephone: 1-800-VOTE4-11 or 1-800-868-3411
Dance: Waltz
Song:  “You Make Me Feel” by Aretha Franklin
Scores: 9+9+10=28
Watch the performance video below:

NANCY GRACE AND TRISTAN MACMANUS
Telephone: 1-800-VOTE4-05 or 1-800-868-3405
Dance: Tango
Song: “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane” by The Ames Brothers
Scores: 8+8+8=24
Watch the performance video below:

J.R. MARTINEZ AND KARINA SMIRNOFF
Telephone: 1-800-VOTE4-10 or 1-800-868-3410
Dance: Waltz
Song: “What the World Needs Now” by Burt Bacharach
Scores: 10+10+10=30 !
Watch the performance below:

INSTANT JIVE:

Rob & Cheryl – “Man Eater” for a score of 8+8+8=24 

Hope & Maks – “The Best Damn Thing” for a score of 8+9+8=25 

Ricki & Derek – “Land of Thousand Dances” for a score of 8+8+8=24 

Nancy & Tristan – “Upside Down” for a score of 7+6+7=24 

J.R. & Karina – “Tutti Frutti” for a score of 10+10+10=30 

LEADERBOARD TOTAL SCORES:
Rob & Cheryl – 27 + 24 = 51
Hope & Maks – 27 + 25 = 52
Ricki & Derek – 28 +24 = 52
Nancy & Tristan – 24 + 20 = 44
J.R. & Karina – 30 + 30 = 60