Chelsea Kane and Hines Ward each scored 59 points out of 60 for their two dances on Monday's episode. Fellow finalist Kirstie Alley finished with 54 points.
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Each will perform one final dance on Tuesday, when a new "Dancing" champ will be crowned.
Judges' scores are combined with viewer votes to determine where the celebrity dancers rank. Viewers can cast five votes each.
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Kane, a Disney Channel star, and Ward, who was named most valuable player at the Super Bowl in 2006, each earned a perfect score of 30 for their freestyle dances. They each collected 29 points for their judges' choice dances: Samba for her and quickstep for him.
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Alley earned 27 points for each of her routines: A samba and a freestyle that she performed in a black bodysuit that revealed her leaner figure.