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October 19, 2021

'Dancing With the Stars' season 30 recap: Spice Girls' Melanie C sent home

WATCH: Melanie C sent home on ‘DWTS’

The "Dancing With the Stars" cast celebrated all things "Grease," one of America's most beloved movie musicals, on Monday and the night included several surprise cameos from the original cast as well as a shocking goodbye.

The night provided plenty of highlights. Frankie Avalon, who belted out "Beauty School Dropout" in "Grease," performed the standout hit from the 1978 film on the ballroom floor as "The Talk" co-host Amanda Kloots danced the Viennese waltz.

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JoJo Siwa earned the season's first perfect score. The Nickelodeon star nailed her foxtrot to "Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)," which brought judge Len Goodman to his feet to compliment the "superb" routine.

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The night also saw "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kenya Moore's big comeback. The reality star shook off the sting of almost being sent home for the past two consecutive weeks and earned her first straight set of "9"s for her rumba to "There Are Worse Things (I Could Do)."

PHOTO: Kenya Moore and Brandon Armstrong on "Dancing with the Stars," Oct 18. 2021.
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Kenya Moore and Brandon Armstrong on "Dancing with the Stars," Oct 18. 2021.

But it wasn't all fun and games. Goodman was forced to deliver yet another tie-breaking vote at the end of the night after the audience sent singer Melanie C and influencer Olivia Jade into the bottom two.

In the end, he sided with fellow judge Derek Hough to spare Jade, overruling Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli who opted to save the Spice Girl.

Here are the current standings:

Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson -- 40/40
"The Talk" co-host Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten -- 39/40
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kenya Moore and Brandon Armstrong -- 36/40
"The Office" actress Melora Hardin and Artem Chivensky -- 36/40
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee and Sasha Farber -- 36/40
Influencer Olivia Jade and Val Chmerkovskiy -- 36/40
Country singer Jimmie Allen and Emma Slater -- 34/40
WWE superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Witney Carson -- 32/40
Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke -- 32/40
NBA player Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach -- 28/40

"Dancing With the Stars" returns next Monday at 8 p.m ET on ABC, celebrating all things Halloween with host Tyra Banks.