Did “Bachelorette” Jenn Tran, Ilona Maher and Anna Delvey of UW-Madison survive?

“A cheeky, shiny, mischievous little kitten.”

This is what “The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran’s performance on “Dancing with the Stars” looked like on Tuesday – at least according to judge Bruno Tonioli. And that despite technical difficulties with the music, which Tran mastered as perfectly as possible.

But would all that be enough for Tran, a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, and her pro partner Sasha Farber to survive this week’s double elimination?

The theme of the second week was “Oscars Night,” which meant that the duos would dance to songs from Oscar-nominated films.

“I watched the Oscars all the time, especially as a kid,” Tran Farber said on the show.

Farber revealed that they would dance to “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock from “The Great Gatsby.”

“I wish ‘The Great Gatsby’ was the way I could live my life,” Tran said. “The ’20s era is about being wild and free, and that’s what I want to convey.”

Tran – in a rhinestone-embellished fuchsia top, flowing skirt and long gloves – and Farber – in a matching tuxedo and bow tie – performed a tango.

“Jenn Tran, you are a real surprise!” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. “There is so much good going on here. You are lively, you have the stature – you pulled her into the tango. Although, that was a fast tango, my friend.”

Inaba asked if something happened to the music during the dance.

Although the music wasn’t loud enough, Farber said, Tran “rocked it.” Host Alfonso Ribeiro added that he heard the music in his ear, but not on the dance floor. Inaba praised the couple for the way they handled the mess.

Farber later explained that he and Tran could only hear the “click track” at the beginning of the dance, but Tran managed to “stay in time until the music started.”

“Jenn, you are a natural artist and you command the stage in a fantastic way,” said judge Derek Hough.

While he criticized some of her arm positions and stances, he applauded her cartwheel.

“I didn’t know I could do this, I’m not going to lie,” Tran said.

“I think you danced like a sassy, ​​shiny, mischievous little kitten tonight,” Tonioli told Tran. “You mean business. They’re right, something happened. But don’t diminish what you accomplished. Because the parts that were good were brilliant.”

Tran and Farber received a score of 19 out of 30, with Inaba receiving a six, Derek a six, and Tonioli a seven. That’s the same total score as last week’s premiere, giving them a total score of 38/60.

How did the other “Dancing with the Stars” contestants perform in week 2?

Film star Eric Roberts with professional dancer Britt Stewart

Former NFL player Danny Amendola with professional dancer Witney Carson:

Convicted con artist Anna Delvey with her new professional dancer Ezra Sosa

TV star Chandler Kinney with professional dancer Brandon Armstrong

Sitcom and film actor Reginald VelJohnson with professional dancer Emma Slater

Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik with professional dancer Rylee Arnold

Former “Bachelor” Joey Graziadel, who also has ties to Wisconsin, with professional dancer Jenna Johnson

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks with professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy

Actress Tori Spelling with professional dancer Pasha Pashkov

Former NBA star Dwight Howard with professional dancer Daniella Karagach

Model and cover girl Brooks Nader with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko

Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher with professional dancer Alan Bersten

Who was eliminated in week 2 of “Dancing with the Stars”?

“We combined the judges’ scores from tonight and last week with your live votes from both nights,” host Julianne Hough explained on Tuesday’s episode. (In case you missed it, here were last week’s dances, songs and scores.)

Both Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey were eliminated at the end of this week’s episode.

How to watch season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars”

The show airs simultaneously on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. CT. It is available on Hulu the next day.

Due to the vice presidential debate, there will be no DWTS broadcast on October 1. The show will air two episodes the following week, on October 7 and 8.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Dancing with the Stars Week 2: Jenn Tran, Anna Delvey, Tori Spelling