Assunta da Rossi decided to drop out of Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge last week but
the show goes on.

“I’m trying to get pregnant,” explained Assunta, explaining why she withdrew from the competition.
“I quit smoking, actually three weeks na and the effect is nahihilo ako,” she added.

It was Assunta’s second chance to compete in the show this season, like her competitors Onyok Velasco,
Long Mejia and Angelica Jones. Assunta got the lowest score after the first round which meant she had to
dance two routines for round two that is if she didn’t quit.

Even without the svelte actress, the four pairs continued to battle it out on the dance floor last Sunday
(9 p.m. on ABC). All of them tried to impress the judges Regine Tolentino, Audie Gemora and guest judge
Douglas Quijano but at the end of the day Angelica Jones remained undefeated at the top spot.

Angelica once again proved that she can become Philippine TV’s new dancing queen as she and partner
Efren Ibo ruled the dance floor for the second consecutive week. Angelica said she followed the judges’
advice to connect with her partner by looking into his eyes while dancing. If in the first round they didn’t
have any chemistry last week was a different story.

Onyok Velasco, who ranked second during the first week of competition, was apparently intimidated by
the presence of the renowned choreographer in the judging panel, thus making him really nervous on the
dance floor. His partner Olivia Cui was disappointed but Onyok promised to try harder the next time.

Dominic Ochoa unleashed his sexy side and the judges loved it. Their rigorous rehearsals paid off as they
got good praises from the three judges after they danced the cha-cha. Since the scores from day one were
added to the scores of round two, Dominic and partner just placed second to Angelica and Efren while Onyok
and Olivia dropped to third.

Long Mejia’s performance last week was good but apparently not enough to avoid getting the lowest score.
So, in the next round Long and partner Raine Trinidad would be performing two dance numbers which should
be nothing short of spectacular if they want to stay in the competition.

The dance battle continues this Sunday, 9 p.m. in ABC’s Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge
hosted by dance goddess Lucy Torres-Gomez with co-host Arnell Ignacio.