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"Kirstie Alley&amp;apos;s routine on Monday&amp;apos;s episode of Dancing With the Stars began with a thud.\r\nAs she and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced the rumba to &amp;quot;Somewhere Over the Rainbow,&amp;quot; the dance pro accidentally dropped the 60-year-old actress when his &amp;quot;thigh gave out.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe pair quickly recovered, finishing out Alley&amp;apos;s tribute to her mother, who died after being hit by a drunk driver in the early &amp;apos;80s.\r\nDespite their misstep, the two earned raves from the judges.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Dancing is a bit like life. It&amp;apos;s about overcoming adversities,&amp;quot; Len Goodman, 66, told them. &amp;quot;You overcame it. You got up. . . and you came back stronger.&amp;quot;\r\nBruno Tonioli, 55, echoed Goodman&amp;apos;s sentiments. &amp;quot;You can&amp;apos;t keep good talent down, because once you got up it was better than ever,&amp;quot; he reassured Alley and Chmerkovskiy, 31.\r\n\r\nStill, Chmerkovskiy -- who blamed his injury on &amp;quot;muscle strains&amp;quot; -- looked visibly upset knowing that his slip-up could potentially cost Alley her spot on next week&amp;apos;s show.\r\n&amp;quot;It happens,&amp;quot; he told host Brooke Burke, 39. &amp;quot;It has nothing to do with her. I just want to apologize.&amp;quot;\r\nAlley didn&amp;apos;t seem too fazed by her partner&amp;apos;s accident. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;ve done it a million times,&amp;quot; she shrugged.\r\nThe duo fared slightly better than last week, earning a respectable 21 points for the night.\r\nTell Us: Will Kirstie and Maksim make it past Tuesday&amp;apos;s elimination?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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