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"Chaz sure can cha cha!\r\nNo Dancing With the Stars competitor felt the premiere night pressure more than Chaz Bono, and despite his jitters, the LGBT activist delivered on Monday&amp;apos;s show with a routine that drew raves from fans and the judges alike.\r\n\r\nPerforming last on the season 13 premiere, the show&amp;apos;s first-ever transgender contestant, 42, and his pro partner Lacey Schwimmer, offered up a cha cha that was worth the wait.\r\n&amp;quot;People have been waiting all night to see you dance and you did not disappoint,&amp;quot; judge Carrie Ann Inaba gushed after Bono and Schwimmer&amp;apos;s lively performance, making special note of his &amp;quot;precise&amp;quot; footwork and &amp;quot;sharp&amp;quot; choreography.\r\n\r\nFellow judge Bruno Tonioli also raved about Bono -- calling his number &amp;quot;cheeky and joyous&amp;quot; -- but it was Len Goodman who offered the most apt critique to &amp;quot;Razzmatazz Chaz.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;You really came out with the right attitude, [and] you came out to enjoy yourself,&amp;quot; noted the judge.\r\n\r\nFor his part, Bono (who placed in the middle of the DWTS pack with a score of 17/30) was proud.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve gotten so much support and I really wanted to do a good job for the people supporting me,&amp;quot; Bono told cohost Brooke Burke Charvet after his dance. &amp;quot;[Physically it&amp;apos;s] pretty challenging, but it&amp;apos;s fun, and I&amp;apos;m really having the time of my life!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBono wasn&amp;apos;t the only DWTS celeb to win raves on Monday&amp;apos;s show. Chynna Phillips and partner Tony Dovolani tied for first place with JR Martinez and Karina Smirnoff, each earning a score of 22 out of 30. At the bottom of the leaderboard this week were Ron &amp;quot;Metta World Peace&amp;quot; Artest and Peta Murgatroyd, who earned a score of 14 out of 30 points.\r\nTell Us: Which couple was your favorite on Monday night&amp;apos;s Dancing With the Stars premiere?\r\nFor more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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