Welcome back to another week of Dancing With the Stars. We've now reached the halfway point in the competition, which means the judges are really starting to crack the whip on technicalities. Those lifts and hardly noticeable missteps that were once overlooked are no longer going to go unnoticed and that's reflected in each contestant's scores. From here on out, every step counts, which makes the competition fiercer than ever before.

As usual, this group of stars came out with their usual gusto and lit up the dance floor with a wide assortment of Rumbas, Viennese Waltzes, Cha-Cha, and Foxtrots in honor of the show's latest theme: Motown Night. And as an extra incentive, each couple had to compete in a Motown Marathon apart from their regular routines as a way to help earn valuable bonus points for their total scores. All eight couples took to the dance floor; the first couple tapped out received three points while the final pair left standing earned a whopping ten extra points.

So which couples caught the spirit of Motor City and ruled the leaderboard this week? Check out the scores below (from highest to lowest) and see if you agree with the ranking scale this week:

Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas

Rumba: ""I Can't Get Next To You"" by The Temptations

Routine Score: 29 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 10 points

Grand Total: 39 points out of 40

Jaleel White and Kym Johnson

Cha-Cha-Cha: ""Ain't Too Proud To Beg"" by The Temptations

Routine Score: 29 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 8 points

Grand Total: 37 out of 40

William Levy and Cheryl Burke

Rumba: ""Being With You"" by Smokey Robinson

Routine Score: 27 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 9 points

Grand Total: 36 out of 40

Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd

Foxtrot: ""The Way You Do the Things You Do"" by The Temptations

Routine Score: 27 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 7 points

Grand Total: 34 out of 40

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough

Foxtrot: ""Jimmy Mack"" by Martha Reeves

Routine Score: 26 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 4 points

Grand Total: 30 out of 40

Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Viennese Waltz: ""Ooo Baby Baby"" by Smokey Robinson

Routine Score: 24 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 6 points

Grand Total: 30 out of 40

Roshon Fegan and Chelsea Hightower

Rumba: ""Cruisin"" by Smokey Robinson

Routine Score: 23 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 5 points

Grand Total: 28 out of 40

Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus

Rumba: ""My Girl"" by The Temptations

Routine Score: 21 out of 30

Marathon Bonus: 3 points

Grand Total: 24 out of 40

What did you think of tonight's set of Motown performances? Did you agree with the judges' scores? Who stands the biggest threat of going home Tuesday night amid all this funky talent? Sound off in the comments below!

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Check back tomorrow night to find out who gets eliminated. Dancing With the Stars' result show airs Tuesday nights at 9 PM (ET/PT) on ABC.

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