The competition is heating up as Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a>\u00a0season 34 enters the semifinals.<\/p>\n Secret Lives of Mormon Wives <\/em>star Whitney Leavitt and her pro partner Mark Ballas’ spunky cha-cha to Prince’s “1999” on the Nov. 18 episode dedicated to the late musician’s legendary discography proved unusually divisive when offered up to the judges for scrutiny.<\/p>\n Bruno Tonioli first raved that, “Everything that you wanted from a cha-cha was there. The execution, the precision, the placement, the level of difficulty – incredible, and you did it.”<\/p>\n Carrie Ann Inaba agreed, praising Leavitt’s effort as resulting in “a wonderful dance.” But she had some reservations, leading to a spirited disagreement with former pro and current judge Derek Hough.<\/p>\n abc<\/p>\n Mark Ballas, Whitney Leavitt<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n “I’m gonna say this is what stood out to me,” Inaba continued. “At times I felt that the technique, I could see you focusing on the technique, and normally that doesn’t happen when you perform. It almost kind of hindered it because you’re such an amazing performer.”<\/p>\n Inaba explained that technique should “disappear into a great dance,” but with Leavitt’s cha-cha, “I could see you focusing on the technique, but it was still well delivered.”<\/p>\n With a mischievous smile, Hough kicked off Leavitt’s final critique of her first performance with a fulsome defense of the technique in question. “Carrie Ann, you are out of your mind!” he exclaimed, causing Inaba to laugh and rock back in her seat.<\/p>\n “That was literal perfection,” Hough continued. “By the way way, cha-cha in a in a semi-final is really risky, honestly… It got better and better and better, the precision, the technique, the performance. That was awesome.”<\/p>\n