Doing a tribute to Michael Jackson, gymnast Laurie Hernandez danced a jazz routine to “The Way Your Make Me Feel” Monday night where she really strutted her stuff.
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So much so, that when the judge’s scores came down, she couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
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Her dance with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy earned her the season’s first perfect score from the judges.
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When she heard the scores come down, her reaction was one of utter disbelief.
The theme of the night was Cirque de Soleil, with Hernandez’s song coming from the show “Michael Jackson: One.”