Only 5 dancers remain. Whose journey deserves to end tonight?

The third double-elimination night of 'Dancing With the Stars' sent both NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and 'Iron Chef America's' Mark Dacascos packing in week seven of the reality dance competition series.

Dacascos and partner Lacey Schwimmer (recovered from the flu) tried to save his spot in a "knock-off" dance against Aaron Carter and his partner Karina Smirnoff, but the former teen singer proved to be unbeatable.

AOL was backstage to speak with the eliminated couples (except for poor Schwimmer, who had a relapse) and the survivors. Also, Mark Ballas -- who performed new single 'Move' (available on iTunes) with music partner Derek Hough -- shared his predictions on which teams will make it into the finals.

Dave, Conan and the rest of the late night crew can rest easy: 'Dancing With the Stars' emcee Tom Bergeron, who has an affable, Johnny Carson-like appeal, won't be stepping on their turf anytime soon.

"No, it's a war zone out there," Bergeron said, in response to whether he'd ever consider doing a late night talk show. "At 54, I'm outside of the demographic. If I do anything else, I'd like to get back into radio or acting." (Yes, acting. Bergeron has booked a few acting gigs in the past, including two episodes of 'Star Trek: Enterprise').

After an emotional rehearsal, singer/reality star Kelly Osbourne nailed her salsa routine, and had the judges (yes, even Len) on their feet.

Watch the clip below:

It's another double elimination this week. Which two pairs deserve the boot? Vote now!

The curse of the flu continues!

Its latest 'Dancing' victim: dancer Lacey Schwimmer, who contracted the virus on Thursday in New York, according to PEOPLE.

Filling in for Schwimmer last night was pro Anna Trebunskaya, who was ousted from the competition three weeks ago with partner Chuck Liddell.

"I have total faith in Anna," Schwimmer said. "I know she and Mark will have perfect chemistry and hopefully I'll feel well enough to cheer them on backstage."

'Dancing With the Stars' host Tom Bergeron was correct when he said the "dance-off' would save the hide of one of the remaining couples on Tuesday night's double-elimination show; NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and his dancing partner Anna Demidova got a reprieve (whew!) after their samba pleased the judges over skateboarder Louie Vito and his partner Chelsie Hightower's jive.

Actress Melissa Joan Hart and partner Mark Ballas didn't even get a chance to work their magic; the duo had the lowest total of viewer votes and judges' scores and were booted before the dance-off. ('DWTS,' now in its 9th season, started with a record 16 couples and is now down to a mere seven.)

AOL was backstage to talk to the eliminated duos and get their reaction to the departures. Also, surviving couples weighed in on the colorful mambo group dance from Monday night. Host Tom Bergeron and judge Carrie Ann Inaba walked the press line to give their thoughts on the the Hart/Vito exits.

In case you missed it, check out highlights from last night's mambo marathon, which came down to a close dance-off between Mya and Dmitry and winners Derek and Joanna:

Who do you think deserves the boot this week? Vote now in our poll.

'Dancing' hottie Joanna Krupa has agreed to do another, um, revealing photo shoot for Playboy, the NY Daily News is reporting.

The magazine confirmed the news today, adding that Krupa will appear on the December cover.

This will make Krupa a two-time cover girl for Playboy, having graced the cover back in July 2005. She also joins Lisa Rinna and season 7 champ Brooke Burke as one of many 'Dancing' contestants who have appeared in the magazine.

Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin saw her chances of winning the mirror ball trophy sink tonight after she and partner Alec Mazo were voted off 'Dancing With the Stars.' The ejection came as a shock, given Coughlin's solid performances throughout the competition (though she and Mazo scored low this week with their routine).

AOL TV was backstage and spoke to Coughlin and Mazo on their surprise exit, as well as the rest of the pros and stars about the Michael Jackson tribute that was performed during tonight's results show.

Get the full backstage report after the jump.

Kelly Osbourne is the latest victim of the 'Dancing' injury curse -- but it looks like she'll pull out of it OK.

Last night, a foot injury forced the singer/reality star to perform the group number barefooted, then sent her to the hospital -- a troubling sign, given the show's track record with injuries.

But according to a rep for ABC, Kelly won't be hanging up her dancing shoes anytime soon. "Kelly has a minor sprain and a contusion from the buckle hitting her foot," the rep exclusively told AOL TV. "She will be able to dance next week."