'Dancing With the Stars': Nicole Scherzinger knows she was naughty

Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough know they were naughty this week. They know they broke the "Dancing With the Stars" commandments but they just couldn't help it.

Besides, they were just having fun! And so was the audience, watching their adorable, light-hearted, '30s style romp with a touch of slapstick thrown in on Monday (April 5) night.

Although the judges were stern in their assessments, (A lift! Where was the dancing?) these crazy kids still got decent marks, just not as high as they would have liked.

And after the show they promised The Dish Rag that they would not repeat their dancing offenses and plan to come back with a proper by-the-book dance.

"When you hear an audience response like that, the standing ovation, it sometimes drowns out the judges' scores," Derek explained. "But it does take a risk. Now it's up to America to vote."

"We just wanted to have fun and for everyone at home to feel like they were watching an old movie musical and to have fun with us," Nicole added."But we're not taking the mickey out of them."

"We broke a Len (Goodman) commandment so we're gonna come back and repent with the technical run."

These kids are great. If you liked Nicole and Derek, don't forget to vote for 08!

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