Stars prepare to 'knock out' competition

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LOS ANGELES Everyone on the set of 'Dancing With the Stars' is on pins and needles.

"I really don't want to be in the bottom three," said Kelly Osbourne.

The producers have upped the ante on the competition by making tonight's show a double elimination.

"It's all about the accumulation of votes and scores, we're not safe just because we're in second place right now, it's all about those votes if they thought we did great and called in, then we're in the game," said Mya.

"It's all about the fans at home and if they're calling and voting, if they like what they see or they want to see us stay in next week. Next week, my husband's coming and I really want him to see me dance again," said Melissa Joan Heart. >

The couple with the combined lowest judges' score and the lowest number of votes from the fans will be flat out eliminated.

Then, the two couples with the next lowest scores will be forced into a dance off.

Both teams will perform their "knockout" dances, then one team will be knocked out.

"It's just scary going in if you have to do the knockout dance because the judges are the only ones choosing. You know, the fans have gotten me through some hard weeks where I might not have done the best but now I have to impress the judges if I'm in that knockout dance," said Louie Vito.

"It's a horrible feeling, you don't want to see the other person there, it's just hard, you know? So, we are trying to do everything we can to prepare for our knockout dance, just in case," said Aaron Carter.

"I just don't want to do the knockout dance. I don't want to be there. It's going to be nerve wracking if we're there," said Donny Osmond.

The tension isn't going to ease up any time soon because there is another double elimination next week.

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