'Dancing with the Stars': Chelsea Kane, Hines Ward Share Lead

ABC, Inc.(LOS ANGELES) -- A Disney Channel star and an NFL star are tied for first on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars after delivering freestyle performances Monday that received perfect scores from all three judges.

Chelsea Kane and partner Mark Ballas are tied with Hines Ward and his pro partner, Kym Johnson, after night one of ABC’s two-night finale.  Each pair has 59 points out of a possible 60.

The third couple in the quest to win season 12's coveted Mirror Ball trophy, Kirstie Alley and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, received a total score Monday of 54 out of 60.

Each couple performed two dances Monday night.  They will perform one final dance on Tuesday’s finale.

The results show airs at 9 p.m. ET, following an encore presentation of Monday’s performance show.

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