Patti LaBelle sent packing on 'Dancing with the Stars'

LOS ANGELES, April 21 (UPI) -- Music icon Patti LaBelle and her professional partner Artem Chigvintsev were the latest to be booted from Season 20 of Dancing with the Stars in Los Angeles.

"I am honored to be here as long as I have been. I've learned so much about me -- that I can take direction. I've never done this before in my life and I learned a few steps and I made a great friend in Artem and the audience, they have been supporting me like crazy... Thank you, to the judges. Thank you so much. I'm happy," the 70-year-old singer-songwriter said after hearing she and her partner had been eliminated Monday night.

Still in the running for the coveted mirror-ball trophy, along with their partners, are Noah Galloway, Robert Herjavec, Nastia Liukin, Riker Lynch, Willow Shields, Chris Soules and Rumer Willis.