This week’s competition was Halloween themed. Here’s a recap!
Whitney Leavitt: Performed a jazz to “Brain Stew” by Green Day. Her and her partner Mark Ballas scored a 37/40 from the judges.
Jordan Chiles: Performed a contemporary to “Elastic Heart” by Sia. Her and her partner Ezra Sosa scored a 34/40 from the judges.
Andy Richter: Performed a Paso Doble to “Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio” by Ludwig van Beethoven. Him and his partner Emma Slater scored a 28/40 from the judges.
Danielle Fishel: Performed a Viennese waltz to “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Her and her partner Pasha Pashkov scored a 33/40 from the judges.
Robert Irwin: Performed an Argentine tango to “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” by The Hampton String Quartet. Him and his partner Whitney Carson scored a 38/40 from the judges.
Jen Affleck: Performed a contemporary to “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift. Her and her partner Jan Ravnik scored a 32/40 from the judges.
Alix Earle: Performed a tango to “bury a friend” by Billie Eilish. Her and her partner scored a 39/40 from the judges.
Dylan Efron: Performed a Viennese waltz to “Can’t Help Falling In Love (DARK)” by Tommee Profitt and Brooke. Him and his partner Daniella Karagach scored a 35/40 from the judges.
Elaine Hendrix: Elaine and her partner Alan Bersten were set to perform an Argentine tango to 2WEI and Bri Bryant’s “Bad to the Bone”, but Elaine got injured during rehearsals, and was being evaluated at the hospital when this week’s competition took place. She is cleared to compete next week, given she advances. The judges then scored her based on her last full rehearsal (as per the show’s rules), and gave her a 32/40.
The “Dance Monster-thon” was set to two songs, and couples got eliminated one-by-one. The first song was “Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and couples had to dance the Hustle; the second song was “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie, Q-Tip, and Goonrock, and couples had to dance the Lindy Hop. Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas won the “Dance Monster-thon”, and were seated an extra five points.
After bonus points, judges’ scores, and viewers’ votes were combined, Jen Affleck and her partner Jan Ravnik received the lowest scores and were sent home. The remaining couples will return next week for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night.
