Dancing With the Stars Season 35
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Dancing With the Stars Disney Night recap
Cynthia Erivo was the guest judge on Disney Night.
Team Slaytopia received a group dance score of 36/40.
Team Wildcats won the group dance with a score of 40/40.
Dancing with the Stars pro announces she will miss Disney Night
Zaikman and Leavitt will be back for the Season 35 finale on November 24.
Zaikman came to the show as the winner of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro.
This was Zaikman's first season as a DWTS pro.
DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba speaks out on lift controversy after Val Chmerkovskiy suspension
Carrie Ann Inaba said the lift rule's purpose is safety and fairness and was defined by Len Goodman, the original producers, and herself.
Val Chmerkovskiy apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba publicly and privately after deleting the post.
Carrie Ann Inaba said a new lift rule should be created for next season.
“I think it’s important for everyone to know that Jenna and I hugged it out after the Super Bowl show. Jenna was an absolute professional about it, and two women worked through the moment. It came to my attention later that Jenna was deeply hurt. So I also offered to speak with her at anytime.”
Dancing With the Stars Horror Movie Night episode
Shirley Ballas gave Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa a score of four.
Val Chmerkovskiy apologized to Jenna Dewan during their video package, saying he was sorry for the chaos.
Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold scored 37 out of 40 on Horror Movie Night.
Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Halloween double elimination
The Week 7 elimination results combined judges' scores and viewer votes from both Week 6 and Week 7.
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned the first perfect score of the season with 40 out of 40 for their contemporary routine.
Week 7 of Dancing With the Stars Season 35 had a horror movie theme and ended with a double elimination.
“It was a challenging routine, had a lot of momentum. I thought it was terrifying,”
DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba calls for new lift rule after Val Chmerkovskiy suspension
Carrie Ann Inaba called for a new lift rule to be created for the next season of DWTS.
Val Chmerkovskiy deleted his social media comment and apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba.
Carrie Ann Inaba said that she and Jenna Johnson resolved their disagreement after the Super Bowl show.
Val Chmerkovskiy DWTS controversy
Inaba gave Shum and Johnson an 8 out of 10 despite the lift violation.
Inaba read aloud the show's definition of a lift during judging.
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba reprimanded Jenna Johnson for breaking a 'no lifts' rule in her samba choreography with Harry Shum Jr. on the October 13 episode of Dancing With the Stars.
“The well-being of everyone who works on Dancing With the Stars is non-negotiable. Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show. As a result, he will not participate in next week’s show.”
Val Chmerkovskiy returns to Dancing With the Stars after suspension
Chmerkovskiy apologized to Inaba in an Instagram statement on Thursday.
Chmerkovskiy wrote "You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night" in a TikTok Story posted last Wednesday.
Chmerkovskiy made an allusion to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars while defending his wife, fellow pro Jenna Johnson.
“The well-being of everyone who works on Dancing With the Stars is non-negotiable. Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show. As a result, he will not participate in next week’s show.”
Julia Stiles reunites with '10 Things I Hate About You' cast during Heath Ledger tribute on DWTS
Julia Stiles said she begged the whole cast to join her on stage to represent Heath’s legacy or the film and they all rallied.
Julia Stiles performed a contemporary routine with her partner Ezra Sosa to “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” on Dedication Night, a song Ledger’s character sang to Stiles’ character in the 1999 film “10 Things I Hate About You.”
Julia Stiles paid tribute to the late Heath Ledger on Tuesday night’s episode of “Dancing With the Stars.”
“I know that Dedication Night is emotional, but I thought I was distanced from it enough. Like, oh, it was so many years ago. Something about seeing clips from that movie and images and hearing my voice and hearing his voice is bringing back so many memories. It’s a lot,”
Jenna Dewan addresses DWTS drama and thanks Alan Bersten
BBC Studios said Val Chmerkovskiy's social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone connected with the show.
Jenna Dewan is honoring her mom, Nancy Bursch, with her Dedication Night dance.
Val Chmerkovskiy apologized and said he was referencing Will Smith saying 'Keep my wife's name out your mouth' at the Oscars.
Dancing With the Stars Dedication Night episode
Tyler Cameron's dance was dedicated to all mothers everywhere and served as a tribute to his late mother, Andrea, who died in 2020 at the age of 55 following a brain aneurysm.
Co-host Alfonso Ribeiro helped the couple reveal their baby's sex live in the ballroom, with pink confetti raining down to announce they are having a daughter.
Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden began dating in 2024.
Dancing With the Stars suspends pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy over controversial lift
Chmerkovskiy apologized for his post, calling it the first suspension in Dancing With the Stars history.
Alan Bersten will replace Chmerkovskiy as Jenna Dewan's professional dance partner on the next episode.
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Shum and Johnson their routine included a lift, which is not allowed in traditional samba.
DWTS suspends Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Dewan gets new partner
Val Chmerkovskiy publicly apologized for referencing a meme to defend his wife and expressed regret for involving Carrie Ann Inaba.
On October 13, Val Chmerkovskiy wrote on his TikTok Story a reference to Will Smith defending his wife at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Chmerkovskiy's post came after DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba criticized his wife Jenna Johnson's performance with Harry Shum Jr.
Val Chmerkovskiy removed from DWTS episode amid Will Smith slap reference; Jenna Dewan to dance with Alan Bersten
Inaba responded to Chmerkovskiy's Fresh Prince remarks on Instagram Thursday, writing 'So this is what we are doing now?'
Carrie Ann Inaba told Jenna Johnson she needs to put more content in her dances and that there was a lift after Johnson and Harry Shum Jr. performed a samba to Usher's 'Yeah!'.
BBC Studios said in a statement that Val's social media post was inappropriate and he would not participate in next week's show.
“The last thing I want is to become a distraction from an important week or from the incredible work my dance partner Jenna Dewan is putting in,”
Dancing With the Stars suspends Val Chmerkovskiy over Will Smith Oscars slap joke
Val Chmerkovskiy is 40 years old.
Val Chmerkovskiy apologized to Carrie Ann Inaba both publicly and privately.
This suspension marks the first known suspension of a professional dancer in the show's history, according to ABC.
“In a moment where my instinct was to defend my wife, I made a poor decision to reference a meme to ‘keep my wife’s name’ out of the conversation, without stopping to think through what else that reference could imply, which was genuinely never my intention,”
Dancing With the Stars eliminates couple on Super Bowl Night
Dancing With the Stars eliminated a couple on Super Bowl Night.
Stars and their pro partners danced to songs performed during Super Bowl halftime shows through the years.
ABC News' Ginger Zee was behind the scenes for the episode.
Sixth celebrity eliminated from Dancing With the Stars
Guillermo Rodriguez and his pro partner, Witney Carson, were eliminated from Dancing With the Stars, becoming the sixth couple to leave the competition.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli are judges, with Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough as hosts for their fourth consecutive season.
Sean Patrick Thomas, who played Stiles' onscreen love interest in Save the Last Dance, was watching from the audience.
Dancing With the Stars Mariah Carey Night results
Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov scored 23/30 on Mariah Carey Night.
Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas earned the highest score of DWTS season 35 so far with a 25/30.
Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong scored 21/30 for their jazz to "Emotions."
Dancing With The Stars Mariah Carey Night recap
Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart were eliminated in Week 3 of Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars.
Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach scored 24 out of 30 for their rumba to 'Anytime You Need a Friend.'
Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy scored 24 out of 30 for their rumba to 'My All.'
Dancing With the Stars Viral Hits Night ends in three-way tie atop leaderboard
Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov scored 21/30 for their Tango to 'All the Things She Said' by Harrison.
Sarah Jane Nader was the second celebrity eliminated during the Wednesday night premiere.
Viral Hits Night was the third episode of DWTS season 35.
Dancing with the Stars week 2 results
Tatyana Ali is paired with pro dancer Jan Ravnik.
Emma Slater's celebrity partner is Jackson Olson of the Savannah Bananas.
Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten scored 16 points in week 1 with a tango to 'Venus'.
Dancing With the Stars Season 35 second elimination
Nader and Bills received a score of 14 out of 30 from the judges.
Conner Leavitt was the first celebrity eliminated from Dancing With the Stars Season 35.
Nader and Bills were the third same-sex pairing to appear in the show's 35-season run.
Dancing With the Stars Season 35 premiere
Sarah Jane Nader was eliminated from DWTS on Wednesday night, becoming the second star to exit season 35.
Season 35 of Dancing With the Stars simulcasts across ABC and Disney+ and streams the next day on Hulu.
Online voting via ABC's website crashed during the live show on Tuesday night, causing Alfonso Ribeiro to say the show was only accepting votes via text.