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Dancing With The Stars: Super Bowl Night Sends Home a Fan Favorite
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In Short: On Super Bowl Night, 'Dancing With the Stars' paid tribute to past halftime performers, but one fan favorite couple was sent home.
On Super Bowl Night, 'Dancing With the Stars' paid tribute to past halftime performers with a special episode that featured performances to songs by artists like Shakira, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny. The episode was the first of its kind for the show, celebrating the Super Bowl early in the season.
The night was filled with high-energy performances, including a salsa to Kendrick Lamar's 'Squabble Up' by Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas. Despite the judges' critiques, Higgins received praise for her commitment and ownership of the dance floor, earning a score of 33/40.
Another standout performance came from Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, who danced a samba to J Balvin and Willy William's 'Mi Gente.' This performance marked the first time Glenn received a nine from the judges, boosting her total score to 34/40.
Jackson Olson and Maura Higgins faced challenges as they were in the bottom two for the past two weeks. Olson had to prepare for the Banana Bowl, which took place over the weekend, adding extra pressure to his performance. Despite these obstacles, Higgins received positive feedback for her tango to Rihanna's 'Only Girl (In the World).'
The episode also featured performances by Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, who danced a samba to Usher's 'Yeah!' and received a score of 33/40. However, their performance was met with some criticism from Carrie Ann Inaba, who noted that their routine needed more content.
Throughout the episode, viewers voted for their favorite celebrity dancers, and the couple with the lowest combined scores and viewer votes was sent home at the end of the night. This voting system added an extra layer of suspense and excitement to the competition.
Joe Buck, host of ABC's Monday Night Football, served as a guest judge for the episode, adding a unique perspective to the judging panel. Former DWTS winners Emmitt Smith and Donald Driver also made appearances, bringing a sense of nostalgia and support to the show.
The remaining celebrities competing in season 35 include Tatyana Ali, Tyler Cameron, Jenna Dewan, Ezra Frech, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson, Harry Shum Jr., Julia Stiles, and Connor Wood. Each performer brought their unique style and energy to the dance floor, making the episode a memorable one for fans.
Background
In the fourth week of Season 35, 'Dancing with the Stars' paid tribute to Mariah Carey, with contestants performing to her biggest hits.
Dancing with the Stars is an international television franchise based on the format of the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, itself a successor to the show Come Dancing (1950–1998). It is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC.
What's confirmed
- On Super Bowl Night, 'Dancing With the Stars' paid tribute to past halftime performers with a special episode that featured performances to songs by artists like Shakira, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny. The episode was the first of its kind for the show, celebrating the Super Bowl early in the season.
- The night was filled with high-energy performances, including a salsa to Kendrick Lamar's 'Squabble Up' by Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas. Despite the judges' critiques, Higgins received praise for her commitment and ownership of the dance floor, earning a score of 33/40.
- Another standout performance came from Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, who danced a samba to J Balvin and Willy William's 'Mi Gente.' This performance marked the first time Glenn received a nine from the judges, boosting her total score to 34/40.
- The episode also featured performances by Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, who danced a samba to Usher's 'Yeah!' and received a score of 33/40. However, their performance was met with some criticism from Carrie Ann Inaba, who noted that their routine needed more content.
- Throughout the episode, viewers voted for their favorite celebrity dancers, and the couple with the lowest combined scores and viewer votes was sent home at the end of the night. This voting system added an extra layer of suspense and excitement to the competition.
- Joe Buck, host of ABC's Monday Night Football, served as a guest judge for the episode, adding a unique perspective to the judging panel. Former DWTS winners Emmitt Smith and Donald Driver also made appearances, bringing a sense of nostalgia and support to the show.
- The remaining celebrities competing in season 35 include Tatyana Ali, Tyler Cameron, Jenna Dewan, Ezra Frech, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson, Harry Shum Jr., Julia Stiles, and Connor Wood. Each performer brought their unique style and energy to the dance floor, making the episode a memorable one for fans.
What's still developing
- She and Ravnik are dancing a salsa to “Squabble Up” by Kendrick Lamar, which is an interesting combination, and the judges sort of unfairly hold that against them in the scoring.
- “Maura, once again a beautiful performance,” Carrie Ann tells her but reminds her that her movement needs to be more “punctuated” on the Latin dances.
- “You really didn’t have the correct hip-foot action for the samba,” Bruno told him.
- "I loved watching every second of that. It was my favorite of the night."
- 12, “thank you to everyone for loving and supporting him!!!” As Dancing With the Stars ' Super Bowl Night kicks off, huddle up to read about the season 35 pros' forever teammates.
- "We both find it amazing that we can continue to grow our family while simultaneously being on DWTS," Witney added.
- "The support has been overwhelming, and the boys are especially excited to have another sibling." Indeed, through good times and in bad, these couples keep on groovin’.
- "Carson supports me in everything I do." And they’re jazzed to soon be adding another baby boy to their crew.
- “Just proud of my guy @Brandon Armstrong,” she wrote on TikTok Oct.
- Noting they’ll watch each other’s routines and give the other feedback, "He helps me with everything and vice versa," she told E!
Sources
- Colliderlink
- Deadlinelink
- Entertainment Weeklylink
- Gold Derbylink
- Mjsbigbloglink
- Sports Illustrated Lifestylelink
- TV Insiderlink
- The Hollywood Reporterlink
- eonline.comlink
- WarpBeat — background on Dancing With the Stars Honors Mariah Carey link
- Wikipedia — background on Dancing with the Stars link
- Dancing With The Stars — video link