‘Dancing With The Stars’ Whitney Houston Night Dances, Songs Revealed
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Next Tuesday’s episode of Dancing With The Stars is set to feature a high-powered fusion of pop and R&B. The dance competition series will be honoring the music of Whitney Houston on the special theme night. On par with the occasion, the episode will also feature a Dance-Off. Since Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov were at the top of last week’s leaderboard, they will not take part in the Dance-Off.
Dancing With The Stars Gears Up for Whitney Houston Night
There are officially seven couples left in the running for the Season 32 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. This week, the pairs will try to captivate the judges and audience as they dance to Houston’s best-selling song hits.
The evening will kick off with a spectacular opening number to “How Will I Know” choreographed by Ray Leeper. Furthermore, actor-singer and Whitney Houston avid fan Billy Porter will join the panel as special guest judge.
“The estate of Whitney E. Houston and her family are honored that Dancing with the Stars is dedicating an episode of her signature songs for the show,” said Pat Houston, executor of the estate of Whitney E. Houston. “Whitney was a fan of Dancing with the Stars, and she would be proud of this recognition.”
Furthermore, Whitney Houston night will also mark the return of the Dance-Off. For those who may not know, the Dance-Off will feature a face-off between two couples on the ballroom floor. They will dance head-to-head in the same style at the same time. The winning pair from each Dance-Off will obtain three bonus points added to their judges’ totals for the week.
Songs, Dance Styles Revealed
Film star Alyson Hannigan and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Contemporary to “Greatest Love of All.” Meanwhile, Marvel star Xochitl Gomez and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will do a Tango to “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a Paso Doble to “Queen of the Night.” Folk-pop star Jason Mraz and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Samba to “Higher Love” by Kygo and Whitney Houston.
This week, two pairs will be dancing to Viennese Waltz. Former Bachelorette Charity Lawson and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform to “I Will Always Love You.” Meanwhile, reality TV star Harry Jowsey and pro Rylee Arnold will dance to “I Have Nothing.”
Lastly, The Brady Bunch actor Barry Williams and pro Peta Murgatroyd will perform a Rumba to “Didn’t We Almost Have It All.
For the Dance-Off, Xochitl and Val will be facing off against Charity and Artem. They will do Cha Cha to “So Emotional.” Jason and Daniella will go head-to-head against Barry and Peta. They will perform Salsa to “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay.” Lastly, Harry and Rylee will compete against Alyson and Sasha. They will be doing Rumba to “One Moment In Time.”
Ariana and Pasha were at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of last week’s episode, so they have received immunity in the Dance-Off. They will automatically receive three bonus points as part of their immunity. Nonetheless, they are still eligible for elimination like the rest of the couples.
