Dancing with the Stars Season 34 returned on Tuesday for Wicked Night, as the remaining couples performed dances set to songs from the iconic musical. Jon M. Chu, the director of the movie adaptations, served as a guest judge during the show.
Whitney Leavitt, Jordan Chiles Earn 10s on DWTS Wicked Night
Tuesday’s show saw the first 10s of the season, awarded to Whitney Leavitt and Jordan Chiles. During the episode, Whitney and her partner Mark Ballas danced a quickstep to “Popular,” which judge Bruno Tonioli called “insanely good.” They earned three 10s and one 9, bringing their total score for the night to 39 out of 40.
Closing out the episode was Jordan Chiles, who danced a rumba to “For Good” with her partner Ezra Sosa. Tonioli called the routine “wickedly good,” while Carrie Ann Inaba described it as “perfection.” Jordan and Ezra also earned a total score of 39 out of 40.
Robert Irwin, Danielle Fishel, and Elaine Hendrix also earned impressive scores this week. Robert and his partner Witney Carson performed a jazz routine to “Dancing Through Life,” prompting Derek Hough to comment that Robert was “meant to be on stage.” They earned a total score of 36 out of 40.
Meanwhile, Danielle Fishel and her partner Pasha Pashkov bounced back from last week’s disappointing scores as they danced an Argentine tango to “No Good Deed.” Inaba called it Danielle’s “breakthrough.” They earned a total score of 36 out of 40 for the routine.
Elaine Hendrix and her partner Alan Bersten danced a contemporary to “Defying Gravity” that ended with a show-stopping moment recreating the scene from the musical. It brought Inaba to tears, as she called it “something special.” Elaine and Alan earned a 36 out of 40.
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Who Was Eliminated at the End of the Show?
At the end of Tuesday’s DWTS episode, three couples were left on stage after the rest were declared safe — Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold, Andy Richter and Emma Slater, and Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach. Ultimately, Scott and Rylee were eliminated.
The pair danced a contemporary routine to “The Wizard and I,” which earned a total score of 28 out of 40. Despite being at the bottom of the leaderboard once again, Andy and Emma survived to dance another week after receiving a score of 27 out of 40 for their jazz routine to “One Short Day.”
As for Dylan and Daniella, they dropped down a bit after topping the leaderboard last week. Their rumba to “I’m Not That Girl” during this week’s show earned a total score of 32 out of 40. Rounding out this week’s leaderboard were Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy with 35 out of 40, and Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik with 32 out of 40.
What did you think of this week’s DWTS performances? Do you agree with the judges’ scores? What about the elimination? Let us know in the comments below, and tune in next week for Halloween Night.
