The Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Semifinals are set to air Tuesday night on ABC and Disney+. Ahead of the show, the chosen songs and dance styles for each of the six remaining DWTS couples have been revealed. They will perform two dance routines each this week for their chance to move on to thefinale.
DWTS Season 35 Semifinals Songs, Dance Styles
Six couples remain in the DWTS Season 35 competition after Jenna Dewan and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated on Grammy Night. During Tuesday’s Semifinals, they’ll each perform one ballroom routine and one Latin routine in the hope of making it to the season finale.
Ezra Frech and his partner Daniella Karagach will be performing a jive to “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins, as well as a quickstep to “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down. Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov are dancing a Viennese waltz to “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande, and a salsa to “Bemba Colorá” by Celia Cruz.
Maura Higgins and her partner Mark Ballas are set to dance a Viennese waltz to “Shrike” by Hozier, as well as a samba to “Samba Vocalizado” by Luciano Perrone. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold are dancing a quickstep to “Dance, Dance” by Fall Out Boy, and a jive to “Blue Suede Shoes” by Elvis Presley.
Tatyana Ali and her partner Jan Ravnik will be dancing a waltz to “Open Arms” by Journey, as well as a cha-cha to “I Like It Like That” by Pete Rodríguez. And finally, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson will perform a quickstep to “Valerie” by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse, and a paso doble to “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris.
The judges’ scores on the couples’ dances will be combined with votes from viewers at home to determine who goes home during Tuesday’s DWTS Semifinals episode. Voting will be open during the episode, as fans can cast their votes online or through text message.
The new two-hour episode will be simulcast live on both ABC and streaming on Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and DWTS fans can also watch the show the following day on both Hulu and Disney+.
The couples who make it to the Season 35 finale will be tasked with putting together a freestyle routine to impress the judges and viewers at home. Who will follow in Season 34 winner Robert Irwin’s footsteps and take home the Mirrorball trophy? We’ll find out very soon.
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