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Onstage in two spotlights, Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa stand in fifth and first position, respectively, with their arms in first position. They look at each other with knowing smiles, two chairs placed between them.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 6: A Blitz of a Super Bowl Night

Every football game has its share of hustles, flags, fumbles, and touchdowns. On Super Bowl Night, “Dancing with the Stars” delivered each of those in true fashion. The night, themed around iconic Super Bowl halftime performances, included some notable appearances by former NFL-player “DWTS” alumni, as well as by guest judge and sportscaster Joe Buck. […]

Ezra Frech and Danielle Karagach perform a rumba onstage with pink, blue, and yellow lighting. Frech places a hand on Karagach's shoulder as they step forward with their left legs and sway their hips with opposition in the torso. They extend their other arms out long with a curve.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 5: Diva Energy for Mariah Carey Night

Is it okay if we’re a little diva-ish today? Mariah Carey Night brought all the vocals and glitter to last night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars”—plus some drama around scoring. The night began with a sweet fantasy of an opening number choreographed by Luam “LUAM” Keflezgy, in which all the pro men donned sparkly […]

Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas dance in frame, stepping to the side with their downstage legs, as a band performs behind them.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 4: Who Rocked Yacht Rock Night

“Yacht Rock Night”? Yep, you heard that right. This week’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” featured an abundance of foxtrots and smooth, classic hits from musicians and groups like The Doobie Brothers, Toto, and Daryl Hall & John Oates. Plus, plenty of costumes with bright, tropical florals and nautical accents. Oh, and mocktails in […]

Bathed in purple lighting, Pasha Pashkov and Amber Glenn tango on the "DWTS" dance floor. Glenn lunges with her back leg extended, twisting her torso toward the camera as Pashkov mirrors her with a shallower lunge.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 3: The Ups and Downs of Viral Hits Night

Just one word for this week’s episode: Intense. Welcome back to Dance Spirit’s weekly “Dancing with the Stars” recaps! This week, all 14 pairs shared the ballroom in one jam-packed night themed around viral hits. It was so jam-packed that, like last season’s Episode 2, the third judge to critique each round was only allowed […]

"DWTS" Week 11 Recap: And the Winner Is…

Y’all, this season of “Dancing with the Stars” was truly one for the books. And not just because the “DWTS” team managed to pull off a reality TV show in the midst of a global pandemic, but because the dancing was truly some of the best we’ve ever seen. Like, “We went into the finale […]

"DWTS" Week 10 Recap: Double (Elimination) Trouble

We’d like to take a brief moment of silence for the fact that we made it to the semi-finals of this season of “Dancing with the Stars” without a single coronavirus case. The producers of a television dance competition really do have a better handle on this whole “pandemic” thing than some world leaders do, […]

"DWTS" Week 7 Recap: Who's the Real Villain?

Though we hate to question a “Dancing with the Stars” theme night, we have to ask: Is this really a year where anyone is craving more villainy? More scary stuff? More heart-racing television? Frankly, we would’ve been fine if “DWTS” had chosen to skip Halloween altogether this season. We’ve had enough masks already this year. […]

"DWTS" Week 6 Recap: Nope, Derek Hough Didn't Propose on Live TV

Please hold for applause: We’re now roughly halfway through this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” mid-pandemic, without a single case of COVID-19. Apparently we can have some good things this year! And last night’s episode of “DWTS” was particularly dance-tastic, complete with a special dance-pearance by judge Derek Hough. And while we were a […]