Tag: mark ballas

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 […]

On the "DWTS" stage, a group of pros and troupe dancers in sparkly silver costumes pose around Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, who hold microphones. The dancers' hair flips as they hit their final pose after an intense dance.

“DWTS” Season 35 Premiere: We’re So Back

Happy mirror-ball season, readers! “Dancing with the Stars” has returned with a sparkly bang, complete with familiar faces, noteworthy firsts, a technical snafu, and a giant disco-ball banana. This year, the show’s 16-celebrity cast had to be divided into two full episodes, with the celeb men competing on Tuesday and the women on Wednesday. And […]

"DWTS" Finale Recap: And the Mirrorball Trophy Goes To…

What a week in the “Dancing with the Stars” universe, amirite? After we bid farewell to Drew Scott and Emma Slater on Monday (in a surprise to pretty much nobody, despite the duo’s strong performance in a super-fun freestyle that evening), it was time, last night, for Season 25’s Grand Finale. And goodness, I don’t […]

"DWTS" Week 9 Recap: It Takes Three, Baby

We’ll be honest: After 25[,000,000] seasons, we didn’t think “Dancing with the Stars” had any more tricks up its sequined sleeves. But then, last night, the show snapped us out of our spray-tan-fume–induced stupor by bringing back some of our favorite alums for the trio round. Another chance to see Laurie Hernandez and Alfonso Ribeiro […]

"DWTS" Week 2 (Take 2) Recap: Fire Burning on the Dance Floor

Helloooo, and happy Wednesday! Did you realize there was a special bonus episode of “DWTS” last night? If you missed it, fear not—we’ve got you covered, as always. Right off the bat, we will say that the show’s wasting no time this season. Just barely recovered from Monday’s elimination, we then had to bid adieu […]

"DWTS" Week 1 Recap: Dancing in [an ABC Studio Version of] the Street

It’s fall! The leaves are changing, everything everywhere is pumpkin-spice flavored—and “Dancing with the Stars” is back on the air. For the 25th time. Season TWENTY-FIVE, y’all: Here we go. To get us excited about the latest crop of freshly spray-tanned celebrities, “DWTS” opened its premiere episode last night with a jam-packed number that felt […]