Dancing with the Stars: The Seven Remaining Couples Dance to the Spirit of Diverse Movie Genres, as All-New Challenge ‘A Night at the Movies’ Comes to ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Monday, May 1
THE SEVEN REMAINING COUPLES DANCE TO THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSE MOVIE GENRES, AS ALL-NEW CHALLENGE ‘A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES’ COMES TO ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS,’ MONDAY, MAY 1
The Couple With the Highest Judges’ Score From Their First Dance Wins Immunity From Both Elimination and the Evening’s Dance-Off
The Remaining Six Couples Will Have a Dance-Off to Gain Additional Judges’ Points
Show Choreographer Mandy Moore Is a Guest Judge
Stars From the Disney Channel Original Movie ‘Descendants 2’ Will Perform a ‘Descendants’-Themed Medley
There Will Be a Double Elimination at the End of the Night
“Episode 2407” – The seven remaining couples are presented with an all-new challenge, as they dance to celebrate “A Night at the Movies.” One couple will receive immunity; the remaining couples will compete in a Dance-Off; and a double elimination will take place at the end of the night, on “Dancing with the Stars,” live, MONDAY, MAY 1 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.
The night will kick off with an exciting opening number, choreographed by four-time Emmy nominee Mandy Moore (“La La Land”), featuring all seven couples and the troupe dancing to “Let’s Go to the Movies.” Moore will also join Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba as a guest judge.
Each couple will attempt to capture the spirit of a specific movie genre – western, romance, silent films, action, horror, sci-fi and foreign. The couple with the highest judges’ scores will receive immunity and be safe from the evening’s elimination, and they will not have to compete in a Dance-Off, which the remaining six couples will have to dance in for additional judges’ points in an attempt to help lift their scores. At the end of the night, based on the evening’s judges’ scores and votes from last Monday, two couples will say their goodbyes to the ballroom in a double elimination.
As an added bonus, Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart perform a “Descendants”-themed medley featuring “Rotten to the Core,” from the original Disney Channel movie, and the latest high-energy pop-rock anthem, “Ways to Be Wicked,” from the upcoming sequel, “Descendants 2.” “Descendants 2” premieres July 21st on Disney Channel, ABC, Lifetime, Disney XD and Freeform.
Each celebrity will perform a Charleston, paso doblé, tango, Argentine tango or salsa.
Each Couple Will Dance to the Following Songs (in alphabetical order):
Simone Biles & Sasha Farber – SILENT FILMS – Charleston – “Charleston” by Bob Wilson & His Varsity Rhythm Boys
Bonner Bolton & Sharna Burgess – WESTERN – Paso Doblé – “Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes” by Aaron Copland
Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater – HORROR – Paso Doblé – “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff
Nancy Kerrigan & Artem Chigvintsev – ROMANCE – Tango – “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison
Normani Kordei & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – FOREIGN – Argentine Tango – “Quizàs, Quizàs, Quizàs” by Andrea Bocelli featuring Jennifer Lopez
David Ross & Lindsay Arnold – SCI FI – Salsa – “Universal Mind Control” by Common
Nick Viall & Peta Murgatroyd – ACTION – Argentine Tango – “Dangerous” by David Guetta featuring Sam Martin.
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Hosted by two-time Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, “Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough.
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About BBC Worldwide Productions
BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business under BBC Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands for cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. Key titles include “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC), “Getting On” (HBO), the limited series “The Night Of” (HBO), the upcoming game show, “Hypnotize Me” (FOX), and the recently announced “Top Gear America” (BBC America).
