{"id":897920,"date":"2026-09-16T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/897920\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:08:10","slug":"conner-leavitt-sent-home-in-shock-dwts-premiere-night-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/897920\/","title":{"rendered":"Conner Leavitt sent home in shock ‘DWTS’ premiere night elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d<\/a> is already off to a competitive start.<\/p>\n

Conner Leavitt and his pro partner, Adele Zaikman, were sent home during a shocking elimination at the end of Tuesday night\u2019s show, which officially kicked off the two-night Season 35 premiere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been the most fun. I have the greatest dance partner in the world in Adele. I can\u2019t wait for the world to get to see her talent,\u201d Leavitt \u2014 whose wife, \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star Whitney Leavitt, came in fifth place last season \u2014 said following his elimination.<\/p>\n

Zaikman, who won the first season of \u201cDancing With the Stars: The Next Pro\u201d to earn her spot as a pro this season, called getting to perform in the ballroom \u201ca dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement was made after co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed two other couples in danger of elimination: \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d star Guillermo Rodriguez (with partner Witney Carson) and comedian Connor Wood (with partner Rylee Arnold).<\/p>\n

Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman were the first pair axed rom \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d Tuesday night. Disney<\/p>\n

Leavitt and Zaikman performed a Salsa to \u201cWhoomp! There It Is\u201d by Tag Team. Disney<\/p>\n

Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold performed a Cha Cha to \u201cI Like It, I Love It\u201d by Tim McGraw. Disney<\/p>\n

Leavitt earned a score of 12\/30 after performing a Salsa to Tag Team\u2019s \u201cWhoop! There It Is\u201d during \u201cPremiere: Night One,\u201d which saw all of the male celebrities performing a No. 1 song from the year they were born.<\/p>\n

During the episode, \u201cGlee\u201d alum Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson earned the top score of the night, earning a 21\/30 for their Cha Cha to Earth, Wind & Fire\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Groove.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also at the top of the leaderboard were Paralympian gold medalist Ezra Frech and partner Daniella Karagach, who garnered a 20\/30 for their Tango to Kelly Clarkson\u2019s \u201cSince U Been Gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following closely behind was \u201cBachelor Nation\u201d alum Tyler Cameron \u2014 who was hilariously misidentified as \u201cDylan\u201d<\/a> by judge Derek Hough \u2014 and partner Sharna Burgess, whose Tango to Lenny Kravitz\u2019s \u201cAre You Gonna Go My Way\u201d snagged them a 17\/30.<\/p>\n

Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson performed a Cha Cha to \u201cMr. Big Stuff\u201d by Jean Knight. Disney<\/p>\n

Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson performed a Cha Cha to \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d by Earth, Wind & Fire. Disney<\/p>\n

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Wood and partner Arnold\u2019s Cha Cha to Tim McGraw\u2019s \u201cI Like it, I Love It\u201d secured them a score of 16\/30 while musician Taylor Hanson and partner Britt Stewart also achieved a 16\/30 for their Quickstep to Billy Joel\u2019s \u201cTell Her About It.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson and partner Emma Slater earned a 15\/30 for their Cha Cha to \u201cWannabe\u201d by the Spice Girls while Rodriguez and partner Carson\u2019s Cha Cha to Jean Knight\u2019s \u201cMr. Big Stuff\u201d earned them a 10\/30 \u2014 the lowest score of the night.<\/p>\n

Heading into the premiere, Carson gushed about her partnership with Rodriguez, telling Page Six in an exclusive interview<\/a> that Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s beloved sidekick \u201cis everything you want him to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach performed a Tango to \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d by Kelly Clarkson. Disney<\/p>\n

Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess performed a Tango to \u201cAre You Gonna Go My Way\u201d by Lenny Kravitz. Disney<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wears his heart on his sleeve, and he\u2019s down for everything, while being naturally funny and open,\u201d she added. \u201cHe\u2019s a great person to have in the ballroom because we laugh and have so much fun, but he\u2019s also such a hard worker. He is putting in the work and shows up ready to learn every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson also admitted that \u201cthere was definitely come hesitation in agreeing to do this season\u201d while pregnant with her third child, but that the challenge has kept her working hard\u201d and is \u201cpushing\u201d her in all the right ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis season I\u2019m all about empowerment, for myself and for other women, because we can do anything,\u201d she explained. \u201cOne of my biggest priorities for this season is to show all moms that we don\u2019t have to lose parts of ourselves to grow a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart performed a Quickstep to \u201cTell Her About It\u201d by Billy Joel. Disney<\/p>\n

Jackson Olson and Emma Slater performed a Cha Cha to \u201cWannabe\u201d by the Spice Girls. Disney<\/p>\n

\u201cDWTS\u201d continues Wednesday night as the female celebrities and their pro partners take to the floor during \u201cPremiere: Night Two.\u201d The ladies will also be performing a chart-topper from their birth year.<\/p>\n

Following this week\u2019s two-night premiere event, new episodes of \u201cDWTS\u201d will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, and streaming on Hulu the following day.<\/p>\n

For more of Page Six\u2019s \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d coverage, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d is already off to a competitive start. Conner Leavitt and his pro partner, Adele…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2086,49,48,362,10635,65324,75,348,80632],"class_list":["post-897920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-abc","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrity-news","tag-dance","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-virtual-reali-tea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}