Dancing with the Stars has revealed the songs and dances ahead of Sunday’s show, which will see contestants performing to all types of country tunes, from Irish to international and classic to contemporary.
Following last week’s elimination of singer Brian Kennedy and his pro dancer James Cutler, this week the remaining ten couples will each dance to country music anthems.
Rose of Tralee and self-proclaimed country gal Katelyn Cummins and her pro dancer Leonardo Lini will be paying tribute to Katelyn’s agricultural roots with a Quickstep to Hit the Diff by Marty Mone.
Katelyn Cummins and her pro dancer Leonardo Lini
Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and her partner Stephen Vincent will be Cha-cha-cha-ing to the Shania Twain hit That Don’t Impress Me Much.
Niamh Kavanagh and Stephen Vincent
We’ll have contemporary country with podcast host Amber Wilson and her pro dancer Alex Vladimirov, who will dance an American Smooth to the Chappell Roan smash The Giver.
Amber Wilson and Alex Vladimirov
The Apprentice UK star Jordan Dargan and his partner Rebecca Scott will perform a Paso Doble to Jelly Roll’s Dead End Road.
Jordan Dargan and Rebecca Scott
Having taken on the character of Fred Flintstone last week, The Traitors Ireland star Paudie Moloney will be channelling Ireland’s own Declan Nerney when he and Laura Nolan Quickstep to hit Stop the World (And Let Me Off).
Paudie Moloney and Laura Nolan
Olympic rower Philip Doyle and his partner Daniela Roze will dance an American Smooth to Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell, while Ireland AM presenter Eric Roberts dances a Viennese Waltz to Chris Stapleton’s version of the 80s ballad Tennessee Whiskey.
Philip Doyle and Daniela Roze
Nationwide presenter Anne Cassin, alongside Robert Rowiński, will dance the Quickstep to Val Doonican’s Ann. Singer-songwriter Tolü Makay will take on the first Rumba of the season with her partner, Maciej Zięba, when they perform to Faith Hill’s power ballad There You’ll Be.
Anne Cassin and Robert Rowiński
Fair City actress Stephanie Kelly promises to deliver a high-octane Charleston with Ervinas Merfeldas to the earworm Yihaa by Dolly Style.
Stephanie Kelly and Ervinas Merfeldas
This week will see a third couple leaving the competition. The couple with the lowest combined total from judges’ scores and public votes will be eliminated.
Each celebrity couple will be scored by an expert panel of four judges: Oti Mabuse, Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian and Karen Byrne, and as well as the viewing public at home, with the winning couple claiming the much-coveted glitterball trophy at the end of the series.
Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Laura Fox and airs Sundays at 6:30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.