{"id":897403,"date":"2026-10-28T10:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897403\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:14:12","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-recap-who-goes-home-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/897403\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 35 Recap: Who Goes Home On Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from this week\u2019s episode of Dancing with the Stars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s one of the buzziest nights of the season on Dancing with the Stars: Halloween!<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year, they\u2019ve specifically themed the performances around famous horror movies from The Omen to Sinners. Since no one went home last week, there\u2019s a double elimination tonight.<\/p>\n

\n\tShirley Ballas, who is a prolific ballroom dancer and judge in her own right and also happens to be the mother of DWTS pro Mark Ballas, is the guest judge. Watch out, Mark!<\/p>\n

\n\tLet\u2019s see how things shook out.<\/p>\n

\n\tActress Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa. The actress says her performance last week, which paid tribute to her 10 Things I Hate You costar Heath Ledger and involved the rest of the film\u2019s stars. But, she and Ezra get into it a little bit in rehearsals this week about his critiques, so they have to hug it out before they can rise to the challenge of an argentine tango to \u201cThe Dogs Attack\u201d by Jerry Goldsmith, Lionel Newman and National Philharmonic Orchestra, featured in the 1976 film The Omen. Stiles starred in the horror movie\u2019s 2006 remake, so she\u2019s got big expectations. \u201cI didn\u2019t know you could do that with a priest!\u201d Bruno says. SCORE: 26 out of 40 (Shirley gave her a 4?!?!)<\/p>\n

\n\tActor Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson. The Grey\u2019s Anatomy star and his partner <\/a>are dancing a contemporary to a song DWTS audiences should be familiar with, \u201cToxic\u201d by 2WEI. Witney and Milo danced to the same song a few seasons ago. The routine is inspired by 2004\u2019s Saw. \u201cBravo! That is the contemporary we\u2019ve been waiting for,\u201d Carrie Ann told them, literally giving a standing ovation in the process. SCORE: 40 out of 40 <\/p>\n

\n\tActress Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik. These two are dancing a paso doble to the Oscar-nominated song \u201cI Lied To You\u201d by Miles Caton, from last year\u2019s Sinners. Taking on such an iconic and recent film, they\u2019ve got a tall order to make it both cinematic and powerful enough to be considered a true paso doble. Sounds like the jury is still out on whether they accomplished that, but the judges agreed they loved the theatrics. \u201cWhatever you\u2019re selling, I am buying,\u201d Derek said. SCORE: 28 out of 40 (another 4 from Shirley)<\/p>\n

\n\tActress Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy. Back with her partner after the kerfuffle with Carrie Ann, Jenna is performing an Argentine tango to \u201cUninvited\u201d by Damned Anthem and Kendra Dantes, inspired generally by zombie films\u2026except there were no zombies to be found on that dance floor. \u201cI\u2019ve seen those moves\u2026but never with that power, that precision!\u201d Derek said, jumping to his feet. SCORE: 37 out 40<\/p>\n

\n\tComedian and podcaster Connor Wood with Rylee Arnold. Inspired by Annabelle: Creation, the comedian and his partner are dancing a contemporary to \u201cYou Are My Sunshine\u201d by Charles McDonald. Wood has been in at the bottom of the leaderboard most weeks, but he really impressed the judges with his dedication dance last week, so he\u2019s got a lot riding on this one. \u201cAren\u2019t you too old to play with dolls?\u201d Bruno teases. SCORE: 37 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tParalympian Ezra Frech with Daniella Karagach. After getting the first 10 of the season, this pair is tackling a jazz routine to \u201cMadness\u201d by Ruelle, inspired by The Invisible Man. Ezra has some issues with his prosthetic this week that interrupted practice, but he\u2019s pushing through. The queen of Halloween routines delivers again, impressing the judges thoroughly. \u201cJazz is subjective\u2026I actually got your storyline,\u201d Shirley said. SCORE: 36 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tSavannah Bananas midfielder Jackson Olson with Emma Slater. Get ready for a \u201cdark persona\u201d from mister banana ball! They\u2019re doing a contemporary to \u201cThat\u2019s Life\u201d by Frank Sinatra, inspired by Joker. To his credit, he totally embodied the character, to the point that even Carrie Ann have to give him credit for intentionally not finishing his movements, rather than being inattentive. \u201cIt was a challenging routine, had a lot of momentum. I thought it was terrifying,\u201d Shirley said. SCORE: 35 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tReality star Tyler Cameron with Sharna Burgess. Dancing a Viennese waltz to \u201cLove Song for a Vampire\u201d by Annie Lennox, The Bachelorette alum is taking inspiration from the 1992 film Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula. Tyler\u2019s wig! Scary!!! The dance? Pretty good. Well, for all the judges except Carrie Ann. \u201cI did not think your acting was that great in that dance,\u201d she said. SCORE: 26 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tOlympian Amber Glenn with Pasha Pashkov. The figure skater and her pro partner are coming off a high last week, dancing an Argentine tango to \u201cPerfection\u201d by Clint Mansell inspired by Black Swan. These two also got very high scores last week, so they\u2019re riding a high and ready to up the ante even more. And the judges loved the technique, even if the Argentine tango is pretty difficult to master. SCORE: 36 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tReality star Maura Higgins with Mark Ballas. As the last performance of the night, these two are dancing a contemporary routine to \u201cCry Little Sister\u201d by Gerard McMann, the theme of the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. Mark\u2019s mom is at the judges\u2019 table tonight, so all eyes are on them. \u201cOnly you can make the horrible look beautiful,\u201d Bruno told Mark. But, Maura could use some more oomph in her style on the contemporary. SCORE: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n

\n\tWho goes home?<\/p>\n

\n\tThere\u2019s a double elimination tonight, so Jackson Olson and Emma Slater and Tyler Cameron and Sharna Brugess are sent packing. Next week is Disney Night in the ballroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from this week\u2019s episode of Dancing with the Stars. It\u2019s one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1855,16621,88,36317],"class_list":["post-897403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-abc","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-entertainment","tag-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}