EXCLUSIVE: Dancing with the Stars is gearing up to celebrate a big milestone next week, and Deadline has some exclusive details on what’s in store.
In honor of the show’s 20th anniversary, the November 11 episode is dedicated to commemorating two decades of the ABC competition series — which we now know will include some familiar faces from seasons past.
Ahead of the show, Deadline has an exclusive look at the remaining couples’ assigned dance styles and songs for the individual competition. Those are below.
But before we get to that, we also can reveal exclusively that there’s an exciting twist for the relay round this season: For the first time ever, celebrities will dance without their professional partners, instead joining forces with a returning Mirrorball champion to perform a Quickstep, Viennese Waltz or Jive.
No word yet on which previous Mirrorball champions will be back in the ballroom, but we do know that original host Tom Bergeron will be the night’s guest judge. That’s enough of a shocker already, considering his unexpected exit five years ago, that it seems safe to expect some interesting surprises among the other returners.
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As we learned during Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night, Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas received immunity from the relay races since they had the highest combined judges’ scores of the season thus far, so they will not participate and will automatically receive two bonus points.
The remaining couples, along with their dance styles and songs, are the following:
- Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Foxtrot to “Singin’ in the Rain” by Matthew Morrison
- Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Foxtrot to “Footprints in the Sand” by Leona Lewis
- Whitney Leavitt from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and partner Mark Ballas will perform an Argentine Tango to “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago The Musical
- Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform an Argentine Tango to “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers
- Comedian Andy Richter and partner Emma Slater will perform a Quickstep to “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Robbie Williams
- Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Salsa to “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
- Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Cha Cha to “Get Up” by Ciara featuring Chamillionaire
