Dancing With the Stars season 24: Watch week 7 online
To make up for the smaller number of couples and still fill the two-hour show, Dancing With the Stars has a new theme, a challenge and more this week.
Presumably the celebrities still on Dancing With the Stars didn’t know what hit them during their week of training for tonight’s episode. Looking at ABC’s press release, they had a lot to deal with. First and foremost is the “Night at the Movies” challenge.
Let’s start there, with who’s dancing what. Each individual dance this week has to take inspiration from the listed film genre. From the press release:
"Simone Biles & Sasha Farber – SILENT FILMS – CharlestonBonner Bolton & Sharna Burgess – WESTERN – Paso DobléRashad Jennings & Emma Slater – HORROR – Paso DobléNancy Kerrigan & Artem Chigvintsev – ROMANCE – TangoNormani Kordei & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – FOREIGN – Argentine TangoDavid Ross & Lindsay Arnold – SCI FI – SalsaNick Viall & Peta Murgatroyd – ACTION – Argentine Tango"
Salsa seems like an odd choice for science fiction, and ditto with the Argentine tango for action, but we fully expect pros Lindsay Arnold and Peta Murgatroyd will come up with something.
But wait, there’s more! Whoever earns the most judges’ points will also immediately become safe without having to have Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews make any long, awkward pauses. (Speaking of the judges, Mandy Moore, who choreographs most of the special performances on Dancing, will guest-judge, filling in for Julianne Hough instead of having five judges and the potential for 50 points.) Everybody else has to dance again in the return of the dance-off.
And then, there will also be a double elimination. We haven’t even mentioned the giant opening routine yet or the fact that stars of The Descendants 2 will also perform some songs, although not for any of the celebrities’ dances.
Date: Monday, May 1
Episode: “2407”
Channel: ABC
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2
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Basically, get ready for there to be a lot of Dancing with the Stars tonight.