Four couples remain on Dancing with the Stars! On Monday’s semi-final, each couple will perform two dances. On one number, each judge will be paired with a couple and task them with a specific challenge. Plus, Cheryl Burke returns to perform a routine from her tour. And UK singer Calum Scott will perform two numbers. One couple will be eliminated at the end of the night.
Read everything you need to know about the coming episode right here.
The four remaining couples advance to the Semi-Finals, as the competition heats up and the show edges closer to the following week’s crowning of the coveted Mirrorball trophy, on Dancing with the Stars live, MONDAY, MAY 15 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.
Each couple will dance two dances – one being a Judges’ Challenge, in which Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough have each been individually paired up with one couple, tasking them with a specific challenge for their dance, and the second being a style the couple has not danced to yet.
In addition, two-time Dancing with the Stars Mirrorball champion and Emmy-nominated choreographer Cheryl Burke returns to the ballroom with a special performance from her 30-city tour, “Love on the Floor.” The live dance show kicks off its national tour of intimate performing arts theaters across the country on October 17 in Palm Desert, California.
As an added treat, breakout U.K. artist, singer and songwriter Calum Scott will perform his poignant version of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own,” alongside a dance from pros Witney Carson and Artem Chigvintsev. “Dancing on My Own” has become a global sensation, quickly charting in over 34 countries on Spotify and hitting No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries. Scott will also perform his new original song, “Rhythm Inside.”
Each couple will perform a rumba, quickstep, jazz, tango, jive, Viennese waltz or foxtrot.
At the end of the night, based on scores and votes from last Monday, one couple will be eliminated.
For the Judges’ Challenge, the couples will dance to the following songs (in alphabetical order):
- Simone Biles & Sasha Farber – CARRIE ANN INABA – Jive – “Faith” by Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande
- Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater – BRUNO TONIOLI – Rumba – “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur
- Normani Kordei & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – LEN GOODMAN – Viennese Waltz – “Desperado” by Rihanna
- David Ross & Lindsay Arnold – JULIANNE HOUGH – Foxtrot – “You Make Me Feel So Young” by Michael Bublé
For the second full dance, the couples will dance to the following songs (in alphabetical order):
- Simone Biles & Sasha Farber – Rumba – “Skyscraper” by Demi Lovato
- Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater – Quickstep – “Yes I Can” by Superhumans
- Normani Kordei & Valentin Chmerkovskiy – Jazz – “What a Wonderful World” by Ray Chew Live
- David Ross & Lindsay Arnold – Tango – “Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheeran
The judges’ scores from both dances will be combined along with viewer votes.
Hosted by two-time Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, Dancing with the Stars is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough.
