DWTS 34 Recap: Halloween Night
- Brianna Blake
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Hey guys! Welcome to my DWTS recap for Halloween night. This week, all couples danced to a spooky/halloween-ish song. All couples also participated in a dance monsterthon to earn extra points. Former DWTS pro & 2-time champion Cheryl Burke was the guest judge.
Let's get into it.
Individual round
Dance: Jazz
Song: "Brain Stew" by Green Day
Judges' scores: 9, 9, 9, 10 = 37/40
My score: 9.5
I loved every second of this & I loved the choreo & they looked amazing! They were out of sync for like half a second but it was barely noticeable & they recovered extremely quickly. Other than that, this was basically flawless.
Check out their dance: Whitney Leavitt’s Halloween Night Jazz | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Contemporary
Song: "Elastic Heart" by Sia
Judges' scores: 9, 8, 8, 9 = 34/40
My score: 9
I loved this & I loved the concept. I also loved how they used the harness. Some of the moves seemed a tad bit messy to me but I still loved it.
Check out their dance: Jordan Chiles’ Halloween Night Contemporary | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Paso Doble
Song: "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Judges' score: 7, 7, 7, 7 = 28/40
My score: 7
I do agree that this was one of his better dances & I liked the concept. I just feel like he was walking around more than dancing & it was a bit stompy to me.
Check out their dance: Andy Richter’s Halloween Night Paso Doble | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Argentine Tango
Song: "Bad to the Bone" by 2WEI & Bri Bryant
Judges' scores: 8, 8, 8, 8 = 32/40
My score: 8
Okay, this was good. However, I feel like if she wasn't in the hospital during the show & actually performed it live, this would've been incredible. I'm glad she's okay, though & will be back to perform this week.
Check out their dance: Elaine Hendrix’s Halloween Night Argentine Tango | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Viennese Waltz
Song: "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Judges' 8, 8, 8, 9 = 33/40
My score: 8.5
This was good & I love the concept. Some of her moves just seemed a bit stiff to me.
Check out their dance: Danielle Fishel’s Halloween Night Viennese Waltz | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Argentine Tango
Song: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Hampton String Quartet
Judges' scores: 10, 9, 9, 10 = 38/40
My score: 10
My team finally got the 10s they deserve! This was flawless. It was so sharp & so powerful!
Check out their dance: Robert Irwin’s Halloween Night Tango | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Contemporary
Song: "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift
Judges' scores: 8, 8, 8, 8 = 32/40
My score: 9
I actually felt that this was kind of underscored. I thought this was her best dance! I liked the choreo at they executed it very well.
Check out their dance: Jen Affleck’s Halloween Night Contemporary | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Tango
Song: "Bury a Friend" by Billie Eilish
Judges' scores: 10, 10, 9, 10 = 39/40
My score: 10
This is definitely her best dance so far & it's not even close. It was so sharp & clean & her frame was out of this world. My favorite dance of the night for sure!
Check out their dance: Alix Earle’s Halloween Night Tango | Dancing with the Stars
Dance: Viennese Waltz
Song: "Can't Help Falling in Love (Dark)" by Tommee Profitt & Brooke
Judges' scores: 9, 9, 8, 9 = 35/40
My score: 9
This was amazing & it was one of his better dances so far. His butt was out just a little bit but it was still amazing & I loved it. Also, Dani killed it with the choreo as per usual.
Check out their dance: Dylan Efron’s Halloween Night Viennese Waltz | Dancing with the Stars
Monsterthon
All couples also participated in a dance monsterthon to earn extra points added to their score. They all danced the Hustle & the Lindy Hop to "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor & "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" by Fergie, Q-Tip, & GoonRock. Since Elaine was at the hospital during the show, the judges scored her individual dance based on rehearsal footage & she was not able to participate in the monsterthon, so her & Alan got 0 points.
Here are the results of the monsterthon:
Whitney & Mark - 5 points
Alix & Val - 4 points
Jordan & Ezra - 4 points
Robert & Witney - 3 points (should've gotten more points but anyways...)
Dylan & Daniella - 3 points
Danielle & Pasha - 2 points
Jen & Jan - 2 points
Andy & Emma - 1 point
Elaine & Alan - 0 points
Those are all of the dances. Here are my rankings based on personal enjoyment:
Alix & Val's Tango
Robert & Witney's Argentine Tango
Whitney & Mark's Jazz
Jordan & Ezra's Contemporary
Danielle & Pasha's Viennese Waltz
Dylan & Daniella's Viennese Waltz
Jen & Jan's Contemporary
Andy & Emma's Paso Doble
Elaine & Alan's Argentine Tango
Tonight is Rock & Roll Hall of Fame night. Each couple will perform a dance to a song by an artist or group who was either inducted into the RRHOF or are planned to be. Flavor Flav will be the guest judge. Here are tonight's dances:
Alix & Val - Paso Doble to "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Andy & Emma - Contemporary to "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys
Danielle & Pasha - Contemporary to "Dream On" by Aerosmith
Dylan & Daniella - Jive to "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
Elaine & Alan - Viennese Waltz to "What the World Needs Now is Love" by Dionne Warwick
Jordan & Ezra - Jazz to "River Deep - Mountain High" by Ike & Tina Turner
Robert & Witney - Paso Doble to "Icky Thump" by the White Stripes
Whitney & Mark - Paso Doble to "No More Tears" by Ozzy Osbourne
All couples will also participate in a team dance. However, for the first time ever, both co-hosts will be apart of the team dances. Julianne will be on one team & Alfonso will be on the other. Here are the teams:
Alfonso, Danielle & Pasha, Whitney & Mark, Jordan & Ezra, Dylan & Daniella (Team Chicago) - Freestyle to "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago
Julianne, Andy & Emma, Robert & Witney, Alix & Val, Elaine & Alan (Team Kool) - Freestyle to "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang
That's it for this week's DWTS recap.
Until next time,
~Brianna.
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