Spooky season officially begins with the “Dancing with the Stars” session.
On Tuesday, October 27’s episode, the amazing choreography of Horror Movie Night is revealed, where the remaining 10 couples will perform routines inspired by legendary horror movies.
After last week’s Dedication Night ended with no eliminations, couples will have to work twice as hard to avoid dropping out of the competition.
After the frightening opening number of eliminated professionals, hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough began the show, which also saw Val Chmerkovskiy return after a week-long suspension.
This week, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are joined as guest judges by “Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro” judge and Mark Ballas’ mother, Shirley Ballas.
Julia Stiles took first place with the Argentine tango, feeling defeated during rehearsals and subjected to pressure from her partner Ezra Sosa. When they got to the ballroom, the results were mixed, with the judges thinking she was backing out. However, it was Shirley Ballas who surprised the couple and everyone by giving the couple 4 out of 10. Inaba and Derek Hough gave them 7 and Tonioli gave them 8.
Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson blew away the judges, including Shirley, who said she had never seen anything like it before, when they performed their contemporary. So, were his comments reflected in his score? Yes, the couple got their first perfect score of the season.
Read all about what happened on the Oct. 27 episode of “DWTS,” including each couple’s dances and scores.
TODAY.com will update scores as the night progresses.
What did the stars dance with and what were their scores?
- Julia Stiles and her partner Ezra Sosa danced an Argentinian tango to “The Dogs Attack” by Jerry Goldsmith, Lionel Newman and the National Philharmonic Orchestra, inspired by “The Omen”. SCORE: 26/40
- Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson deliver a contemporary take on 2WEI’s “Toxic” inspired by “Saw” — SCORE: 40/40
- Ezra Frech and his partner Daniella Karagach perform a jazz performance to Ruelle’s “Madness” inspired by “The Invisible Man” — SCORE: /40
- Tatyana Ali and her partner Jan Ravnik recorded a paso double to Miles Caton’s “I Lied to You”, inspired by the movie “Sinners” — SCORE: /40
- Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas gave a contemporary performance of Gerard McMann’s “The Lost Boys”-inspired “Cry Little Sister (Theme from The Lost Boys)” — SCORE: /40
- Jackson Olson and partner Emma Slater deliver a contemporary performance of Frank Sinatra’s “Joker”-inspired “That’s Life” — SCORE: /40
- Amber Glenn and her partner Pasha Pashkov performed an Argentinian tango to Clint Mansell’s “Black Swan”-inspired song “Perfection.” SCORE: /40
- Jenna Dewan and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy danced an Argentinian tango to “Uninvited,” inspired by Damned Anthem and Kendra Dantes’ Zombie movies. SCORE: /40
- Connor Wood and partner Rylee Arnold deliver a contemporary performance of Charles McDonald’s “You Are My Sunshine” inspired by “Annabelle: Creation” — SCORE: /40
- Tyler Cameron and his partner Sharna Burgess danced a Viennese waltz to Annie Lennox’s “Love Song for a Vampire,” inspired by “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” SCORE: /40
Who is at the Top of the Leaderboard?
Check back to see who’s running Horror Movie Night.
Who was Eliminated?
Check back at the end of the episode where two couples will be eliminated.
What Will Happen Next Week?
A new episode of “DWTS” will air next Monday, Nov. 2, instead of the usual Tuesday. Next week’s theme is Disney Night.