Dancing with the Stars US Season 33 Episode 08 Description
500th Episode
ABC preempted a second original episode of Dancing with the Stars to avoid conflicts with the U.S. presidential election and related elections, all held on November 5, 2024. It returned the following week.
To celebrate the 500th episode of Dancing with the Stars, in the first round, each couple reinterpreted a memorable dance from a previous season. The second round was the Instant Dance Challenge, in which they had approximately five minutes to choreograph and learn a new dance before performing it live. Although the assigned dance styles and songs were not known beforehand by the couples, they were told that it would be one of four dance styles they had performed earlier in the season.
The opening number was choreographed by Pasha Pashkov and Daniella Karagach to “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, the same song that opened the first season of Dancing with the Stars. It featured special appearances from Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, and Sharna Burgess.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Inspiration | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey & Jenna | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Contemporary | “Work Song” — Hozier | Riker Lynch & Allison Holker Season 20 |
Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish | – | ||
| Danny & Witney | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | “Hey Pachuco” — Royal Crown Revue | Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough Season 5 |
Safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | “Good Golly, Miss Molly” — Little Richard | – | ||
| Dwight & Daniella | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | “Santa María (del Buen Ayre)” — Gotan Project | James Hinchcliffe & Sharna Burgess Season 23 |
Eliminated |
| 22 (8, 7, 7) | Paso doble | “Victorious” — Panic! at the Disco | – | ||
| Stephen & Rylee | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Viennese waltz | “Glimpse of Us” — Joji | Charli D’Amelio & Mark Ballas Season 31 |
Safe |
| 25 (9, 8, 8) | Jive | “Love Is Embarrassing” — Olivia Rodrigo | – | ||
| Chandler & Brandon | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | “Para Te” — Appart | Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough Season 16 |
Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | “Apple” — Charli XCX | – | ||
| Ilona & Alan | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | “Chuck Berry” — Pharrell Williams | Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold Season 25 |
Safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Salsa | “Da’ Dip” — Freak Nasty | – |
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Dancing with the Stars US Show Summary
Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the U.S. version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing, and one of several iterations of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges’ points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges’ points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.
The show was hosted by Tom Bergeron from its inception until 2019. Lisa Canning was co-host in the first season, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine, Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen, and Erin Andrews from season eighteen through twenty-eight. Since the twenty-ninth season, model Tyra Banks has served as host of the show. Starting with the thirty-first season, Alfonso Ribeiro joined as co-host.
The 30th season of the show aired September–November 2021. On April 8, 2022, it was announced that, beginning with the 31st season, Dancing with the Stars will be moving from ABC to Disney+.
