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Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas dance in frame, stepping to the side with their downstage legs, as a band performs behind them.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 4: Who Rocked Yacht Rock Night

“Yacht Rock Night”? Yep, you heard that right. This week’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” featured an abundance of foxtrots and smooth, classic hits from musicians and groups like The Doobie Brothers, Toto, and Daryl Hall & John Oates. Plus, plenty of costumes with bright, tropical florals and nautical accents. Oh, and mocktails in […]

Bathed in purple lighting, Pasha Pashkov and Amber Glenn tango on the "DWTS" dance floor. Glenn lunges with her back leg extended, twisting her torso toward the camera as Pashkov mirrors her with a shallower lunge.

“DWTS” Season 35, Episode 3: The Ups and Downs of Viral Hits Night

Just one word for this week’s episode: Intense. Welcome back to Dance Spirit’s weekly “Dancing with the Stars” recaps! This week, all 14 pairs shared the ballroom in one jam-packed night themed around viral hits. It was so jam-packed that, like last season’s Episode 2, the third judge to critique each round was only allowed […]

"DWTS" Week 11 Recap: And the Winner Is…

Y’all, this season of “Dancing with the Stars” was truly one for the books. And not just because the “DWTS” team managed to pull off a reality TV show in the midst of a global pandemic, but because the dancing was truly some of the best we’ve ever seen. Like, “We went into the finale […]

"DWTS" Week 10 Recap: Double (Elimination) Trouble

We’d like to take a brief moment of silence for the fact that we made it to the semi-finals of this season of “Dancing with the Stars” without a single coronavirus case. The producers of a television dance competition really do have a better handle on this whole “pandemic” thing than some world leaders do, […]

"DWTS" Week 7 Recap: Who's the Real Villain?

Though we hate to question a “Dancing with the Stars” theme night, we have to ask: Is this really a year where anyone is craving more villainy? More scary stuff? More heart-racing television? Frankly, we would’ve been fine if “DWTS” had chosen to skip Halloween altogether this season. We’ve had enough masks already this year. […]

"DWTS" Week 6 Recap: Nope, Derek Hough Didn't Propose on Live TV

Please hold for applause: We’re now roughly halfway through this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” mid-pandemic, without a single case of COVID-19. Apparently we can have some good things this year! And last night’s episode of “DWTS” was particularly dance-tastic, complete with a special dance-pearance by judge Derek Hough. And while we were a […]

"DWTS" Week 4 Recap: Is This the 2017 Academy Awards Or…?

We’ve officially made it to week four of this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” and apparently, that’s how long it took to arrive at the season’s biggest mishap (so far). And before you get #stressed, no, it wasn’t a COVID-related mishap. We’ve had enough of those this week. The confusion was surrounding this week’s […]

"DWTS" Week 3 Recap: "Disney Night" is Confirmed Chaotic Good

Welcome back dance fans, to the chaos that is “Disney Night” on “Dancing with the Stars.” Have you ever wanted to see a pro football player dressed as a candlestick? A realtor from “Selling Sunset” dressed as a Disney princess? Carole *bleep* Baskin dressed as a giant lion? No? Well, it’s “Disney Night,” so you […]