SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the October 29 episode of “Dancing With the Stars.”
For Halloween, the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ celebrities took over their nightmares, each performing a routine inspired by their greatest fears – from snakes, the ogre and murderers to dolls, the dark and vampires. And perhaps their biggest fear was elimination because everyone brought their A games.
Daniella Karagach told partner Dwight Howard that he had yet to complete a full routine without mistakes – so he did just that for their very creepy contemporary from ‘Ring Around the Rosie’. After their impressive routine, both contestants were in tears as they explained that they had endured a tough week. It paid off: they received the first 10 of the season, and it came from Carrie Ann Inaba.
Those were just the first 10 of the evening, with Carrie Ann also giving top scores to Danny Amendola and Witney Carson; Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber; Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson; Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold. While Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli used their 9 paddles for most of the night, Bruno stayed did give Joey and Jenna a 10, putting them at the top of the leaderboard.
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong danced the final routine of the evening. Even though they had immunity as of last week, meaning they didn’t have to participate in the dance-offs, Chandler didn’t feel too safe after Carrie Ann said their Viennese Waltz wasn’t perfect… until they got their scores. Carrie Ann gave a 9, but the pair earned 10s from both Bruno and Derek, Derek’s first of the season.
After the individual dances it was time for three dance-offs: Dwight and Daniella defeated Ilona and Alan with a cha cha to “Ghostbusters; Jenn and Sasha defeated Stephen and Rylee with their salsa at “Jump In the Line;” and finally, Joey and Jenna’s jive for “Time Warp” defeated Danny and Witney.
In the end, Chandler and Joey were at the top of the leaderboard, while Ilona was at the bottom. After combining the judges’ scores and the audience’s votes, Jenn and Sasha were shockingly sent home.
There will be no new episode of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ next week as Tuesday, November 5 is election night.