May 3, 2018
EIGHT REMAINING ATHLETES READY THEMSELVES FOR A DOUBLE-HEADER AS THEY EACH PREPARE TO PERFORM ONE INDIVIDUAL DANCE ALONG WITH A TEAM DANCE, ON ABC’S ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS: ATHLETES,’ MAY 7
Season 24 Mirrorball Champion Rashad Jennings Returns to the Ballroom to Guest Judge
There Will Be a Double Elimination at the End of the Night
The eight remaining athletes have amped up their training sessions as they prepare to head into week two with a double-header dance bill, on “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes,” MONDAY, MAY 7 (8:00- 10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. “Dancing with the Stars” champion Rashad Jennings returns to the ballroom as a guest judge, alongside Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
In round one, each couple will perform an individual dance: quickstep, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, cha cha, paso doblé or salsa. Then, in round two of the evening, the athletes and their pros will be grouped into two teams – Team 1950s Tennis and Team 1970s Football. The team dance scores will be combined with the athlete’s individual dance scores along with the previous week’s overnight votes for a final tally to determine the eliminations at the end of the night.
Each couple will dance to the following songs (in alphabetical order):
Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson – Quickstep – “Make Way” by Aloe Blacc
Arike Ogunbowale and Gleb Savchenko – Foxtrot – “What About Us” by P!nk
Chris Mazdzer and Witney Carson – Viennese Waltz – “Next To Me” by Imagine Dragons
Jennie Finch Daigle and Keo Motsepe – Cha Cha – "Do It Like This" by Daphne Willis
Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess – Paso Doblé – “The Plaza of Execution” by James Horner
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lindsay Arnold –Salsa – “La Malanga” by Eddie Palmieri
Mirai Nagasu and Alan Bersten – Foxtrot – “It’s a Small World” by The O’Neill Brothers Group (”We Love Disney”)
Tonya Harding and Sasha Farber – Quickstep – “Redneck Woman” by Gretchen Wilson
For the team dances, the teams are divided up as follows (in alphabetical order):
Team 1950s Tennis – “… Baby One More Time” by The Baseballs Chris Mazdzer and Witney Carson Josh Norman and Sharna Burgess Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lindsay Arnold Tonya Harding and Sasha Farber
Team 1970s Football – “Instant Replay” by Dan Hartman Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson Arike Ogunbowale and Gleb Savchenko Jennie Finch Daigle and Keo Motsepe Mirai Nagasu and Alan Bersten
Hosted by two-time Emmy®-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” is the hit series in which athletes perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, and dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
For week two, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via toll-free phone from the beginning of the live show at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT until 5:00 a.m. EDT/2:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday. Online voting at ABC.com at http://dwtsvote.abc.go.com/ and on Facebook at http://bit.ly/2o1VO7b will open at the beginning of the live show at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT and closes at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday. When voting online at ABC.com or Facebook, viewers can reallocate their votes until the voting window closes.
“Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” is produced by BBC Studios. Andrew Llinares and Ashley Edens- Shaffer are executive producers. The show is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This episode carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.
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