'DWTS' Season 31 '90s Night: Brace yourself for relay dances, celebrity guests, and double elimination
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Disney+'s dancing competition show 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 releases new episodes every Monday and Tuesday. However, there is a bit of change in the release pattern this week. Week 8 will have only one episode.
The title of 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 Week 8 is "90s Night." As the name of the episode itself hints, we will see the celebrity as well as professional dancers dressed according to the '90s theme. Moreover, the episode's synopsis states that "each couple performs one unlearned dance and a dance relay to songs from the 1990s." Let us further take a look at the lineup of the episode and who are the celebrity guests that will be introduced in "90s Night" episode.
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'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 '90s Night episode lineup
The "90s Night" episode will feature four guests. These are Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, and Kid 'n Play. These are some famous vocal groups from '90s. The eight couples will perform relay dances alongside their individual routine in the episode. The '90s Night episode will kickstart with a dance number choreographed by Mandy Moore. The professional dancers of the show will jive on Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue's live performance on 'Whatta Man'.
The couple who wins in the '90s Night episode will get five bonus points. The upcoming episode will show Val Chmerkovskiy returning after testing positive for Covid-19 and missing last week's episode. Let us further take a look at the lineup of the '90s Night episode.
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson will perform Salsa on 'Motownphilly' by Boyz II Men.
Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas will perform Tango on 'Song 2' by Blur.
Heidi D'Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev will perform Contemporary on 'Ironic' by Alanis Morrisette.
Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater will perform Salsa on 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua.
Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart will perform Jazz on 'Enjoy the Silence' by Depeche Mode.
Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki will perform Tango on 'What is Love' by Haddaway.
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko will perform Samba on 'Spice Up Your Life' by Spice Girls.
Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy will perform Samba on 'Livin' La Vida Loca' by Ricky Martin.
After the couples' individual performances, we will see two couples doing a face-off and competing with each other. They will jive on guest singer's songs. Here is the list of Relay Dance matchups and songs lineup:
Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy vs Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart: Performing Cha-cha-cha Relay to Vanilla Ice's 'Ice Ice Baby'.
Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater vs Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki: Performing Samba Relay to En Vogue's 'My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It)'.
Heidi D'Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev vs Wayne Brady and Witney Carson: Performing Samba Relay to Salt-N-Pepa's 'Shoop'.
Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas vs Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy: Performing Salsa Relay to Kid 'n Play's 'Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody'.
'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31 Week 8 to have double elimination
Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro will continue hosting 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 31. Moreover, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba will continue to be the regular panelists. Unlike the previous week's episodes, we will see two couples being eliminated in the '90s Night episode. The six couples who survive Monday's episode will be moved forward to the semi-finals on November 14. 'DWTS' Season 31 fans from US and Canada can vote during the live show via text message or through disneyplus.com/vote. The live vote will then be combined with the judges' scoreboard scores of every week and then lead to the decision of elimination.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 31 Episode 9 will premiere on Monday, November 7, 2022, at 8 pm ET on Disney+.
