(This story contains spoilers for episode 10 of Dancing with the stars season 35.)
Dancing with the stars celebrated the best in music for its first-ever Grammy night.
During the music-themed competition night, couples performed dances inspired by different Grammy-nominated artists and songs. Additionally, they also participated in the dance competition, in which two duos perform the same dance style and song at the same time.
The judges were tasked with naming a winning duo in each round of the dance, which earned two extra points that were added to their overall scores. Every song performed during the round dance was performed live, with Brandy and Monica, Maren Morris and Sheryl Crow present in the ballroom.
At the end of Grammy Night, Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated from DWTS season 35. It was a shocking elimination, after the couple finished as the second best couple of the night.
Celebrities still competing in season 35 include Tatyana Ali, Ezra Frech, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Harry Shum Jr. and Connor Wood.
Harry and Jenna Johnson won immunity in the round dance after last week’s Disney party.
Grammy Night saw Jenna and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy perform a jazz rendition of Janet Jackson’s “All for You,” which the Intensify star to dance for before. After hitting the ballroom floor, DWTS released a video sent by Miss Jackson herself, wishing Jenna good luck as she performed her song. They got a 38/30.
In other star-studded appearances, Tatyana and Jan Ravnik danced a tango to the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow,” with William in the ballroom supporting the duo. They scored a 27/30, achieving their best marks of the season so far.
Notably, no couple scored a perfect 30/30 on Grammy Night; Harry and Jenna came close with a 29/30 for their salsa to “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
During the dance round, Amber and Pasha; Jenna and Val; and Maura and Mark each won their respective rounds of competition, which added two points to their scores for the evening.
Last week, Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa were eliminated from season 35.
The couple with the lowest combined total of judges’ scores and viewer votes is eliminated at the end of each DWTS episode. Each viewer is entitled to up to 10 votes per couple, per voting method (via the ABC website and by SMS).
Live voting takes place during each show’s East Coast broadcast and ends shortly after the final performance; This means that if you are a West Coast viewer and want to vote, you must do so between 5:00 PM PT and approximately 6:45 PM PT, as voting ends after the final performance.
Check out the full list of Grammy Night scores (including solo and dance rounds) below.
Solo dance scores from the Grammy night
Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach: 27/30
Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov: 28/30
Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas: 27/30
Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy: 28/30
Tatiana Ali and Jan Ravnik: 27/30
Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold: 27/30
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson: 29/30
Grammy Awards Dance Party Results
Amber and Pacha (WINNER, +2) against Ezra and Dani
Rumba — “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica
Jenna and Val (WINNER, +2) against Tatiana and Jan
Cha Cha — “The Middle” by Zedd, Maren Morris and Gray
Connor and Rylee v. Maura and Mark (WINNER, +2)
Cha Cha — “Everything I Want to Do” by Sheryl Crow
Final ranking
1. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson: 31
2. Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov: 30
2. Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy: 30 (ELIMINATED)
4. Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas: 29 years old
5. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold: 27
5. Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach: 27
5. Tatiana Ali and Jan Ravnik: 27
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