{"id":980,"date":"2025-11-12T04:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/dancing-with-the-stars-20th-birthday-party-night-see-the-list-of-songs-and-dances\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T04:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:20:10","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-20th-birthday-party-night-see-the-list-of-songs-and-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d 20th Birthday Party Night: See the List of Songs and Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Dancing with the Stars<\/em>\u00a0ballroom is getting ready for a celebration.<\/p>\n

In Week 9 of the competition, the\u00a0seven remaining couples\u00a0will take part in a special episode:\u00a0Dancing with the Stars<\/p>\n

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<\/em>\u2019 20th Birthday Party.<\/p>\n

The show will honor two decades of the beloved reality competition series, which first premiered on June 1, 2005. Former host\u00a0Tom Bergeron\u00a0will return as a guest judge, while\u00a0six original pros\u00a0from the debut season \u2014 including\u00a0Alec Mazo, Ashly DelGrosso,\u00a0Louis van Amstel, Jonathan Roberts, Charlotte Jorgensen and\u00a0Edyta \u015aliwi\u0144ska\u00a0\u2014 will join the opening dance.<\/p>\n

What’s more: six\u00a0former Mirrorball champions\u00a0will return to the ballroom as they perform in the Relay Dance round with the current contestants. However,\u00a0Whitney Leavitt, who earned immunity from the challenge after topping the leaderboard last week with her partner,\u00a0Mark Ballas, will not be participating.<\/p>\n

Here’s everything to know about\u00a0Dancing with the Stars<\/em>\u00a020th Birthday Party Night, including the songs, dances and the former champions each\u00a0contestant\u00a0will partner with.<\/p>\n

01 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa.<\/p>\n

Olympic gymnast\u00a0Jordan Chiles\u00a0and her partner,\u00a0Ezra Sosa, will perform a cha cha to “Get Up” by\u00a0Ciara\u00a0featuring\u00a0Chamillionaire. The routine will be inspired by\u00a0Wayne Brady\u00a0and pro\u00a0Witney Carson’s season 31 freestyle.<\/p>\n

Chiles will return to the dance floor for the Relay Dance round, where she will dance with season 4 winner (and fellow Olympian!)\u00a0Apolo Anton Ohno.<\/p>\n

“Please welcome our new member to US8!!! Apolo Ohno!!!\u00a0#dwts,” Chiles wrote on a\u00a0TikTok\u00a0video of her, Sosa and Ohno.<\/p>\n

02 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson.<\/p>\n

Wildlife conservationist\u00a0Robert Irwin\u00a0and Carson will dance a foxtrot to “Footprints in the Sand” by\u00a0Leona Lewis, a song that his sister, season 21 Mirrorball champ\u00a0Bindi Irwin, performed to with her partner,\u00a0Derek Hough.<\/p>\n

Amid rehearsals, Irwin shared in a\u00a0TikTok\u00a0video that performing a dance inspired by his sister’s routine is going to be “really special.”<\/p>\n

“She’s such a big reason as to why I’m here doing this,” he said. “It’s been great to get her advice. … she really just has so many amazing gems of wisdom.”<\/p>\n

Irwin will partner with season 32 champ\u00a0Xochitl Gomez\u00a0for the Relay Dance round.<\/p>\n

03 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Mark Ballas and Whitney Leavitt.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leavitt will not participate in the Relay Dance round, because she and Ballas were on top of the leaderboard last week and are immune from that portion of the competition.<\/p>\n

04 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Daniella Karagach and Dylan Efron.<\/p>\n

The Traitors<\/em>\u00a0winner\u00a0Dylan Efron\u00a0and his pro partner,\u00a0Daniella Karagach, will perform an Argentine tango to the late\u00a0Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” inspired by\u00a0Milo Manheim\u00a0and Carson’s season 27 freestyle.<\/p>\n

For the Relay Dance round, Efron will be partnered with season 20 champion\u00a0Rumer Willis.<\/p>\n

Prior to the episode, Willis wrote on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0that she was “beyond thrilled to be back in my favorite ballroom” and that Efron and Karagach “have been a delight to hang and dance with so far.”<\/p>\n

She added, “And getting to watch first hand as Dylan is stepping into this new role as leading man and leading me around the dance floor like a pro is awesome.”<\/p>\n

05 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy.<\/p>\n

Social media star\u00a0Alix Earle\u00a0and her pro partner, Chmerkovskiy, will dance a foxtrot to “Singin’ in the Rain” by\u00a0Matthew Morrison. The routine will be inspired by the freestyle performed by\u00a0Nev Schulman\u00a0and pro\u00a0Jenna Johnson\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Chmerkovskiy’s wife\u00a0\u2014 during season 29.<\/p>\n

For the Relay Dance round, Earle will dance with the most recent Mirrorball winner, season 33 champion\u00a0Joey Graziadei.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the episode, Earle shared on\u00a0TikTok\u00a0that she was busy in the studio trying to “perfect a foxtrot,”\u00a0adding\u00a0that she, Graziadei and Chmerkovskiy are the “dream team.”<\/p>\n

06 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Alan Bersten and Elaine Hendrix.<\/p>\n

The Parent Trap<\/em>\u00a0alum\u00a0Elaine Hendrix\u00a0and pro\u00a0Alan Bersten\u00a0will perform a salsa to “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock. The routine follows\u00a0Mario Lopez\u00a0and pro\u00a0Karina Smirnoff’s season 3 freestyle dance to the hit.<\/p>\n

She will be partnering with season 24 champ\u00a0Rashad Jennings\u00a0for the Relay Dance round.<\/p>\n

“Oh we\u2019re here and we\u2019re ready!!” Bersten captioned a\u00a0TikTok\u00a0video of the trio in the rehearsal studio.<\/p>\n

07 of 07<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Andy Richter and Emma Slater.<\/p>\n

Comedian\u00a0Andy Richter\u00a0and pro\u00a0Emma Slater\u00a0will dance a quickstep to\u00a0Robbie Williams’ “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” The routine will be inspired by the season 25 freestyle to the classic song performed by\u00a0Jordan Fisher\u00a0and\u00a0Lindsay Arnold.<\/p>\n

Richter and season 29 winner\u00a0Kaitlyn Bristowe\u00a0will dance together for the Relay Dance round.<\/p>\n

“QUEEN ALERT! Our relay mirrorball champion this week is not [sic] other than\u00a0@kaitlynbristowe!!!!” Slater wrote on\u00a0Instagram. “I know I\u2019ll be so proud watching them. Seriously can\u2019t wait for this dance!”<\/p>\n

Patricia Altschul\u00a0has immortalized her longtime butler and fan-favorite, Michael Kelcourse, in her new memoir. The\u00a0\u201cSouthern Charm\u201d matriarch said that dedicating part of her book, \u201cEat, Drink, and Remarry: Memories from a Lifetime of Art, Class, and Southern Charm,\u201d to him was an easy decision. \u201cHe was a family member,\u201d Altschul said.<\/p>\n

In Altschul\u2019s new memoir, she details her 18-year friendship with Michael, who died in October 2024 after suffering a rare spinal stroke in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the consummate professional, but we also felt like he was a member of our family,\u201d she told\u00a0Us Weekly.<\/em> \u201cHe lived here and was with us practically every day. Even on his days off, he\u2019d come over to make dinner or play with the dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe deserved to be memorialized, and I wanted to do that,\u201d Altschul said. \u201cHe was with me 18 years. 18 years is a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altschul hired Kelcourse in 2004 after the death of his former employer, an \u201cancient dowager who maintained an enormous estate\u201d in New York. \u201cWe met, and I liked everything about him,\u201d she recalled. He quickly became a fixture in her Charleston mansion and later a fan favorite on \u201cSouthern Charm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael became the resident expert on cocktails and everything domestic,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSo many fans wrote to him for advice that we had to add an \u2018Ask Michael\u2019 button to my website.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altschul made it clear her relationship with Kelcourse was purely professional. \u201cDid I ever have a romantic relationship with Michael? No \u2026 God, no,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe relationship between an employer and a butler is completely professional and built on trust and mutual respect. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her book, she described the morning Kelcourse suffered his stroke. \u201cAs he fell to the floor, he pulled the phone down with him and pressed the \u2018All page\u2019 button. \u2018Call an ambulance,\u2019 he said into the speaker. \u2018I\u2019m having a stroke.\u2019\u201d Altschul\u2019s son, \u201cSouthern Charm\u201d creator\u00a0Whitney Sudler-Smith, \u201craced\u201d to Michael\u2019s room and stayed with him until help arrived.<\/p>\n

Kelcourse later moved to a long-term care facility in Florida to be near family. \u201cWonderful, dedicated, kind, and exceptional\u2014these were the words people used to describe Michael,\u201d Altschul wrote. \u201cHe was all that and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEat, Drink, and Remarry\u201d is available wherever books are sold.<\/p>\n

Patricia Altschul returns in new episodes of \u201cSouthern Charm,\u201d November 19 on\u00a0Bravo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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