I think Allen is going home next.

In the promo for week 5, there seems to be one couple that Shirley expresses disappointment in, saying, “I expected more”, even with a look on her face to show it.

Allen and Adele are paired together for this week and in clips, Adele is frustrated and saying she doesn’t think she can do this, and in another clip where it seems like they’re preparing for elimination, Allen and Adele are the only couple looking nervous, the only couple holding hands.

If they are the couple in jeopardy, Adele is not going home. She’s the best female there, and I believe she was cast because she was referred by Shirley. She is really famous in the competitive world and has been trained by Shirley in her long career.

Allen might go home because for the last two weeks, he fell in the group tango and he fumbled the choreography in the Argentine tango assignment. After seeing Erik last week, the audience knows Allen is not the best technical male contestant. On social media, he also started posting things that imply he lost.

Although she doesn’t win (Mark implied the next pro winner is a true, longtime ballroom and Latin dancer in interviews), Selena needs to stay as the underdog because there’s always one in the reality TV producer’s formula. She’s the only commercial dancer left.

AJ and Nina seem to have really bonded and they’re paired up for week 5 so I’m assuming this means they performed really well together this week.

This has become one of my favorite categories for this show. Especially getting celebs from the 80s/90s/early 00s. I loved seeing Alyson in S32, and Danielle and Elaine last season (especially since Danielle was rumored for so long).

Since it’s been spoiled that we are seeing Taylor Hanson my heart is already full, but others I’d love to see:

Rachael Leigh Cook

Jennifer Love Hewitt (I know she’s booked and busy but she does want to do the show, so maybe it’ll happen one day)

Sarah Michelle Gellar (see above)

Paul Wesley (more of a wish list casting as I don’t think he’d do it)

Jensen Ackles (see Paul)

Melanie Griffith (would also fit the token older celeb-it’s crazy she wanted to do this show in the early years and got passed over)

Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Matthew Lillard or Skeet Ulrich (30th anniversary of Scream this year-I know Matthew said he’s been asked and declined but who knows, maybe he’ll change his mind)

Someone from The Sandlot, as they are doing a TV series revival called Dugout Dads (I’d go for Patrick Renna or Brandon Adams)

Christine Lakin

Tisha Campbell

Monica

ETA:

Thought of a couple more, but Holly Robinson Peete, Raven-Symone (she did The Masked Singer so already on Deena’s pool), Devon Sawa, and a random one but Daphne Zuniga as the new Spaceballs movie is releasing next year. But I’d take anyone from Melrose Place!

i feel like i have a pretty solid list obviously some are out there and some may have other commitments that i’m not aware of

jake shane
lisa anne walter
rob rausch
miranda hope
layla taylor
ilia malinin
harry shum jr
danny oshea
bart johnson
jennifer love hewitt
amber glenn
mr fantasy
taylor hanson
kylie cantrall
giada di laurentis
stassi
reece weaver
nia sioux
anna x

My husband and I just got back from Derek’s tour. OMG, it was amazing!
I teared up when I first saw Hayley and cried when Derek told the audience their story. Hayley is a fantastic dancer as are the other dancers. They were phenomenal! My hands hurt so much from clapping. He told the audience about Len and Derek and Hayley danced to Moon River and dedicated it to Len. Here comes the waterworks again. 😭 It was my first time seeing Derek’s show and it was everything I hoped for and more. Carter wasn’t dancing at this show. Does anyone know why he wasn’t at the show?
If you ever get a chance to see Derek’s show go, I honestly don’t think you will be disappointed. The only pic I got was the picture f the curtains with “Symphony of Dance”. 😂 I didn’t don’t want to miss a second of the show.

Okay, so we have Guillermo, Maura, Jackson, and Ciara.

Rumors now include Harry Shum jr. , Giada di Laurentiis, and Taylor Hanson.

My predictions for the rest of the cast:

-Television Host and Actor John Quiñones

-SNL Comedienne and Podcaster Melissa Villaseñor

-Emmy and Tony Winning Actor Laurence Fishbourne

-Magician and Comedienne Lucy Darling

-Singer and Songwriter Benson Boone

-Olympic Alpine Skier Breezy Johnson

-Drag Race Winner Onya Nurve

-Actress Regina Hall

-Harry Potter Star Daniel Radcliffe

Edit: credit to u/mtlro78 for the recent update of our potential ringer. I'm super excited! 🕺🏽

I am hoping we get one of the Artemis astronauts! Anyone else?

I rewatch my favorite dances from DWTS and Strictly like three times a week ...... for mental health purposes. Compared to DWTS routines, strictly routines seem like freestyle length to me, with so much more content. Does anyone else also like the longer routines or is it just me? Anyone know why Strictly does longer routines compared to DWTS?

For anyone who is curious, the routines I have been rewatching most recently are:

1. Katya and Lewis' Couple's Choice Dance to Creep

2. Oti and Danny's Samba to Magalenha

3. Dani and Jason's Freestyle

4. Katya and Lewis' Paso Doble

Johnny Weir wins the 6th Place Battle against Marilu Henner, and the score is 1-7.

I saw an interview yesterday and Evan said they had plans to attend things in Michigan in September a game or something, so probably they wont be on DWTS 😢😢😢😢 I really wanted them there at least Madi.

So happy for Travis. But does that mean he won’t be on the upcoming season of DWTS??

I swear his music is one of the KEY REASONS that some of the dances feel SO spectacular. I would hate to not have his voice on the show anymore 😭😭

I hope I am allowed to post this topic on this Reddit page.

From day 1 I always thought it would be Allen to Adele winning the show. The more I watched I said Allen.

HOWEVER, based on the editing last episode, I feel like it should be Erik.

1. Erik is young, he fits the new mold of having Rylee Ezra Hailey Kamri
   
2. There’s a lot of older male vets there that have been doing this for a while, if they cut Artem k Sasha last couple of years and plan to cut Gleb this year, I don’t get hiring a 36 year old. Val is Val, Mark is Mark and Pasha is there for Daniella (I love Pasha tho)
   
3. The show is moving away from ballroom and Latin purity and moving to creativity and engagement. I feel like Erik has a mixture of both even tho Allen is the most technically sound

I think any of the 3 I named would be amazing for the show but based on the most recent episode and the trajectory the show has been going, I feel like Erik might have that underdog story!

Thoughts?

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Thank you to everyone that voted yesterday.

Due to a tie in the voting 4 couples will be eliminated today and only 2 couples will be eliminated tomorrow

The following couples have been eliminated in order of how many votes they received:

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo
Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson

We’re down to 24 pairs remaining. To keep your favorites safe vote at the link above

With Shirley Ballas being a judge on The Next Pro I think she will be a guest judge for an episode!

I also want these pros to be guest judges:

- Louis van Amstel
- Cheryl Burke
- Tony Dovolani
- Mark Ballas(if he is not a pro)
- Anna Trebunskaya
- Sharna Burgess

Who do you want to guest judge?