Dancing with the Stars 2024 Dedication Night featuring former pro Mark Ballas as guest judge. See all the Dance Styles and Song Choices
The nine remaining couples take to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom floor to honor influential figures/institutions in their lives through heartfelt performances. Special guest judge Mark Ballas lends his expertise, then Derek Hough and Hayley Hough celebrate her triumphant return to the ballroom with a moving routine to “Beautiful Things (Acoustic)” by Benson Boone. “Dedication Night” premieres TUESDAY, OCT. 15 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:01 p.m. CDT), simulcasting LIVE across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones and next day on Hulu.
This week, judges will visit the couples during rehearsals to assess their progress as we near the halfway point in the competition and offer feedback on how they can improve to enhance their chances of winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Partner dances will include the Contemporary, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Salsa, Argentine Tango and Foxtrot.
Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes from the night will be combined with the judges’ scores to determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.
Dancing with the Stars 2024 Dedication Night dance styles and song choices
- Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Contemporary to “Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)” by X Ambassadors and dedicating the routine to former NCAA head football coach Mike Leach.
- Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims and dedicating the routine to Joey’s fiancée, Kelsey Anderson.
- Dwight Howard and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Rumba to “Shoot For The Stars” by Dwight Howard and dedicating the routine to Dwight’s children.
- Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Contemporary to “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack and dedicating the routine to Chandler’s mother.
- Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Rumba to “My Way” by Yseult and dedicating the routine to Ilona’s U.S. women’s national rugby sevens team.
- Brooks Nader and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Salsa to “Mi Gente” by J Balvin & Willy William and dedicating the routine to Brooks’ sisters.
- Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold will perform an Argentine Tango to “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes and dedicating the routine to men’s gymnastics.
- Phaedra Parks and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Rumba to “Because You Loved Me” by Céline Dion and dedicating the routine to Phaedra’s mother.
- Jenn Tran and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Foxtrot to “The Archer” by Taylor Swift and dedicating the routine to Taylor Swift.
Dancing with the Stars is co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough sit on the judges panel.
