Can we agree that this is the happiest and the best choreography we have seen from Rylee on the show?

She has grown so much since the first season and so happy for her:)

Credit: [@kirbiejohnson/IG]

Having Shirley Ballas on the show highlights the contrast between her judging style and that of the US judges. As a former Latin champion, she brings a level of technical expertise and constructive criticism that I feel is sorely lacking on DWTS.

To me, it's highlighted just how much the US judges tend to coddle contestants rather than provide genuinely useful feedback. It's also made me question how much value Bruno, in particular, actually adds to the judging panel. I did not like how he referred to her as "The Queen of Mean", after she delivered her comments and found that to be demeaning.

I'd genuinely love to see an overhaul of the judges. I understand they've been there for years, and there's understandably a sentimental attachment for long-time viewers. But I think the quality of judging should ultimately take precedence over nostalgia.

My biggest issue is that poor judging actually limits the contestants' ability to reach their full potential. If you're competing on a dance show and genuinely want to improve, you need specific, constructive criticism that tells you what you're doing wrong and how to get better. Constant praise and inflated scores might feel good in the moment, but they're not necessarily helping anyone grow.Ultimately, I think having more technically rigorous judges would actually benefit the contestants, not just the quality of the show.

Curious to hear what others think. Does anyone else feel Shirley's appearance has exposed some of the weaknesses in the current judging panel?

CYNTHIA ERIVO

Have all the Pros/ex Pros gone insane like what is going on why is everyone yapping publicly the craziest things that should stay inside thoughts

(Edit to add: *CONNOR! I forgot to actually put his name lol my bad)

I have loved his personality all season, and hoped for him to get better because his dancing has been fairly mediocre to me and I don’t want him to outlast significantly better dancers and all that, and then TONIGHT happens?!

It’s like he became a different person as a dancer! Like he suddenly connected with how to get his body to move how he wants it to. And it was so good! Graceful, athletic, smooth, lyrical… I hope it translates to his next style!

Kinda funny that for the past 3 seasons, someone’s had a birthday on October 28.

I only know this because I’ve randomly looked up their birthdays before, and I only remembered because it’s also mine 😂

Welcome to the live discussion thread for Horror Movie Night on Dancing With The Stars

In no particular order, here are the songs and dance styles for tonight:

• Tatyana Ali & Jan Ravnik - Paso Doble to “I Lied to You” by Miles Caton, inspired by “Sinners”
• Jenna Dewan & Val Chmerkovskiy - Argentine Tango to “Uninvited” by Damned Anthem and Kendra Dantes, inspired by Zombie movies
• Jackson Olson & Emma Slater - Contemporary to “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra, inspired by “Joker”
• Ezra Frech & Daniella Karagach - Jazz to “Madness” by Ruelle, inspired by “The Invisible Man”
• Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Johnson - Contemporary to “Toxic” by 2WEI, inspired by “Saw”
• Amber Glenn & Pasha Pashkov - Argentine Tango to “Perfection” by Clint Mansell, inspired by “Black Swan”
• Connor Wood & Rylee Arnold - Contemporary to “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles McDonald, inspired by “Annabelle: Creation”
• Tyler Cameron & Sharna Burgess - Viennese Waltz to “Love Song for a Vampire” by Annie Lennox, inspired by “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
• Maura Higgins & Mark Ballas - Contemporary to “Cry Little Sister (Theme from “the Lost Boys)” by Gerard McMann, inspired by “the Lost Boys”
• Julia Stiles & Ezra Sosa - Argentine Tango to “The Dogs Attack” by Jerry Goldsmith, Lionel Newman and National Philharmonic Orchestra, inspired by “The Omen”

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 Dedication Night and Horror Movie Night will be combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine which couples will be eliminated after two weeks of dancing.

As usual, RULES APPLY. Let me make this clear: DO NOT post spoilers before the West Coast airing is over.

Enjoy!

I love lurking and commenting but something that I find frustrating with the fanbase (often on this sub, too) is the way people feel comfortable making broad generalizations about the content of someone’s character.

Not at all defending or a Jenna J /Val Stan by any means (I don’t vote for either couple). but I do find it weird and parasocial when people say how “obvious” it is that certain pros or stars are cocky or that they “know they have it in the bag.” I would argue they’re acting no differently than they have in years past.

I know I’m asking to be downvoted here and don’t condone any of Val’s actual recorded behavior (cultural appropriation + CAI), but I don’t get how people have been so definitive about them being more “overconfident” this year (since before premiere even) from a TV show where the packages are less than 2 minutes long without some level of projection.

Same with Carrie Ann. She can come off as a lot, but she has barely 10 seconds to talk, I’m sure it’s not easy to perfectly curate what you’re saying in that time.

Also, performance in ballroom and Latin has a level of confidence that could be perceived as arrogance if that’s what you want it to be. Mark talked about this on call her daddy with Whitney last year - he described her ability to perform as a “get some” quality that you can’t really teach.

People called Whitney and mark egotistical all last year and I never understood where that came from either. It’s TV. They’re hamming it up for a camera. How could you know how nice or grateful someone is just from existing.

Anyways TLDR, please consider that you’re talking about real people you don’t know. Feel free to love or hate their work, but ask yourself why you feel confident commenting on someone’s character so freely.

Please understand I’m coming at this in good faith, I really want everyone to have a good time and enjoy the show 😭

Look at him accepting judges feedback graciously and accepting the fail. Green flags!!

👇🏼

This photo was taken 30minutes after the episode. It’s not confirmed but I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the team dance with Alfonso next week. Tatyana would pick one side and Connor for the other side since they had the lowest combines judges scores.

Tatyana, Amber, Maura, and Julia
Connor, Ezra, Harry, and Jenna

(Not confirmed just speculation)

Seriously. As a viewer, I become devastated for the next 24 hours over eliminations. 

Knowing the blood, sweat, and tears put into the dances, the relationships building off camera, the luxurious treatment, I cannot even begin to understand how they go back to life as scheduled, ESPECIALLY when your time is cut shorter than you anticipated. 

Can't get it pulled up anywhere its complete crap. Youtube tv also refusing to have DWTS on an alternate station what the F guys I dont want to listen to the orange man ramble