THE NINE REMAINING COUPLES SALUTE THE SILVER SCREEN AS THEY DANCE TO INSPIRING MOVIE GENRES WHEN 'A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES' COMES TO 'DANCING WITH THE STARS,' LIVE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
Country Legend Shania Twain Set to Guest Judge and Also Perform a New Song
One Couple Will Be Eliminated at the End of the Night
"Episode 2506" - The nine remaining couples set their sights on the glitz and glamor of Tinseltown as they dance to celebrate "A Night at the Movies," on "Dancing with the Stars," live, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. Each couple will attempt to capture the spirit of a specific movie genre - action, foreign, spy, musical, sci-fi, drama, sports or animation - and perform a paso doblé, jazz, rumba, Argentine tango, samba, jive or quickstep. At the end of the night, based on scores and votes from last Monday, one couple will be eliminated.
As a special treat, multiple award-winning country music artist Shania Twain will join Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba as a guest judge and will also perform her new song, "Soldier," from her latest album, "Now."
Each Couple Will Dance to the Following Songs (in alphabetical order):
Drew Scott and Emma Slater - Paso Doblé - "Legend" by The Score (Action)
Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson - Jazz - "Holly Rock" by Sheila E. (Animation)
Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold - Rumba - "Supermarket Flowers" by Ed Sheeran (Drama)
Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas - Argentine Tango - "Human" by Sevdaliza (Sci-Fi)
Nick Lachey and Peta Murgatroyd - Samba - "Wild Wild West" by Dru Hill, Will Smith & Kool Mo Dee (Western)
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev - Argentine Tango - "Derni�re Danse" by Indila (Foreign)
Terrell Owens and Cheryl Burke - Jive - "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man (Spy)
Vanessa Lachey and Maks Chmerkovskiy - Quickstep - "Let's Be Bad" from "Smash" (Musical)
Victoria Arlen and Val Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doblé - "We Will Rock You" by Queen (Sports)
ABC has launched the first-ever official Dancing with the Stars Fantasy League on abc.com/dfl. The game allows players to predict which couple will win the season and take home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy. Players earn points for correct predictions, and each point is an entry into the grand prize drawing for a chance to win a trip for four to Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii and other exclusive prizes. Fans can also play the weekly game to earn more points and chances to win. Each week, players choose three couples they predict will earn the highest scores in that week's episode(s). Each point the couples earn on the show is another entry toward the grand prize and first prize sweepstakes.
For week six, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at ABC.com at http://dwtsvote.abc.go.com/ and on Facebook at http://bit.ly/2o1VO7b is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT and closing at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday evenings.
Hosted by two-time Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, and dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Phil Heyes directs. The show is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.
About BBC Worldwide Productions
BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business division under BBC Worldwide North America - part of BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) - which operates as a studio in the U.S. and Canada. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces original content as well as scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands across all platforms. The studio is responsible for the ratings juggernaut "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC), "Top Gear America" (BBC America) and the limited series, "The Night Of "(HBO).
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