[WARNING: This post contains MAJOR spoilers from Dancing With the Stars Season 34, Week 2.]
The stars are back in the ballroom for Week 2 of Dancing With the Stars Season 34 on Tuesday, September 23. For the second episode, the 14 pairs danced to one-hit wonders in hopes of impressing judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli, as well as millions of viewers across the country.
With a double elimination on the line, the pressure was on for the celebrities to bring it on the dance floor. This week’s scores were combined with last week’s, with two contestants being sent home at the end of the episode.
Follow along below as we live blog the entire night, from all the performances, scores, and judges’ reviews, to which two pairs received the lowest combination of scores and viewer votes, resulting in them being sent home.
Alix Earle — 21/30
Alix Earle and Valentin Chmerkovskiy danced a jive to “Mambo No. 5.” After being on the higher end of the leaderboard last week, Earle was feeling confident, but knew she needed to step it up to stay in the competition.
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Inaba was back in the ballroom after missing Week 1 and told Earle, “That was incredible! You blew me away. I had no idea. You are such a great performer, you’re fun and there’s a freshness to you. I can tell it’s all new but it makes it so much fun.”
Hough noted that Chmerkovskiy choreographed a “difficult routine,” but said Earle did a “fantastic job,” although it got “a little wild” at some points. Tonioli described the routine as a “breakthrough.” With her scores from last week, Earle’s overall total is a 34/50.
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Dancing With the Stars, Season 34, Tuesdays, 8/7c, ABC and Disney+
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