Dancing With The Stars – “Halloween Night” – Details Announced

Disney has announced details on its next episode of the hit competition series, “Dancing With The Stars”, which will have a Halloween theme.  

“Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series cohosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

During “Halloween Night”, the remaining couples get into the spooky spirit with eerie makeovers and chilling routines, conjuring up a hauntingly entertaining night. Two-time Mirrorball champion Cheryl Burke returns to the ballroom as a guest judge. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios.

The night will feature performances to “Sympathy is a knife” by Charli xcx featuring Ariana Grande and “The Dead Dance” by Lady Gaga; and Jan Ravnik and Jenna Johnson will perform a routine to “CANCELLED!” by Taylor Swift. Then, it’s the return of the dance marathon, “Dance Monster-thon.” All nine couples are set to join the ballroom floor at the same time, first dancing a Hustle and then the Lindy Hop. The judges will tap out couples from the marathon, one at a time. Couples earn additional bonus points based on how long they remain in the dance marathon, and the last couple standing will be crowned king and queen of “Dance Monster-thon.” Bonus points from the dance marathon will be added to the judges’ scores from the first round of dance to determine a final combined leaderboard of the night.

During the dance marathon couples will perform a Hustle to “Murder On The Dancefloor ” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and a Lindy Hop to “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock.

The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:

• Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Tango to “bury a friend” by Billie Eilish.
• Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform an Argentine Tango to “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” by The Hampton String Quartet.
• From “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Whitney Leavitt and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Jazz to “Brain Stew” by Green Day.
• Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Can’t Help Falling In Love (DARK)” by Tommee Profitt and Brooke.
• Comedian Andy Richter and partner Emma Slater will perform a Paso Doble to “Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio” by Ludwig van Beethoven.
• Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform an Argentine Tango to “Bad to the Bone” by 2WEI and Bri Bryant.
• From “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Jen Affleck and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a Contemporary to “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift.
• “Boy Meets World” star Danielle Fishel and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
• Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Contemporary to “Elastic Heart” by Sia.

After each episode, go behind the curtain with the “‘Dancing with the Stars’ Official Podcast.” Hosted by Season 33 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy champion Joey Graziadei, the show brings exclusive cast interviews, special guests, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the performances people can’t stop discussing. Tune in Thursdays on Disney+ and Hulu.

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.

“Halloween Night” premieres on Tuesday, 28th October 2025 at 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT, where it will be simulcast live across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones in the United States and Canada.  New episodes will also be available to stream the next day on Hulu. 

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