“Dancing With The Stars” – Season 34 Finale Details Announced

Disney has announced details on the season finale of the 34th season of the hit competition series, “Dancing With The Stars”, which will be airing on ABC and Disney+.

“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.

In the “Finale”, the five remaining couples are competing for a chance at winning the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. The finalists each dance three times in the most demanding finale yet — performing a Judges’ Choice dance, an Instant Dance, plus an unforgettable Freestyle routine. 

Kicking off the night is an opening number to “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Communards choreographed by Joey Pizzi. All season 34 couples make a dazzling return to the ballroom with additional performances to “Sugar on My Tongue” by Tyler, The Creator, “Applause” by Lady Gaga, and “I Don’t Dance” by Alexander Jean. The talented pros from the DWTS LIVE 2026 Tour perform a routine to “Sapphire” by Ed Sheeran, choreographed by Mandy Moore, along with additional troupe and pro performances to “Talk talk featuring troye sivan” by Charli xcx & Troye Sivan and “The Fate of Ophelia (Alone In My Tower Acoustic Version)” by Taylor Swift. Season 33 champions Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson return to the ballroom for a routine set to “Tanguera” by Fabio Hager Sexteto.

The final couples go through three intense rounds of competition. First it’s “Judges’ Choice,” where the judges provide coaching and insight to each couple as they tackle a final new ballroom or Latin dance style, and then couples each take on the ultimate test of improvisation: the “Instant Dance Challenge,” without knowing the dance style or the song until only minutes before performing it LIVE! Finally, the couples leave it all on the ballroom floor with the iconic Freestyle round.

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

Judges’ Choice Round:

• Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Samba to “Hip Hip Chin Chin” by Club des Belugas.
• Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Quickstep to “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet.
• Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Paso Doble to “Stampede” by Alexander Jean featuring Lindsey Stirling.
• Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Rumba to “Take My Breath Away” by Jae Hall.
• Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Paso Doble to “Breakin’ Dishes” by Rihanna.

Freestyle Round:

• Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Freestyle to “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado and “Sports car” by Tate McRae.
• Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Freestyle to “Black & Gold” by Sam Sparro and “The Nights” by Avicii.
• Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Freestyle to “Something In The Heavens” by Lewis Capaldi.
• Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Freestyle to “I Hope I Get It (from A Chorus Line)” by District 78.
• Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Freestyle to “Motivation” by Normani.

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 to the finale on Thursday 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 which couple will win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

The season 34 finale of “Dancing with the Stars” airs on Tuesday, 25th November 2025 at 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST/PST, 7:00-10:00 p.m. CST.  It will be simulcast live across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones in the United States and Canada.  It will also be available the next day on Hulu.

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