{"id":22439,"date":"2024-10-16T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/?p=22439"},"modified":"2024-10-16T00:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T05:02:57","slug":"sequins-and-sentiments-dwts-dedication-night-dazzles-and-devastates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/sequins-and-sentiments-dwts-dedication-night-dazzles-and-devastates","title":{"rendered":"Sequins and Sentiments: DWTS Dedication Night Dazzles and Devastates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Haute Steps and Heavy Hearts: DWTS Dedication Night’s Stylish Emotional Rollercoaster”<\/p>\n

Mark Ballas, the prodigal son of DWTS, made a triumphant return to the judges’ panel, adding his discerning eye to the mix. The night was a whirlwind of passion and pirouettes, with each couple pouring their souls into performances dedicated to their nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n

From Stephen Nedoroscik’s quest for that elusive nine to Danny Amendola’s poignant tribute to his late coach, the evening was a tapestry of triumphs and tributes. Phaedra Parks’ tear-jerking homage to her mother had Derek Hough dramatically discarding his scoring paddle\u2014oh, the theatrics!<\/p>\n

But darling, the true showstopper was Hayley Erbert’s courageous return after her harrowing brain injury. Her dance with husband Derek was nothing short of a beautiful phoenix rising from the ashes.<\/p>\n

Alas, even in the world of glitz and glamour, farewells are inevitable. Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko’s spicy partnership came to a bittersweet end, leaving us all yearning for one last twirl.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to see all the scores from\u00a0Dancing With the Stars<\/em>\u2019 Dedication Night:<\/p>\n

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Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Contemporary<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cI Hope You Dance\u201d by\u00a0Lee Ann Womack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: Kinney’s mom,\u00a0Taryn Kinney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Argentine Tango<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d by the White Stripes<\/p>\n

Dedication: Men\u2019s Gymnastics<\/p>\n

Score: 33 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Danny Amendola and Witney Carson<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Contemporary<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cUnsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)\u201d by X Ambassadors<\/p>\n

Dedication: NCAA Head Football Coach\u00a0Mike Leach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 36 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Rumba<\/p>\n

Song: Shoot for the Stars” By\u00a0Dwight Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: Howard’s kids, sons\u00a0Braylon<\/strong>,\u00a0Dwight<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0David<\/strong>, and daughters,\u00a0Layla<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jayde<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 29 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Rumba<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cBecause You Loved Me” by\u00a0C\u00e9line Dion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: Parks’ mom,\u00a0Regina Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Salsa<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cMi Gente\u201d by\u00a0J Balvin<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Willy William<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: Nader’s sisters,\u00a0Mary Holland<\/strong>,\u00a0Grace Ann<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Sarah Jane<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Viennese Waltz<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cLose Control” by\u00a0Teddy Swims<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: Joey\u2019s fianc\u00e9e\u00a0Kelsey Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 36 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Rumba<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cMy Way” by\u00a0Yseult<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication: U.S. Women\u2019s National Rugby Sevens Team<\/p>\n

Score: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n

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Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Dance: Foxtrot<\/p>\n

Song: \u201cThe Archer\u201d by\u00a0Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dedication:\u00a0Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/p>\n

Score: 32 out of 40<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Haute Steps and Heavy Hearts: DWTS Dedication Night’s Stylish Emotional Rollercoaster” Mark Ballas, the prodigal son of DWTS, made a triumphant return to the judges’ panel, adding his discerning eye to the mix. The night was a whirlwind of passion and pirouettes, with each couple pouring their souls into performances dedicated to their nearest and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":null,"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[4742,161],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-22439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-heels-news","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-taylor-swift"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dancing-With-the-Stars.jpg?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22452,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22439\/revisions\/22452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22439"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=22439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}