ABC’s Dancing With the Stars is heading into the home stretch, with the semifinals airing on Tuesday.
There are five pairings left – Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten and Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold.
NBA star Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach were eliminated in sixth place last week to narrow down the semifinals field.
You can follow along with all of the action from tonight’s two-hour Semi-Finals episode with our live blog below.
Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson perform on Dancing With the Stars semifinals
Fans agree with judges that it wasn’t Stephen’s best performance
After getting a 25 of 30 for Round 1, fans agreed with the judges that it wasn’t Stephen’s best performance this season. Some thought Rylee shouldn’t have tried to make Stephen be ‘sexy’ and let him be himself.
Stephen and Rylee’s scores
Carrie and Derek both gave Stephen and Rylee 8’s though Bruno gave them a 9 for a total of 25 of 30 for their first dance, to close out Round 1.
Judges aren’t totally impressed with Stephen
Derek thought the dance ‘got the best of you’ though Bruno thought he ‘captured the feel of the dance’ and he ‘worked very very hard’ but he had to work harder on hip placement and foot action. Carrie thought he went ‘a step back’ with the musicality.
Stephen and Rylee close out Round 1 with a cha cha
Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold close out Round 1 with a cha cha dance, as Rylee says in rehearsal she wants to bring the ‘sexy’ out of him. Stephen is struggling learning the steps in rehearsal.
Danny and Witney’s full dance!
Take a look at Danny Amendola and Witney Carson’s full Viennese Waltz dance below.
More fans think Danny may be going home
While the judges gave them straight 9’s for 27 of 30, many fans are convinced that Danny Amendola is going home tonight.
Fans think it’s time for Danny to go
While the judges praised Danny and Witney’s Viennese Waltz, many fans thought that might have been one of their final dances. The judges each gave them 9s apiece for a score of 27 of 30.
Danny and Witney dance the Viennese Waltz
Danny Amendola and Witney Carson had the crowd cheering early on with their elegant Viennese Waltz. The pair rocked matching grey ensembles as they waltzed across the ballroom as the crowd cheered them on the whole time.
Ilona and Alan’s full pasa doble dance
Take a look at Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten’s full pasa doble dance from the DWTS semifinals below. Fans praised Carrie Ann Inaba for giving them a 10 and ‘finally’ being a ‘woman supporter’ though others were upset they didn’t get a perfect 30.
Ilona and Alan’s scores
Carrie Ann Inaba gives them a 9, Derek Hough gives them a 10 and Bruno Tonioli gives them a 9 for a total of 28 of 30.
Next week will be a three-hour finale!
Hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough tease next week’s finale will be three hours long and will feature a number of surprise performances.
Fans and judges love Ilona!
Carrie Ann Inaba says Ilona made an ‘amazing transformation’ throughout the season and Derek
Ilona and Alan are next with a pasa doble
Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and her pro partner Alan Bersten draw the pasa doble for their first dance of the evening. They dance to Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ Body Shop with Ilona donning a stunning red dress.
Fans praise Joey and Jenna’s foxtrot… which gets a PERFECT SCORE
Fans were filled with praise for Joey and Jenna’s foxtrot and the judges agreed, with all three giving them 10’s for a perfect 30!
Joey and Jenna do the foxtrot
Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson are up next with a foxtrot dance. They stunned in matching teal outfits and brought the house down with the dance. Derek thought it was a ‘master class’ in the foxtrot and the ‘frame was so pristine.’
Chandler and Brandon’s dance
Take a look at Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong’s strong salsa dance below.
Fans BASH Derek for ruining a perfect score
Fans were not happy when Derek Hough gave Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong a 9, while Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli issued 10’s for their salsa dance. Many did not hold back their ire online.
Chandler’s scores
Chandler insists that her perfect score only put more pressure on her to perform in the semifinals. Carrie Ann Inaba gave them a 10, while Derek Hough gave them a 9 and Bruno Tonioli gave them a 10 for a score of 29 of 30.
Chandler and Brandon’s salsa
Chandler and Brandon continue to prove why they’re in the semifinals with a rousing salsa dance that fired up the crowd. Carrie Ann Inaba had high praise for their artistry while Derek Hough thought they danced like they were ‘already in the finals.’ Derek thought there wasn’t enough ‘salsa content’ in the dance though he thought it was ‘well-done.’ Bruno thought the dance ‘hit the spot big time.’
Voting is live!
Fans can text the following number below to cast their votes for their favorite dancers on tonight’s semifinals episode. Voting is only open for tonight’s episode and will close during the final commercial break!
Latin vibes
Chandler and Brandon go to an actual Latin dance club to get an authentic vibe for their salsa dance during the semifinals.
Chandler and Brandon are up first
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong are up first. The pairing has been near or at the top of the leaderboard all season. They also scored the season’s first Perfect 10!
Two performances tonight!
It was revealed in the intro that each star pairing will be performing twice tonight for the two-hour semifinals. The stars are being introduced as we speak!
Hello all!
Hey everyone! Welcome to tonight’s live blog for the Dancing With the Stars Semi-Finals! We’ll be providing all the updates we can while the show airs live. Who do you think will move on to the Finale next week?
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Dancing with the Stars live: Results for Chandler Kinney, Ilona Maher, and others during 2024 semifinals