ARTICLE: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to Showcase First-Ever ‘Disney+ Night’

[Errol]

Featuring the likes of Disney, Pixar, Marvel and more, the Monday, October 10 episode of “Dancing with the Stars” will bring magic to the ballroom for the first-ever “Disney+ Night” when the remaining 13 couples transform into iconic Disney+ characters while performing all-new dance styles.

Kicking off the night will be a performance by the pro dancers and troupe to “Colombia, Mi Encanto” from the animated movie “Encanto.” Later in the evening, a bonus performance to the song “That’s How You Know” from the film “Enchanted” will be performed by pro dancers Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov. There will also be a special troupe number in honor of Disney’s upcoming 100th anniversary that features the song “Try Everything” from the animated movie “Zootopia.”

After three weeks of competition, which included the departures of Cheryl Ladd (week three), Teresa Giudice (week two) and Jason Lewis (week one), the remaining couples will perform as follows during the fourth episode of season 31:

• Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Charleston to “A Star is Born” from “Hercules.”
• Movie star Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Quickstep to “The Muppet Show Theme” from “The Muppet Show.”
• Actor and singer Wayne Brady (“Let’s Make a Deal,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) and pro Witney Carson will perform a Jazz routine to “Wait For It” from “Hamilton”
• Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, and pro Cheryl Burke will perform a Paso Doble to “The Greatest Show” from “The Greatest Showman.”
• TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas will perform a Jazz routine to “‘The Simpsons’ Main Title Theme” from “The Simpsons.”
• Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins”
• Country star Jessie James Decker and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Jive to “One Way Or Another” from “Hocus Pocus 2”
• TV star Trevor Donovan (“Days of our Lives”) and pro Emma Slater will perform a Samba to “Life is a Highway” from Disney and Pixar’s “Cars”
• Daniel Durant (Oscar®-winning “CODA”) and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Quickstep to “Finally Free” from “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”
• Vinny Guadagnino (“Jersey Shore”) and pro Koko Iwasaki will perform a Samba to “Il Gatto E La Volpe” from Disney and Pixar’s “Luca”
• Drag queen superstar Shangela and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Charleston to “Dig A Little Deeper” from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog”
• Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Jazz routine to “Remember Me” from Disney and Pixar’s “Coco”
• Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Quickstep to “Mr. Blue Sky” from Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

Hosted by Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro, “Dancing with the Stars” moved from broadcast network ABC after 30 seasons (debuting in 2005). The show was renewed for two seasons by Disney+, making it the first live series to move from a broadcaster to a streaming service. The show’s judges are Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough, who previously performed as a pro dancer on the series before elevating to the judge’s table in 2020.

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[Contessa Donatella]

I am so confused! I thought I saw a Disney night a couple of seasons ago. Well, brain, way to let me down! If you go to YT & input "DWTS Disney" up pops about 2 dozen choices, Disney night, Disney opening number, Disney this & that. Clearly some distinction is being made. It will be interesting to see if this comes out. At least I am no longer mad at my brain! And, I don't fault Disney for promoting their show however they feel best works. I'm sure there is an explanation.

Edited October 7, 2022 by Tonksadora
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[Errol]

It’s Disney night, but retitled. Essentially, it’s the same theme but the distinction is they are performing to songs from movies/TV shows that can be watched on Disney+, which is the same platform “Dancing with the Stars” is now on. It’s cross promotion to get people to watch other things on the platform, particularly those who might have signed up just to watch DWTS.

[Contessa Donatella]

I knew there would be an explanation & I suspected it might lean in the direction of promoting what's promotable! Just so. Thnx for catching me up!