Throwback hits, fresh dance styles, not-so shocking eliminations, and some scores that definitely sparked debate—everything you need to know from week two.
Opening Number
The Troupe has been doing exceptionally well over the past two episodes, filling in the time between dances and also with the opening numbers.
Week two was all about one-hit wonders, so it was only fitting that the troupe danced to one themselves live from Hollywood.
“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody dance now) ” by C+C Music factory, choreographed by Emma Slater.
Week Two Songs and Scores
Scores will be shown in order of the judges above
Alix Earl and Val Chmerkovskiy
Dancing a Jive to Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega
Scores: 7, 7, 7
My Take: Alix Earl put on an incredible performance. She showcased her go-to clubbing move, the “Baby Freeze.” This showed her crazy personality and the live audience and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov
Dancing a Cha Cha to The Rhythm Of the Night By Corona
Scores: 7, 6, 6
My Take: Besides the obvious mess up at the end of her dance, I think the cha cha was more her speed for the level of energy she brings to the dance floor. I also love that even after the mess up she was proud of how she performed and had a smile on her face.
Andy Richter and Emma Slater
Dancing a Tango to “Raining Men” by The Weather Girls
Scores: 6, 5, 5
My Take: I think his stage presence was really enjoyable this week. Andy did better with a fast dance, but I agree with the judges that he needs to work on staying in frame.
Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong
Danced a Foxtrot to “Lovefool” by The Cardigans.
Scores: 7, 7, 7
My Take: While Lauren isn’t, to my knowledge, a fan favorite, I think she danced beautifully in this dance, and she deserved the scores she got. I’m excited to see her grow more throughout this season.
Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
Dancing a Jive to “Maniac” by Michael Sembello
Scores: 8, 7, 7
My Take: Wow. The athletic ability of this woman amazes me each time she sets foot onto the dance floor. I think the scores she received tonight were much more accurate to her ability and her efforts.
Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson
Dancing a Cha Cha to “Baby Got Back” by Sir-Mix-A-Lot
Scores: 5, 5, 5
My Take: Corey said last week that his scoliosis makes it harder for him to stay in frame and to have good posture, but he wasn’t any better this week.
Jen Afleck and Jan Ravnik
Dancing a Quickstep to “Take On Me” by A-ha
Scores: 8, 7, 7
My Take: For some reason, I feel like everyone was doing better with faster songs than slower, big improvement from Jen. It was really cool to see her dance to one of the songs she got famous for on TikTok. The duo wasn’t doing as many lifts and were able to show off Jen’s ability more.
Robert Irwin and Whitney Carson
Dancing a Tango to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior
Scores: 8, 7, 7
My Take: I am so shocked by how well Robert Irwin is doing, and its only week two. Robert and Whitney have such great chemistry and have been dancing so well. I am so excited to see them next week and I think that they will go very far with all the skill that Robert possesses.
Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten
Dancing a Jive to “Hey Mickey” by Toni Basil
Scores: 7, 7, 7
My Take: Elaine has been so surprising this season! I think that she has improved, and she will also go further than I originally expected.
Baron Davis and Britt Stewart
Dancing a samba to “Return of the Mack” by Mack Morrison
Scores: 6, 6, 6
My Take: Baron somehow got worse this week, which is not the norm for this show. The dance was not very impressive and at time was hard to watch out of bordom.
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas
Dancing a cha cha to “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
Scores: 7, 7, 8
My Take: Wow. Just wow. She ate that up and I will be re-watching that for the rest of the week. No notes.
Hilaria Baldwin & Gleb Savchenko
Dancing a Tango to “What is Love” by Haddaway
Scores: 7, 7, 7
My Take: I was not very impressed last week, i think she did a lot better this week and she looked very elegant. but still she is not my favorite.
Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
Dancing a Samba to “Macarena” by Los de Río
Scores: 7, 6, 7
My Take: Dylan started well but slowly lost it. I think he has a really hard time going to the rhythm of music and also a hard time counting steps.
Scott Hoying & Rylee Arnold
Dancing a Cha Cha to “Blue” by Eiffel 65
Scores: 6, 6, 6
My Take: I love him, but I know he messed up his arms and had a poor frame.
WHO WENT HOME – Double Elimination
Baron Davis went home which i originally thought he would go farther than the first elimination.
But after this week’s dance i wasn’t surprised
Corey Feldman also went home, which was not surprising because if there was an elimination for last week i would’ve thought he would have gone home then.
What Does This Mean For Next Week?
Next week is TikTok week, and I think Andy will go home. I think Whitney and Robert will be fighting for the top spot for a while this season
Here where the final rankings of this week, after the scores were combined from the past two weeks:
| Rank (total points) | Couple |
|---|---|
| 1 (37/50) | Whitney Leavitt & Mark Ballas |
| 1 (37/50) | Robert Irwin & Whitney Carson |
| 3 (34/50) | Lauren Jauregui & Brandon Armstrong |
| 3 (34/50) | Alix Earle & Val Chmerkovskiy |
| 3 (34/50) | Jen Affleck & Jan Ravnik |
| 3 (34/50) | Elaine Hendrix & Alan Bersten |
| 7 (35/50) | Hilaria Baldwin & Gleb Savchenko |
| 8 (30/50) | Danielle Fishel & Pasha Pashkov |
| 9 (31/50) | Dylan Efron & Daniella Karagach |
| 10 (28/50) | Scott Hoying & Rylee Arnold |
| 11 (25/50) | Andy Richter & Emma Slater |