The latest episode of the Disney+ ballroom competition was “Throwback”-themed and featured performances from iconic musicians such as Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Kid ’n Play, and Vanilla Ice.
Season 31 couples like Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart, and Shangela and Gleb Savchenko, took to the dancefloor to perform their ’90s-influenced routines with the hopes of impressing judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.
The episode also featured relay dances that saw two couples facing off in the same dance style, with the winning duo being awarded five bonus points from the judges.
Following the double elimination, the top-eight couples have now been whittled down to six, with the remaining duos moving on to the semi-finals on November 14.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about what happened on the ’90s-themed episode of Dancing With the Stars, including which couples left.
Dancing With the Stars’ Tribute to Aaron Carter
At the very beginning of the episode, Dancing With the Stars co-host Tyra Banks dedicated the evening to late contestant Aaron Carter.
Carter, who took part in the competition in 2009 with Karina Smirnoff, passed away on Saturday, 5 November, at age 34.
Banks said to cameras: “This past weekend, we lost Aaron Carter. And the team here at Dancing With the Stars recalls the fun and the energy he brought to the show, to this ballroom. And we offer our sincere condolences to his family.”
Carter, who was the younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick, came in fifth place with Smirnoff during his time on the show. Singer Donny Osmond with partner Kym Johnson won the season in 2009.
Dancing With the Stars Scores
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson
Dance: Salsa to “Motownphilly” by Boyz II Men
Score: 40/40
Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Samba to “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin
Score: 40/40
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas
Dance: Tango to “Song 2” by Blur
Score: 40/40
Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart
Dance: Jazz to “Enjoy the Silence” by Depeche Mode
Score: 39/40
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Samba to “Spice Up Your Life” by Spice Girls
Score: 37/40
Heidi D’Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev
Dance: Contemporary to “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette
Score: 35/40
Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater
Dance: Salsa to “Barbie Girl” by Aqua
Score: 34/40
Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki
Dance: Tango to “What Is Love” by Haddaway
Score: 29/40
In the relay dances, Shangela and Savchenko were awarded five extra points over Durant and Stewart after both couples performed cha-chas to “Ice Ice Baby.”
Donovan and Slater, and Guadagnino and Iwasaki, then danced sambas to “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” by En Vogue, with Donovan and Slater triumphing.
Heidi D’Amelio and Chigvintsev lost out to Brady and and Carson after their own sambas to “Shoop” by Salt-N-Pepa and, lastly, Charli D’Amelio and Ballas took on Windey and Chmerkovskiy to “Ain’t Gonna Hurt Nobody” by Kid ‘N Play. D’Amelio and Ballas were awarded the extra points.
Who Left Dancing With the Stars?
After the performance scores (with the bonus points from the relay dances) were combined with the public votes, Heidi D’Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev were instantly eliminated after getting the lowest combined points.
It was then revealed that Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki were in the bottom two with Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater.
The judges unanimously chose to save Donovan and Slater, meaning Guadagnino and Iwasaki were sent home.
Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Disney+. Episodes will be available to stream an hour after their original airing.
