10/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2024 17:55
"Hair Metal Night" - It's time to turn up the volume on the ballroom floor. The 11 remaining couples bring iconic rock anthems to life, alongside guest judge, rock 'n' roll superstar Gene Simmons of KISS when "Hair Metal Night" premieres TUESDAY, OCT. 8 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:01 p.m. CDT), simulcasting LIVE across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones and next day on Hulu.
The night kicks off with a headbanging opening number to "Rock And Roll All Nite" by KISS, featuring guitarist Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake and choreographed by Pasha Pashkov. Partner dances to include the Paso Doble, Cha Cha, Jive, Foxtrot and Tango. Judge Derek Hough will again provide his expert insights during a master class centered around lifts and tricks.
Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes from the week's two nights of competition will be combined with the judges' scores from both nights to determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.
The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:
"Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.
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