Dancing With the Stars season 19 is set to wrap up this week, with the first part of the finale on Monday night and the second part on Tuesday.
Only four teams are left--Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson, Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas, Bethany Mota and Derek Hough, and Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy.
One team will be eliminated tonight and the other three will advance to compete in the finale on Tuesday night. Update: Bethany and Derek were eliminated. See Tuesday night results here.
Tuesday’s one-hour episode, which will air after the one-hour “Road to the Finals” special that starts at 8 p.m. EST, will feature an encore by one of the finalists as well as a number of musical guests, including Meghan Trainor, Nick Jonas, and Jenifer Hudson.
See the live updates, scores, and video highlights below. Updates are in reverse order, or most current at top.
--Alfonso and Witney dance fourth in the second round, which is all Freestyle dances.
They dance to Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) by Benny Goodman.
“It was an all-you-can-eat buffet of dancing,” said Len. “This is the closest for me that any of the four could win.”
“To me, that was ultimate in Freestyle,” said Carrie Ann.
“This is an undeniable show-stopper in the great American way,” said Bruno.
They got all 10s for the fifth perfect score of the night across all dancers--and for a perfect 80 out of 80 team total.
--Janel and Val dance third in the latter portion of the night, which features Freestyle dances.
They dance to I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by Sleeping at Last.
“This was the visualization of a love poem ... so moving,” said Bruno. “Thank you.”
“Yours went inside of all of us, and I think you changed us for a minute,” said Carrie Ann. “That’s what being an artist is about.”
“It was just the two, no messing around,” said Len.
They got 10s from all the judges for the fourth perfect score of the night, for an overall 77 out of 80.
--Sadie and Mark dance second in the second round, the Freestyle.
They danced to the Theme song from Super Mario Brothers.
“Refreshing, original, totally inspired,” said Bruno. “I was hit by wave upon wave of absolute joy.”
“I just gave you all of my gold coins,” said Julianne. “Honestly that was the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.”
“Welcome to the Hall of Fame. That was the most memorable freestyle we’ve seen in ages!” added Carrie Ann.
They got 10s across the board for the third perfect score of the night, for a total of 78 out of 80.
--Bethany and Derek dance first in the second round, which is a Freestyle portion.
They danced to Revolution by Diplo.
“Great lifts, drama, that is a five-star Freestyle,” said Len.
“I am obsessed because that’s such a metaphor this entire season,” said Julianne.
“It was like watching a dancing Katniss!” said Bruno.
They got 10s from all the judges for the second perfect score of the night, for a total of 76 out of 80.
--Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson dance fourth in the first round, the Judges choice.
They did the Jive to 3-6-9 by Cupid featuring B.o.B.
“You est the bar from day 1 with that dance, and tonight you slapped us on the face with it,” said Carrie Ann.
“You dance like Frank Sinatra sings,” said Len.
“There’s not one thing that you missed,” said Julianne.
They got all 10s for the first perfect score of the night.
--Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy dance third in the first round, or the round the judges chose for a dance redo.
They dance Samba to La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz. Janel was dancing injured.
“I feel hut in here,” said Bruno. “The passion was pulsating.”
“You are a warrior dancer, and you really kicked that Samba’s ass,” said Carrie Ann.
“You got this girl,” added Julianne.
They got 9s from Carrie Ann, Julianne, and Bruno and a 10 from Len for a 37 out of 40.
--Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas dance second in the first round, the Judges choice.
They danced the Samba to Hunter by Pharrell Williams, or the Duck Dynasty dance.
“I loved it the first time, but this time I liked it even better!” Julianne said.
“The Quack Pack is celebrating, because the thing about you is like watching a fledgling to ... new heights,” said Bruno.
“Out all of the competitors I didn’t expect to see you here in the finals,” said Carrie Ann. “But this dance shows why you’re here in the finals.”
They got 10s from Carrie and Julianne and 9s from Bruno and Len for 38 out of 40.
--Bethany Mota and Derek Hough dance first in the first round, which is the Judges pick. The judges chose a dance for each team that they liked but thought the team could improve upon.
For Bethany and Derek, this was the Jive to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift.
“I remember this dance from week 1, and it was a great improvement,” said Len Goodman.
“You are so comfortable now, I don’t even see Derek,” said Julianne Hough. “You’ve really grown into such a beautiful woman, and really improved drastically, so well done.”
“You’ve been the ideal student, everything I’ve told you to do you’ve done it right,” said Bruno Tonioli.
They got 9s from all the judges for a 36 out of 40.
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