{"id":389396,"date":"2025-11-19T07:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389396\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:18:14","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-semi-finals-who-went-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/389396\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Semi-Finals: Who Went Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Tuesday night\u2019s episode of\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<\/strong>Dancing with the Stars<\/a>, including who goes home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s the Season 34 Dancing with the Stars semi-finals, and the remaining six couples are celebrating with a tribute to the High Priest of Pop.<\/p>\n

\n\tPrince Night in the ballroom requires at least 12 songs from the late musician\u2019s discography, because each couple will have two individual dances this week, including a \u201crepeat\u201d of a style they\u2019ve already performed this season as well as a new-to-them dance style.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s how things shook out this week.<\/p>\n

\n\tREPEAT<\/strong> DANCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tActor Elaine Hendrix with Alan Bersten.<\/strong>\u00a0The actress says she\u2019s \u201cbeside herself\u201d to have made it to the semifinals, especially with all the issues that have plagued her this season. The only thing left to do is finally get a 10, and she and Bersten are hoping tonight will be her night. Dancing a foxtrot to \u201cI Wanna Be Your Lover,\u201d starts the show off on a high note, literally jumping for joy after she nails the routine. \u201cThat was beautiful, truly an incredible foxtrot,\u201d Derek Hough says. However, they do say they want to see \u201ca little bit more fight\u201d in her next performance. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a027 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tSocial media personality Alix Earle with Val Chmerkovskiy.<\/strong>\u00a0This influencer is running back her Argentine tango, this time to \u201cLittle Red Corvette.\u201d She got a perfect score last week, and she\u2019s following up two very memorable Argentine tangos from the 20th anniversary show that also got perfect scores, so she\u2019s got a lot riding on this performance. Earle says she admires how Prince was always \u201cauthentically himself,\u201d and she really wants to channel that this week. Bruno Tonioli calls her \u201cthe most improved\u201d after the dance and, while all the judges loved it, they also said she had quite a few things she could\u2019ve improved on. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a028 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tWhitney Leavitt (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) with Mark Ballas<\/strong>. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star is getting another shot at a cha cha, dancing to \u201c1999\u201d this time around. She last showed off her cha cha skills during One-Hit Wonder Night to \u201cPlay That Funky Music\u201d by Wild Cherry. Leavitt and Ballas also got a perfect score last week, so they\u2019re ready to keep that hot streak going. The judges were mixed on this one. \u201cOnce again, a wonderful dance\u2026at times, I could see you focusing on the technique\u2026but it was still well-delivered,\u201d Carrie Ann Inaba offers. Derek couldn\u2019t disagree more: \u201cCarrie Ann, you are out of your mind!\u201d he insists. \u201cThat was awesome!\u201d SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a029 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tReality TV star Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach.<\/strong>\u00a0Per Derek, Efron had his \u201cbreakthrough moment\u201d with his Argentine tango last week, and he won the relay round, so he\u2019s really hitting his stride as is determined to keep the momentum strong. His do-over dance is a tango to \u201cI Would Die 4 U,\u201d and this week, Karagach is determined to get her partner to address one of his biggest critiques from the judges: keep that booty tucked in! Inaba points out a few mistakes, and Derek reminds him that the tango is all heel leads, but overall the judges agree with Tonioli. \u201cYou\u2019re very, very much improved,\u201d he says. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a027 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tOlympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles with Ezra Sosa.<\/strong>\u00a0Performing a jive routine to Prince\u2019s Top 10 hit \u201cRaspberry Beret,\u201d Chiles is still aiming for her perfect score for an individual dance. So, she\u2019s bringing all her energy to her second jive of the season. It\u2019s safe to say, she delivered. \u201cFor me, this was the best performance so far tonight,\u201d Inaba says, though she and Tonioli both point out that there was a mistake in Chiles\u2019 timing that will prevent them from giving her a 10. SCORE<\/strong>: 27 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tWildlife conservationist Robert Irwin with Witney Carson.<\/strong> These two got the very first perfect score of the season (which three couples followed up with perfect scores of their own) last week, so they\u2019ve got a lot riding on this jive routine to \u201cBaby I\u2019m a Star.\u201d Carson really wants to showcase Irwin\u2019s growth with this dance, so she\u2019s pulling out all the stops with the choreography. It pays off, too, because for the first time tonight, the judges are floored. \u201cSuperstar jive!\u201d Tonioli exclaims. Added Inaba: \u201cThat is how you tell everyone you want to be in the finale!\u201d\u00a0SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a030 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW DANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tActor Elaine Hendrix with Alan Bersten.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a whirlwind of a night, and before long it\u2019s already time for the Parent Trap star to give one last performance in the hopes of landing a spot in the finals. Dancing a paso doble to \u201cWhen Doves Cry,\u201d she and Bersten are looking to bring emotion and intensity to the ballroom floor with this routine. Seems like she can call that one a success. Inaba is on her feet the minute they hit their final marks, and she can barely contain her joy as she runs over to hug Hendrix after the dance. \u201cThat was amazing!!!\u201d the judge gushes, quite literally bowing before her. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a030 out of 30 (her first perfect score!)<\/p>\n

\n\tSocial media personality Alix Earle with Val Chmerkovskiy.<\/strong> Earle says she\u2019s become much more emotionally in tune with herself throughout this experience, so let\u2019s see if she can bring that vulnerability to her Viennese waltz to \u201cPurple Rain.\u201d\u00a0She says she\u2019s not afraid to push herself, even if she risks failing in the process, but she\u2019d be lying if she says there wasn\u2019t a ton of pressure. Based off the judges\u2019 comments, she meets the moment. \u201cI have no doubts that we are going to see you in those finals,\u201d Derek tells her. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a030 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tReality TV star Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach.<\/strong>\u00a0The last dance standing between Efron and the finals is a cha cha to \u201cKiss.\u201d No one is more impressed by his improvement than he is! Karagach tells him he\u2019s already got what it takes to be a champion, since he shows up every week focused and ready to improve. With this routine, she really wants up boost his confidence and get those hips going. That\u2019s been one of his weaker points in the Latin dances. Well, not anymore! Anyone else catch Derek\u2019s mouth on the floor when he saw those hips rolling? \u201cThe details, man,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was so, so impressive, man! You should be so proud!\u201d SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a028 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tWhitney Leavitt (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) with Mark Ballas<\/strong>. Their second dance of the night is a Viennese waltz to \u201cSlow Love,\u201d which they are hoping will be their gateway to the finale! In her intro package, Leavitt gets emotional as she tells Ballas how much this experience has reintroduced her to herself and reignited her passions. There\u2019s a lot riding on this dance, so she wants to make it as perfect as it can be. Inaba called it her \u201cabsolute favorite\u201d of all Leavitt\u2019s performances this season, and Tonioli calls it \u201cimpeccable!\u201d SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a029 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tOlympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles with Ezra Sosa.<\/strong>\u00a0This gymnast feels incredibly proud that she\u2019s been able to showcase her love of dancing for the world and stretch herself throughout this experience. They\u2019re dancing an Argentine tango to \u201cU Got the Look,\u201d and Chiles calls it \u201cone of the harder dances\u201d she\u2019s has to learn, especially because her gymnast tendency to tighten her quads is causing her to keep kicking her dance partner! Let\u2019s hope she sorts that out before she hit the ballroom floor. Good news is, she doesn\u2019t kick him once, and it\u2019s all praise from the judges. \u201cThat was a top performance,\u201d Derek says. SCORE<\/strong>: 30 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tWildlife conservationist Robert Irwin with Witney Carson.<\/strong>\u00a0A Viennese waltz to \u201cWOW\u201d might just get Irwin into the finale (as if, after the only perfect score from the first round of dances wouldn\u2019t). He\u2019s ready to ramp things up, though, with this second routine. The 21-year-old says the hardest part of this dance in particular is showing a ton of passion and chemistry with Carson, which he says is a bit \u201cweird,\u201d since their dynamic is pretty friendly and goofy. He finds the intensity somewhere inside him though and leaves it all on the dance floor. \u201cThat was so thrilling, I want to see the sequel. I didn\u2019t want it to stop!\u201d Tonioli declared. SCORE:<\/strong>\u00a029 out of 30<\/p>\n

\n\tSo, now it\u2019s time to find out who will not be sticking around for the finals. Based on judges\u2019 scores, Irwin and Carson were at the top of the leaderboard for the night, while Efron and Karagach were at the bottom.<\/p>\n

\n\tDun dun dun\u2026sadly and shockingly, this is the end of the road for Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas.<\/p>\n

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