DWTS 2020 Recap: Week 3 - Disney Night
It was once again time to feel that special Disney Magic in the ballroom as "Dancing with the Stars" 2020 celebrated Disney Night for Week 3. Host Tyra Banks welcomed the 14 remaining couples to the dance floor along with our three judges for DWTS 2020: Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. The celebrities and their pro dancer partners showed off all-new routines to songs from classic Disney films in the hopes of getting high scores from the judges and lots of votes from the fans at home. Who went home on "Dancing with the Stars?" Scroll on to find out!
Week 2 was a bit of a stumbling block for Skai and her pro partner Alan, but that just meant there was room to start making a comeback on Disney Night.
SCORES: 6 (Carrie Ann) / 6 (Derek) / 6 (Bruno) – 18 TOTAL
Monica and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy were touched by the Disney Magic, showing solid improvement and more confidence as they brought the magic of "The Little Mermaid" to the ballroom and earned their highest scores yet.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 7 (Bruno) – 21 TOTAL
Justina and pro partner Sasha Farber tied for the top of the leaderboard in Week 2, and they were feeling it for their Disney Night Charleston. Carrie Ann thought it was another top-notch performance, but Derek and Bruno wanted to see sharper steps.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 6 (Derek) / 6 (Bruno) – 19 TOTAL
AJ embodied Prince Ali himself—and pro partner Cheryl Burke was a beautiful Princess Jasmine!—for a Disney Night quickstep that was fun for the whole ballroom.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 7 (Bruno) – 21 TOTAL
Week 3 was a tricky one for Anne and pro partner Keo Motsepe as they danced a Disney Night quickstep, but fell a bit out-of-sync.
SCORES: 5 (Carrie Ann) / 5 (Derek) / 5 (Bruno) – 15 TOTAL
Jeannie and her pro partner Brandon Armstrong took on the challenge of the Viennese waltz, and their uplifting performance took their judges' scores close to the top of the leaderboard.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 8 (Bruno) – 22 TOTAL
Nelly and pro partner Daniella Karagach had their first ballroom dance of the season with the foxtrot, and they continued to impress, but Carrie Ann is ready to see them take some risks.
SCORES: 6 (Carrie Ann) / 6 (Derek) / 6 (Bruno) – 18 TOTAL
It was a samba for Simba as Carole and pro partner Pasha Pashkov danced to "Circle of Life" from Disney's "The Lion King." Could they avoid getting put into the bottom two for the second week in a row?
SCORES: 5 (Carrie Ann) / 4 (Derek) / 3 (Bruno) – 12 TOTAL
Kaitlyn was touch-and-go in Week 2 after she hurt her ankle during rehearsals, but she and pro partner Artem Chigvintsev still tied for the top of the leaderboard. They wanted to build on that momentum for Week 3 with their rumba, and build they did, earning one of the highest scores of the season so far: 23!
SCORES: 8 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 8 (Bruno) – 23 TOTAL
Vernon may not have initially been excited to play a candlestick when his pro partner Peta Murgatroyd broke the news, but they sure did light up the dance floor together!
SCORES: 8 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 7 (Bruno) – 22 TOTAL
Nev and pro dance partner Jenna Johnson had to embrace their inner pirate for their Argentine tango set to "Pirates of the Caribbean." The judges certainly found their performance to be a real treasure, awarding Nev and Jenna the season's first 24!
SCORES: 8 (Carrie Ann) / 8 (Derek) / 8 (Bruno) – 24 TOTAL
Johnny and pro partner Britt Stewart took things up a notch for their Disney Night rumba and the judges took notice, noting that Johnny was starting to transition from figure skater to ballroom dancer.
SCORES: 8 (Carrie Ann) / 8 (Derek) / 8 (Bruno) – 24 TOTAL
Extra! Extra! Jesse and pro partner Sharna Burgess danced the jive to "King of New York" from Disney's "Newsies" with a solid performance, but it left the judges wanting a little more musicality.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 6 (Derek) / 7 (Bruno) – 20 TOTAL
Chrishell and pro partner Gleb Savchenko closed out a night of Disney Magic with a lovely waltz as Cinderella and Prince Charming that enchanted the judges.
SCORES: 7 (Carrie Ann) / 7 (Derek) / 8 (Bruno) – 22 TOTAL
The Second Elimination
After a wonderfully entertaining night celebrating the magic of Disney and "Dancing with the Stars," it unfortunately was time to say goodbye to another of our celebrity dancers. This week, Carole Baskin and partner Pasha once again found themselves in the bottom two, this time with Anne Heche and her partner Keo. All three judges agreed that, while Anne and Keo have some work to do, they should stay in the competition, and it was time to say goodbye to Carole.
The stakes are only getting higher as "Dancing with the Stars" 2020 moves on to Week 4. Come back LIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 5 8e|7c to vote for your favorites!
