“Dancing with the Stars” 20th Birthday Party Night: See the List of Songs and Dances
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Jordana ComiterNovember 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Val Chmerkovskiy and Alix Earle ; Daniella Karagach and Dylan Efron.
The Dancing with the Stars ballroom is getting ready for a celebration.
In Week 9 of the competition, the seven remaining couples will take part in a special episode: Dancing with the Stars’ 20th Birthday Party.
The show will honor two decades of the beloved reality competition series, which first premiered on June 1, 2005. Former host Tom Bergeron will return as a guest judge, while six original pros from the debut season — including Alec Mazo, Ashly DelGrosso, Louis van Amstel, Jonathan Roberts, Charlotte Jorgensen and Edyta Śliwińska — will join the opening dance.
What's more: six former Mirrorball champions will return to the ballroom as they perform in the Relay Dance round with the current contestants. However, Whitney Leavitt, who earned immunity from the challenge after topping the leaderboard last week with her partner, Mark Ballas, will not be participating.
Here's everything to know about Dancing with the Stars 20th Birthday Party Night, including the songs, dances and the former champions each contestant will partner with.
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Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
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Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa.
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and her partner, Ezra Sosa, will perform a cha cha to "Get Up" by Ciara featuring Chamillionaire. The routine will be inspired by Wayne Brady and pro Witney Carson's season 31 freestyle.
Chiles will return to the dance floor for the Relay Dance round, where she will dance with season 4 winner (and fellow Olympian!) Apolo Anton Ohno.
"Please welcome our new member to US8!!! Apolo Ohno!!! #dwts," Chiles wrote on a TikTok video of her, Sosa and Ohno.
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Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
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Robert Irwin and Witney Carson.
Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and Carson will dance a foxtrot to "Footprints in the Sand" by Leona Lewis, a song that his sister, season 21 Mirrorball champ Bindi Irwin, performed to with her partner, Derek Hough.
Amid rehearsals, Irwin shared in a TikTok video that performing a dance inspired by his sister's routine is going to be "really special."
"She's such a big reason as to why I'm here doing this," he said. "It's been great to get her advice. ... she really just has so many amazing gems of wisdom."
Irwin will partner with season 32 champ Xochitl Gomez for the Relay Dance round.
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Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas
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Mark Ballas and Whitney Leavitt.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and Ballas will dance an Argentine tango to "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago. The routine will be inspired by Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy's season 31 freestyle dance to the same song.
Leavitt will not participate in the Relay Dance round, because she and Ballas were on top of the leaderboard last week and are immune from that portion of the competition.
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Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
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Daniella Karagach and Dylan Efron.
The Traitors winner Dylan Efron and his pro partner, Daniella Karagach, will perform an Argentine tango to the late Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine," inspired by Milo Manheim and Carson's season 27 freestyle.
For the Relay Dance round, Efron will be partnered with season 20 champion Rumer Willis.
Prior to the episode, Willis wrote on Instagram that she was "beyond thrilled to be back in my favorite ballroom" and that Efron and Karagach "have been a delight to hang and dance with so far."
She added, "And getting to watch first hand as Dylan is stepping into this new role as leading man and leading me around the dance floor like a pro is awesome."
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Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy
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Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy.
Social media star Alix Earle and her pro partner, Chmerkovskiy, will dance a foxtrot to "Singin' in the Rain" by Matthew Morrison. The routine will be inspired by the freestyle performed by Nev Schulman and pro Jenna Johnson — Chmerkovskiy's wife — during season 29.
For the Relay Dance round, Earle will dance with the most recent Mirrorball winner, season 33 champion Joey Graziadei.
Ahead of the episode, Earle shared on TikTok that she was busy in the studio trying to "perfect a foxtrot," adding that she, Graziadei and Chmerkovskiy are the "dream team."
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Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten
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Alan Bersten and Elaine Hendrix.
The Parent Trap alum Elaine Hendrix and pro Alan Bersten will perform a salsa to "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock. The routine follows Mario Lopez and pro Karina Smirnoff's season 3 freestyle dance to the hit.
She will be partnering with season 24 champ Rashad Jennings for the Relay Dance round.
"Oh we’re here and we’re ready!!" Bersten captioned a TikTok video of the trio in the rehearsal studio.
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Andy Richter and Emma Slater
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Andy Richter and Emma Slater.
Comedian Andy Richter and pro Emma Slater will dance a quickstep to Robbie Williams' "Puttin' on the Ritz." The routine will be inspired by the season 25 freestyle to the classic song performed by Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold.
Richter and season 29 winner Kaitlyn Bristowe will dance together for the Relay Dance round.
"QUEEN ALERT! Our relay mirrorball champion this week is not [sic] other than @kaitlynbristowe!!!!" Slater wrote on Instagram. "I know I’ll be so proud watching them. Seriously can’t wait for this dance!"
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