Watch: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Reveals Most Surprising Elimination Yet
It’s time to put the footwork into football.
Dancing With the Stars is bringing four football icons back to the ballroom in honor of week five’s Super Bowl theme. Indeed, the Oct. 13 episode of the ABC dancing reality competition series will feature former NFL stars—who previously competed on DWTS—showing off their dance moves once again as well as a special guest judge from the sports world.
As the show’s companion podcast host and season 34 alum Andy Richter revealed on the Oct. 8 episode, Dallas Cowboys alum Emmitt Smith, former Green Bay Packers player Donald Driver, ex-Cowboys star DeMarcus Ware and former New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola will be making guest appearances on Dancing With the Stars—and they will even be performing.
Smith has been a part of the DWTS franchise for decades, winning the third season with pro partner Cheryl Burke. The NFL legend returned years later for Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars in 2012, where he came in fourth place.
But Smith isn’t the only returning champion. After all, Driver also won his respective season, taking home the Mirrorball Trophy in season 14 with partner Peta Murgatroyd.
As for Ware, the ex-NFL linebacker competed on the 27th season of DWTS in 2018, where he came in seventh place with Lindsay Arnold.
And DWTS can’t forget Amendola, who appeared on season 33 alongside pro Witney Carson. The pair made it to the finals, ultimately placing fifth.
Along with the football icons, another prominent figure in sports will be joining Super Bowl night: Monday Night Football announcer Joe Buck. While he won’t be putting on his dancing shoes, the commentator will be joining the judges panel alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli, according to Good Morning America.
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As for what viewers can expect to see from the contestants? Well, Super Bowl night is surely going to deliver some jaw-dropping performances. After all, the remaining 11 pairs will be honoring legendary Super Bowl halftime shows by dancing to songs by previous big game headliners, including Shakira, Usher and Bad Bunny.
One pairing who can’t wait to take the dance floor? Jenna Dewan and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who will be performing a Paso Doble to “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga.
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“Lady Gaga is iconic [and] that Super Bowl performance was so iconic,” Chmerkovskiy shared on the DWTS podcast Oct. 8. “I think she leans into the creativity of the performance, and so, we’ll get weird. We’ll get Paso, but we’ll get weird and really put on the show.”
To see the other pairs who will be huddling up for Super Bowl night, keep reading…
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
Disney/Andrew Eccles
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