“Dancing with the Stars” Welcomes Gene Simmons as Guest Judge for Hair Metal Night — See the Dance Lineup! (Exclusive)
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The pros will begin the night with an opening dance, choreographed by pro Pasha Pashkov, to “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Simmons’ band KISS
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Gene Simmons is joining Dancing with the Stars for a theme night that hits close to home!The rock legend is slated to be the guest judge alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough on “Hair Metal” night of the dance competition show, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm. The Oct. 8 episode will see the 11 pairs return to the dance floor with routines to iconic rock ‘n’ roll anthems.To begin the night, the pros will perform the opening dance to “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Simmons’ band KISS. The performance was choreographed by pro Pasha Pashkov and will feature guitarist Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake.Ahead of the exciting episode, judge and former pro Hough will coach the dancers on the ins and outs of lifts and tricks required in the genres of dances for the night.
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The stars will then take the stage with Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy, Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach, Eric Roberts and Britt Stewart, and Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber taking on a Paso Doble. Performing the Jive will be Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong and Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten.Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko, along with Reginald VelJohnson and Emma Slater, will be doing a Cha Cha, while Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold are the sole couple going for a Foxtrot.Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson also went down their own path, with plans to perform a Tango.
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Danny and Whitney will be doing the Spanish dance to “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. Phaedra and Val’s song is the beloved “You Give Love a Bad Name,” also by Bon Jovi, while Dwight and Daniella chose “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith.Eric and Britt went for “Cherry Pie" by Warrant, and Jenn and Sasha are dancing to the iconic “The Final Countdown” by Europe.
Disney/Eric McCandless Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber
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Chandler and Brandon are going for the Jive with “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister, and Ilona and Alan decided on “Cum On Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot.For the Cha Cha, Brooks and Gleb will be dancing to “Nothin’ But a Good Time” by Poison, and Reginald and Emma are doing their routine to “I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister. As for Stephen and Rylee, they chose “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake for their Foxtrot, and Joey and Jenna, to match the energy of a Tango, went with “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by Scorpions.Because of the vice presidential debate, DWTS will also air an episode they taped this week on Monday, Oct. 7. Live viewer votes from the week’s two nights of competition will be combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.
Disney/Eric McCandless Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik
Week 2 saw Chandler and Brandon take the top spot on the leaderboard, and stars Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey going home in a double elimination.Delvey shocked DWTS fans following the Sept. 24 elimination when host Julianne Hough asked her what she was taking away from her experience and she replied, “Nothing."Spelling later questioned why Delvey gave the blunt one-word response on a Sept. 28 episode of her podcast misSPELLING, and Delvey explained it was “because that was the truth.”“You guys told me what I'm supposed to do. I tried to do it and then I still was rejected,” she said. “And, I'm taking away nothing. This is what I'm taking away from it, because your advice was worthless.”
Disney/Eric McCandless Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa
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Delvey’s partner Ezra Sosa later told Extra that he wasn’t too surprised by Delvey’s parting words.“I knew she was going to say something very iconic and something very ‘Anna Delvey’ with her exit,” he shared. “Of course she has to — it’s very typical. We would expect nothing less of her.”Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Dancing with the Stars' “Hair Metal” night airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with the episode available to stream the next day on Hulu. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter! Read the original article on People.
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