7 Couples Face Their Scariest Nightmares in Festive Halloween Episode: Dancing with the Stars Live Recap

Things will be getting spooky on this week's episode of Dancing with the Stars! On the Oct

Published Time: 30.10.2024 - 03:31:22 Modified Time: 30.10.2024 - 03:31:22

Things will be getting spooky on this week's episode of Dancing with the Stars!

On the Oct. 29 episode of the competitive dance show, seven remaining couples returned to the ballroom to face their fears for a special "Nightmares" themed episode for Halloween.

In addition to their respective dances, the couples will face each other in a dance-off and the winner of each competition will receive bonus points added to their judges' totals. After ending last week's episode at the top of the leaderboard, Chandler Kinney and her partner Brandon Armstrong were given immunity for the dance-off.

Meanwhile, Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber, Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy and Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold landed in the bottom three. Co-hostAlfonso RibeiroandJulianne Houghthen announced that Phaedra and Val would be going home.

Read on to find out how all seven contestants fared when it came to facing their fears on Halloween night for DWTS.

(Note: the most recent updates appear at the top, so scroll all the way down to start from the beginning of the show.)

Dwight Takes On The Boogeyman

Dwight took on his nightmares by embodying his fear and became the boogeyman in his contemporary dance to “Ring Around The Rosie” by District 78 featuring Natalia Lillee.

In rehearsals, Dwight and his partner Daniella reflected on placing at the bottom of the leaderboard for another week. Daniella was honest with Dwight and pointed out how the former NBA player had yet to perform a routine without mistakes all the way through.

"I'm not afraid of anything, so my goal is to become someone everyone's afraid of. I'm gonna be this nightmarish, creepy character," he told the cameras. "I want this dance to feel like people just watch the horror movie."

True to his word, Dwight crushed his routine and after he lunged, twirled and lifted Daniella into the air, the judges had nothing but positive feedback.

"It was down right creepy in the best possible way. Those lifts and tricks were so dangerous, so dynamic.Seriously, I never seen you more focused and determined than tonight," Derek Hough -

said before Carrie Ann Inaba gave the duo the first "10" of the season.

Score: 28/30

Ilona Kills Alan!

Kicking off tonight's performances, Ilona and Alan took on the rugby player's nightmare of psycho killers by performing a Tango to Miley Cyrus' "Psycho Killers.

After gliding through the dance floor and hitting her marks, Ilona even conquered her ultimate fear by killing off her partner Alan.

She eventually received glowing remarks from judges before she received her scores.

Score: 24/30

Daniella Pokes Fun at Dwight's Height

In a fun video posted to Instagram, DWTS pro, Daniella Karagach joked about the height difference between her and her celebrity partner Dwight Howard.

The short clip featured her dancing with a 15-foot skeleton decoration outside of the studio. Eventually, Dwight finds Daniella practicing their moves and hilariously calls her out for mistaking him for a Halloween decoration.

"POV: Dwight Howard dancing with Daniella," the text over the video read while Daniella captioned the post with a simple, "Oops 😅."

Rylee Arnold Goes Instagram Official With Her New Boo

Ahead of the night's festivities, the DWTS pro debuted her new relationship with University of Southern California Trojans’ tight end Walker Lyons in a series of photos shared to Instagram.

"Is this a hard launch?? 🤭❤️‍🔥," Arnold — who joined the dance show in 2023 — captioned the post.

One shot showed the couple looking loved-up on the field, seemingly after USC Trojans' 42-20 victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday, Oct. 26.

In another snap, the dancer gazed up lovingly at the athlete while placing her hand on his chest. A second photo showed her beaming in the stands while watching the game, as a different image showed her hugging her apparent new boyfriend.

A further picture showed Arnold posing on the field alongside her sisterBrynley and her husband, Donny McGinnis, and another snap showed the TV personality proudly hugging Lyons.

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