DWTS Live Blog: Follow Along With Us for 500th Episode Celebration

Dancing With the Stars is back after a two-week hiatus — and it’s time to celebrate 500 episodes!

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The six remaining couples are returning to the ballroom floor for the Tuesday, November 12, season 33 episode to honor the ABC competition series with tributes to past iconic routines. The night will open with a number choreographed by Pasha Pashkov and Daniella Karagach. Later on in the evening, the pros will come together to recreate the first opening number that was ever performed on DWTS season 1. Fan-favorite stars from past seasons will also be making special appearances in the ballroom, according to ABC.

“In celebration of countless iconic performances from the past 32 seasons, each couple will pay tribute to past memorable dances while adding their own unique reinterpretation and flair for season 33,” ABC shared in a press release. “In a second round, the couples will tackle the ultimate test, an ‘Instant Dance Challenge.’ They won’t know the dance style or the song until approximately five minutes before performing it LIVE!”

The 500th episode celebration comes after viewers watched The Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran and her partner, Sasha Farber, get eliminated from the competition following season 33 episode 7’s “Halloween Nightmares” theme, which aired on October 29.

Dances for episode 8 include Contemporary, Quickstep, Argentine Tango and Viennese Waltz along with the partnered Instant Dance Challenge. Which will all be performed by the remaining duos: Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten, Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, Dwight Howard and Karagach, Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong and Danny Amendola and Witney Carson.

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