{"id":94231,"date":"2025-10-01T01:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T05:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=94231"},"modified":"2025-11-01T01:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T05:10:20","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-week-3-was-all-about-celebrities-and-their-pro-partners-trying-to-impress-the-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/dancing-with-the-stars-week-3-was-all-about-celebrities-and-their-pro-partners-trying-to-impress-the-audience\/94231\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dancing With The Stars\u2019 Week 3 was all about celebrities and their pro partners trying to impress the audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ballroom came alive once again on September 30, 2025, as <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> returned for its third week of the season. The theme this time was all about viral TikTok hits, and the episode delivered a perfect mix of fun, energy and nostalgia. The 13 remaining contestants danced their hearts out with their pro partners to some of the internet\u2019s most loved tracks. From stunning performances to emotional moments and a shocking elimination, the night had everything fans could ask for.<\/p>\n<p>The show opened with a bang as <em>Charli D\u2019Amelio<\/em>, the Season 31 winner and one of TikTok\u2019s biggest stars, took over the dance floor again. She performed an electrifying number to Charli XCX\u2019s <em>Apple<\/em>, choreographed by Kelley Heyer. Later, she reunited with her former partner, <em>Mark Ballas<\/em>, to perform the famous <em>Savage<\/em> TikTok dance alongside the DWTS troupe, setting the tone for the rest of the night. Host Alfonso Ribeiro also shared that last week\u2019s double elimination episode broke the show\u2019s all-time voting record \u2014 proof that the series still has fans hooked even after nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>When it came to the competition, the leaderboard was tight. Olympic gymnast <em>Jordan Chiles<\/em> and his partner <em>Ezra Sosa<\/em> earned 24 out of 30, tying with TikTok star <em>Whitney Leavitt<\/em> and <em>Mark Ballas<\/em>. Close behind were <em>Alix Earle<\/em> and <em>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/em>, who scored 23, along with <em>Dylan Efron<\/em> and <em>Daniella Karagach<\/em>. <em>Robert Irwin<\/em> with <em>Witney Carson<\/em> and <em>Scott Hoying<\/em> with <em>Rylee Arnold<\/em> also impressed, both earning 22. Meanwhile, <em>Danielle Fishel<\/em> with <em>Pasha Pashkov<\/em> and <em>Elaine Hendrix<\/em> with <em>Alan Bersten<\/em> scored 21, leaving room for improvement in the next round.<\/p>\n<p>At the lower end of the scoreboard were <em>Jen Affleck<\/em> and <em>Jan Ravnik<\/em>, who earned 19. <em>Andy Richter<\/em> with <em>Emma Slater<\/em> and <em>Lauren Jauregui<\/em> with <em>Brandon Armstrong<\/em> both received 18, landing them at the bottom. Despite strong fan support, Lauren\u2019s scores weren\u2019t enough to keep her in the competition. She became the third contestant to be eliminated this season. Before leaving the stage, Lauren thanked her fans and the judges, saying she was grateful for the experience.<\/p>\n<p>After three weeks, <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> continues to prove that it can stay fresh while honouring its ballroom roots. The addition of viral songs and digital-age stars has brought a new wave of energy and helped the show reach younger audiences. New episodes air live every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, and viewers can catch up the next day on Disney+ or Hulu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ballroom came alive once again on September 30, 2025, as Dancing with the Stars returned for its third week\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":94232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[2228],"class_list":["post-94231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-dancing-with-the-stars"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}