DWTS Live Blog: Join us in celebrating the 500th episode

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 return to the ballroom for the Tuesday, November 12, Season 33 episode of the ABC competition series with homages to iconic routines past. The evening opens with a number choreographed by him Pasha Pashkov And Daniella Karagach. Later in the evening, the professionals will gather to recreate the first opening number ever performed DWTS Season 1. According to ABC, fan-favorite stars from past seasons will also make special appearances in the ballroom.

“Celebrating countless iconic performances from the past 32 seasons, each couple will pay tribute to the unforgettable dances of the past while adding their own unique reinterpretation and flair for Season 33,” ABC said in a press release. “In a second round, the couples face the ultimate test, an 'Instant Dance Challenge'. They don’t know the dance style or song until about five minutes before they perform it LIVE!”

The 500th episode celebration takes place after viewers have watched The Bachelorette Jenn Tran and her partner, Sasha Farbereliminated from the competition after Season 33, Episode 7, with the title theme “Halloween Nightmares,” aired on October 29.

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Disney/Christopher Willard “Dancing With the Stars” travels back in time to celebrate the show’s milestone 500th episode. The Season 33 cast celebrates the long-running ABC competition series on Tuesday, November 12, by recreating some of the most memorable dances from the past few years. The duos become stars like Riker Lynch, […]

Dances for Episode 8 include Contemporary, Quickstep, Argentine Tango and Viennese Waltz, as well as the Partner Instant Dance Challenge. What all will be performed by the remaining duos: Stephen Nedoroscik And Rylee Arnold, Ilona Maher And Alan Bersten, Joey Graziadei And Jenna Johnson, Dwight Howard and Karagakh, Chandler Kinney And Brandon Armstrong And Danny Amendola And Witney Carson.

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