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DANCING WITH THE STARS
Air Date: Monday, April 25, 2016
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-10:01 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#2206) "Episode 2206"
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THE NINE REMAINING COUPLES DANCE TO ICONIC DANCE ROUTINES ON 'FAMOUS DANCES NIGHT,' ON 'DANCING WITH THE STARS,' MONDAY, APRIL 25

"Episode 2206" - The remaining nine celebrities return to their original professional dance partners to tackle "Famous Dances Night" on "Dancing with the Stars," live, MONDAY, APRIL 25 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network. The couples will re-create iconic dance routines from popular movies, music videos and live performances, including "Hairspray," "Footloose," a famous Michael Jackson music video and a Video Music Awards routine. Each celebrity will perform a jive, Bollywood, jazz, contemporary or quickstep.

There will be an elimination at the end of the night based on the lowest combined judges' scores and viewer's votes from "America's Switch Up" and "Disney Night" performances.

Couples will re-create and dance to the following from movies, music videos and live performances (in alphabetical order):

Antonio Brown & Sharna Burgess - Jive - "Footloose" from "Footloose"

Doug Flutie & Karina Smirnoff - Bollywood - "Jai Ho!" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

Ginger Zee & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Jazz - "Nasty" from Janet Jackson music video

Jodie Sweetin & Keo Motsepe - Contemporary - "Try" from P!nk's music video

Kim Fields & Sasha Farber - Jive - "You Can't Stop the Beat" from "Hairspray"

Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd - Quickstep - "Hey Pachuco" from "The Mask"

Paige VanZant & Mark Ballas - Jazz - "Soul Bossa Nova" from "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"

Von Miller & Witney Carson - Jazz - "Bad" from Michael Jackson music video

Wany� Morris & Lindsay Arnold - Jazz - "Bye Bye Bye" from NSYNC's "Video Music Awards" performance

Hosted by two-time Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews (sports host and "Dancing with the Stars" season 10 finalist), "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

For week five, viewers may cast their votes for their favorite couples via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT and closing at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday evenings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Rob Wade and Ashley Edens-Shaffer are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG, L parental guideline.

About BBC Worldwide Productions

BBC Worldwide Productions is a key business division under BBC Worldwide North America - part of BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) - which operates as a studio in the U.S. and Canada. Based in Los Angeles, BBC Worldwide Productions develops and produces original content as well as scripted and unscripted projects based on BBC formats/brands across all platforms. The studio is responsible for the ratings juggernaut "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC), "Getting On" (HBO), "Top Gear" (History), "You're Back in the Room" (working title - Fox) and the upcoming limited series, "The Night Of" (HBO).

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