'Dancing With The Stars' Season 35 Premiere Night 2 Recap: Who Goes Home?
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Key Points:
- Dancing with the Stars Season 35 continued with the female celebrities performing on the second night of the two-night premiere, following the male celebrities' performances on the first night.
- Maura Higgins earned the highest score of the night with 21 out of 30 for her foxtrot, while Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills, one of the show's same-sex female couples, received the lowest score of 14 out of 30.
- Notable performances included Julia Stiles disproving doubts about her dancing ability with an 18 out of 30 quickstep, and Giada De Laurentiis impressing judges despite no prior dance experience, scoring 16 out of 30.
- Online voting was restored after crashing during the first night, and only one cha cha was performed in this round.
- Sarah Jane Nader was the first female contestant eliminated, leaving 14 celebrities to continue competing in the next episode airing Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
