‘DWTS’ Pro Announces She’s Missing Disney Night
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Key Points:
- Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Week 8 will air live on Monday, November 2, instead of its usual Tuesday slot, featuring a Disney Night theme with dances to songs from Disney's Broadway shows.
- Pro dancer Adele Zaikman will not participate in the episode due to illness; she was eliminated in Week 1 but typically performs in opening numbers and troupe dances.
- Zaikman, a first-time DWTS pro and winner of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, will return for the Season 35 finale on November 24 alongside her celebrity partner, Conner Leavitt.
- The episode will include two team freestyle dances with hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough joining each team, and one more couple will be eliminated at the end of the night.
- The Next Pro was introduced this season to bring new pros to DWTS, with no Season 2 confirmed yet, though BBC Studios is reportedly planning another installment based in Los Angeles next year.
