Reality Roundup: Dec. 1

“Dancing With The Stars” Season 32 Episode 10

Episode 10 of “Dancing With The Stars” had the remaining five couples each fighting for a spot in the finale.

With episode 10 being the semi-finals of “Dancing With The Stars,” each couple had to train for and perform two full dances during the show.

Ariana Madix and her partner Pasha Pashkov kicked off the evening with a fast-paced jive, scoring a 28 out of 30. Later in the show, they performed a foxtrot as their second dance. This sensational performance earned Madix her first perfect score.

Next to dance was Jason Mraz and Daniella Karagach, scoring a 27 out of 20 for their Viennese waltz to Mraz’s own song “I Won’t Give Up.”

Mraz’s second dance of the night was a powerful paso doble. Karagach’s difficult choreography certainly paid off for the couple, earning them a 30 out of 30.

Xochitl Gomez then took the stage with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, dancing a samba that promptly earned them a perfect score.

Gomez’s second dance was a waltz that had judges Derek Hough and Carrie Ann Inaba in tears. Hough made a comment saying “Len would have loved that dance,” referring to Len Goodman, a past judge on “Dancing With The Stars” who passed earlier this year.

Her tear-jerking performance earned them another perfect score, making their total for the night a 60 out of 60.

Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev were up next, dancing a rumba for their first performance that earned a 29 out of 30. Lawson’s second dance was an energetic quickstep, which earned her her first perfect score.

Alyson Hannigan was the last to dance with her partner Sasha Farber. They first performed a jive, resulting in a 25 out of 30 due to some errors.

Hannigan and Farber’s second dance of the evening was an elegant, slow-paced waltz which scored a 26 out of 30.

It was time for everyone’s least favorite part of the show: elimination. The cast members and audience alike seemed surprised to hear that Hannigan and Farber were the first safe couple, as she has been seen as the underdog of the season.

The two couples at risk of going home were Gomez and Chmerkovskiy and Madix and Pashkov. Both women were in tears, looking sick to their stomachs while waiting for the final result.

However, for the first time in “Dancing With The Stars” history, no one was sent home during the semi-finals. Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro announced that all five couples will be dancing in the finale, which had fans shocked.

The next episode of “Dancing With The Stars” is the finale, that will reveal which couple has won season 32 and which celebrity will go home with the first ever Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

Sarah Gavlak is a second-year majoring in telecommunications. To contact her, email sng5393@psu.edu.