With the semi-finals ofDancingwith the Starsright around the corner, PEOPLE has exclusive details about the night’s performances to get you geared up for next week.
During Monday night’s show, the remaining contestants will perform in two rounds of competition — with higher stakes than ever
The first round will allow the celebrities to perform a “redemption dance,” meaning they can repeat a style of dance they struggled with earlier in the season, set to a new song. The judges will mentor the pairs, too.
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Finally, judge Bruno Tonioli is set to mentorKel Mitchelland pro partner Witney Carson in dancing the tango to The Temptation’s “Get Ready.”
During the second competition of the show, the dancers will perform a new style of dance.
Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko onDancing with the Stars.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty
The semi-final contestants’ chance to take the stage comes followingSean Spicer‘s elimination in last week’s episode. The former White House press secretary revealed that he had “mixed” emotions following the end of hisDWTSrun.
Speaking with PEOPLE, Spicer, 48, said he’s both “relieved in a way” and “somewhat disappointed” to be going home.
“The judges made the right decision on a night where you had two dances,” he said. “The scores were going to be very difficult to overcome.”
Spicer — who said he lost 20 lbs. during the competition — was in the bottom two on Monday’sDWTS,alongsideAlaina.
During the judges’ verdict in the final moments of the live show, Inaba and Tonioli both agreed that Alaina should proceed in the competition, sending Spicer home.
And making things that much harder for theDWTScompetitor, Spicer’s pro dancing partner, Lindsay Arnold, missed the past two weeks of competition due to the“unexpected” death of her mother-in-law.(He danced with already eliminated pro Jenna Johnson instead.)
“I’m glad that she’s at home with her family. That’s where she should be,” Spicer said. “Obviously there’s a bit of disappointment that I’m not here with her, but I know how much she loves Jenna. It’s definitely a mixed thing. I want to see her again in the finale. I know how proud she’s been that we’ve gotten as far as we have.”
Dancing with the Starsairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
