Press release - Primetime – Unscripted
September 24, 2026
‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ CRUISES THROUGH THE CLASSICS ON ‘YACHT ROCK NIGHT’ ON ABC AND DISNEY+
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“Yacht Rock Night” – The ballroom sets sail as the 13 remaining couples cruise into “Yacht Rock Night,” where the celebrities and their professional partners will rock the boat with performances set to smooth grooves, soft-rock classics and iconic hits that defined the yacht rock era.
“Yacht Rock Night” airs TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT), simulcasting LIVE across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones and next day on Hulu. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios.
The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:
- Amber Glenn and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform a Foxtrot to “Hold the Line” by Toto
- Taylor Hanson and partner Britt Stewart will perform a Foxtrot to “What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers
- Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson will perform a Jive to “You Make My Dreams (Come True)” by Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Guillermo Rodriguez and partner Witney Carson will perform a Foxtrot to “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes
- Jackson Olson and partner Emma Slater will perform a Paso Doble to “Easy Lover” by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
- Tatyana Ali and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a Quickstep to “Maneater” by Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Ezra Frech and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Foxtrot to “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington Jr., featuring Bill Withers
- Tyler Cameron and partner Sharna Burgess will perform a Jive to “Still the One” by Orleans
- Connor Wood and partner Rylee Arnold will perform a Foxtrot to “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac
- Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to “Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson
- Ciara Miller and partner Brandon Armstrong will perform a Cha Cha to “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross
- Julia Stiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Salsa to “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Jenna Dewan and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Samba to “Africa” by Toto
The night will also feature additional pro and troupe performances to “This Is It” by Kenny Loggins, “Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain & Tennille and “Baby Come Back” by Player.
Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes from the night will be combined with the judges’ scores to determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.
After each episode, go behind the curtain with the “Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast,” with host, Season 34 contestant Andy Richter sharing cast interviews, special guest appearances, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the night’s performances. New episodes air every Thursday on Disney+ and Hulu, and wherever you get your podcasts.
“Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
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