The evening will be split into three chronological acts, each exploring a different period of Elvis’ career: from his early days in rock ’n’ roll, through his Hollywood era on the big screen, and ending with his triumph in Vegas. “I do know Elvis,” Jordin Sparks said. “I’m not like falling over backwards for Elvis, but I respect him. I respect his musicality. I respect the king and everything that he has done for music and I’m just going to attack.” And Joseph Baena said, “Elvis was just so revolutionary in what he did. How they depicted him in the movie was fantastic. I’m just really appreciative of how he really stepped out of the boundaries and did what he wanted to do, even though his manager and everyone around him really didn’t want him to speak out to break those boundaries. So that’s why he’s a big role model, rest in peace. One of my favorite songs is ‘Devil in Disguise,’ but we’re not dancing to that.” But before the celebs take to the ballroom floor, the pros will kick off Elvis Night with a high-energy performance to “Also Sprach Zarathustra”/“Don’t Be Cruel” choreographed by Jemel McWilliams.
Dancing With the Stars songs and dances for Elvis Week (week 2):
Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Viennese Waltz to “If I Can Dream” Actress Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Jive to “Jailhouse Rock” Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady and pro Witney Carson will perform a Jive to “Burning Love” Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, and pro Cheryl Burke will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Heartbreak Hotel” TikTok star and DWTS frontrunner Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to “Bossa Nova Baby”Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform a Foxtrot to “Suspicious Minds” Country music star Jessie James Decker and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Foxtrot to “Trouble” TV star Trevor Donovan and pro Emma Slater will perform a Rumba to “Always On My Mind” CODA star Daniel Durant and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Jive to “King Creole”Teresa Giudice (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”) and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a Jive to “All Shook Up”Vinny Guadagnino (“Jersey Shore”) and pro Koko Iwasaki will perform a Quickstep to “Viva Las Vegas”
“Charlie’s Angels” star Cheryl Ladd and pro Louis van Amstel will perform a Tango to “A Little Less Conversation” Drag queen superstar Shangela and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Quickstep to “Shake, Rattle and Roll”Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Quickstep to “Hound Dog” Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
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