{"id":206199,"date":"2025-11-19T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/how-dancing-with-the-stars-is-making-the-season-34-finale-more-intense\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:25:28","slug":"how-dancing-with-the-stars-is-making-the-season-34-finale-more-intense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/how-dancing-with-the-stars-is-making-the-season-34-finale-more-intense\/","title":{"rendered":"How \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Is Making the Season 34 Finale More Intense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/dancing-with-the-stars-17639\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> is stepping up the stakes for its season 34 finale \u2014 and fans are in for a treat.<\/p>\n<p>During the Nov. 18 semi-finals, co-host <strong>Alfonso Ribeiro<\/strong> teased a major twist to the show\u2019s format as celebrity semi-finalists<strong> Robert Irwin<\/strong>, <strong>Dylan Efron<\/strong>, <strong>Alix Earle<\/strong>, <strong>Elaine Hendrix<\/strong>, <strong>Jordan Chiles<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Whitney Leavitt<\/strong> competed for spots in the Top Five. \u201cNext week, we\u2019re taking over all of ABC in primetime with our most demanding season finale in the history of the show,\u201d he revealed. \u201cFor the first time, we\u2019ll have three rounds of competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The finale will feature three high-pressure challenges: a judges\u2019 choice dance, \u201cInstant Dances,\u201d and the \u201cMake-or-Break Freestyle.\u201d Instant Dances will test the celebrities\u2019 ability to learn and perform a choreographed routine to a surprise song \u2014 all live. The Make-or-Break Freestyle is an anything-goes performance designed to wow both the judges and the audience, playing a key role in securing public votes. Co-host<strong> Julianne Hough<\/strong> added, \u201cWith all the incredible talent this season, you don\u2019t want to miss it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s competition has been especially fierce. During Tuesday\u2019s Prince-themed semi-finals, multiple dancing pairs earned perfect scores. Whitney and <strong>Mark Ballas<\/strong> earned 29\/30 for both their Viennese waltz to \u201cSlow Love\u201d and their cha cha to \u201c1999\u201d \u2014 but still faced a shocking elimination.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Robert and <strong>Witney Carson<\/strong> nailed their jive to Prince\u2019s \u201cBaby I\u2019m a Star,\u201d receiving a perfect 30 from the judges. \u201cThat is how you tell everyone that you demand to be in the finale,\u201d Carrie Ann Inaba gushed. Alix and <strong>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong> also scored a maximum for their Viennese waltz to \u201cPurple Rain.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve seen you transform into a beautiful, beautiful dancer,\u201d judge Derek Hough said. \u201cI have no doubt that we\u2019re going to see you in those finals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elaine and her pro partner <strong>Alan Bersten<\/strong> weren\u2019t far behind, delivering a show-stopping paso doble to \u201cWhen Doves Cry.\u201d Judge <strong>Bruno Tonioli<\/strong> was visibly thrilled: \u201cIt was a regal performance. Majestic!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans can catch all the action during the three-hour season 34 finale, which airs Tuesday, Nov. 25 on ABC, featuring all three rounds of high-stakes competition that promise to test the celebrities like never before.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/how-dancing-with-the-stars-is-making-the-season-34-finale-more-intense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing With the Stars is stepping up the stakes for its season 34 finale \u2014 and fans are in for a treat. During the Nov. 18 semi-finals, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro teased a major twist to the show\u2019s format as celebrity semi-finalists Robert Irwin, Dylan Efron, Alix Earle, Elaine Hendrix, Jordan Chiles\u00a0and Whitney Leavitt competed for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-206199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}