‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2025 Week 8 Songs and Dances

It’s time to rock! The eight remaining celebrities and their professional partners are getting ready to jam on Tuesday night when Dancing with the Stars celebrates the inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the couples dance to classic hits.

This week judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli will be joined by special guest judge and Hall of Fame inductee Flavor Flav.

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The night kicks off with an opening to “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard and “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy choreographed by Britt Stewart. The night also features a tour number to “Hey Ya!” by Outkast, choreographed by Mandy Moore, and a troupe dance to “Higher Ground” by Stevie Wonder.

The fan-favorite team dance competition returns to the ballroom but this time with a twist: cohosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will each join one of the teams. Plus, the teams will dance to special live performances from GRAMMY® Award-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Kool & the Gang and Chicago.

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Team Kool: With a live performance of “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang: Julianne, Andy Richter (team captain) and Emma Slater, Robert Irwin and Witney Carson, Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy, and Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten.

Team Chicago: With a live performance of “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago: Alfonso, Danielle Fishel (team captain) and Pasha Pashkov, Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas, Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa, and Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach.

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Alix Earle, Val Chmerkovskiy — Source: Disney/Christopher Willard

Dancing with the Stars 2025 Week 8 Songs and Dances (‘Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night’)

• Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Paso Doble to “Livin’ On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi.
• Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Paso Doble to “Icky Thump” by The White Stripes.
• From The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Whitney Leavitt and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Paso Doble to “No More Tears” by Ozzy Osbourne.
• Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Jive to “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John.
• Comedian Andy Richter and partner Emma Slater will perform a Contemporary to “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys.
• Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Viennese Waltz to “What the World Needs Now Is Love” by Dionne Warwick.
• Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform a Contemporary to “Dream On” by Aerosmith.
• Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Jazz to “River Deep – Mountain High” by Ike & Tina Turner.

Dancing with the Stars airs LIVE on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams next day on Hulu.

While viewers can watch tonight’s episode live on Disney+ and on ABC — if you are a YouTube TV subscriber, you won’t able to, thanks to a contract dispute between YouTube TV and Disney.

How to Watch Tonight’s Dancing With the Stars Episode 7 Without YouTube TV

Viewers can watch Dancing with the Stars Episode 7 live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday, Nov. 4, with the episode streaming on demand on Hulu and Disney+ on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Unfortunately, due to YouTube TV and Disney’s contract dispute, you cannot watch DWTS tonight on YouTube TV. But you do have a few options. If you have Hulu, you can add Live TV for a fee. Other options include fuboTV’s free trial option or Sling TV.

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