{"id":2027570,"date":"2025-09-17T00:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2027570"},"modified":"2025-09-17T00:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:29:17","slug":"who-will-top-the-leaderboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-will-top-the-leaderboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Top the Leaderboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing With the Stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dancing With the Stars<\/a><\/em> is officially back with Season 34! The dance competition returned on Tuesday, September 16, with 16 new celebrity contestants ready to show off what they\u2019ve been working on with their pro partners for the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Week 1 featured the contestants dancing to one of four different styles: cha-cha-cha, tango, salsa, or jive. With <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/carrie-ann-inaba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carrie Ann Inaba;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carrie Ann Inaba<\/a> missing from the judges\u2019 panel due to an illness, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/derek-hough\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Derek Hough;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Derek Hough<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/bruno-tonioli\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bruno Tonioli;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bruno Tonioli<\/a> were the only two handing out scores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their scores from this week will be combined with viewer votes to determine who will be eliminated first (those results will be revealed in Episode 2). Follow along below as we recap all of the performances and to find out the judges\u2019 scores for Week 1.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Jordan Chiles &amp; Ezra Sosa \u2014 10\/20<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jordan-chiles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jordan Chiles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jordan Chiles<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ezra-sosa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ezra Sosa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ezra Sosa<\/a> were the first to hit the dance floor with a salsa to \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/beyonce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Beyonc\u00e9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>. Her biggest hurdle was holding herself like a dancer, as opposed to a gymnast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cRight out of the gate, all the flips and tricks, fantastic, Jordan! Really amazing first dance,\u201d Hough told the Olympian. However, he urged Sosa to keep true to the assigned dance rather than \u201ccontemporizing,\u201d and also warned the contestants that the scores may be lower than they hope since it\u2019s the first week and they want to give everyone room to grow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m going to be tough because you did a lot of things well,\u201d Tonioli added. \u201cSome of the dismounts were a bit wobbly. You have to carry the hip motion through the body. You can\u2019t just hit it, you have to express it. A couple things you have to work on, but very, very good first performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hough scored the dance a 5\/10, while Tonioli gave it a 5\/10 with \u201croom to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Dylan Efron &amp; Daniella Karagach \u2014 10\/20<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/dylan-efron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dylan Efron;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dylan Efron<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/daniella-karagach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daniella Karagach;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Daniella Karagach<\/a>\u2018s cha-cha-cha was set to Kelis\u2019 \u201cMilkshake.\u201d Karagach was tasked with helping Efron come out of his shell and \u201cloosen up a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"504\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q3Mk.gPDVj9yVNx23naoYQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUwNDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/d9309f7a68ff74a245ec324a4f93ff76\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAre you trying to distract me with the sex appeal?\u201d Tonioli wondered. \u201cYour shaking of the butt was first class. Seriously, some moments you were very, very good. The forward steps, with the hips and the legs, but then you were completely off. You need to be consistent. Don\u2019t lose it halfway through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For his critique, Hough said, \u201cI was pleasantly surprised. I didn\u2019t know what to expect. I was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, he\u2019s got some fluidity!&#8217;\u201d However, he agreed with Tonioli that Efron lost the timing sometimes, and urged him to become the \u201cleading man\u201d to Karagach going forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From Hough, Efron earned a 5\/10, and the same from Tonioli.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Elaine Hendrix &amp; Alan Bersten \u2014 12\/20<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/elaine-hendrix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elaine Hendrix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elaine Hendrix<\/a> started her career as a professional dancer, so she\u2019s back in her element with partner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/alan-bersten\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alan Bersten;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alan Bersten<\/a>. They danced a cha-cha-cha to \u201cWoman\u201d by Kesha.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"513\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/AoreWiZPvtTp4Ne.uEkRGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUxMztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tv_insider_639\/a66cf3153ad95feda56547336c52a185\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hough was speechless. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say! You are amazing. You had this Broadway quality to your dancing. It is so mesmerizing. That was amazing,\u201d he said. His critiques? \u201cFinish your movements off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tonioli praised Hendrix for allowing them to see all the \u201cnuances\u201d in her performance, but agreed with Hough\u2019s criticism and warned her to be careful of her shoulders. \u201cGreat performance, great potential,\u201d he assured her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For her scores, Hendrix received a 6\/10 from Hough and a 6\/10 from Tonioli.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Keep refreshing because we\u2019ll be updating this live blog with updates from all of the performances throughout the episode.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><strong>Dancing With the Stars<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Season 34, Tuesdays, 8\/7c, ABC and Disney+\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i>For a more extended celebration of two decades of Dancing With the Stars, from exclusive interviews to retrospectives and must-see photos, pick up a copy of<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/dwts.tvgm2025.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Guide Magazine\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">TV Guide Magazine\u2019s<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<b>Dancing With the Stars 20th Anniversary<\/b><b><i>\u00a0special issue, available for purchase online at<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"http:\/\/dwts.tvgm2025.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DWTS.TVGM2025.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">DWTS.TVGM2025.com<\/a><\/i><\/b><b><i>\u00a0and on newsstands now.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing With the Stars is officially back with Season 34! The dance competition returned on Tuesday, September 16, with 16 new celebrity contestants ready to show off what they\u2019ve been working on with their pro partners for the past few weeks. Week 1 featured the contestants dancing to one of four different styles: cha-cha-cha, tango, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2027571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[358722,344312,341398,352730,41508,356496,343995,347312,341303,340873],"class_list":["post-2027570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bruno-tonioli","tag-carrie-ann-inaba","tag-celebrity-contestants","tag-dance-competition","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-daniella-karagach","tag-derek-hough","tag-dylan-efron","tag-elaine-hendrix","tag-jordan-chiles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Who-Will-Top-the-Leaderboard.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}