"Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) Season 22 (2016) week 9 features semifinals round wherein remaining five couples will compete to make it to the finals. Each couple will perform two routines, including an individual couple dance and a trio dance before two couples are eliminated and finalists are named. Meanwhile, elimination predictions and speculations about which celebrities will get eliminated next are running rampant. Read on for the details.
[Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for "Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) Season 22 (2016) Week 9 (Semifinals). Do not read further if you don't wish to know more about it.]
In the previous episode, the show featured Judges' Team-up challenge wherein couples performed one unlearned dance and a team-up dance with another couple. Each routine was choreographed by one of the three coaches, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.
Despite earning perfect 30, Jodie Sweetin and Keo Motsepe were eliminated. Meanwhile, Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy also emerged as a frontrunner with highest scores. Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold earned lowest points, 25/30.
Moving on to "Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) Season 22 (2016) Week 9 (Semifinals). Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd, Antonio Brown and Sharna Burgess, Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold, Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas, and Ginger Zee and Val Chemerkovskiy will perform two routines each. Meanwhile, speculations and predictions suggest that Wanya Morris and his professional dance partner has most chances of getting eliminated this week.
Considering Morris' Week 8 points, he is on the last place on the leaderboard with 54 out of 60 points for two routines putting him in jeopardy of elimination. The other couple that might be in danger is Antonio Brown and Sharna Burgess with 56 points. According to Cartermatt, Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd are in the best spot this week. As for Wanya Morris and Antonio Brown, things do not look too good.
In addition, ABC has released a detailed synopsis revealing what happens in "Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) Season 22 (2016) on its official website. In the first round, each couple will dance one unlearned dance. Antonio and Sharna Burgess will perform a Contemporary routine on "Hall of Fame" by The Script. Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy will do a Quickstep routine to the tune of "Fire Under My Feet" by Leona Lewis.
Nyle DiMarcoo and Peta Murgatroyd will dance Argentine Tango on "Unsteady" by X Ambassadors. Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas will also perform Argentine Tango to the tune of "One Time" by Marian Hill. As for Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold, he will perform Charleston on "Shame on Me" by Avicii.
In the second round, each couple will team up with a third dancer for the trio dance. Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy will dance with Artem Chigvintsev for Paso Doble. Antonio Brown and Sharna Burgess will team up with Hayley Erbert and perform Argentine Tango.
Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd will be joined by Jenna Johnson to perform a Jive routine. Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas will be perform Samba with Alan Bersten. And Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold will be teaming up with Winey Carson for Paso Doble.
Note: a promo video for the next episode is not available. It will be uploaded as soon as it is released.
Towards the end of semifinals, two out of five couples will be eliminated.
"Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) Season 22 (2016) airs May 16 at 8:00 pm on ABC. Stay tuned for more spoilers and updates.