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Ezra Frech earns season 35’s first perfect score on DWTS
Two-time Paralympian Ezra Frech earned season 35’s first perfect score on Dancing With the Stars on Oct.
20.
He performed with professional partner Daniella Karagach and his mother, Bahar Soomekh, during the show’s Dedication Night.
Frech, who was born without his left knee and fibula, said the dance was a tribute to his mother’s sacrifices as she raised him.
Soomekh had acted in films including Crash, but later made caring for her son her priority.
Their routine drew on Love You Forever, a book she often read to him when he was young.
The performance highlighted Soomekh’s role in helping Frech build confidence, and judges praised its emotion and energy.
The sources do not say what comes next for Frech in the competition.
Ezra Frech earned season 35’s first perfect score on Dancing With the Stars during its Oct. 20 Dedication Night episode.
The two-time Paralympian performed a contemporary routine with his professional partner, Daniella Karagach, and his mother, Bahar Soomekh.
The dance honored Soomekh for her sacrifices in raising him.
The routine was set to “Bloodline” by Mon Rovia and drew top marks from guest judge Kym Johnson.
- Who
- Ezra Frech, his mother Bahar Soomekh and professional partner Daniella Karagach.
- What
- Frech earned the season’s first perfect score for a contemporary dance.
- When
- Oct. 20, 2026.
- Where
- On Dancing With the Stars.
- Why
- Frech said the dance was a tribute to his mother and the sacrifices she made in raising him.
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Frech performed the tribute dance with Soomekh and Karagach during Dedication Night.
Guest judge Kym Johnson gave the routine top marks, making it the season’s first perfect score.
- Contestant
- Ezra Frech
- Season
- 35
- Episode
- Dedication Night
- Performance date
- Oct. 20, 2026
- Dance song
- Bloodline” by Mon Rovia
- Professional partner
- Daniella Karagach
What people are saying
She was in Academy Award-winning films at the peak of her career as an actress, and she left it all to take care of me
You are my baby
The impact you've had on your son has spread to all of us
That was brilliant