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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Sets Dedications for Oct. 20 Episode
Ten couples will perform on Dancing with the Stars’ Dedication Night on Oct.
20, as season 35 continues its competition for the Mirrorball Trophy.
Each celebrity will dedicate a dance to someone or somewhere important in their life.
The planned tributes include Julia Stiles honoring her late “10 Things I Hate About You” costar Heath Ledger, and Maura Higgins dedicating her dance to Ireland.
Other contestants will honor family members, including parents, a spouse and a sister.
The performances will use different dance styles and songs, including contemporary routines to Sia and Ed Sheeran.
Tatyana Ali’s dedication has not been consistently identified: one account says it will be announced on the show’s podcast, while another names her late TV father, James Avery.
The episode is scheduled to air Oct.
20 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
Dancing with the Stars’ season 35 Dedication Night is set for Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Ten couples are expected to perform routines honoring people or places important to them.
The dances include contemporary, quickstep, foxtrot, Viennese waltz and paso doble routines.
Tatyana Ali’s dedication was scheduled to be announced on the show’s official podcast, though one article identifies the honoree as her late TV father, James Avery.
- Who
- Ten remaining celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners.
- What
- They will perform dances dedicated to people or places important to them.
- When
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
- Where
- On ABC; the sources do not state a physical location.
- Why
- The episode is Dedication Night, when contestants honor influential people or places in their lives.
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Guillermo Rodriguez and his partner Witney Carson were voted off after performing a salsa during Super Bowl Night.
PEOPLE reported that ten couples remained and revealed their Dedication Night routines and honorees.
Tatyana Ali’s dedication was scheduled to be announced on The Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast.
Dedication Night is scheduled to air on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
- Episode
- Season 35, week 6
- Air date
- Oct. 20, 2026
- Air time
- 8 p.m. ET/PT
- Remaining couples
- 10
- Julia Stiles’ dedication
- Heath Ledger
- Maura Higgins’ dedication
- Ireland
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