‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 31 Sets a Special “Elvis Night”

Dancing with the Stars Season 31 Poster
Poster for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 31 (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)

The 15 remaining Dancing with the Stars couples will be dancing to “Burning Love,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Heartbreak Hotel” – among other classic Elvis hits – on the September 25, 2022 episode. Season 31 of the dancing competition marks the first season to air on Disney+ and the first show to ever air episodes live on the streaming service.

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Disney+ released the following details of the special “Elvis Night” episode:

The professional dancers will kick off “Elvis Night” with a high-energy performance to “Also Sprach Zarathustra” / “Don’t Be Cruel” choreographed by Jemel McWilliams. The evening will be split into three chronological acts, each exploring a different period of Elvis’s career: from his early days in rock music, through his Hollywood era on the big screen, and ending with his triumph in Vegas.

The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:

• Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Viennese Waltz to “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley
• Movie star Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Jive to “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley
• Actor and singer Wayne Brady and pro Witney Carson will perform a Jive to “Burning Love” by Elvis Presley
• Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, and pro Cheryl Burke will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley
• TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to “Bossa Nova Baby” by Elvis Presley
• Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform a Foxtrot to “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley
• Country star Jessie James Decker and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Foxtrot to “Trouble” by Elvis Presley
• TV star Trevor Donovan and pro Emma Slater will perform a Rumba to “Always On My Mind” by Elvis Presley
• Daniel Durant (Oscar®-winning CODA) and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Jive to “King Creole” by Elvis Presley.
• Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a Jive to “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley.
• Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore) and pro Koko Iwasaki will perform a Quickstep to “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis Presley.
Charlie’s Angels star Cheryl Ladd and pro Louis van Amstel will perform a Tango to “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley.
• Drag queen superstar Shangela and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Quickstep to “Shake, Rattle and Roll” by Elvis Presley.
• Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Quickstep to “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley.
• Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette) and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley.