Disney Night Takes Center Stage as ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Shifts Schedule

"Dancing With the Stars" aired its Week 8 episode one night early on Monday, Nov. 2, according to Sports Illustrated Lifestyle. The schedule change was made to accommodate election coverage airing Tuesday night. The episode featured "Disney Night," where the remaining eight couples performed routines inspired by Disney Broadway numbers. The judging panel for the evening included guest judge Cynthia Erivo alongside regulars Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli. Early performances in the episode included: * **Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov:** The pair performed a quickstep to "A Star Is Born" from *Hercules*, earning a total score of 34/40. * **Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas:** The duo performed a jive to "You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!" from *Peter Pan*, receiving a total score of 32/40. * **Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik:** The couple performed a contemporary routine to "Easy as Life" from *Aida*. In addition to individual routines, the stars were split into two teams for a competitive group dance. One team was led by captain Tatyana Ali and included Maura Higgins, Amber Glenn, Julia Stiles, and host Alfonso Ribeiro. The second team was led by captain Connor Wood and included Ezra Frech, Jenna Dewan, Harry Shum Jr., and host Julianne Hough. This episode follows a high-stakes Week 7 "Horror Movie Night." Because no contestants were eliminated during Week 6, the show eliminated two teams last week. According to ABC News and Sports Illustrated Lifestyle, those sent home were Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, as well as Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess. Following his exit, Tyler Cameron addressed a moment where he appeared to walk off-camera after receiving his scores. Cameron told TikTok that he felt he had let himself and his partner down, stating he believed they needed a great score to stay in the competition. While guest judge Shirley Ballas criticized Cameron's technique and posture during his Dracula-inspired Viennese Waltz—giving him a 5—Burgess defended the performance, suggesting the scoring had been consistently tough on Cameron. --- HOT covers what Americans are searching for most right now. Sources: Sports Illustrated Lifestyle: https://lifestyle.si.com/celebrities/dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-week-8-recap-who-was-eliminated; ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/tyler-cameron-reflects-dancing-stars-elimination-stormed-off/story?id=137646445. Machine-written by gemma4:31b-cloud from those reports. Fact check against them by gpt-oss:120b-cloud.