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For the “Disney Heroes” evening, we can expect several crowd-pleasers. Kenya Moore and dancer Brandon Armstrong will be “dancing Contemporary to “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana””, and Olivia Jade and dancer Val Chmerkovskiy will be “dancing the Samba to “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” from “The Lion King”! Next, Amanda Kloots and dancer Alan Bersten will perform the Rumba, accompanied by “You’ll Be in My Heart” from “Tarzan”. JoJo Siwa and professional dancer Jenna Johnson will slow things down with a beautiful Viennese Waltz to “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from “Cinderella”; then, Melanie C. and dancer Gleb Savchenko will pick things back up again for the audiences by doing a jazzy routine to “Step in Time” from “Mary Poppins”! Suni Lee and professional dancer Sasha Farber are sure to entertain with their salsa dancing (accompanied by “Colombia, Mi Encanto!” from “Encanto”), and Melora Hardin and dancer Artem Chigvintsev are livening up the dance floor with a quickstep to “I Wan’na Be Like You” from 2016 version of “The Jungle Book””.
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Credit: Disney Parks Blog
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Jimmie Allen and dancer Emma Slater will be treating Disney fans to a unique Paso Doble dance alongside many Disney fans’ favorite song: “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from “Mulan”! Next up will be Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach honoring Frozen’s “Let It Go” with a foxtrot dance. The Miz and dancer Witney Carson will do the quickstep to “Friend Like Me” from “Aladdin”, while Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess will waltz to “Someday My Prince Will Come” from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Cody Rigsby and pro Cheryl Burke will Jive to “Stand Out” from “A Goofy Movie”, and Matt James and Lindsay Arnold will finish up the Disney heroes lineup with a quickstep to “The Incredits” from “The Incredibles”! We’re definitely pleased to hear about the balance between cheerful and romantic song choices, and it’s interesting to see that the dancers are also going with some lesser-known, classic, or under-appreciated Disney songs.
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Credit: Disney Parks Blog
Things are taking an equally exciting, but tantalizingly devilish turn for the “Disney Villains” evening event! Kenya Moore and dancer Brandon Armstrong will waltz to “Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande (which was apparently “inspired by “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs””) while Olivia Jade and Val Chmerkovskiy will get jazzy with “Remember Me” from “Coco”. This is an unexpected choice for jazz, but one that we’ll be curious to see! Amanda Kloots and dancer Alan Bersten will bring back the Paso Doble for “Call Me Cruella” from the new “Cruella” movie; and JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson will dance the Paso Doble to “Ways to Be Wicked” from “Descendants 2”. Next up, Melanie C. and Gleb Savchenko will bring audiences another waltz, this time to “Once Upon a Dream” from “Maleficent”. We can’t wait to hear this hauntingly beautiful version of the song, particularly if it’s the Lana del Rey track from the credits of Maleficent!
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Suni Lee and dancer Sasha Farber are bringing in another waltz to “I Put a Spell on You” from “Hocus Pocus”, which is appropriate since Disney is treating Disney Guests to lots of Hocus Pocus treats this autumn. Next is Melora Hardin and Artem Chigvintsev’s jazzy interpretation of “Mother Knows Best” from “Tangled”, which is definitely another underappreciated Disney villain song! Billie Eilish is being featured by Disney once again (after her wonderful concert experience on Disney Plus) as Jimmie Allen and Emma Slater perform a jazz routine to “Bad Guy” by (which was “inspired by “Peter Pan”). Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach will tango to “Arabian Nights” from “Aladdin”, which promises to be entertaining and enchanting, while the Miz and Witney Carson are bringing their own tango with “Be Prepared” from “The Lion King”. Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess will do another Paso Doble to “He’s a Pirate” from “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, while Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke will Viennese Waltz to “Gaston” from “Beauty and the Beast”. To finish off the villainous night, Matt James and professional dancer Lindsay Arnold will bring everyone a Paso Doble take on “Jungle Book” from “The Jungle Book”.
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If seeing the dancers strut their stuff makes you want to learn a few moves yourself, then take a look on Instagram to learn the required dance steps from the show’s two Disney episodes–taught by Mickey Mouse himself! Disney Fanatics are encouraged to share their versions of the dance routine with the hashtag #DWTSMickeyDanceChallenge. Are you a fan of “Dancing With the Stars”? Are you going to learn some of the moves with Mickey?
