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Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on November 12, 2024, after the quarter-final’s instant dance challenge. The six remaining couples first recreated memorable dances from past seasons; five advanced to the semifinals. The episode was described in contemporaneous coverage as the show’s 500th.
How the quarter-final was structured
The November 12, 2024 episode opened with six couples revisiting dances from earlier seasons. After those tribute performances, the couples faced an instant dance challenge. Coverage identified the broadcast as both the season 33 quarter-final and the program’s 500th episode. The Post’s recap and PopCulture’s report both name Howard and Karagach as the eliminated pair and list the five semifinalists.
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Tribute dances: standout scores and styles
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
Kinney and Armstrong recreated a season 16 Argentine tango. The Post reports that they earned the episode’s first perfect score for that performance, then scored another perfect mark for their instant cha-cha to Charli XCX’s “Apple.”
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
Maher and Bersten revisited a season 20 quickstep. Maher received a 10 from Carrie Ann Inaba and two 9s from the other judges, according to The Post.
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Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach
Howard and Karagach performed an Argentine tango on a platform. The Post reports their judges’ scores as an 8 and two 9s.
The instant challenge and elimination
For the instant challenge, Howard and Karagach performed a pasodoble, receiving two 7s and an 8 in The Post’s account. The Post reports that Howard went home with low scores and fan votes. Neither it nor the corroborating PopCulture report provides audience-vote totals or the episode’s precise score-and-vote calculation, so the available coverage does not establish how much either factor determined the result.
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The Post’s writer called the instant challenge a “bold addition” that “ultimately fell a bit flat.” That is the reviewer’s assessment, not a reported consensus or a statement from the judges.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Who advanced to the semifinals?
- Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
- Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
- Danny Amendola and Witney Carson
- Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold
- Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
PopCulture’s November 14 report corroborated the elimination and the five advancing couples. The episode’s outcome was not simply a ranking of the instant-dance scores: the coverage also cites fan votes, without publishing their totals.
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: Region 1 U.S. and Canada only
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Video Run Time: 51 minutes
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