Guilty Pleasures Week

I am so happy that The Powers That Be brought back Guilty Pleasures week! 

The first time this theme was done on the show was Season 14. Kirstie and Maks danced to "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears, Chris Jericho and Cheryl danced to "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, Romeo and Chelsie Waltzed to "My Heart Will Go On" and Ralph Macchio and Karina did a Paso to "Gonna Make You Sweat." Does that ring any bells?

Emmitt announced Tuesday night that he and Cheryl would be dancing to "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow, and I am absolutely dying to see this.

In Season 2, Cheryl danced to this song with Louis when Barry Manilow performed the song during one of the results shows (It was thisclose to making it on my list of Best Pro Dances of All Time).

For your viewing pleasure: 




Performance and voting-wise, this is going to be a strange week. 

There will be a one-hour performance show Monday and a one-hour performance show Tuesday, and no elimination. 

From the ABC Press Release: 

During night one, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), four couples will dance to their selected 'guilty pleasure' song while the other four couples will perform their Freestyle Team Dance in the ballroom. On night two, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), the four couples who performed their Team Dance on Monday night will dance their individual dances to their selected 'guilty pleasure' song, and the other four couples will take their turn on the dance floor with their Freestyle Team Dance. Judges' scores and viewer votes from Monday and Tuesday night will be added to the following week's scores and votes.

About Voting: 

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday & Tuesday night during and up to 60 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows this week. AT&T customers may also vote by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (message and data rates may apply). Online voting at www.ABC.com is open from the start of each episode on the East Coast and closes at 8:00 a.m., ET om Tuesday mornings. Additionally, fans can now vote on Facebook www.facebook.com/dancingwiththestars.

So if I'm reading the voting information correctly, we can vote by phone both nights, but online voting is only going to be open Monday night to Tuesday morning (like normal). Also, this week's votes will carryover to next week. 

If anything changes, I will update! 

Read the ABC Press Release HERE