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“Dancing With The Stars” celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, and kicked things off with a spectacular opening number, featuring past and present contestants as well as pro dancers. See the amazing video below.
The opening number showcased 45 dancers, making it the biggest opening sequence in the history of “Dancing With The Stars.” Among the familiar faces twirling across the ballroom floor were Season 20 judges Julianne Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman. Also, this season’s pro dancers, including Peta Murgatroyd, Tony Dovolani, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Mark Ballas, and Allison Holker, all performed quick routines for the opening number. Witney Carson and Alfonso Ribeiro, who won Season 19, danced a short routine together, followed by the Season 18 champs Maks Chmerkovskiy and Meryl Davis.
Throughout the remainder of the night, “Dancing With The Stars” recapped some of the show’s highlights from the past 10 years, including favorite group dances, best performances, biggest freak-outs and arguments, and lots of behind-the-scenes moments. A few of the most memorable celebrity contestants, like Candace Cameron-Bure, Maria Menounos and Lisa Rinna, also recalled their favorite moments from the show and revealed how being on “Dancing With The Stars” changed their lives.
The 10th anniversary special concluded its jam-packed night with a performance of “Lady Marmalade” by Patti LaBelle, Amber Riley and Lil’ Kim. Watch the video below of “Dancing With The Stars” 10th anniversary opening number, and tell us what you think.
