This Sunday marks 100 episodes of Dancing with the Stars on our TV screens.
And everyone is going all out for the milestone episode.
Seven All-Stars will return to the ballroom as part of a never-before-seen twist. This week, each of the seven couples will be mentored by a contestant from one of the previous eight seasons.
The couples will be challenged with having to redo, reimagine and reinterpret some of the All-Stars’ most iconic dances from their season.
Paudie Moloney and Laura Nolan
The Traitors Ireland star Paudie Moloney and his partner, Laura Nolan, will take viewers way back to 2017 when they revisit season one.
They will be mentored by the one and only Des Cahill as they put their own spin on his Salsa to “Soul Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones, which at that time featured Des’ iconic ‘Dessie Swim’ made famous by him and pro partner Karen Byrne.
Philip Doyle and Daniela Roze
Olympic rower, Philip Doyle and his partner Daniela Roze will have big dance shoes to fill as they take on Season Two champ Jake Carter’s Contemporary Ballroom to Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times”.
Both Des Cahill and Jake Carter were paired with Karen Byrne, who swapped the dancefloor for the judging panel, in their respective seasons, so she will be paying close attention to how both couples get on.
Katelyn Cummins and Leonardo Lini
After scoring three tens last week, Rose of Tralee, Katelyn Cummins and her partner Leonardo Lini will return with a Viennese Waltz inspired by Season Three winner Mairéad Ronan’s semi-final performance to “You Are the Reason” by Calum Scott and Leona Lewis.
Back in 2019, Mairéad earned her first tens of the series with this performance, so Katelyn will be hoping for similar luck seven years later.
Stephanie Kelly and Ervinas Merfeldas
Fair City actress Stephanie Kelly and her pro dancer Ervinas Merfeldas will be joined in rehearsals by Stephanie’s Carrigstown co-star and Season Four runner-up, Ryan Andrews.
Ryan will be showing Stephanie the ropes for the Samba to Šum Svistu’s ‘Lo-Lo Dzama’, which earned him a top score in the 2020 final.
Jordan Dargan and Rebecca Scott
It’s a case of Jordan v Jordan for The Apprentice star Jordan Dargan this weekend. Having survived last week’s dreaded Dance-Off, he and his partner, Rebecca Scott, will be taken under the wing of Season Five runner-up Jordan Conroy.
Rugby star Conroy, who is a friend of Dargan, will be showing him how to Jive as Dargan takes on Conroy’s 2022 Jive to “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars.
Eric Roberts and Arianna Favaro
Ireland AM host Eric Roberts and his partner Arianna Favaro will be joined in studio by his sometimes TV co-host and Season Six runner-up, Brooke Scullion.
Eric will reimagine the singer’s Movie Week Paso Doble to “The Greatest Show” from The Greatest Showman. As one of Brooke’s stand-out dances from her season, all eyes will be on Eric to see how he gets on.
Tolü Makay and Maciej Zięba
Singer-songwriter Tolü Makay and her pro dancer Maciej Zieba will be shown how to bring extra attitude to the floor by Season Seven finalist, Blu Hydrangea.
The RuPaul’s Drag Race winner will be teaching Tolü to Tango as she takes on her memorable Week 3 routine to Lady Gaga’s “Applause”.
If that wasn’t enough nostalgia the audience will be filled with former Dancing with the Stars alumni from the previous eight seasons, who will also give some of their favourite moments from the last decade of dance.
Dancing with the Stars returns Sunday, 6:30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
