It was an emotional ‘Dancing With the Stars’ during ‘Dedication Night’.

The remaining nine couples honored influential and special people in their lives with heartfelt performances on the October 15 episode. Former “DWTS” pro Mark Ballas joined as a special guest judge, along with Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.

Derek Hough and his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, brought the judges, presenters and audience to tears with their moving performance to “Beautiful Things (Acoustic)” by Benson Boone. The dance celebrated her return to the ballroom after her brain surgery.

In a special video, Derek Hough recalled their terrifying experience and that his wife “learned to walk again, built her strength back up, was left without a skull for a few weeks and walked around with a helmet.”

“It was difficult. I was struggling, but every time I walked into that room, Haley had a smile on her face,” he said. “I was so impressed by her strength. She is my beautiful miracle.”

The dancer then talked about her recovery and said that the doctors did not know if she would be able to walk again. “But I like to say I’m a very stubborn person, so I was determined to push myself to dance again,” she said.

Their dance was just one of the episode’s many heartfelt moments. See more below, including who was eliminated.

What did each star dance to and what was their score?

• Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong: contemporary to “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack and dedicated to Chandler’s mother — Score: 32/40
• Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold: Argentine tango to ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes and dedicated to men’s gymnastics — Score: 33/40
• Danny Amendola and Witney Carson: Contemporary to “Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)” by X Ambassadors and dedicated to former NCAA head football coach Mike Leach – Score: 36/40
• Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach: Rumba to “Shoot For The Stars” by Dwight Howard and dedicated to his children — Score: 29/40
• Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy: Rumba from “Because You Loved Me” by Céline Dion and dedicated to Phaedra’s mother — Score: 32/40
• Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko: Salsa to “Mi Gente” by J Balvin & Willy William and dedicated to Brooks’ sisters — Score: 32/40
• Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson: Viennese Waltz for ‘Lose Control’ by Teddy Swims and dedicated to his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson – Score: 36/40
• Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten: Rumba to Yseult’s ‘My Way’ and dedicate the routine to Ilona’s US national rugby sevens team – Score: 32/40
• Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber: Foxtrot to “The Archer” by Taylor Swift and dedicated to Taylor Swift — Score: 32/40

Who was eliminated this week?

Although not at the bottom of the leaderboard, Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchencko were eliminated.

“It was great and we had so much fun,” Nader said in shock at the results.

Savchencko added: “I want to thank you for a great season I’ve had,” adding that he thought they would win.

Which celebrities are still in the competition?

The following participants still have a chance to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

• Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy
• Danny Amendola and Witney Carson
• Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
• Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
• Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
• Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchencko
• Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber
• Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach
• Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold