Five couples left it all on the ballroom floor in an attempt to get a spot in the room Dancing with the stars final during the semi-finals on Tuesday, November 19.

The celebrity contestants and their professional partners each performed a Latin American-style dance and a ballroom-style dance during the episode. Chandler Kinney and her partner, Brandon Armstrongstarted things off with a spicy salsa routine.

“You danced as if you were already in the final,” Derek Hough Kinney, 24, said after the routine. “The lifts and tricks (were) so smooth.”

Carrie Ann Inaba added, “A new side of you is emerging.”

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The following were Joey Graziadei And Jenna Johnsonwho earned their first perfect score of the season for their Foxtrot. Hough, 39, called it “one of the best, if not the best” Foxtrots he had ever seen a male celebrity do on the show.

“Fred Astaire gives you a high five now,” Hough said. “The frame was so cool it could have been hung in a gallery.”

The judges had a lot of positive feedback during the semi-finals, but not every couple could advance to the finals… or anything Us thought. At the end of the evening, Stefanus Nedoroscik And Rylee Arnold And Ilona Maher And Alan Bersten was waiting to hear which of the two duos had made it to the finals as cohost Alfonso Ribeiro announced a shocking twist.

“All of you (are)!” Ribeiro, 53, said, much to the delight of both couples. Nedoroscik, 26, and Arnold, 19, promptly fell to the ground in relief.

Before the elimination results, or lack thereof, the episode had several inspiring moments. After Maher, 28, and Bersten’s Paso Doble, Inaba, 56, Maher shared how proud she is of her progress.

‘Ilona, ​​never doubt your right to be here in the semi-finals. You are the one who has gone the furthest in this competition,” she said. “You started with the lowest scores. You have proven your worth in so many ways.”

The celebrity contestants aren’t the only ones who have grown this season. Hough pointed out that he has seen Armstrong, 30, do one DWTS pro since season 27, blossoms during his partnership with Kinney.

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“When I was a professional on the show, there were partners that I had that brought out the best in me and made me a better dancer and a better choreographer, and I really feel like Brandon, you’ve really grown this season, Hough said. “I really believe (Chandler) brought out something beautiful in you.”

All five couples will compete for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in the Season 33 finale next week. Keep scrolling to see all the semifinal performers’ scores:

Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong

Dancing: Salsa and Foxtrot

Songs: “Spicy Margarita” by Jason Derulo And Michael Buble and “Too Sweet” by Hozier

Scores: 29 and 29

Total score: 58

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson

Dances: Foxtrot and Paso Doble

Songs: “I Won’t Dance” by Erin Boheme and “Come Together” by Lennon & McCartney

Scores: 30 and 28

Total score: 58

Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten

Dances: Paso Doble and Viennese Waltz

Songs: “Unholy (orchestral version)” by Sam Smith And Kim Petras and “Golden Hour” by JVKE

Scores: 28 and 29

Total score: 57

Danny Amendola and Witney Carson

Dancing: Viennese waltz and salsa

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Songs: “Gravity” by Johannes Mayer and “I like it” from Cardi B, Bad bunny And J Balvin

Scores: 27 and 27

Total score: 54

Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold

Dancing: Cha Cha and Tango

Songs: “Bailar” by Deorro of Elvis Crespo and “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap

Scores: 25 and 28

Total score: 53