Featured image: Julia Stiles. Photo: Peter Kudlacz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The Lowdown
Recreating the bleacher serenade was always going to land, but bringing out the rest of the cast turned a dance into a proper reunion. It’s one of the more graceful ways a reality competition has handled a tribute to a star who’s gone.
Key Takeaways
- On Dancing With the Stars’ October 20 Dedication Night, Stiles and Ezra Sosa performed to “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” in honor of Heath Ledger (USA Today).
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan and Susan May Pratt joined Stiles after the routine (ABC News).
- The routine earned four 9s for a score of 36 out of 40 (USA Today).
The Story
Stiles used Dedication Night to honor her late 10 Things I Hate About You co-star Heath Ledger, recreating the film’s famous serenade scene in a contemporary routine with pro partner Ezra Sosa (Variety).
The performance ended with a photo of Ledger and a rose before members of the 1999 film’s cast came out to reunite with Stiles (ABC News).
Judges gave the routine four 9s, a 36 out of 40 (USA Today).
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